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Nov 15, 2015
Dec 26, 2013
(Portuguese) Jogar VTES no PC, online, com amigos. Woot!
Dork mode *on*. Quando se julga que o jogo de cartas VTES (Vampire the Eternal Struggle) não vai ter expansões tão cedo agora que deixaram de imprimir cartas, eis que sai outra para dar alguma força às facções que estavam mais fracas.
Este evento serviu de catalizador para ir investigar se já era possível jogar isto online. E parece mesmo que sim, e até é bastante fácil.
Para quem não sabe, VTES é um jogo de cartas, com a particularidade de ser mesmo destinado a grupos de 4 ou 5 pessoas, todos contra todos, e menos destinado a 1 contra 1.
O jogo é normalmente rápido e normalmente brutal, e sempre cheio de sangue. As regras são um bocado complicadas, por isso é melhor terem um amigo que saiba, para jogar convosco.
Instruções:
O programa que uso para jogar VTES no PC é o LackeyCCG, com o plugin apropriado.
Para quem sabe e quer ler inglês estão aqui as instruções, feitas por quem mantem a lista de cartas (agradeçam-lhe):
Ou em português:
- Sacar e extrair/instalar o lackeyccg (link).
- No directório do lackey, corre o updater e quando ele acabar, podes abrir o lackey.
- Dentro do lackey vai em cima à tab que diz plugin e mete no campo "Paste AutoUpdateURL" este URL que vem na página do plugin: http://www.lackeyccg.com/vtes/high/updatelist.txt
- Clica no botão "Install or Update from URL!" e espera que acabe.
- Está pronto para jogar, tens uns baralhos pré construídos no deckeditor, ou podes fazer novos.
- Para jogar online podes fazer Host de um jogo novo.
- Na sala de jogo, clicas com botão direito no teu icon para carregar um baralho.
- Os guests podem usar tanto o teu IP interno como o externo para entrar no teu jogo. Dentro da tua Lan usam o interno, fora da Lan, o externo.
- A interface não é muito dificil, mas o melhor é ir aprendendo jogando.
- Tenta usar sempre um TeamSpeak ou outro programa de chat para jogar, isto é um jogo social.
- Lembrem-se que às vezes o nome da carta varia de expansão para expansão, ou às vezes a carta é referida apenas pelo segundo nome, e o Lackey não tem wildcards na procura.
- Se tens dificuldade em perceber alguma coisa do que está acima, pede a um amigo para te ajudar.
Coisas Boas:
- Para quem não tem as regras à mão: http://www.vekn.net/rulebook
- Para quem quer baralhos préconstruídos: http://www.thelasombra.com/decks.htm
(tentem não ir buscar logo os decks mais fortes; os demo decks e os preconstruidos oficiais são já bastante bons)
E lembrem-se: "losing is fun!"
Dec 29, 2012
(Portuguese) Os grandes portugueses como vampiros.
A BBC fez um modelo de programa de televisão chamado qualquer coisa como os "As Maiores Pessoas de Todos os Tempos". Tive a oportunidade de ver a versão Portuguesa no Youtube. Podem ver a playlist neste link.
Pelo que percebi, um conjunto de intelectuais com fama, nomearam 100 figuras históricas portuguesas. De alguma forma reduziram o grupo a 10, e esses 10 foram a votos por voto popular nacional (por um modesto preço de chamada telefónica ;).
Bem, eu vi tudo com atenção, aprendi sobre essas pessoas, alguma dessa aprendizagem contra aquilo que é ensinado na escola, e percebi que tinham todos uma coisa em comum: uma personalidade bem definid.
Tornou-se então algo fácil atribuir um clan de Vampire: The Masquerade a cada um deles.
O clan de Vampire: The Masquerade dos 10 Grandes Portugueses (ordem cronológica):
- D. Afonso Henriques - Brujah
- D. Joao II - Lasombra
- Infante D. Henrique - Ventrue
- Vasco da Gama - Tremere
- Luís de Camões - Ravnos
- Marquês de Pombal - Brujah
- Fernando Pessoa - Malkavian
- António Salazar - Giovanni
- Aristides de Sousa - Salubri
- Álvaro Cunhal - Brujah
Greatest Portuguese as Masquerade Vampires
So, as I understood it, a bunch of popular intellectuals nominated 100 of these Portuguese historical figures. Then it got somehow narrowed down to 10, and finally, those 10 were voted on by national popular vote (for a small phone fee ;)
Anyway, I watched it all attentively, learned a lot about those guys, a lot of it opposite to what was taught in school, and saw that if one thing their personalities were strongly defined.
