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0|0|0|||||Ask G Anything -- Eternal Edition|Star Ranger4||15:40:01|10/27/2008|As I noted we had over 60 posts in the last one and this q doesnt really belong in the TIA board...%0D%0A%0D%0A%0D%0AG%2C the Recipe for real Boston Baked Beans you mention in TIA %233...  Do you or Zoner actually have that recipe%3F  or just your TIA counterparts%3F  Cause if the former%2C would you be willing to share%3F  I%27ve never really had any that didn%27t at least START commercially canned
1|1|0|||1||RE%3A Ask G Anything -- Eternal Edition|Gryphon||16:25:54|10/27/2008|%3EG%2C the Recipe for real Boston Baked Beans you mention in TIA %233...  Do %0D%0A%3Eyou or Zoner actually have that recipe%3F%0D%0A%0D%0AI don%27t believe so%2C no - Zoner outlined that scene%2C and as far as I know he just threw in the reference because he likes baked beans%2C not because he knows how to cook them%2C and I%27ve never gone to the trouble.  However%2C a quick scout round the Internet turns up any number of Boston baked bean recipes%2C including one at the official %5Blink%3Awww.crock-pot.com%2F%7CCrock-Pot%AE website%5D that looks like a good starting place%3A%0D%0A%0D%0A%5Bblockquote%5D%5Bdiv style%3D%22background-color%3A%23CCCCFF%22%5D%5Bfont color%3D%22black%22%5D%5Bbig%5D%5Bb%5DBoston Baked Beans%5B%2Fb%5D%5B%2Fbig%5D%0D%0AServes 8%0D%0A %0D%0A%5Bb%5DIngredients%3A%5B%2Fb%5D%0D%0A2 pounds dried small white beans%0D%0A12 cups water%0D%0A2 teaspoons salt%0D%0A1 cup molasses%0D%0A2 tablespoons dry mustard%0D%0A%BD cup dark brown sugar%0D%0A%BD cup chopped onions%0D%0A%BC cup salt pork or thick sliced bacon%2C chopped into small pieces%0D%0AOlive oil%0D%0A %0D%0A%5Bb%5DDirections%3A%5B%2Fb%5D%0D%0ASoak beans in water in uncovered stoneware overnight %28or for a minimum of 8 hours%29. After soaking%2C place stoneware in slow cooker heating base%2C cover%2C and cook on Low for 3 hours. Drain liquid reserving 1 cup and set aside. Remove beans and set aside.%0D%0A%0D%0ACoat bottom of a skillet with olive oil and add salt pork or bacon%3B saut%E9 on stovetop set to medium heat for 5-10 minutes to render fat.%0D%0A%0D%0AAdd 1 cup liquid from beans %28saved from soaking%29 and remaining ingredients including reserved beans and bacon into the stoneware. Mix together thoroughly.%0D%0A%0D%0ARemove from stovetop and place stoneware in slow cooker heating base. Cover and cook on Low for 10-12 hours or on High for 6-8 hours.%5B%2Ffont%5D%5B%2Fdiv%5D%5B%2Fblockquote%5D%0D%0A%0D%0APersonally%2C if I were making beans by that recipe %28and I may do someday%2C if I%27m feeling inspired%29%2C I%27d jack up the brown sugar%2C eyeball the salt pork and probably end up using much more than a quarter-cup%2C and toss in some maple syrup%2C but I expect it would take some trial and error to get it entirely right.  Crockpottery is an inexact science.%0D%0A%0D%0ANow%2C being a Mainer%2C I%27m required by custom to say at this point that I don%27t see anything wrong with the tinned beans from %5Blink%3Awww.bgfoods.com%2Fbm%2Fbm_index.asp%7CBurnam %26 Morrill%5D of Portland%3B and even if I wasn%27t%2C I would anyway%2C because they%27re the Beans Of My Childhood%2C as it were.  That said%2C I%27m pretty sure my mother has an actual beanpot kicking around someplace%2C though knowing Mom%2C she has a plant potted in it. %3A%29%0D%0A%0D%0A--G.%0D%0A-%3E%3C-%0D%0ABenjamin D. Hutchins%2C Co-Founder%2C Editor-in-Chief%2C %26 Forum Admin%0D%0AEyrie Productions%2C Unlimited  http%3A%2F%2Fwww.eyrie-productions.com%2F%0D%0A%5Bi%5DCeterum censeo Carthaginem esse delendam.%5B%2Fi%5D
4|2|1|||1||RE%3A Ask G Anything -- Eternal Edition|StaticdashPulse||23:17:05|11/16/2008|[updated:LAST EDITED ON Dec-21-11 AT 02:33 PM (EST)]Are there any plans for a sequel %28or part two%29 to %5Bi%5DOff The Top Of My Head%5B%2Fi%5D%3F%0D%0A%0D%0A%28Bah.  I put this in the wrong spot.  Sorry.%29
5|3|4|||1||RE%3A Ask G Anything -- Eternal Edition|Gryphon||00:06:43|11/17/2008|%3EAre there any plans for a sequel %28or part two%29 to %5Bi%5DOff The Top Of My %0D%0A%3EHead%5B%2Fi%5D%3F %0D%0A%0D%0AWell... not as such.  OTMH is a compilation of the columns I wrote when I worked at the %5Bi%5DKatahdin Times%5B%2Fi%5D.  I haven%27t done that for rather a long time now%2C so there%27s something of a dearth of new material.  Also%2C the first volume is a long%2C long way from breaking even%2C which would tend to contraindicate a second one for the time being.%0D%0A%0D%0A--G.%0D%0A-%3E%3C-%0D%0ABenjamin D. Hutchins%2C Co-Founder%2C Editor-in-Chief%2C %26 Forum Admin%0D%0AEyrie Productions%2C Unlimited  http%3A%2F%2Fwww.eyrie-productions.com%2F%0D%0A%5Bi%5DCeterum censeo Carthaginem esse delendam.%5B%2Fi%5D
