urn:lj:livejournal.com:atom1:normanrafferty Because I'm just so FASCINATING! Norman Rafferty 2009-11-14T05:28:45Z urn:lj:livejournal.com:atom1:normanrafferty:1279067 2009-11-14T05:28:45Z 2009-11-14T05:28:45Z Happy birthday, <span class='ljuser ljuser-name_threyon' lj:user='threyon' style='white-space: nowrap;'><a href='http://threyon.livejournal.com/profile'><img src='http://l-stat.livejournal.com/img/userinfo.gif' alt='[info]' width='17' height='17' style='vertical-align: bottom; border: 0; padding-right: 1px;' /></a><a href='http://threyon.livejournal.com/'><b>threyon</b></a></span>! urn:lj:livejournal.com:atom1:normanrafferty:1278772 2009-11-13T15:49:22Z 2009-11-13T15:49:22Z So I bet you're sittin' around wondering, <b><a href="http://www.milkywayandthegalaxygirls.com/meetthe.html" target="_blank">what would the PowerPuff Girls look like, if they were older</a></b>? Yes, the toyetic Galaxy Girls are designed by Lauren McCracken, wife of Craig McCracken, creator of PowerPuff. urn:lj:livejournal.com:atom1:normanrafferty:1278586 2009-11-11T19:45:25Z 2009-11-11T19:45:25Z Happy birthdays to <span class='ljuser ljuser-name_noilez' lj:user='noilez' style='white-space: nowrap;'><a href='http://noilez.livejournal.com/profile'><img src='http://l-stat.livejournal.com/img/userinfo.gif' alt='[info]' width='17' height='17' style='vertical-align: bottom; border: 0; padding-right: 1px;' /></a><a href='http://noilez.livejournal.com/'><b>noilez</b></a></span> & <span class='ljuser ljuser-name_grimal' lj:user='grimal' style='white-space: nowrap;'><a href='http://grimal.livejournal.com/profile'><img src='http://l-stat.livejournal.com/img/userinfo.gif' alt='[info]' width='17' height='17' style='vertical-align: bottom; border: 0; padding-right: 1px;' /></a><a href='http://grimal.livejournal.com/'><b>grimal</b></a></span>! Now stay outta the moist garbage, that's <i>mine</i>. urn:lj:livejournal.com:atom1:normanrafferty:1278402 2009-11-09T05:04:55Z 2009-11-09T05:04:55Z Happy birthday, <span class='ljuser ljuser-name_aynjel' lj:user='aynjel' style='white-space: nowrap;'><a href='http://aynjel.livejournal.com/profile'><img src='http://l-stat.livejournal.com/img/userinfo.gif' alt='[info]' width='17' height='17' style='vertical-align: bottom; border: 0; padding-right: 1px;' /></a><a href='http://aynjel.livejournal.com/'><b>aynjel</b></a></span>! urn:lj:livejournal.com:atom1:normanrafferty:1278048 2009-11-08T19:57:45Z 2009-11-08T19:57:45Z <b><i>Adam Simon</i></b>: an SF amateur with aspirations of being professional, but who doesn't quite know how to "play the game" on how big-time stuff is sold, or how to add mass-market appeal. "Hey, I know this <i>Delgo</i> is obviously a labor of love, but it looks like something Adam Simon would've made." An Adam Simon's projects are missing a broader connection that would connect with mundane people. The opposite of Pixar.<br /><br />Inspired by <a href="http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0800048/" target="_blank">Adam Simon</a>, a SF/horror movie writer who <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0epB5Z6ijpk#t=00m59s" target="_blank">played a self-deprecating version of himself in the movie <i>The Player</i></a>, where he spends more time talking about the sciency-fictiony aspects of his movie pitch, instead of the salability. urn:lj:livejournal.com:atom1:normanrafferty:1277856 2009-11-08T17:57:42Z 2009-11-08T17:57:42Z <a href="http://www.academicsuperstore.com/products/ASUS/EEE+Netbooks/1368743" target="_blank">EeePC T91</a> vs. <a href="http://www.academicsuperstore.com/products/Equus+Computer+Systems/Notebooks/1286473" target="_blank">Equus NOBi</a> ... Discuss! urn:lj:livejournal.com:atom1:normanrafferty:1277441 2009-10-26T04:11:58Z 2009-10-26T04:11:58Z Happy birthday, <span class='ljuser ljuser-name_nigel_wolf' lj:user='nigel_wolf' style='white-space: nowrap;'><a href='http://nigel-wolf.livejournal.com/profile'><img src='http://l-stat.livejournal.com/img/userinfo.gif' alt='[info]' width='17' height='17' style='vertical-align: bottom; border: 0; padding-right: 1px;' /></a><a href='http://nigel-wolf.livejournal.com/'><b>nigel_wolf</b></a></span>! urn:lj:livejournal.com:atom1:normanrafferty:1277317 2009-10-21T20:07:28Z 2009-10-21T20:07:28Z "<a href="http://www.escapistmagazine.com/videos/view/zero-punctuation/1007-Mario-Luigi-Bowsers-Inside-Story" target="_blank">So if you've ever been curious about the internal workings of a fire-breathing turtle lizard thing, then Nintendo has finally met your perverse and curiously specific demands.