54b's New Writeups

November 3, 2007 (person)

2007-11-02T21:56:07Z

Simulacron3 Maybe one vote per write-up? As a fair, if somewhat teasing incentive?
wordnerd Biggest impacts to this database aren't level 9, they're the quiet level 1s that show up, make an astounding writeup, then disappear.
kplb I am a female :)
fidomaster dtal: but why exactly is that a problem? i realize it's to discourage herd mentality and to stop 'vengeance' strikes and whatnot, but i mean within four seconds of reading something you can tell whether the e2 populace at large will generally upvote or downvote. people will always abuse the voting system. that's why it doesn't always affect xp.
Simulacron3 instant gratification is an immensely powerful manipulating force.
sam512 Well, the XP requirements are a joke, at least. The XP requirements are there to make sure you don't just node dreck or node for numbers in order to level up fast. You have to

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double tap (person)

2007-10-28T20:09:10Z

The use of double taps is a technique best reserved for someone with plenty of skill with a weapon. Skillfully employing a double tap requires more than simply pointing and squeezing the trigger. Over-zealous use of this method of firing can lead to unintentional casualties, i.e. killing people you didn't mean to. Note: See Blackwater.

To properly employ a double tap, rely on proper firing techniques. Most important, especially with pistols, is trigger control. Most people will encounter two problems when squeezing the trigger of a pistol:

1. Slapping - Slapping the trigger rather than squeezing it smoothly will cause the barrel of the pistol to pull to one side, usually towards the firing side. Even at short distances this will cause the round to miss the intended area, and in stressful situations this will be exaggerated.

2. Anticipation - Recoil anticipation is when the shooter anticipates the recoil of the weapon, causing them to grip the pistol…

October 28, 2007 (person)

2007-10-28T13:12:23Z

Why...?

WHY!?

Why must I always be so !@%$ing depressing when I node things!!!!....

Our tomorrow starts today: one minute to midnight in Iraq (personal)

2007-10-25T22:28:27Z

I feel as though the air in Iraq sizzles with electricity. There's something about peering down the narrow, dirty streets.

The people huddle around the streets. They turn their heads and look at me and I see dark, empty, soulless eyes. Everything thing it seems that they partake in as a people is hell bent on self destruction.

I wonder how much blood the sand has swallowed into the cold ground.

And then every once in a while you meet them. The human beings. It helps to reaffirm my faith. It gives me hope in humanity. At least, here, in the middle east. Then I think about it... Well no, but perhaps in Iraq. It's the people with life in their eyes. The hunters, not the hunted. It's survival of the fittest, and the fittest are tough sons of bitches.

That is, until the other hunters catch their scent. Then they are prey. Ripe for slaughter. Torture. Execution. They kidnap them, and hold them for ransom. When the debt is paid they let them go.. But wire their vehicles…

May 9, 2007 (person)

2007-05-09T02:37:16Z

Been a while. I hadn't thought about it for a while, but I came back and read some of the logs I made a while back.

It's strange, in that, even during a time of what I considered to be growth as a person, I still had so much growing to do. So much innocence. Things were still magical and fresh, and the things looming on the horizon were exciting.

Slowly those things are replaced by the stark reality of things today. Everything is contrasted against a backdrop of innocence that was once much more colorful, but as time goes on it wears away at you. The color slowly drains.

Old concerns are replaced by new ones. Seeing friends in caskets is shocking, yet more shocking is the speed at which we men move on. They knew the score, they knew what they were doing. They weren't heroes, they were just men. They've asked for nothing in return, nor do we.

I used to get mad at people for the things they say. Now I realize 99% of them have absolutely no influence in what goes on anyways. Their…

January 29, 2006 (person)

2006-01-29T02:38:39Z

Edited: Damn this bitch made me crazy.