2|1|0|||1||RE%3A Ask G Anything -- Eternal Edition|StaticdashPulse||15:00:08|11/10/2008|[updated:LAST EDITED ON Dec-21-11 AT 02:34 PM (EST)]Given that you recently read %5Bi%5DIron Man%3A Hypervelocity%5B%2Fi%5D%2C by Adam Warren%2C and found it not to be as bad as expected%2C have you at all been tempted to read his other recent series %5Bi%5DEmpowered%5B%2Fi%5D%3F
3|2|2|||1||RE%3A Ask G Anything -- Eternal Edition|Gryphon||16:32:59|11/10/2008|%3EGiven that you recently read %5Bi%5DIron Man%3A Hypervelocity%5B%2Fi%5D%2C by Adam %0D%0A%3EWarren%2C and found it not to be as bad as expected%2C have you at all %0D%0A%3Ebeen tempted to read his other recent series %5Bi%5DEmpowered%5B%2Fi%5D%3F %0D%0A%0D%0ANot particularly.  It%27s a long way from %22not as bad as expected%22 to %22hey%2C where can I get more of this guy%27s work%3F%22%0D%0A%0D%0A--G.%0D%0A-%3E%3C-%0D%0ABenjamin D. Hutchins%2C Co-Founder%2C Editor-in-Chief%2C %26 Forum Admin%0D%0AEyrie Productions%2C Unlimited  http%3A%2F%2Fwww.eyrie-productions.com%2F%0D%0A%5Bi%5DCeterum censeo Carthaginem esse delendam.%5B%2Fi%5D
6|2|2|||1||RE%3A Ask G Anything -- Eternal Edition|Mephron||09:29:20|11/17/2008|Having read the first two Empowered volumes%2C I think it%27s amusing%2C but a side-genre that I%27m unsure I can keep up that much interest in.%0D%0A%0D%0A....now%2C the galactic conquerer stuck in a belt%3F  HE is a very positive note.%0D%0A%0D%0A--%0D%0AGeoff Depew - Darth Mephron%0D%0AHaberdasher to Androids%2C Dark Lord of Sith Tech Support.%0D%0A%22And Remember%21  Google is your Friend%21%21%22
7|3|6|||1||RE%3A Ask G Anything -- Eternal Edition|StaticdashPulse||15:26:05|11/17/2008|[updated:LAST EDITED ON Dec-21-11 AT 02:34 PM (EST)]See%2C now I have this horrifying cross-over prototype in my head that involves the World-Raping Demon Goat somehow becoming a roommate of Raven%27s in New Avalon.  Thankfully the particulars of this terrible vision remain hidden beyond the mists of coherence%2C but I do suspect there would be talk of MythBusters DVD collections.
8|4|7|||1||RE%3A Ask G Anything -- Eternal Edition|remande||18:16:37|11/17/2008|%3ESee%2C now I have this horrifying cross-over prototype in my head that %0D%0A%3Einvolves the World-Raping Demon Goat somehow becoming a roommate of %0D%0A%3ERaven%27s in New Avalon.  Thankfully the particulars of this terrible %0D%0A%3Evision remain hidden beyond the mists of coherence%2C but I do suspect %0D%0A%3Ethere would be talk of MythBusters DVD collections. %0D%0A%3E%0D%0A%3E%5Bb%5DAndrew Burton%5B%2Fb%5D%2C aka Static-Pulse%2C aka jarodrussell %0D%0A%3E%5Blink%3Aandrewburton.biz%7Chomepage%5D %0D%0A%0D%0AYeah%2C it%27s got %22goat%22 in it.  That %5Bi%5Dcan%27t%5B%2Fi%5D be good.  I remember this fic about a college that used a goat%27s head as a mascot%2C and...%0D%0A%0D%0A...aw%2C skip it.%0D%0A%0D%0A--rR%0D%0A
12|5|8|||1||RE%3A Ask G Anything -- Eternal Edition|Mephron||10:11:21|11/18/2008|Well%2C Rob%2C if it helps%2C he uses a lot of different names for himself.  That%27s just one of them.%0D%0A%0D%0AHe was one of these galactic conquerer things that Emp put a power-draining belt on to slow him down.  Too bad he was an energy being... now he%27s stuck in the belt.%0D%0A%0D%0A--%0D%0AGeoff Depew - Darth Mephron%0D%0AHaberdasher to Androids%2C Dark Lord of Sith Tech Support.%0D%0A%22And Remember%21  Google is your Friend%21%21%22
11|3|6|||||RE%3A Ask G Anything -- Eternal Edition|WyrdDragon||05:39:17|11/18/2008|Funnily enough%2C he usually comes out as people%27s favourite character in Empowered.%0D%0A%0D%0AI have it on good authority that Volume 4 has a couple of really WTF Squick%21 moments... 
9|1|0|||1||RE%3A Ask G Anything -- Eternal Edition|StaticdashPulse||01:01:33|11/18/2008|[updated:LAST EDITED ON Dec-21-11 AT 02:34 PM (EST)]This may be more of a MegaZone question%2C but I%27m going to try here first...%0D%0A%0D%0AIn looking at the introduction to UF%2C MegZone said the following%3A %5Bi%5D%22And the whole thing is based on WPI%2C the Dirty Pair%2C and an opening to a Def Leppard song...%22%5B%2Fi%5D  Is that Def Leppard song %22When The Walls Came Tumbling Down%22%3F  That%27s the song that leads into the first chapter%2C but there are a few Def Leppard songs in Core %231.
