GoPro Wide Angle Helmet Cam

We found absolutely the best thing ever! Well, maybe not ever, but definitely a must have for us. There is one word for this gear — sweet! If I had to describe it in two words they would be f’ing sweet!

How can you not love this when it:

• records 2.5 hours on a single charge
• shoots HD video hands free (for when you are barreling toward your death)
• water proof to 60 meters (180 feet)
• shoots in light
• is sturdy enough to avoid bumps and bruises when you’re kicking a**

Oh yeah we have to have it! Can’t live one more day without it.

It is available from the Official Go Pro Store for $299.

Obviously, Ab has to wear this little number  (thanks babe) since this is clearly not  compatible with my sexy lol. I can’t wait to get it and show you guys what we see.

Hear is some sample video from the cam. You can’t tell us you don’t think this isn’t hot (well you could but we won’t listen).

That’s how many items I’ve uploaded to my Flickr Pro account, as of November 25, 2009. (I’m fully caught up now.)

Yikes!

Granted, there are a lot of crappy photos, redundant photos, unusable video, silly shots, etc. that I’ll never make public, but the dross can still trigger memories. They also leave a trail of development and trial and error that’s interesting on its own.

They’re mainly there in case something catastrophic happens to my external USB hard disk while traveling or after I send it back home for safekeeping (when it gets full). I’ve also been linking to them for recent posts to this blog.

I chose Flickr Pro to archive my photos, because they’re fairly inexpensive, have a public API for writing tools and utilities, and they store the original, full-size image files unaltered. Since I am only using JPEG files (no time to process RAW), that’s important, since I want to avoid re-compression artifacts.

I’m still exploring what Flickr can do and what I can do with Flickr, beyond the obvious.

1. Flipping back through the photostream, I notice that Flickr failed to process some videos, so I have to spot those and re-upload them and hope it works the second time.
2. I also need to set the timestamp on the videos to be in line with when they were taken (not their upload date, which is the default for videos, since they don’t have EXIF data like JPEG images can).
3. I’m still going through and applying tags, which currently are mainly by location and done in large batches, since I uploaded everything chronologically.
4. I also need to add titles and descriptions, where needed/applicable.
   • Originally, when I reviewed photos on my previous Windows box, I added comments using Windows Explorer’s File Properties dialog, which embeds the comments in the image file’s EXIF data. When uploaded to Flickr, the EXIF data’s comments automatically became the image’s title, but I still need to clean them up.
   • Now that I’m reviewing and adding comments under Mac OS X, Finder’s Info box adds my comments as Spotlight metadata on the given file. The Python script I’ve been using (with some modifications) didn’t pull out the metadata when uploading the images to Flickr, so most of the comments entered on the Mac need to be re-applied to the corresponding Flickr item. Fortunately, I think I can create a Flickr utility using the Flickr API to do this automatically – I’ll probably continue to use Python for this.
5. I also need to review the photos to see which are interesting enough to make public. Some will also be linked into blog posts here.

It should be a fun way of revisiting my travels so far. I’m looking forward to it! (As long as I have a reasonable internet connection!)

The other day I shot an event. So that meant dark light, high walls, hard to bounce.

“Crisp” means “bright pixels”, so you will sacrifice some crispness when it is dark.

Still – I never point my flash at subjects when it is the main light. So instead, I bounce. I use the wall or ceiling – but when that is too far (and at 800 ISO “too far” is quite far!), I use a Honl bounce card, or a Fong lightsphere, or I just bounce off my hand:

Um yeah, the theme was “70’s”.

• I was using a 1Ds MkIII and a 16-35mm f/2.8L lens.
• I did not want too much noise so I stayed at 800 ISO.
• I used 1/30th second, f/2.8
• A wide angle lens means that even at f/2.8, I get nice depth of field.
• And the slow exposure means I get some nice background light.
• Flash pointed behind me to the right, and bouncing (I saw a wall not too far).

Everyone else got dark backgrounds; I get this. A fast lens (f/2.8) is quite essential.

New post’s everyday will be below.

It’s here. The first ever CWB “Boots For You” giveaway. We are going to be giving a pair of CWB Hinge Tech boots of your choice away every other month for the next long time. All you have to do is follow the rules and they could be yours. Trust me. And if you don’t win this first month remember that there is alway the next one. This isn’t just a one time thing. Everyone loves free stuff. There is really not any rules though. They are more so guidelines. And it’s really simple. You don’t have to ponder any ridiculously hard questions. It’s just a guess. So good luck everyone. And if it doesn’t work out for you this time don’t forget about the next times.

• First of all I am going to guess a number between 1 and 100. Then you must guess a number between 1 and 100 and email that number to DerekGrasmanBlog@gmail.com. With your name and address. And that’s it. The closest number wins.That’s all you have to do to win these amazing Hinge Tech boots of your choice. Any pair you want.
• If more than one person guesses the number correctly we will then go into another round where I will pick another number and those people must guess again until we narrow it down to one person. And maybe a smaller parting gift for second place. Who knows.
• I will then have  a video blog announcing the winner and showing the number I picked.

THE DEADLINE FOR ENTRIES IS DECEMBER 15TH SO MAKE SURE YOU DON’T MISS IT!!!!!!!!!                                                                                  This post will most likely constantly be on top till the 15th but all the new posts everyday will be underneath.

One whole lawsuit away different.

Seth Wisely said: my home, my hardware, my way

Nostalgic accessories never go out of style. And with that said, all 8-bit fanboys would feel cheated if they didn’t drop $50 on this NES netbook case.

Photo Courtesy of CtotheJL.com

Hemp is the original “green” material.  What’s better than hemp?  Purple hemp of course.  These kicks are hot!  Based on the popular Grasshopper model, the low top Mantis offers a removable support strap, vulcanized rubber sole and triple stiching in the toe and forefoot.  In need of new skate or casual sneaker than put these on your Christmas list.

Find a dealer at IPATH.com

This would go so well with my Unimog and probably outlast is as well with the 100 year warranty.

Saddleback Briefcase | Uncrate.

