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Posted by: Bob Schroeck - 02-22-2008, 04:33 PM - Forum: General Chatter
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...that Abbott and Costello did not originate the famous "Who's On First" routine so identified with them?
It was, in fact, a "stock" vaudeville routine performed by hundreds of comedy teams over the years.
But the source of the original sketch has never been known...
...until now.
Good gentlemen and ladies, I give you... 's "Who's On First".
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Then the horns kicked in...
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| Personal Loading Screens (and Music!) |
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Posted by: Logan Darklighter - 02-22-2008, 11:37 AM - Forum: The Legendary
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I've done some interesting mods to my City of Heroes client-side over the months and years I've been playing. This is one of the more fun applications.
Unfortunately at the moment, I can't remember precisely where I got this app from in terms of URL. But I'm pretty sure someone here at the forums was
the one who pointed it out. But it's called City of Heroes Splasher. Basically, you can take any screenshot (or art in general) as long as it is 1024x768
and have this program replace the standard City of Heroes/Villains opening screenshot with one of your choice. In addition, you can replace in-game MUSIC as
well. And this goes for any bit of music in the game, if you can find the file for it. (DON'T try and replace the Pocket D music with some incredibly long
ambient mix, like I did. That just makes the damn program hang for AGES while it loads. But as long as it's reasonably short, like a standard 2-5 minute
song, it won't do too badly.)
So what have I done? Well, I replaced the opening music to the game (that sort of ponderous "heroic march" on the Heroes Side) with the Justice
League Unlimited theme, and made the following screen:
My Personal City of
Heroes Log-In screen.
On the Villains side, the log in music is replaced with the Berg Katse theme from Gatchaman 94. And the screen looks like this:
My Villains Side
Log-In screen. Ain't she pretty? ![[Image: smile.gif]](http://www.ezboard.com/intl/aenglish/images/emoticons/smile.gif)
Once I'm at the Hero Select screen, the view is again changed from that boring blue city outline to something that highlights my character in an
appropriate manner.
Yep, I can see him as a
Trainer, can't you? ![[Image: happy.gif]](http://www.ezboard.com/intl/aenglish/images/emoticons/happy.gif)
On the Villain Side... Well we're all striving to be top dog, right?
Well this is about as
high up as you can get. Smile while you're in that spotlight!
Why yes, I have a lot of fun tweaking my experience with this game, why do you ask? ^_^
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| Hilarious Hunter: The Reckoning quotes |
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Posted by: Elsa Bibat - 02-22-2008, 11:06 AM - Forum: General Chatter
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http://www.geocities.com/poetess47/hunterquotes.html
A few samples:
Quote: After Arie pulls a gun on Will during a minor argument:
"Put the substitute penis away, Arie."
"I think it only counts as a substitute penis if it's a shotgun."
"No, for his it can be a handgun."
Quote:
Exchange between a hotel desk clerk and Will (who has just been speared through the shoulder with a metal pole):
"What the hell?!"
"Skating accident."
Quote: "I have a library. That's like an arsenal of knowledge, bizzatch."
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| [RFC] Earth & Environs |
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Posted by: M Fnord - 02-22-2008, 05:33 AM - Forum: Fenspace
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Since the gazetteer entry looks a little silly with the Moon fleshed out the way it is & Earth only sketched out, here's a first pass. Wiki markup, etc. Ideas for stuff worth mentioning are always welcome.
~~NOTOC~~
{{earth}}
^ Earth ^^
^ Orbit | 149,597,890 km from primary (mean) |
^ Diameter | 12,756 km (equatorial) |
^ Surface Gravity | 1 G |
^ Year | 365.24 days |
^ Day | 23.93 hours |
^ Mean temp. | 288°K (15°C) |
^ Atmosphere | 1 atm (N2 78%, O2 21%, Ar 1%) |
^ Water/Ice Index | 70% |
^ Population (2013) | 7,197,247,000 |
^ Political Affiliation | United Nations |
^ Government | Variable |
^ Capital | n/a |
====== Earth ======
Planet Earth is the third planet from a star named the Sun. The Earth is shaped like a sphere and composed mostly of rock. Over 70 percent of the Earth's surface is water. The planet has a relatively thin atmosphere composed mostly of nitrogen and oxygen. Earth has a single large Moon that is about 1/4 of its diameter and, from the planet's surface, is seen to have almost exactly the same angular size as the Sun. With its abundance of liquid water, Earth supports a large variety of life forms, including potentially intelligent species such as dolphins and humans.
