Science Symposium - log

[Dabblez]

[ Here are the log for the Science Symposium event. Many thanks to Virta, Drgadget, Vixentrox, Humming, Vincentprice, Bogosorter and Millgram for their presentations, Minage for chairing the event and the Arks Sakkamoto, Hettei and Dante Karall for joining in the fun! ]

#0 Introduction

Minage: Ladies and gentlemen, welcome to the 3rd annual Isaac Asimov Science Symposium, sponsored by Rubi-ka Universal Robots
Virta: claps
Dontgetit: claps
Minage: A special welcome to Mr. Sakkamoto, director of Omni-Engineering, as well... it's an honor
Vixentrox: claps politely
Telperion: claps
Minage: Today we'll be hearing from some of the greatest thinkers and tinkerers on Rubi-Ka about their findings over the last year
Dontgetit: snickers
Minage: On the schedule, i'm seeing... Virta, Drgadget, Humming, Vixentrox, Millgram, and Bogosorter... quite a turnout
Virta: swallows
Minage: If anyone in the audience would like to present a short speech, please let me know privately and I'll pencil you in as time permits
Minage: Please keep your presentations to 5-10 minutes, and leave room for questions from the audience if possible
Minage: And of course, science isn't science without alcohol, so let Dabblez or myself know if you're running dry
Minage: So... might as well get to it then. First up, please welcome General Virta of Omni-Pol
Dabblez: claps
Virta: jumps up
Millgram: claps
Virta: straightens his tie and nods to Mr Sakkamoto
Thunderslap: slautes

[Dabblez]

