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Rolan "Dragon" Storm
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Rolan "Dragon" Storm

Shared publicly - Sep 22, 17

That was fun, ladies and gentlemen. I am gone until further notice.
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Take care of yourself Rolan.
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Be well, Dragon.
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Rolan "Dragon" Storm

Shared publicly - Sep 21, 17

Gunslinger with lightsaber
Lightsaber duel sound test for Star Wars fan serial Legends of the Old Republic. Legends of the Old Republic is a non-profit fan serial. In the first chapter somewhere on Nar Shaddaa a powerfull sith lord hides from the Empire for his crimes.
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It's easy to get lost in the web of fan lightsaber battles. Some of them are really good.
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Yeah. Also... as one kung-fu aficionado to another: I think guys are a bit slow and theathric. But much better than most.
That's the good stuff.
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Rolan "Dragon" Storm

Shared publicly - Sep 21, 17

I bet Tony would love this one. Kinda waiting for it too.
Marvel's The Punisher | Official Trailer [HD] | Netflix
After exacting revenge on those responsible for the death of his wife and children, Frank Castle uncovers a conspiracy that runs far deeper than New York's criminal underworld. Marvel's The Punisher premieres globally █████ 2017, only on Netflix.
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d^___^b Punisher fan since 1991. It's weird not seeing him BUILT, though!
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Might have guessed.

I would not call myself fan and I stand on him being portrayed in 'Daredevil' as a bit crazy, but truth is I agree with him. I remember a 'Punisher' movie where Travolta played (he played a mob boss) - there was small manifesto read there. I agree with every word.
The thing is, by the majority of his history as put out in the comics, Frank Castle has more than a single screw loose.

They changed his origin for the Netflix series. Originally it was a botched mob hit and his family was caught in the crossfire. This time around it was a hit by a corrupt government official.

In the comics his families deaths set him off on a mass extrajudicial killing spree. At various points multiple Marvel heroes have tried and with mixed results stop him or get him locked up.
Both Tony and ShadowOrdo tried to talk me out of it, trying to tell he was meticulous and sharp. I think portrayal is great, Bernthal made a GREAT job (well, he wasn't bad in others either :d). But he is nuts.

As for version I like that I mentioned - there he wasn't crazy. Rather sad and determined so much he became sort of inquisitor. Looks like whatever I liked is not really canon.
Rolan "Dragon" Storm

Shared publicly - Sep 21, 17

A lot of controversy around Musk, but all-in-all he is not a bad guy.
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SpaceX seeks "Starlink" trademark for its satellite broadband network

https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2017/09/spacex-...

SpaceX has filed trademark applications for the word "Starlink" to describe its planned satellite broadband network. SpaceX filed applications with the US Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) on August 21 to have Starlink trademarked for "wireless broadban

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Ja'eel

Shared publicly - Sep 21, 17

One more.
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That's a very cool one. Thanks, man.
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Ja'eel

Shared publicly - Sep 21, 17

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What happens if I got to SAO. :)
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Rolan "Dragon" Storm

Shared publicly - Sep 20, 17

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Linda Hamilton, Arnold Schwarzenegger back for a new Terminator movie

https://arstechnica.com/gaming/2017/09/linda-hamilton-arnold-s...

For fans of the 1984 thriller The Terminator and its 1991 action sequel Terminator 2: Judgment Day, the sequels have been a consistent disappointment. I'm hesitant to get my hopes up too much-although I didn't hate Terminator Genisys as much as others did

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Rolan "Dragon" Storm

Shared publicly - Sep 20, 17

Just saw 'John Wick 2' trailer.

Mind suggested this conversation as explanation:
- So we can't shoot another 'Matrix' movie?
- No, no. We can't.
- Damn. Fine. Let's take another titlle, leave most important points the same. People love this stuff.
- Done and done.
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Most US fans associate the Matrix with the "Bullet Time" effect. But it was a highlight for some of the fans to see the Laurence Fishburne cameo.

The thing with the Matrix movies is that they were heavier on story and spent a fair amount of time debating philosophical themes of control, free will ect.

The Wick movies were pretty much a series of elaborate action scenes with story sprinkled in for flavor.

Most of the action scenes of John Wick are on youtube, and they're fun to watch if you don't think too much about what you're looking at.
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I won't argue. Nothing much to argue and too tired to. Just one thing: regular people (civilians, heh) I heard mostly paid no attention to philosophy of Matrix. At all.
Maybe it's mixed. In the US there was a separate documentary called "Philosophy of the Matrix" that was on youtube for a while. It was interesting and had a decent amount of views on it. Not as many views as ticket sales, but a reasonable viewership.

That said, you're probably right.
Rolan "Dragon" Storm

Shared publicly - Sep 20, 17

- Oh, okay. So if you found Odin you'd all return to Asgard promptly?
- Oh, yes. Promptly.
- Great! Allow me to help you.

