User:Master Harpuia

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Hi. My name is Master Harpuia. Except it isn't really, because that would be stupid. What I should really have said was that my username is Master Harpuia. As it happens, my real name is Phil.

Oh, well.

Anyway, where was I? Oh, yes. Here is a picture of the real Master Harpuia. [[1]]

I support evolutionism, and believe that our high carbon dioxide emissions pose a great threat to our planet, not only because of global warming, but also because carbon dioxide, when dissolved in water, can form an acid that can kill many forms of marine life, amongst other things.

I'm into rock, heavy metal, braindance/IDM and downtempo electronic music. Fave bands are Nirvana, Aphex Twin, Squarepusher, System of a Down, Plaid and Boards of Canada. Warp Records is a cool music label.

I speak English, Spanish and French, and I'm learning Japanese.

Currently working on: Super-Hard Mode on Wario Land 4, and fixing my Harvard Mini Colour TV Game (from 1978!).

Picture of the day

The Battle of Inab, also called the Battle of Ard al-Hâtim or Fons Muratus, was fought on 29 June 1149 during the Second Crusade. The Zengid army of Nur al-Din Zengi destroyed the combined army of Raymond of Poitiers and the Assassins of Ali ibn-Wafa. The Principality of Antioch was subsequently pillaged and reduced in size as its eastern border was pushed west, and both Raymond and his ally ibn-Wafa were killed. This illustration by Jean Colombe was taken from the 14th-century manuscript Passages d'outremer and depicts the Battle of Inab in the main image above, with the recovery of Raymond's body depicted below. It is part of a volume of 66 such full-page miniatures.Illustration credit: Jean Colombe