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by Breagen
September 27, 2009, 7:29 pm
Forum: Ryyysfemorrrr!
Topic: Arm Development
Replies: 4
Views: 2956

Re: Arm Development

Deadlifts, nothing will give you a bigger overall back. That should be your #1 exercise along with squats. High reps and/or sets of chin ups are also excellent for working your back. You can vary them with wide/close grip and vary the actual grip as well to mix it up. For biceps the various one and ...
by Breagen
July 9, 2009, 1:33 pm
Forum: Culinary Delights
Topic: Dehydrator / Jerky
Replies: 6
Views: 1780

Re: Dehydrator / Jerky

Sounds like I should be looking into a smoker instead than as I have no intention of making anything other than jerky. I had heard of the oven method but leaving the oven on for so long seemed like it could be a big electricity sink if I make it frequently. Does anyone have any experience with smoke...
by Breagen
July 8, 2009, 2:09 pm
Forum: Culinary Delights
Topic: Dehydrator / Jerky
Replies: 6
Views: 1780

Dehydrator / Jerky

Seeing as I consume a large quantity of jerky, due to a variety of reasons, I'm looking into picking up a dehydrator to start making my own and cut down on costs and all the preservatives etc in store bought stuff. Does anyone have any experience with buying / using a dehydrator or making their own ...
by Breagen
November 28, 2008, 8:22 am
Forum: Computers/Technology
Topic: Help troubleshooting
Replies: 6
Views: 1229

Re: Help troubleshooting

I never installed an internal speaker unfortunately and I don't hear anything from my speakers plugged into the sound card. I'm planning on going and picking up an internal speaker when I get a chance to hopefully figure out what is wrong.
by Breagen
November 27, 2008, 11:51 pm
Forum: Computers/Technology
Topic: Help troubleshooting
Replies: 6
Views: 1229

Help troubleshooting

I've been having a bit of a problem with my computer failing to boot for a few weeks now that I mainly ignored at first. The first few times I just thought something was being a little screwy and force shut it down than restarted and it would reboot after one or two tries. Unfortunately when I went ...
by Breagen
April 2, 2008, 12:27 am
Forum: World of Warcraft
Topic: Sargeras
Replies: 43
Views: 8100

Re: Sargeras

I always used to joke about ret paladins pre-BC but I've been spending my extra arena points recently on picking up the full ret set. Looking forward to playing around in 3's with a cheesy double melee comp once I finish out my gear, will be nice to finally rape all the priests and druids and shit t...
by Breagen
February 20, 2008, 7:04 pm
Forum: World of Warcraft
Topic: PTR 2.4
Replies: 87
Views: 15149

Re: PTR 2.4

Oh yeah, I thought he was just asking about the arena gear though; in which case you can't buy any of the Gladiator sets for badges. So far at least.
by Breagen
February 20, 2008, 6:02 pm
Forum: World of Warcraft
Topic: PTR 2.4
Replies: 87
Views: 15149

Re: PTR 2.4

I have heard all of these rumors about using badges to buy PvP gear. The one thing I can't find clarification on is this: Currently, you can spend honor and marks to buy S1 gear. When 2.4 goes live and the new arena season starts, S1 gear will probably go away and S2 gear will be available. Does an...
by Breagen
February 19, 2008, 12:51 am
Forum: World of Warcraft
Topic: PTR 2.4
Replies: 87
Views: 15149

Re: PTR 2.4

Interesting; I haven't heard or seen of a new AV exploit yet and I've been in there quite a bit on my alt this last weekend. I won't ask you to elaborate for obvious reasons but I will say I hate exploits as much as the next guy. I just want a balanced large scale BG even if it's less unique or real...
by Breagen
February 16, 2008, 9:34 pm
Forum: World of Warcraft
Topic: PTR 2.4
Replies: 87
Views: 15149