:d :d :d
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Rolan "Dragon" Storm

Shared publicly - Sep 19, 17

That moment when you watch 'Dr. Strange' and they tell about three sanctums. I knew it! There is no, of course, clockwork conspiracy.
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Is it true that they mentioned the Living Tribunal in the movie?
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No. I was talking about Secret World.

They mentioned two out of three: N.Y. (Illuminati HQ), London (Templars HQ) and Hong Kong (The Dragon HQ is in Seoul). A lot of fiction call London and N.Y. as occult centers while every single one wibbly-wobbly on what similar center might be in Asia. Which makes even more sense if you consider what 'The Dragon' are in nature: elusive agents of chaos that is somehow order in itself.
Aha, I forgot you were a big Secret World fan. How big is the community right now?
No idea. :d

I know, I know. But when I am not busy with boring stuff I play and I yet to reach point where I was in TSW. I do not think I will pay much attention to forums before I will finish all story content.

From Massively I get mostly positive attitude, though. While game became quite easy for newbies (due to level system player can now outlevel monsters, especially with patron subscription). Combat system moved to action combat. I got story at much faster pace, while sabotage and investigation missions still unforgiving as they were. Dungeons can be soloed if you so inclined: you have to be about 8-10 levels higher (they are challenging - in a good way, makes you remember that there is/mostly was good PvE).

All in all we got co-op with optional MMORPG content which I am happy about considering how much story is there. I do not like to be pestered at reading, you know? 'Skip ahead' and all that.
Rolan "Dragon" Storm

Shared publicly - Sep 18, 17

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Soviet air defense officer who saved the world dies at age 77

https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2017/09/soviet-air-defense...

Former Soviet Air Defense Colonel Stanislav Petrov, the man known for preventing an accidental nuclear launch by the Soviet Union at the height of Cold War tensions, has passed away. Karl Schumacher, a German political activist who first met Petrov in 199

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Rolan "Dragon" Storm

Shared publicly - Sep 18, 17

BEWARE!
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Backdoor malware planted in legitimate software updates to CCleaner

https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2017/09/backdoo...

A software package update for a Windows utility product distributed by antivirus vendor Avast has been spreading an unsavory surprise: a malware package that could allow affected computers to be remotely accessed or controlled with what appears to be a le

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I'm really grateful my friend Jai gave some tips that made me less reliant on CCleaner. Thanks for the heads up Rolan.
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NP.
Rolan "Dragon" Storm

Shared publicly - Sep 18, 17

Somehow I missed this one, but truth be told I encountered every single one and probably had all of them when I was young. And that's the reason I think computer gaming should be pulled out from geekdom and planted on common ground, whether people like it or not. Tabletop, storytelling - leave it there. But CG should live and develop beyond that and become something else.
Five Geek Social Fallacies

http://www.plausiblydeniable.com/opinion/gsf.html

Within the constellation of allied hobbies and subcultures collectively known as geekdom, one finds many social groups bent under a crushing burden of dysfunction, social drama, and general interpersonal wack-ness.

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How excellent, thank you for sharing!
I was just reading something about setting up a club and he said people tend to fall along a 90-9-1 spectrum. 90 of them will make good members. 9 may be sincerely interested and mean well, but have such emotional or behavioral problems that dealing with them would be destructive to your organization, so you don't admit them. And 1 is so bad, so abusive to everyone else, you say 'no! go away!' immediately or have everything go to pieces.
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While stating the obvious geek congregations are still different from clubs. Right?

Geekdom is full of emotion. And a lot of it not healthy. On the other hand even being all touchy-feely geeks are cute shiny lumps of creativity, God's people. Most of them lack ability to withstand hardship but they _create_. This very important in my book, I have faith this is one of the most important human qualities.

As for player geeks I believe player as a breed is whole other deal. Players are noble preadators with knack for risk and aptitude for fight. Some people outgrow their timid nature and become players in their own right, other still play computer games never leaving safe zone. My ultimate interest for players to flourish _and_ not to hurt geekdom in the process. Things already take natural course, but that is not enough.
Rolan "Dragon" Storm

Shared publicly - Sep 17, 17

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Star Wars Battlefront II Data Leak Highlights What Will Be Available At Launch.

https://www.starwarsnewsnet.com/2017/09/star-wars-battlefront-...

Star Wars Battlefront II is one of the biggest video game releases for the remainder of this year, and as such, more info about the game is inevitably going to leak out ahead of its release two months from now. A new, comprehensive leak suggests that ther

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Rolan "Dragon" Storm

Shared publicly - Sep 17, 17

Guys, will you write your old names when you rename yourselves? In first post with new name or something. Please. Thank you.
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But part of the fun is figuring out who they are. It's like an anti climactic mystery.
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Actually it's easy, so no. Well, unless they delete all content on their page. So nope.
YES! I can't even count the number of people who change their names and I can't figure out who they were or are.
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IKR? Like 'who entered my domain without premission?! begone, heath... ah! hey, bro'.
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