</a>" urn:lj:livejournal.com:atom1:normanrafferty:1277080 2009-10-21T20:06:55Z 2009-10-21T20:06:55Z Happy birthday, <span class='ljuser ljuser-name_blakrose_eris' lj:user='blakrose_eris' style='white-space: nowrap;'><a href='http://blakrose-eris.livejournal.com/profile'><img src='http://l-stat.livejournal.com/img/userinfo.gif' alt='[info]' width='17' height='17' style='vertical-align: bottom; border: 0; padding-right: 1px;' /></a><a href='http://blakrose-eris.livejournal.com/'><b>blakrose_eris</b></a></span>! urn:lj:livejournal.com:atom1:normanrafferty:1276764 2009-10-16T15:49:43Z 2009-10-16T15:49:43Z <b>( <a href="http://futurismic.com/2009/10/14/images-of-heroic-slavery-gears-of-war-god-of-war-and-prototype/" target="_blank">Images of Heroic Slavery in Video Games ...</a> )</b><br /><font size="-2">thanx <span class='ljuser ljuser-name_athelind' lj:user='athelind' style='white-space: nowrap;'><a href='http://athelind.livejournal.com/profile'><img src='http://l-stat.livejournal.com/img/userinfo.gif' alt='[info]' width='17' height='17' style='vertical-align: bottom; border: 0; padding-right: 1px;' /></a><a href='http://athelind.livejournal.com/'><b>athelind</b></a></span></font><br /><br />This essay helps explain why I don't like these games, too. urn:lj:livejournal.com:atom1:normanrafferty:1276569 2009-09-25T01:36:36Z 2009-09-25T01:36:36Z <img src="http://photos-b.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc1/hs243.snc1/9024_1174462094082_1603977245_450953_5053945_n.jpg"> urn:lj:livejournal.com:atom1:normanrafferty:1276199 2009-09-06T21:01:53Z 2009-09-06T21:01:53Z <b>( <a href="http://www.escapistmagazine.com/forums/read/7.137864" target="_blank">New Mechwarrior Game Faces Legal Threat ...</a> )</b><br /><br />Of course, I would've called the article, "Mechwarrior Brings Back Ripoffs, Hopes They Can Get Away With It."<br /><br />This is even more ironic because Jordan Weisman and co. sued Hasbro way back in 1992 or so, accusing ExoSquad of being a ripoff of Mechwarrior. FASA lost. urn:lj:livejournal.com:atom1:normanrafferty:1275937 2009-09-06T17:31:31Z 2009-09-06T17:31:31Z <b>( <a href="http://vimeo.com/3985019?hd=1" target="_blank">"The Cat Piano" ... short animated film, featuring Nick Cave ...</a> )</b><font size="-2"><br />thanx <span class='ljuser ljuser-name_athelind' lj:user='athelind' style='white-space: nowrap;'><a href='http://athelind.livejournal.com/profile'><img src='http://l-stat.livejournal.com/img/userinfo.gif' alt='[info]' width='17' height='17' style='vertical-align: bottom; border: 0; padding-right: 1px;' /></a><a href='http://athelind.livejournal.com/'><b>athelind</b></a></span></font> urn:lj:livejournal.com:atom1:normanrafferty:1275678 2009-09-05T14:12:28Z 2009-09-05T14:12:28Z "<a href="http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/8237558.stm" target="_blank">We didn't know the Onion was not a real news site.</a>" <div align="right">-- Hasanuzzuman Khan, Assistant Editor of <i>Daily Manab Zamin</i></div> urn:lj:livejournal.com:atom1:normanrafferty:1275547 2009-09-01T18:38:56Z 2009-09-01T18:38:56Z <b>( <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yu4zMvE6FH4" target="_blank">Man, I am soooooooooo glad I did not grow up on the Internet.... </a> )</b> urn:lj:livejournal.com:atom1:normanrafferty:1275336 2009-08-18T01:04:50Z 2009-08-18T01:04:50Z <b>( <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=urNyg1ftMIU" target="_blank">Music Video: "Do You Wanna Date My Avatar?" ...</a></b> urn:lj:livejournal.com:atom1:normanrafferty:1275068 2009-08-05T01:06:14Z 2009-08-05T01:06:14Z The RPG Design Notes drinking game:<br />(1) Designer mentions Gary Gygax: take a drink.<br />(2) Designer mentions Dogs in the Vineyard: take a drink.<br />(3) Designer treads out concepts we already know, like how levels can be bad: take a drink.