L. Marcus Posted May 1, 2006 Report Share Posted May 1, 2006 Re: Longest Running Thread EVER . . . That would be nice in the middle of a Call of Cthulhu game finale. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ghost-angel Posted May 1, 2006 Report Share Posted May 1, 2006 Re: Longest Running Thread EVER The more I know about the nature of rep' date=' the more it puzzles me. [/quote'] 'tis no that complicated.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AliceTheOwl Posted May 1, 2006 Report Share Posted May 1, 2006 Re: Longest Running Thread EVER Just make sure it won't pop the circuit breaker your 'puter is on. (This is a perennial problem at home ... the clod who did the wiring extended the kitchen sockets line down into the basement, which is where the gaming table and computers are. It gets cold down there. So we have a space heater. But if you run the space heater and the microwave oven upstairs at the same time, POP! And the computers are on the same circuit. Grr.) I've already figured out just how hot it needs to be to pop the circuit breaker. And the computers are on battery backups. Yep. Trial and error. Mostly error. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AliceTheOwl Posted May 1, 2006 Report Share Posted May 1, 2006 Re: Longest Running Thread EVER 'tis no that complicated.... Is, too. Have YOU figured out the surefire way to jump up several rep power? 'Cause I haven't. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RPMiller Posted May 1, 2006 Report Share Posted May 1, 2006 Re: Longest Running Thread EVER My wife was officially promoted today! Yippe for her! Congrats Sav! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ghost-angel Posted May 1, 2006 Report Share Posted May 1, 2006 Re: Longest Running Thread EVER Is' date=' too. Have YOU figured out the surefire way to jump up several rep power? 'Cause I haven't.[/quote'] Create a giant document .. like say the compiled indexes of all the Hero Books, and have Steve tell everyone to Rep you. The Rep Power jump is bound to be somewhere around 50. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AliceTheOwl Posted May 1, 2006 Report Share Posted May 1, 2006 Re: Longest Running Thread EVER Ah, but even good game contributions are no guarantee. Dr. Anomaly and Cancer 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cancer Posted May 1, 2006 Report Share Posted May 1, 2006 Re: Longest Running Thread EVER Yeah, but you get some cheap rep for showing up with a post count of 666. (Sets actions to words.) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mantis Posted May 1, 2006 Report Share Posted May 1, 2006 Re: Longest Running Thread EVER Is' date=' too. Have YOU figured out the surefire way to jump up several rep power? 'Cause I haven't.[/quote']No idea. But my philosophy is simple: Rep Happens. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zornwil Posted May 2, 2006 Report Share Posted May 2, 2006 Re: Longest Running Thread EVER My wife was officially promoted today! Yippe for her! Cool, congrats! Can you quit work and be a house-husband now? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Man Posted May 2, 2006 Report Share Posted May 2, 2006 Re: Longest Running Thread EVER Is' date=' too. Have YOU figured out the surefire way to jump up several rep power? 'Cause I haven't.[/quote'] I swear I've earned more rep for my .sig than for my actual posts. Does that help? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mantis Posted May 2, 2006 Report Share Posted May 2, 2006 Re: Longest Running Thread EVER In the early hours of this morning, a building around the corner from work exploded. The force of the explosion was such that one of the stools from the basement wine bar went through a first floor [i.e. second floor for Americans] window of a building across the street, and debris was scattered across the road. This wine bar was a semi-regular Friday night haunt for those of us working on this project. The road will be closed all day as police investigate. There is a report that one of the people associated with one of the businesses in the building is missing: Police fear for the safety of an Adelaide man missing after an early morning explosion in a central city building. Investigators are trying to enter the building in Pirie Street after an explosion severely damaged the premises about 3am (CST) today. Police said there were concerns for the owner of a cafe, one of three businesses in the building. Officers were unable to contact him and his car had been found parked behind the building, Superintendent Paul Schramm said. "So we can't completely rule out the fact that there may be an injured person in the building," Supt Schramm said. "We don't want to speculate further on that. We have been in contact with the relatives. Obviously they are extremely concerned. As soon as we can safely enter the building and confirm whether or not anyone is injured, we will do so and notify the relatives. We are doing our very best to get in as soon as we can, safely." The blast blew out the front and rear sections of the building and caused a big section of wall to collapse. It also showered debris across the street and damaged a second building. The explosion appeared to have been sparked in the basement of the building which housed a retail wine outlet, a cafe and a sports store on the first floor. There has been some speculation gas may have triggered the explosion. Supt Schramm said the situation could have been much worse had the blast happened later in the day in the usually busy retail and business section of the city. "If it had happened other than in the early hours of this morning, clearly there would have been significant injuries," he said. Supt Schramm said the front facade of 121 Pirie Street was extremely dangerous and would likely have to be brought down later today. An area around the building has been declared a danger zone, limiting public access. I went round for a rubberneck and took some photos with my phone. There were only a handful of spectators due to the weather (cold and drizzly) and I idly wondered whether news of this event would make the newspapers in Baghdad.... EDIT: They found a body in the building, believed to be the missing man, the owner of the cafe who was often at work that early in the morning. . