ManiacalTyrant

Ever wanted to play MGO, but you’re afraid people will laugh at your silly UNORIGINAL names? Well, I’m here to help all the noobs choose the most awesome and intimidating name possible. When people see you they will definitely think “wow, this guy MUST be good” before even seeing how you play. Okay, first things first: If you’re not very creative you can always just put your own spin on one of the following names.

Solid Snake
Liquid Snake
Solidus Snake
Liquid Ocelot
Sniper Wolf
Grey Fox
Boss 
Big Boss

Slap a number on it ! (ex Solid Snake789 or Big Boss673) 

- Nevermind the fact that there are literally thousands of players with names just like these; thats a minor detail. If your number doesn’t work, just add another number to your number and BAM! Now, you’re the one and only Liquid_Ocelot_876175981! Of course, you can also use cool symbols, underscores, and other miscellany to your name: for example, xXx_~SÕL!d_-_sNÅkè~_xXx! Think of the POSSIBILITIES! 

Okay, now the ‘fun’ part! Time to let your CREATIVE juices flow! The secret to a great name is starting with a adjective then ending with a metal gear themed “code name”. (Again pay no attention to the insane amount of people with names just like these…I assure you, you are CREATIVE and ORIGINAL. Choose from the list on the left then match it with any word from the right and BINGO! You now have an ORIGINAL and intimidating name.

Deadly + Hound
Sneaky + Wolf
Crazy + Fox
Blood + Boss
Death + Snake
Liquid + Raven
Solid + Mantis
Solidus + Sniper

Theres many more these are just a few examples….

And lastly…bring you real life name into MGO! Just put any of the MGS themed code name with your real name and BANGO! Now you can be just like “Solid Steve” or “Biggest Boss Larry”!

The best part is that you can use this ‘guide’ for ALL online games. Just replace the names and related stuff with the equivalent of said online game. (ex. xXx__MÆsTËr_jOhn_cHiÊf_0472__xXx for Halo 3!)

(And yes, I haven’t posted anything in a while. Shut up.)

Well, at least it is, according to this ‘reliable’ site.

Those of you scared I’ll upload a virus to your computer if you click that link or something, here’s the copy/ pasted version.

From now until the latter part of 2008, many prophecies are going to begin to be fulfilled, especially the Seven Thunders of the Book of Revelation, which the apostle John saw but was restricted from recording. Those thunders are revealed in this book, as well as detailed accounts of the final three and one-half years of man’s self-rule on earth, which are recorded in the account of the Seventh Seal of Revelation.

Some of these prophecies concern the demise of the United States over the next year, which will be followed by man’s final world war. This last war will be the result of clashing religions and the governments they sway. Billions will die! This time will far exceed even the very worst times in all human history.

As these events unfold, the world will increasingly become aware of the authenticity of the words in this book and realize that Ronald Weinland has been sent by God as His end-time prophet.

This book is primarily directed to the people of the three major religions of the world (Islam, Judaism and Christianity), whose roots are in the God of Abraham. Ronald Weinland has been sent to all three.

And a small excerpt from the ending of the (244 page) book (no, I didn’t read the entire thing. I got bored at the 11th page where the guy starts raving about Jesus Christ, and skipped to the end):

You live at the very end of man’s self-rule on earth. It is now time for God’s rule to begin. Only a very small percentage of human life will continue on into that new era that will begin after the return of Jesus Christ as King of kings over all the earth. The luxury of time being on your side, as a normal course of man’s existence (as it has been over the past 6,000 years), is about to come to an abrupt end!

Finally, here’s a part of an interview he gave.

Ronald Weinland: We have about six months to a year before we come to a point where currencies have no value; they’re going to crash. We’re also going to come to a point in time here where there’s going to be a great deal of destruction, especially in the United States. As soon as that’s taken place, there will be the beginning of a war. Europe is going to step in and try to take control of matters. They don’t want the United States especially, to do some of the things they’re doing right now in Iraq and Afghanistan and so forth. … After Europe starts doing what they do, a year later China and Russia combine together in Asia to battle Europe. And that is an escalation of World War III. World War III begins when Europe begins to do what they’re going to do. After that, a year later, sometime Russia will step in, and it’s a great nuclear war. …

Interviewer: So the world isn’t going to end next year, that’s just the beginning of the end phase?

Ronald Weinland: Exactly. It lasts for 3 1/2 years.

Interviewer: … So by 2012 it will all be over.

Ronald Weinland: That’s correct, and there will be a new world here.

