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by pyrella
August 30, 2008, 7:16 pm
Forum: Site/Board Development
Topic: Board Issues
Replies: 26
Views: 10138

Re: Board Issues

It seems to be mysql running out of connections - which is odd as traffic is generally down. We are still getting hit with tens of thousands of emails a day. They all get bounced with the anti spam, but the anti spam is also taking a toll.
by pyrella
August 27, 2008, 5:52 pm
Forum: Site/Board Development
Topic: Board Issues
Replies: 26
Views: 10138

Re: Board Issues

Ran some apache memory recalculation tool - supposedly will help. Feels snappier at least.

Then again restarting apache and mysql did that too...for a little while.
by pyrella
August 15, 2008, 4:44 pm
Forum: Everquest 2
Topic: Sylvos is diversifying his time!
Replies: 9
Views: 4743

Re: Sylvos is diversifying his time!

Hi Sylvus!
by pyrella
August 7, 2008, 6:10 pm
Forum: Current Events
Topic: Obama WILL be the next president
Replies: 1919
Views: 193999

Re: Obama WILL be the next president

Image

Hopefully that posted properly!
by pyrella
July 31, 2008, 7:13 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Post something good from youtube!
Replies: 454
Views: 148611

Re: Post something good from youtube!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oyMDnJEX5wQ Mecha-Dubai is going to engulf the earth! This doesn't amaze me. It makes me wonder why they get to waste billions of dollars on a playground for rich people and come under no scrutiny. All the supposed starving people in the world, etc. Where's the bleedi...
by pyrella
July 24, 2008, 7:38 pm
Forum: Everquest 2
Topic: Tinkering
Replies: 26
Views: 10252

Re: Tinkering

After getting the first few points - I'd pick something that was blue, and do it until it turned green. I got 175 points in a night out of 350ish combines with that method. Mash 4,5,6 only as only a complete fail will result in no item, resulting in no skill up. However server to server the various ...
by pyrella
July 24, 2008, 7:33 pm
Forum: Current Events
Topic: Ocean Lime-aid
Replies: 50
Views: 3419

Re: Ocean Lime-aid

Or hurting ones own economic growth while China and India will not participate? I agree... wildly impractical. So I have to ask about this snippet. When it's something that's good for the bigger picture, but other people aren't doing it....how is that impractical? Your mom wants you to drink milk, ...
by pyrella
July 9, 2008, 4:29 pm
Forum: Current Events
Topic: Texas says "yes!" to vigilante justice
Replies: 218
Views: 26211

Re: Texas says "yes!" to vigilante justice

No one gives a fuck about the opinion of a 911 operator. Since you're such a fan of alternate scenarios..... You're wife is trapped in the house. The house is on fire. You call 911 and the operator tells you the firemen are on the way and not to go into the house. Play that one out in your head. Re...
by pyrella
July 9, 2008, 6:09 am
Forum: Audiophilia
Topic: Only 80's Videos
Replies: 61
Views: 8281

Re: Only 80's Videos

by pyrella
July 8, 2008, 7:38 pm
Forum: Current Events
Topic: Texas says "yes!" to vigilante justice
Replies: 218
Views: 26211

Re: Texas says "yes!" to vigilante justice

Ultimately, I do agree with Fash on this one. Two guys killed commiting a crime, one who shot them. Realistically, there were no cameras or eyewitnesses save the defendant. And in America, it is innocent until proven guilty beyond a reasonable doubt. There is plenty of reasonable doubt. Bottom line...
by pyrella
July 8, 2008, 7:02 pm
Forum: Current Events
Topic: Texas says "yes!" to vigilante justice
Replies: 218
Views: 26211

Re: Texas says "yes!" to vigilante justice

Ultimately, I do agree with Fash on this one. Two guys killed commiting a crime, one who shot them. Realistically, there were no cameras or eyewitnesses save the defendant. And in America, it is innocent until proven guilty beyond a reasonable doubt. There is plenty of reasonable doubt. Bottom line...
by pyrella
July 3, 2008, 6:58 pm
Forum: Site/Board Development
Topic: Board Issues
Replies: 26
Views: 10138

Re: Board Issues

I understand the comment was semi tongue in cheek (i saw the tin foil reference!) - but it got me thinking. Year to date, I've gotten one donation from the same person who does every year - and for some reason....it just takes straight from my bank every month the entire amount, instead of the diffe...
by pyrella
July 3, 2008, 6:15 pm
Forum: Site/Board Development
Topic: Board Issues
Replies: 26
Views: 10138