10|2|9|||1||RE%3A Ask G Anything -- Eternal Edition|Gryphon||01:42:16|11/18/2008|%3EIs that Def Leppard song %22When The Walls Came Tumbling Down%22%3F%0D%0A%0D%0AYeah%2C it%27s the monologue about %22the aftermath of the radium bomb%22.  That%27s why the %28illegally modified%29 WPI nuclear reactor blows the city up on January 1.  We never did much with the %22whole sky froze golden%22 part afterward%2C more%27s the pity.%0D%0A%0D%0A--G.%0D%0A-%3E%3C-%0D%0ABenjamin D. Hutchins%2C Co-Founder%2C Editor-in-Chief%2C %26 Forum Admin%0D%0AEyrie Productions%2C Unlimited  http%3A%2F%2Fwww.eyrie-productions.com%2F%0D%0A%5Bi%5DCeterum censeo Carthaginem esse delendam.%5B%2Fi%5D
13|3|10|||1||RE%3A Ask G Anything -- Eternal Edition|remande||16:55:08|11/18/2008|%3E%3EIs that Def Leppard song %22When The Walls Came Tumbling Down%22%3F%0D%0A%3E%0D%0A%3EYeah%2C it%27s the monologue about %22the aftermath of the radium bomb%22.  %0D%0A%3EThat%27s why the %28illegally modified%29 WPI nuclear reactor blows the city %0D%0A%3Eup on January 1.  We never did much with the %22whole sky froze golden%22 %0D%0A%3Epart afterward%2C more%27s the pity. %0D%0A%3E%0D%0A%3E--G. %0D%0A%0D%0AI was the resident Leppardhead%2C and the opening monologue to that song just seemed to me to describe the aftermath of any random Lovely Angel mission.  %22When the Walls Came Tumbling Down%22 is fairly obscure%2C coming off of their LP debut %5Bi%5DOn Through the Night%5B%2Fi%5D.  Most people don%27t think of them before %5Bi%5DPyromania%5B%2Fi%5D.%0D%0A%0D%0AThe song %5Bi%5Ditself%5B%2Fi%5D%2C however%2C has no relevance.  %22All the women were captured and chained%3F%22  Uh%2C no.%0D%0A%0D%0A--rR%0D%0A
14|4|13|||1||RE%3A Ask G Anything -- Eternal Edition|MOGSY||19:17:09|11/18/2008|%3E%3E%3E%0D%0A%3EThe song %5Bi%5Ditself%5B%2Fi%5D%2C however%2C has no relevance.  %22All the women %0D%0A%3Ewere captured and chained%3F%22  Uh%2C no. %0D%0A%3E%0D%0A%0D%0AAhh%2C so the long-rumored Gor%2FUF crossover was in fact a myth....%0D%0A%0D%0A....%0D%0A%0D%0AI keed I keed%21%0D%0A%0D%0A%3A%29%0D%0A%0D%0A
15|5|14|||1||RE%3A Ask G Anything -- Eternal Edition|Gryphon||19:19:04|11/18/2008|%3E%3EThe song %5Bi%5Ditself%5B%2Fi%5D%2C however%2C has no relevance.  %22All the women %0D%0A%3E%3Ewere captured and chained%3F%22  Uh%2C no. %0D%0A%3E%3E%0D%0A%3E%0D%0A%3EAhh%2C so the long-rumored Gor%2FUF crossover was in fact a myth.... %0D%0A%0D%0AActually%2C the WDF discovered the planet Gor in the mid-21st century.  Unfortunately%2C there was a %5Bi%5Dterrible misunderstanding%5B%2Fi%5D with some kind of freakin%27 %5Bi%5Dwizard%5B%2Fi%5D and%2C um%2C the planet%27s not there any more.%0D%0A%0D%0A--G.%0D%0A-%3E%3C-%0D%0ABenjamin D. Hutchins%2C Co-Founder%2C Editor-in-Chief%2C %26 Forum Admin%0D%0AEyrie Productions%2C Unlimited  http%3A%2F%2Fwww.eyrie-productions.com%2F%0D%0A%5Bi%5DCeterum censeo Carthaginem esse delendam.%5B%2Fi%5D
17|6|15|||1||RE%3A Ask G Anything -- Eternal Edition|McFortner||15:54:23|11/19/2008|%3E ... um%2C the planet%27s not there any %0D%0A%3Emore. %0D%0A%0D%0AAnd here is The Definitive Reason why you should never mess with someone who%27s ship is packing a Reflex Cannon....%0D%0A%0D%0AMichael%0D%0A%0D%0A%5Btable border%3D%220%22 cellspacing%3D%220%22 cellpadding%3D%220%22%5D%5Btr%5D%5Btd colspan%3D%222%22%5D%5Bhr%5D%5B%2Ftd%5D%5B%2Ftr%5D%5Btr%5D%5Btd width%3D%2265%22%5Dhttp%3A%2F%2Fwww.railroadforum.com%2Fupload%2Fmcfortner%2Fsabrina.gif%5B%2Ftd%5D%0D%0A%5Btd%5D%5Bfont color%3D%22black%22 size%3D-1%5DMichael C. Fortner%5B%2Ffont%5D%5Bfont color%3D%22red%22 size%3D-1%5D %0D%0ARCW %232%5Bsup%5Dn%5B%2Fsup%5D%2B1%5B%2Ffont%5D%0D%0A%5Bfont color%3D%22green%22 size%3D-1%5D%22I smoke in moderation. Only one cigar at a time.%22%0D%0A-- Mark Twain%0D%0A%5Bfont%5D%5B%2Ftd%5D%5B%2Ftr%5D%5Btr%5D%5Btd colspan%3D%222%22%5D%5Bhr%5D%5B%2Ftd%5D%5B%2Ftr%5D%5B%2Ftable%5D %0D%0A
16|5|14|||1||RE%3A Ask G Anything -- Eternal Edition|remande||21:10:45|11/18/2008|%0D%0A%3EAhh%2C so the long-rumored Gor%2FUF crossover was in fact a myth.... %0D%0A%3E%0D%0A%0D%0AWe don%27t need Gor.  We have Klingons.%0D%0A%0D%0A--rR%0D%0A
18|6|16|||||RE%3A Ask G Anything -- Eternal Edition|Lethosos||18:11:54|11/19/2008|%3EWe don%27t need Gor.  We have Klingons. %0D%0A%0D%0AAnd they come in far tasteful outfits%2C unlike the others... %3E%29
