Wednesday, November 30, 2016

Beastmode Industries


Gentlemen and LAAADDIIIEEZZZZ
Welcome
Today is a most auspicious day
We the enraged and enlightened bring unto you great gifts
One, the best strains available to your species
Two, the path forward
For this is why you are here
Everyone dies, not everyone truly lives
We will succeed
We will blaze
We will multipass
GLEAM TEH TUDE BRO


Let's define some new alignments:

Trades Good - These folks get up every day and produce our food and drive us to work. These are the good working people who keep civilization running, often with a smile and a pleasant greeting. They treat each other fairly and will usually help those in distress. (Examples: farmers, cooks, cleaners, mechanics, drivers, nurses, construction workers, firemen)

STEM Good - People who look at the enormous complexity of the universe and attempt to forge it into something new. Decades of science and engineering. Mathematical and chemical equations. They are immersed in constant innovation, designing products and services to be used by the trades. (Examples: engineers, scientists, architects, programmers, doctors)

Adept Good - Modern day shaman. Special clerics trained in the arts of church and body. Many years of training in both the law of reciprocity and the way of discovery. Artistic training in both visual and musical arts. Physical training in mixed martial arts and fitness. (Examples: consuls, entertainers, judges, personal trainers, police officers)

Woeful Evil - Those whose souls and brains have been damaged. Basic logic is abandoned, so they rage and inflict destructive tendencies on both themselves and those around them. Selfish and violent, they have no respect for the good alignments. (Examples: drug addicts, thieves, murderers, wrath, sloth, envy)

Malignant Evil - They hunger for domination and perversions. Power is everything, to make the world their slaves. They create nothing of their own, so they seek to exploit the labors of others. (Examples: bankers, warlords, lobbyists, pride, slave traders, greed, gluttony)

*WIP*


RECIPROCITY: Is what they are doing good for us or bad for us?
Adept = Crusades 2.0 MMORPG = all games get boring because the min/max mechanics funnel ADHD sperg behaviors. What about group storytelling aka tabletop hybrid?

Tuesday, November 22, 2016

Sun Tzu and the Concubines




Ssu-ma Ch`ien gives the following biography of Sun Tzu:

Sun Tzu Wu was a native of the Ch`i State. His ART OF WAR brought him to the notice of Ho Lu, King of Wu. Ho Lu said to him: "I have carefully perused your 13 chapters. May I submit your theory of managing soldiers to a slight test?"

Sun Tzu replied: "You may."

Ho Lu asked: "May the test be applied to women?"

The answer was again in the affirmative, so arrangements were made to bring 180 ladies out of the Palace. Sun Tzu divided them into two companies, and placed one of the King's favorite concubines at the head of each. He then bade them all take spears in their hands, and addressed them thus: "I presume you know the difference between front and back, right hand and left hand?"

The girls replied: Yes.

Sun Tzu went on: "When I say "Eyes front," you must look straight ahead. When I say "Left turn," you must face towards your left hand. When I say "Right turn," you must face towards your right hand. When I say "About turn," you must face right round towards your back."

Again the girls assented. The words of command having been thus explained, he set up the halberds and battle-axes in order to begin the drill. Then, to the sound of drums, he gave the order "Right turn." But the girls only burst out laughing. Sun Tzu said: "If words of command are not clear and distinct, if orders are not thoroughly understood, then the general is to blame."

So he started drilling them again, and this time gave the order "Left turn," whereupon the girls once more burst into fits of laughter. Sun Tzu: "If words of command are not clear and distinct, if orders are not thoroughly understood, the general is to blame. But if his orders ARE clear, and the soldiers nevertheless disobey, then it is the fault of their officers."

So saying, he ordered the leaders of the two companies to be beheaded. Now the king of Wu was watching the scene from the top of a raised pavilion; and when he saw that his favorite concubines were about to be executed, he was greatly alarmed and hurriedly sent down the following message: "We are now quite satisfied as to our general's ability to handle troops. If We are bereft of these two concubines, our meat and drink will lose their savor. It is our wish that they shall not be beheaded."

Sun Tzu replied: "Having once received His Majesty's commission to be the general of his forces, there are certain commands of His Majesty which, acting in that capacity, I am unable to accept."

Accordingly, he had the two leaders beheaded, and straightway installed the pair next in order as leaders in their place. When this had been done, the drum was sounded for the drill once more; and the girls went through all the evolutions, turning to the right or to the left, marching ahead or wheeling back, kneeling or standing, with perfect accuracy and precision, not venturing to utter a sound. Then Sun Tzu sent a messenger to the King saying: "Your soldiers, Sire, are now properly drilled and disciplined, and ready for your majesty's inspection. They can be put to any use that their sovereign may desire; bid them go through fire and water, and they will not disobey."