Re: Board Issues

As far as wads of cash and beer fund - you're welcome to pore over the Paypal logs from day 1 if you'd like to set up an independent fraud protection team or something. Although, I should take the hint and bring it down. It's still several extra hours of work a month that I'm paying for out of my ow...
by pyrella
July 3, 2008, 6:10 pm
Forum: Site/Board Development
Topic: Board Issues
Replies: 26
Views: 10138

Re: Board Issues

I've been paying for the board out of my own pocket for several months now. I still get the occasional donation - but we haven't had a 'push' in a long time. As far as specifically today - lesson learned....a domain catch all, and spammers using random@domain at a rate of 50k+ messages a min makes f...
by pyrella
July 3, 2008, 1:20 pm
Forum: Everquest 2
Topic: Ash / Coho
Replies: 41
Views: 14861

Re: Ash / Coho

which mob?!

byz?
by pyrella
June 17, 2008, 3:51 pm
Forum: Site/Board Development
Topic: Any interest in an RPG forum in Games?
Replies: 13
Views: 5772

Re: Any interest in an RPG forum in Games?

P&P online! http://www.fantasygrounds.com/ stolen from the 'other' place ashur goes - muaha, etc. But yeah - again, a little more defintion about what you want. RPG's as a genre (basically anything from MMO's to larping)? P&P (D&D, etc)? A faux RPG game (like when we used to have legend ...
by pyrella
June 11, 2008, 10:54 pm
Forum: Culinary Delights
Topic: Amarula Cream
Replies: 5
Views: 1541

Re: Amarula Cream

layers/shake/stir?
by pyrella
April 16, 2008, 2:58 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: What's your opinion on accelerated degree programs
Replies: 28
Views: 3636

Re: What's your opinion on accelerated degree programs

Six Sigma is the work of the devil. Every vendor I've worked with, who has a project manager who is Six Sigma X-belt, has done nothing but continually push back production goals, and at best, been an impediment to standard work flow. It might be fine and dandy for the person on the PM side, but peop...
by pyrella
March 17, 2008, 9:27 pm
Forum: Everquest 2
Topic: So like...
Replies: 18
Views: 7516

Re: So like...

Chelsith is hands down the best xp I've seen - only problem is, melee hit rate is shit anyways, and they are yellow to orange to 80's - so if you're the only sub 80 it's ok....if you bring more than 1 that isn't the healer, you may have problems.
by pyrella
March 17, 2008, 9:26 pm
Forum: Everquest 2
Topic: So I'm new to this game...
Replies: 197
Views: 71605

Re: So I'm new to this game...

you can kill the wall without doing shackle quests - just be careful of the mobs in the water next to ya =P

Self Buffed (IA) + Personae(TC) (1800ish w/o)

training wall: (01:05) 127298 | 1958.43 [Pyrella-Ultraviolet Beam-2400]
Pyrella 127298 | 1958.43
by pyrella
February 11, 2008, 4:24 pm
Forum: Everquest 2
Topic: Deities?
Replies: 13
Views: 5758

Re: Deities?

Not doing your deity stuff is like throwing away free money. 3rd quest gets you your pet with an appropriate stat buff (int for sol ro, str for zek, etc) and 4th quest gets you a cloak you will usually be hard pressed to replace until far end game.


http://eq2.wikia.com/wiki/Deity
for all the goods
by pyrella
February 11, 2008, 4:20 pm
Forum: Everquest 2
Topic: Heritage Quests
Replies: 54
Views: 22706

Re: Heritage Quests

fishbone earring!
by pyrella
February 10, 2008, 10:01 pm
Forum: Site/Board Development
Topic: Support for Jpeg XR
Replies: 11
Views: 4860

Re: Support for Jpeg XR

Wouldn't that be rendered in the browser, not by the board?
by pyrella
February 5, 2008, 7:28 pm
Forum: Everquest 2
Topic: Swashie Weapon delay vs. CAs
Replies: 7
Views: 1959

Re: Swashie Weapon delay vs. CAs

got some 78 swash master in maidens last night - wts!
by pyrella
January 24, 2008, 4:27 pm
Forum: Everquest 2
Topic: Hey Ash! (re: Peacock Line)
Replies: 69
Views: 19580

Re: Hey Ash! (re: Peacock Line)

I understand you're playing for the fun and lore and quests, but on that note....fuck the peacock quest. Don't even bother. Rewards are subpar (uber for their time, but that's long past), quest line is....drudgery at best. And the best part, is when you get a raid force together to kill the god king...
by pyrella
December 24, 2007, 4:12 pm
Forum: Culinary Delights
Topic: Holiday/Cold weather recipes
Replies: 6
Views: 1523