19|1|0|||||RE%3A Ask G Anything -- Eternal Edition|CdrMike||18:12:54|12/02/2008|Been meaning to ask this since reading the latest Fulcrum of Fate chapter.%0D%0A%0D%0AIs Rad-X made by the same company that makes Rad-Away%3F
20|2|19|||1||RE%3A Ask G Anything -- Eternal Edition|Gryphon||20:01:29|12/02/2008|%3EIs Rad-X made by the same company that makes Rad-Away%3F %0D%0A%0D%0ANo%2C but they%27re very often found together in field medical kits.  Rad-X is made by the same company that makes Med-X%99 brand morphine syrettes %28also popular with the firms that assemble and market first aid kits for people who work in hazardous conditions%2C such as combat soldiers and ruin explorers%29.%0D%0A%0D%0A--G.%0D%0A-%3E%3C-%0D%0ABenjamin D. Hutchins%2C Co-Founder%2C Editor-in-Chief%2C %26 Forum Admin%0D%0AEyrie Productions%2C Unlimited  http%3A%2F%2Fwww.eyrie-productions.com%2F%0D%0A%5Bi%5DCeterum censeo Carthaginem esse delendam.%5B%2Fi%5D
21|1|0|||||RE%3A Ask G Anything -- Eternal Edition|mdg1||18:22:39|12/24/2008|I was re-reading the CSI stories today %28working on X-Eve%2C one needs a distraction%29%2C and I noticed something.%0D%0A%0D%0ADoes the color of a Lens signify anything%3F  Gryph%27s is red%2C but most of the others seem to be green.%0D%0A%0D%0A%28Back in the OR days%2C I made the Lens blue because of the anime... one of only two things I liked about it%29
22|2|21|||1||RE%3A Ask G Anything -- Eternal Edition|Gryphon||19:26:53|12/24/2008|%3EI was re-reading the CSI stories today %28working on X-Eve%2C one needs a %0D%0A%3Edistraction%29%2C and I noticed something. %0D%0A%3E%0D%0A%3EDoes the color of a Lens signify anything%3F  Gryph%27s is red%2C but most %0D%0A%3Eof the others seem to be green. %0D%0A%0D%0ANothing really concrete%2C no.  They seem in some way to key on colors significant to their owners%2C but there%27s no solidly definitive rhyme or reason to it in-story - they just kind of happen that way.  Out-of-story it%27s a bit of passive%2C sometimes not-entirely-conscious%2C character design on my part.%0D%0A%0D%0AKei%27s%2C for instance%2C is%2Fwas also red%2C while Juri%27s and Shiori%27s ended up sorta-wine-colored and orange respectively%3B Saionji%27s is green for obvious reasons%2C and if either of the Kaoru twins had one it%27d probably be blue.  The members of the Hanagumi have Lenses that go with their uniform key colors%2C Utena%27s is %28unsurprisingly%29 rose-pink %28actually%2C if you look at it very closely%2C it%27s a very finely tessellated%2C constantly changing interplay of red and white%29%2C and Skuld%27s is red because red%2C white%2C and black are her signature colors as well.  Grissom%27s is green but then so is his lightsaber%2C and that%27s probably because green is%2C for whatever reason%2C a recurring theme in the presentation and packaging for the original %5Bi%5DCSI%5B%2Fi%5D series %28so if Horatio Caine had one%2C it%27d probably be orange%29.  Corwin%27s%2C oddly enough%2C is %5Bi%5Dblack%5B%2Fi%5D%2C while Nikola Tesla%27s is a sort of electric-arc blue.  And so on.%0D%0A%0D%0A%28Tac Div and Support Division IPO Lensmen are called %22blue Lensmen%22 because of the color of their uniforms%2C not necessarily their Lenses.%29%0D%0A%0D%0AIf I recall my Doc Smith correctly%2C the %5Bi%5Dcanonical%5B%2Fi%5D Lenses are all multicolored%2C since they%27re not really one gem so much as a matrix of jillions of tiny ones.%0D%0A%0D%0A--G.%0D%0A-%3E%3C-%0D%0ABenjamin D. Hutchins%2C Co-Founder%2C Editor-in-Chief%2C %26 Forum Admin%0D%0AEyrie Productions%2C Unlimited  http%3A%2F%2Fwww.eyrie-productions.com%2F%0D%0A%5Bi%5DCeterum censeo Carthaginem esse delendam.%5B%2Fi%5D
23|3|22|||||RE%3A Ask G Anything -- Eternal Edition|mdg1||19:44:35|12/24/2008|%0D%0A%3ENothing really concrete%2C no.  They seem in some way to key on colors %0D%0A%3Esignificant to their owners%2C but there%27s no solidly definitive rhyme %0D%0A%3Eor reason to it in-story - they just kind of happen that way.  %0D%0A%3EOut-of-story it%27s a bit of passive%2C sometimes not-entirely-conscious%2C %0D%0A%3Echaracter design on my part. %0D%0A%0D%0AMakes sense%2C thanks.%0D%0A%0D%0A%0D%0A%3EIf I recall my Doc Smith correctly%2C the %5Bi%5Dcanonical%5B%2Fi%5D Lenses are %0D%0A%3Eall multicolored%2C since they%27re not really one gem so much as a matrix %0D%0A%3Eof jillions of tiny ones. %0D%0A%0D%0AYou recall correctly.  I always figured they looked like opals.%0D%0A%0D%0AHappy whatever%2C Ben. 