…

Interviewer: Listen Ronald, I’m going to call you again towards the end of time and say, “Ronald, you were wrong,” or I’m going to say, “Ronald, you were right.”

Ronald Weinland: Just call me about April next year.

Ooo, foreboding. Kind of funny is how it’s one of Google’s sponsored links. Also, check this out.

PS. The bolded parts are where I lol’d.

At one point, the only portable gaming system people gave a crap about was the Gameboy. But then Sony came and things got effed up. Now the contenders are the PSP and the DS. The Gameboy is like, abandoned and left crying in a corner. Both the ‘new’ systems already have had a slight facelift over the years (PSP-2000, or the PSP Slim and the DS Lite), which are both essentially the same system, only smaller/ thinner.

Recently, both companies announced (and released) the newest versions, the DSi and the PSP-3000. I don’t own either, but they both look pretty lame to me, so far.

The PSP-3000 has minimal changes, the most prominent being the ‘new LCD screen’, where it’s supposed to be brighter and stuff. I also gets a built-in microphone (similar to the DS), for reasons of turning the PSP into a ‘viable communications device’. I hope that means the PSP’ll have a phone function or something. They also changed the ‘home’ button to a ‘PS’ button, like the PS3.

So, the PSP-3000 is basically the same as the same as the PSP-2000. However, one thing that irks me is the ‘1000′ gimmick. Why is it the 3000? It’s not it’s like one of those stereotyped sci-fi machines. And it definitely doesn’t have 2999 generations before it, right? It totally does not go with the trend.

Playstation > Playstation 2 > Playstation 3. – Uh, okay. Makes sense.

PSP > PSP-2000 > PSP-3000. –  2 – 1999??? 2001 – 2999???

Moving on, the DSi is basically another update. Yada yada yada 12% thinner yada yada yada less battery consumption, whatever. The main thing is that is have 2 built-in cameras right now. One in the fold-y part of the thingie, and one of the cover. So now you can play, uh, interactive games?

Is it just me, but why in God’s name does it need 2 cameras? What, so you can film yourself and whoever’s standing in front of you? Useless extra hardware, anyone? And look, the dreaded ‘i’ makes an appearance. Which means the Devil has something to do with this now. That’s just wibbly-wobbly wonderful.

So, in general, I find these two updates lame. Why don’t they make an actually overhaul of the systems? Why are they just adding lame, unneeded gimmicks? They’re like putting the thingies on life support. That’s what they look like. On life support.

SONY: OMG WE NEEDS NEW SYSTEM SALES HAV GAWN DOWN BAI 3% OMGWTFBBQOFgsoij111!!!!!!11!!one!!1

SONY: QUICK SLAP SUM STUFF TOGETHER! NEW LCD SCREEN! MIC! YAY

NINTENDO: OMG SONY MAED A NEW THING! QUIK WE MUST PUT MORE USELESS SHIZ ON TEH DSS

Bottom line, if you don’t own any of these and you want one, get one. But if you already own a DS Lite or something, don’t waste your money on a DSi. Save that money for something else. Like a band trip.

(Hint, hint).

Eww.

What the heck is up with the bumpers? They’re so…clunky. Another thing that has been irking me for quite a while is this trend where new cars don’t have side trim. It doesn’t make your car ‘elegant’. I makes it look plain. Geez. And also, look at that grill.

Ugh. 

Maybe it’s just my computer, but there’s like this weird space with nothing on the top of the page, underneath the blog title. Anyone else have this problem on this page? Or, does anyone offer any solutions?

And here’s what another person sees. There’s a weird blue box. =\

And a third one, only this time without the weird blue box, but back to the blank space.

I think this calls for a visit to my local Frederick Ding.

EDIT:

ManiacalTyrant/Calvin says: (9:02:14 PM)