Re: PTR 2.4

I already clearly pointed out why the solution is not that simple in my first post. The alliance side of AV has always heavily favored a late game defense centered at either the SP GY or at the bridge into DB. The entire SH area is significantly more difficult to defend than the IB area is for horde...
by Breagen
February 16, 2008, 8:23 pm
Forum: World of Warcraft
Topic: PTR 2.4
Replies: 87
Views: 15149

Re: PTR 2.4

What a load of crap, as if the ability to not act like lemmings is based on the map. I'm not really sure how to counter an argument that persuasive. AV since it's inception was biased towards the alliance, no reasonable person would try to argue otherwise, why is it that as soon as the situation ch...
by Breagen
February 16, 2008, 4:42 am
Forum: World of Warcraft
Topic: PTR 2.4
Replies: 87
Views: 15149

Re: PTR 2.4

The last major change to AV that put in the reinforcement system did heavily bias the whole BG towards horde. Obviously this is not to say alliance can't win so long as someone yells at them loud enough, but in the new game of attrition alliance are on the losing side from the start. If you actually...
by Breagen
February 13, 2008, 11:08 pm
Forum: World of Warcraft
Topic: PTR 2.4
Replies: 87
Views: 15149

Re: PTR 2.4

I completely agree. At this point I've been on both sides as a hardcore raider for a couple years and more recently abandoning PvE for PvP. Of course it was only after I quit raiding that I came to realize for certain classes and specs it's either best to mix and match PvP with PvE gear or for some ...
by Breagen
February 13, 2008, 6:25 pm
Forum: World of Warcraft
Topic: PTR 2.4
Replies: 87
Views: 15149

Re: PTR 2.4

I'm glad PvP will become even more broken in 2.4 as PvE gear makes another return to the unbalancing column. Warriors with 4pc S3 + 4pc T6 getting 15 second intercept + 5-10% damage on MS? Check. Paladins with 4pc S3 + 4pc T6 for 5% HL crit and 5% FoL healing? Check. ShS rogues will benefit as well ...
by Breagen
November 16, 2007, 12:46 am
Forum: World of Warcraft
Topic: I started playing again
Replies: 29
Views: 4423

Re: I started playing again

Healing -> damage is kind of nice but generally useless as a holy paladin. Only time I ever find it a valuable change is killing felhunters with a HS - exorcism - judge combo assuming it actually works and I didn't just waste 1k mana. For non-PvP it was already easy to just collect shockadin/ret gea...
by Breagen
November 10, 2007, 3:29 am
Forum: Ryyysfemorrrr!
Topic: Silva and the rest
Replies: 18
Views: 7435

Re: Silva and the rest

It's easy to say that they exist without actually finding them to prove the point. It's ridiculous to assert that a martial arts master who has never demonstrated any real fighting ability would destroy an MMA fighter who earns their living by fighting in contests with limited rules. All of the exam...
by Breagen
October 23, 2007, 2:47 am
Forum: Ryyysfemorrrr!
Topic: Silva and the rest
Replies: 18
Views: 7435

Re: Silva and the rest

I'm not sure why you are quoting my post as the point I was making in response to Abelard is that single style martial artists lose to MMA fighters, as alluded to in the second line. I was under the mistaken impression he was implying that a classical martial artist such as a Kung Fu or Tae Kwon Do ...
by Breagen
October 22, 2007, 2:53 am
Forum: Ryyysfemorrrr!
Topic: Silva and the rest
Replies: 18
Views: 7435

Re: Silva and the rest

Ok that is a lot different. Professional MT fighters are similar to kickboxing etc. From your original post I thought you were referring to some type of Karate or Kung Fu expert, and I think we all know how well they've done in the world of MMA.
by Breagen
October 21, 2007, 10:44 pm
Forum: Ryyysfemorrrr!
Topic: Silva and the rest
Replies: 18
Views: 7435

Re: Silva and the rest

Seriously?
by Breagen
October 18, 2007, 8:28 pm
Forum: Current Events
Topic: 60% of fake bombs get by TSA screeners
Replies: 9
Views: 769

