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MAD FAT AT LINCOLN

noreply@blogger.com (Kourtesy) — Sun, 22 Nov 2009 01:20:00 +0000

Lincoln University created a new policy that students who have BMIs greater than 30 have to take a physical education class to graduate (Sharifa Riley, BMI Causes Uproar) . Apparently, some students and professors are upset about this as they are claiming that it will delay their graduation, or that it is discriminatory against fat people (obese for those that like to be politically correct) (Riley).

I believe the intentions of this policy are good. Will it make the students late to graduate? No, they can just use it to replace an elective. It is also easier than other electives; there is not a lot of thinking involved in gym class.

Is it discriminatory? Yes, it classifies people into groups based on the BMI. Personally, I don't see a problem in this particular case of discrimination. The rule is designed to help the people that it supposedly "discriminates against". However, the people who are complaining about discrimination are probably just scared to give an inch due to the fear that the rule makers might take a mile. I can just imagine the arguments. "If we allow this rule, what's next? Soon, they'll be making homosexuals take AIDS awareness courses before they can graduate!"

They could just amend the rule so that everyone needs to take a gym class unless they participate in athletics; however, this amendment would appear to be an injustice to those students that don't need to learn about fitness.

In the end, I respect the effort to increase the health of students at Lincoln University. Hopefully, the attention that this story gathers will help more people realize the importance of leading balanced lives.

Sources: http://media.www.thelincolnianonline.com/media/storage/paper1282/news/2009/11/18/News/Bmi-Requirement.Causes.Uproar-3834360.shtml)

Air Jordans For The Win in Class A XC Race

noreply@blogger.com (Kourtesy) — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 16:57:00 +0000

1st image source

Guy in 1st: WHOOOOOOOOO!!

Guy in 2nd: He's celebrating early. I'm going to beat him!

2nd image source

Guy in 1st: Oh [Expletive]. This [Expletive]'s right next to me.

Guy in 2nd: Oh bummer, he saw me.

3rd image source

Guy in 1st: This is my winning face.

Guy in 2nd: Haha, those are some nice Jordans.

These are the thoughts that I believe accompanied the moments captured in these photos. Regardless, it is classic moment when a person wins their high school cross country meet wearing Air Jordans.

Peanut Butter Lover's Month With A Baseball Bat

noreply@blogger.com (Kourtesy) — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 17:51:00 +0000

I haven't really posted in a while; my creative juices are running low. Nothing really interesting has sparked the inner writer in me. However, in light of November being national peanut butter lover's month in the U.S.A., I will leave you with this video.

I think that the moral of this song that Brian performs is a metaphorical one. Don't abuse peanut butter or jelly. Like all good foods, drinks, etc. peanut butter should be consumed in moderation. This national peanut butter lover's month enjoy your peanut butter responsibly.

A Moment of Success

noreply@blogger.com (Kourtesy) — Mon, 19 Oct 2009 22:15:00 +0000

Once, I was going to the state track meet with my friends to watch some of our other friends that still went to the school. Well, I had been drinking a lot of water for some reason. Either I was in training, or just felt like I should be drinking water because I was going to a track meet.

Anyway, shortly after the journey began I had to urinate. My friend, pulled the car over at one point so he could go urinate in this bush. I didn't want some crazy situation to happen where cops come and arrest me for urinating in the bush; so, I held the urge. Then, I kind of regretted that decision for a while. I began wondering if I would make it to the meet. I was thinking about the last time I remember peeing my pants. It was back in the first grade. The gym teacher wouldn't let me go to the lavatory so I had to urinate in my pants. I don't think they even sent me to the nurses office to change clothes like they used to do. I just walked around with pee pants for the remainder of the day.

I digress; now, back to the story. So, I am refraining from urinating, and I'm fearing a situation worse then the first grade. Clearly, it would be worse because I'm not expected to pee my pants at this age, and I can hold my bladder longer so the accident would be worse. In addition, my stomach is hurting at this point from holding it in my urine so long.

