There is a raging debate that’s been going since I was in high school. It centers around the scientific use of embryonic stem cells to do amazing things like regrow organs and cure degenerative diseases. Such applications are quite a ways off, of course, so more research is needed before we can see the real [...]
I couldn’t have hoped for a better response to all of the portfolios I’ve been casting out into the world. It might just be the current job climate or a different market this time around, but apparently I’m hot stuff. I sent out about a dozen cover letters with portfolios two weeks ago and landed [...]
Okay, so I found out yesterday that a person who was recently hired to be the new wonder boy in my department isn’t all that he appears. His resume is impressive, with over a decade of experience and a plethora of qualifications. Our supervisor talked him up like he was a godsend and that he [...]
The conversation inevitably comes up in most office settings. Somebody mentions hearing about an idiotic law that’s still on the books, then someone else mentions another to top them, and the cycle of hilarity ensues. I was having such a conversation with my coworkers today when one of them cited Dumb Laws, a website with [...]
Okay, I don’t live anywhere near California, but I found the news of AB1179′s passage into law deeply disturbing. The law essentially states that sale of violent video games to minors is illegal. That’s all good and well, but the manner in which the law defines video game violence is unacceptably subjective and open to [...]
Tarren Mill, a quaint undead village nestled in the Hillsbrad Foothills southeast of Silverpine Forest, is the place to go around 20th level, especially if you’re playing a Forsaken. It can be difficult at first, as the wild if absolutely crawling with aggro-happy critters ranging from 21st-26th level (that I’ve seen, at least). However, it [...]
I performed this quest as Thaos last night with the help of a level 24 orc hunter, and it’s not easy. Fenris Isle is located in the center of the lake on the northeastern side of Silverpine Forest. There are several quests that involve venturing here, and certainly more than I have done, but the [...]
Nobody likes to be told that they’re wrong, especially when it comes to something as simple as emptying a jar of baby food. Yeah, it sounds stupid, but that’s exactly what my wife and I fought about this morning. She asked me to pour out the jar, I proceeded to try and dump it, and [...]
I’ve been playing my warlock Thaos for awhile now, and I find it amusing that the most inherently evil class in the game is also the most survivable in solo play. When played correctly, a warlock can survive almost any situation intact, even those that would decimate other classes. The first factor in proper warlock [...]
I found out today that the head of my department, having recently been promoted to manager, is being asked to sign a new contract next week. I won’t go into the bureaucracy of it, but suffice to say that the new contract is asking him to sign his life away. If he agrees to the [...]