The JFK50, 2009–for me and for 999 others–is now done.  It was a challenge to be sure.  For starters, we ran over a mountain, South Mountain, to be more exact. I found this to be both the best and the worst part of the 50.  Really, it is all about the mountain. Now I understand. We ran along the ridge for a while. Some of the views were amazing. When the stony trail smoothed out a little, you had a chance to look up–and then down to see the valleys on either side. Even in the grey of November, it is a bit breathtaking. This is Appalachian trail,  some of which I’d hiked before, and experiencing at such a pace was, well, kind of thrilling. More than kind of.

We took our time on the up-hills, walking or at a half-trot. Part of the up-hill where we mounted the trail is paved, and this felt highly unnatural, even after running up a couple of miles of road. But then we reached the summit, ran along the rocky ridge, through a series of ups and downs, and finally down some treacherous switchbacks to the river.

Once again, I found myself at several points racing down a trail, trashing my quads for the sheer joy of it and not caring one bit how I would pay later.  Only now I had to worry about having something left for the flat-ish 34 miles to come. There is something so primal about running trails. I really couldn’t help myself. At one point I just gave up, threw caution to the wind and just let the horse go. I reminded myself that more than anything, even more than finishing that day, my main goal was to enjoy this experience, and there may be nothing on this planet I like more than nimbly flying–or crashing–down a stony mountain trail. A couple of face plants and a twisted ankle later reminded me to take it easy a bit. But I was by no means out of commission.  Training mostly on the flat dirt of the tow path, city streets and the hamster mill, I soon became mindful again that running trails is so much more physically taxing than road racing, or at least taxing in a different way. Mentally taxing, you must focus on every step–and quickly. One false step could be devastating, and much like climbing, it will remind you later of muscles you didn’t know you had.

Coming down the mountain switchbacks brought on a serious bout of runner’s euphoria, and I began quietly singing to myself in Gaelic. I was careful to do it quietly. Hope I didn’t annoy anyone. From here, we could hear the crowd at the first pit stop below cheering, and this drove us on, some of us a bit delirious from the mountain run.

I was proudly running with the Reston Runners a well-established club that among its vast and varied membership includes a large contingency of seasoned ultra runners who run the JFK every year. They kindly adopted me for the experience, despite my Maryland residency, and proved to be the warmest, most conscientious and supportive group a person could be honored to have stumbled upon.

At the pit stop, I was greeted with the familiar face of my friend Leslie, a Reston member with whom I had run several times over the summer in training. She has run the JFK 4 times.  She was there cheering me on, waving and smiling. Others in the club had my drop bag ready for me, the first of a series of personally-packed bags the club’s crew delivered to various points on the run.  Much like a race car pit crew, they soon had me finely tuned and oiled with water, gels and anything else I needed for the next round.  They were invaluable to say the least. This early on,  I needed nothing more than some water and a gel, but the psychological support got me much further.

After the mountain, we only had 34 miles of nice flat and semi-flat coasting to go. As ultras go, the JFK is a piece of cake–only one small mountain, and you get it over with early. And we’d had perfect weather. It’s hard for me to imagine minding those leaf-covered rocks at such a pace in a cold rain. It made me realize what a newbie I am to this sport, and well, to life–at knowing myself–how I’ve only but grazed the surface when it comes to getting myself into shape and understanding my own needs, limits and abilities.

On the tow path, my beloved training ground, I relaxed and ran–took my time. I adopted the recommended pacing for first-timers–an on-off combination of running with tiny walk breaks.  I ran with a Marine for a long stretch as we seemed to be traveling in a similar pace pattern. We’d pass eachother, then run for a stretch together.  People were most friendly and talkative throughout, and there were people from all walks of life.

The day was lovely.  I watched the river move, and stared up at points into the endless blue. It was a joy to run along the river, the woods, and the cliffs on that stretch of tow path that was my old stomping grounds–where I used to train before I moved last March. I recalled a lot of my runs there.  I had really grown and changed on this familiar stretch of ground. And during that time, I had told myself that someday I would run the JFK, and now here I was, looking from this past perspective as if I were experiencing a tiny sliver of the future rather than the present. It was unique. It was timeless. It was real.

 It took me 10 hours and 11 minutes to finish. I didn’t push it. My goal was to finish and enjoy the experience. And I did. Still, I  managed to find it in me to sprint across the finish; passed my husband in the crowd on the way, slapped him five. It was a great, strong ending to a wonderful race. Worries of dredging up bad states of mind and fears of  where the distance would take me were completely unfounded. I believe this may be due to the fact that all of the early running required a great deal of concentration, and once I reached the flat stretches, I had already reached a euphoric state. I wondered if this would wear off eventually, giving way to fatigue, but it never did. I was ecstatic from mile 28 on–and for the next two days.

Now I have had just a small taste of what is to come.  Of this, I was assured by my new friend Anna, who had just run her 15th JFK. She regularly runs 100-milers, so this was for her, but a walk in the park.  When she saw me after the race, she asked, “Well, how was it?”

I was still grinning, and before I could gather my thoughts to properly express my full joy and amazment at the experience, I paused as I saw that look of recognition in her eye. She just smiled, and said, “Ah, you’ll be back.”

The strangest thing about the experience, over-all, was how entirely natural it felt.

If you are reading WoW blogs you are probably trying to squeeze the last drop of DPS/Heals/Threat etc out of your gear.

You possibly use Rawr or the plethora of gear advisory websites. You may even read Elitist Jerks religiously.

If you are 80!

If you are yet 80.

If you are somewhere between 1-79 you are probably feeling a little neglected.

Be Neglected No More!

I’m going to tell you how to min/max your pre-level cap character!

Min/Max =/= Min/Max

Most importantly, the further you are from 80, the less the traditional Min/Max definition applies.

Traditional: Minimizing less important/irrelevant stats, while maximizing the important ones, the ones that will give you the last dps/hps/tps.

Gnomeaggedon’s definition of pre-level cap Min/Maxing:

Expending the minimum amount of effort/gold to achieve the maximum gear result.

Some rules to gear by when leveling.

It doesn’t matter!