So it became somewhat easy to give a Masquerade clan to each of these guys.
The Masquerade Clan of the 10 Greatest Portuguese (chronological order):
- D. Afonso Henriques - Brujah
- D. Joao II - Lasombra
- Infante D. Henrique - Ventrue
- Vasco da Gama - Tremere
- Luís de Camões - Ravnos
- Marquês de Pombal - Brujah
- Fernando Pessoa - Malkavian
- António Salazar - Giovanni
- Aristides de Sousa - Salubri
- Álvaro Cunhal - Brujah
Feb 16, 2012
The Portuguese Stereotype
Basically, this is a post where I intend to reunite things I find where Portuguese people are portrayed through foreign eyes.
1. Tintin - Mr. Oliveira da Figueira
The Tintin comic books have a huge international profile, and inside them, you can find portrayed: Mr. Oliveira da Figueira .
For a start, the name basically means Mr. OliveTree of the FigTree, and although both are common last names in Portugal, it seems that the author wasn't randomly picking names. So, Mr. FruitTree, I mean, Mr. Oliveira has a few appearances throughout the series, and I'll try to iconize them in a few images. They are in Portuguese, but I'll translate for your personal entertainment.
Here, in Mr. Oliveira first appearance: Tintin, aboard a ship is introduced by the captain to a fellow passenger, a certain sir from Lisbon, Portugal.
Without any conversation, the Portuguese immediately jumps into the occasion by presenting Tintin with several opportunity items, like ties.
A beautiful tie that matches Tintin skin color, he says. Genuine swords from Toledo, Spain, and as a gift he'll throw in a watch and a toothbrush. After a while Tintin goes away congratulating himself for not buying anything useless. He says "you always buy a lot of useless stuff from people like that". He's still loaded with junk, just doesn't realize it.
Mr. Oliveira sets shop in the middle of the desert. Tintin thinks it wont be successful, but Mr Oliveira set up in high ground and brought a megaphone system. Immediately a lot of people come to buy things, mostly things that they don't need.
He explains to Tintin, that the operation was a success, and even better, that his clients will be back.
One of them comes back complaining about the horrible food, soap bar, that was sold to him, pledging revenge.
On another story, Tintin travels again to Mesopotamian parts, and sees Mr. Oliveira in a local market.
He recognizes Mr. Oliveira salesman skills: "Twisted man, always the same, he sold him a pair of roller skates".
Selling roller skates in a sand covered town, is of course his trademark move.
He recognizes Tintin, and immediately asks him to join him in a glass of Portuguese wine to celebrate their reunion.
Here, Mr. Olveira entertains a group of man with a very sad story, about the disgraces of a certain family. Of course the story is completely fabricated on the spot, but is nonetheless enough to make the men burst into tears.
Another famous comic. In one of the more recent volumes, it portrays a Lusitanus roman slave: a member of the Lusitani tribe that lived in the western part of the Iberian peninsula. Whether questionable if Lusitani and Portuguese are synonyms, make no mistake about the authors intentions, this guy is supposed to depict a guy from Portugal.
Each of the free slaves states their intended destination. The Portuguese guy is the short guy.
Their leader asks them to take turns speaking.
The Spanish guy suggests Spain, and immediately the Portuguese suggests them to go to Portugal.
All this guy does is this. And from it you can read quite a bit.
Conclusion: Portuguese are short, dark haired, and have a shared sibling-like rivalry with Spanish people. Again, not a false stereotype. Not entirely accurate, but good.
(If you have any characters to add, send them to me through this blog)
1. Tintin - Mr. Oliveira da Figueira
For a start, the name basically means Mr. OliveTree of the FigTree, and although both are common last names in Portugal, it seems that the author wasn't randomly picking names. So, Mr. FruitTree, I mean, Mr. Oliveira has a few appearances throughout the series, and I'll try to iconize them in a few images. They are in Portuguese, but I'll translate for your personal entertainment.
Without any conversation, the Portuguese immediately jumps into the occasion by presenting Tintin with several opportunity items, like ties.
A beautiful tie that matches Tintin skin color, he says. Genuine swords from Toledo, Spain, and as a gift he'll throw in a watch and a toothbrush. After a while Tintin goes away congratulating himself for not buying anything useless. He says "you always buy a lot of useless stuff from people like that". He's still loaded with junk, just doesn't realize it.
Mr. Oliveira sets shop in the middle of the desert. Tintin thinks it wont be successful, but Mr Oliveira set up in high ground and brought a megaphone system. Immediately a lot of people come to buy things, mostly things that they don't need.
He explains to Tintin, that the operation was a success, and even better, that his clients will be back.
