Meme Time!
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Yet more meme-age.
I Am A: Neutral Good Halfling Sorcerer (4th Level)
Ability Scores:
Strength-16
Dexterity-17
Constitution-15
Intelligence-16
Wisdom-15
Charisma-15
Alignment:
Neutral Good A neutral good character does the best that a good person can do. He is devoted to helping others. He works with kings and magistrates but does not feel beholden to them. Neutral good is the best alignment you can be because it means doing what is good without bias for or against order. However, neutral good can be a dangerous alignment because because it advances mediocrity by limiting the actions of the truly capable.
Race:
Halflings are clever, capable and resourceful survivors. They are notoriously curious and show a daring that many larger people can’t match. They can be lured by wealth but tend to spend rather than hoard. They prefer practical clothing and would rather wear a comfortable shirt than jewelry. Halflings stand about 3 feet tall and commonly live to see 150.
Class:
Sorcerers are arcane spellcasters who manipulate magic energy with imagination and talent rather than studious discipline. They have no books, no mentors, no theories just raw power that they direct at will. Sorcerers know fewer spells than wizards do and acquire them more slowly, but they can cast individual spells more often and have no need to prepare their incantations ahead of time. Also unlike wizards, sorcerers cannot specialize in a school of magic. Since sorcerers gain their powers without undergoing the years of rigorous study that wizards go through, they have more time to learn fighting skills and are proficient with simple weapons. Charisma is very important for sorcerers; the higher their value in this ability, the higher the spell level they can cast.
Find out What Kind of Dungeons and Dragons Character Would You Be?, courtesy of Easydamus (e-mail)
TAGGED!
Once you have been tagged, you have to write a blog with 10 weird, random things, facts, habits, or goals about yourself. At the end choose 10 people to be tagged, listing their names and why you chose them. Don’t forget to leave them a comment (you’re it) and to read your blog. You can’t tag the person who tagged you. Since you can’t tag me back, let me know when you’ve posted your blog so I can see your answers.
- I still write music now and then.
- I have a blue-tip (almost full blue) belt in TKD. I can kick your ass in Korean and English ;).
- My favorite music has bag-pipes.
- I’m the founder of the Berkshire Linux Users Group.
- I live in MA but am still a 3 hour drive from Boston (Mind boggling, isn’t it?).
- I’ve named all my personal computers after various gods of dischord, chaos, and change: Loki, Pan, Eris, Tyr, Enki, and Coyote.
All my employer’s servers are named after Final Fantasy summons: Asura, Shiva, Ifrit, Ramuh, Valfor, Phoenix, Firebird, Titan, Hydra (ok not a summon, but it’s really ten machines acting like one, so the name fit), Golem, and Carbunkle. - I really love to play Go, even though I’m not that great at it (19 kyu).
I’m part of the Northern Berkshire Game (Design) Group (link). We play and make up games. It’s cool! - Books that have changed me: Recently: Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintainance by Robert Pirsig and Way of the Peaceful Warrior by Dan Millman. When I was a kid: Elfquest by Wendy and Richard Pini.
- I work from my home for a bunch of bodybuilders. Sortof ;)
- I’m working on getting Italian citizenship jure sanguinis. That means because my Great-Grandparents were born there they’ll recognize I’m still Italian (hopefully). I’m waiting on some very slow searches to finish, but then once the paperwork is done I’ll be a Dual Citizen.
The next victims of this malicious meme:
- Jen - Because I love to share the love
- Sarah and
- Rachael - Because even though you’re my sisters, I still don’t know enough about you :)
- Pip - Because I’ve lost track of him, and want to know what’s up
- Seth - Because he’s hilarious
- Jeff - Because I really don’t talk to my friends enough
- Joe - Did I mention I don’t talk enough?
- Neal - Because even though I know he won’t do it, I had to try ;)
- Brannon - Because he never blogs about himself
- Bryan - Because he seems a likely target for meme crossfire ;)
This is absolutely amazing.
I’ve been watching and enjoying the talks given at the Singularity Summit at Stanford. The talks are given by a group of very smart people who’ve been doing a lot of thinking about The Singularity. They’re really quite thoughtful and often insightful.
Wait, what’s The Singularity? From Wikipedia:
The Technological Singularity is the hypothesized creation, usually via AI or brain-computer interfaces, of smarter-than-human entities that rapidly accelerate technological progress.
Most speakers assume the Singularity to include Strong AI (as developed as human intelligence), Nanotechnology (the ability to manipulate atoms and build atomic-scale machines), and often some form of brain-computer interface, allowing regular humans to upload their consciousness into digital (and non-degrading) form. All in all, it’s a major event and one that will change humanity forever. As such it deserves a good deal of thought, and that’s what these people were there to talk about.
For those of you who don’t have the time to watch the talks (and you should, most are only 20 minutes), here’s my (lighthearted) summary of a few:
The Singularity: A Hard or Soft Takeoff?
Ray: Hey there, my book is great! Have you read my book? It’s really awesome. My book talks about all these really cool things. It’s quite convincing. See here I’ll show you some illustrations from my book. Oh by the way, I made a handheld device that reads text for blind people; wanna hear it? here it goes:
Reader: RAY KURZWEIL IS AWESOME. HIS BOOK IS GREAT. HAVE YOU READ IT? HERE’S SOME TEXT.
Ray: Yeah so read my book, not like you really need to because I’ve just presented all the major points. Did I mention my book is cool?
Trying to Muse Rationally about the Singularity Scenario
Doug: Hi, I’m Douglas R. Hofstadter. My name has a middle initial, so I’m more important than everyone else. In fact, I’m so important, I’m the one who organized this whole thing. I’m going to now bitch for 20 minutes about the fact that I organized everything and people screwed it all up last year. I really hope people don’t screw it up again this year, even though I’ve changed the name and everything. I’ve even made blood sacrifices upon the altar of Ray Kurzweil.
Ray’s Reader: ALL HAIL THE MIGHTY AND POWERFUL KURZWEIL.
Doug: So anyway, thinking about this new world of powerful AI and nanotechnology and stuff is really hard. Nobody, even Kurzweil himself can really know what’s going to happen. I even think Ray’s quite off his rocker on some of these things. In any case, I’ve assembled some really smart people to come here and talk about what’s going to happen to us. Listen to them because they’re great. I’m still the greatest though and I get to have my picture at the top of the page.
According to This D&D Ability Scores Test, These are my character stats:
STR: 10
DEX: 16
CON: 13
INT (pt1/pt2): 17/18
INT: 18
WIS: 15
CHA: 12
And no, I didn’t cheat; although you could pretty easily by reading the javascript running the page.
Btw, anyone in MD, I’m here for the week. If you want to hang out, drop me a line :)
My test tracked 1 variable How you compared to other people your age and gender:
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| Link: The Great Video Game Music Test written by JohnTheJubilant on OkCupid Free Online Dating, home of the The Dating Persona Test |
Yarr, in honor of this most magnificent of days, I’m posting me true an’ powerful Pirate Name:
My pirate name is:
Iron John Flint
A pirate’s life isn’t easy; it takes a tough person. That’s okay with you, though, since you a tough person. Like the rock flint, you’re hard and sharp. But, also like flint, you’re easily chipped, and sparky. Arr!
Holy shit this is the funniest thing I’ve seen in a long time! You don’t need to speak Japanese to enjoy this.
what happens when memes collide? o_O
