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Diary of a B+ Grade Polymath ([personal profile] tcpip) wrote2008-10-29 02:10 pm

The Usual Trinity: Politics, Computing, Gaming

Composite opinion polls continue to look very bad for the McCain/Palin team, with even Arizona and Georgia within reach of the Obama/Biden team. Palin engages in "appalling contempt" for scientific research as her fellow Alaskan. Senator Stevens, is found guilty of felony. Neo-nazis fail in a plan to assasinate Obama. Finally, a blunt, but rather referenced rant; fuck John McCain.

I've been working my way through various installs of Sakai, a "collaboration and learning environment" of late. It certainly comes with a lot of whistles and bells, but also has some touchy requirements. Alo working my way through a firewall configuration guide for Access Grid, a Drupal upgrade path for said site and an expansion to the Drupal tutorial I gave at the eResearch2008

In the absence of our regular Keeper ran an impromptu game of Call of Cthulhu on Sunday. With an impending new release, I've dusted off my old and very battered copies of Dragon Warriors and submitted a review to RPG.net. My general impressions (true to my recollection as a youth) is that the rules were simple but limited, but the scenarios were very interesting. Overall, I rated it above average. I am currently working my way through John Wick's latest production Houses of the Blooded. Looking forward to having a game of Credo: The Game of Duelling Dogmas, seeming that some kind individual has posted all the cards and rules on boardgamegeek. Finally, something that only indie gamers would understand; sorcemon.

[identity profile] tcpip.livejournal.com 2008-10-29 05:48 am (UTC)(link)
*nods* Perhaps it should be used as an example to set a new standard in ranting. Next time I see a rant I'll point the ranter to the said McCain site ...

[identity profile] catsidhe.livejournal.com 2008-10-29 06:47 am (UTC)(link)
You do know that there is a series of such ‘Annotated Rants’...

[identity profile] tcpip.livejournal.com 2008-10-29 09:47 am (UTC)(link)
I didn't; I know of Fuck The South from the last US election of course (although someone did point out *cough* Virginia had something to do with the Founding Fathers).

One of the interesting things about this election it seems that many in the southern states have woken up to the fact that government expenditure and public monies actually benefit them and are voting accordingly.

"Redistributing the wealth", as they say.

[identity profile] tcpip.livejournal.com 2008-10-29 11:24 pm (UTC)(link)
Public rent accumulation of natural resources? Best form of socialism there is. :)