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Anarchy / Re: My new favourite browser game« on: April 09, 2011, 12:18:17 PM »
Day 5: There's still the 18 of us left. We didn't lose anyone last night, thankfully. And today, citizens returning from the watch tower tell the rest of us that tonight's attack looks like it's even smaller than last night's. We're not sure what to make of this, except that it feels like the calm before a hurricane.
We prepare as best we can. Work proceeds on the town's water purifier, and there are cheers all around when we link it up with the town's pump and reclaim our first jerrycan's worth of water from our town bank's stocks. We started expanding the well using McFly's clever well drilling rig design. The well is going to be dry in two days. People are worried. We're all worried. Something needed to be done. A bunch of us plan made plans for another lethal defense against the zeds, too. We want to create a large amount of wooden stakes to fill the town's dry moat with. Damned zeds have no idea what they're in for. Poor bastards. We'd need that spiked pit, I knew. It was only a matter of time. All of us are too exhausted to do much work on it. I woke up this morning in a dead sweat. I was in withdrawal. I felt the shakes come on right afterward. I knew addiction was a possibility when I took those anabolic steroids and twinoid two days ago, but if we hadn't finished those defenses on the night of Day 3, we would all be dead by now. I don't regret it. I felt like a hero; the convulsions were just a symptom. Went out scavenging in the desert today with four others. We were running low on our stocks of raw wood and metal, and I figured I might as well take the rest of our stimulants with me to get a little pick me up while I was out. We spent the all of the early morning hours searching diligently, singing old work songs. A guy we call "Tatertot" had this old tune he taught us by a guy named Rick-something. We sang that one the most. I think that crazy bastard McFly went a little nuts while we were out there. I saw him charge two zeds armed with nothing but an old PC case. I don't know how he managed to kill two of them. Maybe the zeds were just more surprised than we were, the dumb bastards. I tried to give him my pistol but he just pushed me away and didn't say anything. He had this look... I don't really know how to describe it. It scared the shit out of me. I made sure to stay away from him until it was time to head back to the town gates. I was lucky enough to find two more pill boxes of steroids out there too. Lucky me. I carried back three times the load of the others. And then went out for more. When I finally quit, my mouth felt like a whole 'nother desert. I just wish I could calm down now. Maybe if I had another pill-- Where are my pills? oh god what did i do with them i need to find NO the shakessssseeare backksss.. (entry cuts off) 103
Anarchy / My new favourite browser game« on: April 07, 2011, 04:23:54 PM »
I've been getting into an MMO-like community-based zombie-themed browser game called Die2Nite recently. It's a game that essentially revolves around social interaction and cooperation (or choosing to defect) in a big Prisoner's Dilemma-type framework.
Basically, you are thrown into a town with 39 other complete strangers and the objective is to have the town survive as long as possible. You work together to scavenge materials, build improvements and defenses and plan strategy with other citizens, with the ultimate objective of surviving the "zombie attack" that occurs each night, which gradually gets more and more difficult with some random spikes thrown in for fun. Everything is a finite resource, starting with your Action Points (AP) that you expend for most actions in the game. Making sure the town uses all of their AP efficiently is one of the focuses of the more organized towns. You also spend 1 AP to move one square out in the desert of the "World Beyond" that lies outside the town gates, made up of zones that you can search for resources and items (that are also randomized each game). There are also zombies out there, though, and making sure you have enough AP to get back to town is equally important as not running blindly into a zone full of zeds and making someone come rescue you (if they want to, that is). The Prisoner's Dilemma bit comes in when you realize that in some cases, the game subtly encourages you to work against your fellow citizens. There are also some people who have the most fun by plotting to screw over the town in the most clever way possible, or something similar. Social controls to prevent this selfish behavior or "griefing" include being able to shun or hang the offenders, and recognizing the hallmarks of a griefer through actions or past behavior (each player has a Soul page that records past actions with "Distinctions") is a whole new meta game on top of the surface objective. In the end though, everyone's going to die -- it's just a question of when. What I like most though is that the game allows you to mostly play at your leisure. You aren't required to be online all the time, although that can help in certain ways (like watching the forum or the town register for suspicious or ignorant citizens). Searching a zone, for example, is an action you can perform immediately, once per zone, each day. However if you remain in the zone, you will repeat your search every two hours, so you can take 10 minutes to play the game on your lunch break, or before bed, and still be a productive contributor. I hope I've piqued the interest of some of you. If you decide to sign up, put in my name as your referrer: Banshee85. Hope to see you there! 104
Sticky Stuff (no pun intended) / Re: The Apparently Necessary Random Stuff Thread« on: April 06, 2011, 12:06:48 PM »105
New Geeks on the Block / Re: New to the forum, but not a new geek« on: April 05, 2011, 12:51:27 AM »
Bricks = shat.
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New Geeks on the Block / Re: I SAY HI« on: April 04, 2011, 01:17:09 PM »
How YOU doin'?!
Welcome, new-guy-who-may-or-may-not-be-named-Joey. 107
Sticky Stuff (no pun intended) / Re: The Apparently Necessary Random Stuff Thread« on: April 02, 2011, 11:13:22 AM »pbsaurus is british? weird how i never heard that before. 
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Anarchy / Re: Puzzle of the Week 11« on: March 29, 2011, 11:25:15 AM »EACH. Thanks, ivan. I'll be seeing the afterimage of this text on my eyeballs for the rest of the day now. 110
Anarchy / Re: How do i get rid of admpc modem tap!« on: March 24, 2011, 12:39:35 PM »That's two, nitwit. I dare you, I double-dare you, motherfucker! Change that link one more goddamn time! 