One of them comes back complaining about the horrible food, soap bar, that was sold to him, pledging revenge.
He recognizes Mr. Oliveira salesman skills: "Twisted man, always the same, he sold him a pair of roller skates".
Selling roller skates in a sand covered town, is of course his trademark move.
He recognizes Tintin, and immediately asks him to join him in a glass of Portuguese wine to celebrate their reunion.
Here, Mr. Olveira entertains a group of man with a very sad story, about the disgraces of a certain family. Of course the story is completely fabricated on the spot, but is nonetheless enough to make the men burst into tears.
Conclusion: In this stereotype, Portuguese are gifted merchants and men of the world, that without any evil intent push events towards their favor. No one needs a pair of roller skates in a desert town and no one sets up store in the desert. Yet he makes these happen. Mr Oliveira is also very very theatrical in his poses and speech. but even through all the personality twists, you can easily see that he's an alright guy. I would say it's actually quite representative of last century's middle class Portuguese persona. Maybe less today, but still very well done.
2. Asterix - Lusitanus
Another famous comic. In one of the more recent volumes, it portrays a Lusitanus roman slave: a member of the Lusitani tribe that lived in the western part of the Iberian peninsula. Whether questionable if Lusitani and Portuguese are synonyms, make no mistake about the authors intentions, this guy is supposed to depict a guy from Portugal.
Their leader asks them to take turns speaking.
The Spanish guy suggests Spain, and immediately the Portuguese suggests them to go to Portugal.
All this guy does is this. And from it you can read quite a bit.
Conclusion: Portuguese are short, dark haired, and have a shared sibling-like rivalry with Spanish people. Again, not a false stereotype. Not entirely accurate, but good.
(If you have any characters to add, send them to me through this blog)
Aug 17, 2010
Internet Combo
The webcomic has kind of predicted the video.
1.
2. Hungarian priest gets on skateboard to connect
Zoltan Lendvai's first skateboard bore the papal coat of arms
A Hungarian Catholic priest who spreads God's word from a skateboard has become an internet sensation.
A video of the Reverend Zoltan Lendvai, 45, in action has attracted almost 170,000 hits on YouTube.
The video, Funny Priest Skateboarding, shows Father Lendvai, clad in full clerical garb, displaying his moves.
Aug 9, 2010
Some music found on Indy.tv
There used to be a site called Indy.tv that was basically a radio that went on playing music submitted by independent artists.
A user would rate music, and indy.tv would try to play stuff he/she liked. This was similar to last.fm and a multitude of other more recent services.
Well, I found out some awesome music through that service, and I haven't seen these bands resurface, so I decided to start uploading videos to youtube with these songs that used to be available on Indy.tv.
A user would rate music, and indy.tv would try to play stuff he/she liked. This was similar to last.fm and a multitude of other more recent services.
Well, I found out some awesome music through that service, and I haven't seen these bands resurface, so I decided to start uploading videos to youtube with these songs that used to be available on Indy.tv.
My taste is not, by far, universal. But for me these are memorable songs, so I'm going to hope someone out there discovers them through this effort.
Enjoy!
People Skills - Good
Jen Kearney - I don't feel
Ryan Du Bois - Sweird
Feb 17, 2010
Internet tidbits
Little online lessons in the form of pictures. Screenshots from here and there.
1 - Information easily hides subliminal messages. Find the hidden message;
Information comes in all forms and usually in very small packages. It's very easy to get lost and to loose things.
2 - The internet is something with a global character. A more and more evident character;
Feb 16, 2010
Sep 19, 2009
The Fourrier Transform
This one is a bit far fetched, so for an explanation: it's a pun on the European military rank Fourier and the mathematical Fourier Transform. Not funny, i know.
Aug 5, 2009
Song Translations: doismileoito - Acordes Com Arroz
Inside me something
Keeps me from loving the sun.
I see it merely as light,
Merely as sun.
I want the rain and the cold
So in given time,
I'll value your warmth.
Afraid of the early nightfall.
When I feel the cold,
I fear not feeling at all.
Who cares what's good,
If there is no evil.
Just as faces in a postcard,
Don't want it like this
But I am like this.
I fear the evil, but want it again.
More than a worn shoe,
I feel this is the end.
Bury all the pain and bones in your garden,
Ask the sky for some clouds to harden.
Jul 23, 2009
The Portuguese flag tryout
Was here pondering about this problem. You see, there are these things called flags...
and i was wondering about them. In particular about flags i am familiar with.
Are flags important? You bet they are. As Eddie Izzard puts it, "no flag no country". You can't declare you are a nation without a nation flag or something of the sort.
