Philosopheasy

Outloud Myst Ponderings

2011-10-31T14:46:00.000-07:00

Poast of mine over on the Myst Online forum, thought it should have a wider audience. Cause I'm an arrogant twit that way. :) Natales said (in discussing bringing in new people to Uru) Another big problem is there is not a lot of exciting news to draw people in. New ages in an old game is a bit Ho-Hum. Until we start to get new user interface features and social networking tools people expect

SpeakOut/GeekOut Day 2- Lazy Geek Is Lazy

2011-09-13T17:11:00.000-07:00

I should be writing something Deep and Thoughtful for you all to read, but my brain is kinda mushy today- so I've been slogging through Guild Wars, instead. There's some things I want you all to see, though:OMG Snazzy Art & Jewelryhttp://hylianjean.deviantart.com/Did you know you can read ALL of the ElfQuest comics EVER online for FREE?? Do it, do it now!http://www.elfquest.com/gallery/

SpeakOut/GeekOut Day 1- Meet the Geek

2011-09-12T12:14:00.000-07:00

Hi, I'm Eleri. I'm 38 years old (First Annual 39th Birthday next month!), I have 3 kids, 9 cats, 7 budgies and one husband. And I'm a Geek. I should prob'ly start with my personal definition of 'geek', so you can, vaguely, get where I am coming from:GEEK (noun):1. Someone with a level of knowledge/skill in a focused area, who's knowledge/skill is best shared with others having the same knowledge/

Speak Out With Your Geek Out

2011-09-02T08:53:00.000-07:00

From Blogger Monica Valentinelli: SPEAK OUT WITH YOUR GEEK OUT Sometime during the week of Monday, September 12th to Friday, September 16th post about what geeky hobby you love. Then, tell us why we should try it, too. Leave your fears (and edition wars) at the door. Forget about your latest rant. Tap into that well of positive energy and share in the excitement of all things geek. Let us

Reality in Disabled Parenting

2011-08-30T08:47:00.000-07:00

In which Eleri rambles long about rose-coloured glasses, and how our society has failed parents. On a usual day, I avoid articles about disabled kids, because they tend to irritate the heck outta me. Why? Because 79% (not a scientific measure) of them follow the same format: LOOK! Parents of disabled kids! That must SUCK! See how they have perfectly structured their lives! See how they are

MYSTERIUM 2012

2011-08-07T09:15:00.000-07:00

If you haven't been paying close attention, you probably missed that there was, indeed, a Mysterium this year**. The well attended and superfun gathering just wrapped up today with the announcement that Mysterium 2012 will be next summer in Seattle, WA; and that Mysterium itself is will now be under the umbrella of the Falling Man Group not-for-profit organization. Snazzy stuff!**long story, not

Help Me, Myst Nerds!

2010-10-21T15:02:00.000-07:00

All I need is two phpbb3 mods that SHOULD be relatively simple...but do you think I can find them anywhere? Noooo! I've googled and searched and poasted and begged and gnawed, and yet nothing. 1- Need to make people put their username as Firstname Lastname. Not gooberjoe324 or whatever. Despite instructions, I still have to fix this a dozen times a month. 2- Password at registration that sorts

Mim news

2010-06-10T17:53:00.000-07:00

Miri is finally doing better, she's up and moving, off the IV, and getting back to her usual bouncy self. Now the fun will be keeping her mellow while she's stuck in the hospital a few more days! Not sure yet what the plan for removing the drainage tube in her neck will be.It feels like all I do is ask for hand outs (yes, I can hear people nodding, and I'm sure the anonymouses will happy be all

Miri in Hospital

2010-06-09T14:56:00.000-07:00

Heyo, all. Just a quick summary report on the Mousie. She'd been fighting an ear infection since early May, and was still struggling after 2 rounds of basic antibiotic. On MOnday she had a swolen, stiff neck, so we headed to the ER. They did a CT scan, found abscessing, and did surgery to clean it out and put in a drain. However, over the last couple days, her fever isn't responding like they'd

Wisdom Ganked

2010-05-17T10:30:00.001-07:00

Completely ganked from Semionaut's Notebook (which you should be paying attention to, good stuff there...) 1. It’s Never “Just a Game.” 2. All Games Are Not Made for All People 3. Opinion is Not an Objective TruthStory is the shared exploration of a relationship over time.Play is any pastime with a primary goal of self-guided exploration of possibility within a bounded space.Toy

Ponder...