#1. Virta

Virta: Good evening fellow scientists. I am General Hendrix from Omni-Pol.
Virta: In my work, I deal with human behaviour, when it is at its most unpleasant form. Murder, ****, armed assault, burglary, traffic offense and theft to be precise.
Virta: In certain parts of this planet paranoia and fear are natural states of mind.
Virta: You develop a vigilance and alertness that makes you sensitive to who is around you, their moods, their actions.
Virta: One needs something to trust on.
Virta: smiles happily
Virta: My study is called 'Fifty-two Point Fifty-five Kilometers of Wall Surrounding Omni-1 Entertainment'.
Virta: The wall is 52.55km in length, 7 meters high. It is made of specially reinforced concrete. 2 meters thick. It is grey.
Virta: The wall is protected by gun turrets and guard patrols. The wall has never been breached, it has never even been attacked, at least on purpose. It has marks of stray bullets and occasional yalm crash but that is all.
Areteh: back
Virta: The wall cant move. It is always there, in rain and in sunshine. It will never leave, or die.
Virta: To better enable the wall to... operate, I have studied the structure, and more precisely, its weight.
Virta: How much do you think it weighs?
Virta: looks at the audience.
Virta: If my calculations are correct, it does not weigh more than the seat you are sitting on!
Tradeher: puts up a hand
Virta: It might be possible to make the wall mobile! Imagine that!
Tradeher: quickly puts down hand
Virta: The brilliant architect who built it must have thought it a good feature, and frankly, this humble engineer agrees.
Virta: I am not thinking about making that wall itself to move anymore, cause that would be really dumb.
Virta: Just a little wall, maybe 20 meters would be enough, and the velocity could be something like.. hmm.. 450km/h to help us catch any offenders.
Virta: Hopefully there will be a prototype soon.
Virta: Probably make an immobile one first, and then add the actual movement in the 2nd evolution.
Virta: So, thats it! Any comments?
Virta: draws breath and beams at the audience.
Virta:
Drgadget: thinks it a very interesting idea...
Virta: Er.. Humming?
Vixentrox: a moving wall...at such velocity? not prone to tipping?
Stanislaw: raise his hand
Tradeher: puts up a hand
Virta: Such concerns would be answered with the prototype.
Virta: notes down... check for tipping.
Tradeher: Would such a wall be able to turn corners? or climb slopes?
Virta: Mr Stanislaw?
Virta: Ah sorry, yes it would, I think Tradeher
Stanislaw: Is there not the risk that, given the choice of moving or staying put, the wall might just run away under situations of stress?
Dontgetit: laughs
Labhaoise: The Point In Moving the Wall ?
Virta: That would be the brilliance of it, they handle stress very well
Thunderslap: Can it be red? I like red!
Dontgetit: raises his hand
Virta: takes notes eagerly
Labhaoise: raises her Hand
[/color][/color][/color]Virta: Dontgetit?
Dontgetit: yes, ummm so if the current wall has been breatched yet, why do you want the wall to be moveable in the first place?
Dontgetit: sorry hasnt
Virta: Not the whole wall! It would be a new kind of method in catching law offenders.
Virta: And Im talking about just a small wall. 20-21 meters.
Tradeher: raises a hand
Stanislaw: raise his hand urgently
Virta: Could be used for that too. I think Labhaoise had a question?
Dontgetit: so if one section moves, you can go around that section then
Sakkamoto: raises his hand slowly
Jianxue: suspects offenders might be clanners
Labhaoise: The Porpuse in Moving these Walls?
Telperion: frowns
Stavromula: raises a hand
Labhaoise: Purpose
Dontgetit: it would seem to me if you want a section to move, to make it nano based so it can stretch out instead of moving one section that would make a hole in the rest of the wall
Virta: Mobile walls can be used to prevent crime, I cant go into the exact details of this but, it involves the wall's blocking function.
Virta: Yes Mr Sakkamoto!?
Sakkamoto: There were other people before me Mr Hendrix, please see to them first.
Virta: Oh.. sorry there is so many. Stanislaw?
Stanislaw: See.. I just that this flash of inspiration... rather than just a moving wall...
Stanislaw: why not make it a big white baloon
Stanislaw: it could emerge from Omni Sewer
Virta: Cant see a point in a balloon...
Stanislaw: rooll around, smother the runawy perp...
Tradeher: coughs with her hand still raised...
Virta: Smothering.. as opposed to blocking?
Stanislaw: well that was my idea...
Virta: Thats new.. never thought about that. Anyways, Tradeher?
Tradeher: What is the approximate cost of these types of walls? And who will be paying for it?
Virta: It is not my expertise, but the prototype could be very cheap.
Sakkamoto: smiles
Virta: There are unused walls in northern parts of Rubi-Ka
Tradeher: nods reassuringly
Virta: Mr Sakkamoto?
Sakkamoto: Two things.
Sakkamoto: Firstly, the walls you speak of in Northern Rubi-Ka. These wouldn't happen to be the ones surrounding the former Omni-2 now would they?
Virta: shifts his weight
Telperion: lifts an eyebrow
Virta: Cant see why not. Although there are some in the wilderness as well
Sakkamoto: A fair point. They're our walls anyway.
Sakkamoto: and secondly.
Jianxue: laughs at the very idea
Sakkamoto: I'm sure you are aware of our co-development with the Unicorns of the devices known as 'laser-fences.' They're quite effective, seventeen terrawatts of power. Mobile and rapid deployment of bases and transmitters. They're currently in use by the unicorns to sanction off certain areas when they take dropships out to alien infested areas just outside ICC.
Sakkamoto: Wouldn't that be a more effective way of sectioning off people, rather than trying to take a hairpin turn with a wall?
Thunderslap: Darwin fences?
Virta: Well.. they are not actually moving.. those new fangled laser fences.
Virta: Really need them to move.. maybe able to hit as well.
Sakkamoto: nods
Sakkamoto: Very well.
Sakkamoto: Continue.
Stavromula: raises a hand
Virta: Thank you Sir.
Virta: Yes Stavromula?
Stavromula: A wall is meant to stop intruders from getting through. By introducing the ability to move it, aren't you in fact providing a security hole that can be exploited to negate the effect of a wall in the first place?
Virta: Ah! But arent they also meant to 'allow' people to get through? I mean they can be used to make holes?
Virta: taps a finger on his forehead
Sahre: is afk
Dontgetit: chuckles
Stavromula: I don't understand. That would be a gate.
Virta: It would still be a wall.
Stavromula: my point is..
Enchanted: hugs Jazz
Stavromula: but providing a mechanism to move a wall, you are possibly providing it to people who are supposed to stay *behind* the wall
Kimol: looks around
Stavromula: this is a new aspect to walls that was not there before
Virta: Ill be able to answer that with the prototype. My time is up Im afraid? Dabblez?
Stavromula: nods
Virta: Er Minage
Virta: Thank you all!
Minage: ah... running a little over, but if this is the last question
Jianxue: claps
Connelin: claps
Millgram: claps
Stavromula: claps politely
Telperion: claps
Vixentrox: claps
Thunderslap: cheers
Minage: excellent work, General Virta!
Icata: claps
Dontgetit: coughs