24|4|23|||1||RE%3A Ask G Anything -- Eternal Edition|Gryphon||19:50:46|12/24/2008|[updated:LAST EDITED ON Dec-24-08 AT 07:51 PM (EST)]%3EHappy whatever%2C Ben. %0D%0A%0D%0AYou too.  Oh%2C hey%2C thanks for reminding me%2C obliquely%3B I hadn%27t forgotten it was Christmas Eve%2C but I %5Bi%5Dhad%5B%2Fi%5D nearly forgotten to put up the Santa-hat gryphons.%0D%0A%0D%0AI should cron that%2C but I%27m too lazy.%0D%0A%0D%0A--G.%0D%0A-%3E%3C-%0D%0ABenjamin D. Hutchins%2C Co-Founder%2C Editor-in-Chief%2C %26 Forum Admin%0D%0AEyrie Productions%2C Unlimited  http%3A%2F%2Fwww.eyrie-productions.com%2F%0D%0A%5Bi%5DCeterum censeo Carthaginem esse delendam.%5B%2Fi%5D
25|5|24|||||RE%3A Ask G Anything -- Eternal Edition|mdg1||20:05:02|12/24/2008|If it wasn%27t for crons and the at command%2C my job would be a lt harder. %3AD
26|6|25|||||RE%3A Ask G Anything -- Eternal Edition|Star Ranger4||20:08:59|12/24/2008|%3EIf it wasn%27t for crons and the at command%2C my job would be a lt %0D%0A%3Eharder. %3AD %0D%0A%0D%0AI take it Cron is either a global search and replace%2C or a do this at a certain time command%2C for those of us who were stupid enough never to learn Unix%3F%0D%0A
27|7|26|||||RE%3A Ask G Anything -- Eternal Edition|mdg1||20:21:43|12/24/2008|The latter.  It%27s the Unix equivalent of a Scheduled Task.
32|8|27|||1||RE%3A Ask G Anything -- Eternal Edition|BobSchroeck||01:16:18|12/28/2008|%3EThe latter.  It%27s the Unix equivalent of a Scheduled Task. %0D%0A%0D%0A%22Cron%21 I%27ve never prayed to you before%2C I have no tongue for it...%22%0D%0A-- Conan the Sysop%0D%0A%0D%0A-- Bob%0D%0A-------------------%0D%0AFive years ago I was a four-stone apology. Today I am two separate gorillas.
33|9|32|||||RE%3A Ask G Anything -- Eternal Edition|mdg1||07:24:50|12/28/2008|%2Ammph%2A%0D%0A%0D%0AMind if I borrow that%3F  I get cron requests all the time. %3A%29
34|10|33|||1||RE%3A Ask G Anything -- Eternal Edition|BobSchroeck||19:25:17|12/30/2008|%3E%2Ammph%2A %0D%0A%3E%0D%0A%3EMind if I borrow that%3F  I get cron requests all the time. %3A%29 %0D%0A%0D%0AFeel free%21%0D%0A%0D%0A-- Bob%0D%0A-------------------%0D%0AFive years ago I was a four-stone apology. Today I am two separate gorillas.
35|8|27|||||RE%3A Ask G Anything -- Eternal Edition|Star Ranger4||11:51:18|12/31/2008|%3EThe latter.  It%27s the Unix equivalent of a Scheduled Task. %0D%0A%0D%0Aspeaking of...  If anyone has IM contact with Gryph%2C Rei probobly should get her new year%27s hat.
28|1|0|||1||RE%3A Ask G Anything -- Eternal Edition|Nathan||13:24:11|12/26/2008|Miracle Sterling%27s choice of expletives in her latest appearance makes me wonder who%2C if any%2C in the management have had a chance to see Macross Frontier%3F
29|2|28|||1||RE%3A Ask G Anything -- Eternal Edition|Gryphon||13:29:13|12/26/2008|%3EMiracle Sterling%27s choice of expletives in her latest appearance makes %0D%0A%3Eme wonder who%2C if any%2C in the management have had a chance to see %0D%0A%3EMacross Frontier%3F %0D%0A%0D%0AThat%27ll be Phil%2C then.%0D%0A%0D%0A--G.%0D%0AI have it%2C thanks to him%2C but I haven%27t had time%0D%0A-%3E%3C-%0D%0ABenjamin D. Hutchins%2C Co-Founder%2C Editor-in-Chief%2C %26 Forum Admin%0D%0AEyrie Productions%2C Unlimited  http%3A%2F%2Fwww.eyrie-productions.com%2F%0D%0A%5Bi%5DCeterum censeo Carthaginem esse delendam.%5B%2Fi%5D
30|3|29|||1||RE%3A Ask G Anything -- Eternal Edition|Nathan||14:37:32|12/26/2008|%3EThat%27ll be Phil%2C then. %0D%0A%3E%0D%0A%3E--G. %0D%0A%3EI have it%2C thanks to him%2C but I haven%27t had time %0D%0A%0D%0AYou%27re in for a treat. I%27d say it%27s narrowly better than 8th MS Team%3B most of those I%27ve talked to call it the other way but agree it%27s a close match.%0D%0A%0D%0AJa%2C -n
31|4|30|||1||RE%3A Ask G Anything -- Eternal Edition|Avatar_of_Chaos||20:34:27|12/27/2008|Coming from a guy who has watched Frontier it%27s ok it felt forced at several places but other than that it%27s worth watching for a Macross fan especially all the in jokes that Kawamori strings in from the previous Macross entries.%0D%0A%0D%0ALight%2C the new avatar of chaos
36|1|0|||1||RE%3A Ask G Anything -- Eternal Edition|Matrix Dragon||11:18:31|01/02/2009|Having just finished reading all of Volume 2 of Atomic Robo%2C and remembering your fondness for the series%2C how would you rate the Dogs of War%3F%0D%0A%0D%0AMatrix Dragon%2C J. Random Nutter
37|2|36|||1||RE%3A Ask G Anything -- Eternal Edition|Gryphon||11:44:46|01/02/2009|%3EHaving just finished reading all of Volume 2 of Atomic Robo%2C and %0D%0A%3Eremembering your fondness for the series%2C how would you rate the Dogs %0D%0A%3Eof War%3F %0D%0A%0D%0AI won%27t be seeing it until it comes out in trade paperback%2C so right now I couldn%27t say.%0D%0A%0D%0A--G.%0D%0A-%3E%3C-%0D%0ABenjamin D. Hutchins%2C Co-Founder%2C Editor-in-Chief%2C %26 Forum Admin%0D%0AEyrie Productions%2C Unlimited  http%3A%2F%2Fwww.eyrie-productions.com%2F%0D%0A%5Bi%5DCeterum censeo Carthaginem esse delendam.%5B%2Fi%5D
38|1|0|||||RE%3A Ask G Anything -- Eternal Edition|Leafdance||03:18:26|03/18/2009|so...noone%27s touched this thread in a while...i%27ll just toss one out.  when nene was killed did she go to valhalla%2C stay in the net%2C or just go to reward of choice%3F...though i can prlly answer part of that myself now that i think about it...if she%27d been in valhalla she%27d have been teamed up with skuld fixing the world engine....soo....hmmm...
