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After about a year of being gone.
I know, I know, please no pictures, you all missed me, I know.
Autographs will be later. No. No stahp, please, ma'am I will not sign your foals forehead.



I can dream >A<

Oh also

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Tell me!
Me myself I have a HTC Droid DNA
Happily Rooted, running CyanogenMod 10.1 on Android 4.2 Jelly Bean
(Sometimes Hatka DNA with Cubed kernal)
And it has a 5 inch true 1080p screen for ponies (Because Woona is picky)
And a bunch of other boring science-y stuff that has to do with it's processor and RAM and blah blah blah
Spoiler: show


So whats your phone and fancy stuff you know about it? :D
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Off-Topic Archive / Scary stories?
2013 Jun 23, 15:04:35
Do you all like them?
Anything from urban legends to creepypasta's?
Because I looove reading them and hearing about them.

What's the scariest/most spine-chilling stories you have ever read or heard?

Spoiler: Summarized Creepypasta • show
For me, it's a creepypasta I read a long time ago in the form of journal entries about a man who moved to a heavily-forested area. Where he was having a group of workers build him a house. And slowly as the house progressed, the workers began disappearing. He went out hunting once with his dog and came across one of his workers, dead, strung up in a tree. Later that night he returned to his unfinished home, in which he found the rest of the workers vanished. The dog ran away and was heard in pain a a ways away. He kept seeing something moving in the tree's and eventually grabbed his gun and headed out to try to hunt this thing and his last entry was him hiding under the roots of a large tree and he had been wounded by something

I do warn you if you look it up, it includes bad language, gore, and racism.

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One of the wildfires down in western US, specifically wildfire Doce (5000+ Acre wildfire), came within 200 yards of my house before is was able to be contained.
If you want a picture example
Spoiler: show

The red line is where the fire got to

And a picture of the mountain I live in the shadow of that was burning
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They still haven't let us back in due to the air quality, but this happening was the scare of a lifetime right here.
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So I know we all have spare time on our hooves at ONE point or another. What do you do in it? Or with it.. however thats worded...


For me.. I do this:
Spoiler: SPARE TIME IN A NUTSHELL • show

Translation of the above image:

I'll end up just messing around in TF2 or something
I'll doodle poinless stuff like this
I'll spend way too much time on it
I'll make butt music
I'll end up making the song a WiP and put it with the other 20,000 WiP's
I'll eat some snacks or something
SANVICH
I'll do pony stuff that ponies do
pony
More pony
PONIES
and thats about it..
Oh and ponies.
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Yep.
I put some stuff together on newegg and ended with something that cost like $3000 >A<

So..
Yeah, if anypony has any idea's regarding building a computer, I'd love it and you.
My price range is under $1500 (+100)

:D
I is a scientist

(Everypony that helps gets a snuggle :3)
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Not destructive disaster, but the other kinds.

[S]Please note, all of this information is based off of several accounts. So not everything you see may be 100% accurate.

So from what I heard (which is a lot of things, pardon if some may be wrong), Unicon is somewhere around $18k in debt to the Riviera
Also, apparently they asked the bigger stars to come first and Hasbro said no so then they had the littler stars come and they said yes, but at the last second Hasbro changed their mind and sent the big stars. Sooo.. Unicon ended up having the most stars of any ponycon. And with all of the stars, Unicon couldn't afford to pay both the hotel and stars.
Now, what made things worse is that the Unicon 'higher ups' (Organizers, and such) apparently bailed when they saw what was coming. Now people who purchased the packages that came with rooms in advance are being charged again by the hotel because the hotel was never payed. Also the volunteers and such who were promised free rooms are being charged by the hotel as well.
The vendors also ended up getting kicked out early and were told to pack up quickly and the con was shut down 2-3 hours earlier than it was supposed to.
Everfree Northwest is now trying to collect donations to try and fix Unicons screw up.
So yeah.. that's what I have heard so far. Ill try and keep ya updated on other rumors and such. I have a friend who is a vendor, he is telling me some things as he finds out. [/s]


[Spoiler=statement]      
Clarification (2-26): When we say the money from EFN's fundraiser was uncounted, we mean to say that Las Pegasus Unicon has no record of it. This does not imply that EFN did not keep apropriate records themselves.

