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  3. Biff Webster
    I'm really excited for FOOTBALL to finally start tonight so I thought I would share my upset picks of the week. I go mainly by gut feeling and prejudice and I do no real research so don't get too mad at me. Make fun of me if you need to, I will probably agree with your assessment.
    Philadelphia versus St. Louis
    Line: -5
    I'm not sold on the Dream Team personally. I know you shouldn't pay any attention at all to preseason, but Philly's O-Line looked pretty bad. I think if things come together for them, it won't be this week. Sam Bradford could be a top 5 QB in 5 years, and I think Sims-Walker was a good pick up. I'm on the bandwagon for this pick but I think the Rams win this one by at least a touchdown.
    Jacksonville versus Tennessee
    Line: -2
    Sort of a crap game, but JAX is favored for some reason. I know Chris Johnson missed a lot of practice, but I think he will be productive. Jacksonville is circling the drain in preparation for the move to Los Angeles in a few years. The Titans win this by field goal.
    San Diego versus Minnesota
    Line: -8.5
    O.K., this is a fan pick. Whats backing me up though is that SD are notoriously slow starting. I don't think McNabb is going to be that bad providing Harvin feels ok and Adrian Peterson is still the best RB in football. Again, a fan pick.
    Possibles:
    Dallas has a chance to beat the Jets now that they have a real coach. Denver and Oakland is a toss up to me. ( What is with the awful MNF games?)
    EDIT: I missed the Tampa Bay Detroit game as a possible. I'm not picking it because I can't bring myself to jump on the DET bandwagon just yet, but it's entirely possible.
    Lines taken from http://www.footballlocks.com/nfl_lines.shtml
  4. Biff Webster
    Today I took a chance on the movie Sunshine with Cillian Murphy, the dude who was in Fantastic Four and directed by the Slumdog Millionaire guy.
    The premise is interesting: the Sun is dying and 8 astronauts attempt to restart it by shooting a bomb the size of Manhattan into it. I'm unsure if the science behind it makes any sense but hey, that's what I like about Sci Fi in the first place is that it doesn't have to make sense all the time. Visually it is pretty awesome too and some of the dialog is decent. The enormity of the task before the astronauts kept me interested until:
    Why? Was that really necessary? I can't remember a movie starting strong and going weak this fast. It reminded me of Stripes for sheer whiplash of awesome to lame.
    I might be in a minority, but the unknown is a far more scary plot device or whatever you want to call it. Star Trek The Motion Picture, for example, was pretty spooky to me. The idea that there might be things out there that are all powerful and ancient make me think more than a blob of homicidal goo or viruses that turn people in to sea monsters. Even just thinking about the size of the universe scares me. It's just so big.
    Is it to guarantee a wide enough audience to make the budget that sci fi movies need to include corny horror movie aspects? Did successes like Alien typecast sci fi as a horror platform?
    As I write this, I remember a movie that did give me hope for Sci Fi movies in the future. Moon with Sam Rockwell. But that's a different topic altogether. As is Solaris (the Clooney one). I could've sworn they called me stupid for two hours with that one.
    I guess I'll watch They Live again. Roddy Piper, John Carpenter, and it works.
  5. Biff Webster

    SANCTIONS!

    By Biff Webster,

    The other day I was asked to sanction this guy: http://www.cybernations.net/nation_drill_display.asp?Nation_ID=64408 for being a "nuke rogue". I check his nation/war screen and see this: http://www.cybernations.net/search_wars.asp?search=64408&Extended=1
    Are you serious?
    Unfortunately, he's been sanctioned on most if not all colors, including my own, for not peacing out of a tech raid. Pretty sad, fellas. Also, to the "victims" of this dastardly "nuke rogue": Lose a lot of land for me, hey?
    And before you get all upset, Christian Trojans, while checking to see if I can fix the mistake of Red sanctioning your raid screw-up, I removed your sanction. You're now welcome to trade on the Red sphere again.
  6. Biff Webster
    As the glorious armies of the nation of Wagglefka push ever deeper into Tyslandian soil, the High Command is holding a thick mustache event to watch the bombs drop LIVE. This is a BYOFB, yes that is Bring Your Own Frozen Burrito, party. Worry not about long lines for the microwave, let the irradiated soil "nuke" it for you!



    Those who take objection to the terms of participation, or arrive without mustache or frozen burrito will be summarily swirly-ed and their lunch money taken.
    In other news: Although much of the nation's armed forces are engaged fighting the enemies of Wagglefka, the crackdown on the rogue heretic sect known as "The Church of Our Lady who Woos for Yawoo!" is expected to continue. Those that persist in Wooing for Yawoo...ing, and/or still sport a jheri curl are still expected to register at their local Cultural Re-Adjustment center.

    Typical adherent to the Woo for Yawoo! ideal:





  7. Biff Webster

    Zelazny

    By Biff Webster,

    Lord of Light is probably the best book I have ever read. If you've read it, isn't it awesome? I'm almost glad they never made that movie about it. If you haven't read it, you really need to get off your ass and do so.
  9. Biff Webster

    Dwarf Fortress

    By Biff Webster,

    I used to play Dwarf Fortress back before the Z axis was added and I recently got back into it after getting my first Angband victory. I got to tell you, it is the most addicting game I have ever played. Once you get over the sort of steep learning curve, it is serious fun.
    If you don't know what it is: http://www.bay12games.com/dwarves/ or http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dwarf_Fortress
    My only real complaint with the game is that the code can bring your frame rate to a crawl once you get a large population.
    Any other players out there? Can I get a sweet 3x3 embark off of you?
  10. Biff Webster

    Angband

    By Biff Webster,

    I've been playing this rogue-like for a long time. I played Moria on my father's puke green screened Compaq "laptop". Moria may be the first video game I ever played although I'm not sure if the BASIC game Gorillas was first. I've never won and this may be why I still play.
    Has anyone played this gem and have you won?
    I mostly run Dwarf Priests or High-Elf Mages.
    If you have no idea what I'm talking about, think Diablo with ASCII graphics. It's a lot more fun than it sounds, believe me.
    You can even get a program called a borg to automatically play the game for you. You can set this borg to run as a screensaver so your computer can grind while you're AFK.
    EDIT: Screenshot

  11. Biff Webster
    I'm a huge fan of science fiction novels. The problem with this, is that it is hard to find good ones to read. I have searched unsuccessfully for years to find something as enjoyable as the Dune novels. Is there an author out there that compares to Frank Herbert?
    Other Sci fi that I feel are great:
    Heinlein: Stranger in a Strange Land, The Moon is a Harsh Mistress, the Lazarus Long stuff.
    Asimov: Foundation was a good premise, but it got goofy near the end, much like the last couple Dune books.
    Joe Haldeman's Forever War books. Great idea and "believable".
    Philip Jose Farmer: Dayworld. Books about how the future is going to suck are fun to read.
    My dad reads space opera/military sci fi like David Weber, and it's okay. I tend to stay away from the "hard" sci-fi as I don't really care how it works, just as long as it isn't too ridiculous.
    So what do I do? Is Sci Fi just a genre that is prone to disappoint?
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