Re: 60% of fake bombs get by TSA screeners

I'd be curious to know what the fake bombs consist of and how they are sneaking them through security. I know when I flew back from D.C. over the summer I was pulled aside and searched because I forgot a bar of deoderant in the bottom of the bag that they noticed during the normal scan.
by Breagen
October 17, 2007, 8:07 am
Forum: Ryyysfemorrrr!
Topic: Couture Retires
Replies: 8
Views: 4293

Re: Couture Retires

it's not like he is that awesome to begin with. That is a pretty ridiculous thing to say honestly. Couture has some of the greatest upsets/fights in MMA history under his belt and the fact that he has been able to come back and fight successfully at his age is an incredible testament to his skill a...
by Breagen
October 16, 2007, 8:36 pm
Forum: Ryyysfemorrrr!
Topic: Dave Terrell
Replies: 3
Views: 2910

Re: Dave Terrell

Runs a school in Santa Rosa (Sonoma County).
by Breagen
October 12, 2007, 3:13 pm
Forum: Ryyysfemorrrr!
Topic: Couture Retires
Replies: 8
Views: 4293

Re: Couture Retires

If anything it comes across to me as the complete opposite of a bitch move. He is saying by doing this that as a champion he only wants to fight the best competition there is rather than just sit back and let others try to knock him down. Instead of sitting around in the UFC for a couple more years ...
by Breagen
October 12, 2007, 7:55 am
Forum: Current Events
Topic: Only the most urgent global warming mission
Replies: 111
Views: 4314

Re: Only the most urgent global warming mission

Acknowledging the existence of global warming does not necessarily require the concurrent belief that it is an entirely man made problem. It is a well established fact through years of scientific tests and research that the planet is in fact warming compared to previous centuries/millennia. It appar...
by Breagen
October 12, 2007, 1:23 am
Forum: Current Events
Topic: Only the most urgent global warming mission
Replies: 111
Views: 4314

Re: Only the most urgent global warming mission

Midnyte_Ragebringer wrote:...fighting something no one can prove exists is even more laughable.
Uh, are you serious?
by Breagen
September 25, 2007, 8:26 pm
Forum: Ryyysfemorrrr!
Topic: Shogun :(
Replies: 14
Views: 6007

Re: Shogun :(

I'm very afraid that it may be the case Shogun and/or other Chute Box guys were using some form of performance enhancers. Hopefully he comes back strong in his next fight and it was a case of lack of training rather than laying off the juice once he started in UFC. As much as I love Wanderlei and wo...
by Breagen
September 24, 2007, 7:44 am
Forum: Ryyysfemorrrr!
Topic: Shogun :(
Replies: 14
Views: 6007

Re: Shogun :(

Guess that is what happens when you underestimate your opponents and don't train heavily before a fight. I had an ever increasing ball of doubt in my stomach as I saw him starting to gas in the first round.
by Breagen
August 28, 2007, 12:24 am
Forum: Ryyysfemorrrr!
Topic: Upcoming UFC Goodness!
Replies: 22
Views: 8768

Re: Upcoming UFC Goodness!

If you can't find the fights on youtube or dailymotion they are usually available on mma-tv.net if you register and poke around.
by Breagen
August 27, 2007, 6:02 am
Forum: Ryyysfemorrrr!
Topic: Upcoming UFC Goodness!
Replies: 22
Views: 8768

Re: Upcoming UFC Goodness!

Easily one of the best cards I've ever seen. Only fight I was disappointed with was the Grove/Cote match because it was looking really interesting than ended suddenly with that heavy right hand from Cote. I'm looking forward to a Stevenson vs Huerta fight in the future, possibly leading up to a shot...
by Breagen
August 3, 2007, 7:44 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Skateboarders are nuts
Replies: 17
Views: 2101

Re: Skateboarders are nuts

Just watched that earlier and was amazed at the distance he fell and the way his shoes literally popped off his feet on impact. Quite astounding that he was able to get up and walk away after it. I also fail to see how skateboarding is a silly sport compared to the majority of other sports that peop...
by Breagen
July 25, 2007, 4:57 am
Forum: Ryyysfemorrrr!
Topic: Upcoming UFC Goodness!
Replies: 22
Views: 8768

Re: Upcoming UFC Goodness!

