ever felt guilty for an event that caused trouble for someone you care for? elaborate
All the time. I don't like people getting in trouble on my behalf because of my actions, let alone people I care about. I can't cite any specific instances off the top of my head but I've had quite a few over the years.
You have a youtube account? If you do have, do you have some DoW2 matches I can watch? I'm interested to see why you are top 50.
I don't but I can definitely take replays and record them. I've thought about livestreaming while I play but I didn't know if anyone would be interested in watching me play :derp:
Favorite weird foreign food? (Weird, I mean, like Duck fetuses or street food)
I've had alligator jerky before, and I have a scorpion lollipop waiting for me to get enough courage to eat it :V I'll try almost anything, I'm pretty openminded when it comes to eating strange stuff.
Specs on your Desktop/Laptop?
.... which one? lol. All of my boxes excluding the laptops and my mom's desktop are custom built by me.
Desktop - Suou
Core i7 920 @ 4.11GHz, 6GB DDR3, GTX465, 64GB SSD + 2x 320GB HDDs for data, Bluray drive, dual Dell U2311H (23in 1920x1080) monitors. Running Windows 7 + Debian in a guest VM under VMWare Server (for programming/testing MotK stuff)
Laptop - Yin
Asus UL30VT-X1K, Core 2 Duo SU7300, 4GB DDR3, G210M + crappy onboard Intel, 64GB SSD, 13.3in screen at 1366x768. Also running Windows 7.
Server - Yurika (retired MotK server)
Athlon X2 3800+, 4GB DDR, 6x1.5TB HDDs with a 2GB CF card for boot/OS. Currently running FreeBSD 7.3 but planning on upgrading it to 8.1 sometime this weekend.
Media box - Darla (Finding Nemo)
Phenom II X2 560, 4GB DDR3, HD5570, 500GB HDD, Bluray drive. Windows 7.
Then there's my mom's desktop and laptop, my sister's desktop, my older brother's desktop and laptop, my younger brothers' machine, and my dad's two work machines, and a spare box and so on and so on. Basically my older brother gets my last desktop guts, then my little brothers get his old stuff (which was my old stuff 2 gens ago). I think I have enough PCs in my house :V
Do you have any allergies?
I'm allergic to hydrocortizones, and I have a contact allergy to some types of grass, but other than that I'm not really like sneezy/etc to stuff. I dunno if it counts as an allergy but most decongestants give me seriously high blood pressure, which is bad because I have to take them often for my ear problems.
How do you think the automobile industry is doing, in regards to fuel consumption and safety?
Safety I think it couldn't be any better at this moment. The last major fiasco we had with auto safety was what, the Firestone tire blowout issue back in the 90s? The throttle thing with Toyota ended up being a very isolated incident, with most caused by driver error than any actual hard fault of the car.
As for fuel consumption, we've had the technology for extremely efficient cars for decades. The problem is the consumer isn't buying them. Even with gas at almost $4/gallon people are still buying gas guzzling SUVs. 2010 was the first time since the fuel crisis in the 70s where miles driven actually decreased. I think until people get serious about gas consumption it's going to be this case for a long time. People just don't see it as that big of a deal. I myself always look towards fuel economy when I look at a car. My last car got 32 MPG and my current one gets 29-30.
Potentially invasive: When did you first feel like you were in the wrong body?
I've always felt different, even as a child I was acutely aware that I held far more in common with girls than boys. I was probably 7 or 8 when I started seriously crossdressing, well before puberty.
Have you ever eaten this? :V
To be honest, I've never had it up until 2 weeks ago. I didn't really care for it but to be honest I was sick that day. I felt like I was going to puke shortly after lunch so I don't think I gave it a fair shake.
How do you feel about the term "fly-over states"? What about the entire "red state/blue state" paradigm?
I fully agree with fly-over states. There's really not much here in the midwest. Unless you're near an urban area, it's just miles of corn and wheat and cows. It's beautiful in places but it absolutely sucks for creature comforts or any sort of trapping of modern civilization. As for the red state/blue state paradigm, I don't think the divide is as deep as the talking heads like to portray it as.
I think on a basic level (excusing some social rights issues), we're all about on the same page, it's just the talking heads like to drum it up as an us vs them in order to push ratings and try to stir controversy. We all want to protect jobs, we all want workers rights and other things, it just depends on who got in trouble for what scandal the last election which way the state swings. Texas is probably the only area that is securely Republican, everywhere else has swung between the two parties depending on who fucked up last.
That being said there's still a lot of growing the south and the midwest have to do. Racism is still a big issue in the Deep South and I doubt we'll get gay and immigrant rights in the "red states" anytime soon. Ohio is in a weird state where we have the highest percentage of gay people in the country (higher than the bay area), yet our state is so very homophobic. We passed our anti gay marriage amendment with a 3/4ths majority, and signed into law making discrimination on gender orientation an unprotected status.
Is there any other country in the world where you'd live? How about countries you'd visit?
Live? Probably Canada or anywhere in Europe. While I'd like to live in Japan or Korea, I know how hard it is as a foreigner to live there so I'm not sure I'd be able to make it. To visit? Oh any where really. Southeast Asia (Thailand, Malaysia, etc) in particular I'd like to visit someday, and definitely South America.
Are you the only Idiot Deity in MoTK or is there someone else? Is there a limit to a number of ID's at any given time?
Well according to
this, I guess I am the only ID at the moment. There's a limit of 3 at any given time. The Cirno account is a gag account for the staff (complete with member ID of 9).
What's the "I am YELLOW" rank?
Directly equivalent to ID, was created as a special group for Suwako Moriya, Kilga's sockpuppet account. Nemoma was given it as well as an apology for her unfortunate role in the AFDay events.
How can I be hypercompetent?
Sell your soul to the Changer of Ways, and he will grant you power beyond your comprehension.
How did you get into Nanoha?
A good friend of mine linked me the show and I absolutely adored it from the start. The first season definitely started slow but it got me hooked when Fate arrived. A's was probably the first show I eagerly tried to follow weekly.
What books would you like to read, but haven't gotten around to doing so?
Honestly, a big reason why I haven't read much is I don't know where to start
I'd like to have some recommendations of things I need to give a try if you could ><;
Many people have asked about the worst event on MoTK.
For you, what is the BEST event in MoTK history?
The reset probably. The only major change in MotK history that actually went over more or less smoothly (well, minus the crippling bugs we had for a while). It was a reset the community desperately needed, and a cathartic one at that.