[Dabblez]

#2 Drgagdet

Minage: alright... we weren't expecting quite the turnout, so for future questions from speakers, please let me know privately and we'll take them in turn
Minage: if you don't mind
Minage: and of course, if you have a presentation you would like to make, and haven't been pencilled in yet, please let me know that as well
Minage: and moving on to our next speaker, please welcome Drgadget of First Light... Drgadget?
Jianxue: cheers!
Dabblez: claps
Hirrosites: claps
Connelin: cheers
Vixentrox: smiles and claps
Millgram: applauds
Stavromula: claps her Chirops loudly
Labhaoise: Claps and Cheers
Drgadget: thankyou very much for allowing me to speak here toay...
Drgadget: feels nervous
Jianxue: beams a smile at Drgadget
Kimol: smiles and wonders why
Drgadget: Good afternoon Ladis and Gentlmen, and atrox
Sorroe: smiles supportively
Drgadget: Before i start on my presentation, there are a few thanks I'd like to say
Drgadget: ...to my research assistants, whom unfortunatly can not be here today, as they are both still suffring from a minor poisoning exprience
Drgadget: to my guild, who allow me to continue using the lab in the HQ, dispite the frequent unplesent smells, noises, and the fact that on at least on 7 occasions, so I have be told, I have tested the fire-suppresent sysytem to its fullest
Minage: chuckles
Drgadget: and finally to an omni-scientist, whos name i have been asked not to mention, for allowing me time on the experimantal graviton-demensional-brane equipment
Drgadget: I would also ask that you submit any technical questions via my e-mail, any non-technical questions will be answer at the end of my speech
Drgadget: passes out some flexiscreens and the equivalent printed document
Drgadget: This document, electronic and printed, contains a summary of my work and the basis of my soon to be published paper
Drgadget: OK
Drgadget: Now on with a topic which can be quite difficult to get a grib of .... lubrication
Drgadget: I ask your indulgence, to allow alittle of the history of how I go started in this slippery subject
Tradeher: smiles
Virta: begins to read frantically
Thunderslap: nibbles on corner
Drgadget: August 29477, JAME's official statement about Shadow Lands and the oppertunity for its exporation.
Drgadget: 'Could it be true?' ..i asked myself...'have these people managed to create a Lorentzian manifold, a Einstein-Rosen bridge..'
Drgadget: Not only had they achieved it,actually managed to stabilise a wormhole!, but we could us it to explore!
Drgadget: Even in the early stages of investigation, problems were incounted with a 'reaction' of the metaphysical qualities of 'the Source' and basic Rubi-ka metals
Drgadget: ....no implants, problems with armour and weapons. No vehicles,
Drgadget: ..which by the way, i think may be due to problems with the auriferous synthitic titanium in the chassis, shielding problems with the BBAS engine, and the warping properties of the Klang Absoluter MI.
Drgadget: and finally problems with the inability of SL metals to be tradeskilled into anything usefull.
Drgadget: It was the later problem which focused my mind on the possible manifestion of quantum mechanical tunniling....metal liquefaction
Drgadget: As an engineer, i had concern about the degradation of my bots, due to QMT , and in particular at a metel-metal interface . Joints i observed were degrading unnaturaly fast.
Virta: mutters Klang Absoluter.. junk.
Drgadget: Not fast enough to incur a performance issue short term, but still, cause for concern.
Drgadget: my hunt for a proactive, SL friendly lubricant thus started in earnest.
Drgadget: Having exhausted all available on and off-world sources, i began to dismay. Untill a most unlikely sorce helped me out
Drgadget: Aliens....
Drgadget: Now i have on occasions had dealings with these vile creatures,after a 'chat' with the sharp-end of my 'bots. Amongst some of their parting 'gifts' i have procured a most wonderfull substance
Dontgetit: hrms
[/color][/color][/color]Drgadget: Variable Friction Jelly
Drgadget: Now, the jelly itself, due to its non-Newtonian electo-thixiotrpic proprties, could not by itself, be of any particular use for what i required.
Drgadget: But then 1 day, another alien helped me out.
Drgadget: It got itself trapped in the basement of our HQ. I diligently sent in my 2 research assistants to sort it out.
Drgadget: unfortunatly one got himselfed poisoned, from what is still an unidetified toxin. But what luck!!
Drgadget: Studying the toxin in his blood, just before he visited 'reclaim' , i noticed the the toxin contained an anti-coagulant.
Drgadget: But one that I have never seen the likes of before.
Drgadget: it seemed to act, not only at a cellular level, but also at a quantum level too!
Dabblez: *gasps*
Drgadget: Afetr months of trail and error,and several visits to reclaim by my assistants, I managed to isolate the anti-coagulatant.
Drgadget: Together with a few minor ingredients, anti-oxidants, free-redical 'sponges'etc...I mixed it all with the VFJ.
