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On Jan 12, 2:35 pm, Bret Ripley <rip...@gotsky.com> wrote:
> On Mon, 12 Jan 2009 02:03:00 +0100, MindFever wrote:
> > "Bret Ripley" <rip...@gotsky.com> wrote in message
> >news:103aqitr1yqb$.5nos44m67jot.dlg@40tude.net...
> >> On Fri, 9 Jan 2009 10:57:38 +0100, MindFever wrote:
>
> >>> "Bret Ripley" <rip...@gotsky.com> wrote in message
> >>>news:no20tzef6ext.1nu524l4tayc6.dlg@40tude.net...
> >>>> On Thu, 08 Jan 2009 01:44:55 GMT, Memnoch wrote:
>
> >>>>> On Tue, 6 Jan 2009 17:19:09 -0800, Bret Ripley <rip...@gotsky.com>
> >>>>> wrote:
>
> >>>>>>On Mar 30 2007, 10:34 am, Memnoch
> >>>>>><memn...@nospampleaseimbritish.ntlworld.com> wrote:
> >>>>>>> On Fri, 30 Mar 2007 10:36:26 -0700, Bret Ripley <rip...@gotsky.com>
> >>>>>>> wrote:
> >>>>>>> >On Fri, 30 Mar 2007 00:44:51 GMT,Memnochwrote:
>
> >>>>>>> >> On Thu, 29 Mar 2007 20:22:08 GMT, "Jonah Falcon"
> >>>>>>> >> <jonahny...@mindspring.com>
> >>>>>>> >> wrote:
>
> >>>>>>> >>>How come this is being developed and there's almost no press about
> >>>>>>> >>>it?
>
> >>>>>>> >> Because there is next to no information about it I guess. Their
> >>>>>>> >> offices in
> >>>>>>> >> Cambridge are just across the road from me on the Science Park. I
> >>>>>>> >> guess I
> >>>>>>> >> could hang around and stare through their windows for you guys!
> >>>>>>> >> :-))
>
> >>>>>>> >OK, it's a deal.  Of course, we'll expect you to give us regular
> >>>>>>> >status
> >>>>>>> >reports on the project.  Considering the history of Elite IV's
> >>>>>>> >development
> >>>>>>> >cycle, an update every 2 or 3 years should be adequate.
>
> >>>>>>So, Memnoch: how's your first report coming along?
>
> >>>>> Well...erm...err....
>
> >>>> Yes, yes: out with it, man.
>
> >>>>> oh yeah, about 5 months or so ago they had a fire on their
> >>>>> roof. I was watching from upstairs and was probably the first to spot
> >>>>> it,
>
> >>>> Well done! Of course, we expect nothing less from csipgs-s's number one
> >>>> industry spy.
>
> >>>>> you
> >>>>> know, since I've been sitting there with binoculars for the last few
> >>>>> years and
> >>>>> all!
>
> >>>> That's the spirit!
>
> >>>>> At first we thought it was just buggered air conditioning or something
> >>>>> and then the fire engines turned up.
>
> >>>> Don't tell me, let me guess: you donned firefighter's gear, rushed into
> >>>> the
> >>>> building, bashed in Braben's door with your fire axe, and made copies of
> >>>> his development notes?
>
> >>>>> Other than that nothing to report.
>
> >>>> Oh.
>
> >>>>> And unfortunately I've since left that company
>
> >>>> Oh, dear. That's a blemish on your file, and no mistake.
>
> >>>>> as it has been closed down
>
> >>>> Save the feeble excuses, if you don't mind.
>
> >>>>> but at least those developers over there
> >>>>> don't have to worry about me staring at them from across the road any
> >>>>> more!
> >>>>> :-)
>
> >>>> Oh, I think I see what you're getting at: Braben spotted you spying on
> >>>> him,
> >>>> and realizing your cover was blown you arranged to have your "employer"
> >>>> shut down as an excuse to relocate so you could continue to monitor the
> >>>> development of Elite IV from a secure locale .... brilliant!
>
> >>>> We look forward to your next report, due some time around 2012. Carry
> >>>> on!
>
> >>>> Bret
>
> >>> Sarcasm overload
>
> >> Elite IV's development arc was one of the minor (but persistent)
> >> side-threads back when this froup was fairly active. The group's raison
> >> d'etre, of course, was ... I forget. I think it had something to do with
> >> Bill Huffman.
>
> >>>... take it easy ;)
>
> >> Oh ... OK. Just how does one do that?
>
> >> Bret
>
> > WHAT? :) Bill Huffman?
>
> Please genuflect when you speak that name.
>
> > The guy who DEBUNKED Derek Smart's phony PHD?
>
> The very same.
>
> > Are you sure?
>
> As sure as the day is long.
>
> > :) He rocked ,totaly ,back then...
>
> Yes, and somehow he managed to do so without transposing his commas and
> spaces.
>
> >> Oh ... OK. Just how does one do that?
>
> > Dunno,read the FAQ of BC3000 (you will fail ;)
>
> You are correct -- and I'm happy to continue failing for the foreseeable
> future.
>
> > ) :P at least you will learn
> > patience in a ZEN-BUDDHIST kind of way... man, for that garbage one must
> > become the divine itself.
>
> > Why do i keep to bring up DS and BC3k?
>
> Because you are a DS sock-puppet trying to drum up attention?
>
> (Randomly accusing people of being a DS sock-puppet was also a favorite
> pastime in these parts.)
>
> > Because it is a legendary piece of
> > crap and because i still think DS owns me some money
>
> Why? Were you a Coke machine in a former life?
>
> Bret

They say Elite 4 is coming and I would like to see it hit the market
but we will probably be waiting for a while... :( There are some other
space sims coming out soon that look interesting like Jumpgate
Evolution  and The Black Prophecy. I also just recently started up a
space sim gaming website where I try to do my best to gather all the
info on all the happenings in the great gender. It's been online since
late December and I think it is layout complete and wouldn't mind some
feedback on the site :)

Check it out at http://www.spacesimcentral.com

Thanks

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