39|2|38|||||RE%3A Ask G Anything -- Eternal Edition|Kendra Kirai||08:01:34|03/30/2009|Personally%2C I always thought that had something to do with the disk Marty found with his name on it in....I forget what story it was%2C but when she died.%0D%0A%0D%0AI think%2C myself%2C that she pulled a Marvel Comics Optimus Prime and saved herself on a floppy disk. %3A%29 Now if only Marty would dig it out of the closet and pop it into the ol%27 compumatilizer....%0D%0A%0D%0AAlways been a big fan of Nene. Scoop Chase remains my favorite episode %27cause of all the Nene and generally brighter%2C cheerier tone compared to the others. %28Not to say I dislike the rest%2C it%27s just...sometimes those dark%27n%27gritty cyberpunk settings get a bit bland%2C y%27know%3F There%27s a %2Adaytime%2A too%2C and it%27s not always overcast or raining.%29
40|3|39|||||RE%3A Ask G Anything -- Eternal Edition|Leafdance||19:36:34|04/01/2009|hmmm...oooh...cool idea.%0D%0A
43|2|38|||1||RE%3A Ask G Anything -- Eternal Edition|Gryphon||03:23:41|04/02/2009|%3Eso...noone%27s touched this thread in a while...i%27ll just toss one out.  %0D%0A%3Ewhen nene was killed did she go to valhalla%2C stay in the net%2C or just %0D%0A%3Ego to reward of choice%3F%0D%0A%0D%0AShe%27s not in Valhalla.  Beyond that%2C no current data.%0D%0A%0D%0A--G.%0D%0A-%3E%3C-%0D%0ABenjamin D. Hutchins%2C Co-Founder%2C Editor-in-Chief%2C %26 Forum Admin%0D%0AEyrie Productions%2C Unlimited  http%3A%2F%2Fwww.eyrie-productions.com%2F%0D%0A%5Bi%5DCeterum censeo Carthaginem esse delendam.%5B%2Fi%5D
41|1|0|||||RE%3A Ask G Anything -- Eternal Edition|BeardedFerret||02:07:14|04/02/2009|Is there an actual recipe for lasagna Asgard%2FValiant or was it just a cruel trick by the author into making me want to cook something I%27ll never be able to%3F
42|2|41|||1||RE%3A Ask G Anything -- Eternal Edition|Gryphon||03:23:03|04/02/2009|%3EIs there an actual recipe for lasagna Asgard%2FValiant or was it just a %0D%0A%3Ecruel trick by the author into making me want to cook something I%27ll %0D%0A%3Enever be able to%3F %0D%0A%0D%0Ahttp%3A%2F%2Fwww.eyrie-productions.com%2FForum%2Fdcboard.cgi%3Faz%3Dread_count%26om%3D47%26forum%3DDCForumID25%0D%0A%0D%0A--G.%0D%0A-%3E%3C-%0D%0ABenjamin D. Hutchins%2C Co-Founder%2C Editor-in-Chief%2C %26 Forum Admin%0D%0AEyrie Productions%2C Unlimited  http%3A%2F%2Fwww.eyrie-productions.com%2F%0D%0A%5Bi%5DCeterum censeo Carthaginem esse delendam.%5B%2Fi%5D
44|1|0|||||RE%3A Ask G Anything -- Eternal Edition|Star Ranger4||18:13:39|05/25/2009|[updated:LAST EDITED ON May-25-09 AT 06:14 PM (EDT)]I really should stop re reading old stories... but...%0D%0A%0D%0AAnyway%2C I was re reading Phil%27s excellent mini series about the Sterling daughters%2C and as I got to the %27happen ending%2C but we need a concert to do this right%27 scene I got anvil%27d by a thought.  Another thought%2C I should say.  And anvil%27d bad enough I couldnt NOT ask the way I did the first time this occured to me.%0D%0A%0D%0AWe know that as of the warping in of the Dyson sphere Mylene%27s drummer is%3A%0D%0A%5Bi%5DDoktor Tektonik%2C the Honourable %5Bb%5DJ. Maurice MacEchearn the Third%21%5B%2Fb%5D%5B%2Fi%5D%0D%0A%0D%0AI dont recall if it was asked%2C or just assumed as %27well DUH%27%2C but I%27m 99%25 sure that it was confirmed SOMEWHERE that this is%2C in fact%2C Moose%27s father.  but thats not the question...  to me the real question is%3A%0D%0ADoes Moose know about his dad%27s time as Dr. Tektonic%3F  and%2For do they happen to sit and swap stories about wierd shiznit%27 that%27s happend to them on tour when Moose comes home to visit after the AoN hit it big%3F
45|2|44|||1||RE%3A Ask G Anything -- Eternal Edition|Gryphon||18:14:52|05/25/2009|%3EDoes Moose know about his dad%27s time as Dr. Tektonic%3F%0D%0A%0D%0AFrom whom do you think he learned the Way of the Bass%3F%0D%0A%0D%0A--G.%0D%0A-%3E%3C-%0D%0ABenjamin D. Hutchins%2C Co-Founder%2C Editor-in-Chief%2C %26 Forum Admin%0D%0AEyrie Productions%2C Unlimited  http%3A%2F%2Fwww.eyrie-productions.com%2F%0D%0A%5Bi%5DCeterum censeo Carthaginem esse delendam.%5B%2Fi%5D