<br />(4) <a href="http://www.escapistmagazine.com/articles/view/issues/issue_213/6347-Roleplaying-Evolved" target="_blank">Designer writes a long empty article full of sound and fury and signifying nothing</a>: smash bottle over designer's head. urn:lj:livejournal.com:atom1:normanrafferty:1274831 2009-08-05T00:57:45Z 2009-08-05T00:57:45Z Happy birthday, <span class='ljuser ljuser-name_andreal' lj:user='andreal' style='white-space: nowrap;'><a href='http://andreal.livejournal.com/profile'><img src='http://l-stat.livejournal.com/img/userinfo.gif' alt='[info]' width='17' height='17' style='vertical-align: bottom; border: 0; padding-right: 1px;' /></a><a href='http://andreal.livejournal.com/'><b>andreal</b></a></span>! urn:lj:livejournal.com:atom1:normanrafferty:1274487 2009-07-27T04:06:52Z 2009-07-27T04:06:52Z Happy birthday, <span class='ljuser ljuser-name_xydexx' lj:user='xydexx' style='white-space: nowrap;'><a href='http://xydexx.livejournal.com/profile'><img src='http://l-stat.livejournal.com/img/userinfo.gif' alt='[info]' width='17' height='17' style='vertical-align: bottom; border: 0; padding-right: 1px;' /></a><a href='http://xydexx.livejournal.com/'><b>xydexx</b></a></span>! Your gift is <a href="http://nedroid.com/2009/07/beast-of-burden/" target="_blank">a mythical beast</a>! urn:lj:livejournal.com:atom1:normanrafferty:1274200 2009-07-26T23:50:08Z 2009-07-26T23:50:08Z "Once again, I resist the temptation to install my OS in Esperanto." urn:lj:livejournal.com:atom1:normanrafferty:1274085 2009-07-26T15:33:29Z 2009-07-26T15:33:29Z <a href="http://badgods.com/lore-soulselves.html"><img src="http://www.badgods.com/images/lore-soulselves.png"></a> urn:lj:livejournal.com:atom1:normanrafferty:1273606 2009-07-22T22:30:26Z 2009-07-22T22:30:26Z Hey, <span class='ljuser ljuser-name_sirkain' lj:user='sirkain' style='white-space: nowrap;'><a href='http://sirkain.livejournal.com/profile'><img src='http://l-stat.livejournal.com/img/userinfo.gif' alt='[info]' width='17' height='17' style='vertical-align: bottom; border: 0; padding-right: 1px;' /></a><a href='http://sirkain.livejournal.com/'><b>sirkain</b></a></span>! Is it just another day? <i>Really?</i> ;) urn:lj:livejournal.com:atom1:normanrafferty:1273423 2009-07-19T19:19:43Z 2009-07-19T19:19:43Z <b>( <a href="http://www.sambakza.net/amalloc/tteotta_main.htm" target="_blank">"There She is" ... Five Flash animation music videos ...</a> )</b><font size="-2"><br />thanx <span class='ljuser ljuser-name_hoodah_dc' lj:user='hoodah_dc' style='white-space: nowrap;'><a href='http://www.livejournal.com/userinfo.bml?user=hoodah_dc'><img src='http://l-stat.livejournal.com/img/userinfo.gif' alt='[info]' width='17' height='17' style='vertical-align: bottom; border: 0; padding-right: 1px;' /></a><a href='http://www.livejournal.com/userinfo.bml?user=hoodah_dc'><b>hoodah_dc</b></a></span></font><br /><br />I recommend watching them in order. urn:lj:livejournal.com:atom1:normanrafferty:1273088 2009-07-17T19:32:19Z 2009-07-17T19:32:19Z "<a href="http://www.cnn.com/2009/US/07/15/quadrillion.dollar.glitch/index.html" target="_blank">Finally, a bank representative told him that the $23 quadrillion charge -- and the $15 overdraft fee -- would be stricken from his account.</a>"<font size="-2"><br />thanx <span class='ljuser ljuser-name_skorzy' lj:user='skorzy' style='white-space: nowrap;'><a href='http://skorzy.livejournal.com/profile'><img src='http://l-stat.livejournal.com/img/userinfo.gif' alt='[info]' width='17' height='17' style='vertical-align: bottom; border: 0; padding-right: 1px;' /></a><a href='http://skorzy.livejournal.com/'><b>skorzy</b></a></span></font> urn:lj:livejournal.com:atom1:normanrafferty:1272852 2009-07-17T19:31:38Z 2009-07-17T19:31:38Z Happy birthday, <span class='ljuser ljuser-name_ladyringo' lj:user='ladyringo' style='white-space: nowrap;'><a href='http://ladyringo.livejournal.com/profile'><img src='http://l-stat.livejournal.com/img/userinfo.gif' alt='[info]' width='17' height='17' style='vertical-align: bottom; border: 0; padding-right: 1px;' /></a><a href='http://ladyringo.livejournal.com/'><b>ladyringo</b></a></span>!