Published by Bear
Friday, August 29th, 2008
Disclaimer: This post is directed at Kizi though you may also find it entertaining beyond your wildest dreams.
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You may have heard of this "joke" band from their self titled HBO series or the groups stand up specials. The thing that sets them apart from other parody groups is that the band members, Bret and Jemaine, can actually play. Not only are they talented musically, but the lyrical humor is both subtle and painfully evident. For example, this passage from the song, "Business Time":
"Oh, you don't know what you're doing to me.
I remove my jeans but trip over them cause I still got my shoes on. But I turn it into a sexy dance.
Next thing you know I'm down to just my socks and you know when I'm down to just my socks what time it is...it's time
for business. It's business time.
It's business.
It's business time.
You know when I'm down to just my socks it's time for business that's why they call it business socks."
Throw in songs like, "Busdriver Song," "Humans are Dead," and, "She's so Hot, Boom," and you've got yourself the start of an album. In addition to the musical humor, you get a sense that Bret and Jemaine are really enjoying themselves throughout. I personally enjoy listening to music more when I feel the artists are having fun making it.
Here's a link to a dating song parody, "If You're Into It." If you want to hear more send me a message and I'll see what I can do for you.
Published by Bear
Monday, August 18th, 2008
I was temporarily restricted from Battle.net this afternoon while playing Diablo 2. I had no idea why as I'd done nothing wrong. During my investigation I found an official Blizzard thread on the topic and checked some of the reasons.
For your convenience, I will touch on some of the more interesting points. The first punishable offense is
- "Scrolling through skill selection using the mouse wheel"
The only thing wrong with this rule is that it doesn't result in a permanent ban. Players committing such a heinous act as "scrolling through skills" should be immediately removed from the playing environment. It pains my heart to know that skill scrolling fiends are back on the block after such a cursory dismissal.
The next crime against humanity is
- "Repeated requests for a new screen to see what you wish to gamble for."
I mean, obviously you're not supposed to do this; that's why you get everything you're looking for on the first screen. This rule is practically written on the game box below the giant face of The Lord of Terror. Trying to see more than one list of items is just plain gluttonous. I, for one, know that Gheed would never wait twenty-eight screens to show me a pair of gauntlets.
The final unforgivable behavior is
- "Repeated use of a spell with no cast delay such as Amplify Damage or Glacial Spike."
Show me a monster that can survive more than one Glacial Spike (17-26 damage) and I'll show you Uber Diablo. Clearly, the game was designed so that casters would only need to execute a spell once (twice for you hedonists) in order to bring down any lumbering foe. Also, Ampify Damage last eight seconds and if you need any longer than that to bring down a boss you're just doing it wrong.
Just think about these rules next time you decide to log on to Battle.net and go wild. Now, if you'll excuse me, I need to bring down Baal with an Ice Bolt.