Archive for August, 2006
Tuesday, August 29th, 2006
I have a lot to talk about, since I have been doing a poor job at posting regularly (for which I apologize). First there are some management issues to address: I want to direct everybody to the additional Node link on the sidebar. This links to the newest ...
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Friday, August 25th, 2006
I saved my frivolous post for the first entry at the new Central Node main page. It needs some polish, but we needed to get it off the ground. I am already tired from my first week of school. I walk, and I had forgotten that it ...
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Sunday, August 20th, 2006
...But they really aren't when you add a human element to them, like in an MMORPG, especially a game like World of Warcraft. WoW does a good job at replicating the mundanity of daily living, like having a job and learning new skills to perform better at your job. ...
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Tuesday, August 15th, 2006
I've been a little busy preparing for school, and the like, so I haven't posted anything really substantial. Anyway, I was reading from Nicholas Ostler's Empires of the Word, and read this passage concluding a section discussing, among other things, the prominence of Arabic and the revival of Hebrew:
The ...
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Sunday, August 13th, 2006
There is a great /emote in WoW that allows Dwarf player characters to make the following statement: I don't drink anymore...of course I don't drink any less, either.
Anyway, I have nothing that is both interesting and frivolous to say tonight, so here are some great WoW shots:
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Thursday, August 10th, 2006
Most of you are aware with my interest in the social dynamics of online gaming. I stumbled upon an article from the Financial Times I would like to read about Korean players of some game tracking down and killing Chinese players with extreme prejudice. I don't have an ...
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Wednesday, August 9th, 2006
I don't know why I postponed an update comprised entirely of notes. It couldn't be that hard to have written this at 1:00 AM last night, but whatever.
· I like mid dots.
· I listened to an episode of KUER's Radio West discussing a book published by a ...
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Wednesday, August 9th, 2006
I got home too late to write what I wanted (they were just notes anyway), so here is this:
Your Famous Last Words Will Be:
"I dunno, press the button and find out."
What Will Your Famous Last Words Be?
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Saturday, August 5th, 2006
I like baseball. I think baseball is fun. I don't consider myself a sports fan, but I still take the time to follow baseball standings and watch an occasional game. However, I have become disappointed with the direction of baseball announcing.
Baseball is different than other American ball sports in its ...
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Wednesday, August 2nd, 2006
So, I was reading Empires of the Word by Nicholas Ostler, and I started thinking about Aramaic. Ostler states about the Aramaic Jesus of Nazareth spoke:
Jesus of Nazareth spoke Aramaic, though not of the best, by the standards of his own people. His native Galilee was generally reckoned ...
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