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Car Hit by Wrecking Ball
If this is Fake.. it's still pretty damned amazing and I'm thinking it's real.
WOW
10 Random queries on Wolfram|Alpha that makes you say WOW
What does Wolfram|Alpha say if you ask
If you still hesitate whether to invest in a Canon 5D Mark II...
...this should help you make up your mind.
Morning Glory: Write Like Sarah Palin, Redditastic, 50 Best Films of the Decade, WoW...literally, etc.
- Slate picks the winners of the "Write Like Sarah Palin" contest. Then comes the hard question: Is anyone really a winner for writing like Sarah Palin? [Politics]
- Reddit promoted this picture of a baby eating a dog to front page. I have no idea why I find this so amusing. [Babies Eating Dogs]
- The AV Club chooses the 50 best films of the decade. Ryan, I think we found a Nicolas Cage movie you don't own. [Movies]
- Some guy played World of Warcraft so much he actually beat the game. [Parent's Basement]
- Matt Taibbi gives me one good reason to own a car in NYC. [Vanity Plates]
The Internet in 1993
WOW... this news clip made me laugh out loud.... honestly! I met my 2nd and soon to be Ex-husband on a Bulletin Board system prior to 1993. We were all, including the kids, pretty active on bulletin board systems by 1993... my kids used to say that the "sound" they equated to Mom was the sound of the modem connecting. (smile) It's hard to believe how far we've come And, for the current generation of college student - they've really never lived without the Internet. We've also found that the anonymity of the Internet can cause some very damaging behavior.
Anyway... just a bit of a nostalgic moment for the computer nerds, like my Heart and I, out there. Thanks to www.geeksaresexy.net for catching this one. http://www.geeksaresexy.net/2009/12/01/the-internet-in-1993/
Meet the world's top World of Warcraft player
He's the best in the world... of Warcraft.
That's an unofficial title, though I think it's pretty safe to say that "Little Gray" has played more Warcraft than you. A lot more.
Courtesy of Gamepro comes word of the Taiwanese player's absolutely insane Warcraft accomplishments. In addition to having nabbed every single one of the game's achievements (minus a brand new one that cropped up in the game's latest patch), he's the first player to complete all 986 tasks listed in the game's Armory. Considering that over 11.5 million people play the game worldwide, that's one heck of an honor.
And that's just the tip of this online gaming iceberg. Playing as a Tauren Druid, Little Gray has racked up some staggering numbers: he's completed nearly 6,000 quests at the rate of about 14.5 per day and killed nearly 500,000 enemies while dying only 8,543 times himself.
How? By doling out an awe-inspiring 7,255,538,878 points of damage...but before you label him some sort of mindless brute, know that he at least had the heart to heal 1,377,435,762 points of that back. Unsurprisingly, he's also a bit of a loner, having "waved" at other players only once.
If it's tough to put these massive numbers into a real-world context, consider this: a member of our Yahoo! Games team (who will remain unnamed) once logged an average of six hours a day playing the game over the course of a year -- and never came close to achieving so much with his character.
We could hazard a few guesses, though. At 14.5 quests per day, it would take about 414 days to reach Little Gray's 6,000 quest mark. Speaking conservatively, a veteran Warcarft player can pretty handily knock out three quests in an hour, which would mean about five hours a day for Little Gray.
But that's just for quests. You do a LOT more than that in Warcraft, such as going on raids, engaging in player vs. player combat, and tinkering with your abilities and gear. It wouldn't be even remotely surprising to find out that Little Gray has spent in upwards of ten hours a day playing the game.
Unimpressed with that kind of dedication? Then "WoW" us with tales of your greatest gaming sprees in the comments.
Extreme Fitness BMW parking failure, Worst parking job ever! #fail #youtube
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wow, I can't believe that BMW just crawled up on the two cars and then just drove away....
My Top Ten WoW Moments: Part One
I'm feeling nostalgic this evening, so I'm going to indulge myself. These are my ten favorites moments in the World of Warcraft thus far. I've been playing this game for far too long, and I'm trying to recapture the spark.
Number Ten: D.I.S.C.O.!
Nuff said? No? How about this:
Yeah, everyone loves to disco!
Number Nine: Prince Kael'Thas Sunstrider (Tempest Keep)
The Burning Crusade is still my favorite version of WoW. The whole raid progression felt like it had a purpose, and was so unique. Karazhan was awesome. Magtheridon was awesome. SSC and TK were awesome. Hyjal and Black Temple were epic. Killing Illidan felt like closure for the expansion, until they decided to wedge Sunwell in there. However, no fight will ever be as close to my heart as Kael'Thas Sunstrider, the final boss of Tempest Keep.
The fight had so many facets to it, and such an absurd learning curve. Beating him probably felt like the biggest accomplishment of Burning Crusade. From killing each of his advisors in order, to fighting enchanted weapons, and then all of his advisors at once. Finally, he enters the fray, mind controlling and pyroblasting. Just when you think things are under control, he blows up his room and takes away gravity. I've never cheered so much since seeing him die.
Number Eight: Deterrence Tanking
Back before Wrath of the Lich King, Deterrence gave Hunters 25% dodge and 25% parry. Combined with the massive agility stacking of the Survival spec, a well geared Hunter could get over 100% avoidance. This came in handy during two fights in Black Temple. The first was Bloodboil, who would randomly choose a target and make them tank him. On the rare chance that he chose me, the healers would get a much needed break from spamming heals. He simply could not hit me for twenty seconds, courtesy of Deterrence and Readiness.
Then there was Reliquary of Souls. During his first phase, there is no healing. This usually means that high dodge chance characters are the best for tanking phase one. In my guild, I was always the starting tank. Twenty seconds of full avoidance just makes life easier on the raid. I even have a crappy video of this fight somewhere...
Ah, good times...
Next Time: Karazhan, Engineering, and Taking the Fight to the Enemy!
