Now that the moderator powers have had enough time to go to my head, it's time for some sort of community building OT thread... Note that the name of the thread isn't "Milking... the post count". ;)

I think it would be nice to have a little more interaction between players here on this forum. The seperate game threads have helped in that regard, so here's another stab at it. Feel free to share a bit about yourself, a joke (tasteful of course), or whatever. On-topic posts will not be tolerated! :lol:

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I'll start...

It's been quite a while since I was able to play a game of Civ. I've been living with relatives down in southern California for a few months now, with my gaming computer back in Utah. Will be going back this week, so maybe the drought is over.

Mixed feelings about it though. I certainly will miss the ocean. Been spending almost every second at the beach when the sun was out and a lot of the time when it wasn't. Swimming (well, I can float at least), soaking up sunshine, and just playing in the sand. Will miss it! (and lose my tan :( )

Nice castle Aeson! :D
SO, you'll be getting back to playing civ? Maybe even a HoF attempt?

And please don't ask me for tasteful jokes, 'cause I don't know any..... ;)

Originally posted by Aeson
Note that the name of the thread isn't "Milking... the post count". ;)

:wallbash:
Originally posted by Aeson
On-topic posts will not be tolerated!

:band:

Hello, my name is Superslug, and I'm a milkaholic.

I work ten hour third shifts (which partly explains why you practically see me post round the clock) in Western North Carolina. In my nonCiv spare time, I compete in Magic The Gathering tournaments and operate a role playing Star Trek website.

My goals in life are to earn a Ph.D in Mathematics, accumulate a post count equal to the total of all the moderators combined and eventually have the top score on the top level.

@SupersluG: magic? I used to play that too. I've got at least 2 thousand cards lying around somewhere...

I rarely get the chance to play Civ anymore :( The irony is that apart from this, 2003 has been a good year for me, great new job that I love, new house, ut not enough time or civ.

Once I'm settled again in the new year hopefully i'm going to get back into it and give those Regent champs a run for their money :)

Some information about myself. My name is Roman Nastenko. I am 17 years old and now I become a student of Kiev Polytechnical Institute (KPI). I was playing Civilization about 6 years, from 1997 on Civ1 to 2003 on Civ3PTW. I like this game very mush because of many reasons. I don't want to explain them bow, because of mine REALY BAD English. Maybe later...

well, my RL name is Daryl and i live in northern kentucky-just a few miles south of cincinnati, ohio. cinci is the home of the bengals which is where is got my forum name at. a linebacker named Takeo Spikes used to play for the bengals and now plays for the buffalo bills. when Takeo was drafted by the bengals he explained about his name, in the paper. he said that it means 'great warrior' in japanese. ever since then, when i have needed a name in a computer game, i have used Takeo. i grew up in kansas and lived there my whole life until 10 years ago. i am still a chiefs fan at heart, so i will be rooting for them when they come to town this week to play the bengals. any football fans out there? the chiefs are 9-0!!:band:

i used to play civ2 off and on for several years, but was never into it as much as civ3. i found this site about a year ago and have been playing civ3 almost every day since then. i even have several games i have bought within the last year that i haven't even played yet.
well, i've been away from the game for a few minutes now...;)

@Takeo: Check the NFL thread in sports. You'll find me there too...

OK, something about myself (arguably the biggest spammer in the HoF forum, though superslug is giving me a good run for that title ;) )
My RL name is Marcel, and I'm from the Netherlands, where I'll be graduating from the University of Leiden in about six months or so, with a degree in Biopharmaceutics.
My hobbies are sport (check the sports forum, I'm spamming there too), mostly football (european style), Backetball and American football. I also enjoy reading fantasy books. I've got an aquarium, which is my main distraction while playing civ. (It's always funny to see a Siamese Fighter fish chase Rummy nose tetra's, who'll just split up and drive him to desperation by coming in from both sides).
I've played civ since 1994 or so, but really got into the game with civ3, which is my favourite by a mile.

Darkness-
what's your favorite fantasy books and authors?

Originally posted by Takeo
Darkness-
what's your favorite fantasy books and authors?

Hard to say. I'll just list a few I like a lot.

- Robin Hobb (Farseer trilogy, Liveship Traders, Tawny man)
- George Martin (Song of Fire and Ice), but he'd better get that 4th book out soon, 'cause I'm running out of patience
- Raymond Feist, but only the books about Midkemia and the Tsurani
- Robert Jordan's Wheel of Time, but he's dragging it out a bit too long, IMHO.
- Dune, but I like the prequels by Herberts' son better than Herberts' own books.
Tad Williams (Otherworld, Memory Sorrow and Thorn)
-Most of what David Eddings wrote, though that's more for younger readers.
-Ian Irvine's books
-Jaqueline Carey (Kushiel's chosen, etc)
-Julian May

Overal I think my favourite is probably "Lord of Chaos", book 6 of the Wheel of Time, by Robert Jordan.

Originally posted by Darkness
OK, something about myself (arguably the biggest spammer in the HoF forum, though superslug is giving me a good run for that title ;) )
Me?! A spammer?!...oh wait, I really am a spammer... :eek:
So you're claiming the title for master HOF spammer, eh? You can have it. Personally, I use the HOF, GD and Strategy sections as a mellow vacation from the stress of my native environment: Off-Topic.

Anyway, did you prefer any MTG colors over others? Did you do tournaments or just casual? What sets were out when you played? I started with invasion, did lots of tourneys and always play red/black, sometimes splashing green.

By the way everyone, my real name is Chris. I'm also 28, single and strikingly handsome...well, to blindfolded people anyways.

@superslug: No tournaments, only casual...
I usually played with blue and white (sometimes black/red and green for blue/green for multiplayer)
I started playing just before 4th edition came out and the Urza series were just out when I stopped, though I've got some cards from that series (slivers, etc...)

Originally posted by Darkness
- Robin Hobb (Farseer trilogy, Liveship Traders, Tawny man)
- George Martin (Song of Fire and Ice), but he'd better get that 4th book out soon, 'cause I'm running out of patience
- Raymond Feist, but only the books about Midkemia and the Tsurani
- Robert Jordan's Wheel of Time, but he's dragging it out a bit too long, IMHO.
- Dune, but I like the prequels by Herberts' son better than Herberts' own books.
Tad Williams (Otherworld, Memory Sorrow and Thorn)
-Most of what David Eddings wrote, though that's more for younger readers.
-Ian Irvine's books
-Jaqueline Carey (Kushiel's chosen, etc)
-Julian May

Overal I think my favourite is probably "Lord of Chaos", book 6 of the Wheel of Time, by Robert Jordan.