http://maniacaltyrant.personallog.org/2008/10/10/strange-blank-space-on-blog/

ManiacalTyrant/Calvin says: (9:02:21 PM)
So, Frederick. Any solutions?
~Frederick says: (9:04:39 PM)
The reason is the organization of your pages
~Frederick says: (9:04:49 PM)
You have sub-pages (pages with a parent) which is an unexpected list
~Frederick says: (9:04:56 PM)
Clearly this resulted after a recent change
ManiacalTyrant/Calvin says: (9:05:04 PM)
I realized that.
~Frederick says: (9:05:06 PM)
And it’s nice to know that you have your dock on the left
~Frederick says: (9:05:29 PM)
Who took the other screenshot?
ManiacalTyrant/Calvin says: (9:05:33 PM)
Tracy.
ManiacalTyrant/Calvin says: (9:05:37 PM)
And just now, Kevin.
~Frederick says: (9:05:44 PM)
Wow. She uses IE6.
~Frederick says: (9:05:54 PM)
Anyhow, there is no solution because there’s no way to hide the child pages
~Frederick says: (9:06:07 PM)
the top navigation was designed for only 3 or maximum 4 items
~Frederick says: (9:06:11 PM)
having 6 is what has led to the problem
ManiacalTyrant/Calvin says: (9:06:14 PM)
This is like, the only theme that doesn’t ‘gay’ up all my pictures.
~Frederick says: (9:06:28 PM)
well, the spaces between your pictures is a result of spacing
~Frederick says: (9:06:46 PM)
actually, not having spacing between pictures on this theme is a design FLAW.
ManiacalTyrant/Calvin says: (9:06:56 PM)
Well, this flaw is good.
ManiacalTyrant/Calvin says: (9:07:04 PM)
But too bad about the other flaw?
ManiacalTyrant/Calvin says: (9:07:16 PM)
Uh, so do you see that weird thing that Tracy does?
~Frederick says: (9:07:21 PM)
uh, no
ManiacalTyrant/Calvin says: (9:07:27 PM)
The ‘blue box of mystery’?
~Frederick says: (9:07:31 PM)
nope
~Frederick says: (9:07:46 PM)
I’m not trying to deny that there’s a problem
~Frederick says: (9:07:52 PM)
I’m simply saying that this is a problem caused by the user.
ManiacalTyrant/Calvin says: (9:08:22 PM)
Well, I sorta guessed it was the pages I added yesterday.
~Frederick says: (9:08:26 PM)
Yeah.
~Frederick says: (9:08:28 PM)
You think?
ManiacalTyrant/Calvin says: (9:08:30 PM)
So I’m gonna have ti live with it?
ManiacalTyrant/Calvin says: (9:08:31 PM)
<_<
~Frederick says: (9:08:34 PM)
no
~Frederick says: (9:08:43 PM)
you’re going to have to remove those pages — that’s the only solution
ManiacalTyrant/Calvin says: (9:08:54 PM)
I guess.
~Frederick says: (9:08:59 PM)
It isn’t possible at this point to create a theme just for one user or blog.
ManiacalTyrant/Calvin says: (9:09:07 PM)
I just didn’t want to clutter up that page.
ManiacalTyrant/Calvin says: (9:09:11 PM)
I never said that.
~Frederick says: (9:09:19 PM)
give me a moment.
ManiacalTyrant/Calvin says: (9:09:20 PM)
I was just wondering if it was like a glitch or something.
~Frederick says: (9:10:00 PM)
I can’t do anything.
ManiacalTyrant/Calvin says: (9:10:07 PM)
k.

And thus, the problem is solved. Sort of. I deleted the subpages, and…

Even though I don’t mind watching NASCAR nowadays, there was a period of time when I was smaller when I absolutely hated it. And ironically, my cousin, who was my age now at that time, would watch it all the time, and I would wonder what the heck was wrong with him. 

So, anyways, NASCAR stands for National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing, and is really, really popular in the States. They run races on over 100 tracks ranging across 39 states, Canada, and Mexico. So, what are the things that bother me in the world of NASCAR?

Well, firstly, the NASCAR sanctioned races. Their three main race series are the Sprint Cup, the Nationwide Series, and the Craftsman Truck Series. First thing. The Craftsman Truck Series. Why, are they racing trucks again? The sad thing is that they run the same engines, same chassis, only with the most necessary modifications to like, the cockpit. What’s the point ? It’s exactly the same. It’s like they really want to milk the money cow or something.

Speaking of the money cow, I haven’t even mentioned their other series. Remember what I said way back in my Fuji Speedway post*? About the stupid sponsors? Well, in NASCAR, they have the Canadian Tire Series, the Corona Series, and the Camping World Series, the Budweiser Shootout, the Gatorade Duel, and more. Waaay more. I mean, damn, they have a lot of sponsored races, don’t they?!

Now onto the cars themselves. As a kid, the thing that bothered me the most was how all the cars were the exact same, save for the decals, and the ‘brand’. And by brand, it’s just the different headlight and taillight stickers they use. Now that I know why they use the same body (because of ’stock racing’, which I’ll get to later) and why their headlights are painted on (because the track is always lit), it doesn’t bother me as much.

