Dustin--Hey don't you owe me like 200k in credits for getting Trogdore blown up? :-P

Jeremy--All hail the Master Bounty Hunter...... hey why are you twitching? Oh that is dancing, uh okay. All hail Atropos "Dirty Dancing" Zerem. Heh heh heh. I'm allowed to pick on you, since soon I'll be asking to do everyones makeup and nails. *sigh* Sheesh all Luke had to do is lose his hand, have impure thoughts about his sister, and kill his father. He had it easy!

Dustin: We'll see. It's gonna depend on when I run out of ore and gemstones. :D

Dustin--Now if that money actually translated to real life as better than percentile quantities, you'd be doing all right.

*grumbles at the stupid world* Orrin Hatch is an idiot. Congress Moves to Criminalize P2P

the operators of P2P networks are running a conspiracy in which they lure children and young people with free music, movies and pornography. With these "human shields," the P2P companies are trying to ransom the entertainment industries into accepting their networks as a distribution channel and source of revenue.

"Unfortunately, piracy and pornography could then become the cornerstones of a 'business model,'" Hatch said in a statement. The illicit activities of file sharers "then generate huge advertising revenues for the architects of piracy."

Yeah, IM a multimillionaire again, anyone need a loan?
In Game only.

YEEEHAH! Managed to get construction I. And then I found 2 guys paying for tumblers so they could grind combat medic. And one stop at Chinchilla's vendor later, I'm near broke again, but I think I have enough ore and gemstones to grind to master architect.

Of course, I can't sleep from having slept all day. Damn being sick. But I'll just go crash on the couch until I can sleep, and then spend this weekend grinding.

City of Heroes discussion from peoples inside and outside the beta.

Jeremy--*nodnod* Money is money. And you have the rest of the week to goof off, all inverted-like.

Congrats on the Job, Jeremy.

Sure thing.

Jeremy--It sucks that your weekend if screwed up, but it must feel good to have some cash coming in again. I'll drop by around 11:30 or 12. Does that work for you?

Shatz- Yeah, you have a check coming. If you want to pick it up Saturday, you'll need to show up early. (Before 2pm.) I'm finally officially employed, and will be heading out for that inventory job on Saturday. So I know all of my weekend is pretty much fucked.

As for selling stuff, yeah- I'd be glad to keep selling it.

Jeremy - Ouch. Sorry, dude.

Jeremy--2 questions. First you mentioned I had an eBay check coming. Can I get it this Saturday? Second you still want to eBay my junk for me? I have another batch to bring over if you do. I could bring it on over Saturday.

Dustin--Didn't miss it. Just didn't care.

Jeremy--How many harvestors did you lose?

Squidi!

*grumble* So how far in Bebop did you guys get?

CUBE! (Bonus points if you understand the Russian)

I just saw the most amazing zombie movie I have ever seen. Dawn is awesome.

Oh and You guys missed the Droid envision, There were 20 or so droidekas, 30 or so Battle droids, and at least 60 Advanced battle droids that assaulted the Coronet capitol today. I got killed 5 times and took out 15 droids singlehandedly.

::bows:: All hail the mighty cube................

Jeremy--How is the HDD situation. Did someone finally make it "right"?

Matt: Thanks. I'm logging in using Dustin's computer right now. I figgured some of them had to have been getting low.

The cube, however, is alive. My computer will soon be restored to it's former glory.

Jeremy: You need to check your harvesters. I don't have the money to do maint. on them, and at least one looks like it's feeling the burn.

what proposal are you guys talking about?

No, the proposial is done, exept for a lil math.

Depends. You gonna' decide to start on the proposal at 11:30pm again?

Can Justin come too?

Sweetn Im in.

Jeremy--I'm still planning on coming tonight. I just may not be there till 7. I have to go to Wally World for wifey poo.

Tuesday Anime - In an effort to get Tuesday Anime Night back to... well... Anime- I'd like to start a series tomorrow.

As long as you're all good with it - I'd like to start a run of "Cowboy Bebop."

http://www.jazz-sax.com/mp3s/dvc/11192003b/tank.mp3

Maybe all of those harvestors will keep the damn bugs away from the houses!

Woah 70%? Cool.

Matt- I've been working on cleaning up my "bedroom" in the clubhouse. There are a number of labeled backpacks hanging on the wall. If you would, please drop my two heavy Fusions into the "Harvester" bag whenever you get the chance.