46|3|45|||1||RE%3A Ask G Anything -- Eternal Edition|Verbena||21:17:02|05/25/2009|Makes one wonder if his mom is a one-would-guess-Meltrani-blooded former Variable Glaug pilot.%0D%0A%0D%0A%22They say one should not speak unkindly of the dead%2C so I say%2C %27nice try%27.%22 --Lezard
47|1|0|||1||RE%3A Ask G Anything -- Eternal Edition|Nathan||19:18:36|05/28/2009|So%2C having just wandered through the BPGD forum archives again...%0D%0A%0D%0A...What%27s the %27Abrams-edition%27 Battlecruiser Vengeance like%3F
48|2|47|||1||RE%3A Ask G Anything -- Eternal Edition|Gryphon||19:31:50|05/28/2009|[updated:LAST EDITED ON May-28-09 AT 07:37 PM (EDT)]%3ESo%2C having just wandered through the BPGD forum archives again... %0D%0A%3E%0D%0A%3E...What%27s the %27Abrams-edition%27 Battlecruiser Vengeance like%3F %0D%0A%0D%0AOh%2C you know%2C the usual.  Pretty sets%2C good effects%2C a high standard of quipsmanship%2C but the hardcore fans are pissed off because everybody %5Bi%5Dknows%5B%2Fi%5D Koth didn%27t know SpoQ until well after he graduated from the Imperial War Academy and what the hell was that bit with Intelligence Officer Nikaal anyway.  Everybody liked the new kid playing ZheQov%2C though.%0D%0A%0D%0A--G.%0D%0Aand most of them agree that Commander Koth%27s mom was hot%0D%0A-%3E%3C-%0D%0ABenjamin D. Hutchins%2C Co-Founder%2C Editor-in-Chief%2C %26 Forum Admin%0D%0AEyrie Productions%2C Unlimited  http%3A%2F%2Fwww.eyrie-productions.com%2F%0D%0A%5Bi%5DCeterum censeo Carthaginem esse delendam.%5B%2Fi%5D
49|3|48|||1||RE%3A Ask G Anything -- Eternal Edition|Bad Moon||20:18:11|05/28/2009|And in the time honored tradition%2C Klingon flame wars involve actual flame throwers.%0D%0A%0D%0A------%0D%0AJon Helscher%0D%0A%0D%0AThat thing you burned up isn%27t important to me. It%27s the fluid catalytic cracking unit. It made shoes for orphans. Nice job breaking it%2C hero.%0D%0A%0D%0AGLaDOS-  Portal
50|4|49|||||RE%3A Ask G Anything -- Eternal Edition|BeardedFerret||23:59:46|05/28/2009|I imagine there was a bit of lens flare.
51|3|48|||1||RE%3A Ask G Anything -- Eternal Edition|Prince Charon||21:01:11|05/29/2009|Did they film the engine-room scenes in a bloodwine distillery%3F %28For those who don%27t know%2C the Abrams movie engine-room was a Budweiser brewery%2C IIRC%2C probably because they were running out of money.%29%0D%0A%0D%0A%93They planned their campaigns just as you might make a splendid piece of harness. It looks very well%3B and answers very well%3B until it gets broken%3B and then you are done for. Now I made my campaigns of ropes. If anything went wrong%2C I tied a knot%3B and went on.%94%0D%0A%09-- Arthur Wellesley%2C First Duke of Wellington
52|4|51|||1||RE%3A Ask G Anything -- Eternal Edition|Wedge||21:32:52|05/29/2009|%3EDid they film the engine-room scenes in a bloodwine distillery%3F %28For %0D%0A%3Ethose who don%27t know%2C the Abrams movie engine-room was a Budweiser %0D%0A%3Ebrewery%2C IIRC%2C probably because they were running out of money.%29 %0D%0A%0D%0AWe did the clear water pipes at DD for the Kirk and Scotty bit in there%2C which were entirely cg%2C as well as a mostly all-digital Scotty.  You don%27t do that much work without a%29 the money and b%29 the script and storyboards to make the bid for how much money they had to spend on it.  So I can assure you it was an actual set design choice%2C and not an afterthought.  %3A%29%0D%0A%0D%0AI%27m sure that only makes your point for you%2C but that%27s neither here nor there.%0D%0A%0D%0A%5Btable border%3D%220%22 cellspacing%3D%220%22 cellpadding%3D%220%22%5D%5Btr%5D%5Btd colspan%3D%222%22%5D%5Bhr size%3D%221%22 noshade%5D%5B%2Ftd%5D%5Btr%5D%5Btd%5Dhttp%3A%2F%2Fwww.gweep.net%2F%7Ewedge%2Fufchad_ficon.jpg%5B%2Ftd%5D%5Btd%5DChad Collier%0D%0ASmirking Kilrathi%0D%0A%5Bfont color%3D%230000CC%5DThe Captain of the Gravy Train%5B%2Ffont%5D%5B%2Ftd%5D%5B%2Ftr%5D%5Btr%5D%5Btd colspan%3D%222%22%5D%5Bhr size%3D%221%22 noshade%5D%5B%2Ftd%5D%5Btr%5D%5B%2Ftable%5D
53|4|51|||1||RE%3A Ask G Anything -- Eternal Edition|Ardaniel||21:41:35|05/29/2009|%3E%28For  those who don%27t know%2C the Abrams movie engine-room was a Budweiser %0D%0A%3Ebrewery%2C IIRC%2C probably because they were running out of money.%29 %0D%0A%0D%0AAnd Delta Vega is Dodger Stadium%27s parking lot.%0D%0A%0D%0ADo you actually know how big-budget effects movies are planned and shot%3F You%27re giving me the distinct impression that you don%27t.%0D%0A%0D%0AArd Collier%0D%0Athat Janice chick%0D%0AUsual Suspect and general menace