Re: Holiday/Cold weather recipes

Creamy Asparagus Soup 2 lbs asparagus 1 large yellow onion, chopped 3 Tbsp unsalted butter 5 cups chicken broth Leaves of 2 sprigs of fresh thyme 1/3 cup heavy cream Salt and pepper Cut asparagus into 1/2 inch chunks - save some tips to the side (10-12ish). In a large pot cook onion in butter until ...
by pyrella
December 21, 2007, 7:43 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: 2007 VV Telethon
Replies: 51
Views: 18963

Re: 2007 VV Telethon

Still a good 10 days left for 2k7!

Throw a little Christmas cheer this way ;P
by pyrella
December 14, 2007, 1:53 pm
Forum: Video Game General Discussion
Topic: EVE Online?
Replies: 205
Views: 59073

Re: EVE Online?

Look up a Salvager I in game for the req skills. And in eve you can buy and sell accounts for isk through the forums. Fully legit/supported, etc. Hell, you can buy game time with in game currency perfectly legally as well. Only caveat is the seller has to be the one who pays the character transfer f...
by pyrella
December 13, 2007, 6:03 pm
Forum: Video Game General Discussion
Topic: EVE Online?
Replies: 205
Views: 59073

Re: EVE Online?

Ok so To start, the destroyer is basically your frig killer when you first start playing. It's has better defenses and massively better offenses. Later in life, or even earlier on, your destroyer will become your salvager. Salvaging is definitely the way to go in the beginning for isk making. I made...
by pyrella
December 10, 2007, 7:36 pm
Forum: Video Game General Discussion
Topic: EVE Online?
Replies: 205
Views: 59073

Re: EVE Online?

http://www.eve-wiki.net/index.php?title=Main_Page is decent the forums at http://eve-online.com are fairly decent as well http://eve.grismar.net/ - lots of great tools that can be used in game with the ingame browser also great generic info http://eve-survival.org/ - lots of good hints/tips/info - t...
by pyrella
December 10, 2007, 6:06 pm
Forum: Culinary Delights
Topic: Holiday/Cold weather recipes
Replies: 6
Views: 1523

Holiday/Cold weather recipes

Or just things you've been making lately - bust em out!
by pyrella
December 6, 2007, 5:56 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Amp Energy Drink
Replies: 82
Views: 12829

Re: Amp Energy Drink

Clearly it's made in burnt woods.
by pyrella
December 6, 2007, 2:09 pm
Forum: Video Game General Discussion
Topic: EVE Online?
Replies: 205
Views: 59073

Re: EVE Online?

6.12.2007 11:47:45 ALERT: READ THIS IF YOU INSTALLED TRINITY BEFORE 4 A.M. GMT If you have Windows AND upgraded EVE Online: Trinity Classic before 4 A.M. GMT to Premium using the content upgrade path then you MUST read this before doing anything else. 1. PLEASE DO NOT REBOOT YOUR COMPUTER 2. Check ...
by pyrella
December 6, 2007, 1:56 pm
Forum: Video Game General Discussion
Topic: EVE Online?
Replies: 205
Views: 59073

Re: EVE Online?

duuuuuuu eet.


Careful the update doesn't brick your pc tho (long story short: the upgrader nuked your boot.ini file, should be fixed now, but talk about a major fuck up for an mmo)
by pyrella
December 5, 2007, 9:56 pm
Forum: Current Events
Topic: Prosecutor won't bring charges in MySpace suicide
Replies: 26
Views: 1531

Re: Prosecutor won't bring charges in MySpace suicide

I still can't hear someone say "pass the butter" without blushing! Do tell! I also remember something about promised pics of the girl in the avatar. [/reverting to being a 9 year old] Oh yeah - stuff in the OP - tragic. I hear the people involved have been getting fucked with quite a bit ...
by pyrella
December 5, 2007, 5:52 pm
Forum: Current Events
Topic: Russian election swept by Putin's party
Replies: 9
Views: 939

Re: Russian election swept by Putin's party

Andre Baptiste Sr.: Welcome to Democracy! Yuri Orlov: Democracy? What have you been drinking Andy? Andre Baptiste Sr.: Heh, you have not seen the news. You know, they accuse me of rigging elections. But after this - [holds up a newspaper with the headline "U.S. Supreme Court Reverses Recount R...
by pyrella
December 3, 2007, 8:01 pm
Forum: Everquest 2
Topic: Get rich quick!
Replies: 47
Views: 21041

Re: Get rich quick!