• There is a good change that you will replace your latest “epic” with the next quest handin/drop. So don’t worry about the small stuff.
• When aiming for upgrades look for anything 3,5 even 10 levels ahead – especially quest rewards. The speed at which you can level these days means that you will most likely out level an item as you hand in the quest.
• You can live in starting gear. It’s been done before. People have leveled to max level in their starting gear, or even naked. So don’t worry too much if you are level 60 wearing level 50 gear.
• Sometimes the old gear is as good, if not better than the new. High end Vanilla gear is better than early Burning Crusade. High level BC gear is better than early Northrend gear.
  BUT, it may not be worth the effort to get it!
• Sometimes an item looks too good to be true… It’s a quest reward? How easy can that be! Just check that it isn’t a reward at the end of a long chain – you will probably be 3 levels past it and into the next expansion before you get it!

Tools

I’m the kind of guy that is happy to abuse his tools. If I have a hammer in my hand and a screw driver in the shed, I will use the hammer to get that screw in.

You are going to be doing a bit of that with these tools, so don’t be a perfectionist!

• Wowhead
• Spreadsheet (Excel, GoogleDocs, whatever)
• Character Profiler
• Rawr

Wowhead.

Until around level 70, Wowhead will be your tool of choice. You could use Rawr, but it is tuned for 80 and Northrend. Sure it has legacy Vanilla and BC data, but now you are using a sledgehammer for get that screw in.

You don’t need a spreadsheet for this stage, but I find it helps to keep it “all on one page”. You are only using it for copy & paste… Don’t panic if you don’t know how to use them!

How to Wowhead your gear into shape.

1. Create a profile
2. Refresh from armory
3. Right click on the item and find upgrades
4. Tune the filter
5. Go shopping

Create a Profile

You can create a profile after you get yourself a (free) Wowhead account. Do it!

Just search for your character and save it.

Refresh from armory

If you are returning to your profile, you will probably need to resync your character. Sometimes I find this a little buggy, so to force it to refresh, I search for my character again.

Right click on the item and find upgrades

If you right click on any of the items you will get a menu which includes searching for upgrades.

Tip: Middle click on that option to open it in a new tab – that way you can repeat the process and have all your slots ready for review, while keeping your original page.

Tune the filter

You will find that the filter is already pretty much tuned for your class and spec. Some things to change…

Level required: 0-x (x being your current level).

You want to be looking ahead, so change the x to a few levels ahead, leave the 0 as that includes quest rewards which don’t have a level requirement (quests do, quest rewards don’t)

Additional filters

Some worth considering:

• Available in: BC, WoLK (this will exclude the stuff that’s out of your zone range and harder to get items from previous releases)
• Source…
• Quests, Honor, Crafted by… etc. Understand that with this choice you are really cutting down your options – but maybe, just maybe that’s what you need to do.

Go shopping

Get the items that give you the best bang for your buck. Ignore the items that are too hard/expensive etc.

Get items ahead of your level if they are cheap at that point of time, but be prepared to AH, Shard, Vendor items by the time you can use them as you may have found something better – and you will out level it very very fast.

Dual Spec Delight

If like Squidly and Gnomeaggedon, you are dual spec’d you can flick the Spec selection and refresh the search to find gear for your other spec.

This is where having a spreadsheet helps, because your currently equiped item will have different value based on your spec, so being able to track down the spec-specific item’s wowhead value from last time is handy.

OK, enough for today, I should be able to finish the guide off next time as there is less setup required.

Gnomer and Out, Squidly and Stout!

This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike 3.0 Unported License.

http://gnomeaggedon.net/2009/11/26/minmaxing-gear…fore-80-part-1/

Every time I see something like this, I just shake my head in disbelief. I applaud the designers for trying to come up with something different. There may actually be a benefit to something like it, although all I can see in the future is a court case.

Let’s be real clear on some things. A camera strap is the ONLY way to successfully, safely carry an expensive DSLR. PERIOD. There are a lot of manufacturers out there that think they can reinvent the wheel. Its round, it rolls, it gets you there in one piece. DO NOT in any circumstance believe what they are selling you. If you look at the market and say “all of these camera straps are designed the same,” you are probably right. There is a very good reason. THEY JUST WORK.

I know what you are saying. Why link to them if you don’t support them? Just take this as a public service announcement from someone who really doesn’t want to see you trash your EOS 1D Mark IV just because you thought it looked cool. As another public service announcement I am going to include a list of links to straps I WOULD ACTUALLY BUY. Stay away from gimmicks. You’ll thank me later.

• Think Tank Photo

• Domke Gripper

• Up Strap Pro

• Wapiti Straps

• Op Tech Classic Strap

Retirado da enterbrain mook ARCADIA EXTRA Vol.41 [GGXXAC Break Encyclopedia]

===[Movelist]===

[Special Moves]

Charge: 214+[D]
-> Charge Burst: durante o Charge, HS
Action Charge: após um Special Move, D
Gunblaze: 214+S
Blockhead Buster: 236+P
Storm Viper: 623+HS
Bandit Revolver Prototype: 236+K (pode ser feito no ar)
Rock It: 236+S

[Force Breaks]

Fafnir: 41236+D

[Overdrives]

Savage Fang: 632146+P
Tyrant Rave ver. Omega: 632146+HS
Dragon Install Sakkai: 632146+S, P, K, S, HS, D, K, S, 632146+HS

[Instant Kill]

Dragon Install Sakkai finish: se o último hit do Dragon Install Sakkai matar o oponente, Order-Sol executa uma animação extra de Instant Kill

===[Por onde começar]===

[Abusando de dashes e pulos]

O pulo do Order-Sol é baixo, fazendo do j.HS uma arma excelente para avançar sobre o oponente. Acertando o j.HS em CH ele causa sliding e você tem a oportunidade de causar dano alto.

De perto, alterne entre voadoras como j.S/j.HS, Throws e 5D/2D para confundir o oponente.

Como anti-aéreo, use o j.P e Air Throw. O Storm Viper pode ser usado também desde que você tenha tension para fazer {Action Charge, FRC} e sair em segurança. Contra voadoras que não acertam muito baixo, use o 2D.