55|5|53|||1||RE%3A Ask G Anything -- Eternal Edition|Prince Charon||22:58:30|05/29/2009|[updated:LAST EDITED ON May-29-09 AT 11:34 PM (EDT) by Ardaniel (moderator)]My knowledge of how big budget movies are planned and shot is less than that of someone who actually works in the industry %28like you and Wedge%2C IIRC%29.  My suggestion that %5Bstrike%5Dyou%5B%2Fstrike%5Dthe production company %5Bstrike%5Dwere%5B%2Fstrike%5Dwas running out of money was a half-hearted attempt to explain a decision I disagree with.  It just looks %5Bi%5Dwrong%5B%2Fi%5D to me.%0D%0A%0D%0A%93They planned their campaigns just as you might make a splendid piece of harness. It looks very well%3B and answers very well%3B until it gets broken%3B and then you are done for. Now I made my campaigns of ropes. If anything went wrong%2C I tied a knot%3B and went on.%94%0D%0A%09-- Arthur Wellesley%2C First Duke of Wellington
56|6|55|||1||RE%3A Ask G Anything -- Eternal Edition|Gryphon||23:05:39|05/29/2009|%3EIt just looks %5Bi%5Dwrong%5B%2Fi%5D to me. %0D%0A%0D%0ANothin%27 wrong with just saying %22the engine room looks like ass%2C IMO%2C%22 rather than imputing financial incompetence to the location planners. %3A%29%0D%0A%0D%0AI kind of like it%2C but then to my mind all large industrial settings look like the steam plants of paper mills%2C because that%27s what I grew up with.%0D%0A%0D%0A--G.%0D%0A-%3E%3C-%0D%0ABenjamin D. Hutchins%2C Co-Founder%2C Editor-in-Chief%2C %26 Forum Admin%0D%0AEyrie Productions%2C Unlimited  http%3A%2F%2Fwww.eyrie-productions.com%2F%0D%0A%5Bi%5DCeterum censeo Carthaginem esse delendam.%5B%2Fi%5D
57|7|56|||1||RE%3A Ask G Anything -- Eternal Edition|Prince Charon||23:15:36|05/29/2009|Well%2C I wasn%27t trying to be that insulting%2C but it appears I%27ve managed it%2C anyway.%0D%0A%0D%0A%93They planned their campaigns just as you might make a splendid piece of harness. It looks very well%3B and answers very well%3B until it gets broken%3B and then you are done for. Now I made my campaigns of ropes. If anything went wrong%2C I tied a knot%3B and went on.%94%0D%0A%09-- Arthur Wellesley%2C First Duke of Wellington
58|7|56|||1||RE%3A Ask G Anything -- Eternal Edition|Matrix Dragon||06:37:45|05/30/2009|%3EI kind of like it%2C but then to my mind all large industrial settings %0D%0A%3Elook like the steam plants of paper mills%2C because that%27s what I grew %0D%0A%3Eup with. %0D%0A%0D%0AI get the impression actual engineering is done there%2C which is a plus. Also%2C it%27s easier for Scotty to hide his distillery in all the pipes%2C which is very important.%0D%0A%0D%0AMatrix Dragon%2C J. Random Nutter
59|8|58|||||RE%3A Ask G Anything -- Eternal Edition|Star Ranger4||12:53:21|05/30/2009|%3E%3EI kind of like it%2C but then to my mind all large industrial settings %0D%0A%3E%3Elook like the steam plants of paper mills%2C because that%27s what I grew %0D%0A%3E%3Eup with. %0D%0A%3E%0D%0A%3EI get the impression actual engineering is done there%2C which is a %0D%0A%3Eplus. Also%2C it%27s easier for Scotty to hide his distillery in all the %0D%0A%3Epipes%2C which is very important. %0D%0A%3E%0D%0AFollowing this subthread finally helped me put a finger on what bugged me about it.  Its not the plethora of conduit%2C etc%2C that bugged me about it all%2C its that it felt not futuristic enough.  Might have helped to have some strange glowy machines that looked futuristic along with all that white painted piping and conduitage.%0D%0A%0D%0Athough there is a reason that stuff%27s all white%3A  helps you spot if anythings leaking%2C cause the paint%2Finsulation%2Fwhatever will be discolored%21
54|4|51|||1||RE%3A Ask G Anything -- Eternal Edition|Gryphon||21:46:37|05/29/2009|%3EDid they film the engine-room scenes in a bloodwine distillery%3F%0D%0A%0D%0AThey did if it met the location scout%27s criteria.%0D%0A%0D%0A--G.%0D%0A-%3E%3C-%0D%0ABenjamin D. Hutchins%2C Co-Founder%2C Editor-in-Chief%2C %26 Forum Admin%0D%0AEyrie Productions%2C Unlimited  http%3A%2F%2Fwww.eyrie-productions.com%2F%0D%0A%5Bi%5DCeterum censeo Carthaginem esse delendam.%5B%2Fi%5D