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Ranger Genius
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Where do you fall?
“We cross our bridges when we come to them and burn them behind us, with nothing to show for our progress except a memory of the smell of smoke, and a presumption that once our eyes watered.”
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Box Burner
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>You wake up and find that you are in a small boat gently floating down a wide river. The river runs past a large statue and disappears in the mist on the horizon. You can hear a low distant roar.
Look_
>(in bottom of boat) There is a thin ragged cloak here, an old short sword with a dull blade, a bent copper shield. There is a bag with something unidentifiable that might be food in it.
The boat spins a little as it floats down the river. The roar is getting louder.
Look at statue._
>Are you sure you want to do that?
Yes_
>OK that's good. What do you want to do?
Look at statue_
>This is the naughty version of the game you know. There might be some naughty words involved. Are you sure?
The roar is getting louder.
look at statue!_
>The word "statue!" is not recognized.
The boat gently spins. The roaring is much louder now.
look at the statue._
>Do you have permission from your mother?
Look at the statue._
>Ok ok. You might want to cover your ears now. The word is "Breasts". There we said it. Are you happy now?
You see a giant statue of an ancient goddess with large breasts. As you gaze longingly at the beautiful statue your boat goes over a giant waterfall.
Jump out of the boat._
>You are already out of the boat.
dive.
>you can't do that.
Swim_
>You can't do that.
look_
>Stop talking you're dead.
Your score is 12 out of a possible 455. would you like to play again?
Look_
>(in bottom of boat) There is a thin ragged cloak here, an old short sword with a dull blade, a bent copper shield. There is a bag with something unidentifiable that might be food in it.
The boat spins a little as it floats down the river. The roar is getting louder.
Look at statue._
>Are you sure you want to do that?
Yes_
>OK that's good. What do you want to do?
Look at statue_
>This is the naughty version of the game you know. There might be some naughty words involved. Are you sure?
The roar is getting louder.
look at statue!_
>The word "statue!" is not recognized.
The boat gently spins. The roaring is much louder now.
look at the statue._
>Do you have permission from your mother?
Look at the statue._
>Ok ok. You might want to cover your ears now. The word is "Breasts". There we said it. Are you happy now?
You see a giant statue of an ancient goddess with large breasts. As you gaze longingly at the beautiful statue your boat goes over a giant waterfall.
Jump out of the boat._
>You are already out of the boat.
dive.
>you can't do that.
Swim_
>You can't do that.
look_
>Stop talking you're dead.
Your score is 12 out of a possible 455. would you like to play again?
Dance in the heart of chaos. . . . .
ὁ δὲ ἀνεξέταστος βίος οὐ βιωτὸς ἀνθρώπῳ
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ὁ δὲ ἀνεξέταστος βίος οὐ βιωτὸς ἀνθρώπῳ
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Archantael
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Has anyone found my detangling brush? I coulda swore I left it here somewhere! All this damn fur is a pain in the ass to keep up!
Ahh, I found it! I'll quit posting and get back to playing Flight Simulator since I look halfway presentable again! Now if I can only get that pesky rudder pedal controller to work right I'll be set.
Ahh, I found it! I'll quit posting and get back to playing Flight Simulator since I look halfway presentable again! Now if I can only get that pesky rudder pedal controller to work right I'll be set.
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PurpleKoosh
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Note to Self: Finally write down that half-completed BRC version of the Eagles' "In The City" you've had rolling around your brain for two years now.Zulegoona wrote:Filking on the playa when?
At least there won't be any reason to sing Slow Elevators out there.
(I'm actually going to a filk convention this weekend....)
Anything purple is mine. Anything else can be dyed or painted.
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skeetsh00ter
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Rocket Propelled Grenade launcher?MikeVDS wrote:I'm pretty low on the list I guess. The deepest I got was RPGer.
That doesn't sound TOO geeky.
"Everything is more wonderful when you do it with a car, don't you think?"
-girl by the fire, watching a tree moved by car bumper in the bonfire
It would be a shame if I had to resort to self-deception to preserve my faith in objective reality.