Finally, we get to the stadium, and I head straight to the bathroom. Then, I had one of the greatest moments of relief/success in my life. I began to urinate at the urinal, and two people came and left the urinal next to me while I continued blast the urinal wall with the most epic stream of my life. It was glorious; the end.

Jin - No labels But Still Doin' His Thang

noreply@blogger.com (Kourtesy) — Mon, 12 Oct 2009 13:27:00 +0000

Jin is probably one of the greatest battle rappers ever if not the best. He won an insane amount of battles on Freestyle Friday. Since then, I haven't really followed him. I think he signed with Ruff Ryders at some point. Now, he isn't signed, and he is living in Hong Kong. I just found this old remix while surfing through videos on YouTube; I thought it was pretty legit.

Maybe it is better if he doesn't have a label. There is a lot of garbage produced by people signed to labels, and it poisons minds. I watched a video in which Jin said that he is trying to pursue his spirituality more seriously. Hopefully, he can find a way to channel this into his music. The rap game could use some more positive light shinning through it.

Day 13 - Streaks de Deuces

noreply@blogger.com (Kourtesy) — Sun, 11 Oct 2009 00:04:00 +0000

Day 13 of Streaks de Deuces is in the books. For any new readers, that means I am nearly done the first two streaks out of 22 streaks that last 22 days. Since I started the second streak a day later than the first, I still have 10 days left to maintain the second streak.

The current streaks that I have going are completing 222 push ups every day and participating in my online class. Clearly, as long as one concentrates in their studies, they will improve. However, it may not be so obvious that one would get stronger from doing the same number of push ups every day. While one may doubt that it is possible to gain strength by performing the same number of push ups every day, I would argue the opposite. After thirteen days of performing 222 push ups, I can now crank out at least 120 push ups at one time.

Livin' The Dream

noreply@blogger.com (Kourtesy) — Mon, 05 Oct 2009 00:31:00 +0000

I've been doing some thinking as I sometimes do, and I got to thinking about the saying "livin' the dream". Many people use this saying. Some people might be using it seriously, and others might be using it sarcastically. The people who speak the words seriously are most likely trying to convey the idea that life is going great for them at the moment.

With that said, I will now help you misoverstand (to borrow a word from Nas' vocabulary) the phrase "Livin the Dream". Now, a dream is something that runs through your subconscious when you are sleeping, or it is an ambition that you might have. Regardless, it is not reality. Thus, literally speaking, "Livin' the Dream" would mean that one was living what is not reality. Or, as I would like to put it, these people are "Livin da lie". So, while they think that they just said they are doing great, they actually said that their life is a lie.

A wise friend of mine named B.T. (B*** T*ts) once warned me about making this mistake. He would exclaim in high pitched tone, "Craaaaig, your tryin to be da truf n lookin like da lie Craig." It is crazy to consider the places where the gospel reaches people. Regardless of the context in which B.T. said that, I took his statement to heart. I mean it was probably some joke that he gathered off of those Friday movies; however, I heard it and thought, "wow, that's pretty deep."

Well, I still think that is pretty deep, and that is why I want to spread the word. So what I am trying to say by all of this rambling, is that one should think before they speak or act. Before a person conforms to the speech patterns or behavior of their peers, they should take a minute to think about what they are actually doing. Surely, "livin' the dream" might sound great on the surface. I mean living and dreams are both, generally, good things. However, by accepting the sayings and speech of your peers as your own without first thinking about what that speech means, you have just begun to live da lie. In conclusion, be the Truth not da lie.