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Political Opinions / Re: Nothing about Libya? Really?« on: March 24, 2011, 08:23:23 AM »It seems to me that for all the criticism the administration is taking for the seeming haphazard way this is being conducted, and perhaps rightfully so, Libya may be the one place in the world where the US military should be intervening. I think this may be one of those times, like WWII, where America gets to show whether it is just another tribe trying to protect its own patch of dirt, or whether we are actually willing to stand up for the principles we pay so much lip service to. I would say it's a much more noble cause than Iraq, or even Afghanistan. I agree in re: Libya, but I think as far as principles and the Middle East are concerned, they went out the window a long time ago with the two-bit oil rich dictators, not all of whom were at all benevolent, that our government has propped up in the face of unpopularity and civil disorder. That being said, as much as I hate to say it, I think acting like part of the international community for once will be a strategic victory both for national security and foreign policy concerns. 112
New Geeks on the Block / Re: whats up peeps :)« on: March 24, 2011, 08:08:11 AM »Not as much as flossing, but yes. Twista is also a big fan of flossin. 
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New Geeks on the Block / Re: whats up peeps :)« on: March 23, 2011, 12:30:14 PM »
New guy -- welcome. Yes, spelling and grammar counts. If you track any of that filthy stupid in from outside, would you mind cleaning up the mess?
Thanks! 114
Sticky Stuff (no pun intended) / Re: #HN Bash« on: March 22, 2011, 12:24:31 PM »
And it continues.
[13:23] <@Mr_Shifty> Elrond> Well, let's not start sucking each others' quarterstaves quite yet. 115
Sticky Stuff (no pun intended) / Re: #HN Bash« on: March 21, 2011, 05:38:28 PM »
Judging by the Bash posts from today, you'd never guess that I was busier today than I have been in a week.
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Sticky Stuff (no pun intended) / Re: #HN Bash« on: March 21, 2011, 11:11:30 AM »
Boston Market - Don't Look Back
[12:06] <Bansh33> Don't look back, a new ham is bakin' [12:06] <Bansh33> It's been too long since I ate this way [12:07] <Bansh33> I don't mind, when I get bakin' [12:07] <Bansh33> The grill is callin, today is the day [12:07] <Bansh33> I can see, it took too long just to season-ize [12:08] <Bansh33> I'm much too strong not to pimentize [12:08] <Bansh33> Now I see my ham is holding me down [12:08] <Bansh33> I'll turn it arounddd [12:09] <Bansh33> Hey, I finally see the BBQ providin' [12:09] <Bansh33> I see beyond this grill I'm watchin 117
Sticky Stuff (no pun intended) / Re: #HN Bash« on: March 21, 2011, 10:41:14 AM »
Pork Floyd - Wish Food Were Here
[11:37] <@reimero> So, so you think you can tell [11:37] <@reimero> spinach from kale [11:37] <@reimero> applewood from mesquite [11:37] <@reimero> Can you tell a wet smoke [11:37] <@reimero> from a convection roast [11:37] <@reimero> English muffin from toast [11:38] <@reimero> do you think you can tell [11:38] <@reimero> Did they get you to trade [11:38] <@reimero> baked potato for rice [11:38] <@reimero> back bacon for ham [11:38] <@reimero> roast mutton for rack of lamb [11:38] <@reimero> cold salad for beans [11:38] <@reimero> and did you just mean to order filet mignon instead of the veal [11:38] <@reimero> How I wish [11:38] <@reimero> How I wish for a beer [11:38] <@reimero> We're just two lost asses with empty glasses drinking year after year [11:38] <@reimero> Staring into the same old pail [11:38] <@reimero> wishing for ale, more nuts over here [11:38] <@reimero> Wish for a beer 118
Entertainment / Re: Best movies ever??« on: March 16, 2011, 08:16:05 AM »hi i am the member of forum sites. 
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Anarchy / Re: What kind did you eat today?« on: March 15, 2011, 07:53:05 AM »
I had a big heaping serving of pi^squared.
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Sticky Stuff (no pun intended) / Re: The Apparently Necessary Random Stuff Thread« on: March 14, 2011, 09:28:40 AM »121
Political Opinions / Re: new magazine for women« on: March 14, 2011, 07:53:39 AM »
DANG MOSLEMS! NUKE EM ALL!!!111
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Sticky Stuff (no pun intended) / Re: From IRC to the Stage: Lunching out your favourite songs« on: March 11, 2011, 02:59:44 PM »[13:46] <@reimero> Well kaiser rolls are nice I really like them fresh with jam [13:46] <@reimero> And southern rolls are nice and warm and taste real good with ham [13:46] <@reimero> And rye rolls heated nicely they make me feel all right [13:47] <@reimero> Jelly rolls for dessert you know, they fill me up at night [13:47] <@reimero> I wish they all could be California [13:47] <@reimero> I wish they all could be California [13:47] <@reimero> I wish they all could be California rolllllssss...... 123
Sticky Stuff (no pun intended) / Re: The Apparently Necessary Random Stuff Thread« on: March 10, 2011, 12:05:35 PM »
http://www.geekologie.com/2011/03/help_terminator_dog_needs_adop.php
Something to balance out 12's last entry. 124
Anarchy / Re: Puzzle of the Week 8« on: March 07, 2011, 02:33:10 PM »And no, "Thunder3Davis" is not the answer to "plow animal", as studly as he may be... No, but the clue "plowed animals" would have been a different story. 125
New Geeks on the Block / Re: New Game Review website« on: March 07, 2011, 11:25:40 AM »No. Oh, the false optimism brought on by a long hiatus, DS. 
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