I found this pretty funny.

Worthless Religions

So I made a skill plan for Berett, one of my EVE characters. I named it "finish some shit up". Berett is a pretty awesome character by EVE standards, but there are just a whole lot of skill paths aren't finished. For example the character hasn't finished the drone skills/specs, the missile skills/specs and a bunch of tank enhancing skills. Plus there are always the Capital Ship related skills to do so she can fly those. So here is the plan ... Looks like it's going to take me until next July (a day after my bday) to finish the training and get the character to where I want it to be. So ... CCP ... Don't release ANY new combat or combat related skills until next summer. Please. :-) Skill plan for Berett 1. Fighters III (1 day, 15 hours, 15 minutes, 3 seconds) 2. Fighters IV (9 days, 6 hours, 5 minutes, 9 seconds) 3. Drone Durability V (21 days, 19 hours, 27 minutes, 19 seconds) 4. Heavy Drone Operation V (21 days, 18 hours, 25 minutes, 54 seconds) 5. Caldari Drone Specialization III (16 hours, 20 minutes, 48 seconds) 6. Sentry Drone Interfacing III (16 hours, 21 minutes, 27 seconds) 7. Gallente Drone Specialization III (16 hours, 21 minutes, 27 seconds) 8. Minmatar Drone Specialization III (16 hours, 21 minutes, 27 seconds) 9. Amarr Drone Specialization IV (3 days, 20 hours, 32 minutes, 9 seconds) 10. Caldari Drone Specialization IV (3 days, 20 hours, 32 minutes, 9 seconds) 11. Gallente Drone Specialization IV (3 days, 20 hours, 32 minutes, 9 seconds) 12. Minmatar Drone Specialization IV (3 days, 20 hours, 32 minutes, 9 seconds) 13. Sentry Drone Interfacing IV (3 days, 20 hours, 32 minutes, 9 seconds) 14. Advanced Drone Interfacing IV (6 days, 4 hours, 3 minutes, 25 seconds) 15. Electronic Warfare Drone Interfacing V (18 days, 20 hours, 53 minutes, 26 seconds) 16. Heavy Assault Missiles II (1 hour, 30 minutes, 9 seconds) 17. Heavy Assault Missiles III (8 hours, 33 minutes, 10 seconds) 18. Heavy Assault Missiles IV (2 days, 22 minutes, 59 seconds) 19. Heavy Assault Missiles V (11 days, 9 hours, 41 minutes, 41 seconds) 20. Heavy Assault Missile Specialization I (32 minutes, 28 seconds) 21. Heavy Assault Missile Specialization II (2 hours, 31 minutes, 13 seconds) 22. Heavy Assault Missile Specialization III (14 hours, 15 minutes, 16 seconds) 23. Heavy Assault Missile Specialization IV (3 days, 8 hours, 38 minutes, 18 seconds) 24. Cruise Missiles V (19 days, 9 minutes, 28 seconds) 25. Cruise Missile Specialization I (51 minutes, 56 seconds) 26. Cruise Missile Specialization II (4 hours, 1 minute, 55 seconds) 27. Cruise Missile Specialization III (22 hours, 48 minutes, 28 seconds) 28. Cruise Missile Specialization IV (5 days, 9 hours, 1 minute, 16 seconds) 29. FoF Missiles V (11 days, 9 hours, 41 minutes, 41 seconds) 30. Guided Missile Precision V (19 days, 9 minutes, 28 seconds) 31. Heavy Missiles IV (2 days, 15 minutes, 24 seconds) 32. Heavy Missiles V (11 days, 9 hours, 41 minutes, 41 seconds) 33. Heavy Missile Specialization I (32 minutes, 28 seconds) 34. Heavy Missile Specialization II (2 hours, 31 minutes, 13 seconds) 35. Heavy Missile Specialization III (14 hours, 15 minutes, 16 seconds) 36. Heavy Missile Specialization IV (3 days, 8 hours, 38 minutes, 18 seconds) 37. Missile Bombardment V (7 days, 14 hours, 27 minutes, 47 seconds) 38. Missile Projection V (15 days, 4 hours, 55 minutes, 35 seconds) 39. Rockets V (3 days, 19 hours, 13 minutes, 53 seconds) 40. Rocket Specialization