2010-05-14T13:04:00.000-07:00

I have a question, in an area I know less than nothing about, so I fully expect rolled eyes and sighs of dismay from those in the know...Given that the Plasma engine is as complicated as it is, and even Cyan is having to reverse engineer it as part of open sourcing it...Would it make more sense from a time/energy/money investment sense, to start from near-scratch with an Open Source engine, like

Uru Rationalist Manifesto

2010-05-07T17:19:00.000-07:00

Uru Rationalist Manifesto (With Discordian Commentary)We, the undersigned (which might just be me, but hey, what's the internet for, but intense navel gazing?), being members of the Myst, Riven, Exile, Revelation, End of Ages, D'ni and Uru (Henceforth known as the D'niverse [cause who the heek wants to type those names out every time...]) Fan Community, do attest to and support the following

Modus Operandi

2010-05-07T16:24:00.000-07:00

Step 1- Break or skirt a rule. Get called on it. Step 2- Cry discrimination, point out every other instance of broken rules by others as 'proof'.Step 3- Sit back and watch the mayhem, as people wonder why their posts are getting modded, ask publicly, and get modded. Step 4- Point at rash of deleted posts as proof of forum inequality and irrationality, watch as forum explodes into debate, and mods

What, again?

2010-05-04T18:30:00.001-07:00

So, there's another round of Teh Drama in the Uru community again, the usual 'so and so is a problem, Cyan doesn't care, how come they pick on us and let others slide' and so on and so forth. And, as usual, it's a small but very loudly opinionated number of people raising the most fuss, while the vast majority of people just sit back, enjoy D'ni, and wait for the latest bruhah to roll over. Yeah,

Iterations of Uru

2010-02-19T07:53:00.000-08:00

It's been percolating though my head while sitting in Tsoghal, that there are, in essence, three different iterations of Uru at work. And all of these iterations have had dominance at one point or another.D'niverse Uru- This is the Uru concerned with history, lore and story. It started with, and centers, around the D'ni, Atrus, Yeesha, etc. Fans creating story of their own, have this as a

Troop Rally

2009-11-03T07:13:00.001-08:00

The City will be placing a large dumpster outside our home from Wed, Nov 4 to Wed Nov 11.On SATURDAY, NOV 7th there will be an ALL DAY work party starting at NOON, Rain or Shine!We will need help schlepping, hauling and mucking both inside and outside. The goal is to clear out EVERYTHING that is garbage, broken, unsalvageable, etc.This includes excavating out both backyard sheds, removing dead

Emergency HtH Call

2009-10-27T10:11:00.000-07:00

The financial situation here went from Going To Be Caught Up And Doing OK... to being $300 in the hole this morning.Turns out the anethesiologist put through the $1300 we still owed, instead of letting us make payments.And we have about $1700 in uncleared things, like all the smaller bills, and grocery shopping form last night, and the pumpkin patch, and my birthday. Each one will end up costing

Unmanageable Community

2009-09-23T21:12:00.001-07:00

Blade says it better than I can:So, at this point, I'm done with Myst fandom. I've had a lot of very good experiences in it, but again and again, I've seen a subset of Myst fans tear apart almost any attempt for someone to take charge of something to get things done. Every time, people get accused of 'power grabs' and 'trying to make thenselves feel important.' There's a subset of loud fans who

2009-06-15T14:32:00.001-07:00

PT @shadesong *NEW* Learn how to setup a proxy to help #Iran citizens get their media out! PLEASE RT! http://is.gd/12IA6

2009-06-13T13:03:00.001-07:00

Toss a buck in the Mirriam Support Fund. Medical Bills Suck. Paypal to mirriamfund@gmail.com

2009-06-04T15:11:00.000-07:00

An interesting discussion on "antagonists", excerpted from this article. Reading though it, it is easy to see how one or two people, by being 'antagonistic' (in the definition of this article), can bring a community to its knees. The word antagonists is defined and used throughout this article in this way: Antagonists are individuals who, on the basis of nonsubstantive evidence, go out of their

You! Yes, You!

2009-06-01T16:10:00.001-07:00

You need more BABY OTTERS in your life!

oh, so that's what that is...

2009-04-27T13:11:00.000-07:00

Evidently I am a "Language descriptivist". this came up whilst experiencing second hand an argument about 'irregardless'. One one side, the ZOMG THAT ISN'T A WORD crowd, on the other the side I fell on... Are people using it? Can the communicate their meaning using that collection of sounds together? Yes? THEN IT IS A (&@)(*$^(* WORD!*I tend to find most arguments about spelling and grammar to he

Midwives now!