What follows are not excuses, but rather explanations for those who want to hear from ones who know.

We first wish to offer our apologies to those negatively affected by Las Pegasus Unicon. Unicon was started with the best of intentions, an attempt to provide a grand, fun event for the wonderful fandom of Bronies that we have come to know and appreciate. At no point was malice, negativity, or greed a part of our motivation. What we were guilty of was naivety. The short version of it all is that we acted upon bad advice from those we thought we had no reason to distrust, and were financially gouged by nearly every institution we dealt with. With any plan you make, allowances are made for the occasional mishap, and our plan was like this. However, we encountered not occasional, but constant negative changes throughout the stages of this convention. So many, that not only did our backups prove ineffective, but we doubt there could have been any effective backups to work, save perhaps a millionaire benefactor. Sadly, we did not have one, nor any sponsors at all for that matter. This convention was run out of our own shallow pockets, the only supplementation being the ticket sales.

Between last minute add-ons by the hotel/convention center employees, (on top of a 5 month swim through their lies and misdirections) equipment rental changes, un-authorized transportation charges, unmentioned union labor costs, and two dozen other unexpected last-week costs, our convention operations budget had been depleted. Now this is not to say that the voice actors and other MLP:FiM cast members had been overlooked. Contrary to some unfounded and untrue statements, the celebrities' agents have all received monies from us - both prior to the convention and during. Exactly how much has been received by the agents is impossible to say with certainty. We have records of payments totalling in excess of $40,000 to the various agents. However, an unknown amount of cash was witnessed, on more than one occasion on Sunday, being directly removed by an agent of the stars from our cash box. Additionally, all monies raised by EFN's fundraiser and all autograph sales went uncounted directly to the stars' agents.

Clarification (2-26): When we say the money from EFN's fundraiser was uncounted, we mean to say that Las Pegasus Unicon has no record of it. This does not imply that EFN did not keep apropriate records themselves.

While at no point did we abandon Unicon, at about 2:00 AM Sunday we realized that events had escalated beyond what our experience and staff could manage, and thus effective management was transferred from us to EFNW. At this point, we were grateful for the willing assistance from our fellow Bronies and had long since discarded any thought of recouping our personal losses into a goal of giving the best time to the attendees there on Sunday. We did our best to help these more experienced folks salvage the convention, and many crises were averted with their guidance. However, when it came to monies, the hands of the stars' agents were constantly being filled. Whether it be from autographs, auctions, or personally removing T-shirt sale money from the cash box. Due to the chaotic nature of the con at this stage of the game, and a complete and utter refusal of the agents to sign records, an exact ledger of what was received by the agents on Sunday is impossible to produce.

As some of you are aware, some attendees suffered from the questionable tactics employed, for whatever reason, by the Rivera Hotel upon their checkout - most notably, ignoring all payments made by Unicon towards their room comps and charging them full balance.
In regards to the generous Bronies who have been donating to fundraisers, we have never put our hand out requesting donations and have no association or awareness of how these fundraisers are operated or organized. They are not affiliated in any way with the staff of Las Pegasus Unicon. Thus, Unicon has no knowledge of the disbursement or organization behind these fundraisers. However, our suggestion for these generous donations would be first to go to the Bronies affected by the recent events, especially those forced by the Riviera to pay for their rooms out-of-pocket. Following this, helping the musicians who performed so admirably who may or may not be out funds. These recipients, rather than the voice actors, who have already received payment to their agents, should be preferentially compensated.

