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by Havoc
Sun Apr 27, 2003 3:08 am
Forum: The Game's the Thing
Topic: [BESM] IC -- Sicilian Sonata
Replies: 36
Views: 1388

Eye gingerly stood up, his good hand cradling the scarcely-touched glass. "Time to get this show on the road, then." Putting one foot in front of the other ponderously, the cowboy left his abode and continued down the hall, headed toward the bridge. "We'll get moving at once and set u...
by Havoc
Wed Apr 09, 2003 4:36 am
Forum: The Game's the Thing
Topic: [BESM] IC -- Sicilian Sonata
Replies: 36
Views: 1388

Eye sat in his chair, a glass of wine sitting nearly untouched on his desk as the computer panel listed data after data after data on too many things to keep track of. Reclining, the old cowboy rubbed his temples with his good hand, pondering the day's unravelings. No doubt actual physical investiga...
by Havoc
Mon Mar 03, 2003 1:04 pm
Forum: Semi-Serious Topics
Topic: College Admissions: Race Based Admissions.
Replies: 68
Views: 1017

I also think that people on financial aid should have a limited choice in what they are allowed to study. I'm tired of my tax dollars going to pay for some kid to get an art history degree. He'll just end up flipping burgers anyways. Those who do not know history are doomed to repeat it. I don't kn...
by Havoc
Thu Feb 27, 2003 5:19 pm
Forum: Semi-Serious Topics
Topic: First Person Shooters
Replies: 69
Views: 1104

System Shock 2! I second that. System Shock 2 will run on nearly any machine now and is so far the best sci-fi horror FPS I've ever played. Turn the lights off. Shogo. Dude. I thought I was the only person alive ever to play that. It's a decent mecha/personal shooter, though I always felt that by t...
by Havoc
Tue Feb 25, 2003 5:13 pm
Forum: Semi-Serious Topics
Topic: Word. First book back from press!
Replies: 16
Views: 230

Congrats, man. Glad you've found your dream job.
by Havoc
Thu Feb 13, 2003 4:24 am
Forum: Semi-Serious Topics
Topic: Bulldrek Recipe Book
Replies: 64
Views: 766

Are those crunchy cookies or chewy cookies, Reika?
by Havoc
Wed Feb 12, 2003 7:16 am
Forum: Semi-Serious Topics
Topic: Bulldrek Recipe Book
Replies: 64
Views: 766

The Megadilla Ingredients: 3 tortillas Ham, sliced or shredded (my pick: shredded maple honey ham) Cheese, sliced or in spreadable form (my pick: shredded cheddar) 2 eggs Appropriate seasoning (my pick: salt) Lay down one tortilla on a plate and spread ham liberally. Be sure to leave about a quarte...
by Havoc
Mon Feb 03, 2003 11:43 pm
Forum: The Game's the Thing
Topic: [BESM] IC -- Sicilian Sonata
Replies: 36
Views: 1388

Eye nods to Stick, laboriously getting up to pace across the room. "That'll do. If you find yourself out of places to look, start researching money launderers; it'll come to them one way or another." "I believe it's time for me to make some arrangements myself. We'll see if any of my ...
by Havoc
Sat Feb 01, 2003 5:05 am
Forum: Semi-Serious Topics
Topic: Declawed
Replies: 114
Views: 1426

Here's a source. I can't vouch for its scientifical pedigree, but it does repeat in nice web format what I know about the procedure and then some.
by Havoc
Thu Jan 30, 2003 6:16 am
Forum: Semi-Serious Topics
Topic: Radios, zombies, and divine intervention
Replies: 36
Views: 549

I'm just quick to use rules and guidelines I learned in school so I don't forget them. :) All kidding aside, though, it's little details like this that can separate good projects from professional ones. They're visual typos, so to speak, and much like the literary versions, they're viewed differentl...
by Havoc
Wed Jan 29, 2003 5:01 pm
Forum: Semi-Serious Topics
Topic: Radios, zombies, and divine intervention
Replies: 36
Views: 549

I think they are. They're too slightly askew to look as if they were intended that way. If the intent was to make them distorted, the proper thing to do would've been to make it more visible to not leave any doubts about it. Much like when you center something on a field, you either center it perfec...
by Havoc
Wed Jan 29, 2003 4:34 pm
Forum: Semi-Serious Topics
Topic: Radios, zombies, and divine intervention
Replies: 36
Views: 549

Saw it, loved it, showing it at the club.

