Nov
12
Anyone who’s anyone in the world of warcraft would know that the closed beta for the expansion, called the Burning Crusade, is presently ongoing, with regular updates on the blogs of these lucky beta players.
Still, word has it that the expansion pack will not be out in time for Christmas, so the earliest it’ll be out will probably be in January 2007.
Expect it to be a hot hot hot seller, with over 5 million players on the world of warcraft, these thingys are literally going to fly off the shelves ( virtual or otherwise ).
Sep
12
World of Warcraft madness
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Now that i’ve started on that addictive little SOB of a MMORPG called World of warcraft, it’s time to get really addicted to it. I mean, after reading endless news reports of how people can get so addicted to the game they can forgo eat, sleep, and more, maybe this game is that satisfying.
So i’ve got my own little warlock, with a cute little imp running alongside, casting puny little firebolts to burn/poke monsters that get in my way. It’ll be a long time before i get anywhere near decent enough level to start slaying dragons and demons, but hey, taking out chickens is fun too.
Aug
8
Floyd Landis and Justin Gatlin are landing themselves in very hot soup over allegations of use of performance enhancing drugs, and giving these medications a very bad name indeed, along with possibly losing their title and dumping all their hard work down the rubbish chute.
Intramuscular testosterone, when used properly, can be a very useful medication when used after surgery for recovery and strengthening of muscles to get one up and about quickly.
But used at excessive dose, they can cause testicular atrophy along with a whole host of side effects. Like losing your world title. When will these guys ever learn ?
Jul
31
Dublin to host world’s first strip poker championship
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The Irish have made it come true. It started as an April Fool’s joke from Paddy Power, but created so much buzz - and interest - that it’s going to happen, and it’ll be held in Dublin.Come August 19th, 200 participants will risk baring all, to try their hand at becoming the first World Strip Poker Champion, which could bery well earn them a place in the Guinness Book of Records. Also at stake is a a “Golden Fig Leaf” trophy and a cash prize of 10,000 pounds sterling (USD18,630) in cash.
Jul
30
The beauty of business
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Read more at http://www.searchem.com/miss_universe
Jul
30
Paris bans nude tanning
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It must be burning hot in Europe, especially in Rome and Paris this summer. Yet, worried about encouraging an excess of pasty white skin on the banks of the River Seine, the Paris city hall has banned, among others, thong bikinis and topless sunbathing, not to mention outright nudity at the summer event known as Paris Beaches, Le Parisien reported yesterday. Defaulters face a fine.
Still, seasoned travellers know better than to visit Europe in the summer, when gridlock rules the streets and every attraction boasts endless, snaking queues. It’s time instead to be heading down under for some cool weather and great scenery, maybe some camping at Kakadu National Park ( http://www.travelt.com/darwin/index.html ).
Jul
29
Intel core 2 duo PCs revealed
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In an extravagant party, Intel has unveiled their new premium product, the Core 2 duo and Core 2 duo extreme processors for high end workstations and home PCs, with major PC manufacturers like Dell and Gateway making announcements about their own offerings powered by this CPU.
Pricing for the desktops will probably start from USD1050 upwards, with the sky as the limit ( or at least around USD5000 ). It’s supposed to offer increased speed and efficiency and uses less power. Gamers who have tried the Core 2 Duo have also said the new processors offer a much smoother gaming experience.
Meanwhile, Kazaa is paying out over USD 100 million to EMI, Warner Bros Music, Sony BMG and Universal Music, and promising to turn legit.
Once the world’s most popular P2P program for sharing of files, including music MP3 files, a combination of worries over spyware and viruses among the downloaded files and lawsuits filed against users for music piracy have alarmingly decreased the number of people using this program.
All the while, anti-piracy firms working for the recording industry were flooding the system with unlistenable fake files, frustrating for the user.
All in all, it remains to be seen if Kazaa can come up with a reliable revenue model which will be key to success in it’s decision to turn legit.
Jul
28
On the back of oil prices rising to ridiculous highs, Exxonmobil have posted record profits in excess of USD 35 billion dollars. Between the oil companies and the oil producing nations, they’re probably milking the rest of the world dry, while conspiracy theorists gossip that these same cartels are suppressing research and development into alternative clean cheap energy sources.Given that present crude oil reserves will only last a few more lifetimes, and demand for oil is rising everyday, fossil fuels will run out one day in the near future, and then we’ll face a stump.
Meanwhile, Floyd Landis has tested positive for testosterone in his A sample of blood taken. His B sample is under investigation. The jury is still out on that one, whether Floyd had taken any hormonal substances to boost his performance.
Fighting continues to ravage Lebanon and rocket attacks from Hizbollah continue to ravage the Israeli city of Haifa. With large numbers of guerrilla fighters in place, Hizbollah will not be an easy pushover, and with international pressure mounting, especially after that strike on the UN outpost with a precision guided weapon, it remains to be seen how long more Israel can continue this attack. Meanwhile, Israeli casualties and mortalities are mounting slowly.
Jul
27
Landis wins Tour de France
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After winning the final individual time trial to take a 30 second lead, Floyd Landis has taken the Tour de France title. Lance Armstrong is reportedly trying to woo Landis to his Discovery channel team.
Jul
21
Landis rides fast, in contention for Tour de France title
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A day after spectacularly losing the leadership of the race and dropping almost 7 minutes behind the race leaders, Floyd Landis has ridden fast to jump back into contention, in the final mountain stage of the tour.
The American, whose legs almost literally turning to Jell-O on the slopes of an Alp called La Toussuire, had been leading the race before yesterday before his spectacular collapse left him eight minutes eight seconds behind race leader Oscar Pereiro.
Not that today’s stage was any easy pushover. The Tour’s final mountain stage, over five Alpine passes, including the behemoth Col de Joux Plane, ending with a screaming descent into Morzine.
Landis attacked on the first climb, in what would be considered by most as an absurd plan at best, given the physical toll this stage would take. Most riders would have stayed with the main pack and conserve energy and attack later. Not Landis. From the first climb, the Pennsylvanian pushed his team to the front of the main pack, chasing down a small bunch of breakaway riders out front, and started to execute the plan.
Halfway up the first climb, Landis accelerated even faster, setting such a difficult that no one followed. Other riders were anticipating that he would burn out eventually over the next few punishing climbs.
Landis eventually caught up with the group of eleven breakaway riders who’d earlier escaped. Upon overtaking them, he commenced negotiations. Was anyone interested in forming an alliance?
No one took his offer. “Nobody wanted to work with me,” he later recalled. Alone, Landis set off at even greater speed, leaving them in his wake. Patrik Sinkewitz of T-Mobile, hung about in Landis’s slipstream for 70km.
Until the ascent of the Col de Joux-Plane, when Sinkewitz could hold on no longer. Landis had by this time opened up such a massive nine minutes and four seconds lead on the pack.
Landis eventually crossed the line in Morzine 5:42 ahead of Carlos Sastre of CSC. In the Classement General, Landis lies 18 seconds behind Sastre and 30 seconds behind race leader Oscar Pereiro.