You are reminding me of someone at the Infogrames Forums (official forums of the Publisher of Civ3). His name is Dragon Revisitted. Anyway, have you ever been at the Wheel of Time book forum there?

No, I haven't. Link please? :D

Originally posted by Darkness
No, I haven't. Link please? :D

I'm glad to know that you aren't Dragon Revisitted stalking me.;) Anyway, here is the link (the Wheel of Time book forum is toward the bottom of the list):

http://www.ataricommunity.com/forums/index.php?

Also note that I used to have zillion post count there; however, that number has been decreasing constantly because the Administrator there has been deleting old threads. Instead of archiving old threads, they just go ahead and delete them whenever their server is running out of space.

PS: Well, you guys aren't really a spammer.;) I know a spammer when I see it because I was once a spammer who spammed over 5000 posts without drawing any attention from the Mods. I didn't even get a single warning from the mod there (at Infogrames) either, not even one. Now, Am I a grand master spammer or what? j/k That was then, this is now. I have changed.

Darkness,
wow! you have a large list of stuff that i'm not overly familiar with. i'll have to look into some of those authors. my favorite author is R.A. Salvatore and most fantasy books that i've read have something to do with forgotten realms or dungeon & dragons in general. have read Dune 3 or 4 times and read Tolkien. i'm just about drooling waiting for the 'Return of the King' movie to come out.

Well, I'm not drooling, but I'm also quite eager for the Return of the King... ;)

Thanks for the link Moonsinger. :)

i may have overexxagerated my condition. while i was typing that, my dog was next to me drooling(cause i had some food). we tend to act alike sometimes.;) but, i am eagerly waiting on that movie. i just love giant, epic battle scenes!!

Just a quick note on the spamming issue: I've posted 59 times in the last nine hours. That puts me over Moonsinger's total count and I've passed Darkness' per day average.

Who's the spammer now?!:p
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Okay, it's coincidence...I always post this much when my weekend starts, and OT's been fun today!:rolleyes:

Originally posted by superslug
Just a quick note on the spamming issue: I've posted 59 times in the last nine hours. That puts me over Moonsinger's total count and I've passed Darkness' per day average.

Who's the spammer now?!:p
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Okay, it's coincidence...I always post this much when my weekend starts, and OT's been fun today!:rolleyes:

Well, that post is spam allright... ;)
But so is mine... :p

Well, life is too short; let's enjoy it while we still can. I think are allowed to have one spammy thread per year here.;)

Originally posted by Moonsinger
Well, life is too short; let's enjoy it while we still can. I think are allowed to have one spammy thread per year here.;)
Moderator you may be, but not in this particular forum. Is an endorsement of spam really that wise?

Anyway, I have noticed a lot of mention of fantasy novels here. Am I the lone SF fan? My avatar obviously proves a love a Star Trek (provided one can recognize the picture as Star Trek), but my passion for the genre is mainly centered around it's literature. Asimov, Clarke, Bear, Niven...

Yep, you're the only trekkie around here! ;) I don't really like SF books either. I've read some of Asimov's work but I guess it's just not my thing...

Ahem, trekker. Trekkies memorize technical schematics, memorize the Klingon language and dress up for conventions. Trekker's appreciate the more character driven and intellectual explorations of the franchise, mainly because we can't afford costumes or tech manuals and our Klingon is rusty.

Originally posted by superslug
Moderator you may be, but not in this particular forum.
True! That was why I was merely making a suggestion, not an order.;)

Is an endorsement of spam really that wise?
No, It wasn't an endorsement of spam. Think of it as those F4^ threads that Cracker allowing in the GOTM forum not too long ago. Therefore, I was merely saying that may be Aeson is allowing us to have one here (per year).;)

Anyway, I have noticed a lot of mention of fantasy novels here. Am I the lone SF fan? My avatar obviously proves a love a Star Trek (provided one can recognize the picture as Star Trek), but my passion for the genre is mainly centered around it's literature. Asimov, Clarke, Bear, Niven...

Yes, I'm a SF and Fantasy fan too. I have watched most of SF and Fantasy movies that have ever made (not too much into reading because I don't have a lot of time).

Originally posted by superslug
Ahem, trekker. Trekkies memorize technical schematics, memorize the Klingon language and dress up for conventions. Trekker's appreciate the more character driven and intellectual explorations of the franchise, mainly because we can't afford costumes or tech manuals and our Klingon is rusty.

Ooops sorry.... :lol:
I didn't know there are different breeds of Star Trek nutters.. ;)

Well, not really. As illustrated in my previous post, it's all relative to wallet size. :)

Originally posted by Moonsinger
Yes, I'm a SF and Fantasy fan too. I have watched most of SF and Fantasy movies that have ever made (not too much into reading because I don't have a lot of time).
SF movies have come a long way since Star Wars, haven't they? I mean, I've actually seen a few that I considered true science fiction and not just sci-fi.

Ahem AHEM. Superslug is not the only Star Trek enthusiast - though I have to admit DS-9 and Voyager have dulled my enthusiasm (and kids - no time)

Originally posted by zerksees
Ahem AHEM. Superslug is not the only Star Trek enthusiast - though I have to admit DS-9 and Voyager have dulled my enthusiasm (and kids - no time)
The kids may be a good thing then, because Enterprise is sure making me think the franchise is in a bad spot right now. Of course and 40 year old franchise is going to have low spots...Eh, less time watching TV is more time for HOF runs...

In real life zerksees (Andy) has many other responsibilities.

I am married and have two kids – the first started kindergarten this year, and the second preschool. I also have a house with 4 acres to look after.

I am a life-long drag-racing enthusiast. For those who care, my street driven ’76 Trans Am ran 12.81 @ 105.1 MPH in the ¼ mile last weekend. This is a new personal best, though my friend Dave is still a tenth faster. My Dad and brothers also race.

I am working on electrical wiring in my second garage, to be followed by insulation so I can work out there in the winter without freezing.

Then there are the honey-dos.

I am a systems analyst by day – and have internet access at work so I can post during lunch hour. (I have a bachelor degree in computer science from John Carroll University.)


All of this stuff limits zerksees’ civ playing time.

My friend John got me started on this game. In the past he also got me started on Axis and Allies (board game) and paintball. He and I always have epic battles in whatever games we play. He had quite a head start in Civ, having played for several years (Civ 2 and then Civ3) before me. In January I was impressed that he could sometimes win on monarch level! I made a goal to beat it on that level and catch up with him. Of course I got addicted, so I spend lots of free time playing the AI. This site has been priceless in my quest to improve my game play. I now expect to win on emperor and actually beat deity on my first try!