Also- there is a 70% spawn of some very nice steel right under the houses. (To the right of the clubhouse.) Five or six star. I've already got 9 of my harvesters in the backyard. You might want to set up a few of your own. Good stuff...

Dustin--I'll try and get to Danthomir as much as possible for the next few days. We should have a few days window of oppurtunity.

heres the deal, the best avian meat this server has ever seen is on danthomir rite now, it just spawned today, i will pay either 20cpu for it, or i will give free buffs for life for it, but i need at least 50k of it. The best creature to hunt for it is a reptavian flyer, mature reptavians missions always pay 4k, John and Matt, if you can get your guild to hunt it for me i will pay them in either buffs ofr creds, with this meat, i will be able to make 930 packs, which hit 2400 and last for 3 hours.

I might be up for a rancor hunt after I get back from work.

Okay I didn't want to like the new Dawn of the Dead, I really didn't. But I'll be damned if they didn't make a good zombie movie! I guess I have only 2 complaints. First they have a botched action sequence where they are inside a building, then all but one of them in a sewer. Secondly there is not a bit of character development. This wouldn't be all that much of a problem if this movie wasn't based off of a Romero work. Anyone who has seen Night, Dawn, or even Day will notice that the characters are well developed and interesting. This is key for you to care about what happens to them. In the new Dawn they are all disposable, even the main characters. But this is what makes George Romero a fantastic director/writer, and others acceptable. The gore is acceptable for what they could get away with an R rating for. To top it all off they played a Johnny Cash song over the opening credits. Not your standard metal tracks (which do show up later). I found this to be very creative and cool (but I'm a Johnny Cash fan). I'm really looking forward to the unrated DVD.

Jeremy, Dustin, Matt--Trogdore is offically a Rancor handler now :) Now I have to wait for the little bugger to grow up. So anyone want to go baby Rancor hunting with Troggie tonight? Me needs more....

dustin ...im sorry i didnt make it to the kitchen last night.I was gonna come at 1:30 but i thought you prolly already left by then

Dustin--The early show for Dawn of the Dead is 4:25. If you are going with me please either post here or ping me in Galaxies. I'm off on Friday so I'll be home and most likely playing Wookie!

Everyone is welcome to catch this flick out if you wish

My end of a phone conversation.

....Yes you if you save to the server and it isn't available it won't actually save it.

....No really if it is turned off it doesn't record any changes.

...I'm sure without power that it won't work.

...Nope I'm sure.

It went on like this for 5 minutes. *sigh* I wish we had looser justifiable homicide laws in this state.

Bah. I don't scare that easily. Or else I would have run away screaming a long, long time ago...

Caroline--Well I suppose it is more fun to hit a moving target :) BOO!

True. I could run away screaming... *muses* But what would be the fun in that? ^_^

We may be weird, but you hang out with us. At least you have a choice. :-P

You guys are weird... *shakes head* I have an umbrella hat somewhere, which amuses me. The Dollar store has some of the best things... *begin promotion* Instead of an asshat, which is decidedly NSFW, get a kittyhat, foxhat, or pikminhat from fishfish.*end promotion*

OMG

Jeremy--Where an ass for a hat? That sounds difficult...............perhaps it can be done.

One just has to be flexible...

This is an excellent site. Please peruse it at your leisure. Jeremy you should find this very informative.

http://www.confusednation.com/asshat/

Jeremy--Where an ass for a hat? That sounds difficult...............perhaps it can be done.

John- I fear no road. I fear the ditch. :)

I fear the rest of the asshats in this state that seem to have absolutely no fuggin' clue to save their damned lives how to drive with over an inch of snow on the road.

I'm only thinking out you your well-being. Really. ;)

Caroline--It may work...... I don't think it would hurt to try.

Jeremy--You fear the roads? You are cowardly pond scum! Yes not just pond scum, but a cowardly batch! Honestly I hear it is only going to get worse. Good call on your part. Going to play Galaxies tonight?

John--Do you know the RAM speed and type max for the white Dual USB iBooks (March 2001)? I.E. what speed was the stick you gave me? I still haven't gotten around to getting the 512 chip for it, but twould be a lot easier if I could safely stick a 133 speed chip in it rather than the stock 66. I'm 95% sure that DDR RAM won't work... *refrains from further impolite comments about Dustin's g/f*


Jeremy--All the classes today were cancelled too. Whee! *naps*

The roads suck major ass right now. I don't know if it's going to get cleaned up by tonight or not, but I dun' really care one way or another. Consider the "movie night" canceled for today...