2009-04-20T08:32:00.000-07:00

Health Care Reform Must Include Access to Certified Professional MidwivesPrint this out, mail it to your congress beasties and the white house. Spread this link around. Now is the time to beat DC over the head with this. This is the letter I'm including with mine:Dear (congressbeastie), Both the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists and the American Medical Association have come out

2009-04-15T11:50:00.001-07:00

TeaHee from Tom Smithgood lord I love this man :)

you can't have nom, and you can't have 2m4m, either!

2009-04-13T15:00:00.000-07:00

the REAL 2M4M isn't full of illegal, exclusionary jerks!

Perfume Randomage!

2009-04-08T08:26:00.000-07:00

This Friday (the 10th) Is the last day to sign up for the Chaos Pledge Circle! The more pledges we get, the more bottles we can buy, the more imps you get! We're at 8 people now, can we make it 10? Or even 15? WHEEEEEE!!!

In the name of Love

2009-04-04T11:13:00.001-07:00

I love you!

Quote of the Day

2009-03-29T07:31:00.000-07:00

From Zander:There will be no more games like this. The Myst series ended in semi-obscurity, and the Uru community is waiting more or less patiently for one final gift of love from Cyan, who are once again down to the bare bones and, like some Sixties pop star, desperately repackaging their one big hit again and again for a market which has no room for things that only do moderately well, or only

Mirriam Fund

2009-03-12T09:49:00.000-07:00

We now have a dedicated paypal account just for Mirriam, that is being watched over by . This will serve as a repository for funds, until we're able to get the Special Needs Trust set up. Again, here's where the money will be going over the next few months:Current Priority Goals:Funding for SafeRoom (ASAP-Build starts March 16) (and no, we can't get state help for it. The UK is infinitely more

Pledge Yourself to Chaos

2009-03-10T07:17:00.000-07:00

It's time for another round of the Chaos Pledge Decant Circle!Whee!

While we Wait, People are Dying.

2009-03-05T13:00:00.000-08:00

Written by Joe Decker, March 4, 2009. Copied with permission. We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness. --That to secure these rights, Governments are instituted among Men, deriving their just powers from the consent of the

Stagnation

2009-03-05T07:11:00.000-08:00

It does bug us too...but why spend the money upgrading until something more profound happens in the Myst world...it works...it's slow...it works.......it's a pain....but...it works and everyone is still able to keep up with everyone...through PM's and slow posting topics....did I mention it still works... This is a quote from one of the mods on a site that used to be one of the go-to sites for

Moar Website Confuzzledness

2009-02-23T09:08:00.001-08:00

Ok, so here's my usual website layout:www.heartofbirth.net or http://heartspark.tezhme.net/Pretty generic, background colour, header image, repeat image, text layed out in sidebar and main area containers. Now, what I was *trying* to do, is make the background an image, and make the header and repeat transparent, so the text would appear to be floating on the background image. I *thought* just

In Which I Seeth, Lots

2009-02-11T20:30:00.000-08:00

Blade and I have begged for VITAL services for our 0NE disabled kid, yet we get turned away at every agency for lack of funding. We're struggling trying to survive, with no help from the government. But Ms. I'm A Single Mom But Hey Lets Have 8 More Babies is getting food stamps and disability? What. The. FUCK.She DELIBERATELY put herself in the position of having not enough income and being

Thirsty Koala

2009-02-11T20:00:00.001-08:00

Love Will Prevail

2009-02-06T14:01:00.001-08:00

"Fidelity": Don't Divorce... from Courage Campaign on Vimeo.

Disability Funding

2009-01-15T13:30:00.001-08:00

The Medicaid Waiver Funding proposal is now up on the actual official change.gov site:GO AND VOTE

Halphalphalp

2009-01-14T12:21:00.000-08:00

OK, this is what I have so far, via a form builder:http://www.heartofbirth.net/test/webform/This is what I need to change, that I'm drawing stupid blanks on:1) Mom & Partners name fields on same line (horizontally, not same form field)2) Phone and email on same line3) # of prior, birthplace, attendant on same line4) Class offerings checkboxed, as well as the drop down (IE, they check the class

OSMO, al

2009-01-12T22:26:00.000-08:00

Once again the endemic (and mostly unsupported) Fear Of Power raises its ugly head. We can't have cooperation, that would be Someone Would Be In Charge, and have Power Over Others! *gasp horrors*, We can't have a single hub, that would mean some sort of organization, some sort of established structure and framework! NOOO! We must all have absolute Individual Power! We must all be able to build

VOTE!