But the King replied: "Let our general cease drilling and return to camp. As for us, We have no wish to come down and inspect the troops."

Thereupon Sun Tzu said: "The King is only fond of words, and cannot translate them into deeds."

After that, Ho Lu saw that Sun Tzu was one who knew how to handle an army, and finally appointed him general. In the west, he defeated the Ch`u State and forced his way into Ying, the capital; to the north he put fear into the States of Ch`i and Chin, and spread his fame abroad amongst the feudal princes. And Sun Tzu shared in the might of the King.

Monday, November 21, 2016

Friday, November 18, 2016

Dave Chappelle on SNL



Thursday, November 17, 2016

Monday, November 14, 2016

Bill Burr on Trump




"The whole point of destroying the middle class is to create a generation of defective human beings who are slaves to addiction. The wealthy are addicted to status. The poor are addicted to everything else. The Clinton's were the goddamn hunger games brought to life." – Hessie Bentura



Sunday, November 13, 2016

The Outlaw Josey Wales




The Outlaw Josey Wales is a 1976 American revisionist Western DeLuxe Color and Panavision film set during and after the American Civil War. It was directed by and starred Clint Eastwood (as the eponymous Josey Wales), with Chief Dan George, Sondra Locke, Sam Bottoms, and Geraldine Keams. The film tells the story of Josey Wales, a Missouri farmer whose family is murdered by Union militants during the Civil War. Driven to revenge, Wales joins a Confederate guerrilla band and fights in the Civil War. After the war, all the fighters in Wales' group except for Wales surrender to Union officers, but they end up being massacred. Wales becomes an outlaw and is pursued by bounty hunters and Union soldiers.


Friday, November 11, 2016

Go Gym in Chiang Mai



Wednesday, November 9, 2016

Utopia




Utopia is a British thriller drama action television series that was broadcast on Channel 4 from 15 January 2013 to 12 August 2014. The show is written by Dennis Kelly and stars Fiona O'Shaughnessy, Adeel Akhtar, Paul Higgins, Nathan Stewart-Jarrett, Alexandra Roach, Oliver Woollford, and Neil Maskell. A second six-episode series was commissioned by Channel 4 and went into production in late 2013. Series 2 started airing with a double-bill spread over two nights on Monday 14 July and Tuesday 15 July 2014. It ended on 12 August 2014.

Tuesday, November 8, 2016

Monday, November 7, 2016

If by Rudyard Kipling


If you can keep your head when all about you
Are losing theirs and blaming it on you,
If you can trust yourself when all men doubt you,
But make allowance for their doubting too;

If you can wait and not be tired by waiting,
Or being lied about, don’t deal in lies,
Or being hated, don’t give way to hating,
And yet don’t look too good, nor talk too wise:
If you can dream—and not make dreams your master;
If you can think—and not make thoughts your aim;
If you can meet with Triumph and Disaster
And treat those two impostors just the same;

If you can bear to hear the truth you’ve spoken
Twisted by knaves to make a trap for fools,
Or watch the things you gave your life to, broken,
And stoop and build ’em up with worn-out tools:
If you can make one heap of all your winnings
And risk it on one turn of pitch-and-toss,
And lose, and start again at your beginnings
And never breathe a word about your loss;

If you can force your heart and nerve and sinew
To serve your turn long after they are gone,
And so hold on when there is nothing in you
Except the Will which says to them: ‘Hold on!’

If you can talk with crowds and keep your virtue,
Or walk with Kings—nor lose the common touch,
If neither foes nor loving friends can hurt you,
If all men count with you, but none too much;
If you can fill the unforgiving minute
With sixty seconds’ worth of distance run,
Yours is the Earth and everything that’s in it,
And—which is more—you’ll be a Man, my son!

Sunday, November 6, 2016

Be Happy by Mary J. Blige



Saturday, November 5, 2016

My China Life by SerpentZA






Producer: Ricardo Afonso
Executive Producer: Henry Hunter
Director: Ricardo Afonso & Mark Masterton
Staring: Winston Sterzel (SerpentZA) & Matthew Tye (C-Milk)
Cinematography: Ricardo Afonso & Mark Masterton
Editor: Ricardo Afonso
Music: Jacky Danny - The Cowboys Ain't Dyin'
2 Vloggers. 5 Provinces. 5000km. 1 Epic Adventure. This is Conquering Southern China.

Tuesday, November 1, 2016

Marquee Las Vegas Halloween Party




Las Vegas’ only daytime winter pool party was in full effect Sunday afternoon during the opening weekend of Marquee Dayclub Dome in The Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas. French Montana, Floyd Mayweather and Dan Bilzerian were all in attendance, each enjoying their own VIP cabanas with friends. All three took part in the judging of the $10,000 sexiest bikini contest as the contestants strutted their stuff on the Marquee stage.