Drgadget: the results, after its application, have been quite remarkable.
Drgadget: there is a noticable, perhaps 70% reduction in metal surface degradation...
Drgadget: So a potential cure perhaps, for our 'bots joints ???
Drgadget: This is not , however the end of the story....
Drgadget: Its more profitable application required alittle more attention...
Drgadget: Due to its potential toxic nature, i have consulted with Herbalist Gerard.
Drgadget: The result has meant that a slightly different variation can be used as a 'personal-lubricant'
Avinto: scoots closer to areteh
Drgadget: Now,unlike Any other lubricant, this can be infused, and saturated if required, with notum!
Drgadget: The culmination of thess effects can be quite remarkable and most ...errmmm...'up-lifting'...
Drgadget: blushes...
Schuyler: blinks and yawns
Drgadget: coughes and clears his throat...
Drgadget: I have applied for galactic patents for both types of lube ...
Drgadget: Pat Nos. 1303039/6778rk/123-67b/1222lb and 1303039/6778rk/124-67c/1222lb
Hephedra: gets interested
Drgadget: I have also been in touch with the Sol banking Corp, and have entered into a preliminery agreement for backing to help fund a bussiness venture.
Drgadget: the product wii be called...
Drgadget:
Avinto: scoots closer to areteh
Drgadget: DrG's Notorious Notum-infused Lube
Drgadget: with a slogan of
Virta: holds his breath
Drgadget: ...Nice and slick....
Drgadget: before i finish, there is just one other thing i would like to mention.
Vixentrox: giggles softly
Drgadget: ALL personal profits recieved from this venture will be used as is far as possible, to help fund and manufacture, the 'notum-saturated suit'.
Stavromula: grins approvingly
Labhaoise: thinks of Vist to Drgadget
Drgadget: this suit will surely help the nanomage spread accross the galaxy.
Sorroe: covers her mouth and tries to stifle a snicker
Drgadget: thankyou for your time.
Stanislaw: applauds
Jianxue: applauds
Dabblez: claps
Sorroe: applauds
Millgram: smiles at the idea of alien love lube
Hirrosites: cheers
Tradeher: claps
Telperion: claps
Stavromula: applauds and smiles
Avinto: claps
Dontgetit: claps
Virta: claps briefly
Connelin: claps and cheers
Millgram: claps
Minage: excellent, always wondered what people do with that jelly...
Labhaoise: Claps Wildly
Minage: Thunderslap has a question, if you don't mind, Drgadget
Drgadget: please
Thunderslap: Does it taste as good as your report?
Thunderslap: or pie?
Drgadget: flavoured variations will be available...
Virta: looks confused
Thunderslap: burps
Sakkamoto: sighs
Minage: hrm... okay, Dontgetit?
Dontgetit: thank you. Doctor, you said it can be infused with notum, have you tried any infusing with novictum for sl applications?
Drgadget: yes , but the results were not incouraging
Drgadget: further study is requird..
Minage: any other questions for Drgadget from the audience?
Stavromula: raises a hand
Hirrosites: raises hand
Avinto: shakes head no
Minage: Stavromula, then
Stavromula: Do its properties change in the Shadowlands environment? Or are they the same as on Rubi-Ka?
Labhaoise: raises her Hand
Drgadget: the SL environment does not change
Stavromula: nods
Minage: Hirrosites?
Hirrosites: Any confirms about pie flavored lub?
Drgadget: i shall look into it persanally
Stanislaw: gins
Hirrosites: smiles
Minage: and finally, Labhaoise?
Minage: ah... and one more after that
Schuyler: hugs sorroe
Sorroe: hugs Schuy
Minage: Labhaoise, you had a question for Drgadget?
Telperion: tickles Labhaoise
Labhaoise: No It was answered
Minage: very well... final question, from Jianxue
Jianxue: Doctor Gadget, clearly this is an idea whose time has come. The generalization of your lubrication research from mechanical to biotic lifeforms, in particular, i find promising.
Jianxue: smiles
Jianxue: my question to you, as a fellow scientist
Jianxue: would be how you are planning to test your personal lubricant - or has the testing already been done?
Sorroe: leans over Stav and playfully shoves Jian's shoulder
Drgadget: if you look on the felixscreen you will see that an appendix is missing
Jianxue: is motivated only by *scientific* curiousity
Hephedra: looks at Jianxue, grins
Drgadget: the 'trials' imformation is not there
Jianxue: nods
Stavromula: has found some lying around the HQ on occasion and has tried it, it's nice.
Drgadget: this is because it is still with the Sol banking corp
Drgadget: i cannot at this stage , utill the patents come through publish it
Jianxue: nods
Drgadget: but yes
Avinto: excuses himself
Drgadget: the trials are Very promising...
Stavromula: nods slowly and blinks
Drgadget: i will endevour to send you a copy as soon as i am allowed to do so
Jianxue: thank you - i look forward to reading the results
Minage: i believe that's all of the questions... thank you Drgadget, wonderful discovery and speech
Dontgetit: claps
Jianxue: cheers
Millgram: claps
Stavromula: claps and cheers
Vixentrox: claps
Telperion: clpas