Caroline--Maybe Dustin is keeping her in a hole. "...it puts the lotion on it's skin...." :)

Dustin--You have a girlfriend now? Will wonders never cease? Seriously though, congrats. Do we get to meet her, or are you keeping her in a closet somewhere?

Jeremy--Bah. Weekends are unnecessary. Besides the other 4 days would be your weekend.

John--You always seem to find the worst times for movie excursions. As it wil be spring break, I won't be in town then.

Dustin- I'm going to be talking to Mike this weekend regarding this inventory job. Aparently he wants me to go with them on a run to make sure this is something I'll be able to do long-term. (He doesn't want people who just want to work 6-months or so...)

It's basically 72 hours nonstop, Fri-Sat-Sun. I assume a few meal breaks. Everyone meets up at a central point, hops into a van, and get driven from store to store. You inventory, get back in the van, and catch a few hours sleep on the way to the next store. You get paid the whole time- a "working wage" while you're actually doing the inventory, and a "driving wage" for while you're unconcious in the back of the van.

You work three days, the rest of the week you're off. Good deal, assuming it pays well enough, and you don't give a damn about "weekends." I'll find this out soon...

I will let everyone know the showing that I'm attending as soon as I get the information (Thursday?). Please let me know if you are interested.

Dustin--Check your house. Let me know if that stuff works well for you. Girlfriend? Damn Asmodeus is ice skating right now :)

John-- I have obsessive cumpulsive disorder, and i was getting a lil too into swg, so i desided to lay off for a few days, and also i got a girlfriend. And put me on the list to go see dawn of the dead. Also the oq of the avian meat dosn't matter, the higher the pe the better the buffs the best meat is above 800 oq and above 950 pe.

Jeremy--Damn that is what happens when non technical aholes take over a company. So much for Western Digital drives. So who makes a good reliable hard drive anymore? I've had good success with Seagate drives, but that is just me. Maxtor drives are too damn loud! So what are you going to do?

Dustin--How goes it dude? I didn't see you online this weekend wasup?

Caroline--Kingston rules!

Okay guys I have the new DVD release of Dawn of the Dead (good stuff!) as well as Wrong Turn. I can't speak to Wrong Turn's quality, but it is about cannibal hillbillys who go after a group of good looking 20 somethings. Sounds fun! Just a couple of ideas for movie night.

This is very important. I am going to go see the new Dawn of the Dead this weekend at a Matinee showing. If anyone wants to go with me let me know. I have taken the day off to avoid the teenagers, so I'm going to an early show (4 something).

*nods* but it's the same sorta weirdness about reliability. Companies that have reliable products should continue making said reliable products. yes.

Kingston still has a lifetime warantee.

Zombies!

yeah... next thing you're gonna tell me that kingston makes unreliable RAM

That sucks, Wd used to be the shiznet for hdd's.

Hm. I found this on an old forum archive, dated from sometime last year:

As a former tech for Western Digital, it comes highly recommened to purchase Maxtor, Seagate, IBM, or Samsung drives.

WD has changed their warranty to one year because the new CEO has changed WD from the cadilac of hard drives to the cheap "reveal" brand (remember them)

Company memo quote "Quality means nothing anymore in this industry, its all about quanity" Well, they hit the quanity on the head. WD has more than a 10 fold in RMA drives putting the failure rate at nearly 11% or about 8% higher than any other drive on the market today. Infact most of the RMA replacement drives are other customer drives that are checked over and sent back out. So an intermintant drive could reach 10 users before it is finaly pulled for repair.

The amount of loss the company has taken in the last quater has forced the company to close their support centers and switch to an out source call center with only 90 days free support after purchase and after that all support calls will be charged to your credit card.

Even though I no longer work for them, it is still to bad to see this happen. Even while I and other still worked their, most of us would purchase Maxtor drives for our own use.

Here is a list of drive that top the RMA watch out list.

My failing 100 and 200GB drives were on that list.

Yes and none of that fruity stuff..................

The DMs battle for dominance...

You know the rules: two men, hand-to-hand, no jury, no appeal, no parol. Two men enter, one man leaves.

Woo Hoo it's Friday!

I'm for that, but I'm highly likely to miss the session after next, whosever game it is. (March 25th) Either spring break or papers for after spring break.

I would like to put up for a vote, me doing my game Every Thursday, Sorry Leon, but Your game is starting to fall apart.