I (19 minutes, 28 seconds) 41. Rocket Specialization II (1 hour, 30 minutes, 43 seconds) 42. Rocket Specialization III (8 hours, 33 minutes, 10 seconds) 43. Rocket Specialization IV (2 days, 22 minutes, 59 seconds) 44. Standard Missile Specialization I (19 minutes, 28 seconds) 45. Standard Missile Specialization II (1 hour, 30 minutes, 43 seconds) 46. Standard Missile Specialization III (8 hours, 33 minutes, 10 seconds) 47. Standard Missile Specialization IV (2 days, 22 minutes, 59 seconds) 48. Target Navigation Prediction V (7 days, 14 hours, 27 minutes, 47 seconds) 49. Warhead Upgrades V (19 days, 9 minutes, 28 seconds) 50. Armor Rigging I (23 minutes, 30 seconds) 51. Armor Rigging II (1 hour, 49 minutes, 29 seconds) 52. Armor Rigging III (10 hours, 19 minutes, 20 seconds) 53. Armor Rigging IV (2 days, 10 hours, 23 minutes, 36 seconds) 54. Capital Repair Systems IV (6 days, 11 hours, 42 minutes, 54 seconds) 55. Drones Rigging I (23 minutes, 30 seconds) 56. Drones Rigging II (1 hour, 49 minutes, 29 seconds) 57. Drones Rigging III (10 hours, 19 minutes, 20 seconds) 58. Drones Rigging IV (2 days, 10 hours, 23 minutes, 36 seconds) 59. Electronic Superiority Rigging I (23 minutes, 30 seconds) 60. Electronic Superiority Rigging II (1 hour, 49 minutes, 29 seconds) 61. Electronic Superiority Rigging III (10 hours, 19 minutes, 20 seconds) 62. Electronic Superiority Rigging IV (2 days, 10 hours, 23 minutes, 36 seconds) 63. EM Armor Compensation IV (1 day, 14 hours, 54 minutes, 44 seconds) 64. EM Armor Compensation V (9 days, 4 hours, 12 minutes, 51 seconds) 65. Energy Weapon Rigging I (23 minutes, 30 seconds) 66. Energy Weapon Rigging II (1 hour, 49 minutes, 29 seconds) 67. Energy Weapon Rigging III (10 hours, 19 minutes, 20 seconds) 68. Energy Weapon Rigging IV (2 days, 10 hours, 23 minutes, 36 seconds) 69. Explosive Armor Compensation IV (1 day, 12 hours, 59 minutes, 56 seconds) 70. Explosive Armor Compensation V (9 days, 4 hours, 12 minutes, 51 seconds) 71. Hybrid Weapon Rigging I (23 minutes, 30 seconds) 72. Hybrid Weapon Rigging II (1 hour, 49 minutes, 29 seconds) 73. Hybrid Weapon Rigging III (10 hours, 19 minutes, 20 seconds) 74. Hybrid Weapon Rigging IV (2 days, 10 hours, 23 minutes, 36 seconds) 75. Jury Rigging IV (1 day, 14 hours, 55 minutes, 44 seconds) 76. Kinetic Armor Compensation IV (1 day, 14 hours, 55 minutes, 44 seconds) 77. Launcher Rigging III (10 hours, 19 minutes, 7 seconds) 78. Launcher Rigging IV (2 days, 10 hours, 23 minutes, 36 seconds) 79. Projectile Weapon Rigging I (23 minutes, 30 seconds) 80. Projectile Weapon Rigging II (1 hour, 49 minutes, 29 seconds) 81. Projectile Weapon Rigging III (10 hours, 19 minutes, 20 seconds) 82. Projectile Weapon Rigging IV (2 days, 10 hours, 23 minutes, 36 seconds) 83. Remote Armor Repair Systems IV (1 day, 14 hours, 55 minutes, 44 seconds) 84. Salvaging I (23 minutes, 30 seconds) 85. Salvaging II (1 hour, 49 minutes, 29 seconds) 86. Salvaging III (10 hours, 19 minutes, 20 seconds) 87. Salvaging IV (2 days, 10 hours, 23 minutes, 36 seconds) 88. Shield Rigging III (10 hours, 19 minutes, 20 seconds) 89. Shield Rigging IV (2 days, 10 hours, 23 minutes, 36 seconds) 90. Thermic Armor Compensation IV (1 day, 14 hours, 55 minutes, 44 seconds) 91. Thermic Armor Compensation V (9 days, 4 hours, 12 minutes, 51 seconds) 92. Acceleration Control V (16 days, 8 hours, 59 minutes, 51 seconds) 93. Afterburner V (3 days, 18 hours, 43 minutes, 29 seconds) 94. Fuel Conservation V (8 days, 4 