//(Text courtesy NASA's [[http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/ap0703 ... |Astronomy Picture of the Day for 25 March 2007])//
===== History =====
For those readers unaware of history before the wave (or just dropping in from the Marcab Confederacy) a good place to start is Wikipedia's [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_the_world|world history article] to give you a good gloss on what's happened since humans first figured out how to bang rocks together.
Earth's place in Fenspace history begins some time in 2005 or 2006 (depending on the source) when [[gazetteer:handwavium tart|handwavium] was developed or discovered (again, depending on the source). Wherever it came from, handwavium quickly spread into the global subculture known as //science-fiction and fantasy fandom// or simply //fen//.
After the flight of the SS //[[ships:Uncertainty]// in 2007 made it clear that handwavium could support sustained space flight, Earth became the launchpad for fen seeking to leave the planet for more interesting climates. The majority of the [[gazetteer:government:Space Powers] (terrestrial nations that developed independent spaceflight capability before the wave) and the other industrial nations put severe restrictions on the use of handwavium in 2008, isolating the embryonic Fenspace nations.
The original handwavium panic was settled in the 2010 [[gazetteer:government:Kandor Treaty] which pardoned the original pioneers of any handwavium-related crimes and normalized relations with Earth. Smaller panics and crackdowns have happened since, and the Boskone War has put some strain on the treaty.
===== Places of Interest =====
The vast majority of Earth's population take only minor notice of fannish goings-on, preferring to stick to their reasonably comfortable planetbound lives. It's not for nothing that Earth is often referred to as the 'Danelaw.
==== Australia ====
The Land Down Under was the only First World nation not to break ties with fandom in the course of the initial handwavium panics((Base rumor suggests that the fen have some sort of "hold" on the Australian government, but this of course is silly. Fnord.)) and as Fenspace settled into it's current configuration the fen have rewarded this loyalty with strong economic connections. The Fenspace [[gazetteer:companies:finance in fenspace|solar credit] uses the Australian dollar (AU$) as the benchmark, and Aussie dollars are more common than American or Canadian dollars in many places in Fenspace.
Australia is also the central transit hub for goods flowing from Earth into Fenspace and vice versa. Major ports are the **Avalon-Point Wilson Aerospace & Aqua Port** in Melbourne and **Kingsford Smaith International Spaceport** in Sydney. [[gazetteer:companies:Orbital Air] runs passenger transport operations out of Perth, and [[gazetteer:companiestellvia corporation|Stellvia Trading] runs their tourist operations out of Sydney.
Hobart, Tasmania is the home of **Leonard H. McCoy Memorial Medical Center** the largest fan-backed hospital facility in Fenspace and the only one on Earth capable of handling handwavium-related conditions.
==== New Zealand ====
New Zealand wasn't initially part of the "ANZAC renaissance," but thanks to proximity to Australia and a certain level of adaptability (any country that declare Peter Jackson a favorite son is going to be at least a //little// sympathetic to fen) the island nation quickly became part of the Fenspace economic sphere. **Wellington International Spaceport** opened for business in 2010 and has managed plenty of tourist and agricultural trade.
==== Nigeria ====
In the outer suburbs of Lagos there is a large hole in the ground. This hole wouldn't be remarkable by most standards - while impressively wide, it's not very deep compared to other holes in the Earth's surface - but this one is special. This hole in the ground, known locally as **The Divot** is the place where [[chars:Eric Zhu] and his crew built and then launched the [[ships:the island|Island], sparking all sorts of interesting controversies about the use of handwavium.
==== United States of America ====
The US is where many (if not most) of the original fen are from, and as a result the fen have left their mark on the place perhaps a bit more solidly than they would've anywhere else.