And with only three players, we'll make this a "GM needs to write more plot stuff anyhow" week and call it a night. See you drow next week

I'm still a server behind. I'm not going to be done in time to make showing up late worthwhile...

Dustin - I just need two lots, for about a week. If that's a problem, I think Shatz said he would be coming into a few more lots after Friday...

Actually, if the building ban works, I won't need to actually trade the lots. I'd just have you or Shatzer place Atropos on the ban-list on my own house. I'm trying to set it up so that this kid who's gonna be leveing my account has no access to anything save what's in my inventory.

The kid may not be a crook, but finding two holocrons and a few million in resources sitting on the floor might be a bit too tempting, y'know...?

Jeremy, at this point i have 1 lot free, i can free up 3 lots by later tonight, and try the lot trade thingy.

Jeremy--Evangoline Freesun on the Ahazi (spelling?) server.

Baz Nitches tell me they need five servers shipped Friday morning. I only have two done. On paper, I shouldn't be able to get three systems done before 7pm (even assuming I let the last system run the tape backup while I'm gone, and come back to box it after the game.) We'll see...

I'm assuming I'll be there around an hour late. I'll try to drop another update around 5pm to give everyone time to check this before the game with a final answer.


Shatz- You say you have a character you've been playing around with on another server, right? I want to do a little experiment before we lay down our houses. I haven't gotten a straight answer if it's safe to use a lot trade to build houses. Nobody will tell me what happens to property when a character is deleted.

Some people think that any buildings who's owners get deleted dissapear every server reset. Others are positive that as long as you have multiple admins, the houses stick around till the maintainance runs out (which the other admins can keep paying...)

Basically, I want to make a new character on whatever server your second is on, and have you buy the cheapest house you can find. I'll place the lot, give your character full admin, and then delete the new character, and see what happens.

I fthe building sticks around for a few days, I'm going to use a "lot trade" to put down the clubhouse...

I also want to see if the admins can actually ban the homeowner from their own house.

Dustin- I haven't seen you on SWG for like two days now. I need to hook up with you online so I can trade your character ownership of my house for a week or so. You've got two lots free, right?

I have a deck of round playing cards! *beams psychotically*

Dustin--No just trying to avoid 7 rabies shots into my lower abdomen.

Jeremy & Dustin--I'm going to find us a location for the houses tonight. I'll send the waypoints when I find it (I have a pretty good idea where I want it to be). Please check it out, I would like to move this weekend.

um, yeah. no game for me tomorrow. sleep... no drive... yus

So, john, you want to find the dog owner so you can make sure that the dog isn't getting sick from biting you

PS: anyone not playing star wars galaxies must start immediately, just don't play a wookie. The devs love to screw wookies! Though because of it we have a fairly tight community....

Star Wars Crew-- I should of expected it, but the devs screwed us again. They made all those wookies run those god awful missions on Endor to earn a set of armor that they won't let us wear! At least they say they are giving us a schematic, so we can make and replace the armor when it gets broken. *sigh* I really hate Galaxies sometimes! I swear to god if I weren't so close to master CH I would be playing the small asian karate woman by now.

Will either be late to game (7:30 or later) or not coming due to all-nighter for take-home midterm due tomorrow, morning apartment expo, and a 6PM apartment appointment that I should really go to. Will decide which option based on when I get this mid-term done.

Sorry Leon, but exams and places to live come before game. I also don't want to be driving long distances with serious sleep dep.

Jeremy--Thanks I need that name.

Yeah, the wookie armor is confirmed.
http://forums.station.sony.com/swg/board/message?board.id=Developers&message.id=26296 (Login required, natch)

Hey, Jeremy, Dustin...I got a nice set of Marauder Armor that ain't doing nothin'... ;D

(Actually, I'll probably just put it up when I eventually get a house, but y'know.)

Shatz- Yeah, I was wanting to ask how bad you got tore up. I figured you with a cell-phone, bleeding, and trying to drive wasn't the best time to be playing " 20-questions..."

Using my supreme Bounty Hunter skills, I think I tracked the guy down last night. Black and brown Rottweiler, with some older scuzzy dude as the owner, right? Followed him back to his apartment after he told his dog "you're in trouble, you know that...?" I can get his last name off the mailbox tonight...

Caroline--Thanks. I would recommend metal pants for movie night :) I'm actually concerned that the county may put the dog down when I find the owner and report the information.