AB - 17 HE illusionist
by pyrella
December 3, 2007, 5:41 pm
Forum: Everquest 2
Topic: Get rich quick!
Replies: 47
Views: 21041

Re: Get rich quick!

So I picked this up Friday night, but due to 2390856928356 hour install, I didn't get to play til Sat afternoon. Long story short, thanks to this guide explaining what the broker was, how to use it, etc - i have 1.5 Plat, 2 fir(i think? the 28 slot ones) salesmans boxes, 6 18 slotters, and most of m...
by pyrella
November 22, 2007, 9:22 pm
Forum: Site/Board Development
Topic: VV Server Speed
Replies: 6
Views: 3988

Re: VV Server Speed

Things faster, or just because of holidays?
by pyrella
November 22, 2007, 7:45 pm
Forum: Thanksgiving
Topic: Happy Thanksgiving!
Replies: 11
Views: 19528

Re: Happy Thanksgiving!

Resting on the counter now!

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by pyrella
November 21, 2007, 8:13 pm
Forum: Site/Board Development
Topic: VV Server Speed
Replies: 6
Views: 3988

Re: VV Server Speed

brief update - host is looking at it - it looks like we are getting an email flood/dos/something (they had to delete 50K+ emails from the pending queue) and with the spam assassin/anti virus scanning each one, it is killing processor
by pyrella
November 20, 2007, 2:50 pm
Forum: Site/Board Development
Topic: VV Server Speed
Replies: 6
Views: 3988

Re: VV Server Speed

test edited
by pyrella
November 15, 2007, 6:44 am
Forum: Computers/Technology
Topic: New Zunes
Replies: 115
Views: 17098

Re: New Zunes

I've got no complaints about the ipod sound quality, when using $99 bose triport ie's I have 500$ Shure e5c's that make it painfully clear how deficient the sound is. The zen is truly zen like.....the touch....well I'm glad I was able to hack it and use it as a portable wireless device =p While wit...
by pyrella
November 8, 2007, 11:09 pm
Forum: Computers/Technology
Topic: Electronic / Portable Book Reader
Replies: 8
Views: 898

Re: Electronic / Portable Book Reader

http://code.google.com/p/iphoneebooks/

basically txt/htm/html files only
by pyrella
November 8, 2007, 9:22 pm
Forum: Computers/Technology
Topic: Electronic / Portable Book Reader
Replies: 8
Views: 898

Re: Electronic / Portable Book Reader

Oh! I totally forgot - what i've used for the past several years - an HP jornada 720 you can find them for a couple hundred bucks used or new - they support pdf, use compact flash (not sexy slim SD but hey, whatever), full color, etc. Not the best refresh rate on the screen - but your reading books ...
by pyrella
November 8, 2007, 9:18 pm
Forum: Computers/Technology
Topic: Electronic / Portable Book Reader
Replies: 8
Views: 898

Re: Electronic / Portable Book Reader

What fash and boogz said - it even feels more booky by using your fingers to 'turn' the page.

The ebook reader is far and away better than the pdf viewer, but they have to be formatted for it - however the pdf viewer is your standard display, with the ability to zoom, scroll, search, etc
by pyrella
November 6, 2007, 6:18 pm
Forum: Current Events
Topic: Musharraf suspends Pakistani constitution, lawyers revolt
Replies: 5
Views: 485

Re: Musharraf suspends Pakistani constitution, lawyers revolt

Bhutto is no Angel either: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Benazir_Bhutto Comments from both co-workers, and a lot of people in this article (look at the bottom, don't actually read the article, it's wasted time you won't recover) as an example: http://www.cnn.com/2007/US/11/06/navarrette/index.html Ob...
by pyrella
November 5, 2007, 7:59 pm
Forum: Computers/Technology
Topic: The Beat Goes On - Apple Event 9/5/07
Replies: 74
Views: 9615

Re: The Beat Goes On - Apple Event 9/5/07

Great streaming site for music laid out for the touch/phone interface


http://www.seeqpod.com/iphone
by pyrella
October 31, 2007, 7:35 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Take the post above yours way too seriously
Replies: 86
Views: 7547

Re: Take the post above yours way too seriously

Rabid children anuses (anii?) are Serious Business™

Won't someone think of the rabid anii?
by pyrella
October 29, 2007, 8:07 pm
Forum: World of Warcraft
Topic: Realms, Characters, Guilds
Replies: 44
Views: 12857

Re: Realms, Characters, Guilds

omg lynxe!

how's the little un?