Streaks de Deuces is Still Alive - Day 6

noreply@blogger.com (Kourtesy) — Sat, 03 Oct 2009 00:21:00 +0000

I survived to day 6 of the Streaks de Deuces. I have been doing 222 push ups for 6 days now, and I have studied for my class 5 straight days now. The toughest part so far is finding time to study for the class every day. It is not to hard to find time to crank out a few push ups. Also, the push ups are getting easier. I don't really get sore from doing these push ups any more. I think I will finish these two streaks before I start anymore. I don't have enough faith in my memory to try to keep too many streaks in tact at one time.

Day Two - Streaks de Deuces

noreply@blogger.com (Kourtesy) — Mon, 28 Sep 2009 18:58:00 +0000

Today marks the second day completed of the Streaks de Deuces challenge. I have finished my second day of 222 push ups, and my shoulders were already feeling the fatigue when I began the day. The push ups were completed in 4 sets (72, 50, 50, 50).

Also, I have decided on my second streak. The second streak is probably nothing too exciting or inspiring to any audience that I might have; however, it will be to participate in my online class every day for the next 22 days. Usually, I only take the class a few days of the week. Now, I will learn more quickly and advance toward the completion of the Streaks de Deuces challenge. I have already participated in the class today. It is a web database development class if in case people were wondering. If I continue adding streaks like this, I guess one could call them cascading style streaks..hahahaha. Sorry, I couldn't resist the urge to add in lame web development joke.

Streaks de Deuces description

Streaks de Deuces

noreply@blogger.com (Kourtesy) — Sun, 27 Sep 2009 15:32:00 +0000

I have made up my mind; I am going to begin a challenge called "Streaks de Deuces". You may say, "I've never heard of such a challenge." Most likely, you haven't heard of such a challenge because I just thought of it recently. If you have heard of such a challenge; then, some person out there has similar mind to my own. This would be kind of weird, but who knows?

Basically, I decided I am going to try to complete 22 streaks in the next year of time. The start date was close to a month ago, and I am just starting today. So, I have some ground to make up. Even if I started on time, I would have had to run some streaks concurrently to complete the challenge.

Regardless, I have belief that I possess the discipline and determination to complete this. My first streak has begun, and I am going to perform 222 push-ups a day for the next 22 days. That is the only real rule for this streak. Today, I completed the set amount over a total of 4 sets (77, 70, 50, and 25 push-ups).

Now, the news is out; so, I HAAAAAAVE to complete the challenge or I might let down the very small audience of people that read this blog. I don't know what the rest of the streaks will be. I will think of them on the fly I guess. If you have any ideas, share them in the comments section. Basically, this "Streaks de Deuces" challenge is targeted toward self improvement of some shape or form. As a result, I probably won't do any streaks like that guy that eats Big Mac's every day. Once again, please feel free to comment.

Soccer Ball Juggling

noreply@blogger.com (Kourtesy) — Thu, 24 Sep 2009 19:46:00 +0000

I didn't know what else to write about so I thought I would post this video of me juggling the soccer ball. It's a shame that I lost control at the end, but I guess taping the error might make it easier for people to relate. Hopefully, this video inspires some people to practice their skills or post their own soccer ball juggling videos. I used to practice this juggling all the time. Then, I decided to pursue running more seriously so I pretty much gave up soccer. The good news is that the old riding the bike saying holds true for soccer ball juggling as well.

Are These Common Feelings?

noreply@blogger.com (Kourtesy) — Fri, 18 Sep 2009 00:21:00 +0000

There are two pretty simple events that cause quite an emotional arousal for me. The first event makes me feel like my morale has been kicked in the shins and beaten over the head with a baseball bat, and the second just makes me feel surprisingly happy.

So, I will begin with the one that makes me feel happy. Do other people feel just as happy when they are stuck behind slow cars; then, they decide to make the pass and cruise by just in time to encounter free road ahead on the other side of the slow traffic? I moved around a few cars today on one of those sections of road where the right lane merges into the left lane. I passed the cars just before the merging section, and I was floating on cloud nine. It felt so great to know that I would not have to putt along behind those cars for the next 15 minutes on a two lane road.