I think you are underestimating GSP's ground game/skills to be honest. He is a higher ranked BJJ practitioner than Koscheck and he also trains wrestling with the Canadian Olympic team. Furthermore he has more wins by submission than Koscheck and has demonstrated a very good ability to avoid take dow...
by Breagen
May 18, 2007, 3:49 am
Forum: Current Events
Topic: Personal Political Candidate Selector
Replies: 94
Views: 5568

1. Theoretical Ideal Candidate (100%)
2. Dennis Kucinich (88%)
3. Joseph Biden (84%)
4. Barack Obama (83%)
5. Hillary Clinton (80%)
6. Wesley Clark (78%)
7. John Edwards (75%)
8. Al Gore (74%)
9. Christopher Dodd (74%)
10. Bill Richardson (64%)
by Breagen
April 18, 2007, 3:06 am
Forum: Movies/DVD/TV
Topic: Iron Man photo
Replies: 116
Views: 14466

From what I remember of the original story Stark was in Vietnam working on some form of powered armor for troops when he was hit by an IED in the bush. A piece of shrapnel hit him in the chest and either lodged near his heart or injured it in some way. He originally just created a chestplate of sort...
by Breagen
April 5, 2007, 9:03 pm
Forum: World of Warcraft
Topic: UI Screenshots?
Replies: 91
Views: 21521

Well, I'm glad your retort basically consists of calling me an idiot and that's it. I didn't feel like getting into it before but I was roomates with arguably one of the top five if not better bards on Veeshan for a couple years and played his character on raids when he wasn't around, so yes I think...
by Breagen
April 4, 2007, 11:14 pm
Forum: World of Warcraft
Topic: UI Screenshots?
Replies: 91
Views: 21521

Playing a dps class in WoW is far more advanced than playing one in EQ and comparisons between them is quite rediculous. EQ for most dps classes essentially ment auto attack + one button press for a special or for casters repeatedly pressing one key over and over. There was never really a question o...
by Breagen
March 28, 2007, 4:29 pm
Forum: Ryyysfemorrrr!
Topic: Pride Sold
Replies: 5
Views: 1536

Well that really sucks. Pride ruleset is far superior in my opinion, plus that will really hurt some Pride fighters like Shogun without affecting any UFC guys.
by Breagen
February 27, 2007, 9:23 pm
Forum: Ryyysfemorrrr!
Topic: Pride 33 : Second Coming
Replies: 3
Views: 1365

Haha, I didn't notice that actually. I was probably too surprised at the ending to hear it! Even with this loss I still think Wanderlei would crush Chuck in a match and I really hope he makes a successful comeback from this, he is easily one of my favorite fighters.
by Breagen
February 26, 2007, 11:09 pm
Forum: Ryyysfemorrrr!
Topic: Pride 33 : Second Coming
Replies: 3
Views: 1365

I really enjoyed this PPV. While it was certainly a night of upsets it didn't mean the fights weren't still great. There were certainly a couple that I was very disapointed with; namely the Rogerio KO in 23 seconds and the Silva vs Henderson fight. The first just because it seems like such a fluke, ...
by Breagen
February 15, 2007, 8:05 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Random Police Blotter entry
Replies: 19
Views: 4440

I could have sworn I read a practically identical report recently where I live. College towns all the same I guess.