Use bastante o 2S e f.S como pokes. Em CH eles seguem para o 6HS, que leva a combos de dano alto com RC.

[Charge Cancel]

O Charge Cancel consiste em cancelar um golpe normal com o Charge, mas cancelá-lo imediatamente. Isso serve para recuperar-se mais rápido de alguns golpes como o 2D.

Sem o Charge Cancel, o 2D não segue para o 5K sem CH. Mas fazendo {2D, 214+D, 5K} (ou {2[D], 214+]D[, 5K}), Order-Sol consegue soltar o 5K antes do oponente atingir o chão.

[Fafnir]

O Fafnir tem invencibilidade abaixo da cintura, tem alcance e ativa rápido, então use sempre que o oponente estier distraído com alguns setup ou errar um golpe.

De longe é difícil continuar em combo mas, de perto, no canto, ou em CH, é possível chegar a cerca de 200 de dano em um combo!

Usando a invencibilidade do Fafnir (cintura para baixo), Gunblaze (cintura para cima) e Storm Viper, é possível cortar muita coisa do oponente, virando o jogo a seu favor!

===[Okizeme]===

[Evitando reversals]

Um ponto importante no okizeme do Order-Sol é aprender a evitar os reversals do oponente. Use um dash com o oponente caído e alterne entre 6K e Gunblaze (Lv 1).

O 6K é invencível a Throw e segue em combo com 6HS se acertar em CH. O Gunblaze causa cross-up e deixa Order-Sol a uma distância segura fora do canto. Siga com {dash 5HS, HJC, hj.S, hj.HS, hj.D} quando acertar.

[Mix-ups]

Depois de derrubar o oponente com 2D, você pode optar por não fazer o Charge Cancel e fazer o okizeme com j.S.

Faça {dash j.S} com o oponente se levantando e alterne entre {JC, dj.HS, dj.D} e {land 2K/2D/Fafnir} para o mix-up. O {JC dj.HS, dj.D} dá knockdown e você pode repetir o okizeme, ou cancelar o dj.D com Storm Viper (Lv 2) para continuar o combo.

===[Mais técnicas]===

[Blockhead Buster]

Um {Blockhead Buster -> Action Charge, FRC} dá +20 frame advantage no Lv 2 e +30 frame advantage no Lv 3. Isso permite que você aplique seus mix-ups com folga, podendo usar até o 5D no meio.

Use os mix-ups listados anteriormente, como 5D/2D, Throw e os mix-ups do j.S para confundir o oponente e criar oportunidades de combo!

[Bandit Revolver Prototype]

O Bandit Revolver Prototype (BRP) tem várias funções dependendo do seu level.

Use o Lv 1 para mix-ups e pressões. faça {f.S, BRP} para avançar no oponente mantendo-se fora do alcance do Throw. Use o FRC do BRP para criar mix-ups: depois do FRC, alterne entre j.S, {land 2D} e Throw.

Se o oponente defender o j.S, siga para o mix-up do j.S listado anteriormente. Se defender o 2D, use o Charge Cancel ou {Blockhead Buster (Lv 2) -> Action Charge, FRC} para pressionar.

O BRP Lv 2 é útil no final de combos, permitindo knockdowns e também possui FRC para os mix-ups.

O BRP Lv 3 ativa mais rápido (18F), dificultando a defesa do oponente. Leva para combos de dano alto facilmente, servindo tanto no início como no meio do combo.

Faça uma pressão terminada em Charge Cance e alterne entre BRP Lv 3 e Fafnir para um mix-up de dano alto!

[Guardando a Charge Gauge]

Às vezes não compensa gastar a Charge Gauge naquele momento, ou você quer chegar no Lv 3 usando Action Charges. Para isso, faça o golpe segurando D (ex: [D], 214+S) para soltar a versão Lv 1 do golpe, guardando sua Charge Gauge para mais tarde.

Aproveite movimentos como backdash, 2D, j.D e Action Charge para segurar o D sem precisar errar um golpe com D.

Essa técnica é útil para soltar um Storm Viper Lv 1 como reversal, ou um Gunblaze Lv 1 no okizeme, economizando a Charge Gauge para o próximo combo!

[Mais informações]

Caso tenha alguma pergunta a respeito do Order-Sol ou deseja saber mais sobre ele, acesse GGBR: Seção Order-Sol e tire suas dúvidas com outros players!

Eu também tenho um guia lá que vale a pena ser conferido!

I sat in the office today listening to the wind howling and the rain lashing. Our office is a converted hay loft with Velux windows – so if it’s raining you know it’s raining. The abating of the rain coincided with lunch time so I went out to the car, grabbed the camera, and started taking shots at the edge of the car park. The sky was pretty dramatic at this point with the sun shining (partly) through and lots of dark grey clouds round about.

Despite the darkness of the clouds, the bright bits in the sky were so bright that to record any detail in them (which I wanted) would mean having to underexpose the foreground. HDR or exposure blending could have been called in to play but I didn’t have my tripod so getting 2 or more images that could be aligned in Photoshop would be difficult. Instead, I put my trusty Cokin P series filter holder on the front of my Canon EF 20mm f/2.8 USM lens and used my Cokin hard edge 3 stop graduated neutral density filter to hold back the brightness of the sky and allow for a balanced exposure.

It’s amazing what we can do in Photoshop these days but I still can’t see by my grad ND filter – it took a few seconds to fit the filter and after importing the image to Lightroom all I had to do was increase the clarity and contrast a little in the clouds then the picture was complete. For me, that’s the most satisfying type of photography, when the image comes off the memory card looking 99% what I expected (and hoped) it would.