[Dabblez]

#3 Vixentrox

Minage: great stuff so far!
Virta: claps
Dontgetit: mutters move the wall with that *cough*
Thunderslap: looks for another report to eat
Minage: alright, next up, we have Humming and Vincentprice of Omni-Mining
Minage: ah... one second... changing order
Minage: next up, Vixentrox of Whisper`s Edge... Ms. Flowers?
Dabblez: claps
Dontgetit: cheers
Stanislaw: applauds
Millgram: claps
Telperion: applauds
Labhaoise: Claps Cheers Stomps her Feet
Hephedra: claps enthusiastically
Virta: listens intently
Vixentrox: Thank you...I'll speak loudly so all can hear me
Vixentrox: smiles at the gathered people
Vixentrox: Greetings one and all. Today I'd like to share with you my esteemed colleagues something I have been working on. Even though we are here in peace today, only a fool would deny that low grade warfare has existed on this planet for years and no end in sight. The equipment I'm working on is a defensive item for use in the field.
Vixentrox: looks around the room, making eye contact
Vixentrox: Since early in human history a means of denying, channeling or slowing down movement of enemy forces has been sought. One of the earliest devices of war designed to do this has been the land mine. Mines have been designed for use against personnel, vehicles, water-borne craft, aircraft, and space ships. In tandem with these developments has been counter-mine technology. This is where the focus of my exhibit lies today.
Vixentrox: Here on Rubi-ka, the anti-personnel mine is what is encountered most often. Though the majority of mines employed on Rubi-ka are of the non-lethal variety, they still pose a threat to strike teams. The snare mine, the root mine, the blinding mine and the combination mine of various strengths are the type most often encountered. The snare mine entraps the victim in an energy field that greatly slows a person's movement. The root mine, immobilizes its victim with a sort of paralysis. The blinding mine sends up a cloud of dark nanobots which totally obscure the victim's vision. Then there is the combination mine which blinds and either snares or roots.
[/color][/color][/color]Vixentrox: By themselves these mines present little threat. A short wait and perhaps free movement stim or two and you operating at 100% again. However, these mines can break up team cohesiveness. They can delay medical aid if the team doctor is hit. Often these mines are placed near lifts, further separating the team as parts use the lift while other are fumbling around below. These are the times that the strike teams are vulnerable to enemy attack and a possible quick trip to reclaim.
Vixentrox: My work has been geared to alleviating the effects these mines produce. I present to you the technical specs and plans for a proposed version of Boots of Azure Reveries which I call Boots of Azure Reveries, Minesweeper Modified or BARMM.
Vixentrox: activates a hollo projector showing a picture of a pair of boots, some technical readouts, and various material components
Vixentrox: Through various experiments I have decided it may be possible to change the standard Boots of Azure Reveries to have the BARMM specifications. If it can be made to work, a pair of BARMM will greatly reduce or eliminate the chance of root and snares taking hold as well as offering some protection against various hostile blinding nano-programs embedded in the mines. The BARMM should also prove effective against similar functions that regular personnel use. Fixer snares for example or a nanotech's blinding programs.
Vixentrox: So far my experiments have led me to believe that using high quality Inactive OT Metamorphing Liquid Nanobots on a sheet of carbonum will prep that metal for further enhancements. You will need to sheet of the best carbonum available, one for each boot. Once the carbonum is prepped you will need the ingredients from a powerful free movement stim. So far however there have been some stability issues.
Vixentrox: changes the view on the hollo projecter to show the combining of coponenents with the boots