From here, i could go on and debate (or whatever you do when you talk to yourself) on what exactly is a country. But i'll stick to flags as a symbol of a country.
And since there is a whole scholarly study dedicated to flags, I'll restrict myself and stick to a flag i am familiar with.
Presenting, the Portuguese flag:
Interesting isn't it?
(Portuguese) Kashkabald a Lenda
Boa tarde caros espectadores.
No programa de hoje vamos observar as origens de um personagem famoso. Não é famoso o suficiente para aparecer no wikipedia, mas é famoso o suficiente para merecer um documentário.
E estranho.
No interesse científico, vamos estudar as origens deste personagem historicamente marcante.
a Lenda
No primeiro episódio, acompanhe-nos enquanto viajamos através do mundo, até à terra natal de Kashkabald: o deserto de Kashkabald.
Tal como várias outras coisas, não se sabe exactamente quem deu o nome a quem. Mas um sítio é sempre um sítio, mesmo sem ter nome.
O interesse foi despertado por documentos históricos recentemente pescados no Mar Morto que apontam como tendo sido este o berço de Kashakabald.
Há gerações que investigadores independentes o suspeitavam , visto que o deserto e a pessoa partilham o mesmo nome.
E é aqui que a nossa história começa. Junte-se à nossa equipa de três investigadores enquanto pesquisamos o habitat de:
Kashkabald:
A Lenda
Dia 0:
Viajamos há mais de quarenta horas.
A nossa equipa de investigadores está desanimada e com a energia em baixo. A causa não é tanto a viagem.
O problema é que ninguém acompanha o entusiasmo - que gerou uma espécie de comportamento obsessivo-compulsivo - do líder da expedição.
Esse, encontra-se eufórico, e a sua energia não parece ter limites.
Mas esperem! fui informado que nos encontramos no espaço aéreo do nosso objectivo e... sim, julgo que estamos a aterrar...
Dia 1:
Entrámos no deserto. Pés assentes na terra depois de 2 dias de viagem.
Bem, isto não é bem um deserto. Ou melhor, não é apenas um deserto. Numa singularidade interessante, o deserto de Kashkabald cobre na totalidade a face de uma ilha nos mares do sul.
A nossa investigação começa. O nosso objectivo não esquecido: "descobrir as origens de Kashkabald"
Dia 8:
A paisagem é estéril.
No programa de hoje vamos observar as origens de um personagem famoso. Não é famoso o suficiente para aparecer no wikipedia, mas é famoso o suficiente para merecer um documentário.
E estranho.
No interesse científico, vamos estudar as origens deste personagem historicamente marcante.
Venha, acompanhe-nos numa viagem até à terra mágica de Kashkabald!
Kashkabald:
a Lenda
No primeiro episódio, acompanhe-nos enquanto viajamos através do mundo, até à terra natal de Kashkabald: o deserto de Kashkabald.
Tal como várias outras coisas, não se sabe exactamente quem deu o nome a quem. Mas um sítio é sempre um sítio, mesmo sem ter nome.
O interesse foi despertado por documentos históricos recentemente pescados no Mar Morto que apontam como tendo sido este o berço de Kashakabald.
Há gerações que investigadores independentes o suspeitavam , visto que o deserto e a pessoa partilham o mesmo nome.
E é aqui que a nossa história começa. Junte-se à nossa equipa de três investigadores enquanto pesquisamos o habitat de:
Kashkabald:
A Lenda
Dia 0:
Viajamos há mais de quarenta horas.
A nossa equipa de investigadores está desanimada e com a energia em baixo. A causa não é tanto a viagem.
O problema é que ninguém acompanha o entusiasmo - que gerou uma espécie de comportamento obsessivo-compulsivo - do líder da expedição.
Esse, encontra-se eufórico, e a sua energia não parece ter limites.
Mas esperem! fui informado que nos encontramos no espaço aéreo do nosso objectivo e... sim, julgo que estamos a aterrar...
Dia 1:
Entrámos no deserto. Pés assentes na terra depois de 2 dias de viagem.
Bem, isto não é bem um deserto. Ou melhor, não é apenas um deserto. Numa singularidade interessante, o deserto de Kashkabald cobre na totalidade a face de uma ilha nos mares do sul.
A nossa investigação começa. O nosso objectivo não esquecido: "descobrir as origens de Kashkabald"
Dia 8:
A paisagem é estéril.
First post
There are a few rules we will use:
1) don't do it for popularity
2) don't post about posts
3) original articles first
4) avoid reviews
5) avoid talking about recent events
6) avoid the hype
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