In our first PBEM game (with several other human players), it’s 1350 BC and I am ahead in all ways but territory. RCP and settler factory strategies are in effect right now – strategies I would have no idea about without civfanatics. Funny the game moves so slow that my strategies are drastically better than those I used when I started. No matter I have the patience to see this out. (Hope this is not too close to “on-topic” - LOL!)


I was wondering if any married civ-ers have a spouse that also plays the game? I sure don't - though she tolerates it very well.

I'm another sci-fi fan :)

I probably would have been a Magic fan if anyone near my age and/or that I worked with had also been interested :lol:

I like many of the books Darkness mentioned. My favorites include Asimov's Foundation series, Brunner's Stand On Zanzibar, Lord of the Rings, Daughter of the Empire (Raymond Feist and Janny Wurts), hmmm, too many to list actually, but I do enjoy just about anything by Asimov, Clarke, and earlier books by Heinlein.

And I'm a Star Trek fan, but mainly of TNG, the movies, and some of the original shows. The later shows have a different feel and don't do much for me. I miss Gene Roddenberry's direct influence - without him at the helm I don't think we'll see anything like TNG again :(

Originally posted by superslug
SF movies have come a long way since Star Wars, haven't they? I mean, I've actually seen a few that I considered true science fiction and not just sci-fi.
I'm going to show my age ;) by mentioning 2001 A Space Odyssey here - it still ranks as one of the best for me, including even its special effects. Amazing considering how long before Star Wars it was made. I was sad to see the really big screen theatres fade into the past mainly because of this movie :lol:

Originally posted by SirPleb
I'm another sci-fi fan :)
I'm going to show my age ;) by mentioning 2001 A Space Odyssey here - it still ranks as one of the best for me, including even its special effects. Amazing considering how long before Star Wars it was made. I was sad to see the really big screen theatres fade into the past mainly because of this movie :lol:

totally agree, love the books too, ok 2010 is a bit political but 2001 is a classic to watch and read, books 2060 and 3001 are interesting too

Originally posted by SirPleb
I'm going to show my age ;)
There's at least two happy birthday threads going on for you today, a lot of folks already had a guess you're, um, "advanced.":lol:

I do understand what people say when they miss Gene's direct influence on Star Trek. The Original Series was off the air several years before I was born, but I got hooked on it first in reruns. Next Gen was equally impressive. They've done good stuff since, but not quite the same.

Anyway, no spouse, no spouse to play civ...

Originally posted by superslug
Anyway, no spouse, no spouse to play civ...

No spouse to stop you from playing either.

I could see everything else coming to a stop if both were big civ players.

Originally posted by zerksees
I could see everything else coming to a stop if both were big civ players.
What do you mean by everything else? Are you suggesting there is anything else besides Civ?:p

Originally posted by superslug
What do you mean by everything else? Are you suggesting there is anything else besides Civ?:p

Hmmm. That could be a very deep question. But yes other things have to happen to sustain us so we can play civilization. In no particular order:

Computers - The AI would not live without a computer. This requires an entire industry dedicated to designing and building this equipment.

Capitalism - so developers are motivated to write Civ I and all the newer versions of Civ. Also handy so no time is wasted growing your own food.

Electricity - so our computers can run Civ. Having a power grid is handy too so no time is wasted maintaining my own power supply. Running water and sewers also very helpful.

History - If so many great civilizations of the past and present never existed, what would the game be based on? I suppose there is something here about diversity that created these different civilizations.

Rocket Science - How else would there be a spaceship victory condition?

I am sure there are more...:lol:

I guess it's a matter of perspective. You see, for me, all those elements of the universe were entwined by the Creator into evolution merely so that Civilization would exist. Hence, I do not consider them separate, but part of the Great Plan.

You know, I think this is the first time I've ever seen a thread drift towards being on-topic. :rotfl:

I have been playing Civ 3 almost full time for two years... except when I cruise....
some would call it an obsession, but I think it is a calling..

Being retired let's me devote a lot of time to strive for a high score.. as I work up the social ladder... to Monarch..

Used to read the SF section at the library from A to Z but now like fantasy and historical fiction (same thing in a stretch)..

David Eddings is fantastic, Jordan used to be my favourite till he got bogged down in mindless detail rather than developing the plot.
Jack Whyte's series on Excalibur and Camelot is presently my top choice....

Ho ho, here I wake up this thread I didn't even know existed here to tell u just who I m:

My real name is Chaim Rimon, first son of my parents (who's parents barely survived the holocost from Poland having most of their families killed on both sides..).

Raised in Bat-Yam, Israel, a suburb of Tel-Aviv.
(All my life I'm in the Tel-Aviv area..)

I had my first computer when I was 7, and am now 27 (younger than chieftess by 17 days..).
I knew civ about the same time I knew cigarettes, drugs, sex, and the fun of having things burn.. at the age of 17.

18 - finished high school and entered the army.
19 - out of the army (mantal..), into part-time jobs, and into university.
20 - leave parents to live in a rented room (smartest thing ever!)
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25 - after a hard time at the university and too much marijuana and tea, got my B.Sc in Math and Computers Science from Tel-Aviv University, not before I got the worst thing I've ever had to bear -
my own personal anxiety disorder for which I'm taking 2 seroxat pills to this day..

25-now - Working in a high-tech company (BMC.COM) in development (and now support) of security related products.
This is what pays me to live my civ hours.

I had one girlfriend when I was 20 for less than a year, and seem too wierd for most women.. hopefully someone will want me sometime, but I'm relaxed about it and don't EVER want kids.
I don't want them to wake to this "life" nightmare, and I won't be able to mentally be with them.. I'll probably suicide on first illness..

My cousin plays Civ (Schon), my mom plays civ (civ1, now civ2).
Even my sister sometimes plays civ, but she's not the charachter..

I'm the most harmless person I know, and I love many kinds of strategy games, but mainly civ and Warcraft3 (which is devine in other ways, but too realtime for me).

I plan on moving from Israel to work for a game-developing company, and strive to eventually find game-making related algorithms which will give me the money (even if not the fame) to move and LIVE QUIETLY somewhere (Edinbrough/Australia/Jamaica...) without worrying about money.

Currently I'm stoned (medium, not well-done..) in Ramat-Gan, waiting for Sid to send me moneyy to develop my brain..

PS: Liked StarTrek - the next generation, and don't really read much at all unless it's astronomy/phisics/computers books.


