Antokin
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TRY TO REMEMBER
Men forget everything; women remember everything. That’s why men need instant replay in sports. They’ve already forgotten what’s happened.
—Rita Rudner
I used to think that the brain was the most wonderful organ in my body. Then I realized who was telling me this.
—Emo Philips
Have you been forgetting things, such as a specific word that often eludes you, or the names of movies, books, restaurants, and especially people? If so, rest assured that you’re perfectly normal.
Memory loss among people over sixty typically begins years earlier but progresses so gradually that it doesn’t become apparent until it’s impossible to ignore. Fortunately, only certain types of memory are affected. Explicit memory, as it’s known, has to do with recalling specific details, such as the name of the person you met at that dinner, or where you left your gloves, or why you sometimes stand at the fridge with the door open because you can’t recall what it was you wanted to take out—or put back in.
The other kind—implicit, or procedural, memory—is much less affected by age. This category includes the things you do almost automatically: driving a car, getting... More
by Antokin on 2021-10-21 06:32:20
Lord open my mind that I may be aware of your presence in my daily life
Good Morning, Lord
We greet the Lord as we rise so that we may offer our first thought, our fresh words to the One who can carry us through our busy day. Before our feet hit the floor or our children rise or our minds are filled with the busy events of the day, we take a moment to talk to our gracious God.
Good morning, Lord!
I offer to you my day,
All of my joys and my sufferings, my cares and my concerns,
My accomplishments and my failures.
All that I have, all that I do, is yours.
Keep me in your care. Guard me in my actions.
Teach me to love, and help me to turn to you throughout the day.
The world is filled with temptations. As I move through my day,
keep me close.
May those I encounter feel your loving presence.
Lord, be the work of my hands and my heart.
Amen.
I Give Myself to You
We had to learn to look at our daily lives, at everything that crossed our path each day, with the eyes of God.
—Walter J. Ciszek, SJ
Lord, open my mind that I may be aware of your presence in my
daily life.
Open my heart that I may offer you all my thoughts.
Open my mouth that I may speak to you throughout my day.
I am grateful that you wish to hear my voice. To you I give my all.
Help me to do your will, every hour of every day.
by Antokin on 2021-10-20 09:20:23
The Ford of Bruinen! (LOTRO Skirmish)
The Ford of Bruinen is the last bulwark leading into the hidden vale of Rivendell. Orcs in the service of Angmar lay siege at the Ford, seeking to penetrate the defences of Imladris.
music
Copland: Fanfare for the Common Man - BBC Proms 2012
https://youtu.be/ZdqjcMmjeaA
Last Stand - Epic Drums - Intense War Battle Chase Copyright Free
https://youtu.be/R50n0I8b4O8
D. J. Pinto - Tension [Epic/Orchestral/Cinematic][MFY - No Copyright Music]
https://youtu.be/AF17oTTak_I
by Antokin on 2021-10-20 02:15:02
Back in the Early Days of LOTRO from a Former Turbine QA
Read the thread from a former employee at Turbine about LOTRO
From Aylwen:
I was LOTRO Systems QA from Book 14 SoA until shortly before F2P went live, returning for a few months after RoI launched (before departing a second time after experiencing the 'new' Turbine in Needham under WB rule...I'd seen enough). For most of that time I was the QA guy responsible for PvMP and in fact for about two years Jen Gordy (Jalessa) and I could be said to have constituted the PvMP 'team'. And neither of us, particularly Jen, could devote our sole attention to PvMP. Jen became Systems Lead and I had other Systems (combat, classes, IA, etc) that I had to look at.
After the debacle (PvMP-wise) of Book 6 MoM and the post-MoM layoffs (with the attendant hiring freeze), it became pretty clear we were not going to be able to do anything ambitious in the Moors. Firstly, sheer lack of bandwidth: not enough bodies, not enough engineering time, and a lack of interest from the producers. Secondly, Book 6 suggested that trying to force in changes was at least as likely to hurt as help. The PvMP system, just by dint of how it was built (a whole story in itself), defied... More
by Antokin on 2015-03-09 08:26:11