The Mind Of OverlordTomala
Are you fucking serious? / tragedy

The Boston Boming

Today I woke up and found out that we’re still fucking crazy.

Two explosions near the finish line of the Boston Marathon – the oldest and most prestigious race of its kind in the US – have left at least three people dead and more than 100 injured

Who did this? No one knows yet. People are having no issues speculating with next to no information though. I’m not going to say anything until they find out if this was someone who crossed the border or a homegrown terrorist similar to the Spokane bombing attempt in 2011. Funny how that one just breezed by. You’d think it didn’t get as much press because he was white or somethin’.

Then of course you have people who think the bombing was an act of god telling gay people to stop loving each other. Does that mean god is a terrorist? :roll:

Are you fucking serious?

So about that start button…

Is it possible that Microsoft might be getting tired of the bitching related to the lack of start menu in Win 8?

An examination of the twinui.dll file in Windows 8.1 (build 9364) by Microsoft Portal discovered a line of code that indicates users may be able to immediately launch into the desktop when starting Microsoft’s upcoming operating system. The ability isn’t yet available in leaked copies of Windows 8.1, though the code implies it’s something Microsoft is at least considering.
Are you fucking serious? / Clown Shoes

Prepare for the digital afterlife.

Only google…

“The feature is called Inactive Account Manager not a great name, we know and you’ll find it on your Google Account settings page,” wrote Google product manager Andreas Tuerk in a blog post. “You can tell us what to do with your Gmail messages and data from several other Google services if your account becomes inactive for any reason.””We hope that this new feature will enable you to plan your digital afterlife — in a way that protects your privacy and security — and make life easier for your loved ones after you’re gone,” he wrote.Tuerk added that users can choose to have their information deleted after three, six or 12 months of inactivity. They also can name one or more people to receive the data from Google’s various services.

Just in case you’re inactive and not actually dead, Google is set to send you a warning via an email to a secondary address, and a text message to your cellphone.

:lol: It’s okay Google. I’m not dead. I just don’t have a reason to use you.

All in an Overlord's day / Animation

What I’ve been up to.

So I kinda got distracted by hours of more mocap research and general testing during my days off, hence why I haven’t really been around much (even for my own stuff). Here’s my first test.

No matter what I did it was always jerking around like a meth addict. Then upon reading the documentation I discovered the program now has the option to export in DMX as opposed to SMD which I’m more familiar with. Here was the result of that:

It’s been a blast figuring this stuff out.

All in an Overlord's day

Early Morning Open Thread

Yesterday I was going to work on one of my reviews but came up with a problem. The weather as too good to pass up. I ended up taking an enthusiastic walk through the woods… and to the bank. Plus a side trip to purchase some pickled ginger.

 

Anyway, onto other stuff… I’ve been contemplating a purchase on steam.

http://store.steampowered.com/app/227740/

I still have some of my tax rebate leftover to get it, that and my birthday is coming up so I might as well get myself something I know I’ll use (No one is going to gift it to me, and I’ll make sure of it). I’ve been following this software since it originally came out. It rarely goes on sale, and if I strike now I’ll be able to learn about basic mocap and have fun with it.

The good news is that the kinect works perfectly with my laptop (and it should), meaning I can pack up my studio and go pretty much anywhere to do some goofy animation.

Speaking of birthdays I got some early presents. A Vietnamese robe and two piece Chinese shirt and skirt suit. Both black and red. One of my coworkers who shares the same interests for oriental culture as I do is moving to another place and doesn’t use them. We’ve exchanged gifts before, like hairsticks, tea, teapots, I’ll have to think of something to return the favor with. Maybe a house warming present with some flowering teas and some bento boxes.

Are you fucking serious?

Those XBoxes will kill you.

This brings “Red Ring Of Death” a new meaning.

A Lauderhill man told a bizarre tale of needing to find a victim who had a Taurus zodiac sign when he described the fatal Easter Sunday stabbing of his live-in girlfriend to police, authorities said Monday.
A broken and bloody Xbox 360 gaming system was found near her body, along with three knives, police said.

I share the same zodiac sign, and now I know to avoid contards like the plague. :shock:

I might need to go into hiding.

All in an Overlord's day

Early Morning Open Thread

Lets see… Kinda got distracted during the weekend. Had company over, a good portion of Slackers were playing TF2 (and some of us in CS:GO tonight), work hasn’t been too bad and nothing really interesting to be reported. For a weekend that doesn’t happen too often.

Oh well, tomorrow is probably my Friday. I’m sure I’ll be posting random things. I already have some to do lists.

Complainers / Humor / OverFashionioned2

This is just too funny.

I seriously have no words for this. It writes itself.

Earlier this week a Target shopper sparked a controversy on Twitter after discovering that the same gray dress was listed as “Manatee Gray” in the plus-size version and simply “Heather Gray” in the “Missy” category. The company is now scrambling to apologize for the snafu, saying it uses the manatee color name all over the site. That makes us wonder — what other totally inappropriate and/or wacky color names are floating around out there?

Manatee gray. Because that’s what it looks like when these ladies put it on. :lol:

Actually they should be flattered. They say the story of mermaids originally came from manatees. So actually the dress is complimenting them! :D