Math Tricks With Professor Larry-- ... Lesson 1 ...

Alright. This is Professor Larry, teaching you how to trick your friends. Alright, ask yourself this. And don't cheat to be smart, and don't open up a new webpage prior to this or print off any info and then counting it. Just try it. Alright, find 6 6-digit numbers that are divisible by 7, 11, and 13 within 30 seconds ... go.

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... can't do it? Good. No normal person can. The trick is, any sequential 3-digit number (i.e., 123 [one hundred and twenty-three]) doubled like so (i.e., 123,123 [one hundred twenty-three thousand, one hundred and twenty-three]) is divisible by 7, 11, and 13. Look, for example, six random results:

123,123
234,234
345,345
456,456
598,598
777,777

See? Simple, right? Now go off an quiz!

--This has been a Prof. Larry Lesson, trademarked by Reaper and Prof. Larry--
-- ... and, no, he's not a real professor ... just a -edited- ... >.< ... --

--"Reaper"

Boo! Says You ... Pt. II

Oh, no! I ate one and they ... they multiplied!!! Oh, god ... how will I possibly get them away! A red and a skinny blue one! And I already ate a blue one! And I'm eating this blue one, now! Time to finish you off, you red piece of-- ... >.<

... BWAHAHAHAHA ...

-"Grim Reaper"

Boo! Says You ....

At my desk this morning, I found a crumpled tissue from across the room ... approaching my desk I noticed it was a ghost One of those tissues with a ribbon covering a lollipop. A Tootsie-Roll Pop, to be exact. I've included a picture to the left. I found it interesting ... and yummy ...

... just thought you guys might've wanted to get into the Halloween spirit ... *sniff* ... *boo* ...

... GIVE ME A BREAK!!! >.<

-"Grim Reaper"

The Half-Life Revelations-- ....

Half-Life(1): Anthology

Alright, here we go. I'm givin' you the info, the pictures, and my ratings, Gamespot-style. Alright, let's do this! >.< style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;">Half-Life

Gameplay: 10/10 - This game freakin' rocks, no hands down. It's well-paced, good puzzles, great storyline. All over the map this game covers the points.

Graphics: 8/10 - I tried to find a balance with the rating: the graphics don't compare for today (stack-up against its sequal), but were great in its time. Hence, an 8.

Sound: 7/10 - The voices sound metallic at some points and Gordon doesn't talk ... at all ... but, yet again, it was the best they had at the time.

Value: 10/10 - Refer to the gameplay elements.

Tilt: 9/10

Overall: 8.8/10 = Great ... "You play as Dr. Freeman, Gordon Freeman, to be exact. You are a down-and-dirty scientist who features a job at the Black Mesa Testing Facility in a secluded area of New Mexico ... think: Roswell. As you go down to the labs, a test goes horribly wrong, thus opening an interdimensional portal between your world and an alien world called 'Xen'. Fighting your way through the complex, Freeman turns things around and you're forced to travel to Xen to take on the boss ... not to mention the G-man ..."

Final Verdict: A definite buy.

Half-Life: Blue Shift

Gameplay: 8/10 - I found this expansion slightly less worthwhile than Opposing Force, but a lil' more than decent. Hence, the 8.

Graphics: 8/10 - Same as Half-Life's.

Sound: 7/10 - Same as Half-Life's.

Value: 8/10 - Refer to gameplay elements.

Tilt: 9/10

Overall: 8/10 - Great ... "You play as security guard Calhoun. You come to Black Mesa as your daily job, going to your post, as things start to go wrong ... and you realize that you almost face the same fate as Gordon ... although his and yours are unfolding at the same time ... therefore, you're a security guard backing up Freeman ... well, not physically ... but ... -sighs- ..."

Final Verdict: A buy as long as you liked the first one.

Half-Life: Opposing Force

Gameplay: 10/10 - Playing as an Army-guy that has run-ins with Gordon and then has to face the same sh*t Freeman does at the same time (hence Blue Shift, also), is totally f*cking hilarious.

Graphics: 8/10 - Same as Half-Life's.

Sound: 7/10 - Same as Half-Life's

Value: 10/10 - Refer to gameplay elements.

Tilt: 9/10

Overall: 8.8/10 - Great ... "You play as an Army Ops guy, sent in with Nightvision and all to silence people within Black Mesa ... for good. Duh. But aliens attack you ... the helo crashes ... and you fight your way through the facility, bounce back and forth between Xen, and have a few sightings of Freeman. By the end, I feel it ends on the same note as Freeman's battle ... but I don't believe it ends as happy."