The **John F. Kennedy Space Center** in Titusville, Florida was the centerpoint for American manned spaceflight from 1961 to 2010, when the American manned program was effectively shut down with the last flight of the pre-wave Space Shuttle. The center itself remains the property of the American government, but the Shuttle processing facilities have been leased by the Artemis Corporation for use with their [[ships:the three graces|Shuttle fleet]. Also, Launch Complex 41 at the Cape Canveral Air Force Station has been renovated to accomodate larger fenships in general and the SV //[[ships:Moondance]// in particular.
On 42 West 23rd Street in Seattle, Washington is an unassuming building that claims to be **Illuminati World Headquarters**. Whether or not this is a large-scale joke on the part of //somebody// has yet to be determined.
Just outside the small town of Kearney, West Virginia is an //extremely// large hole in the ground, a kilometer wide and a kilometer deep, slowly filling with water. This is **Lake Schroeck**, also known as "The Bowl," the former site of //[[ships:Grover's Corners]// before the owners worked their magic and lifted an entire farmstead into Earth orbit.
====== Earth Orbit ======
Earth orbit is the single most crowded place in the entirety of Fenspace. Along with the approximately 2,500 mundane satellites in orbit serving the needs of the planet, there are dozens if not //hundreds// of fenships and habitats in orbit around Earth at any given time.
===== Places of Interest =====
The major attraction of low Earth orbit (aside from the amazing view of Earth) is the **[[ships:International Space Station]**. The ISS is the last operational piece of unenhanced manned space hardware left in the solar system. Completed in 2010, the station performs microgravity science experiments. While tourists have made their way onto ISS in the past, the station is not equipped or meant as a tourist destination.
Babylon .5 //blah blah setup fishcakes, etc.//
(etc.)
====== Cislunar Space ======
The Lagrangian points (also Lagrange point, L-point, or libration point), are the five positions in an orbital configuration where a small object affected only by gravity can theoretically be stationary relative to two larger objects (such as a satellite with respect to the Earth and Moon). The Lagrange points mark positions where the combined gravitational pull of the two large masses provides precisely the centripetal force required to rotate with them. They are analogous to geosynchronous orbits in that they allow an object to be in a "fixed" position in space rather than an orbit in which its relative position changes continuously.
===== Places of Interest =====
==== Lagrange 1 ====
(etc.)
==== Lagrange 2 ====
(etc.)
==== Lagrange 3 ====
The Earth-Luna Lagrange 3 (L3) point is relatively empty, being situated on the opposite side of the planet from Luna and far from the other Lagrange points. The emptiness of the local space explains why L3 is the standard parking orbit for [[ships:Grover's Corners].
(etc.)
==== Lagrange 4 ====
The L4 point is locally known as the "Danelaw toehold," as this is where most 'Danelaw or Space Power-supported habitats are located. The major habitats cluster around [[gazetteer:government:TSAB]'s **Benjamin Franklin Station**, a base built out of a converted [[gazetteer:companies:Rockhounds] mining asteroid.
(etc.)
==== Lagrange 5 ====
L5 has a long association with the exploration and settlement of space, beginning in the 1970s when Gerald K. O'Neill first suggested using the libration point as a place to house space colonies.
The L5 point was one of the first things settled in any permanent manner, first by the Warsies who built their **[[New Yavin]** habitat at L5 and maintain a major presence there. The point is also the home of //[[ships:Stellvia]// station.
(etc.)
Mr. Fnord interdimensional man of mystery
FenWiki - Your One-Stop Shop for Fenspace Information
"I. Drink. Your. NERDRAGE!"
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| Four-Colour Eldritch Horror |
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Posted by: robkelk - 02-22-2008, 03:30 AM - Forum: General Chatter
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Ken Hite's been busy writing weird stuff again... but this is weird even for Ken Hite.
http://e23.sjgames.com/item.html?id=HITE003]Adventures Into Darkness: roleplaying in H.P. Lovecraft's comic-book stories.