While we’re on car bodies, I’d just like to point out how hard it is to keep track of drivers, especially if I’m unfamiliar with their numbers, since it’s the only thing you can rely on. I say this, because the drivers, especially the more prominent ones, see fit to CHANGE THIER LIVERY AFTER EVERY RACE. It gets annoying after like, a billion changes. I mean, I challenge you to Google up, say, Dale Earnhardt Jr., and see how many different liveries you’d come up with**.

And here’s my last gripe. Why, in the name of God, is this called stock racing (now, there may be some reason, and maybe some NASCAR nerd will come and beat my up because of this), when all the cars are most obviously NOT stock? 

So…yeah. I had time on my hands, okay? Jeez.

* http://maniacaltyrant.personallog.org/2008/09/23/fuji-speedway/
** http://images.google.com/images?um=1&hl=en&safe=off&client=safari&rls=en&q=Dale+Earnhardt+Jr.+car&btnG=Search+Images

The Fuji Speedway is a track located in Japan, under the scenic Mount Fuji (hence the name). It hosted the 2007 F1 Japanese Grand Prix and again this year, replacing the Suzuka circuit.

The track was redesigned (again) for the 2007 F1 championship, and I have to say, the new layout sucks. Well, I wouldn’t really know, having only driven this course in the Gran Turismo series, but the new track adds a few new turns, and has this weird ’safety lane’ thing going along the edges.

There’s this one thing that bothers me the most about the new Fuji Speedway design. It now has 12 turns, and most of them are unnamed. So the few that are named should be interesting, or landmark turns, right? Like the famous Corkscrew turn at Laguna Seca, right? Right?!

No, not right. Instead, make way for the ‘Coca Cola Corner’, the ‘Dunlop Corner’, and the ‘Panasonic Corner’. Way to show your colors, huh? I guess everyone (with enough monehs) can just ’sponsor’ your own corner, just like those roads that people can pay and name it after themselves. What a truckload of corporate sponsored fail.

The Nissan 350Z is an immensely popular sports car manufactured by Nissan. It was sleek, elegant, not too pricey, and looked damn good.

Enter the new Nissan Maxima. It took everything we disliked and clobbered them together mercilessly into a bigger mound of dog-doo-doo. The thing that bugs me the most are those headlights. What’s with that ugly tumor-like protrusion off the side of them? And why are they using LED’s? Hint, hint: it doesn’t make you look any better. To be fair, this car reportedly handles remarkably well.

Then, I heard they were making a newer, updated 350Z called the 370Z. I flipped. This was awesome news! Now, just hold on one second: What did we like about the 350Z? The sleek, elegant style, right? What didn’t we like? The ugly headlights on the new Maxima. 

Oh joy, look what Nissan did! They took my favourite Nissan car (maybe besides the new GT-R. That thing is a beast.) and combined it with the ugliest Nissan car! (Is disappointed) 

*370Z picture from Leftlanenews.com

I’m pretty sure everyone knows what an iPod is, right? It’s one of those things you put music into and listen to them. But seriously, why are they so popular? Well, I’m determined to find out.

The iPod was first released October 23rd, 2001. Since apparently at that time, MP3 players were all crappy and sucky, Steve Jobs ordered his minions to create a new multimedia device, and as per Apple does, to render every thing else obsolete. And they developed the iPod in less than a year. As it went on, newer iPods began to be able to watch videos, play games, and view photos, with an ever-growing storage space. And to top it off, they have 17 versions of this thing! Holy crap.

The iPod’s interface is supposed to be revolutionary, with the spinny wheel thing in the middle. But now they have an iPod Touch, which is like a touchscreen version, ported from Apple’s iPhone line. How does Steve Jobs make so many things in so little time? Macs, iPods, iPhones, iTVs, iRacks, iRans…and what’s with the gimmick of the ‘i’ before everything? What’s ”i” supposed to mean? 

To have 17 different versions of the same device created in 7 years, and various others, and be so popular that people don’t even call MP3 players ‘MP3 players’, but instead ‘iPods’, I can only come to one conclusion. That iPods are the product of the Devil. He is using the iPod’s Satanic powers to take over the youth of the world. When you think of it this way, it all makes sense. It’s obvious everyone in Hell are being forced to work for the Devil to create new Apple devices (think how many have died over the years…). The “i” obviously stands for ‘Iblis’, which is the Devil’s Islamic name, and he probably plans to make 666 generations of iPods before he takes us over! We must stop this madness before it reaches that!