In conclusion, send money!! :love:

http://www.civfanatics.net/uploads7/me.jpg

Well i'm not one to turn down some good ol' spam :D

I'm 16, live in Scotland, and am about to sit my final exams at school. Although I will have a chance to sit more of the same standard next year.
I am the laziest person I know, will do pretty much anything to avoid doing work (kind of a contradiction :hmm:). I am also very stubborn, competetive, and generally quite suspicious about alot of (trivial) things. Saying this, unless I loathe someone (only 1 springs to mind, and is on this forum ;)), then I am never anything but nice to people. Friendly :) I am a morally driven person.
My main interests are Computer games and Football. I do like pretty much every other sport, but I don't play them nearly as often. I dislike science fiction, and any other futuristic/fantasy type thingies --- Lord of the Rings is an exception :) They just seem kinda silly to me.
Since this is the place to spam:
BTW, my photo is added in the pic thread! All invited!

You remind me of someone on Tv, but I can't remember who......and, Gainy bo, I've been in scotland a couple of days, and I think I want to retire in Edinbrough, when I'm old enough..
Really great place and view! 2 much rain and fog though..

If you are quite wealthy, Edinburgh would be a nice place to live. It's one of the 'better' Scottish cities, although there isn't really much to do there besides sight-seeing. It's a bit big for my liking also...
Regarding the weather, it is pretty bad in Scotland. Although because of this, you're at no risk from Mosquito's, snakes, dangers spiders etc :) You've also got no problem of staying cool ;)

Edit: Here's a picture of meh in Spain (Good scenery ;)) last summer:
http://www.civfanatics.net/uploads7/Gainy.gif

Since many of you have shared your stories, I will share mine. My name is Arturo Nuñez Arena, I live in Glasgow, Scotland. My dad is spanish my mom is from Italy. I am 15 years old and study at Glasglow High. I like playing football (soccer, as most americans call it), tennis and rock climbing. I am 1.85 m tall (6"1) and currently studying for my final exams. I started playing civ when I was 13 at have been hooked up since then. I find both this web page and it's users very intresting. Long Live Scotland!!!

Originally posted by boogaboo

25-now - Working in a high-tech company (BMC.COM) in development (and now support) of security related products.
This is what pays me to live my civ hours.
Well it's a SMALL World Chaim......I was an aquaintance of the "B" in BMC.....Scott Boulette at about the time he formed BMC in Houston....he asked me to invest in his new company..........Well apart from figuring out that this was taking place about when you were a baby(!), that's all the personal info I'm sharing for the moment..................AND that if EVER Thunderfall (The Owner of CFC presumably) wants to sell or get investors for CFC.....I'm interested..............AND I'm writing this from London....where my MOST successful company is located! :)

Originally posted by EMan
I'm writing this from London....where my MOST successful company is located! :)

A bit off-topic, but this is the HOF Off-topic thread...

It sounds like you have business' in differant countries, I'm interested to know how starting and running a business in the UK measures upto other areas, mainly the US. Do you not find it overly-beuracratic in Britain? ..and how does business taxation compare on each side of the Atlantic?

Eman... I'm not sure if he is the 'B' (I can't remember their names..), but it is a small world!

I'm not really looking forward to buisness.. I want to design!
Design games mainly, and understanding each small nuance in strategy games.

Ask y? So I can redesign the world correctly this time, and die before seeing it ever accomplished.

But to do that, Eman, I can't sit on my lovely butt and play civ all day (O, the dream) - I have to work! I know my brain is being appreciated, but I want to play!!! and play!!! then design! (and play a bit :) )

So, if you are rich and want to invest.. I can live peacefully with 500000$ for the rest of my life.... or you may still PM me with a more interesting job... (just don't tell Scott Boulette).

Live 2 play!

Originally posted by fret
It sounds like you have business' in differant countries, I'm interested to know how starting and running a business in the UK measures upto other areas, mainly the US. Do you not find it overly-beuracratic in Britain? ..and how does business taxation compare on each side of the Atlantic? "overly-beuracratic"............NO KIDDING..........I started a Financial Services business in London in 1984...........talk about Regulations.....Holy Moly!!............AND when people gamble and LOSE money in the stock market in England.........they think "someone/some company/Government" should reimburse them!!!........needless to say, our company has been in and out of the British Press for the last couple of years.
The U.S. on the other hand has a much more mature view to stock market "Gambling".............and even when a company the size of Enron (Fortune 500 #7!!) went belly up....the public that lost millions doesn't expect a "handout". Anyways, the red tape in the U.S. is much less than the U.K.....and if you work your butt off...........you WILL be successful.
AND boogaloo, Scott Boulette left the BMC picture over 20 years ago!......your desires & secrets are SAFE on the NON-HOF thread of the HOF!!! (Keep banging out those Fast Finishes!) ;)

Interesting... so..
No money 4 me?? :(
ok, I'll survive.
I'll just keep beating you until you give up and surrender to all mighty boogaboo!

BTW, business/stocks/markets/banks... they are perhaps the real game, but I find it VERY NOT INTERESTING.
And, since I think money comes and goes, but time just goes.. I'll stick to my hobbies and games as much as I can before I die.
I think it is actually my moto.
Wow.. I found my moto! I can die gladly now!

Anyways, I'm back at Aztecs, so "Bware! Biting JAGs!".

Chaim. (yes, the one with the moto).

Originally posted by boogaboo
I'll just keep beating you until you give up and surrender to all mighty boogaboo!.....UNLESS I buy CFC and change The Rules!! :lol:



Originally posted by boogaboo
Interesting... so..
No money 4 me?? :(
......Maybe THEN, we could offer you a DREAM job!? :)

I am 15 years old and study at Glasglow High.

Random question: Do you know Caitlin/Kirsten McGregor? I was friends with them when I was younger :) (they lived 2 houses away)

Another question: Eman, would I know any of your companies? I just think it'd be pretty cool to say i've spoken to the owner of *random company*
If so, could you share their names? ;)

Originally posted by Gainy bo
Another question: Eman, would I know any of your companies?
If so, could you share their names? ;) Probably not (to 2 both questions).....BUT your parents MAY have bought some of our financial products! :)

Since you're a pretty knowledgeable Civ-Kid GB, I've got a Scottish trivia question for you:
My father was born in Bo'ness (Scotland...for the rest of you):
What is Bo'ness short for? :)

Probably Burgh-ness, or the burgh of ness. The English spell Burgh with an 'O', hence Bo :)
Note, a Burgh is like a state, but kinda on a smaller scale.
And if you want to know how it's pronounced, it is like the ending of Edinburgh :) -- Which is not said in the same way as Pittsburgh. It is pronounced "Bur - uh"

Eman, I got C3C, I'm just waiting to do the nessesary conquests on PTW, before moving to do some conquests and all the milking in C3C..

I'm dying to play it, but it is not yet the time, as I want to totally control the HoF. JAGs = PTW...

But, if you send me money for playing C3C... I can change u know :)

I think EMan should be an inspiration to the younger people on this thread. Here is a man who not only is very successful in business but also finds time to play Civ very well. Apparently you can have your cake and eat it too.

