The Oxford English Dictionary is a leading authority in english language. They decided to publish their latest 2010 dictionary online after the demand on printed dictionaries shrunk constantly per year. Oxford offers their products peruse online and pay $295 a year in the US. Their website gets 2 milliom views a month.
What about blackouts?
Many have argued its use when the lights are out. Print the article instead. Having it online allows users to browse the words easily. Browsing to other words or find reference in a few easy steps is more convinient than hovering the next page. Bookmarking can be done with tabs.
What if the someone rewrites something valuable?
History is history. Noone can rewrite what has happened in the past without providing factual evidence. We already have this kind of problem. There are a lot of people and scholars who meticulously examine the events of the past and they will not let any fallacious comment circulate in public.
Monday, August 30, 2010
Saturday, August 28, 2010
From DotA to HoN
Heroes of Newerth (HON) ported Defense of the Ancients (DotA) concepts into a new gaming engine. The creators of HON are fans of DotA.
Improvements made by HON:
1. From Sentinel/Scourge to Legion/Hellbourne
2. HoN's interface shows the movespeed, regeneration rate, damage, armor and stat growth.
3. It also allows the user to switch Orb Effect (on the leftside)
4. It shows the total AoE and allows uses to control direction (for Zephyr & Chipper)
5. It can stack properly (like Wards/Flurry) and shows the cd timer.
6. The ability effect spreads to all target (Slow, Armor Reduction)
7. They have an interlinked Item System.
8. Items can be refunded within 15 seconds.
9. Unlike in DotA; Devourer and Andromeda can use Portal Key
10. Aura Spells can be toggled on/off
11. Certain items have change (their is no Crystalys but Riftshards can be upgraded)
12. You can see how much gold your ally has gained
12. You can see how much gold your ally has gained
Hero differences from DotA:
CHRONOS His Time Leap can deal minor damage slowing nearby enemies. He can heal a portion of his Max HP instead of blocking damage. The Curse of Ages steals agility from enemy heroes and stuns them after 5 hits. The stun shares the same cooldown with bashers. Chronofield stops all enemy movement while the Scepter allows allies to move away.
CORRUPTED DISCIPLE His concept was better than Razor from DotA. They even ported Overload as Aghanims Effect.
MAGEBANE teleporting will add magic resistance to allies. Magebane has more resistance and increased duration. The aura damages enemy heroes depending on mana cost like Nether Ward. 
MOONQUEEN sounds like a midget but her Moon Glaive works well with orb-effects. If toggled, the bounces will seek enemy heroes only. While Lunar Glow grants bonus vision in the night.
NIGHTHOUND does not loose invisibility when silenced. 
SLITHER spits acid at a longer range but the slow will lose its effect after 6 seconds while poison still remains. He can stack upto 3 Plague Wards controling the lane with ease. The wards can slow their target. If used with Toxicity, the slow reaches to 20% (+50% with Poison Spray).
SWIFTBLADE has no healing ward. Instead he can counter attack enemy heroes by chance. Level 4 Blade Frenzy allows him to attack with 50% less aspd.
BLACKSMITH his Flaming Hammer slows movespeed, lower magic resistance (decreasing per second) and deals minor damage overtime. Frenzy increases movement, attack and casting speed.
GLACIUS Ice Prison works the same on enemies but reduces damage taken for allies. Works great with Glacial Downpour and supporting trapped allies.
PYROMANCER his Fervor grants increased aspd & ms after casting fire spells. It also stacks minor damage on his spells/attacks.
TORTURER's change is simple. Agonizing bolds centers on the target pulling nearby enemies towards its center for 200 ms. Its does not bounce.
VOODOO JESTER his Mojo is an AoE version of Warlock's Shadow Word from DotA. It heals nearby allies and damage enemy units beside them if casted unto them.
WRETCHED HAG her Haunted spell directly affects her ultimate. Sonar Scream damages enemies beyond fog-of-war and hits cloaked units as well. Bat Blast will add Haunted (effect) depending on its skill level. Bat Blast and Haunted have different levels.
ACCURSED Sear lasts longer when Flame Consumption is active. His ulti activates even when silenced.
ARMADON's Restless stack is infinite. He can stack up as many as he can with Armadillo.