A week or so ago, I went to a fashion show/open bar pandemonium event at the Sugarcube in Denver. It was a good time, if you happened to be there before the festivities got into full swing, and when the bar was actually reachable and wasn’t inundated with scene kids letting their buddies cut in line. Thanks, d-bags. That’s real cool. Any way, I spent most of the night half-cocked and propped against a wall talking to some girl I hit it off with, although I cannot now recall her name. Since the Sugarcube isn’t fully constructed and only the top floors have been completed and are livable, the area we were in resembled that of a warehouse, with, what I came to find, some pretty flaky, dusty, stainy walls. It wasn’t until the next morning when I found my jacket on the ground did I notice that most of it was white from whatever I was leaning against. And it won’t come off. This puts me in the market for a new cadet-style jacket. And isn’t it so apropos that I came across the Seventh Heart’s version the very next day? Yes, it is.

Furthermore, I have been making an effort to consolidate my reusable shopping bags. I think over this past year and a half, I have acquired nearly 20 of them from various companies, whether they be giveaways at farmers’ markets, park events, print shops, grocery stores, promo deals, etc. Adhering to the less is more philosophy, and perhaps to the Mitch Hedberg joke, spending an extra few bucks on a nicer bag would maybe make me care about it a little more. Sure, one that says “STEAL” in big black letters might not be the optimal choice, but I do like being the center of attention. Granted this attention might be that of the crack grocery store detective and security team… Hey. C’est la vie, right?

Retirado da enterbrain mook ARCADIA EXTRA Vol.41 [GGXXAC Break Encyclopedia]

===[Movelist]===

[Special Moves]

Overheat: Robo-Ky explode quando a temperatura chega a 100
Delayed Getup: caído, P+K
Zadan-Ky: 2D
Kurattoku Ky?: 236+S
Ky-Genshou: 214+S
Ky-Maku Home Run: 623+HS
Chounai-Ky Bargain: j.236+S
Ita-Ky-Geki: durante o dash, P/K/S/HS
Ky-Denpa: 63214+K

[Force Breaks]

Kyou wa Ky-San: j.236+D

[Overdrives]

Dame na Yatsu wa Nani mo Yatte mo Dame: 236236+S (S repetidamente para continuar)
-> Follow-up: durante o “Dame na Yatsu…”, 236+S
Ky Kokoro no Ichigeki: acerte o primeiro hit do Ky-Maku Home Run level 3
Gen-Ky Levers: 236236+P

[Instant Kill]

13 Ky-Dan: 236236+HS em IK Mode

===[Por onde começar]===

[Enchendo tension]

Com menos de 50% tension suas opções são mais limitadas porque seus special moves são mais fracos e lentos, então use o 2D se tiver espaço, acerte IBs para encher tension na pressão do oponente e use o 63214+K para roubar tension.

Nessa situação, use pokes que não dependem de tension como f.S, {2K, 2S}, 6HS (lv2~3), 6P (anti-aéreo), j.P/j.HS (anti-aéreos), j.S, 5D e Throws.

Conforme for usando os pokes, cancele alguns com 2D para encher tension até atingir 50%+ tension. A partir daí, use o j.236+S (Lv3) para dominar o espaço e poder avançar com {dash 5K} se o oponente estiver no chão ou 214+S (Lv 3) se ele tentar fugir pulando.

Use o TK j.236+S (Lv 3) para avançar pelo ar com air dash. Como o projétil sai a uma altura pequena, o oponente terá que defender ou pular, criando oportunidades para você pressioná-lo.

Se o oponente tentar passar por baixo dos projéteis, use o 214+S (Lv 3) para segurá-lo. O j.236+S (Lv 3) é uma das melhores armas do Robo-Ky, utilize-o frequentemente.

Quando o oponente estiver atacando, use o 623+HS (Lv 2~3) para cortá-lo. Mesmo que ele defenda, você pode usar o FRC para diminuir riscos.

[Pressionando no chão]

Com mais de 50% tension fica mais fácil aproximar-se do oponente e você pode usar o 236+S (Lv 3) e o 214+S (Lv 3).

O 236+S (Lv 3) dá muita vantagem quando o oponente defende, permitindo vários mix-ups. Pule na direção do oponente e alterne entre {air dash j.S}, {land 2S} ou arrisque um 63214+K.

Outro mix-up é com o 5P. Após o 236+S (Lv 3), use o 2D, corra e acerte um 5P na defesa e alterne entre 63214+K e 214+S. O 63214+K funciona como tick throw e o 214+S evita Throws, backdashes e pulos.

Alterne o 236+S (Lv 3) com o 214+S (Lv 3) paara evitar que o oponente fuja pulando do 236+S toda hora. O 214+S deve ser defendido com FD no ar, podendo pegar o oponente despreparado ou forçando-o a voltar ao chão.

===[Okizeme]===

[Abusando do 5D]

Robo-Ky tem o 5D mais rápido dentre os personagens (exceto Sol em Dragon Install) e seu alcance é bom. O Dust combo causa um bom dano sem depender da tension, e com a tension em torno de 40%, o dano é absurdo com a sequênciade j.236+S no canto!

Por isso, vale muito a pena arriscar o 5D no okizeme. Quando o oponente começar a defender, use o 2S e o 63214+K para confundí-lo.

No okizeme você pode usar o 5D direto ou usar o 5K (1x~2x) antes para poder alternar o 5D e 2S. Ou então, segurar o oponente com 236+S (Lv 3) primeiro, podendo usar o mix-up com 5K citado antes, ou os mix-ups do 236+S (Lv 3) citados no tópico anterior.

A partir do 5K, siga com {c.S, 2S} se o oponente levar, ou faça {delay c.S, 236+S} para tentar segurar o oponente mais tempo na defesa.

Se estiver precisando de tension, faça {dash 2D, dash 5K} no okizeme ou durante o 236+S (Lv 2) para se recuperar.

===[Mais técnicas]===

[Atacando com 6HS]

Faça o FRC do 6HS (Lv 2~3) com {6, RC, 6} para soltar o dash imediatamente após o FRC e solte o Ita-Ky-Geki quando o oponente tentar revidar para pegá-lo em CH. Se ele ficar na defensiva, use o 63214+K.

Ou solte um 5D logo após o FRC, que pode levar em combo se o oponente não fugir do stagger a tempo. Caso o oponente consiga fugir do stagger, comece a trocar o 5D por c.S ou 2K/2S de vez em quando.