Yes, a superhero setting based on the premise "what if Lovecraft wrote comic books?" I said it was weird...
It's for Mutants & Masterminds - does anyone know how difficult it is to translate the game mechanics to other systems?
--
Rob Kelk
"Governments have no right to question the loyalty of those who oppose
them. Adversaries remain citizens of the same state, common subjects of
the same sovereign, servants of the same law."
- Michael Ignatieff, addressing Stanford University in 2012
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| New "Making of" book available for pre-order |
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Posted by: robkelk - 02-22-2008, 02:10 AM - Forum: Drunkard's Walk VI: Angel Baby
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CDJapan sent me an e-mail about a new Evangelion book: Evangelion Shin Gekijoban: Jo Animation Gengashu It's a "making of" book, with production sketches and animation stills from the 2007 movie. They won't guarantee being able to get copies for orders placed after the 26th... so http://www.cdjapan.co.jp/detailview.html?KEY=NEOIPS-1]here's the pre-order page.
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Rob Kelk
"Governments have no right to question the loyalty of those who oppose
them. Adversaries remain citizens of the same state, common subjects of
the same sovereign, servants of the same law."
- Michael Ignatieff, addressing Stanford University in 2012
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| Hospital Care - snippetstagger |
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Posted by: Kokuten - 02-22-2008, 02:05 AM - Forum: Future Steps
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Quote: "Douglas Q. Sangnoir, Colonel, United Nations Metahuman
Peacekeeping Force Warriors Alpha. My serial number is...
12."
"Twelve?" The nervous young man in OD Green mouthed, behind the moustachioed man currently holding a stethoscope to various portions of my upper anatomy.
"Well, Mr. Twelve, you happen to be in one of the finest O.R.s in Korea, and while we can't technically _require_ you to give more than name, rank, and serial number, we are kinda curious."
"Ahhh, curious about what?" I said, stalling for time while my brain spooled up from unconsciousness.
"Well, where you came from, and what you were running from, and Rizzo kinda wants to know why there's 'some unholy crossbreed of a jet engine and a hamster wheel' in your motorcycle."
I closed my eyes, considering the difference between the questions asked and the compassionate tone.
"But right now, I'm just concerned about how you're feeling. I'm B.J. Hunnicut. Who are you when you're not at home?"Wire Geek - Burning the weak and trampling the dead since 1979
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| Not A Teaser |
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Posted by: Bob Schroeck - 02-21-2008, 09:02 PM - Forum: Drunkard's Walk III: Sana-chan No Omocha
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Just a fragment... (and let's see if I can make this work)
Rei looked at me curiously as I tucked the blankets around Sana.
We stepped out of the room and he closed the door softly behind
us before he turned to me and asked, "You don't have children,
do you?"
I studied him for a moment, resisting the urge to snatch those
stupid Raybans off his face. "No," I finally said, a bit more
sharply than I'd intended, but then, it was one of the few big
disappointments in my life. "No," I repeated. "My wife and I...
we've tried, but there were, are... complications."
Complications. Ha. That was putting it mildly. Between our
respective mutations, Maggie and I are almost two different
species. And that doesn't even count the Murphy factor of my
field. What little control I can exert over it is dependent on
more free concentration than I normally can muster in those
moments.
Rei nodded slowly. "For what it's worth," he said softly, "I
think you'd make a good father."
I blinked rapidly to hold back the sudden stinging in my eyes.
*Damn,* I thought, *I thought I'd gotten used to all that.*
"Thanks," I managed to reply without my voice breaking too badly.
"Thanks." I gave up and wiped at my eyes with the back of my
hand. "I love her like she's my own, you understand? Because I
don't..."
Rei clasped my shoulder. "I understand. I feel the same way."
We stood that way for a moment -- two frequent antagonists,
united briefly in their shared paternal feelings for a twelve-
year-old hyperactive fireball with a motormouth. Finally, I
quirked a tiny smile. "C'mon. We've got to find Mama."
He returned the smile with a sharp nod. "Right."
-- Bob
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Then the horns kicked in...
...and my shoes began to squeak.
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