Originally posted by Gainy bo
Probably Burgh-ness, or the burgh of ness. The English spell Burgh with an 'O', hence Bo :)
Note, a Burgh is like a state, but kinda on a smaller scale.
And if you want to know how it's pronounced, it is like the ending of Edinburgh :) -- Which is not said in the same way as Pittsburgh. It is pronounced "Bur - uh" Well, Gainy Bo...is that like Boy in "English"?.....your analysis is "On Target"....The answer is Boroughstouness with Borough pronounced as in Edinburgh! :goodjob:

Originally posted by boogaboo
Eman, I got C3C, I'm just waiting to do the nessesary conquests on PTW, before moving to do some conquests and all the milking in C3C.. I hear you 100% there.........you just can't go for the Aztec Fast Finish on C3C because of the 15-Shield-Jaguar-Production-Cost in C3C!.....I wonder if Firaxis raised the value because of DaveMcW's Fast Finish with the Aztecs looooooooong time ago!? :)

Originally posted by Svar
I think EMan should be an inspiration to the younger people on this thread. Here is a man who not only is very successful in business but also finds time to play Civ very well. Apparently you can have your cake and eat it too. Thanks Svar.....I wish you could talk to my 2 ex-wives, 1 fiancee & 5 kids....AND convince THEM!! :lol:
I guess there are WORSE things in life to be "Addicted" too! :D

Originally posted by EMan
I hear you 100% there.........you just can't go for the Aztec Fast Finish on C3C because of the 15-Shield-Jaguar-Production-Cost in C3C!.....I wonder if Firaxis raised the value because of DaveMcW's Fast Finish with the Aztecs looooooooong time ago!? :)

...How long ago did he do that?
15-shield JAGs could do it with some temple of zeus wonder..
But it really depends on the setting.

I'm glad to have passed him on (small, deity}, but have been playing Warcraft3 for too long before doing the expected turnaround to civ.

Well, I'm going out(!) on a Friday night with an old friend who is back from France for 10 days.
We're gonna drink, I'm gonna drink Vodka and smoke joints (in the making...) , and hopefully even meet some nice girls..:crazyeye: :love: :crazyeye:

Ho Tel-Aviv the great, here I come..

Well, Gainy Bo...is that like Boy in "English"?.....

? :confused:

Side note, I feel absoloutly awful :) I've got a 'disease' ;)

Originally posted by Takeo
[B]well, my RL name is Daryl and i live in northern kentucky-just a few miles south of cincinnati, ohio. cinci is the home of the bengals which is where is got my forum name at. a linebacker named Takeo Spikes used to play for the bengals and now plays for the buffalo bills.

Heh, I went to Auburn with Takeo, and used to run into him around campus and town quite a bit. We had a world history class together, IIRC. Nice guy, but no way would I argue with him about the meaning of his name. ;)

Giany bo sorry i don't know Kristen McGregor.

Eman I was wondering if you could tell me some detailks about your companies. You say doing buisness in the U.K. is a pain in the ass, maybe this is becuase americans are more liberal and flexible in buisness. For example, in America you can hire a person on Monday and fire him on Tuesday. In the U.K. and in most of Europe, you would have to pay him 6 months of salary and find him a job before you can fire him. Maybe this concept of "working rights" is what's making Europe's economy grow so slowly and American's economy boom.

Hows about Caitlin? She should be in your year (she is 15)

Are you sure she attends my school?

Yerp, Certain :) Glasgow High.
Caitlin is in 4th year, and Kirsten is in 5th year.

and Eman: Well, Gainy Bo...is that like Boy in "English"?.....

Could you explain what you mean? i'm confused by that...

I think he means the "bo" in "Gainy bo".. is that "Gainy boy" in short?

Ohh, no. bo is just there cause I thought it sounded funny at the time :) It has no meaning.

Giany bo, I will check the year book, if she attends my school she is for sure in the yearbook. Besides, the name sounds familiar

What about pics of you all?!
Am I the only one who's not a coward?!
Can't you put your real faces?!
Am I rude?!

Who am I talking to?

Originally posted by boogaboo
What about pics of you all?!
http://www.civfanatics.net/uploads6/leftyborg2.gif

Originally posted by boogaboo
Who am I talking to?
http://www.civfanatics.net/uploads7/pancake_bunny.jpg

Just for anyone that doesn't know, that picture isn't superslug ;) That is "Lefty Scaevola" (another poster)

Am I the only one who's not a coward?!


I already posted my pic on the last page :p

slug.. have you become an Argentinian fan who is drunk and happy? Is the bunny tasty also without the pancake??

@gainy_bo : isn't http://www.straland.com/CivFanaticsCollage.html on another site? Is there a link from civfanatics? You look fine (but I ain't looking for boys..)

@gainy_bo : isn't http://www.straland.com/CivFanaticsCollage.html on another site? Is there a link from civfanatics? Well there's 3 pictures of me in the Member Photos thread, and I gave a link to the most recent one in this thread :pOriginally posted by Gainy bo
Well i'm not one to turn down some good ol' spam :D

I'm 16, live in Scotland, and am about to sit my final exams at school. Although I will have a chance to sit more of the same standard next year.
I am the laziest person I know, will do pretty much anything to avoid doing work (kind of a contradiction :hmm:). I am also very stubborn, competetive, and generally quite suspicious about alot of (trivial) things. Saying this, unless I loathe someone (only 1 springs to mind, and is on this forum ;)), then I am never anything but nice to people. Friendly :) I am a morally driven person.
My main interests are Computer games and Football. I do like pretty much every other sport, but I don't play them nearly as often. I dislike science fiction, and any other futuristic/fantasy type thingies --- Lord of the Rings is an exception :) They just seem kinda silly to me.
Since this is the place to spam:


You remind me of someone on Tv, but I can't remember who...

If you are quite wealthy, Edinburgh would be a nice place to live. It's one of the 'better' Scottish cities, although there isn't really much to do there besides sight-seeing. It's a bit big for my liking also...
Regarding the weather, it is pretty bad in Scotland. Although because of this, you're at no risk from Mosquito's, snakes, dangers spiders etc :) You've also got no problem of staying cool ;)

Edit: Here's a picture of meh in Spain (Good scenery ;)) last summer:
http://www.civfanatics.net/uploads7/Gainy.gif

You look fine (but I ain't looking for boys..)

:lol: Don't worry, neither am I. I do look quite dodgey in the photo on Straland.com...

I go spam a bit in the member's photo..
Thanx for reminding my swisscheese head..

I really don't know y you guys want to see photos...
But i think if it is going to make this website more friendly, what the hell.
I'll look for a decent photo, since in half my photos I am drunk and in the other half I am drinking.