[FB j.236+D]

O j.236+D não causa dano, mas permite vários setups porque ele recupera o pulo duplo ou air dash.

Em air combos terminados com j.HS/j.D, cancele-os com j.236+D~S para continuar o combo com {j.S, JC, j.P, j.D} para aumentar o dano do combo.

Use-o também para avançar pelo ar e desviar de anti-aéreos, caindo com j.S/j.HS ou {land 63214+K}.

Na pressão você pode usá-lo para um mix-up rápido. Faça {c.S, TK j.236+D~S} para um overhead, surpreendendo o oponente, e depois passe a alternar com {c.S, TK j.236+D, FD, 63214+K/2S} para confundir mais o oponente.

Em último caso, pode ser usado para diminuir a temperatura do Robo-Ky no ar, ou para conseguir a tension certa para o Missile loop.

[Temperatura > 80°C]

Com a temperatura acima de 80°C, os golpes do Robo-Ky dão +10% de dano, causam maior recovery e block stun no oponente, sem contar o cheap damage mesmo em golpes normais!

Isso melhora a pressão e os combos do Robo-Ky, mas cuidado ao usar golpes como 6P e j.HS que aumentam bastante a temperatura. Para evitar o Overheat, use o 6HS na pressão também.

Acertando um f.S, siga com 214+S (Lv 3) que irá pegar em combo e pode seguir com c.S ou {5HS, FRC} para um dano alto. A sequência {2S, 5HS, FRC} funciona mais fácil nesse modo também.

[Mais informações]

Caso tenha alguma pergunta a respeito do Robo-Ky ou deseja saber mais sobre ela, acesse GGBR: Seção Robo-Ky e tire suas dúvidas com outros players!

Nosso amigo Landstalker também tem um guia lá que vale a pena ser conferido!

The next-gen Splatterhouse game has been delayed for quite some time, but that hasn’t stopped Namco Bandai from partnering with Globe Shoes to produce a gory pair of kicks. The fresh pair brandish the Splatterhouse logo and mask, ditching the whole green-blood effect of the 16-bit era for speckles of red blood. Those interested can purchase these at Namco’s online store for $79.99; limited quantities available.

I got it in my head this year to get family and friends gifts they’d never expect. Be it that authentic prison art, a vintage baseball bat, a picture of Zack Morris’s shoes (yes, I found it), or some other item of complete nonsense that may actually border on thoughtful. Neigh, it is actually more thoughtful, as gifts of this caliber require actual thought, gauging the shock and awe on the faces of recipients. I know my father enjoys the golf accessories I usually pack into boxes and wrap up for him each year, but imagine the look when he opens the Wooden Mariner Box. “So, Dad, let me explain. Okay, I know you have shown no particular interest in sea travel, nor did you grow up on the coast, but come on! How cool is this thing? It’s got a compass, a telescope, scale, levels, sight vane, and clinometer for determining angles and slope. I know! A clinometer! You’ve always wanted that. Or at least you never knew you did until now. Now you’re going to wonder how you ever lived without it.”

And while I’ve been on somewhat of an art-kick these past few days, as well, I know a handful of kids that would appreciate a bit of 90s nostalgia on the walls of their place. Good conversation starter, really, and isn’t that just the gift that keeps on giving? That’s the good thing about a print, assuming the recipient hangs it up; Every time they see it, or someone asks about it, you’re obliged to say, “Oh my brother (or friend, depending on the situation), Will, got that for me last Christmas. You like it?” The natural response would be, “Are you kidding? Zack’s shoes immortalized on your wall? I’ve been looking for someone like you forever! That Will sounds like a swell guy!” Aww, thanks.

Wie angekündigt möchte ich den letzten Teil meines Berichts über das Fliegenfischen auf Hecht in Nordholland dazu nutzen, einige (hoffentlich) hilfreiche Informationen über Gewässer, Unterkunft, Fischereilizenz, Bootsvermietung, Ausrüstung und fängige Fliegen zusammenzustellen. Die eingefügten Karten können durch einen Klick zur besseren Lesbarkeit vergrößert werden. Das ganze habe ich in aller Kürze zusätzlich als .pdf zusammengefasst und zum Download bereitgestellt. Über konstruktive Anregungen und Kommentare würde ich mich freuen. Viel Spaß beim Lesen!

Gewässer

In den vier Tagen, die wir in der Provinz Nordholland verbracht haben, befischten wir zwei unterschiedliche Kanalsysteme (Karte 1): An den ersten zwei Tagen (Pike on the Fly – Teil 2) hatten wir es zum einen auf die Hechte im Bungalowpark De Vlietlanden abgesehen und zum anderen den umliegenden Dörfern Medemblik (im Norden) und Onderdijk (im Sünden) einen Besuch abgestattet. Wie Karte 2 zeigt, sind die Wasserstraßen beider Dörfer direkt an den Bungalowpark angeschlossen. In Medemblik empfehlen sich vorrangig der Hafen sowie der Umgehungskanal des Hafenbereichs. Die anderen Wasserwege sind weniger aussichtsreich. In Onderdijk wurden in den letzten Jahren haupsächlich in der Nähe der Kirche einige größere Hechte gefangen. In diesem Jahr haben wir die aussichtsreichen Stellen an den alten, verrosteten Booten im Dorfzentrum allerdings als Schneider verlassen.