John--Ouch! Dog bites can be really ucky, so I hope you're doing okay and that the owner can be found. I didn't make any bad jokes about the "lucky" dog, now aren't you proud of me? :)

Jeremy--Definitely a take-home final, so movies at 6ish next week.

Jeremy--If you see that dude with his dog Lucky try and get his name or his apartment number. I'm looking for him. Otherwise I'm going to have to get rabies shots...... which I don't want!

Just to explain to everyone a dog bit me as I was leaving Jeremy's last night. Nasty business, but could of been much worse.

Jeremy & Dustin--So the rumor is after the devs make the wookies run the Marauder Armor missions they pulled it. So if you haven't run the missions don't bother. *sigh* I hate galaxies sometimes.

So they're anti-tracking droids then? *snickers*

Speaking of Bounty Hunter... I can hunt Jedi now. I've already seen a few targets available on the hit-list. Alas, they're almost impossible to hunt right now- the tracking droids are still bugged, and won't actually, well... track... anything. We've been promised this will be fixed in Patch 7.

Soon. Soon...

"You mean gun down four or five people in the game right............ "

Just keep telling yourself that, and it'll all be alright...

It's like I tell all the ladies in the cantina a wookie needs his loving, oh yeah!

Do you say this before you do her hair, or while you're painting her nails?


Your Ranger is to become an image designer. My Bounty Hunter becomes an entertainer. The path to Jedi is a cruel one....

dusty I will try one more time please allow the darts they cost 1 gold a piece they r from sword and fist page 71 name is fukimi-bari

Jeremy--You mean gun down four or five people in the game right............ uh okay then :) It's like I tell all the ladies in the cantina a wookie needs his loving, oh yeah! Underworld, cool I forgot about that.

jeremy- I will be there tonight.

Jeremy--The more important part is that a take-home final means on-time for movies. Google doesn't work for things that aren't on it, especially analysis questions. The point of a take-home final (as should be true for in-class finals, in my opinion) is to demonstrate that you've learned and thought about the material rather than short-answer regurgitation. Although professors can set whatever restrictions they want for take-home exams, smart ones will rework their exams, recognizing that students are likely to consult their notes/work longer than the standard exam period.

Could you put off Underworld until next week please? Pretty please? *still hasn't seen it* Otherwise, I want a burned copy. On third thought, I want a burned copy anyhow. Pretty movie...

Shatzer- Underworld is still on the play list from last week. As for food- we have the standard Pizza/Chicken/Chinese options. Or, with a few "donations" to offset my cost, I've also got a large batch of Gaggins-made creamed-turkey in the freezer for sammiches.

As for the themepark- sure. The wookies need some love. Besides, if I have to run one more Bounty Hunter mission, I'm probably going to snap, gun down four or five people, and just quit SWG....


Caroline- A take-home final...? Err....

"And Google says the answer is..."

Jeremy--I should be at movies next week, but not this week. Currently depends on when my final ends, but I'm thinking 8, 8:30pm if the final starts at 6 (what with driving time). May have a take-home final instead of an in-class final, but I won't find that out until tonight.

John--The music is truly the best part. "The sky is blue and all the leaves are green. My heart is full like a baked potato. I think I know precisely what I mean When I say it's a shpadoinkle day" *sings*

Jeremy--I was planning on it. Last night Dustin said he was coming as well....... but you know how that is :) You can count on me being there, though. Any ideas on movies and food? I have, as always, thrown a few flicks into my laptop bag (Bride of Reanimator, Frogs, and Pirana). I know you had mentioned a few things as well (zombie flick?). Heck you even mentioned some sweet anime. I'm up for whatever.

Dustin and Jeremy--Would you guys be willing to run the Marauder Themepark with Matt and I so we can mooch your wookie armor?

Wayne--With my Wookie regeneration I will most likely get up pull you out of your KIA and rip your arms off. Just an FYI.

Caroline--Cannibal is okay, not great. I do enjoy the music. Ed and is Dead Mother is pretty cool as well.

Regarding Movies: I understand your abscences waere unintentional last week- Regardless, I'm going to be buisy for the next few weeks, and don't have time to waste sitting at home and waiting for a phone call...

Who's coming? If I don't hear from people by 4pm, don't bother showing up.

Hey, John. Here's a movie for you: Ed and His Dead Mother. Cannibal: the Musical is also decent; college does wonders for seeing weird movies.

Wow that car won't last long.