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Message no. 1
From: steven mancini <mancinis@******.CC.PURDUE.EDU>
Subject: And the Crowd Goes Silent
Date: Wed, 30 Jun 1993 21:42:21 EST
Geez... did my Free Drone parity flop that poorly or did I
flub the sending of it?

-M-
Message no. 2
From: Richard Pieri <ratinox@***.NEU.EDU>
Subject: Re: And the Crowd Goes Silent
Date: Wed, 30 Jun 1993 22:55:14 EDT
>>>>> "Minotaur" == steven mancini
<mancinis@******.cc.purdue.edu> writes:

Minotaur> Geez... did my Free Drone parity flop that poorly or did I flub
Minotaur> the sending of it?

I don't think they got it :-).

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Message no. 3
From: Galen Silversmith <galens@***.GWU.EDU>
Subject: Re: And the Crowd Goes Silent
Date: Wed, 30 Jun 1993 22:51:58 -0400
On Wed, 30 Jun 1993, steven mancini wrote:
> Geez... did my Free Drone parity flop that poorly or did I
> flub the sending of it?
>
> -M-

Well I got it, and thought it was somewhat humorous, but I figured it was
too much of a bother to post a comment "Is this guy for real?!?!?" or
similar. But, if you actually have that much time on your hands to make a
parity like that, why not actually write up something semi-useful (like a
buffer loop to prevent damage from Black ice. It cut down
reaction/initiative a bit, decrease the dfr by 5-10%, but it could have an
on/off switch or something. Or the same idea that would automatically
jack out (like by a short circut system whenevr the peaks of black ice
appear.)

(BTW can someone out there, who preferable gets this by 5 am, tell me,
cause i'm getting some intresting bounces from the list)
Message no. 4
From: Chris Ryan <chrisr@*******.FIT.QUT.EDU.AU>
Subject: Re: And the Crowd Goes Silent
Date: Thu, 1 Jul 1993 13:47:49 EST
> Geez... did my Free Drone parity flop that poorly or did I
> flub the sending of it?

I found it amusing, but since I was so far behind in my mail, I thought others
would have responded by now.

I always knew there had to be a 'logical' reason for those kitchen appliances
going crazy. :-)

Chris
Message no. 5
From: Da' Minotaur <phi@****.CC.PURDUE.EDU>
Subject: Re: And the Crowd Goes Silent
Date: Fri, 2 Jul 1993 17:17:50 EST
Galen Silversmith expouses:
::
:: Well I got it, and thought it was somewhat humorous, but I figured it was
:: too much of a bother to post a comment "Is this guy for real?!?!?" or
:: similar.

True, but my worry was that NO ONE posted a reply, or sent one
directly. For this group that is VERY STRANGE...

Is this Guy for real? No, that's why I added to the title the
word [HUMOUR] and signed it "satirically yours"...

:: But, if you actually have that much time on your hands to make a
:: parity like that, why not actually write up something semi-useful (like a
:: buffer loop to prevent damage from Black ice. It cut down
:: reaction/initiative a bit, decrease the dfr by 5-10%, but it could have an
:: on/off switch or something. Or the same idea that would automatically
:: jack out (like by a short circut system whenevr the peaks of black ice
:: appear.)
::
First off, "that much time" ? how about 10 minutes from start
to finish...

Second, I dislike deckers, have never played a decker, so I
consider myself unqualified to enhance that profession.

Thirdly, "write up something semi-useful".... Galen, I am not
sure how long you have been subscribed to this group, and from
this comment, I doubt it has been very long. I have come up with
some Damn useful ideas and mechanics, most likely long before your
time here. In fact, I am taking a break after working on a decker
quick resolution system that parallels the Initiate Magician's
Astral Quest. And before I set my attention to the Interrogation
Machinery I am next working on, I decided to sit back and read
the mail that has collected in my elm file.

So you see Galen, I was not looking for someone to stroke my ego,
the people who were here who were laughing so hard they woke up
my downstairs neighbors was more than enough to tell me it was
funny. I was just making sure it was transmitted....

Somewhat annoyed...

Da Minotaur

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