(Karte 1 – Zwei Kanalsysteme)

(Karte 2 – De Vlietlanden und Umgebung)

Im Bungalowpark schafft man es an einem Tag kaum alle Kanäle gründlich zu befischen. Daher habe ich auf Karte 3 alle Plätze markiert, an denen von unserer Gruppe an diesem Wochenende Hechte gefangen wurden. Vor Ort wird man jedoch schnell sehen, das prinzipiell jeder Steg, jedes Schilfufer und jeder überhängende Baum ein potentieller Hechtstandplatz ist. Ralf hat über mehrere Jahre hinweg auf einer Karte jene Stellen markiert, an denen er erfolgreich war. Die Karte war angeblich irgendwann nicht mehr aussagekräftig, da fast überall ein Kreuzchen war… Die Wahl fällt also nicht ganz leicht. Es empfiehlt sich jedoch, nicht zu lange an einer Stelle zu verharren. Die Erfahrung hat gezeigt, dass Bisse meistens bei den ersten 5 Würfen an einen potentiellen Hechtstandplatz verbucht werden konnten. Aber natürlich macht letztendlich erst der Versuch kluch…

(Karte 3 – Gefangene Hechte im Bungalowpark)

An den letzten zwei Tagen (Pike on the Fly Teil 3) waren wir dann in Langedijk. Das Dorf liegt etwa 25 km westlich vom Bungalowpark und ist über eine Schnellstraße gut erreichbar. Die kleine, alte Bootsrampe vor Ort ist nicht leicht zu finden. Ich habe die genaue Adresse daher auf Karte 1 vermerkt. In Langedijk empfehlen sich zum einen zwei Wohngebiete – nördlich und südlich des großen Sees – und zum anderen das nahe Naturschutzgebiet sowie der angrenzede Museumsbereich. In den Wohngebieten haben sich insbesondere Bootshäuser sowie Stege als Hechtstandplätze erwiesen. Im Naturschutzgebiet waren kleine – durch Schilfkanten abgegrenzte Buchten – von Entenschnäbeln bewohnt (Karte 4). Wichtig ist hier noch anzumerken, dass das Naturschutzgebiet nur mit einem Elektromotor befahren werden darf. Dieser ist jedoch – meiner Meinung nach – ohnehin unerlässlich um in den engen Zufahrten zu Bootshäusern navigieren zu können und sich langsam und möglichst geräuschlos einem potentiellen Hechtstandplatz zu nähern.

(Karte 4 – Langedijk)

Ich habe bei Youtube noch ein ganz nettes Video über Langedijk – genauer Broek op Langedijk – gefunden. Das Video vermittelt schonmal einen ganz guten Eindruck von der Umgebung und den Gewässern.

Unterkunft

Adresse vom Bungalowpark De Vlietlanden

De Vlietlanden
Droge Wijmersweg 5
1693 HP Wervershoof

Untergebracht waren wir für die Zeit unseres Aufenthalts in einem Bungalow des Typs De Kleine Vliet. Der Preis pro Woche in der Nebensaison inklusive aller Nebenkosten beträgt ca. 350 Euro. Das schlicht eingerichtete Ferienhaus hat drei Schlafzimmer mit Doppelbetten und bietet bis zu 6 Personen Platz. Angenehm ist das vom Bad getrennte WC sowie die geräumige Wohnküche mit einem großen Tisch. Hieran können 6 Personen ohne Probleme Fliegenbinden. Jeder Bungalow verfügt über einen eigenen Bootsanlegeplatz. Nähere Informationen über die unterschiedlichen Bungalows sowie aktuelle Preislisten und aussagekräftige Fotos findet man auf den informativen Webseiten des Ferienparks. Wichtig ist vielleicht noch anzumerken, dass man mindestens ein verlängertes Wochenende – d.h. 3 Nächte von Freitag bis Montag – buchen muss. Für kürzere Aufenthalte empfiehlt sich dann eher eine Pension in Langedijk. Andere Orte in der nahen Umgebung der hier beschriebenen Gewässer sind weniger sinnvoll, da diese – meines Wissens nach – über keine eigenen Bootsrampen verfügen.

Fischereilizenz

Um in den hier beschriebenen Gewässern fischen zu dürfen, benötigen Fliegenfischer (und natürlich auch alle anderen Angler) über 15 Jahre die sogenannte Noord-Holland POS visvergunning. Den Schein gibt es zusammen mit einem umfangreichen Informationsblat sowie einer übersichtlichen Karte der Wasserwege für 25 Euro an der Rezeption des Bungalowparks. Der Schein berechtigt zum Fichen mit maximal zwei Ruten und ist für das laufende Kalenderjahr gültig. Die Schonzeit für Hechte erstreckt sich vom 1. März bis zum 30. Juni. Zu beachten ist unbedingt, dass in den Gewässern des Ferienparks Catch and Release vorgeschrieben ist!

weitere Informationen: snoekvissen.nl

Bootsvermietung

Für das Fliegenfischen auf Hecht in den Gewässern des Bungalowparks De Vlietlanden, den umliegenden Seen und Kanälen sowie in den Wohn- und Naturschutzgebieten von Langedijk ist ein Boot (mit Benzin- und  Elektromotor) in meinen Augen unverzichtbar. Dies hat zwei Gründe: Zum einen sind die Entfernungen riesig. Man würde sehr viel länger brauchen um von einem zum anderen potentiellen Hechtstandplatz zu kommen. Zum anderen liegen viele der guten Plätze (Bootshäuser, Stege etc.) an den Gärten von Privathäusern. Hier käme man ohne einen fahrbaren Untersatz gar nicht ran.

Es gibt im Bungalowpark die Möglichkeit Boote zu mieten (Karte 3). Ich bin mir jedoch nicht sicher, ob auch Boote mit Elektromotoren angeboten werden. Hier müsste man beim Betreiber nochmal nachfragen. Die Preise schwanken je nach Größe und Leistung des Motors zwischen zwischen 45 € und 60 € pro Tag bzw. zwischen 200 € und 265 € pro Woche.

weitere Informationen: snoekvissen.nl

Ausrüstung

Empfehlen würde ich für das Fliegenfischen in den hier angesprochenen Kanälen eine Rute der Klasse 7 bis 8. Für die Hechte reicht im Grunde eine 7er locker aus, um größere Fliegen aber an den Seen auch über eine größere Distanz gegen den Wind bequem zu bewegen, würde ich zu einer 8er raten. Ich persönlich würde eine “schnelle” Rute bevorzugen, da in den Kanälen die Fliege oftmals auf sehr kurze Distanz präsentiert werden muss. Hier empfand ich eine Rute die einen langsameren Wurfrhythmus erfordert als weit weniger angenehm. Da man – insbesondere in den Einfahrten zu Bootshäusern – auf engstem Raum werfen muss, rate ich zu einer Rute mit 8-9ft.