The reason that the vendor hall closed when it did was simply because the Riviera stated that, despite the convention space being paid in full until midnight well before the start of Unicon, they would be closing the doors at 6:00 PM. They then changed this to 7:00, and then finally admitted that we had paid in full for the event space. However, this confirmation from the Riviera came much too late to forestall the chaos instigated by their first proclamations. This matter we place on the shoulders of the unprofessional Riviera staff.

We are currently seeking legal counsel on how to proceed in an attempt to find closure with those financially impacted by the hotel situation, along with making our side of the story known to the community at large. The [email protected] email address will continue to be monitored and will respond to serious inquiries.


Sincerely,
The Las Pegasus Unicon Staff
[/spoiler]

So I found out a few other things. Many many believe the above statement to be a lie. And a large rumour is spreading stating the convention was a scam.

Final Draft had a stream at Everfree Network answering questions trying to address things that happened.
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He says that the VA's were invited but the convention did not pay the staff because they had no capital. A good $15000 was raised for the staff, able to cover traveling expenses. The agents handled the cash, the fandom media raised the cash.

People who payed founder rooms were supposed to be comp'd but instead were charged twice for their room.

Final Draft admits that the Riviera charged their incidental cards because Las Pegasus was not going to pay for the fandom media, celebrities, and founders's rooms. They also revealed that Sandy ordered the hotel to pay for their blunders, since Las Pegasus was not going to or was able to pay the hotel.

Las Pegasus had this program with the dealers to use something called "vendor bits" as another means to pay for product. This ended up being entirely worthless, dealers were (yet again) screwed majorly.

The Las Pegasus staff did not run away but were entirely useless as the heads of EFNW, Fiesta Equestria, EQLA and CatWhitney took over business of the con.

Unicon's claim that the Riviera and the Agents stealing money from the cash box, was a fabrication as far as Final Draft knows.

Contracts have been broken there might be lawsuits, unconfirmed however.

Kiki's fund during the celebrity dinner is unknown at this point, hopefully it was donated to her.

Some of the vendors got their products taken from the hotel along with being rushed out.

The security staff was extremely busy and were not able to  keep track of the skybox's

People have a right to sue the convention staff, based on contracts broken.

Final Draft theorizes that Unicon was already in debt and decided to go ALL out instead of playing it safe.

The convention was grossly understaffed.

Final Draft says that until Sandi and Eddie proves what happened and what they did with their cash, the con seems like a scam.

The staff also acted extremely unprofessionally, during and after the convention.

Sandi and her partner worked with balloon animals and animals. They own the site http://www.curiouscritterscreations.com/

LPU owes the Hotel $18,000

The celebrities all stayed instead of bailing out, and helped out all the people stranded or otherwise.

The package holders were double charged for their rooms.

Las Pegasus Unicon might be a LLC, might not (needs verification).

There was a celebrity dinner that had cost a ton of cash, Final Draft asks where all the money went.

Final Draft also states that this is proof that there may be too many pony cons, especially since there isn't that strong of a fandom willing to spend the money.


Also, it appears several musicians are having financial problems due to the extra charges

The convention closed at 3ish (It was supposed to end at 7)

Vendors kicked out by the hotel and told to be gone by 2:30

Apparently around 200 people were kicked out of their rooms

Voice Actors were never paid

Seriously.. how could something go this wrong?
This was my very first convention too :'(
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So.. A meteor exploded above Russia...

QuoteMoscow (PNN) -- A meteor streaked through the skies above Russia's Urals region Friday morning before exploding with a flash and boom that shattered glass in buildings and left about 1,000 ponies hurt, authorities said.
Described by NASA as a "tiny asteroid," the meteor's explosion created a blast in central Russia equivalent to 300,000 tons of TNT, the space agency's officials said Friday, adding that the incident was a once-in-100-years event.
The injured included more than 200 foals. Most of those hurt are in the Chelyabinsk region, though the vast majority of injuries are not thought to be serious.
What is a meteor sonic boom? Meteor explosion caught on video Watch meteor streak across sky
About 3,000 buildings were damaged -- mostly with broken glass -- as a result of the shock waves caused by the blast, the state-run RIA Novosti news agency said.
Vladimir Stepanov, of the National Center for Emergency Situations at the Russian Interior Ministry, earlier told state media that hospitals, kindergartens and schools were among those affected.

