Month: May 2009

How to be a Successful Evil Overlord
by Peter Anspach
Being an Evil Overlord seems to be a good career choice. It pays well, there are all sorts of perks and you can set your own hours. However every Evil Overlord I've read about in books or seen in movies invariably gets overthrown and destroyed in the end. I've noticed that no matter whether they are barbarian lords, deranged wizards, mad scientists, or alien invaders, they always seem to make the same basic mistakes every single time. With that in mind, allow me to present…

The point of basketball, the dissenting chorus said, was to learn basketball skills. Of course, you could as easily argue that in playing the press a twelve-year-old girl learned something much more valuable—that effort can trump ability and that conventions are made to be challenged.

EncodeHD is a an application to re-encode all types of video files for use on your home media player or on-the-go device. It aims to provide a simple interface with no fuss, and give you the best speed possible without compromising on quality.

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Snap the iPhone's camera shutter using face detection!
No more guessing whether your face is in the picture when taking self portraits! Picture Me uses face detection to trigger the camera shutter.
Just point the camera at yourself or others, it'll vibrate when it detects a face and then snap a photo. Could not be easier!
Take perfect pictures of you and your significant other!
Also doubles as a regular camera with a button shutter.

In preparation for total immersion into the Greensboro community, I am selling everything that I own. Below is a detailed archive of my personal belongings. Move your cursor over each image to obtain a brief description of the item. When you stumble upon a treasure you can't live without (i.e. neon pipe-cleaners) click on the item for further instruction. If you wish, you may select to make a donation in the amount of your choosing. All items not sold will be given to the Crossover Ministries of Flint, Michigan. Any revenue generated from the sale of these goods will be directed towards my travel and living expenses for the next 14 months.

Mr. D extends his personal invitation to recreate yer own family crime drama with Complete Mafia.
Compatible with the d20 system, Complete Mafia allows you to create families from 1282 all da way to da modern age. Join a family, maintain respect and don’t let yer enemies find out yer weaknesses.
Role-play your bloodline throughout history: Defend Sicily from da French in da Middle Ages, join da Renaissance’s Camorra Syndicate, bootleg booze outta 20’s Canada or dodge da Feds in da modern era.
Mr. D includes campaign settings in Sicily and the U.S., a Mafia historical timeline, mob glossary, new weapons, new cars, over 16 new character classes and other Mafia resource material covering over 700 years of “this thing of ours”.
Complete Mafia makes a great game on its own or a welcome addition to ongoing campaign settings. Don’t be stupid, play Complete Mafia. Ya would be wise not to disappoint Mr. D.