my normal life log

As you may have heard, we’re walking away from members who send in keyword and keyphrase repetition abuse because it provides for a poor user experience and destroys credibility.
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Next time you’re surfing Google, try this:

Search for your keyword or keyphrase and then add “filetype:pdf“.

Example: “writing articles filetype:pdf”

Essentially, it shows you all results that are in a PDF file type. Reason why this rocks: Many awesome whitepapers are in PDF form only and viewing a PDF file in HTML extrapolation doesn’t always look right.

Sometimes it is nice to be able to configure Django settings for a single host and not have tons of conflicts in the next svn up, I personally use this solution as the settings. py Django only Python code. In the last line of the file that I am not one:
from local_settings import *
It is, as I mixed for the importation of local_settings.py and obtains each global symbol in the current namespace, so I have all the options to override. An example would be the configuration of the global settings.py used as SQLite database backend for the project, but in the production environment database_ * override options in the local_settings.py. This is also true for caching – not many developers run a PostgreSQL and memcached on your mobile.

I’ve been refreshing the Darkfall forums every hour for the past couple of days, partially because I’m bored and also really looking forward to giving a try DF.
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The story in most Mario games boils down to three things: Princess Peach is ransom fodder, the Mushroom Kingdom residents are hopeless at damage control, and Luigi treads that fine line between hero and zero. But though these elements have been in one combination or another in just about every Mario game for more than two decades, Nintendo has almost always managed to put some new spin on the classic Mario formula to keep the games fun and interesting. Case in point: the recently released Mario & Luigi: Bowser’s Inside Story, a fun and funny action role-playing game for the Nintendo DS that tosses Mario’s longtime nemesis, Bowser, into the action as a playable character. The odd coupling of hero and surly shelled villain–who you just know is chomping at the bit to smash the mustachioed plumber–makes for not only comedy gold, but also a complete gold-star experience that’s definitely deserving of your time and money.

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The MMO Report is back, of course, and Casey is dropping the best kind of nerd knowledge on your ass, so you better recognize.

This week we tell you about how EVE Online is finally getting rid of their Classic Client, how the IRS wants to tax monetary exchanges in virtual worlds, how CrimeCraft will not be coming to the Xbox 360, and bring you another edition of WTF Second Life .

Well now you can!

Harcos, creators of the Mana Energy Potion have released a new potion that is guaranteed to bring you back to 100% from any loss of Health! Well, perhaps not, but they are brewed specifically for gamers who not only need to refresh their vitality, but who also enjoy a sarcastic reminder that they are indeed MMORPG nerds.
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The New Player Experience has been rebuilt from the ground up with improved tutorials and an easier introduction to possible “career” paths. Rookie Starship pilots will find it smoother than ever to become a force to be reckoned with in the limitless world of New Eden.
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Apocrypha for the improvements include:

Explore and dominate more than 2.400 solar systems that exist on the other side of unstable wormholes opening up throughout New Eden. New scanning mechanics allow you to find and explore them in the first truly uncharted space in EVE.

Wormholes are not the only thing to discover. Booster sites, archeological digs, hacking sites, gas clouds and salvaging sites are some of the surprises in store for Those skilled pilots in scanning exploration.

The Sleepers, a new NPC race, protect an ancient technology within the wormhole-space. They exhibit intelligence enemy unlike any yet found in new Eden Requiring pilots to react to their deadly, shifting tactics.

Tech 3 Strategic cruisers are the first ship class to arise from reverse engineered technology gleaned from wormhole space fueling their production. Their modular nature Allows for a broad level of customization of both ship performance and appearance.

What kinds of gamers are you targeting Most Likely? Do you think it will be appealing to both hardcore and casual gamers?

Chris: The great aspect of Nostale: Global is that it appeals to a wide range of gamers. We classify this game as a cute MMO. I personally like the more hardcore type games, but the first time I played Nostale: Global I was hooked on The Game play and the overall feel. Casual gamers tell us that they like it Because it does not take ages to get into The Game and that they can just have fun with it for a short time and then move on. On the other side of the coin, our hardcore gamers tell us they like the fact that if they want to be involved for hours at a time exploring the various maps and being part of the ever-expanding community, then they have plenty of opportunities in Nostale: Global.