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Arancaytar
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 written Saturday, November 11 2006 11:03 Profile Homepage #15
Goodbye, thou fool.

For future reference, In Before The Lock is noob for "I am a sad fool who needs to use every opportunity I can to get a few posts in." Just leave it and let someone clean it up.

I would have liked to make good on Alorael's promise, but can't be bothered. Everyone whose post contained "IBTL", please consider it symbolically to have been edited to "I Be The Loser".

[ Saturday, November 11, 2006 11:06: Message edited by: Sirrus ]

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Arancaytar
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 written Friday, November 10 2006 22:29 Profile Homepage #29
Gah. I was stupid. They didn't *actually* change all the riddles and passwords from last year, I just kept my notes wrong. Apparently, I would write down a riddle using the URL of the *current riddle*, and then the username/password combination to go to the *next* level. So when I skipped ahead, I would have needed to enter the previous password combo, not the one on the same line.

Back to level 35, going one level at a time, but very fast thanks to my notes.

Edit: And it turns out that the "level 60" mess was just a typo. I didn't actually get to 60 and skip 41-59. I just mistyped and wrote 60 when I meant 41.

And 41 is the bit with those tubes/hoses that has me stumped.

Edit: I got a hint, but it was legit and from the official non-spoily forums. And now I've solved what had me for more than a year.

quote:
Originally written by Simon Lightningfast:

http://www.technick.net/public/code/cp_dpage.php?aiocp_dp=util_morse_converter

This morse converter worked like a charm for me in that one riddle, too.
But mine's cooler. :P

[ Friday, November 10, 2006 23:08: Message edited by: Sirrus ]

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Arancaytar
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 written Friday, November 10 2006 16:48 Profile Homepage #24
I notice that morse code is still popular. There are a few translators available online, but I noticed that none of them had a search plugin available yet.

So I used the procrastination power from my Nano novel to cook up my own tool. If you use a browser that supports OpenSearch plugins (Firefox 2, IE7, some others), you can add the plugin by opening this page, then opening the search box drop-down menu (in the top right corner of the window), then clicking the yellow ".-" icon near the bottom of the list.

Nice extra: Like Google's "instant calculator", this plugin uses the auto-complete feature to show the translation as you type. Enter the morse code in the search box (words are separated with " / ") and watch the translation appear in the suggestion menu without having to leave the page!

With this, the Morse puzzles of not pron should be a breeze. :D

[ Friday, November 10, 2006 16:52: Message edited by: Sirrus ]

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Arancaytar
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 written Friday, November 10 2006 14:27 Profile Homepage #22
I got to level 40-45 on notpron about a year ago... I was stumped by a cryptic picture of a pipe, I remember. Nothing gave. Eventually I just yielded.

Edit: According to my notes, 60. But I don't seem to have records for the levels between 41-59, so I might have cheated and skipped ahead.

Edit2: And a fat lot of good it did me, since they appear to rotate the passcodes every now and then, leaving my notes from June 2005 worthless.

Fun to start over. :rolleyes:

[ Friday, November 10, 2006 14:49: Message edited by: Sirrus ]

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Arancaytar
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 written Friday, November 10 2006 09:14 Profile Homepage #7
quote:
Originally written by Tyranicus.:

No you're not. :P
Yes I am. :P

But if this whole thing is supposed to work without last minute nasty failures on the 17th, at some point before that I needed to try posting a topic.

I edited out the stats post and changed the title when I saw it worked.

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... well, duh! I should have started this in General and then deleted it. See, the brightest ideas come afterward. :)

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Arancaytar
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 written Friday, November 10 2006 06:22 Profile Homepage #1
We had something like this before, though admittedly it was a while ago.

Last time, this was directed primarily at real-life death and as an afterthought at PC death.

Since I didn't post in the other topic 3 1/2 years ago, and it's been some time since I played, here's what I think about RL death.

Also since I realized only after the fact that this was in the GF forum, not in General. :P

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At the risk of sounding cheesy I'd have to say that my favorite kind of death would be in some act of heroism. Selfish reasons, really. It should ensure I a) feel tremendously good about myself just before it ends, b) I will be remembered as a kind of larger-than-life altruist super-hero, and c) if there does turn out to be an afterlife based on moral behavior, I could score a few last-minute points that make up for all the liberalism and the wanking.

Er.

Failing that, I'd like something that I can see some time away, giving me time to sort through my stuff and also the opportunity to enjoy every remaining second of my life more consciously than ever before.

Worst way I could imagine is a sudden, unexpected death that would leave all my cluttered affairs, unfinished projects, unfulfilled dreams behind.

And that's my portion of gruesome for today.

[ Friday, November 10, 2006 06:26: Message edited by: Sirrus ]

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Arancaytar
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 written Friday, November 10 2006 05:42 Profile Homepage #19
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Drakey's bootlicker
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Mod
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redundancy, n: The unnecessary and usually ineffective repetition of a word, phrase, clause, or idea. "He is an evil-minded person and thinks wicked thoughts about others" is a redundant expression; the words before and after the "and" mean the same thing.