-girl by the fire, watching a tree moved by car bumper in the bonfire
It would be a shame if I had to resort to self-deception to preserve my faith in objective reality.
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PurpleKoosh
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I can see the case being made for Heinlein fans being looked down upon because they project an aura of superiority (disclaimer: I read Friday an average of once every six weeks for a period of about 15 years, so I'm biting my own tail here). Somewhat akin, IME, to the nonzero group of polyamorous folks who consider themselves to be "more highly evolved" because they've "discovered" ethical non-monogamy - and yes, those two sets overlap (see the real-life Church of All Worlds as a prime example).skeetsh00ter wrote:now how is being a Heinlein fan different than being a science fiction fan. not fair!
Now, how far did I just drop on the scale by coming up with this explanation?
Anything purple is mine. Anything else can be dyed or painted.
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Lassen Forge
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- Location: Where it's always... Wednesday. Don't lose your head over it.
You forgot my favorite...Box Burner wrote:>You wake up and find that you are in a small boat gently floating down a wide river. The river runs past a large statue and disappears in the mist on the horizon. You can hear a low distant roar.
Look_
>(in bottom of boat) There is a thin ragged cloak here, an old short sword with a dull blade, a bent copper shield. There is a bag with something unidentifiable that might be food in it.
The boat spins a little as it floats down the river. The roar is getting louder.
Look at statue...
...Your score is 12 out of a possible 455. would you like to play again?
>: Wait
Time passes...
>: Wait
More time passes...
Running on cp/M. Dual 5 1/4" floppys - one for the game, one for the OS on a Kaypro 4. (Still have that anchor, methinks...). It was an upgrade from my old HP 86/87 stand alone workstation running HP basic, where, unless you were mainframed into a 3000 you had to write your own (you still did, but...). Or do without. Was able to score the 5 1/4"s for that one too - it was an upgrade from the 12" floppy. Chewed a disc every 10 uses...
What if you were a computer gamer at 13 - and had to write your own games, because the technology wasn't there yet? Worse, interfaced your Sinclair to your Commodore 16 to get better performance - via hardwiring?
I must have been doomed early! I counted 16, and 17 if you include H.B.P.'s Fuzzies as Furries. 17??!!??!! Oh S#!T!!!>giggles<
Now returning to my H. Beam Piper novel... (Lord Kalvan of Otherwhen)... read so often the pages are falling out of one copy...
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Hey, Hey 16 K
This is the machine you need, Sue.
http://www2.b3ta.com/heyhey16k/
Pretty soon it will all be petabytes.
http://www2.b3ta.com/heyhey16k/
Pretty soon it will all be petabytes.
Reminds me of a cartoon I saw at ibm.
It said
'How's your response time?' on the screen.
There was a skeleton draped onto the monitor with a cobweb.
I tried out their user friendly protocol.
You just sat down and responded to the screen.
I just got into a big companies website that I couldn't use without calling the company for information.
Again.
Why are there still badly designed websites for billion dollar companies?
Internet will kick ass if it ever works.
I tried to search the web for the TBS phone number.
Apparently this is too much for search engines.
And for their crappy website.
That easy to use IBM software?
Written in the 70s.
If they had stuck with it, there would be no windows.
Maybe apple would be here.
Are there no web designers out there?
I've seen websites that work.
There is no excuse.
It said
'How's your response time?' on the screen.
There was a skeleton draped onto the monitor with a cobweb.
I tried out their user friendly protocol.
You just sat down and responded to the screen.
I just got into a big companies website that I couldn't use without calling the company for information.
Again.
Why are there still badly designed websites for billion dollar companies?
Internet will kick ass if it ever works.
I tried to search the web for the TBS phone number.
Apparently this is too much for search engines.
And for their crappy website.
That easy to use IBM software?
Written in the 70s.
If they had stuck with it, there would be no windows.
Maybe apple would be here.
Are there no web designers out there?
I've seen websites that work.
There is no excuse.
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Lassen Forge
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- Joined: Tue Feb 22, 2005 9:35 pm
- Location: Where it's always... Wednesday. Don't lose your head over it.