*This is in reference to the first post*
by Breagen
February 13, 2007, 4:36 am
Forum: World of Warcraft
Topic: nerf druids
Replies: 47
Views: 12877

Personally I haven't had much trouble doing five mans. I also was a fury warrior for the past year than specced prot at 70 so it's somewhat new for me. I refuse to pug which I am sure gives me a certain level of bias because the average pug doesn't understand the concept that tanks have to actually ...
by Breagen
February 12, 2007, 11:41 pm
Forum: World of Warcraft
Topic: nerf druids
Replies: 47
Views: 12877

As a prot specced warrior I have to say I agree with Fairweather for the most part. The amount of upgrades for feral druids in BC is really amazing and any smart druid can gear up to a very high level just in quest greens and instance blues. As prot spec with about the best gear I can get pre Karazh...
by Breagen
January 27, 2007, 2:45 am
Forum: World of Warcraft
Topic: Surprisingly smooth launch so far
Replies: 49
Views: 15262

You get the flying mounts in Shadowmoon from your respective city. They don't take rep but the regular one is 800 training and 100 for the mount and epic is 5000 training and 200 mount. I just hit 70 and got my first mount earlier today, still need about 1200 for epic. I think I made around 1600 lev...
by Breagen
January 14, 2007, 11:35 am
Forum: Ryyysfemorrrr!
Topic: Crocop comes to UFC
Replies: 19
Views: 4891

If I knew I would always have to fight Fedor for the #1 spot I'd leave for UFC as well. Although Crocop wasn't able to take out Fedor for the title he is so much better than the current fighters in the UFC's heavyweight division that he should easily roll through and take the title and not face any ...
by Breagen
January 13, 2007, 10:34 am
Forum: Ryyysfemorrrr!
Topic: Crocop comes to UFC
Replies: 19
Views: 4891

:vv_yeahthat: I couldn't have said it better. Light heavyweight and heavyweight division really needs a shaking up badly. Middleweights got it with Anderson Silva and welterweights have St. Pierre and BJ Penn from time to time. At lest I could watch Hughes and be entertained and say that he was a sk...
by Breagen
December 20, 2006, 11:32 pm
Forum: Computers/Technology
Topic: Revamping My System
Replies: 118
Views: 28856

It seems there is a lot of good information being thrown around in this thread so I figure I'll throw out a couple questions. I've been planning on upgrading to a new computer soon since mines a couple years old now. Athlon XP 3200, 1.5GB RAM and a ATI 9800 Pro. I'd like to upgrade to something that...
by Breagen
November 28, 2006, 11:22 pm
Forum: Current Events
Topic: Peace on Earth, just not in Colorado
Replies: 29
Views: 2371

There is a family that lives down the street from my parents that was trying to repaint their house when the HOA told them that the color they had picked was unacceptable. They ended up going through around four or five different colors all being turned down and then they showed them the original co...
by Breagen
November 22, 2006, 4:32 am
Forum: World of Warcraft
Topic: Ahh the memories
Replies: 4
Views: 1835

Hahah, was that DJ?
by Breagen
November 17, 2006, 5:15 am
Forum: Current Events
Topic: UCLA Student tazer'd-
Replies: 54
Views: 4575

UCLA Student tazer'd-

News story: http://www.latimes.com/news/la-me-cellcamera16nov16221414,1,709310.story Video: (Probably on Youtube etc as well) http://www.break.com/index/student_gets_tazed_for_not_having_id.html Curious what people's opinion on this is. Seems to me that both sides made the situation a lot worse than...
by Breagen
November 16, 2006, 10:11 pm
Forum: Ryyysfemorrrr!
Topic: For all of you Workout-freaks! (You know who you are!)
Replies: 4
Views: 1512

Pfft, only 10 oz of steak/chicken/etc! That's not nearly enough for me, although that is quite a lot of egg, though if it's only the whites it's not too bad.
by Breagen
November 15, 2006, 3:48 am
Forum: World of Warcraft
Topic: 2.0.1 hits the PTR
Replies: 15
Views: 3886

They changed rockbiter because with the ability to enchant both weapons shamans were getting something like +1200 ap just through the self buffs.