Now if there were a few more girls on this forum.......:lol:

I wish so too..
on the other hand, what chances do I have for them to come to Israel and meet me??? :lol:

An extra incentive to:

1. Work Hard
2. Save Money
3. Travel to Meet "Civ-Girls" or even other Civvers

BTW......and I HOPE SirPleb isn't offended that I am taking the liberty of publicizing this, BUT.......I mentioned in his AWESOME, Heavy-Duty Sid thread that I was driving from Mexico to Canada this summer and would be passing close to Qualicum Beach B.C. where he is "located".....he sent me a PM today suggesting we meet!.............How about that?......EVEN without exchanging photographs! :lol:
(We are both in the IT business.)

That would be nice. Maybe Gainy boy and I should meet.

mmm... summit meeting!!

Bring pictures -
stalin and mao are out,
Eman and SirPleb are in!

... and Bush is the joker.. I can't understand how bad a civ player can get - to pronounce democracy and go to war in Afghanistan and Iraq..
Like, war weariness :p gee weez..

Originally posted by Eman

An extra incentive to:
1. Work Hard
2. Save Money
3. Travel to Meet "Civ-Girls" or even other Civvers

And you forgot having good looks (that saves you all the trouble). Unfortunately for me, I ain't prince charming so i have to got the traditional way: Working hard and saving money.

... yeah ... I just hate to deal with number 1, the rest are managable..

If any HoFamer ever finds themself around the Carolinas, I'm game for lunch...

I would try to search for Israelis, but I don't think searching in the "Location" of each user will be efficient, and not many tourists come here the last few years (yes, since they are paranoid schizoid)

Originally posted by Gainy bo
Just for anyone that doesn't know, that picture isn't superslug ;) That is "Lefty Scaevola" (another poster)

And here I was thinking I was the only HoFer that ever went 'downstairs'. :( I'm not really sure if Lefty qualifies as just "another poster"...

Anyway, I don't usually post pics of myself online, but I don't get the feeling any of you are FBI agents, so what the hell? It's not a great shot, but I don't have that many pictures of myself...
http://www.civfanatics.net/uploads7/superslugpic1.jpg

Yeah, Great......BUT, who's the guy in the glasses? :lol:

The guy the glasses is my uncle...

I think the tiny man is trying to blindly press CTRL+SHIFT+Q..

Nice picture. I feel kinda okward becuase all you guys are older than me.

Originally posted by El Loco
Nice picture. I feel kinda okward becuase all you guys are older than me.
:eek: :eek: :eek: :eek: :eek: :eek: :eek: :eek: :eek:
What the hell?! How old are you?! I was only two months old when that picture was taken!!!

lol. You where the baby, i thought u were the guy in the glasses. I'm 15 by the way.

If any HoFamer ever finds themself around the Carolinas, I'm game for lunch...


What part of Carolina do you live in? I live in Southern Pines N.C. south of Raleigh.

Asheville...

ah I've heard its very nice. Never made it out there myself though.

For half the year, it's not so nice, but I find it kind of exciting not knowing whether or not it'll be warm and 60 or five inches of snow. This, on the other hand, is the better half of the year and there's nowhere else on earth I'd rather be.

Then again, there was this one corner shop in Amsterdam...

there's nowhere else on earth I'd rather be.

Send ME to Vegas baby - that's a no-brainer. I like where I live but Vegas is a great place for me to vacation.

Vacations are a whole 'nother story. Vegas is just too cool, although I'd also like to go to Paris again. As far as places I haven't gone, I'd love to get to spend time in New Zealand, Singapore or visit Brazil and spend time in Rio.

ARHG! Frances flooded my workplace and I got transferred to another city for a week. I went back hoping I could go back to work in my hometown and Ivan flooded my workplace even worse! The company is covering my hotel, food and gas but I can't play Civ! I should have brought my computer with me!

Where did everyone disappear to this weekend?

Where did everyone disappear to this weekend?
Is that a question, or just another way of saying "It's real quite around here at the moment."? :mischief:.

I've been visiting my Mum/Brother (as usual). I seem to have gone back to lurker mode recently though, and I don't have so much internet access from here now that I've had to give my work laptop back. Hopefully I'll be getting myself a new one of those soon... ;)

Sep 19, 2004, 02:20 AM
May 15, 2005, 01:06 AM
Where did everyone disappear to this weekend?
Wow that's a long weekend :D

Thanks for reviving this thread. It's a very interesting read.

@ Dianthus ~ What was the final rating for Snow Crash? I've got a couple of others to suggest to you as well but I need to be at home to look at the titles and authors.

reading this thread made me go and check if there is any date for book 11 of Wheel of Time yet.. and there actually is.. 'Knife of Dreams' is due out Oct 11th 2005..
Talk about dragging it out.. almost 3 years after book 10 :p

@ Gyathaar ~ Where did the pic for your avatar come from?

Also give Robert Jordan a bit of a break he's gotta be what closing in of 10,000 pages for that series? He's one of the most prolific writers I can think of.

@ Gyathaar ~ Where did the pic for your avatar come from?

Also give Robert Jordan a bit of a break he's gotta be what closing in of 10,000 pages for that series? He's one of the most prolific writers I can think of.
Picture is from Everquest :)

Yeah, but he keep writing other novels in between instead of finishing the series.. in the beginning it was much better with just a few months to a year between the books :P

@ Dianthus ~ What was the final rating for Snow Crash? I've got a couple of others to suggest to you as well but I need to be at home to look at the titles and authors.
I really enjoyed it. I found his style hard to read when not writing dialogue/action, but that has got to be the most original book I've read in ages. Thanks for the recommendation :goodjob:.



reading this thread made me go and check if there is any date for book 11 of Wheel of Time yet.. and there actually is.. 'Knife of Dreams' is due out Oct 11th 2005..
Talk about dragging it out.. almost 3 years after book 10 :p
He did write that prequel book 'New Spring', but I guess that doesn't really count :mischief:.

He did write that prequel book 'New Spring', but I guess that doesn't really count :mischief:.
Considering he wrote that one before book 9.. no :)
(it was first part of the novel collection 'Legends' that was published in 1998 and contained novels by several authors)

Where did everyone disappear to this weekend?

I was busy invading Russia.;) That was fun...about 40 of my cavalry armies against Russian spearmans and bowmans. They had over 500 units (about 40% of spears and 60% of bows). I sent out invitation to at least 20 great leaders, but only 3 actually came.:cry:

Btw, I'm a fan of the Wheel of Time too.;) Well, sort of...I had bought books 1 to 9 of The Wheel of Time and they are currently sitting and collecting dust in my livingroom. For some reason, I just could find any time to finish book #1.