My one and only problem with it (and this is graphic design speaking through me) is that the 'LOADING' letters aren't aligned properly. But I'm nitpicking.
by Havoc
Mon Jan 27, 2003 4:43 am
Forum: Semi-Serious Topics
Topic: Upcoming or just-released games you're looking forward to
Replies: 29
Views: 515

Spiral wrote:Well, I wasn't aware of this. Deus EX 2 has its own website. How nifty.
Judging from the text, it seems Denton went the way of the good doctor at the end of the first game.
by Havoc
Fri Jan 24, 2003 12:07 am
Forum: Semi-Serious Topics
Topic: Understanding Christianity
Replies: 35
Views: 469

I'd like to see Game Show Heaven.
by Havoc
Tue Jan 21, 2003 4:06 pm
Forum: Semi-Serious Topics
Topic: The Practice of Posting Links
Replies: 13
Views: 258

What about wrestling anime?
by Havoc
Tue Jan 21, 2003 3:51 pm
Forum: Semi-Serious Topics
Topic: Understanding Christianity
Replies: 35
Views: 469

Check the root site, it's actually a drawing style espoused by the artist for her Unicorn Jelly comic strip. It's intentionally bitmappy; it grows on you after a while.
by Havoc
Tue Jan 21, 2003 3:15 pm
Forum: Semi-Serious Topics
Topic: Never too big for diapers
Replies: 5
Views: 95

I think you've hit the right buzzword here: contest. Contests, I believe, can generally determine their own qualifications. Then again, there's the whole 'no purchase needed to participate' caveat and a few other little rules I know they have to respect. Either way, I don't think he has a chance. Ha...
by Havoc
Sun Jan 19, 2003 6:18 pm
Forum: Semi-Serious Topics
Topic: Yay for me!
Replies: 15
Views: 230

Good job, man! Keep it up! :)
by Havoc
Fri Jan 17, 2003 12:20 am
Forum: Semi-Serious Topics
Topic: Shoving Guys down the Stairs
Replies: 47
Views: 675

Best score: 91921
by Havoc
Wed Jan 15, 2003 11:38 pm
Forum: Semi-Serious Topics
Topic: Flash Flash Revolution.
Replies: 34
Views: 424

I have two DDR pads for my PS2 and the trio of PSX games (no DDR Max yet). I've lost 8 pounds since I started and I'm still losing weight. It is indeed amazing, and loving the music helps. :) It's also really helping to rehabilitate my wounded knee, especially coupled with bouts of bending down to h...
by Havoc
Wed Jan 15, 2003 11:30 pm
Forum: Semi-Serious Topics
Topic: What would it be like if you were in charge?
Replies: 45
Views: 581

Here are a few things I'd do if I were king, so to speak. I'd require the phasing out of gasoline within 10 years. Hybrids in the meantime, then it's all hydrogen fuel cells and vegetable oil. Kyoto is a nice starting point. I'd take it much further and slam the environmental considerations into ove...
by Havoc
Wed Jan 15, 2003 5:31 pm
Forum: The Game's the Thing
Topic: [BESM] IC -- Sicilian Sonata
Replies: 36
Views: 1388

Eye nods to all present, his gaze remaining on Shao for the better part of the proceedings. He then looks to everyone, the fingers of his good hand rapping on the table. "Thirty eight million." "This pricetag means the big boys will be involved every step of the way. Since we're takin...
by Havoc
Mon Jan 13, 2003 7:20 am
Forum: Semi-Serious Topics
Topic: I've been bored.
Replies: 19
Views: 257

What the hell, I'm hooked.

Final score: 518322
by Havoc
Mon Jan 13, 2003 7:00 am
Forum: Semi-Serious Topics
Topic: I've been bored.
Replies: 19
Views: 257

And I got bored waiting for my high score to submit.

http://www.girlsontheroad.com/pics/SpacedPenguin02.jpg
by Havoc
Mon Jan 13, 2003 6:57 am
Forum: Semi-Serious Topics
Topic: I've been bored.
Replies: 19
Views: 257

Finished all 25 levels.