Vixentrox: I think that this may be resolved by using a melted down Might of the Revenent (MoR) in the soup with the free movement stim ingredients. Of course, the MoR would be completely consumed in the process but I believe that resistance to snares, roots, would up rate to 5% versus the 1% the MoR gives. I haven't been able to test this but it seems from my calculations you would loose the anti-stun capabilities of the MoR along with the strength enhancements. The trade off would be the gain in blindness resistance. The enhanced nano-bot damaging properties would be transferred to the boots but the slight decline in physical health would also be transferred. The addition of the modified carbonum plating would also give a modest boost in the armor rating of a standard pair of Boots of Azure Reveries. All other properties of the base pair of boots would remain the same if my calculations are correct.
Vixentrox: To sum up, in the arena of weaponry, for every offense developed up, there is a defense that also springs up and vice-versa. My idea and initial work indicates that it is possible to combat these mines with the BARMM. However, since I don't claim to have the expertise in applied nano-tech, engineering or the like as many of this room, I submit my work to my colleagues for further research and study. Thank you for your time.
Vixentrox: smiles at the attendees
Vixentrox: Any questions?
Minage: ah, we have a question from Dontgetit
Vixentrox: nods
Dontgetit: thank you. Vixen, what about the ability to further strengthen its properties by using perennium instead of carbonium?
Sahre: is back
Vixentrox: Since the standard boots were built on Rubi-ka, I felt it safer to use a metal native to production here
Vixentrox: I'm not sure how the shadowland metal would react to the native materials
Vixentrox: It could of course, be studied by a metalurgist
Dontgetit: Its used with the RK based nano charged weapons, so I think research might be worthwhile
Vixentrox: nods
Labhaoise: is afk
Minage: alright, next question from Stanislaw... hit it, Stani
Stanislaw: Ms Vixentrox, is it not ture that these boots were made for walking, and that just what they'll do and one of these days these boots are gonna walk all over you?
Virta: stares at Stanislaw in disbelief
Telperion: hehe
Dontgetit: mumbles oh.... my...... gawd xans......
Vixentrox: Mine standard Boots of Azure Reveries work perfectly well whether running or walking
Thunderslap: dance, Stani, dance!
Minage: alright... good question, Stani. Telperion?
Sakkamoto: sighs
Vixentrox: And I assure, they don't walk on thier own and niether would the BARMM
Telperion: Yes
Telperion: Do you have an estimation of the tradeskilling prowess that would be needed to accomplish such a process, please?
Telperion: I suppose it's a rather complex operation...
Vixentrox: The intinal prepping of materials would take an accomplished tradeskiller, but the actual melting down of the Might of Revenant and the steps after could be accomplished by almost anyone with a minimal knowledge in such things
Telperion: Thank you
Minage: i believe that's it for the questions, Mr. Sakkamoto, you had a suggestion?
Sakkamoto: I did indeed.
Vixentrox: nods
Minage: related to Ms. Flowers, or just in general?
Sakkamoto: This is not related to Ms. Flowers. Everyone here is aware that this is most definately a science orientated area. Jokes aside this is not a time for lewd comments or attempts to annoy those who are making a speech.
Sakkamoto: I have a dedication to my work and so do the people here and we are privelidged to have such individuals before us.
Labhaoise: is back
Dontgetit: nods in agreement
Virta: nods solemnly
Vixentrox: If there are no more questions then....
Vixentrox: Thank you all
Dabblez: claps
Minage: Excellent work, Ms. Flowers!
Dontgetit: cheers
Telperion: claps
Sahre: claps
Drgadget: claps
Millgram: claps
Labhaoise: Claps
Hephedra: claps
Sakkamoto: applauds
Minage: As for the occasional attempts at humor, most of us are well-prepared for it. If you don't have whiskey, I'd recommend it. Just ask myself or Dabblez

[Dabblez]