2009-01-09T14:27:00.001-08:00

Pimpin' Me - Website design

2009-01-07T18:05:00.001-08:00

They're not the most Uberfancy webpages ever, but they're functional and easy to add to. $50 base + $20 per page. Includes layout, images, graphics, you get all files, plus a blank template page. If you need to add additional graphics later, it's $5 per graphic/imageWorking Examples:http://heartofbirth.net/http://www.soundbirthing.com/http://heartspark.tezhme.net/http://dninetwork.net/http://

OSMO vs Uru vs Myst vs ...

2009-01-02T09:45:00.000-08:00

I've been trying to clearly articulate in my head, the discomfortature (is that a WORD?!) I have with OSMO, without making it sound like I think OSMO is a Bad Idea. So let me start out here with a disclaimer:I think OSMO is going to be a rocking good time, full of so much fun stuff to do of varying stripes, that everyone (including me) will find something to keep them entertained and happy.That

poking at the government 2

2008-12-29T15:50:00.000-08:00

http://change.gov/openforquestionsdo a search on 'respite', mine's the only one in there.

Midwives for a Change

2008-12-29T08:08:00.001-08:00

2008-12-14T20:14:00.000-08:00

ddfreyne: Uru being open-source means anyone can do pretty much whatever they want without Cyan's approval.Dr Britcom Mom: I think ddfreyne sums it up pretty nicely.Me: And some of us get the screaming heebie geebies from the thought.Yup. Big Old Screaming Heebie Geebies. NOT because of the potential for wild and wacky Ages. Not because of the potential for 'adult' spaces and events.

OSMOUL, Venn Diagrams and You

2008-12-12T20:52:00.000-08:00

The Uru/MOUL/Open Source MOUL community seems to fall into three basic categories:Social, Sandbox and Story. Social are the people who are really into it for the hanging out, Sandbox are the people who want to tinker and build, Story are the people in it for the story and history. Within that there's lots of overlap of concept: people who want to build D'ni artifacts, or people who hang around

more thoughts

2008-12-12T17:15:00.000-08:00

Just to be clear, I'm not horrified or dissapointed by this move by Cyan. I think it opens up the world for the community to strech its wings in ways that it never has before. But there will be, for me, an element missing. I think, given that we won't have the no new content limitations of UU, that the community will step up to create some fantastic stories. Maybe, someday, those will even be

Open Source MOUL

2008-12-12T16:35:00.000-08:00

I can't say that I'm thrilled. On the one handAll of those people building Ages will finally have a chance to really share their skills. All the people longing to be back in the Cavern can.All those who need an Empire of their own, with their own rules, can have it. On the other hand, unless Cyan runs their own canon server, we'll never see the DRC again, never know what happened to Yeesha, and

Worthy Cause # 3874

2008-12-12T11:36:00.001-08:00

This lady singlehandedly puts on a Christmas Dinner for homeless youth each year. Help her out.

Waiting for Uru

2008-12-09T11:05:00.000-08:00

Marten said:My point is: If Cyan is not involved, whatever you have is not really [i]Uru[/i]. You can call the game whatever you like... you can pretend that it is Uru, you can put the word Uru in the name, but it is like calling the sky green and the clouds purple; it doesn't change what it really is, and any incarnation of D'ni won't be Uru without Cyan.Yes. This.Fan made, fan driven, fan

Signal Boost- Missing Girl in NC

2008-12-09T08:01:00.000-08:00

http://narniarose.livejournal.com/63920.html

Change for the Karma Jar

2008-11-28T10:39:00.000-08:00

"Ebony is a stay-at-home mom with her two kids. Things were going along well until Daniel lost his job. Then the car died and without money to get it fixed, they couldn't go job hunting. And without a job, there is no money to fix the car. With bills piling up and their cars failing, they took out a second mortgage on the house to keep the family moving. Months later, now they're facing

One Day More

2008-11-03T11:14:00.001-08:00

Yet Another Upopular Myst Opinion

2008-10-30T14:48:00.000-07:00

The Uru community is not worth cat herding right now, not worth trying to inspire, not worth wrangling. The *MYST* Community is. The D'niverse community is. The people for whom the D'ni Universe is about more than an online multiplayer experience... THAT is the community that has endured for 15 years, that will continue to endure even if Uru never comes back in any format. Uru has become, in many

Thinking Out Loud: M.O.U.S.E.