Now, the not so good situation. I am sure every person is aware that pens exist which possess a little extension that enables one to hang the pen on their pocket or notepad. Well, I have a habit of playing with this tab in sort of a subconscious manner on a pretty regular basis. Then, one day the little plastic tab decides it can take it any more, and it just snaps off. For some reason, this takes the wind out of my metaphorical sails every time. I just think to myself, "now, how will I be able to keep myself occupied until this pen runs out of ink"?

In conclusion, it just amazes me how some small events like these can have such a profound effect on my feelings, and I was wondering if other people shared these reactions in common.

Madden Nation Look Out!!

noreply@blogger.com (Kourtesy) — Sun, 13 Sep 2009 16:03:00 +0000

So, I've played Madden 10 on Xbox 360 and Playstation 3. I believe I played a grand total of 6 games. Each time I played with my team which is the greatness know as the Baltimore Ravens. I sucked royally on Playstation 3; thus, I believe that the 360 version is easier. This may seem illogical because the controls are very similar. However, since I won my last three games on 360, I will just follow the inductive reasoning that says that the 360 version is easier (regardless of other factors that may have affected the outcomes). At any rate, simplicity was my key to victories. Essentially, I ran 4 plays out of two formations. The plays consited of a fade, flats, and the QB sneak. Furthermore, to add to the comedy of my success Joe Flacco was insanely fast, Flacco and my running backs could break tackles all day, and my receivers caught poorly thrown passes at their ankles like it was nothing to them. Needless to say, I was gaining a good laugh at my friends' expenses. On defense, my corners were rediculous. This is also contrary to what I have witnessed in real life. Finally, I had one more trick on defense which I can't reveal because I need every advantage that I can get. Basically, I think I am ready to take on Madden Nation...SIKE!!

5 Random Thoughts

noreply@blogger.com (Kourtesy) — Wed, 09 Sep 2009 01:49:00 +0000

Have you ever seen a person who only tucks their shirt in on the front side? This should be called the mullet tuck (business in the front, party in the back).

What is the purpose of twice baked potatoes? Why can't they just be cooked all the way the first time?

Why do gas stations always ad 99 tenths of a cent to the price of gas?

Why is the inventor of the Snuggie rich because he/she marketed wearing a robe backwards? Will I be rich if I invent a fleece hat that you can wear backwards?Obviously, I would have to give it a ridiculous name.

Why are they called Bee stings? For some people they are stings, for others they are near death experiences. Calling it a bee sting because in the best case scenario it stings is like a calling death a nap because you might get resuscitated.

Hula Hoopla Application on Facebook

noreply@blogger.com (Kourtesy) — Sat, 05 Sep 2009 20:47:00 +0000

Here is my latest project ( Hula Hoopla ). I couldn't think of anything else to write about so I figured why not write a shameless plug for my new Hula Hoopla Facebook app. Essentially, this is the greatest hula hoop game that you will ever play. If you like endurance gaming; then, you will love this game. However, all of this is just my own humble opinion. You should really go visit and play the game for yourself to experience all of its true greatness.

Dathan Ritzenhein Sets 5k American Record in 12:56

noreply@blogger.com (Kourtesy) — Sat, 29 Aug 2009 19:48:00 +0000

Here it is for your own viewing pleasure

Wowwwwwwww. That's about all I can think of to say to this; that, and what a finish! I can only imagine the reactions that there would be if Ritz could have found it in his legs to beat Bekele that day.

How To Rap Faster

noreply@blogger.com (Kourtesy) — Mon, 24 Aug 2009 14:06:00 +0000

There is a simple trick that I picked up to rap faster. You probably won't be as fast as Twista, but, maybe, you can come close to Krazie Bone.