[ Friday, November 10, 2006 05:43: Message edited by: Sirrus ]

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Arancaytar
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 written Friday, November 10 2006 04:39 Profile Homepage #54
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the circle of bot life will be complete
And then I can finally retire to a tropical paradise, leaving my puppets to amuse each other here on the forum. So long! :)

Edit: On a very relevant note, if at this very moment I had a heart attack, you would still see stats in a week. It's done. :)

I feel superfluous. :(

But now I can write in peace! :D

[ Friday, November 10, 2006 05:25: Message edited by: Sirrus ]

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Arancaytar
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 written Friday, November 10 2006 04:36 Profile Homepage #17
No thanks, if I do manage to wean myself off Windows, I will use the opportunity to get Linux. Why switch from being owned by one corporation for another? :P

I also note that you didn't see fit to call me "Ja der Wagen humpen" when I used that name. Why start now? Thralni, JadeWolf, that's two of you now. :confused:

[ Friday, November 10, 2006 04:37: Message edited by: Sirrus ]

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Arancaytar
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 written Friday, November 10 2006 00:42 Profile Homepage #12
IMAGE(http://bbspot.com/Images/News_Features/2003/01/os_quiz/os_x.jpg)

And I don't even like Macs.

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Arancaytar
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 written Thursday, November 9 2006 23:59 Profile Homepage #51
Ben: Having programs and macros access mouse control and move the cursor to click on buttons is quaint, but the biggest WTF there is.

quote:
It takes previous posts and creates replies using a randomly chosen group of phrases taken from all our previous posts. This way he can keep up without having to do all the work.
I actually wrote a program like that two years ago. It would take a post, split it up into sentences, quote each sentence separately and respond with randomly generated hard-right pro-Bush bile. Very amusing. :P

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Arancaytar
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 written Thursday, November 9 2006 23:52 Profile Homepage #7
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You are Tweety.

You are cute, and everyone loves you. You are a best friend that
no one takes the chance of losing. You never hurt feelings and
seldom have your own feelings hurt. Life is a breeze. You are
witty, and calm most of the time. Just keep clear of back stabbers,
and you are worry-free.


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Arancaytar
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 written Thursday, November 9 2006 23:07 Profile Homepage #1
On a more relevant note, when did they see fit to have you labelled "Loyal Underling"?

Are you now officially Drakey's bootlicker? That's like, so unfair. I've done that job for so long, and for what?

Stupid outsourcing. <_<

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Arancaytar
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 written Thursday, November 9 2006 12:09 Profile Homepage #2
Is this a Blades topic, or just patent nonsense? *finger twitches*

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Arancaytar
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 written Thursday, November 9 2006 09:58 Profile Homepage #128
I'm contract-building a bot for him. :nod:

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Arancaytar
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 written Thursday, November 9 2006 07:00 Profile Homepage #35
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And by the way, you are starting to seems more "human" to me.
attn *i: he fell for it. mission accomplished.

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Arancaytar
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 written Thursday, November 9 2006 06:51 Profile Homepage #40
quote:
Originally written by Dikiyoba:

Dikiyoba found nothing about lightning. Dikiyoba did find a bit about human sacrifices, though. Do you want one, Andraste?

Edit: Typo.
You're still getting plenty? I thought the cult had more or less stagnated since our temple got razed...

Or do you have a deal with that hack from R'lyeh? :P

[ Thursday, November 09, 2006 06:52: Message edited by: Sirrus ]

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Arancaytar
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 written Thursday, November 9 2006 02:20 Profile Homepage #37
You are also a Celtic goddess of war (victory).

How this is related to lightning, I don't know. Google Image search doesn't bring up anything related either.

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Arancaytar
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 written Thursday, November 9 2006 01:01 Profile Homepage #44
quote:
Originally written by Kelandon:

What's the first thing that Italians used to say about Mussolini? "He made the trains run on time." What was the second thing they'd say about him? Horrible dictator, lack of freedom, brutal, all that bad stuff. But the first thing that people remembered about even Mussolini was that he was competent at the fundamental aspects of his job (making the government run efficiently).
If this is anything like the Germans remembering Hitler for building so many autobahns (expressways), then that is more a pretense/joke. Possibly derived from a sarcastic application of "de mortuis nil nisi bonum" - no ill of the dead.

I'll bet that both dictators are not actually remembered firstly for their efficiency and secondly for their atrocities.

But I see the point, even if the example was overdrawn.

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Arancaytar
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 written Thursday, November 9 2006 00:51 Profile Homepage #43
Off-topic: Salmon, posting pyramids get topics locked. I kinda like this topic. So the pyramid should probably end. Thanks.

[ Thursday, November 09, 2006 00:52: Message edited by: Sirrus ]

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Arancaytar
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 written Thursday, November 9 2006 00:44 Profile Homepage #26
Jim Webb beats George Allen in Virginia, winning the Senate for the Democrats. Or so I just heard.

So the opposition has both houses now. And the president's approval rating is somewhere in the low forties, as far as I know.

"Mandate."

[ Thursday, November 09, 2006 00:46: Message edited by: Sirrus ]

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Arancaytar
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 written Wednesday, November 8 2006 22:48 Profile Homepage #34
quote:
Originally written by Silent Salmon:

quote:
Originally written by Sirrus:

What did *i reveal? :confused:

Do you own another account with "lightning" in its name?
Dude.
....

I have so got to take you out some day.
I like it when you're condescending but don't explain why. Well, not. :P

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Arancaytar
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 written Wednesday, November 8 2006 21:43 Profile Homepage #38
Given that ICQ and AIM are owned by the same company and even share some functionality - supposedly it's now possible to send messages from one network to the other - I included it in the "no AIM"...

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 written Wednesday, November 8 2006 21:24 Profile Homepage #31
What did *i reveal? :confused:

Do you own another account with "lightning" in its name?

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