Score: 179004
by Havoc
Fri Jan 10, 2003 8:06 pm
Forum: The Game's the Thing
Topic: [BESM] OOC: Sicilian Sonata
Replies: 96
Views: 2553

Time for Eye. Kristof "The Eye" Zerenicz is under 40 with a body that feels over 60. A certified, reputed and system-known Gold Star Cowboy, he's been in the business for decades and so devoted himself to this life that he's now a walking wreck. Granted, it's more of a limp. He's still jus...
by Havoc
Thu Jan 09, 2003 1:26 am
Forum: The Game's the Thing
Topic: [BESM] IC -- Sicilian Sonata
Replies: 36
Views: 1388

Eye lets Shao's reply settle in the air for a moment before taking out the communicator once again, clicking it to the Manta's preferred linkup. "Acknowledged. Jeeves will let you into your usual cargo bay when the time comes; for now, he'll pipe you through. Eye out." Turning to Artemis, ...
by Havoc
Thu Jan 09, 2003 12:40 am
Forum: The Game's the Thing
Topic: [BESM] OOC: Sicilian Sonata
Replies: 96
Views: 2553

Cool Caz, works for me. The Manta could've gotten through its piggyback the AI's announcement, meaning Shao or someone else can call in to dock and we bring everyone together soon enough.

Let's do this thing!
by Havoc
Wed Jan 08, 2003 8:29 pm
Forum: Semi-Serious Topics
Topic: First Human Clone?
Replies: 64
Views: 721

Rael is a fraud. He was videotaped on various occasions laughing his ass off backstage at the processes he went through with his loyal followers. As far as I know, he's in this either for personal gain or for the massive power trip. A rather funny happenstance was when he had sex with one of his fol...
by Havoc
Wed Jan 08, 2003 8:17 pm
Forum: Semi-Serious Topics
Topic: Garbage: Public Domain
Replies: 18
Views: 370

Bravo to the WW crew. Live by the sword, die by the sword - the fact that those involved were so inflamed about their trash being picked shows how much hypocrisy is a part of the political atmosphere.
by Havoc
Wed Jan 08, 2003 8:11 pm
Forum: Words Without End
Topic: 2003
Replies: 44
Views: 763

I'm definitely awaiting BESM d20 so I can see GoO's take on classless d20. The revised editions of the D&D core books are also high on my list; I use the system regularly and I want to see what changes they made as well as whether they correspond to the house rules I've seen used all over the pl...
by Havoc
Tue Jan 07, 2003 4:51 pm
Forum: The Game's the Thing
Topic: [BESM] OOC: Sicilian Sonata
Replies: 96
Views: 2553

The way we've played it so far, the Manta seems to be aboard the Lycaon's cargo bay - or at least, that would make things fit. Possibilities: 1) The Lycaon's cargo bays are not part of the original ship design and therefore don't figure fully inside the gravity effect of the central ring. Low gravit...
by Havoc
Tue Jan 07, 2003 8:25 am
Forum: The Game's the Thing
Topic: [BESM] IC -- Sicilian Sonata
Replies: 36
Views: 1388

Eye blinks. Shutting off the terminal, he laboriously gets out of the captain's seat on the Lycaon's bridge, metal buckles clicking and aching joints groaning aloud. Uneven steps ring out as heavy metal-capped black boots tap the floor, headed towards the main corridor. "Too generous. Either th...
by Havoc
Tue Jan 07, 2003 6:51 am
Forum: The Game's the Thing
Topic: [BESM] OOC: Sicilian Sonata
Replies: 96
Views: 2553

Yo guys, my first post should be up soon.

I'd like to take this opportunity to move that we all use the present tense in our posts to retain an aura of similitude. Thank you. :)
by Havoc
Sun Jan 05, 2003 8:03 am
Forum: The Game's the Thing
Topic: [BESM] OOC: Sicilian Sonata
Replies: 96
Views: 2553

Just checking to make sure we're all on the same page... From what I understand, the Manta is Shao's smaller high-tech ship whereas the Lycaon is Eye's larger ex-cruise ship. Currently, the Manta is docked inside the Lycaon's bigger fighter bay, whereas WF's character's ship, the speedster, is in an...
by Havoc
Sat Jan 04, 2003 5:16 am
Forum: The Game's the Thing
Topic: [BESM] OOC: Sicilian Sonata
Replies: 96
Views: 2553

Works for me. Eye will most likely be in the Lycaon proper in that case, either in his quarters or in the cockpit. Once interaction moves out of the Manta, I'll intro him properly.
by Havoc
Sat Jan 04, 2003 3:59 am
Forum: The Game's the Thing
Topic: [BESM] OOC: Sicilian Sonata
Replies: 96
Views: 2553

Cool, thanks Jeff. First order of business then - where is everybody, character-wise? Is the Manta docked in the Lycaon, or is it still freespacing and we're not yet at the point where Eye and the others have struck up an alliance for this case?
by Havoc
Thu Jan 02, 2003 10:18 am
Forum: The Game's the Thing
Topic: [BESM] OOC: Sicilian Sonata
Replies: 96
Views: 2553

Rock on, we're live!