Da die Gewässer maximal 2m tief sind, die Fliege an vielen Stellen aber dennoch sehr zügig auf Tiefe gebracht werden muss (Bootshäuser, Stege, kleine Buchten auf kurze Distanz angefischt) würde ich vornehmlich mit einer Sinkschnur fischen. Lediglich für Popper würde ich zu einer Schwimmschnur raten. Unser selbsgebautes Vorfach bestand in beiden Fällen aus einem ca. 80cm langen Stück 60er Monofil und einem ebenfalls ca. 80 cm langen Stück Hardmono.

Was benötigt man sonst noch? Neben Rute, Rolle (ist auch hier im Grunde nur ein Schnurbehälter) und Schnur sollte man unbedingt einen großen Kescher bei sich führen. Kleinere Hechte kann man aus dem Boot zwar auch bequem per Hand landen, größere und schwerere Exemplare sind aber im Netz besser aufgehoben. Darüber hinaus sollte man natürlich eine Rachensperre und eine lange Lösezange bei sich führen.

Fliegen

Unsere Fliegen bestanden vorrangig aus:

• Bucktail (schwarz, weiß, grün, pink)
• Flashabou (silber, multicolour)
• Zonkerstrips (schwarz, braun)

Als Beschwerung dienten Kettenaugen. Da die Gewässer (aufgrund der noch recht hohen Wassertemperatur) relativ viele Algen etc. aufwiesen, haben wir mit Hilfe von 50er Monofil einen Krautschutz eingebunden. In den Kanälen hat sich eine Größe von etwa 8 bis 12 cm als fängig herausgestellt. Dies mag dem ein oder anderen vielleicht “zu klein” vorkommen, ist aber aufgrund der geringen Wassertiefe, der kurzen Wurfdistanz und dem recht klaren Wasser absolut ausreichend. In den Seen kann man natürlich auch auf 15 bis 20 cm hoch gehen. Hiermit haben wir aber keine Erfahrungen gemacht.

Einige unserer Fliegen habe ich ja bereits im Bericht Hechtstreamer vorgestellt. Die fängigste Fliege des Wochenendes möchte ich Euch zum Abschluss aber natürlich nicht vorenthalten.

(Fängig – Der Gewinner des Wochenendes)

Bindeanleitung

1. Auf den Haken der Größe 2/0 wird das Monofil für den Krautschutz mit der Grundwicklung fixiert.
2. Eine steife Schlaufe aus Monofil wird als Verlängerung des Hakenschenkels eingebunden. (Die Schlaufe soll verhindern, dass sich der Zonkerstrip im Haken verfängt.)
3. An das Ende des Hakenschenkels wird ein schmaler Streifen schwarzes Bucktail eingebunden.
4. Über das Bucktail wird eine erste dünne Lage Flashabou in der Farbe multicolour eingebunden.
5. Die Kettenaugen werden mittels Achterwicklung fixiert.
6. Hinter den Kettenaugen wird der Zonkerstrip fixiert. (Er sollte etwas kürzer sein als das Flashabou, dies erzeugt ein schöneres Spiel im Wasser.)
7. Über den Zonkerstrip wird eine zweite dünne Lage Flashabou sowie eine zweite dünne Lage Bucktail eingebunden.
8. Als letztes wird eine letzte dünne Lage Flashabou eingebunden.
9. Der Krautschutz aus Monofil wird unterhalb der Kettenaugen an den Haken gebunden.
10. Der Streamer wird am Kopf mit Lack oder Sekundenkleber gesichert und mit einem Kopfknoten abgeschlossen.

Viel Spaß beim Nachbinden!

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I’ve been listening to too much Christmas music, and have wandered off to the land of sleigh rides and snowmen and hot chocolate by the fire in my head.  I caved. The Christmas-mongers have won.

In the spirit of the season (the capitalist spirit, that is), I’ve been thinking of a few things for a Christmas list. Please note that I certainly don’t actually expect these as gifts; rather, its a nice little list of things that I can work my way up to buying for myself.

In no particular order, here it goes:

The Joy of Cooking: Clearly, the ultimate cookbook of all time. I plan on adding it to my collection soon enough.

Garmin Forerunner 305: per my previous complaints of not knowing my mileage.  This baby is everything a runner ever needed.

New Running shoes: I currently have long-suffering Mizunos. Time for an upgrade.

Running accessories:  Possibly a shoe wallet, or a belt of some sort. Also, a headband.

I’ll come back as I think of more things. Yay for consumerism!

Toyota Gas Pedal Replacements & Excessive Rust on Tundra’s

]]> http://delayed-again.com/2009/11/25/what-happens-to-the-stuff-the-tsa-seizes/ Wed, 25 Nov 2009 15:28:33 +0000 dylan555 http://delayed-again.com/2009/11/25/what-happens-to-the-stuff-the-tsa-seizes/

A Big Box of Your Stuff

As many people get ready to travel today, I thought it would be fitting to share a site I tripped across. Ever wonder what happens when the TSA takes your knife, tool, scissors, etc? For some of it, the answer is:

They Sell It!

Yes, that’s correct. They sell it on EBay.  Sometimes they offer pretty good deals on individual knives or tools.  Sometimes they put it in a box and sell 27 pounds of it at once.  Personally, I’m not sure how I feel about this. On one hand, it’s an opportunity for someone who has had a knife confiscated to potentially replace it at a low cost.  That’s pretty good.

On the other hand, I wonder if there are other items that have been confiscated or lost/left behind at the checkpoint that aren’t for sale. What if I forget an iPod or other piece of technology? Do they auction that, or does someone at the checkpoint keep it?

Also, considering the amount of confusion I typically see at checkpoints, I wonder if there is even more stuff that is out there? They’ve only got three pages of knives up. Isn’t there more?

Go check it out for yourself at their eBay seller site. And as the TSA says, remember 3-1-1…

• Three conflicting ways they’ll tell you how to handle the same instruction
• One sole agent paying attention in a meaningful way
• One lane open while the others are closed

If you’re flying today… Good luck!