So... I did this today.
The reason a coil of wire can create a magnet out of a piece of ferrous material, such as this steel bolt in my picture, is because of a very interesting affect of elctro-magnetic fields. When electricity flows through a wire it generates a magnetic field that travels in a circle along the diameter of the wire. When such a wire is twisted into a helix shaped coil, the fields overlap. Now a meta-field travels in one direction along the inner part of the coil and travels
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
After spending a few hours aimlessly walking around town contemplating the inevitability of death and pointlessness of existence, I decided to take a load off and get drunk instead.
So I headed off to the local sin merchant for my dose of sweet sweet oblivion. As usual I grabbed my bottle of Franziskaner Weissbier as a starter but I was at a loss as what to get next. Something different...
I like rum. Mainly because I fancy myself a land pirate. And want to live in the tropics. Other than that
I now present my miniature blast-furnace.
It will be used to melt scrap aluminum. It should be ready to be fired in about 4 days once the curing is completely done (it's been 3 now). It is constructed out of a large steel can and quickcrete. As you can see, I sawed a steel pipe with a hacksaw and inserted it in the bottom by punching out and filing a hole in the bottom of the can before filling the can with concrete.
By first figuring out the volume of the can, and then subtracting the volum
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
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
After glancing at the wiki with the intent of updating the forum link, I realized that it's been 6 years and a month since I started playing. There's been so many great times that I can barely remember them all.
Despite all the doomsaying, the sea of !@#$%*ing, complaining, and butthurt, (or perhaps, sometimes, because of it) this has been a great community.
Thanks to everyone for being your awesome selves!
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
One of the things I've enjoyed most about being a diplomat has been the surprising and often impromptu meeting of like minds. Since most of the fun of the game is derived from the social aspects rather than the cold mechanics of nation building, my journey through the halls of diplomacy has been a pleasant one.
As the envoy, or diplomat, is virtually a required function by any sizable alliance, that necessity produces a certain class of people on Planet Bob. By nature of the job, one is forced
First click on the brief into to the 13th century poem 'O Fortuna', and read the translated version.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/O_Fortuna
Then click on the heavy metal orchestra band Therion's version.
Following along with the original script to the sound will make you feel like a total badass for the rest of the day.
You're welcome.
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
ed. note: This is a reprint from the first step of Greg Haskins' A Practical Guide To Critical Thinking. I encourage everyone to read this.
http://www.skepdic.com/essays/haskins.pdf
Step 1: Adopt the Attitude of a Critical Thinker
The first step to becoming a proficient critical thinker is developing the proper attitude.
Such an attitude embodies the following characteristics:
· Open-mindedness
· Healthy skepticism
· Intellectual humility
· Free thinking
· High motivation
The first tw
Seek and ye shall find.
I sought, and I found. My only regret is not having started earlier,
but every operator must first be immersed in the despair, driven to the
point of breaking, like a piece of work upon the anvil of life that must
be struck again and again by the hammer of reality until its shape is
bent into usefulness, only until one has been dunked and emerged from
difficulty, can they begin to realize that life is a strategy to be
devised, a one shot experience, a turbulent sea
I woke up this morning
And I got myself a beer
Yeah, I woke up this morning
And I got myself a beer
The future's uncertain
And the end is always near.
also, Blue Moon Harvest Pumpkin Ale is better in the morning at room temp.
also, here's a ha ha
Here's a great song by the Yeah Yeah Yeah's called Isis set to a college video project that celebrates... uh, torture or something I think. I can't figure it out, but the song is dope.
http://youtu.be/riBbeqUpEGA
And there's your morning.
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:
Or the Quartz Council?
The Serpent Slithers, The World Shivers
From Slumber, to Consciousness
We Awaken
Manifestations of Potentiality
Finally, a new direction. Something exciting in CN is beginning. Still waters run deep.
*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
What's the word of the day, kids?
Sodium Acetate!
You may be familiar with this versatile chemical compound as the ingredient in re-usable winter time pocket hand warmers.
But did you know it is also what they sprinkle on potato chips to give it the classic 'salt and vinegar' flavor?
That it is, in the dilute trihydrate form, the remains of your science fair volcanoes?
Or that it is used as a concrete sealant, or to neutralize sulfuric acid, or retard the vulcanization process?
Or, p
Jeremy Rifkin, author and president at the Foundation on Economic Trends delivered an insightful talk about our economic and environmental future and what he calls, the Third Industrial Revolution.
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This blew my mind. A paradigm shifting presentation. This is the future.
I strongly recommend you to take the next 50 minutes to watch this, it is the most profound and exciting look at what is already happening in the EU, and what may come in the US, if we push our political system to m
Almost every prayer or ritual is either a celebration of, or most usually, an appeal to a higher power.
Whether that divine succor is for power to achieve or restore balance, to grant wisdom or vision, or for strength to prevail over the trials and temptations of one's life, it is essentially a begging of a higher source (in what ever form we conceive of it) to grant some of its/their energy to the receptor.
Just like with the flow of electrons, in order to accept the flow of a higher potentia
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
Since my last beer review, I've drank many, many, beers. (many, many, beers, many better than this one). However, I'm still capable of putting fingers to keyboard tonight so this is the beer review of Sam Adams Rebel IPA.
Head: I don't know what the head is, because I'm drinking it out of the bottle like all good alcoholics should. What kind of dork pours it into a glass, anyways?
Body: Balanced and slightly bitter. Nice light and dry taste. Smooth. No after taste.
Some-Other-Factors: What th
