plugins

I would test out a plugin I got from one of Flying_popcorn's plugins (turret.cpp), but apparently I don't have write access to the place where I need to put it. /usr/lib/bzflag. (This is a hint for you by the way). I mean I can't even change the bzflag's default textures.....

As for now I've done everything I can for it, I have two plugins to test as well. The primary interest was the fact a friend asked how to make a "messagezone". I went to mrapple, Who I know read it at least, at the time that was at least 3 hours prior (1:49 or something EDT). So I went searching, and I realized mrapples plugin was more then that, it also saved the player's position. Typing a message to the Friend who wanted this got me thinking as I wrote it. I told them how I began mapmaking. I was inspired by Flying_Popcorn's map "Flying_Popcorn's shooting gallery". It's not random that I told them this either. Flying_popcorn's map had a turrent plugin (the first of it's kind), but it didn't just involve the turrent... It also had a random flag give zones. These zones also gave the players a message in addition to the flags! That was the connection. After I sent my message I, being the really patient person I am just sat there until now and blah da blah blah blag... of course not When I got on the computer (the message was sent via cell phone) I looked at mrapples plugin, I sent him a message of the specifics of mrapple's plugin. (oh did I mention mrapple hosted for me awhile back? (>6 months ago), oook now back to the main topic... heh sorry about that...) then thinking back to my message I sent him, Ian (I'm tired of saying him :P), I looked at Flying_Popcorn's plugin. I looked at and after thinking it over I decided to try and see if I could get a messagezone out of it. I think I did too. and I didn't have to write anything :P. I also got a RandomFlagZone too, along with the messages to go along with it. Now I just need those write perms... (yeah, dad :P)... and the information from Ian, about the messages he wants, where, the size of each zone (if different sizes), and uhh... nope that was it.

Munch died yesterday. The other two ate very well today, so no worries for them right now.

On a more positive note I found my Aquarium Adventure membership card (mines a lifetime one too)
Aquarium Adventure is THE best fish store there is around here, all the sell is fish and fish products, unlike all the others around here. They also sell things the other don't always sell like discus for example. Though it's not worth the trip there just to the fish you can get at the other fish stores. They're also more expensive... But thats where the membership comes into play. I believe its 25% off of fish and 15% off of fish products, though I'm not sure since I haven't been there in awhile. They had a shark (no not one of those bala sharks that just share the shark name. Its an actual shark! Dogshark perhaps? if it is I know how to dissect one from ecology in 10th grade :P. I know they can't sell it, for legal reasons. I just added the dissection part, since it was related. I'd rather keep it then dissect it... The only thing that kept my attention on the dissection in Ecology was the fact that it's tongue was attatched, and inside of the shark's tongue. It took awhile to figure it out :P actually it was the last place we looked. Did I mention that, that shark shouldn't have been able to survive as long as it did. I mean how did it eat it's food if one part of the stomach is attached to the tongue, and the other to it's intestine? Where's the food it's eating going? My teacher said she'd never seen anything like that before. Neither had I... Well I guess that's because I've only dissected one dogshark. That one to be exact. I kinda wish I could be in that kind of class again. It was about life, unlike chemistry which was inorganic chemistry in our case. I'd rather take physics then anatomy which is why I'm taking Physics :P. plus i don't really want to be involoved in the dissection of a cat... the reasons are obvious... They use a cat because their organs are arranged very similarly to ours. You know every single organ in our body has an explaination. Like the appendix, though Its able to be taken out because its most important use comes when we're young babies. It helps prevent disease in our intestines. Our body isn't as good at when we're babies and that's where the appendix comes in. Helping our bodies to fight off infection. Which our body becomes very good at in our twenties. In 1918 The Spanish Flu (H1N1 just like the swine flu in it's classification) killed around 50 million people. Most of the deaths occured in the second wave. It's actually debated where this flu originated, some say spain, other in the USA.

ok, neat fact!
did you know The H in H1N1 stands for hemogluttin, while the N stands for Nuerominidase (spelling?). I looked it up once... uh don't tell *looks around to make sure no one's watching; whispers, but it was at school during study hall. :P hehe

Did you know that there's a virus that actually hijacks another virus? I'm not joking either. A small virus infects a virus known as the mamavirus (no joke), which infects amoebas. Once the mamavirus starts to replicate inside, the smaller virus' RNA hijacks the process which creates these small viruses inside the mamaviruses. here's the wiki page http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sputnik_virophage

I learned this when I did an article for Ecology in 10th grade. Once I read about this "Virophage" I couldn't pass it up. It was just too cool :P. Oh I just learned by reading the wiki page they discovered two more "Virophages".

If you don't read the comics you should read this one. Well I like it anyway http://www.uclick.com/client/azc/ft/

Oh, wow, I've gotten off topic... Oh well, random makes it more interesting :D