2008-10-14T09:02:00.000-07:00

Myst Online: Uru Shard EnvironmentsHome Shard-Like D'mala, this would be the 'official' shard. Run by a team of Cyan approved admins (a rotating team?) The admins would eventually have the ability to open and close existing areas, add new content objects, make subtle changes to the world as the tech to do so advances. An official story reason would exist for why MOUL ages aren't available at this

Stephen Hawking message to John McCain

2008-10-06T13:39:00.001-07:00

I'm Joe Six-Pack

2008-10-03T06:53:00.000-07:00

From the inimitable Copperwise, ok to link/distribute with proper credit.My Fellow Joe Six-Packs:Sarah Palin et al like to call us "Joe Six-Pack," and they think we like it too. They think it sounds folksy and homey and cute.Sure. It's a folksy, homey, cute way to euphemistically call us something very close to trashy, ignorant hillbillies. We're just not supposed to be smart enough to realize

Truth in Advertising

2008-09-08T22:00:00.000-07:00

Or something like that. It's come out in various places that Eleri is Not Doing Well. This is true. See, the body can only run on stress and adrenaline for so long, before things start shutting down. When they say that stress can kill you, they mean it, and I'm trying to put the brakes on before the ride gets that wild. I'm doing my best to keep up with the obligations I've already made, like

Smith-Magenis Syndrome

2008-09-04T14:04:00.001-07:00

September is Smith-Magenis Syndrome Awareness Month. Both my daughters, Mousie and Pookie, have the RAI1 gene mutation associated with SMS. Mousie is officialy diagnosed, while Pookie is not, based on the existing diagnistic criteria. If you've ever wanted to ask me questions about SMS, or the girls, but were unsure how or what to ask, feel free to jump in here. Also, please visit PRISMS for more

BWWAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAAA

2008-08-07T11:59:00.001-07:00

Getting grilled by a constituent.

2008-08-07T08:59:00.000-07:00

So, Mr. Maybe President! What's your policy on recess? What are you going to do about school lunches? And I think every little girl should get a pony!

pulled from My Mysterium

2008-07-31T08:08:00.000-07:00

since My Mysterium is misbehaving... This was a triumph! I'm making a note here: "HUGE SUCCESS!!" It's hard to overstate my satisfaction.Yeah, that. I haven't got the mental fortitude at the moment to express just how much GLORY AND WIN (as the kiddies say) this Mysterium was made of. But, I wanted to get a few thank-yous out before I turned anymore jelloy.LaReh is my new Favorite

O.M.G.

2008-07-16T07:13:00.001-07:00

US Department of Health and Human Services moves to declare some forms of birth control as 'abortions'.So, in order to support that Abortion is Bad... they're talking about taking away the ability of women to KEEP FROM GETTING PREGNANT in the first place. Just...just... AUGH!. There's NO science to support this, no viable evidence for this position, just religious extremism. Good grief, this

Ohnoes! An Unpopular Suggestion!

2008-07-10T15:12:00.000-07:00

Yours Truly said:balance balance balance balance. At some point, Cyan will have to either supervise themselves, or vest into a group (and dear Maker, may it be an anonymous group of people, known only to Cyan, otherwise the power paranoia will fly) the need to keep crappy Ages and Edits from their IP. Now, what constitutes crap will be up to them, but it'll have to happen.the reply was:Oh

Myst in 9+ hours

2008-07-10T08:24:00.001-07:00

Parrallel Cautious Optimism

2008-07-10T07:06:00.001-07:00

In a large bit of squeeing this morning, I found the news that The ElfQuest Movie is being picked up by Warner. This news makes me howl with glee, havening been an EQ fan for 2 decades now. I met the Elves before I met the D'ni. They have seniority. And I used to pour as much heart into the World of Two Moons as I do Myst now. The Pinis have been working on the Elfquest Movie for what 10? 12?

John McCain- PTSD?

2008-07-05T15:04:00.000-07:00

From Sailor Jim:Okay …. republican presidential candidate John McCain was a POW for five and a half years, enduring - as he’s described it - “brutal torture” that was so horrific that he “broke” and attempted to kill himself. He even has put this in political ads.Sooooooo, no post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) resulted due to this? Vietnam, shot down, tortured for over five years, attempted

Why?