Twista

Krazyie Bone

Basically, the trick is to include more inline rhyming and triple rhyming. If these words are new to you, here is a simple explanation. Inline rhyming, as it sounds, is, simply, a rhyme in the middle of the line of the poem or song. When employing this method, you don't necessarily have to rhyme in the traditional sense (rhyming at the end of the word). Rather, you can mix it up, and rhyme at the beggining of words. This is alliteration if you are using consonant sounds. Also, you can try rhyming sounds in the middle of words. This is called assonance when using vowell sounds and cassonance when using consonant sounds.

Next, Triple rhyming is a rhyme which includes the last three syllables of the words involved. For instance, rhyming "glittering" with "twittering" would be a tripple rhyme. In music, tripplets are fast sounding notes; thus, it makes sense for triple rhymes to be fast sounding rhymes. Also, Triple rhyming may coincide with inline rhyming; in other words, there may be a triple rhyme that is also an inline rhyme.

Putting it all together:
Now that you know the rules, you can break the rules. What I mean by this is that you should make up your own words or add false endings to words like Snoop to achieve the desired results. I have written something small for you to see the effects of my trick.
Here it is:

(takes a few seconds for rap to begin)
Spiteded knitteded sewing my words.
Fiteded wit itit; hat on reverse.

Now, try saying that quickly, and you will see how it speeds up your rapping.

My Eyes Deceive Me

noreply@blogger.com (Kourtesy) — Thu, 20 Aug 2009 16:15:00 +0000

Have you ever looked at an object or writing and percieved it incorrectly at first glance? If this question doesn't make sense to you, let me explain. Today, I am casually walking around my house. Out of the corner of my eye, I catch a glimpse of the movie rack, and I see "Madea Goes To Jail".

However, that is not what I saw on first glance. On first glance, I saw MADDEN! I'm sure you can understand this mistake. There were large capital black letters beginning with MAD, the case was white, and I convinced myself to believe that the red man at the top said EA. I thought it was MADDEN 10, and I was siked. "I have Madden!?", I thought to myself. I don't even know why I got excited; I don't have a system on which I can play Madden 10. Also, I don't know why a video game would be on the movie rack. As it turns out, i was deceived by my eyes to believe that a stupid movie was the new Madden.

ENERGY DRINKS Review

noreply@blogger.com (Kourtesy) — Tue, 18 Aug 2009 00:19:00 +0000

Once a energy drink connoisseur, I will now share my knowledge of energy drinks in the form of a list (my favorite energy drinks in descending order). To further explain my credentials, I pretty much lived off of energy drinks for a substantial part of the last two years of my life. Recently, I have tried to limit my caffeine intake to prevent a heart attack (I don't need to stay up all night doing work anymore). However, if you feel energy drinks are the answer to your problem; then, this list is perfect for you.

1) Mountain Dew MDX - This was by far the best energy drink I have ever consumed; however, I don't believe that it exists any longer. It tasted great(it tasted more like a soda than an energy drink). Also, it kept me awake better than any energy drink.

2) Amp Overdrive- Slightly edging out the green Amp in the taste category, this cherry flavor drink is also a bit more caffeinated than the green Amp.

3) Amp Big Rig - I don't know if this comes in different flavors. I do know that it is an extraordinary amount of energy drink, it comes in the green flavor, and I have survived after consuming two in one night.

5) Red Bull - This one is a classic. Although it hasn't given me wings, it does ok at keeping me awake. Also, it has a unique taste which is pretty good.

4) Rockstar - I like the orange flavor; I am not sure if it comes in other flavors. This is a little bit sweet for me which is why it does not rank higher on the list; however, it is still pretty good. Also, I believe it has vitamin c. This is always good to consume if you are not sleeping because your immune system will need all of the extra help that it can get.

5) Mickey D's Sweet Tea - This probably won't keep one awake too well; unless, that person is very sensitive to caffeine. However, its taste is sensuous to say the least. I used to like drinking a couple large cups of Mickey D's Sweet Tea to pregame for a long night of work.