hours, 29 minutes, 55 seconds) 95. High Speed Maneuvering V (20 days, 11 hours, 14 minutes, 49 seconds) 96. Jump Drive Calibration IV (6 days, 12 hours, 18 minutes, 51 seconds) 97. Jump Fuel Conservation IV (2 days, 8 hours, 28 minutes, 30 seconds) 98. EM Shield Compensation I (15 minutes, 40 seconds) 99. EM Shield Compensation II (1 hour, 13 minutes) 100. EM Shield Compensation III (6 hours, 52 minutes, 53 seconds) 101. EM Shield Compensation IV (1 day, 14 hours, 55 minutes, 44 seconds) 102. EM Shield Compensation V (9 days, 4 hours, 12 minutes, 51 seconds) 103. Energy Emission Systems IV (23 hours, 42 minutes, 49 seconds) 104. Energy Pulse Weapons III (6 hours, 52 minutes, 53 seconds) 105. Energy Pulse Weapons IV (1 day, 14 hours, 55 minutes, 44 seconds) 106. Explosive Shield Compensation I (15 minutes, 40 seconds) 107. Explosive Shield Compensation II (1 hour, 13 minutes) 108. Explosive Shield Compensation III (6 hours, 52 minutes, 53 seconds) 109. Explosive Shield Compensation IV (1 day, 14 hours, 55 minutes, 44 seconds) 110. Explosive Shield Compensation V (9 days, 4 hours, 12 minutes, 51 seconds) 111. Kinetic Shield Compensation I (15 minutes, 40 seconds) 112. Kinetic Shield Compensation II (1 hour, 13 minutes) 113. Kinetic Shield Compensation III (6 hours, 52 minutes, 53 seconds) 114. Kinetic Shield Compensation IV (1 day, 14 hours, 55 minutes, 44 seconds) 115. Kinetic Shield Compensation V (9 days, 4 hours, 12 minutes, 51 seconds) 116. Shield Emission Systems IV (1 day, 14 hours, 55 minutes, 44 seconds) 117. Tactical Shield Manipulation V (18 days, 8 hours, 25 minutes, 42 seconds) 118. Thermic Shield Compensation I (15 minutes, 40 seconds) 119. Thermic Shield Compensation II (1 hour, 13 minutes) 120. Thermic Shield Compensation III (6 hours, 52 minutes, 53 seconds) 121. Thermic Shield Compensation IV (1 day, 14 hours, 55 minutes, 44 seconds) 122. Thermic Shield Compensation V (9 days, 4 hours, 12 minutes, 51 seconds) 123. Advanced Weapon Upgrades V (22 days, 19 hours, 23 minutes, 22 seconds) 124. Capital Hybrid Turret II (3 hours, 31 minutes, 41 seconds) 125. Capital Hybrid Turret III (19 hours, 57 minutes, 24 seconds) 126. Capital Hybrid Turret IV (4 days, 16 hours, 53 minutes, 36 seconds) 127. Large Blaster Specialization III (22 hours, 48 minutes, 28 seconds) 128. Large Blaster Specialization IV (5 days, 9 hours, 1 minute, 16 seconds) 129. Tactical Weapon Reconfiguration I (51 minutes, 56 seconds) 130. Tactical Weapon Reconfiguration II (4 hours, 1 minute, 55 seconds) 131. Tactical Weapon Reconfiguration III (22 hours, 48 minutes, 28 seconds) 132. Tactical Weapon Reconfiguration IV (5 days, 9 hours, 1 minute, 16 seconds) 133. Battlecruisers II (3 hours, 1 minute, 27 seconds) 134. Battlecruisers III (17 hours, 6 minutes, 20 seconds) 135. Battlecruisers IV (4 days, 45 minutes, 58 seconds) 136. Battlecruisers V (22 days, 19 hours, 23 minutes, 22 seconds) 137. Warfare Link Specialist I (48 minutes, 26 seconds) 138. Warfare Link Specialist II (3 hours, 46 minutes, 49 seconds) 139. Warfare Link Specialist III (21 hours, 22 minutes, 55 seconds) 140. Warfare Link Specialist IV (5 days, 57 minutes, 28 seconds) 141. Command Ships I (55 minutes, 56 seconds) 142. Command Ships II (4 hours, 20 minutes, 31 seconds) 143. Command Ships III (1 day, 33 minutes, 44 seconds) 144. Command Ships IV (5 days, 18 hours, 56 minutes, 45 seconds) 144 skills; Total time: 528 days, 9 hours, 12 minutes, 5 seconds; Completion: 7/19/2008 10:56:33 PM

