Ark Engineering Task Force #64 Report
A parody summary of what went on at IETF64 in Vancouver.
Greetings network operators. At the AETF meeting #64, your Ark Builders have been terribly busy.
Sampling all the local beer Vancouver had to offer.
We have been critically reviewing our Ark Design Process.
It's currently believed there is "consensus" that the IETF needs a "radical change" in standards...
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A parody summary of what went on at IETF64 in Vancouver.
Greetings network operators. At the AETF meeting #64, your Ark Builders have been terribly busy.
Sampling all the local beer Vancouver had to offer.
We have been critically reviewing our Ark Design Process.
It's currently believed there is "consensus" that the IETF needs a "radical change" in standards...
Read More
Civilization 4. Nectar of the gods.
Or, at least, Sid Meier.
Fans of the series should rejoice. All that was Civ is still there. The graphics are the best a Civ game has ever seen. For once, the combat animations between units is fun to watch more than just the first time. Multiplayer is highly accessible, and game modes for short games (small "duel" game...
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Or, at least, Sid Meier.
Fans of the series should rejoice. All that was Civ is still there. The graphics are the best a Civ game has ever seen. For once, the combat animations between units is fun to watch more than just the first time. Multiplayer is highly accessible, and game modes for short games (small "duel" game...
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echo:
okay okay... damn puppies.
sharon:
thanks for the grease gun info! 
Alcohol rocks.
I don't drink.
What?
Alcohol 120% is a shareware program. One-time fee, unlimited use...you get updates for free.
It makes images of CD's. But not just ISO images, ripping the raw bits off music CD's, or anything like that. It makes an image of the CD as implemented, error blocks, "Data Position Measurement", and all.
That's what copy protection looks for. If...
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I don't drink.
What?
Alcohol 120% is a shareware program. One-time fee, unlimited use...you get updates for free.
It makes images of CD's. But not just ISO images, ripping the raw bits off music CD's, or anything like that. It makes an image of the CD as implemented, error blocks, "Data Position Measurement", and all.
That's what copy protection looks for. If...
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kreatinkaos:
Do you play Anarchy Online ?
Yeah, I"m a gamer. I've been known to spend an entire weekend in front of a computer for a particularly good game. Especially the "4x" ones (Civ, MOO2 etc). Not so much now that there's a girl in the mix. Good thing I like playing the games that by definition are paused.
China just passed a new law. Online game companies are now required to...
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China just passed a new law. Online game companies are now required to...
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fatality:
Gaming? What is this...I know nothing of this lifestyle. I hope you won't hold it against me.
Hah
Hah
programr:
Heheh. OK, so maybe I have a bit to learn about my target audience.
Got my copy of civ4 today.
I feel weird in the checkout aisle at game stores.
Like Mel Gibson's character in _Conspiracy Theory_, what was it, Jerry something?
That scene where he was buying a copy of _Catcher in the Rye_ just to feel "normal."
At least I don't refuse to let go of the box.
Got my copy of civ4 today.
I feel weird in the checkout aisle at game stores.
Like Mel Gibson's character in _Conspiracy Theory_, what was it, Jerry something?
That scene where he was buying a copy of _Catcher in the Rye_ just to feel "normal."
At least I don't refuse to let go of the box.
Jack Thomson needs to be silenced.
If he knew what he was talking about, I'd be happy to let the media continue to rely upon him as an 'expert' on the issue of video game violence and censorship. As it is, he's more of an "extremist,." to the extent that he has already likened video gaming moguls to Nazis. And good old Jack is our...
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If he knew what he was talking about, I'd be happy to let the media continue to rely upon him as an 'expert' on the issue of video game violence and censorship. As it is, he's more of an "extremist,." to the extent that he has already likened video gaming moguls to Nazis. And good old Jack is our...
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clover:
thank you for responding in my journal. I really enjoyed reading that
fatality:
I thought that you had disappeared. You were gray for a while, right?
Closet DnD geeks. I just can't imagine it. A coworker of mine came to us from Scotland, and all over europe really. He tells the tale that DnD is played there, and it might have sounded interesting to a young lad growing up over in that area, but to participate you had to endure horrifying rituals of trust-building in order to be invited to the...
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Disaster averted...by moving the memory modules to non-interleaved ("dual channel" marketword) slots, memtest86 could identify that the upper 512MB is what had errors...so I got her machine back online with zero memory errors by just yanking the one offending DIMM, which she now intends to replace. Yay.
I have a sneaking suspicion that she's going to replace this Corsair 2700LL (2-2-2-5) memory with either a...
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I have a sneaking suspicion that she's going to replace this Corsair 2700LL (2-2-2-5) memory with either a...
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Women.
Yeah, we play the WoW. Or we used to. With increasing levels, her desire to play the game with me has dropped off exponentially. We're a hair's breath from 60 now, and I haven't logged in to do more than check my mailbox in a month.
So last night she decides to go through with the 1.7.0 upgrade and get her talents (she's a...
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Yeah, we play the WoW. Or we used to. With increasing levels, her desire to play the game with me has dropped off exponentially. We're a hair's breath from 60 now, and I haven't logged in to do more than check my mailbox in a month.
So last night she decides to go through with the 1.7.0 upgrade and get her talents (she's a...
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sharon:
even though I am Half Chinese, I don't speak it 
I'm down with entropy.
I actually own one of those voice synthesizers, the same model as was attached to Stephen's chair. The only thing I ever made it say was "Physics is hard. Let's go shopping." I told all my pals I was going to market a Talking Stephen Hawking Action Figure (buying off the commercial success of the Talking Barbie who you might...
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I actually own one of those voice synthesizers, the same model as was attached to Stephen's chair. The only thing I ever made it say was "Physics is hard. Let's go shopping." I told all my pals I was going to market a Talking Stephen Hawking Action Figure (buying off the commercial success of the Talking Barbie who you might...
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fatality:
Oh, thank you so much for the response. I do still like the quote, perhaps even more. Reminds me of a book called Culture Jam by Kalle Lasn.
I played Alpha Centauri again for the nostalgia. It turns out I misremembered the quote from one of the techs;
What do I care for your suffering?
Pain, even agony, is no more than information before the senses, data fed to the computer of the mind.
The lesson is simple: you have received the information, now act on it.
Take control of the input and...
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What do I care for your suffering?
Pain, even agony, is no more than information before the senses, data fed to the computer of the mind.
The lesson is simple: you have received the information, now act on it.
Take control of the input and...
Read More
Story mode.
I worked at a place that did network stuff over one-way satellite. It was a fun job, great people.
There were quite a few personalities working there, and we had a great deal of fun. One of them, let's call him "Maggot," was a bit of a troublemaker.
The trouble was, he could never think of anything to do to people.
Me, on...
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I worked at a place that did network stuff over one-way satellite. It was a fun job, great people.
There were quite a few personalities working there, and we had a great deal of fun. One of them, let's call him "Maggot," was a bit of a troublemaker.
The trouble was, he could never think of anything to do to people.
Me, on...
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