Now, uh...

How does this whole BBS game thing work?
by Havoc
Sat Dec 28, 2002 6:28 pm
Forum: Semi-Serious Topics
Topic: Anime mecha goodness
Replies: 22
Views: 326

For mecha and high-class theater acting, go with Sakura Wars. The TV series are available as fansubs (not on DVD) and relatively available on fserve channels, whereas the OAVs are on DVD.


Havoc out.
by Havoc
Thu Dec 12, 2002 11:05 pm
Forum: Bulldrek
Topic: o/~ Santa Cash o/~
Replies: 16
Views: 157

o/~ Santa Cash o/~

o/~ Oh! You better not bill, You better not file For Chapter 11, I'm telling you why: Santa Cash is coming to town He's making his bills Nonsequential, Gonna find out just how high's your price. Santa Cash is coming to town! He sees you when you debit, He knows when you're in the red. He knows if yo...
by Havoc
Wed Dec 11, 2002 6:43 pm
Forum: Semi-Serious Topics
Topic: Kiss Your Ash Goodbye: Chicago considers a Smoking Ban
Replies: 40
Views: 540

We've had that for a while here. All public places are smoke-forbidden; we don't have non-smoking sections, we have smoking sections. The mall has a little spot off the balcony under the air vent where smokers can gather. Restaurants work pretty much the same way as they do in the US, though. Of cou...
by Havoc
Tue Dec 10, 2002 5:06 am
Forum: Semi-Serious Topics
Topic: A Little Announcement, Job-Wise
Replies: 20
Views: 295

A Little Announcement, Job-Wise

Hey all, I wanted to mention it now that it's official - I've been hired on as the Art Director of Seraphim Guard . This small Portland, Oregon RPG enterprise is responsible for HeartQuest, a FUDGE-based shoujo RPG and its first sourcebook, Musical Mistresses. It's a small part-time affair, but it's...
by Havoc
Tue Dec 03, 2002 3:22 pm
Forum: Semi-Serious Topics
Topic: The switch is on
Replies: 7
Views: 179

Spiral, you have made my day.
by Havoc
Tue Dec 03, 2002 8:37 am
Forum: Semi-Serious Topics
Topic: A Life Worth Living
Replies: 19
Views: 301

A Life Worth Living

We're here such a short time (that seems such a long time). What is a life worth living? What have you done that makes you glad to be alive? What do you do every day that reinforces your belief that, had you the opportunity to do it all over again, you wouldn't change a thing? What makes you feel ac...
by Havoc
Tue Dec 03, 2002 5:13 am
Forum: Semi-Serious Topics
Topic: I really like having money that isn't color-coded.
Replies: 18
Views: 315

*wrings hands in satisfaction* *looks furtively to the sides*
by Havoc
Thu Nov 28, 2002 6:29 pm
Forum: Semi-Serious Topics
Topic: Determining the morality of an action
Replies: 18
Views: 332

Re: Determining the morality of an action

In short, what makes an act "good" or "evil?" Is the nature of a particular act - we'll pick murder, because it's easy to debate - inherently good or evil, always, or does the motive one has for the action determine it's relative morality? As I understand it, motive is already o...
by Havoc
Sun Nov 24, 2002 11:16 pm
Forum: Semi-Serious Topics
Topic: Your Dream Job
Replies: 37
Views: 562

Wow. So this is why a utopia will never happen. Wild to see it in action. I tend to think it would be, well, kinda sucky. I want to see street people, I want to see poor areas of the city, I want to be pushed by knowing that if I fuck up I could be one of them. Strive to make our current society be...
by Havoc
Thu Nov 21, 2002 6:04 pm
Forum: Semi-Serious Topics
Topic: Your Dream Job
Replies: 37
Views: 562

Your Dream Job

In light of my previous thread about utopiae, I'd like to test out a theory. I want to see if there's theoretically a way to give everyone the job they want. If you're doing something you like for a living, you feel accomplished and gain happiness; if you're happy, your tendency to commit crimes and...