Diablo III on Ubuntu 11.04

Got Diablo III working on my Ubuntu 11.04 box. Not sure if the below is all necessary, but this is what I have workng now.

Things needed

• Synaptic package manager, search the Ubuntu app store thingy.
• Wine Development Release 1.5+, install instructions here, still ended up using Synaptic to install development release.
• PlayOnLinux, install instuctions for lastest version.
• Diablo III setup directory, copied from windows.

Things to do

1. Start PlayOnLinux
2. Click add program
3. Find Diablo 3
4. Follow PlayOnLinux install instuctions, find Setup.exe in setup directory copied from Windows.
5. Follow Diablo III install instructions
6. Clickng play, and attempting to log on would hang on "Authenticating Credentials."
7. Close Diablo III
8. Run command found on PlayOnLinux forum (found here)
   Console:
   echo 0|sudo tee /proc/sys/kernel/yama/ptrace_scope
9. Run Diablo III again, shouldn't hang on "Authenticating Credentials."

Have had my system hang a couple of times playing so far. Need to look into why.

Panoramas on Ubuntu

Install Apps

From the Ubuntu Software Center install the following

• Hugin Panorama Creator: Just search for "panorama" (no quotes)
• autopano-sift: On the Ubuntu Software Center page for Hugin, click on this addon

Run the program

• Start the program
• Follow the prompts
  
  • Click on Load Images
  • Select all of the images you will use
  • When it asks for HFOV, Focal Length, and Focal Length Mutliplier for HFOV I put in 70 degrees and leave the others blank or with whatever default it there.
  • Once it is done loading the images click on align: if you didn't click on the autopano-sift addon, you have to align them by hand. Sucks.

Frost Death Knight Notes From Convert to Raid: Preach On

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Weapons

• Two one handers
• Slower = Better: More procs
• Strength weapons
• Enchants
  
  • Main Hand: Rune of Razorice
  • Off Hand: Rune of the Falen Crusader
  • Third Off Hand Weapon: Rune of Cinderglacier (for AOE)

Rotation

• Priority based
  
  • Balance downtime: rune cooldowns with runic power
  • Keep up diseases - Makes Obliterate and Howling Blast better
    
    • Blood Plague
    • Frost Fevor
    • Outbreak puts on both - Blood Plague & Frost Fevor
    • If Outbreak is on cool down:
      
      • Plague Strike - Blood Plague
      • Icy Touch - Frost Fevor
    • Howling Blast can apply Frost Fevor
    • Pestilence to spread it around
  • Obliterate if runes available (two runes)
  • Frost strike to dump runic power
  • Howling Blast for AOE once procs
  • Horn of Winter if nothing else
  • Frost Pillar for extra buff
• Do not cap runic power: wastes frost strike/dps
• Keep runic power at 60 points
• Use rune reset thingy if absolutely nothing else

Cooldowns

• Pillar of Frost: Adds strength - Should use Blood Tap
• Rune Weapon: When runes are on cooldown and no runic power
• Army of Dead: Before the pull

Talents

• Chilblains - slows everything

Statistics

• Strength
• Hit to 8%
• Haste
• Expertise
• Mastery

Glyphs

• Glyph of Howling Blast
• Glyph of Frost Strike
• Glyph of Obliterate
• Glyph of Anti-Magic Shell

Adding Pinterest Accounts to Google Reader

1. Click on user/go to user's page.
2. Select url.
3. Copy url.
4. Go to Google Reader.
5. Click on add feed.
6. Paste in url.
7. Add feed.rss to url. Should look like:
   http://pinterest.com/someoneelse/feed.rss
8. Click on search/add/whatever.
9. Bask in warm fuzzy feeling.