(I have Ponify, so ponies = people etc.)
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I've been saving for nearly a year now, and I have accumulated a good $400.
As you may (or may not) know, Las Pegasus Unicon is coming up in a bit, aaaand I've decided I am going buy EVERYTHING.
Well, not everything but mostly this:
Spoiler: Photo Ops • show

[quote]The following guest stars will be participating in photo opportunities for $40 each:
Andrea Libman ~ Andrew Francis ~ Brenda Crichlow ~ Britt McKillip ~ Cathy Weseluck
Garry Chalk ~ John de Lancie ~ Lee Tockar ~ Mark Oliver ~ Maryke Hendrikse ~ Michael Daingerfield
Michelle Creber ~ Nicole Oliver ~ Peter New ~ Sam Vincent ~ Tabitha St. Germain ~ Tara Strong ~ Trevor Devall

Celebrity photos include:
A Professional Photographer to take your photo with the guest star
One 8x10 Print printed on-site while you wait
An Autograph of your photo by the guest star ($20 value)[/quote]

AND PONY TOYS AND PLUSHIES AND POSTERS AND ART AND EVERYTHING EVERYWHERE OH MY CELESTIA ovO
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Okay, so.. I found this little Logitech Z-323 theater system thingy. And I was bored... And had 3 extra speakers and a audio splitter lying around...
Sooooo....
Well I hooked 3 extra speakers to the subwoofer which only came with spots for two.
Basically, since I had one splitter and four speakers. I stripped the wiring to two speakers and connected it with the other jack to the same one
Spoiler: Pictures to make it easier to understand • show



Also, all the speakers have the same Impedance, which is 4 ohms.

Just wondering if this is safe and/or will it ruin any of the speakers/subwoofer/amp?
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In my lovely little drawing class, after doing some vocabulary stuffs, we were asked to draw a paper bag

This was our reference we had sitting on the table




Well.. me being scientifically witty and all... I decided to do something a liiiitle different than what was on the table.
Spoiler: This... is what I drew. • show


I messed up a bit on the hooves, but I was too lazy to fix it. I was all ninja with my phone camera so my teacher didn't catch me.

AND HE ACCEPTED IT
Huzzah, midterms passed. +5 derposity points
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Since I was going upgrade to a new phone I went to Verizon and the wait was an hour or something
Soooooo...
I ended up changing all the backgrounds of the stores phones to ponies
Spoiler: show







I also made Swebow a shrine where the tablets were under a huge display
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There were also some others but guy said he was ready so I didn't get pictures of the others
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Off-Topic Archive / Dropbox, stahp
2012 Dec 31, 06:32:19
Okay, so apparently Dropbox doesn't like popularity of ones images. So my dropbox public link sharing service got shutdown for a bit.

Thus EVERY image that I have EVER posted here from it is now a little error.
Look at my Signature! Its a BOX thats BLANK but a few words!

This is annoying me. Can anypony solve what the hay is wrong here and how to fix it??

This is what I get when I try sharing a link:
Spoiler: show


Error (509)

This account's public links are generating too much traffic and have been temporarily disabled!

I kinda need this to be able to post images here and have my Tumblr up to running standards...
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Your #1 Most Adorable Scientist (Scientifically proven) has arrived! Pleased to join!

Don't mind me and my grayscaleyness, its an effect from the Moon. It turns stuff grayscale... or whatever this color tone is I DON'T KNOW I'M A SCIENTIST NOT AN ARTIST!

FOR SCIENCE!