Final Verdict: A definite buy as long as you own the original. >.< Half-Life: Team Fortress Classic

Gameplay: 10/10 - Wonderful. Just wonderful.

Graphics: 8/10 - I'm giving it a freebie point because it's multiplayer. =P

Sound: 8/10 - Same as above.

Value: 10/10 - Refer to gameplay elements.

Tilt: 10/10 - (Booyah!)

Overall: 9.2/10 - Awesome ... "TFC descrip ... look it up near the top before the reviews." xD

Refer The Entire Anthology? - Yes. Hell yes.

Counter-Strike(1) - Anthology

This pack is another repack (for another $20) featuring the original Counter-Strike, a great multiplayer game, by the way, Counter-Strike: Condition Zero, which is the single-player campaign/expansion to the original CS, and CS: CZ - Deleted Scenes, which are some deleted maps to the campaign for CZ. So ... let's check it out!!! >.< Counter-Strike

Gameplay: 6/10 - Although it spawned the CS series, I just don't feel it's as good as CS:Source that comes with HL2. No, it's not the graphics ... it's just the general design ...

Graphics: 8/10 - Same excuse as HL:OF.

Sound: 8/10 - Same as above.

Value: 7/10 - Refer to gameplay elements.

Tilt: 9/10

Overall: 7.6/10 - Good ... "We all not Counter-Strike. We don't really need an explanation, do we?" >.<

Final Verdict: On-the-fence. It's a classic, but just not as worthwhile as if you could go out and buy HL2 for $30 - $50 and get CS:Source.

Counter-Strike: Condition Zero

Gameplay: 8/10 - Single-player CS is amazingly more fulfilling than multi-player ... well, for the original, at least. =P

Graphics: 8/10 - Obviously.

Sound: 7/10 - Mm-hm.

Value: 8/10 - Refer to gameplay elements.

Overall: 6.2/10 - Okay ... "I don't have to go over this, either, do I? It's single-player CS ... against AI ... period."

Final Verdict: I think this was actually a fair buy in the anthology.

Counter-Strike: Condition Zero - Deleted Scenes

Gameplay: 8/10 - Same as CS:CZ.

Graphics: 8/10 - Obviously ... again ...

Sound: 7/10 - Exactly.

Value: 8/10 - Refer to gameplay elements.

Tilt: 7/10

Overall: 7.6/10 - Good ... "This doesn't need explaining, either."

Final Verdict: I think CS:CZ - DS was a waste of box space. Seriously. This isn't a f*cking film. We don't NEED new maps, when we can DOWNLOAD them for FREE and NOT for $20. -_-;;;

Refer the Entire Anthology? No. Not really.

--"Grim Reaper"

CS + HL = CS/HL ... and x equals ... ?

I just bought the Counter-Strike Anthology 1, that comes with CS, CS: Condition Zero, and CS: CZ - Deleted Scenes. I also just bought the Half-Life Anthology 1, which comes with HL, HL: Opposing Force, HL: Blue Shift, and TFC [Team Fortress Classic].

Wish me luck, 'cause I'm going in. I might have a slight review for it ... later ... if I can rip myself away ... 0.0 xD

=P

--"Grim Reaper"

Kickin' @$$ And Takin' Names ...

Hah, it's the Reaper, again. I've finally fixed my computer, so that it runs fast again, whilst not having to lose all of my precious 120 GB-worth of files. ^.^ Oh, yeah, and I have a two-week break. Yes, yes; I am a lucky bastard.

I also ran out to Circuit City yesterday, picked up a CAT5 cable, ran it underneath my living room rug and connected it to my XBOX, purchased a starter kit, put together & plugged in the headset/microphone, and made an XBOX Live account off of the 3-month free trial. So, if you see 'Raftacon' or any of his 'guests' playing around in Halo 2 or Ghost Recon 2, send me a message. I'd be glad to see anybody who actually reads this. -wink-

^.^;;

Ah, yes, and I checked up on one of my past websites that I left under the control of some dedicated fans, and they're doing great as staff members. I also haven't worked much on the mod-map for HL2 for the [machinima] project, but I have been putting together some 'secret' material for Green Vs. Yellow ... -cough- -cough- ... oh, yeah: and I've still been owning on CS:Source, too. ^.^

Now, if you'll excuse me, I have some daily-pwnage to ensue. >.<

--Reaper