JERAZIAH Righteous Strike gives minor bonus damage, cleaves 50% of your attack and slows nearby enemies upto 5 seconds. This effect is triggered on attack. So pay attention when its on cooldown.
KEEPER OF THE FOREST the original Rooftrellen is kept the same. He has the original Eye in the Forest which is a more reliable ward than of DotA.
LEGIONNAIRE Terrifying Charge causes him to rush towards the target and deals more damage on a single attack. Enemies behind the target will lose 50% damage and 50% aspd.
PEBBLES his Slabbed Skin lowers negative buff duration and increases base armor. Enlarge will increase Stalagmites cast range and Chucks AoE damage.
PESTILENCE has Swarms that follow the targeted unit. Revealing and reducing its armor until it wears off.
TUNDRA's pet Coeurl shares Coldblooded effect. Increasing attackspeed per hit but halves after changing target.*Listed only hero with dynamic changes
*Most heroes has a different theme but the concept is still the same
source:
www.honwiki.net/wiki/DotA_vs_HoN
Indentify their webhost
http://www.whoishostingthis.com/ just type in the website address and viola you found the webhost.
uptime.netcraft.com shows you the Operating System, server, IP address, last editing day and netblock owner.
www.domjax.com/ fast domain finder. It shows the domain availability, SEO, validation and research tools.
source:
labnol.blogspot.com/2007/07/how-to-find-name-of-web-hosting-company.html
Plants vs Zombies
Plants vs Zombies (PVZ) is fun and easy to play. The zombies are here to eat yourbrainzzz! They attack your house from your lawn, backyard and poolside and evenon your roof! Don’t panic, the Plants will help defending your home and stopthe zombies from eating your brainzzz!
The zombies are led by the infamous Dr. Edgar Zomboss. He continuously sends zombies, increasing in number to your house. They woreprotective helms, picked ladders and doors to shield themselves and gather anarmy behind them. Even football players got into the craze! Some can climb yourwalls or swim to the pool with rubber duckies. Some zombies are so talentedthey can jump on top of your plants with ease, run faster, hang from above andgrow bigger and stronger. They’re even smart enough to drive a Zamboni! Youthink that’s crazy?! Let your guard down and Puzzle-Zombie will blow you up!Gargantaurs and Zombonis flatten all the plants blocking the way. They evensend flags of zombies all set towards your home.
Seems too much but the DOOM&BLOOM Seeds are dedicated infending them off! You start off with a Pea then a Repeater till it grows ups tofire 4 peas at once. Not only that, Torchwood turns them into great balls offire. Even Three-Peater likes it! But remember fire melts the ice. Don’t use this on Frost Pea, ok? Even though Gatling Peas can bombard an entire army.Though ladders, trapdoor and zambonis pose a major treat. Teaming up with otherplants kills them all.
The pool seems empty and the zombies are tempted to swim two emptylanes. Splash! Comes the Lily Pad surprising you and me. He can carry all theplants you place. Even Cattail loves sitting on ‘em.
But you’ll need lots of suns to pull this off. Good thing,Sunflowers can provide your Solar Power! and Sun-shrooms at night. That’sright! zombies prowl your lawn, from dusk till dawn.
That’s when the Shrooms come in. They are nocturnal fightersguarding your lawn even as you sleep. They are cheap and dependable. Small butterrible the Puffshrooms will do its best. Sunshrooms stores the suns daylightand can grow as big as the Sunflowers. The moon eludes the suns presence butthe Planterns will shine brightly and lighten the up the fog. The big badFumeshroom will take care of all the zombies munching on your lil’ puffies.Thankfully, those stinkin’ fumes aren’t aim at you. The massive number ofzombies scares Scardyshroom. A train sniper at night! He shrinks when a zombiesapproaches. So place him away from them.
Firepower is not enough to secure your lanes. Wallnuts and Tallnuts stand before them holding the enemy outside your fortress. Tallnut’ssize knocks vaulters back.
Imps, Digger,Balloon and Underwater zombies can infiltrate your defenses. Pumpkin sure comesin handy.