6) Coca Cola Classic - Classic is even part of its name. As one of my friends put it, "Coke has bite". I like to go with 2 Liters of Coca Cola if don't want to drink something as strong as Amp.

7) Jolt- It tasted similar to Coca Cola; however, it wasn't quite as good. Also, I might as well have been drinking NyQuil because I dozed right off to sleep after drinking this stuff. Jolt was far over hyped in my opinion; I guess that Jolt was at the leading edge of energy drinks for the oldheads that I heard talking about it.

9) Sobe Energy Drink in a Orange Can- I don't know what its official name was. This stuff tasted pretty good, but it is not a drink that I would want on a regular basis. This might have been discontinued as well. Originally, I drank it because there were no Amps left in the store that I visited. Also, I continued to drink it because it had slightly less sugar than Amp, and it had 130% of one's daily consumption of vitamin c.

10) Monster - I hate the taste of this stuff, and I don't remember it keeping me very alert. The taste is too sweet for my liking.

11) 5 hr Energy - Both flavors taste equally good or bad (I am not really sure). Originally, I thought this stuff was the quintessential energy drink. It was only 4 calories, and I felt like I was on top of the world the first time I drank a 5 hr Energy. The next time I drank one; it did not work quite as well (most likely because I did not sleep much or at all the night before). This pattern continued for next several times that I used it. The last time I used it I thought I was going to have a heart attack; thus, I promised myself not to drink another 5 hr Energy drink.

Handstands

noreply@blogger.com (Kourtesy) — Sat, 08 Aug 2009 00:37:00 +0000

Do you know my favorite part about doing a handstand? If you said falling on your back and coughing for about the next two minutes while trying to regain your wind; then, you are correct.

Actually, I can't even do handstand. The question should of said headstand, but I like to think of my attempted headstands as handstands that end before I get the chance to get into full handstand position. In my mind there are 4 phases to a handstand. First, you do a tripod (they used to teach this in elementary schools). Then, you extend your feet into the air to do a headstand. Next, you extend your elbows to complete the handstand. Finally, there is the dismount. I am not very good at the last two phases; and I am not too worried about trying to improve.

The whole reason that I am writing this is because of some random occurrence that happened today. I was, calmly, sitting on the couch watching television; when, I got some thought in my head that I was going to do something at the next commercial. Upon the commercial break's arrival, I could no longer remember what I was going to do. I asked myself, "what was I going to do again?". Spontaneously, the word handstand popped into my head. I knew that this was not what I was originally going to do; however, I figured I would try to do one since my last attempt was quite a long time ago. So, I begin my handstand (following my 4 phase handstand algorithm earlier described). I make it to the second phase; then, I flop on my back after about two seconds and start coughing while I try to recover from the ordeal.

This is the second time in the last few days that some random idea has popped into my head which I decided to follow through with. It is becoming sort of my new favorite past time.

Song Stuck In My Head

noreply@blogger.com (Kourtesy) — Fri, 07 Aug 2009 00:46:00 +0000

The other day, suddenly, I begin humming this song in my head. I don't even remember hearing the song before, and I definitely don't remember hearing it during that day. Yet, I some how knew a few words, "I come from a land down under" , and I decided to type them into the YouTube search. Then, I arrived at this video.

This was the song that I had in my head, and I discovered that both the song and the video are pretty epic. In the end, I remain perplexed at how this song ever entered my train of thought. It is pretty weird considering I listen, almost exclusively, to rap music. However, I am thankful this song, somehow, did end up in my brain waves because it was (as stated earlier) epic.

The Proverbial LIMIT

noreply@blogger.com (Kourtesy) — Wed, 05 Aug 2009 01:40:00 +0000

And like many races, my days as a runner have been stretched to see one last effort. Just as I was about to call it quits on running, I ended up logging one more effort than I imagined I was able to tolerate.

