Archive for December, 2008
Wednesday, December 31st, 2008
Having quit my corporation in EVE Online I leave myself in Minmatar space with several PvP-fitted ships, a mission-running Drake battlecruiser and a salvaging Cormorant, and plenty of recovered modules. My next step is uncertain, so I ponder my options.
I have thought about broadening my skills, teaching myself more ...
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Tuesday, December 30th, 2008
It's not just a neat skeletal flying mount that I get at 70th level but also the unholy presence, completing the triumvirate of presences available to the death knight. With blood presence offering greater damage and a small amount of healing, frost presence increasing armour and threat generation for ...
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Monday, December 29th, 2008
I know that Gnomesblight, my death knight, is ready for Northrend, having got her mining and blacksmithing both above 350 and trained to grand master level. Sapphire, my protection warrior, should also be ready for Northrend, having been 70th level for longer than 'Blighty and already been in to ...
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Sunday, December 28th, 2008
Gnomesblight, my death knight, hit 70th level and bought a flying mount. It is a little ostentatious to buy a flying mount immediately at 70th level when it cannot be used in Northrend until cold weather flying can be learnt at additional cost, particularly when I am questing exclusively ...
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Saturday, December 27th, 2008
I picked up The Dark Knight on DVD and revisited this action-packed and enthralling super hero adventure, after having seen it twice at the cinema earlier this year. Heath Ledger is simply amazing as The Joker, slipping in to a rôle that he makes complex and engaging with experienced ...
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Wednesday, December 24th, 2008
I am finally ready to enter Northrend. I know it has been over six weeks since the Wrath of the Lich King expansion was released, and indeed installed on my system, but I've been busy. I tried out the new death knight class and not only found the ...
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Tuesday, December 23rd, 2008
The corporation I joined in EVE Online has moved to null-sec space, after being accepted in to a suitable alliance. This presents me with logistical as well as technical challenges.
Despite having joined several operations in to low-sec space with the corporation, and gaining a fair amount of experience in ...
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Monday, December 22nd, 2008
My desktop machine suffered from a failure, most likely the video card overheating. I take the machine in to the local authorised service centre and leave it to be diagnosed and fixed. When I call to get a report I am told that the problem was reproduced on ...
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Sunday, December 21st, 2008
Stereolab take the stage to a ripple of applause, a muted welcome that belies the band's perennial success. It makes me reflect on how many years Stereolab have been creating music and how they are still playing to medium-sized audiences, why they aren't filling a stadium by now. ...
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Thursday, December 18th, 2008
It is occasionally said that you shouldn't revisit your childhood heroes once you've grown up, because they will never live up to your expectations or dreams. This makes sense, because the world moves on and we all grow in different ways, our experiences shape our perceptions and nostalgia clouds ...
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