Dr. Edgar will soon realize that your lawn is too strong toattack. Spending long hours at his lab for his Zombie Megasuit! Zombiesdangling atop a helicopter can send a buckethead in your roof. Nabbing yourplants piece by piece. Even Gargantaur manages to get up and smash your home.The roof made it difficult for peas to attack. Call in the Lobshooters! Led bythe mighty Melon-Pult. Lobshooters send Cabbage-Pult in the fray. But zombiescan climb and hop above the pot. Coffee Beans wakes mushrooms to help controlthe massive wave. Pulling ladders and helms away. Use Umbrella leaf to protectyou from Bungees and Catapults. Upgrade Melon to Winterpults to slow them down.
When Zomboss reveals himself on a ‘do or die’ mission to eat yourbrainzzz! Placing zombies all by himself. He smashes plants with ease andbreathing great balls of fire. While rolling a gigantic snowball destroyseverything on its path. But your army is too stong for Dr. Edgar. He retreatsand waves the White Flag proclaiming your victory!
The zombies are led by the infamous Dr. Edgar Zomboss. He continuously sends zombies, increasing in number to your house. They woreprotective helms, picked ladders and doors to shield themselves and gather anarmy behind them. Even football players got into the craze! Some can climb yourwalls or swim to the pool with rubber duckies. Some zombies are so talentedthey can jump on top of your plants with ease, run faster, hang from above andgrow bigger and stronger. They’re even smart enough to drive a Zamboni! Youthink that’s crazy?! Let your guard down and Puzzle-Zombie will blow you up!Gargantaurs and Zombonis flatten all the plants blocking the way. They evensend flags of zombies all set towards your home.
Seems too much but the DOOM&BLOOM Seeds are dedicated infending them off! You start off with a Pea then a Repeater till it grows ups tofire 4 peas at once. Not only that, Torchwood turns them into great balls offire. Even Three-Peater likes it! But remember fire melts the ice. Don’t use this on Frost Pea, ok? Even though Gatling Peas can bombard an entire army.Though ladders, trapdoor and zambonis pose a major treat. Teaming up with otherplants kills them all.
The pool seems empty and the zombies are tempted to swim two emptylanes. Splash! Comes the Lily Pad surprising you and me. He can carry all theplants you place. Even Cattail loves sitting on ‘em.
But you’ll need lots of suns to pull this off. Good thing,Sunflowers can provide your Solar Power! and Sun-shrooms at night. That’sright! zombies prowl your lawn, from dusk till dawn.
That’s when the Shrooms come in. They are nocturnal fightersguarding your lawn even as you sleep. They are cheap and dependable. Small butterrible the Puffshrooms will do its best. Sunshrooms stores the suns daylightand can grow as big as the Sunflowers. The moon eludes the suns presence butthe Planterns will shine brightly and lighten the up the fog. The big badFumeshroom will take care of all the zombies munching on your lil’ puffies.Thankfully, those stinkin’ fumes aren’t aim at you. The massive number ofzombies scares Scardyshroom. A train sniper at night! He shrinks when a zombiesapproaches. So place him away from them.
Firepower is not enough to secure your lanes. Wallnuts and Tallnuts stand before them holding the enemy outside your fortress. Tallnut’ssize knocks vaulters back.
Imps, Digger,Balloon and Underwater zombies can infiltrate your defenses. Pumpkin sure comesin handy.
Dr. Edgar will soon realize that your lawn is too strong toattack. Spending long hours at his lab for his Zombie Megasuit! Zombiesdangling atop a helicopter can send a buckethead in your roof. Nabbing yourplants piece by piece. Even Gargantaur manages to get up and smash your home.The roof made it difficult for peas to attack. Call in the Lobshooters! Led bythe mighty Melon-Pult. Lobshooters send Cabbage-Pult in the fray. But zombiescan climb and hop above the pot. Coffee Beans wakes mushrooms to help controlthe massive wave. Pulling ladders and helms away. Use Umbrella leaf to protectyou from Bungees and Catapults. Upgrade Melon to Winterpults to slow them down.
When Zomboss reveals himself on a ‘do or die’ mission to eat yourbrainzzz! Placing zombies all by himself. He smashes plants with ease andbreathing great balls of fire. While rolling a gigantic snowball destroyseverything on its path. But your army is too stong for Dr. Edgar. He retreatsand waves the White Flag proclaiming your victory!
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