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So I am creating an RPG and due to the nature of how I use my computer I can never be sure things will be where I thought I put them or even anywhere to be found at all. Little documents slip through the cracks and what have you, I'm eating up copious amounts of space testing Vista in various VM's. So I figured what better place to put the story data for my RPG then my Slashdot journal.

My game will be nothing fancy, if I can get 20+ hours of gameplay out of it I will be very happy...

Overview:
Tillamook The RPG, offcially named Tillamook: The Crystal Meth Nightmare (Clamdigger 2), will be a highly fictionalized and idealized account of my time growing up in Tillamook, OR. It will be standard SNES JRPG fair, in the same veins as Secret of Mana and Earthbound. game play will be somewhat faster paced, with dungeons and traveling kept to a minimum but still incorporated.

Story Overview:
I will start out alone and through the course of the game 4 other characters will join my party. The goal will initialy be to get to the imperial city. However trials and tribulations will ensue. Some sort of magic dust will be affecting the populous (somewhat like Eternal Sonata).

Next up main characters, minibosses, and bosses...

Clicking about on Firehouse... come across this, http://arstechnica.com/news.ars/post/20080207-w-virginia-assessor-fights-effort-to-put-tax-maps-online.html

I go a little deeper, trying to find the maps in question... I get here... http://foiamaps.senecainfo.com/

Apparantley I should use IrfanView to check out the images... http://www.irfanview.com/

Is it just me or is that a hardcore clone of ACDSee Classic?

Heh, no biggie just struck me as odd as I've been using ACDSee classic for years and know one ever seems to be familiar with it.

So I got this old Verizon phone. With a resale value of 5-15 bucks, not even worth the shipping I thought.

I also have a mouse cord thats maybe 12 inches to short for ultimate smoothness so I get a stiff pull during frantic moments of online gaming.

Simple solution: Use the phone as a cord weight to give just the right amount of free cord/slack directly above your mouse pad.

Pure genius.

Although I am a little lucky as this phone has a rubberized case to prevent movement, and it's got some bulk and I guess you have to have a flip phone for this to work. But considering the products I've seen for this very same thing retail 15-25 bucks, you could just as easily buy a cheapo prepaid phone, as they are of older tech and generally heavier then newer phones you might find the other day in the lost and found at work...

It's totally worth it if you find your cord doesn't have the right give for silky smooth head shots. Cuz let's face it, wires are the only way to go when doing serious gaming.

Dear Mr. Kent-Morris: Thank you for contacting me with your concerns about the personal use issues involved in many new telecommunications legislative initiatives. I appreciate you taking the time to share your opinion on this important issue. In 1996, Congress passed The Telecommunications Act which significantly overhauled the telecommunications laws to reflect emerging technology and prepare the United States to enter the 21st century. The general objective of the 1996 Act was to open up markets to competition by removing unnecessary regulatory barriers to entry. At that time, the industry was characterized by service-specific networks that did not compete with one another: circuit-switched networks provided telephone service and coaxial cable networks provided cable service. There is consensus that the current statutory framework is not effective in the current market environment, but not on how to modify it. Ten years later, Congress is working to update the law to address the nation's evolving telecommunications needs. In the coming year, Congress will continue to debate a variety of proposals that will once again reform telecommunications legislation. Improving accessibility, addressing affordability and increasing the secure and reliable proliferation of technology are the main goals of telecom legislation reform. Advancements in technology have enhanced viewing and listening capabilities for millions of Americans. Content providers, fearing widespread piracy that would endanger after-market sales (such as cable re-broadcast, HD radio and DVD sales), are seeking a means to protect their assets. Meanwhile, consumer electronic advocacy groups have come together in an effort to minimize the impact of piracy protection legislation on personal use. It is important to promote fair personal use of copyrighted material. Legislation such as the Analog Content Protection Act, HD Radio Content Protection Act, Broadcast Flag Authorization Act and Digital Content Security Act all address unauthorized redistribution of copyrighted material. It is also necessary to protect the intellectual property rights of people such as recording artists and movie producers. You may be interested to know that I am a cosponsor of H.R. 1077 and H.R. 743, both acts to amend the Internet Tax Freedom Act to permanently ban state taxation of Internet access and on multiple or discriminatory taxes on electronic commerce. Issues surrounding telecommunications law reform and personal use are handled by the Energy and Commerce Committee, of which I am not a member. Telecommunications issues are multifaceted and their complexity does not lend itself to simple solutions. It is my hope that Congress will continue to work diligently on these issues to ensure that every Idahoan has access to affordable and technologically advanced telecommunications resources. For more information and updates on my work in Congress, please visit my website, www.sali.house.gov. It is an honor to serve as your member of Congress. Thank you again for contacting me; please feel free to continue to inform me of your views on issues important to you. Sincerely, Bill Sali Member of Congress

Drug testing is an invasion of privacy we have all had to accommodate over the years. I wish people would of had the foresight to resist random and pre-employment testing when it was first being practiced. However Americans are nothing if not ignorant and lazy when it comes to rational political policy. There for it is left up those of us who wish to do what we will in our own homes, to find a way to do that without it negatively effecting our professional lives.

This is something I've been interested in a lot over the years. But only recently, as I try and break higher and higher into management, have I realized that this is going to be a universal problem regardless of age, location, industry or work performance. My research has pointed to one and only one way to decrease the chance that you will be affected by what you responsibly do in your own home, on your own time.

Exercise.

That is the only way to reliably ensure you have a fighting chance in maintaining your privacy in regards to what you decide to put into your own body, on your own time.

This is no magic bullet however as marijuana use, is notoriously difficult to hide from the people hell bent on putting their nose where it does not belong. More specifically one must focus on burning calories/fat. Weight training, not so much. With a regular exercise program one can hope to limit the time they have detectable levels of THC metabolites to 2-3 days. Of course there are many variables and encourage you to do your own research if this is information that is beneficial to you. That being said, you're mileage may vary!

There for I have compiled a list of sites providing fitness information specifically for those of us on the computer more often than not.

Healthy In The Office A resource primarily intended for office workers, but the information can apply across the board to any sedentary activity that involves repetitive movements.

25 Health Tips For Computer Nerds, Designers and Bloggers This has information for the more hard core computer enthusiasts among us. Including ways to mentally prepare yourself to make fitness a habit.

Exercise While Sitting At Your Computer For the truly chair bound among us (damn office workers/gamers) this site has some good tips.