2008-07-03T07:54:00.000-07:00

Why do we fight so hard for Uru?It can't be just the modeling & sandboxing, there's tons of places to do that.And it can't be just the social aspect, there's millions of sources for social interaction. So, with all the other outlets, what is it that makes us grab on to Uru and hold on with the tenacity of homesteaders?If you had to think of the one core thing, that makes you want to be a part of

Another bit of Wisdom of the Blade

2008-07-02T11:40:00.001-07:00

I really think the community needs to embrace The Great Tree of Possibilities 2.0 (like Web 2.0 but different). We need to look at Uru as everything that happens in the community - age creation, fan-fiction, Cyan content, Mysterium, the forums, the websites, etc. Hopefully the official use of the Guilds (Cyan seems to have finally learned that lesson!) will make part of it about the fans as much

Is it November Yet?

2008-06-25T07:51:00.000-07:00

I've ganked this commentarry, whole cloth, from Blade, because he said exactly what I would have:This following clip about the place of religion in America from Barack Obama exemplifies why I support Obama and am genuinely excited about him being president. Even if it's just election rhetoric, the fact that the point is being made is absolutely critical.Here are some choice quotes:"Democracy

pocket of crisis un-management

2008-06-24T18:02:00.000-07:00

I have been remaining mostly calm and collected with answering questions about Wolfie's passing. Here is what my internal reaction is:)&(@$^(*Y(_*6(*&^(_@*#$&(_@^$(&%^)GODDAMMIT*@&#^+)(&@$)(&_(@*$^_(*^@$(_*^@#(_*^(_^$@()&(@#$*^()%#^*&%@!*SONOFA)&^R$_@(*^_(*^@$(_*^+_@!(&_(*$^*(^*)%@!#_(*^+)(&*$+)(&(^(^$@)(*^(@$_^BLOODYFUCKINGHELL!)(&@$)(*&(_@$*&(*_^@#$*(&^@$(_*^(_*@#we now return you to your

BWWAAHAHAHAHAHAHAAAA

2008-06-22T08:59:00.001-07:00

'Warcraft' Sequel Lets Gamers Play A Character Playing 'Warcraft'

State of the Unions

2008-06-18T17:55:00.000-07:00

9 marriages, 9 different ways that marriage is working.

Realization

2008-06-09T17:04:00.000-07:00

None of my accomplishments as an 'adult' has ever been worth the celebration of my family.This is depressing.

SNERK

2008-06-04T09:42:00.001-07:00

Cool Photography, Hawt Photagrapher

2008-05-30T20:51:00.000-07:00

Can't get a much better combo than that. GO and check out Joe Decker, then give him shiny stars at the bottom of the page.

Write!

2008-05-27T08:42:00.000-07:00

Someone on LJ was inspired by this picture to maybe write something. So I thought, why not put it out there to tickle everyone's brain?There's the photo... go and write! Get other people to write!

Uru and User Created Content

2008-05-16T22:16:00.000-07:00

There is both a legal and a practical issue Cyan would like to resolve in regaing the rights. As Tony Fryman, Cyan Worlds' CEO put it, "Turner holds the rights to the game. Because of that I can't turn these guys (the fans) loose to do their own thing."After listening to the interview with Miller, we contacted Ricardo Sanchez, VP of Content and Creative Director of GameTap. He sent back (by email

Thank you, California.

2008-05-15T12:46:00.000-07:00

Although the understanding of marriage as limited to a union of a man and a woman is undeniably the predominant one, if we have learned anything from the significant evolution in the prevailing societal views and official policies toward members of minority races and toward women over the past half-century, it is that even the most familiar and generally accepted of social practices and

The President's Sacrifice

2008-05-15T08:06:00.000-07:00

“Mr. President,” he was asked, “you haven’t been golfing in recent years. Is that related to Iraq?"“Yes,” began perhaps the most startling reply of this nightmarish blight on our lives as Americans — on our history.“It really is. I don’t want some mom whose son may have recently died to see the Commander-in-Chief playing golf. I feel I owe it to the families to be as — to be in solidarity as best

just one night a week...