[posted in Nov 12, 2003]
My goals in life are to earn a Ph.D in Mathematics, accumulate a post count equal to the total of all the moderators combined and eventually have the top score on the top level.
Hmm, how can you equal the post count now that you are a moderator?

Hmm, how can you equal the post count now that you are a moderator?
By resetting all moderators post counts to 0? :lol:

Hmm, how can you equal the post count now that you are a moderator?
The post count comment was likely a joke, although the other two goals still hold true. The Ph.D. will likely be the easier of the two. :lol:

By the way, I'm not a moderator. ;) See any stars?

The Ph.D. will likely be the easier of the two.

During my college years, I was shooting for a Ph.D in Math as well. After I graduated with a dual degree in CompSci and Math, I went on for a master in CompSci, but was kind of giving up on Math for good. These days, I usually have a headache whenever someone throwing numbers at me.:( However, I still dream of going back to school some day to get a Ph.D. in CompSci and may be for another shot in Math.

Really Superslug? I am finishing my Master's in Math this yearm and will probably start a Ph.D somewhere next year.

I am finishing my Master's in Math this year ...
I've got a friend with an MA in Maths. I joke with him about it being a fake one as the university he went to gives out MAs willy nilly. All you have to do is manage to stay alive for a year after gaining a BA!

I really don't see any benefit in getting a MA or Ph.D in Math. Sure, if you are really good, you can publish a book, teach, or work for the government at a top secret location. IMO, Math is like Art! You do it because it's in your blood, but your arts usually won't be appreciated until after you die. The same with Math, people may remember you long after you die, but no one really care for you while you are still alive.

Well, Drazek seems to have gotten a this little conversation going again with that nearly two year old quote. A Ph.D in Mathematics is still in my long range plans. My more immediate agenda does still include a high score on Deity, and also (hopefully) publishing an SF story I've almost got finished.

I really don't see any benefit in getting a MA or Ph.D in Math. Sure, if you are really good, you can publish a book, teach, or work for the government at a top secret location. IMO, Math is like Art! You do it because it's in your blood, but your arts usually won't be appreciated until after you die. The same with Math, people may remember you long after you die, but no one really care for you while you are still alive.

I agree that a lot of people who do math at this level have a passion. I fail to see how being a prof for example is not a benefit, specially if you love math and love teaching?

Nothing beats working at something that you love to do...the tough thing in life seems to be the passing of that passion to others. When in highschool I loved math because it was the easiest of my subjects. However unless you want to do math for math's sake it has almost no application in life. Most people have problem's with arithmetic, multiplication etc. If they can't do their tables out of grade school, they're toast. Simple test.. ask several people what is 10% of a number... if they can't instantly reply... no future in math related stuff because their brain isn't wired for math thinking. The only useful application I ever found was to detrmine how "square" my foundation was when I built my house.
Now if you want to be an engineer..... it is important. I started resenting math-importance attitudes when computers in school were only for the use of math courses.. not to be wasted on applications in social sciences, trends, mapping, earth resources & stuff.... but that is my rant.

Maybe there is a coralation between the people who like math and their ability to endure Milking a game. I have never enjoyed math and I have no stomach for Milking...MS, SS and LT all into the math thing Super milkers, coincidence???

I think you're on to something there, Mistfit. I have a degree in Math too, *and* I like milking... :lol: (The degree is called Drs, which is a Dutch type of degree, somewhere inbetween Masters and PhD)

Is it the search for perfection?.. I would classify myself as a non-mathematician.. social scientist perhaps who just happened to like math.... I hate sloppy maps, waste etc and want to perfect the pattern..what if I had done this instead of that.... like analyzing a chess game... without suffering defeat of course.. perhaps it's the same reason I like speculative fiction/fantasy... what if?

That reminds me of something funny that happened to me this week.
I will be teaching my first course this fall, and I went to meet the person who will be teaching the other section of the same course to discuss things.
At one point I saw his computer screen and he had a windows open to guess what?
Civ fanatics forums...
I smiled but he didn't notice, and I didn't say anything.

I think I am temporarily cured of Civ. I bought this on June 11 at an estate sale. I have played civ for about two hours since, and it was quite an effort. (Prior I was playing 2 hours a night or more.)

I'll probably finish my current HOF attempt and that will be it for a while.

Nice car, zerksees. You should install a laptop inside :D.

I didn't say anything.Why not? You could at least asked him for his username.

I'm quite interested in maths (I'm a national champion, after all), though not old enough to have a degree. I believe it has something to do with doing the same thing for the whole day and even more. I don't have a milking game, but one will probably come soon.

Great car Zerksees! :)
I can certainly see why you're over your Civ3 addiction... (for a while anyway ;) )

Pentium and Darkness,

Thanks. It needs a lot of TLC so that is where my time will be going. Many systems off line and parts missing, but I drove it home (in the pic it is still on the estate where I bought it). Whenever I get around to posting details about it on a Corvette forum, I'll put up a link here.

At one point I saw his computer screen and he had a windows open to guess what?
Civ fanatics forums...
I smiled but he didn't notice, and I didn't say anything.I did think for a moment 'is this me?' but your reference to 'fall' leads me to believe that you are based in a different part of the world! I agree with Pentium, I'd ask the person what their username is as the curiosity would be killing me!

I think I am temporarily cured of Civ. I bought this on June 11 at an estate sale. I have played civ for about two hours since, and it was quite an effort. (Prior I was playing 2 hours a night or more.)

I'll probably finish my current HOF attempt and that will be it for a while.

I'm in the same boat except that my Corvette was just built on 18 May and I picked it up at the National Corevette Museum on 9 June. I came home with the Bowling Green Corvette Club who are on a 2 week trip to California. 12 to 14 Corvettes going dowm I-40 to California drew a lot of attention. They don't get home until 25 June so they are still on the road.

I'm in the same boat except that my Corvette was just built on 18 May and I picked it up at the National Corevette Museum on 9 June. 12 to 14 Corvettes going dowm I-40 to California drew a lot of attention.
Based on the VIN, mine was most likely made on the second work day of January, 1975. Mine is going to require a lot of TLC to be reliably roadworthy, but I got a great deal and mechanics are my hobby. The night I brought it home I had to stop to get gas (less than 5 minutes from where I picked it up), and some kid at the gas station says "hey - nice car!". This surprised me. A single Corvette draws attention - I can imagine what a dozen would draw.

Based on the VIN, mine was most likely made on the second work day of January, 1975. Mine is going to require a lot of TLC to be reliably roadworthy, but I got a great deal and mechanics are my hobby. The night I brought it home I had to stop to get gas (less than 5 minutes from where I picked it up), and some kid at the gas station says "hey - nice car!". This surprised me. A single Corvette draws attention - I can imagine what a dozen would draw.