A few days ago, I ran a ten miler with a few buddies. Red line would probably be a good term to describe my effort on this run as there were many moments when I found myself wondering if I would make it back to my car before dying of heart failure. As with many near death situations, one may begin to reconsider some of their behaviors. The behavior I was reconsidering was running. While battling through the sharp stabbing sensation in my heart region, I had pretty much concluded that I would no longer complete runs as this one. Rather, I would settle for a 4 mile trot as my maximum effort in the future.

However, a few days passed and this was not the case. My buddies called me up to run, and I had intended to politely decline their offer; however, there was a basketball court in the area so I thought I would just play ball instead. So, I show up intending to just clown around with my friends before they take off for their run; then, I would begin to shoot around. However, the scene was pretty crowded around the courts, and for some reason, I persuaded myself into running. Realizing I wasn't a true baller, I figured I would run a couple of miles first; then, I would have a reasonable excuse for playing poorly when I got back to the courts.

So, I begin running. The pace is surprisingly manageable; however, I am worried they are going to crank up the pace in the later miles. Right as I was going to turn around, something convinced me to keep going; I ended up running 8 miles. I remembered the feeling of being in a race, and trying to hang on to the leaders. Then, right when I would be about to throw in the rag and settle; I would tell myself that I could hang on just one more lap. Strangely, this procedure often repeated itself for several laps. That is one feeling I hope that every runner gets that chance to experience; the feeling of overcoming what they previously thought was their LIMIT.

How to force your host's ads to the bottom of your web page

noreply@blogger.com (Kourtesy) — Mon, 03 Aug 2009 14:02:00 +0000

If you have a free host, chances are that you also have the host's ads running on your web page. This is certainly the case for me; however, I didn't really mind until recently. Up until yesterday, all of their ads automatically appeared at the bottom of my pages. Yesterday, I had a page where the ad kept appearing at the top of my page covering some of the page's content. My best guess for why this happened is that I used absolute positioning instead of relative. Thus, when I tried the css code "clear:both;" nothing happened. I searched google, and I found no solutions. Finally, I developed a fix. It might not be the most graceful fix, but it works. So if you have this same problem (ads appearing on top of your content which is positioned absolutely) below is some code that you can use.

In your stylesheet add the lines:

#thediv{
float:left;
clear:both;
margin: 0px 0px 500px 0px; }

Then, in your html, just inside the body tag, add the following:

<div id="thediv">
<br />
</div>

Backgammon

noreply@blogger.com (Kourtesy) — Thu, 30 Jul 2009 00:36:00 +0000

I have been working on a backgammon game the last couple of weeks; finally, I have a playable version. I will consider this the beta version. I don't know of any errors; however, the AI is not very great. You can play it here. Before you play, know that the set of die on the right is the set that you just rolled. Second, click on the point that you want to move from to make a move. Last, make sure that you have Javascript enabled on your browser. I am going to continue working on it to make a few improvements. Namely, I am going to highlight the previous move and improve the AI opponent's evaluation function. I hope you enjoy it. If you have suggestions for improvement, please leave a comment underneath this post.

Troll Hall of Fame

noreply@blogger.com (Kourtesy) — Fri, 24 Jul 2009 22:30:00 +0000

I like to read threads posted in the message forum of LetsRun . I think 70 percent of the reason that I enjoy visiting this forum is because of the trolls. However, the performance of the trolls seems to have really declined since I first began reading threads posted at LetsRun. THEN, I visited today, and I saw this thread. This thread is a troll gold. Trollie McSockpuppet performed exquisitely in his trolling efforts. I believe that Trollie McSockpuppet should be a troll model for all trolls in their efforts to take trolling to a level of creativity and hilarity that has yet to be seen by the Internet. The troll even announced in their handle that they were a troll; yet, they were still able to spark such great reactions. That my friends is a sign of trolling well done. Thus, it is with great pleasure that I induct Trollie McSockpuppet into my Troll Hall of Fame.