2008-05-12T08:07:00.000-07:00

52 Nights Unplugged

apt

2008-05-12T06:41:00.000-07:00

We shall not cease from explorationAnd the end of all our exploringWill be to arrive where we startedAnd know the place for the first time–T.S. Eliot, from Little Giddings

Sparklies for a Good Cause

2008-05-06T17:01:00.000-07:00

Hie thyself over to the Interstitial Arts Foundation auction, and check out the prettys!

Happy Beltaine Everybuggy

2008-05-01T08:05:00.001-07:00

And to celebrate, here's a Coulton Classic!NSFW, btw

D'niverse Documentary CD, step one.

2008-04-21T14:49:00.001-07:00

It begins HERE

MYSTERIUUUUMMMM!

2008-04-21T07:40:00.000-07:00

Go and register for Mysterium! Book your hotel! Start getting excited! I know I am ;)

Presents!

2008-04-20T22:30:00.000-07:00

For the first three people that reply to me with your email, I will send you something. It might be something I've made, or something cool from my Box o' Random Stuff, it might be music, or a rubber...duck, a book I think you will enjoy, or something else that is nifty-neato.Whatever it is, I promise that I will get it to you in 365 days or fewer. I promise I will not send you junk, but it will

Visions of Uru

2008-04-18T12:54:00.000-07:00

I really haven't said a whole lot on what I envision Uru to be, mostly cause Tweek and Alahmnat have been saying it much better than I could. I want a world that feels like I've literally been sucked into a book, that I am part of the world, not just an observer.

Now!

2008-04-15T16:53:00.000-07:00

While this snippit of article from over on the Washington Post is talking about LOST, (I kan has new episode, plz? *pacepace*), I think that much of what they talk about applied to how some approached Uru, as well. "Content" needed to be supplied constantly, stuff needed to be happening constantly, or Uru wasn't entertaining. Rather than taking Uru as 'real', where adventures don't happen every

My dreams are secure

2008-04-14T07:41:00.000-07:00

Ahh, yes, the Moral Superiority Clause. In which someone tells you how dumb it is to put energy into something they deem unworthy, because there's Starving Children in China(tm). Usually paired with the It's Just A Game statement, in which the digital nature of the source material is seen as further indication of the unworthiness of attention.There are some of us who believe in Uru's inherent

Irrational Anger

2008-04-09T16:44:00.000-07:00

IMPORTANT: This is a generalized, sweeping rant, directed at no one person or group in any particular. It is a gut reaction to a set of data, that may or may not have any basis in reality. However, I need to get it off my chest. I just logged into Uru, with 5 hours of it's life left. There's 95 people in the city. Another 100+ spread through the 'hoods. Who knows how many in Ages. WHERE THE FRACK

The Ending...doesn't exist.

2008-04-07T23:28:00.000-07:00

Uru made the Myst community HUGE, and connected it in ways that it hadn't been before. But with Uru going away (again), and having the potential of changing (again), people are falling apart (personally, and collectively).This is why keeping things like the Guilds active, and directing people to rel.to, and getting people interested in attending Mysterium, is important. It shows that there is

Noodlings, cat herding and Getting Things Done

2008-04-06T18:13:00.000-07:00

Issue 1: There is a finite amount of people in the D'niverse community willing to step up and Do Things. Issue 2: There are things that Could Be Done, often more numerous than the aformentioned people. Issue 3: The D'niverse Community is Allergic to Initiative.Issue 4: People who Take Charge are viewed with suspicion.Issue 5: Commitment and Follow Through are not always priorities. All of these

Bring Your Hankies.

2008-04-05T21:07:00.000-07:00

No, I mean it. April 5, 2008 - For Immediate ReleaseFans across the world unite to send Cyan this message: Don't. Give. Up.This video by Marten completes a journey of seven in this Age of Earth.http://rel.to/marten/dgu.html

Mmmmm. Books.

2008-04-01T14:03:00.000-07:00

YAYS!

2008-03-29T19:23:00.000-07:00

One of my favorite games ever is available for free download:Heaven & Earth

2008-03-20T16:09:00.000-07:00

30 Years of Pointed Ears

2008-03-18T17:00:00.000-07:00

Elfquest's 30th Anniversary Gift: EverythingThirty years after its first appearance in early 1978, Elfquest is poised to make its biggest online splash ever. Beginning March 14, and every Friday throughout 2008, Warp Graphics presents every Elfquest comic book story from the Original Quest all the way up to 2006's "The Discovery."With over 6000 pages of material to prepare and upload, the project