The NCM has the build sheets for all the cars built in Bowling Green but they didn't start building there until 1981. You should go down there and visit, a lot of Corvette clubs go there as a group and on 10 June I was leaving Mammoth Cave National Park when I passed about 12 of them entering. That was a lot of happy waving. It brought back memories of my very first car (a 1962 Corvette) when you waved at every Corvette you saw because back in the 1960s there weren't that many Corvettes on the road.

Maybe there is a coralation between the people who like math and their ability to endure Milking a game. I have never enjoyed math and I have no stomach for Milking...MS, SS and LT all into the math thing Super milkers, coincidence???
Nevah. Maths was easily my favourite subject at school, and my best efforts on the HOF were fastest finish :p - I haven't even considered milking, don't have the patience...

Well, playing Civ at all requires a lot of patience. Fast Dom/Conq also need lots of planning, focusing on details and MM-ing.

Here's a piece of math that depresses me: I turned 30 today. :cry: :( :mad: :sad:

Here's a piece of math that depresses me: I turned 30 today. :cry: :( :mad: :sad:
It's only depressing if you think about it. Play Civ and forget. Maybe you can mod a game where all you opponents are Mongols. :)

:bday:

Happy birthday Slug! Have a :beer: on us...really just bill us for it.

Here's a piece of math that depresses me: I turned 30 today. :cry: :( :mad: :sad:

Congrats to the OLD GUY! ;)

:bday: :beer:

Here's a piece of math that depresses me: I turned 30 today. :cry: :( :mad: :sad:Take comfort from the fact that there are quite a few of us that are significantly older than you and we're all wishing that we had just turned 30!

Happy Birthday, 'slug!

I have children older than 30!

Cheer up, life gets better.

Youre kidding Slug
we have same birthday.
You have 8 years on me though.
Ill try catch up :)

Here's a piece of math that depresses me: I turned 30 today. :cry: :( :mad: :sad:
It's rather late, but many happy returns anyway, and the same for LulThyme. :)

Here's a piece of math that depresses me: I turned 30 today. :cry: :( :mad: :sad:
Still got a few birthdays to go before : http://www.straland.com/images/smilies/old.gif

;)

Here's a piece of math that depresses me: I turned 30 today. :cry: :( :mad: :sad:
dont worry superslug. just think there are people who are 110 right now!

and my dad is like 45 and he's still in shape and healthy, its when you turn 50 is when youve gotta worry :eek:

i like this thread, ill be posting here
i also like llamas, and CKY

its when you turn 50 is when youve gotta worry :eek:


At 62, what's more to worry about than children and grandchildren?..

Since I'm retired I just have a lot more quality time to milk a game...I even have a better perspective of what is important or not.. :lol:

Thanks for the birthday wishes everyone.

Now that it's been a few days, I've been able to recenter myself on my true philosophy, that you're only as old as you feel. Grandparents playing with their grandkids in the afternoon are in some ways younger than the middle generation of parents busting their butts and stressing at work all day!

Aren't you the middle generation? Or are you playing with your grandchildren?:)

Aren't you the middle generation? Or are you playing with your grandchildren?:)
I am indeed the middle generation in my family, but I'm not a parent.

So HoF is your only kid. I wonder why :D

Since I'm retired I just have a lot more quality time to milk a game...I even have a better perspective of what is important or not.. :lol:
I like your perspective. If I'm lucky I'll be retiring by your current age 25 years from now.

I wonder if I'll still be able to play Civ III on any PC OS by then, or will it be "repackaged" with a bunch of other games to run on the latest technology.

If I were retired I could work on my Corvette and play Civ - right now I can't seem to find the time to do both.

I wonder if I'll still be able to play Civ III on any PC OS by then, or will it be "repackaged" with a bunch of other games to run on the latest technology.


Probably not on the OS of the time, but I would guess yes, you could play it easily and cheaply. Taking the current IT climate, depending on where you are in the world, it will cost $20 - $50 for a legacy PC that runs DOS 6.2, and therefore plays all those games from the late 80's early 90's.

I imagine the situatuation in 2030 will be no differant, save a radical alteration in the electiricity supply.

Good thread :)

My name is Peter. People call me Pete, Pan, Hippy, Stefan, Rog or in one long misunderstanding, Steve.

I am 31 (although I can still get away with 21 (this is important to me!))

I have a degree in Physics (with Electronics and Computing) although I am employed as a worthless lackey. *sigh*

My fave authors include Larry Niven, Terry Pratchett and Tolkien.

I am a major fan of British Sci Fi and comedy, especially Red Dwarf, hitch-hikers, Blackadder etc...

Babylon 5 beats Star Trek any day (wow that could start a fight.)

B5 trumped by Star Wars. (the new ones suck.)

Guns n' f****n' Roses: the Best Band In The World Ever! Also, Placebo, Sleeper, Radiohead, The Beatles, Marillion... and a couple hundred others.

The 1812 Overture makes me cry (that bit at the end with the bells...) :cry:

Hobbies include this (http://www.curiouspastimes.co.uk/), various varieties of Warhammer (tabletop wargaming - hello Eldar :) ) and sports (I currently run most days, play football and badminton once a week, used to row for my university...) Oh, and a certain computer game you may be familiar with.

If anyone wants a picture, they can have me a)being a troll :crazyeye: , or b)dressed in rowing lycras (no i'm not as big as Matt Pinsent :p )

Hmmm, is this an introduction thread?

Hmmm, is this an introduction thread?
Introduction/what your up to/other interesting spamish topics

Introduction/what your up to/other interesting spamish topics
Well, not totally spam, it's meant as a place for active HOF participants to get to know each other.

So it's kinda offtopic for the HoFers.

Speaking of introduction, some friends even call me Civ. I wonder why...

Speaking of introduction, some friends even call me Civ. I wonder why...
:lol: thats funny

Hi, just wanted to post a link here that might interest many, as there are several SF fans.

http://mijnkopthee.nl/images/space_comparison_chart_huge.jpeg

It's a chart of all kinds of ships. It's huge, check it out.

Marsden's bump made me notice this old piece of misinformation...:

Well, not totally spam, it's meant as a place for active HOF participants to get to know each other.

What on earth are you talking about? :confused:
The two of us used to be the two biggest spammers in the Civ3 HoF forum... :D

Are/were you in denial here? :p ;)

What on earth are you talking about? :confused:
The two of us used to be the two biggest spammers in the Civ3 HoF forum... :D
I know you didn't just call a junior mod a spammer. ;) :D

I know you didn't just call a junior mod a spammer. ;) :D


:mischief:

Who? Me?

:D