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ghost-angel Posted May 2, 2006 Report Share Posted May 2, 2006 Re: Longest Running Thread EVER Ah' date=' but even good game contributions are no guarantee.[/quote'] Take into account the Rep Spread Requirement... it may be those who would Rep you have done so too recently & thus must wait. Gaining Rep is also a matter of timing - waiting for everyone who has Repped you, and who consistently Rep's you, to spread it around a bit some before posting more goodies. Good stuff + Timing + Randomocity + = Rep. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bazza Posted May 2, 2006 Report Share Posted May 2, 2006 Re: Longest Running Thread EVER I went round for a rubberneck and took some photos with my phone. There were only a handful of spectators due to the weather (cold and drizzly) and I idly wondered whether news of this event would make the newspapers in Baghdad.... I'm having trouble finding Pirie Street. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mantis Posted May 2, 2006 Report Share Posted May 2, 2006 Re: Longest Running Thread EVER I'm having trouble finding Pirie Street.Going north->south on the East of King William St, the streets are: North Tce, Rundle Mall, Grenfell Street, Pirie Street, Angas Street. My work is on a sidestreet between Grenfell and Pirie. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr. Anomaly Posted May 2, 2006 Report Share Posted May 2, 2006 Re: Longest Running Thread EVER I have a job interview tomorrow. I am a wreck. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ghost-angel Posted May 2, 2006 Report Share Posted May 2, 2006 Re: Longest Running Thread EVER I have a job interview tomorrow. I am a wreck. good luck. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bazza Posted May 2, 2006 Report Share Posted May 2, 2006 Re: Longest Running Thread EVER ditto, good luck Dr A, give em hell!! :fire-demon-smiliey: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mantis Posted May 2, 2006 Report Share Posted May 2, 2006 Re: Longest Running Thread EVER I have a job interview tomorrow. I am a wreck. That could be a good thing. Is the job in Demolitions? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mantis Posted May 2, 2006 Report Share Posted May 2, 2006 Re: Longest Running Thread EVER More on the fatal building explosion in the city this morning: the body was found outside the building, under the back wall which had been blown down by the force of the explosion. There is now a suspicion it was murder, but police are being tight-lipped about their investigations. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bazza Posted May 2, 2006 Report Share Posted May 2, 2006 Re: Longest Running Thread EVER More on the fatal building explosion in the city this morning: the body was found outside the building' date=' under the back wall which had been blown down by the force of the explosion. There is now a suspicion it was murder, but police are being tight-lipped about their investigations.[/quote'] It made the news in NZ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Savinien Posted May 2, 2006 Report Share Posted May 2, 2006 Re: Longest Running Thread EVER Cool, congrats! Can you quit work and be a house-husband now? Might as well... My salary is a pittance anyway. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Savinien Posted May 2, 2006 Report Share Posted May 2, 2006 Re: Longest Running Thread EVER Either my gaming contributions were not good, or good gaming contributions are no gaurantee. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ian Mackinder Posted May 2, 2006 Report Share Posted May 2, 2006 Re: Longest Running Thread EVER More on the fatal building explosion in the city this morning: the body was found outside the building' date=' under the back wall which had been blown down by the force of the explosion. There is now a suspicion it was murder, but police are being tight-lipped about their investigations.[/quote'] The news report I saw tonight mentioned how the blast took place at around 3 AM, and that there were a number of jerry cans found with the owner's body. Kinda hard not to jump to conclusions. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AliceTheOwl Posted May 2, 2006 Report Share Posted May 2, 2006 Re: Longest Running Thread EVER Either my gaming contributions were not good' date=' or good gaming contributions are no gaurantee.[/quote'] It's the latter. I HAVE gotten some rep for the stuff I've spent a lot of time on, but a large majority of mine comes from offhand comments on the NGD. Well, maybe not offhand so much as "It didn't take me HALF as long to write this post as the gaming stuff." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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