#4 Humming and Vincentprice

Minage: moving on, please welcome Humming and Vincentprice of Omni-Mining
Virta: applauds
Dontgetit: claps
Dabblez: claps
Millgram: applauds
Thunderslap: w00ts!
Humming: Hello, I am a synthetic Humming SOH model
Humming: And this is my assistant Vincentprice
Telperion: claps
Vincentprice: Hello all
Humming: We often experiment in the omni-mining labs
Vincentprice: nods
Humming: Combining my scientific prowess with Vincentprice's sense of humour
Humming: We have, so far, Created a few biological weapons
Humming: I am fully aware that omni-mining does not normally deal in such items
Humming: But they can become quite helpful
Vincentprice: nods
Humming: First in our list is this toxin
Humming: Globymerthatrsis biotoxin UNIQUE Quality Level:SPECIAL Description:This biotoxin forces the victim to freeze and suffer from 'the runs', it can not come into contact with the atomosphere and must be administered through food or drink Globymerthatrsis biotoxin
Humming: This substance was our first creation
Humming: It has many advantadges, As you can see on the label, It makes the victim have a dose of the so called Runs
Vincentprice: It works on synthetics too, to some degree
Humming: It also roots the victim to the spot
Humming: By weakening the leg muscles
Humming: This can be used in many situations
Humming: Assasinations, The waiter will serve a salad with some of this toxin and they will be rooted to the spot
Humming: Distracting an enemy
Humming: Interrogations
Humming: We are still working on the final result
Humming: Our second substance is
Humming: Erzphagous Deterium UNIQUE Quality Level:SPECIAL Description: This blue sludge can be put into food, And once you eat the strange substance, it is near impossible to stop. The substance tastes like vomit, and has a high sodium content, almost lethal. But has an extremely addictive ingredient, Erzium Erzphagous Deterium
Vincentprice: nods
Virta: ews
Minage: winces
Humming: This Substance can be used for assasinations aswell
Humming: holds the blue sludge in his hand
Humming: If put into a stim, It would look like a stim overdose
Humming: The sodium is highly poisonous in such amounts
Humming: It can be dissolved into water
Humming: Frozen into a hard cube
Humming: Its colour can be easily changed
Humming: It is easy to shape
Humming: Much like clay
Humming: molds the substance slightly and adds some green colouring
Humming: holds the substance which looks similar to lettuce
Humming: It is almost invisble when put to good use
Humming: Our last substance is
Humming: Joosuxxorite Pills UNIQUE Quality Level:SPECIAL Description:Intensive rollerat testing led to these small blue pills, they temporarily force the subject to talk in Leet speak, the common slang on rubi-ka Joosuxxorite Pills
Humming: ((sorry not last))
Vincentprice: smiles
Minage: chuckles
Humming: These are used more for Humour than ill effects
Humming: Although having a rabid leet trying to breed with your leg is one of the side affects
Drgadget: wonders if his assistants have some of these pills
Vincentprice: clears his throat
Humming: Vincent, Would you care to show the effects?
Vincentprice: Uh... Well, if you insist
[/color][/color][/color]Humming: drops a pill onto vincents tounge
Virta: gasps
Vincentprice: swallows the pill
Minage: watches eagerly
Humming: The pill is in a weakened state
Vincentprice: Uh...
Humming: It will take a few seconds to affect his brain
Vincentprice: w00t ar U starin at?!
Labhaoise: thinks of Shadow Leets in Scheol Humping a Leg
Vincentprice: feels dizzy
Humming: holds a serum in his hand
Humming: Ok vincent, Stay still
Drgadget: wonders if vince may need some of his lub..
Vincentprice: coughs
Vixentrox: watches with interest
Humming: injects the serum
Vincentprice: HALP
Hephedra: giggles
Humming: Ok, He should be retutning to normal soon
Vincentprice: Uh...
Thunderslap: hides pr0n
Vincentprice: shakes his head
Humming: Thank you Vincentprice
Vincentprice: Well, that surely felt strange
Sahre: giggles
Vincentprice: You're welcome
Humming: Our final presentation
Humming: BattleSpam UNIQUE Quality Level:SPECIAL Description:Its here and its amazing! BattleSpam Is THE Meatproduct to eat, not only does it temporarily increase your battle skills it will also totally concentrate your mind on the battle, you wont even be able to hear your friends once you've taken this stuff.BattleSpam
Minage: ooohs
Humming: holds a round can in his hand
Dabblez: smiles
Vincentprice: Now, THAT is good stuff!
Humming: This substance is, quite unique
Humming: It gives complete focus, While tasting as good as spitroasted anun
Vincentprice: me nods
Humming: After eating this, you are completely focused upon your goal
Humming: Making it a useful tool for sniping
Hephedra: thinks of other uses
Humming: And other forms of assasination
Humming: Some test subjects have said they could not hear friends and family trying to message them
Humming: We are hoping to try many of these substances upon the Nanomage Liberation Front
Humming: Thank you, Are there any questions?
Dabblez: coughs
Humming: Yes chercher?
Humming: beeps
Drgadget: raises his hand
Humming: The item in question is very dangerous
Humming: the density of sodium is very high
Minage: Drgadget?
Humming: Yes, Drgadget?
Humming: whirrs
Drgadget: just a quick question, you mention taht you will be trying these products out on the NLF, is this a Omni-mining policy?
Humming: I am sorry, That was a synthetic's attempt at so called Humour
Vincentprice: Uhm, yes, sorry. I've been trying to tech Humming some humour
Minage: grins
Virta: writes the joke down
Humming: We normally weaken down the substances and use them on rollerats
Humming: I also test them
Drgadget: thankyou for clearing that up..
Humming: I code many of the substances into electrical informtation
Humming: So i can experience the substance
Humming: Any other questions?
Humming: whirrs
Humming: I believe that is all then, Thank you.
Vincentprice: Thank you
Virta: applauds
Millgram: applauds
Minage: no other questions, so thank you Humming and Vincent... that was disturbing, yet intriguing
Humming: salutes rigidly
Vixentrox: smiles
Dabblez: claps