I've drunk the cool-aid. Last week I got my 15" Mac Book Pro and it's a really awesome machine. OS X is really nice and all the apps pretty much just work. Took a little getting used to at first, but I've more or less got the feel of it. Still getting confused with what is effectively 5 meta keys (Apple/Alt/Ctrl/Fn/Shift) a bunch, but time will solve that. Plus I get BSD under the hood, so I can install all my favorite (and necessary) tools for work via Fink. Some software that I've found useful so far (aside from FireFox):

• NeoOffice (OpenOffice done "right" for the Mac ... Hopefully it doesn't stall a real native OpenOffice for Mac ... not the X windows based OpenOffice for OSX mind you)
• VLC - For playing media that quicktime doesn't like.
• TextMate - "Programmers" editor. (Not Free)
• CrossOver Mac - So I can play EVE under OS X :-) (Not Free)
• Adium - Nicer in some ways than iChat ... less so in others
• Quicksilver - Just a great utility that does so much. If you don't like reaching for the trackpad or a mouse download it and try it.
• Witch - Ctrl+Tab through all of your open windows
• Growl - Bubble alerts for various apps.

Since I sometimes need to run an actual MS Windows environment I ordred a copy of Parrallels (should be here later today .. dunno why I didn't just download it). I'll need to find my copy of Windows XP Home to install. If you know of any other cool/useful/fun/etc OSX Software please let me know. Now ... All I need to get is a Mac Mini (or better), an Apple TV, Airport Extreme & of course an iPhone ... :-) Must Needs Live the iLife. :-)

I figured I'd take the "test" since at least one of my friends has. You are Iron Man

Iron Man 85% Spider-Man 75% Green Lantern 70% Hulk 65% Superman 55% Catwoman 55% Supergirl 50% Batman 45% Robin 40% The Flash 40% Wonder Woman 20%

Inventor. Businessman. Genius.

Click here to take the "Which Superhero am I?" quiz...

My wife, Raquel is pregnant. For the second time. So I guess that means that I am too. :-) Hope it's a girl this time. That will make a match set.

Yeah, so long time no post. Which means a lot's been going on.I traded my Suzuki Intruder in for a Victory Vegas. I'll post pictures soon. It's a yellow/silver two tone 2006 model. Since then I've upgraded the pipes, installed a new seat and added saddle bags. I'm going to get a sissy bar and a luggage rack and this new digital tac/odometer/speedometer/etc when it's available. I bought it three weeks ago as of Oct 16 and I've already put over 1500 miles on it. I took and passed the MSF course back in September. So I have the motorcycle endorsement on my license now. My son, Liam, turned 2 years old on September 30. Not many people came to his party though. I'm just happy that he's too young to really be upset by that.

Anyone know of a Google Maps hack that allows you to specify a route? If so please post a comment. Thanks!

Today started out with a nice ride to the gym. The weather was nice and cool, there were very few cars on the road, etc. Because I was going to the gym I needed to take my gym bag with me. Because I was on the motorcyle I needed to bungie cord said gym bag to the back of the bike. I do this with two bungie cords. I hook each one on the helmet lock, loop them around the top and over to the other helmet lock. This secures the bag pretty nicely. So when I got to the gym I parked the bike, took off my helmet and attempted to lock it onto the bike. Note, I haven't removed my gym bag yet! One of the bungie cords slipped of the open helmet lock, and attempted to take out my right eye. Luckily I had my glasses on, which probably saved my right eye. Dumb Ass! Take the bungie cord off before opening up the helmet lock! After the gym (Sholders and Back + Cardio) I met my wife and son at Cracker Barrel (so much for the gym). After Cracker Barrel we went to the mall, scheduled pictures for Liam's birthday and spent some of his birthday money from last year on clothes for him. After all that Raquel and Liam headed home and I went out for a ride. I rode down Campbell Ave to 160/13 South. Stopped in Highlandville, MO for a drink and a rest. From there I continued south on 160/13S to just before Branson West. At this point I decided I'd gone far enough, but I just didn't want to turn around and head home, traveling up the same route. So I made a right onto 413/265. Now the interesting thing is that 413 is just down the block from my house. So I was a little surprised to see it also down near Branson. The ride up 413 was really great. Lots of little twists and turns, especially early on. It straightens out later, but there's plenty of twisties before that. I ended up riding with three others too. Never had a chance to stop and get their names and talk to them though. On the way back I got some pictures of a few Abrams tanks on a train.