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I am now a Free Agent; plus some brief thoughts on Alliances and Blocs

I've decided to strike out on my own for a bit and have now left The Foreign Division. It is a great community full of intelligent and friendly members (and they are really growing, too), however, there comes a point where one must choose their own path. Up until now, I was obligated to remain where the river of fate carried me, with my first alliance, due to holding gov. responsibilities, and to the second alliance by virtue of the merger. I considered forming my own alliance but, unfortunate
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Mr. O Gets Real

Anybody who knows me knows some very defining attributes about my character, namely, that I'm a fat drunk. Well, not really fat, more like a bit paunchy- but definitely a drunk. A debaucherous animal that caters only to it's carnal whims. A chain-smoking, hard drinking, sexy animal, mind you. (And I can't lie, I've loved every minute of it.) However, the other day I decided to get off my lazy ass to engage in my quarter-yearly act of masochism, otherwise known to the world at large as exercis
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Fresh paneer and home baked crackers, plus beer review

Tonight I tried my hand at two different things. Having spent most of my adult life in the clutches of various women, I never learned to cook anything harder than mac n cheese. This all changed last year when I moved from a part-time dishwashing gig to working in the kitchen, where I learned the fryer and some eggs and such on the flattop. Since then, I've had a short stint in a bakery and another restaurant as both prep and flattop cook. After some grocery shopping today and a go at a large
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Warning: Actual CN Content. Behind the Scenes of the GOD Offensive

Now it's story-time, children. The decision to go nuke rogue on GOD was an easy one by the time came to do it. Now, granted, I may have been indulging in some of the ol' liquid courage... (W. C. Fields: I exercise strong self control. I never drink anything stronger than gin before breakfast.) ...but one thing I've learned about the mind is that it is often whirling away at putting together the puzzle of life and sussing out the solution to it's obstacles while you're happily grinding away
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Pot, Music and the Feds

In tribute to 4/20 the other day. I would have posted it then.... but I was busy... and forgot. I enjoyed this general rant and you might, too. I've read more academic responses, but this one was worth the few minutes to read. ----------------------------------- http://www.counterpunch.org/sinclair04262011.html Pot, Music and the Feds By JOHN SINCLAIR Oxford, Miss. The War on Drugs was still just a twinkle in Richard M. Nixon's evil eye when the great John Lennon released his classic reco
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Oh God, What Is He Doing Now: Making Hydrogen ITT

So I decided to perform a classic experiment of using electricity to cleave apart the very atoms of existence. The electrolysis of H2O. What you need: Glass cup Water Power source Wires NaCl (table salt) It also helps to have carbon rods to attach the wires to. I didn't, but I did solder much larger gauge copper wires to the ones coming from the cigarette lighter plug in. This is to increase the surface area of the anode and cathode. For the power source I took an unusual route
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I've been in a riot- and the hospital!

So I've been gone for a while, here's why: (oh, Tolly-Ho is the restaurant I work at) The comment from our website: On this particular night I was bussing/dishwashing, so I had a good view of the dining room and could sense that something was about to happen. The air was tense and the crowd was getting out of control. Now, we usually are packed out the door on the weekends, especially so on Homecoming, which causes general chaos and the likelihood of fights breaking out rises, but still, t
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My Own Beer Review

As some of you know, we agreed to do a beer review as part of Fark's terms. One of our Advisors, Mike, already did the review (a great one, I might add) which should complete the term. Instead of grandstanding in Mike's thread, as well displaying my own general poor taste in beer, to a larger audience to get in on the fun, I'm putting a beer review in this blog. I'm not too familiar with the more complex tasting nomenclature, but can pick out malt and hops well enough. Let's begin: Pabst. P
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#15 More Idiot, Less Savant

*Poll Question: The first sounds grittier, the second seems more... adventureful. What do you think, CN? ( ( ((0)_____________~-~_____________(o)) ) ) The night before, laying in my ex's bed (she was on the couch, granting me some reprieve from the elements as a favor) my spider sense was tingling. Not only has there been a marked sensation of anxiety or danger preceding a lot of the trouble I've gotten in, it has been remarkably accurate. While it hasn't always gone off before I jump in
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Glory Days: Documents Declassified

In my tenure at Zenith I had roughly 1,915 posts. Only about 5 or so were spam games. Most were of the general alliance coordination stuff, duties, and such. But I did have a few posts that I particularly liked. I grabbed a handful here. Maybe you'll find them interesting. Also, unfortunately for readers looking for more slanderous stuff, there isn't much dirt or discussion of other alliances (except a few). Sorry guys, maybe next time... War Related: When the TOP VS. CNG was gearing up. I wa
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Some Regrets

1 of 2: My first regret is that I've been out of the loop for so long that I have no !@#$@#$ clue whatsoever what is going on in this war. I mean, I thought I had the gist of it, but everything has changed! Who are these new alliances, how did the treaty web get so jacked up from the last time I looked at it? Who put the bomp in the bomp bomp bomp? WHERE'S MY NURSE? 2 of 2: My second regret is that I wish I would have just stuck to one corner of the web and stayed there. But I've been all over
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Booze Review: Very Old Barton

