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It's off of Popbitch and so probably from 4chan originally. That crazy Helga Of The SS Dog Trainer woman has a show in America too, right? I've forgotten her name.

One of my Starcraft aficionado friends linked me to a translated Korean academic paper apparently mathematically proving that Starcraft is actually *more* balanced than chess based on the results of thousands of Starcraft games, thus making it the most skillful game ever created. I'll see if I can dig it up - the translation was dodgy but it was pretty interesting.

Hard to get the balance perfected, natch. See also: Diablo 3, because ON PAPER it really shouldn't be that hard to make a follow-up to a point/click/numpad action RPG. Of course IN REALITY they probably want to avoid the insane hacking from D2 and not put any game-breaking weapons in like the Buriza Do Kyanon.

ZERG-BAITED!

KEKEKEKEKE

Hard to get the balance perfected

I saw someone mention Bliz was beta testing another Starcraft 1 fix and balance patch a month or so back.

The Del Mar Fair has deep fried coke, if you're willing to be brave later this year.  It's just bits of dark, fried batter that tastes vaguely cola-ish.  Not very good.

It's at that one stand that deep fries everything.  Not sure if the deep fried butter has appeared there yet, but the deep friend oreos are tasty.

Oh yeah, I think I've seen that stand. Don't think my stomach and internal organs are brave enough.

New Muppet video.

Beaker sings Dust in the Wind. For a little while.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EAtBki0PsC0&feature=player_embedded

That's Rick Perry, GOP's Texas Governor in a Sarah Palin rally gave for her.

In a similar vein:

Travis, these are your voters.

I've known plenty of stupid Morans; it seems to be a particularly afflicted surname.

<<Travis, these are your voters.>>

Thank God there are no moronic Democrats!

Eoin

Thank random genetic coincidence, surely?

Just because you don't believe in the Fl-ing Spag-tti M-nster, doesn't mean that everyone has to adhere to your Fl-ing Spag-tti M-nsterless ways.

Eoin

The rest of the Internet can give up now.  That's the funniest thing it will ever produce.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=thsaDPCw06w&feature=player_embedded#

After a real shitty day, that cheered me up no end - thanks Marcos!

"You’re the Fleet Admiral of the Navy in World War I. Your ships are being sunk at an alarming rate by the devastatingly effective German U-Boat. The traditional camouflage isn’t working because your environment (sea and sky) changes with the weather. What do you do?

Forget about not being seen... Focus on confusing them so they don’t know where you’re going. Then their torpedoes will be shot in vain because they thought you zigged when you really zagged.

British Artist and naval officer Norman Wilkinson had this very insight and pioneered the Dazzle Camouflage movement (known as Razzle Dazzle in the United States). Norman used bright, loud colours and contrasting diagonal stripes to make it incredibly difficult to gauge a ship’s size and direction"

More mad pictures here.

Thank you for sharing that -- that's cool!

Makes it look fat.

Not only are Manatees weird, Australia, or at least Sydney, appeared obsessed with them when I was there over Christmas.

Those are dugongs.  And it's just because there's a show on at the aquarium.  And that's just because they promote them with sexy mermaids.

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Does a dugong jump through a ring of fire with a hot lady riding its back? It's not really a show without some ring jumping.

"sexy mermaids"

RED HOT SEX BITCHES OF THE DEEP

Hmm! There's only six captive dugongs in the world, so you can see why they might get a bit excited, I suppose.

Well no, but watching a dugong eat a floating cabbage, while less thrilling, is more entertaining in general.

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Here's me kissing one:

Here's me kissing the other one:

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There were seven, but you know, Australians and their barbecues.

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