Review of D-Link DIR 615

I bought a DIR 615 from Fry's Electronics about a week ago because the old Belkin wireless router had been crashing several times a day.

The Rules of Tubball, from the Book of BOB

The rules of Tubball are as follows:

No one shall have physical contact with the player holding the ball. Any illegal physical contact is called warbling.

The player holding the ball shall not take more than four steps without tossing the ball into the air a distance of not less than four centimeters, to be caught by himself or another player. This is known as the rule of four.

For throwing the ball into the tub, the team whose player threw the ball shall receive three points, excepting in the following cases:

Players standing in excess of one half court’s length from the tub shall receive five points if the ball lands in the tub and stays in.

Should any of the following conditions be met, the relevant player shall be allowed to stand unobstructed and throw the ball while positioned three eights court’s length distant from the tub:

If the ball bounces out on a five point throw without hitting the rim. This is called a chivegrinder.

If the player is touched while throwing the ball at the tub. This is called a yardinnger.

If the ball hits the rim and breaks, with only one part going into the tub, except in the case of a five point throw, in which case the same unobstructed throw may be made, but with a reward of two points for it. This is called a brokleswich.

If a llama runs onto the court while a player is making a throw. This is called a llama penalty.

If the tub is knocked down by the force of the player’s throw, his team shall receive four points instead of three, unless one of the other conditions is met, in which case one point shall be added to a five point throw but no points shall be added to throws valued at less than three points. This is called a +1 strength bonus.

When one team has more players than the other, the team with fewer players may chose which side to play on, but if they do they forfeit their otherwise automatic right to take possession of the ball first, and standard rules for deciding this shall apply. This is known as the Lone Ranger’s Gambit.

If any player calls out acceptance of the Lone Ranger’s Gambit without consulting his team, then he is known as a Lone Ranger and a Lone Ranger’s Trial event occurs. If there is more than one Lone Ranger on a team, one Lone Ranger may not take part in the following action concerning the other Lone Ranger:

A Lone Ranger’s decision to accept the Lone Ranger’s gambit may be ratified by the rest of the team, with the exception of other Lone Rangers, who as previously mentioned shall not have decision making power in this regard. However, if the team does not ratify the Lone Ranger’s acceptance, they may choose to trade the Lone Ranger for an opponent’s player of the opposing team’s choice. However, any player voicing a decision to the other team on this matter without consulting his own team first is also a Lone Ranger and must also face the Lone Ranger’s trial after conclusion of the present one, which he shall no longer be allowed to take part in. If the team does not choose to ratify the Lone Ranger’s Gambit and does not choose to force a trade, they may take possession of the ball as normal, but the opposing team shall have choice of sides, instead of use of the usual procedure.

The standard procedure for determining which side a team will play on is as follows: The team members shall line up in a row facing the row of the other team’s players. The two rows shall advance on one another, and the players must attempt to run through the gaps in the line of their opponent. Those who fall down during this process must stay down, excepting in the case that they choose to walk to the bench or sideline, where they must sit or lie down. Those who fail to breach the enemy line but do not fall must exit the court and sit on the sideline, and should be pushed down if they refuse. When one team has only one member remaining, he shall attempt to run through the opponents’ line. If he fails, the opponent’s team shall have the right to pick their side of the court. If he is successful, however, he shall pick his team’s side. If he does so without consulting his team, he shall be a Lone Ranger, but he shall be not stand trial, for no one on his team is left standing to try him. He shall therefore face no penalty for taking the decision into his own hands, and so will be known as the Solo Ranger. The Solo Ranger will not be allowed to be a team captain in the next game, unless he already is a team captain, in which case he may again be a team captain.

The standard procedure for determining which side will have first possession of the ball is as follows: The two team captains will stand back to back in the center of the court, and the tallest player aside from the captains shall stand between them. If the tallest player apart from the captains is shorter than one or both of the captains, he shall stand on a crate, log, official starting post, or any other appropriate object. He shall then balance the ball on his head and jump as high as he can, and upon landing, dart to one side so as to be clear of the captains, who shall then attempt to grab the ball. Physical contact with the person holding the ball is allowed in this stage of the game, as a brief struggle for possession may take place if both players grab the ball at the same time. If one touches the ball first but then breaks contact and reestablishes said contact at approximately the same time as his opponent, both players may touch the ball. If, however, one player clearly grabs and holds the ball first, he shall be immune from grappling attempts by his opponent, and shall pick which team gains possession first. If he chooses the opposing team without consulting his team, he is a Lone Ranger and must be tried by his team. If he chooses his own team, he shall not be tried.

This concludes the rules of Tubball, national sport of Bobland.

PHP: Hypertext Preprocessor

The first P in PHP stands for PHP. Did you know that?
PHP is used for making webpages fancier. I am learning all about it.

Today I finished an upload form that interfaces with mysql to add files to the server and information about them to the database.