Ok, anybody who knows me knows I love Jack Daniels. Whiskey snobs will turn their noses up, but I stand by it. It resides in that perfect middle ground between taste and affordability. So that is my benchmark for all whiskeys. I've had shots of whiskey that the cost per bottle would equate to a small mortgage, and not to discount good craftsmanship, but there is diminishing returns of taste to price the higher up you go. At some point you're drinking prestige, not booze. Unfortunately, (for my
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An Optical Illusion

As a person who has an interest in the nature of perception, and also as an artist, I have been long fascinated by optical illusions. I've seen a lot of them, but this one caught my attention today as I was looking up 'darkness' as a wiki entry: Square A is the same shade as square B. It seems unbelievable, but it's true. I'm pretty familiar with the concept of relative shading but I thought I would do a little experiment. Despite the impression of different values in my mind from seeing th
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Possibly A First

So after re-launching a new nation... ("Just when I thought I was out...they pull me back in!") ... I decided to try something different. I was tired of alliances. I wanted independence. How long could I survive in a wild world without protection? The easiest way to do this, sans safe mode, I figured was to idle under the radar just biding my time selling tech. And in some sense, why bother building a nation, when only by sneak attacking and having superior numbers can you ever take advantage
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Say Goodbye to Anonymity on the Internet

---------------------------- Mike McConnell, the WashPost & the dangers of sleazy corporatism By Glenn Greenwald [Original article here:] http://www.salon.com/news/opinion/glenn_greenwald/2010/03/29/mcconnell/index.html In a political culture drowning in hidden conflicts of interests, exploitation of political office for profit, and a rapidly eroding wall separating the public and private spheres, Michael McConnell stands out as the perfect embodiment of all those afflictions. Few peop
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Critique of "The Slavery of International Rights"

*I was moving some articles around and found this one tucked away. Thought I'd share it. It's old, Zenith is disbanded, SNOW is long gone, and I now know who Vladimir is. __________________________________________________ Critique of "The Slavery of International Rights" By Kzoppistan, originally posted in the Zenith Debating Chamber on February 21st, 2009. Formatting and minor editing by Ferrous The following is a critique on "The Slavery of International Rights," an essay by Vladi
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The only card I need....

Should've never let me out of the cage.... I see it in your eyes, take one look and die The only thing you see, you know it's gonna be The ace of spades, the ace of spades Motorhead - Ace of Spades: If you like to gamble, I tell you I'm your man You win some, lose some, it's all the same to me The pleasure is to play, makes no difference what you say I don't share your greed, the only card I need is The
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Stone Imperial Russian Stout

Stone Imperial Russian Stout Appearance: Beer pours black with a deep tan head of foam. Aroma: Cocoa and coffee flavors dominate, along with some fruity fermentation esters and some yeasty breadiness. Taste: Again, the beer is mostly about roasted malts. Bittersweet cocoa and coffee flavors are the major players, along with fruitiness, hints of anise, and yeastiness, followed by a smooth, balanced, not sweet finish. Palate: This beer is very full bodied, and very smooth! Release Date:
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The Legion Rides To War

I'm consolidating these here for ease of referral and update. Nothing to see here, folks, move along. The Legion Rides To War: Part 1. WTF? http://postimage.org/image/341oyz8ec/ The Legion Rides To War: Part 2. Status Report. http://postimage.org/image/356usi6v8/ The Legion Rides To War: Part 3. Divine Intervention http://postimage.org/image/1ah89aug4/ The Legion Rides To War: Part 4: Assault In the Derp Degree http://postimage.org/image/21ibew2p0/ The Legion Rides To War: Part 5: We I
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Extraction Of Lye From Ashes

*Notes regarding a successful attempt to extract and concentrate (possibly) sodium hydroxide. For an end result, it wasn't too bad. As an experiment, it was a horrible attempt. Since this was a first run, I was lax in any sort of proper procedure in regards to documentation or organization of that procedure. As it is one of the easiest chemicals to produce I didn't think to approach this with the seriousness that could have given me the opportunity to practice the skills of observation and reco
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Some CN musings. Plus: navel gazing!

Some thoughts on the trends in CN and personal thoughts. Why would you be interested in reading this? Beats me. But if you're as bored as I am, it might help pass the time reading it as it did for me writing it. First, look at this: In recent news: Might as well throw my two cents in on this. NSO/RoK & Crew: NSO had it coming. 'Nuff said. Step on enough toes and those you piss off will take advantage of the first opportunity to isolate and destroy you. I don't know much about RoK, exc
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Two Pics

Just some art I figured I'd post. A header to one of my addresses to the Zenith Assembly: My Election Poster: I was going to work that theme into my official personal seal but, alas, !@#$ happens
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