[Dabblez]

#5 Bogosorter

Minage: scary stuff, especially those leet pills
Minage: we're running a bit short on time, so let's move on... Bogosorter and The Shover, if you would?
Drgadget: still thinks his assistants have had some of those pills
Dabblez: claps
Millgram: applauds
Bogosorter: Hey, man.
Bogosorter: So, like, I had this great job at R.U.R.
Telperion: claps
Bogosorter: But circumstances required that I, like, leave the planet.
Bogosorter: Uh... No, man. I left, uh... because... I needed a vacation, man.
Bogosorter: So I went to Turtle. Yeah, man. The planet Turtle.
Bogosorter: You know, where all those warblades come from.
Bogosorter: And, yeah, I became a warblade master, man.
Bogosorter: I'd show you all my 'leet warblade skills, man. But I, like, uh, sprained my.... uh... wrist.
Bogosorter: Um... Like, moving right along...
Bogosorter: I sprained my wrist, so I'm going to talk about Wildlife Management and The Shover.
Bogosorter: See, I used to work for Omni-Eco, man.
Bogosorter: Now that the crazy, control-freak NDA has expired, I can, like, finally talk about my job.
Bogosorter: Yeah, Wildlife Management. Like, I know what you're thinking.
Bogosorter: What is Wildlife Management?
Bogosorter: It's like, all about how to manage the wildlife, man.
Bogosorter: Like, the first thing about Wildlife Management is keeping the right number of wildlife in the right place.
Bogosorter: That's why I built The Shover, man.
Bogosorter: 's pet The Shover shoots a few sparks.
Bogosorter: To, like, shove the wildlife when they get out of place.
Bogosorter: Since I got back to Rubi-Ka, I've made some improvements to The Shover.
Bogosorter: The Shover's specialty is, like, leets and rollerrats, man.
Bogosorter: I know leets are cute and all, and chicks dig them.
Bogosorter: But they can, like, carry diseases and chew up your new stereo and stuff.
Bogosorter: So there were, like, four main tasks The Shover needed to do, man.
Bogosorter: Shoving, feeding, fumigating, and ultrasonics.
Bogosorter: Shoving is, like, self explanatory, man.
Bogosorter: Like, if there's a leet in Jobe city, shove it.
Bogosorter: If there's a rollerrat in Omni-Ent, shove it back to its proper place, man.
Bogosorter: The Shover needed no upgrades here.
Bogosorter: So next is, like, feeding.
Dabblez: nods
Bogosorter: See, like, originally The Shover was solid.
Bogosorter: There wasn't, like, any free space inside him.
Bogosorter: So I, like, used some real complex alien technology to compress The Shover's internal components into, like, 73% of the original volume.
Bogosorter: mumbles, And, like, I threw out all the parts I didn't understand, man.
Bogosorter: So with all this groovy space, I put stacks of, like, food pellets in The Shover's legs.
Bogosorter: Along with a pellet dispenser in each heel, man.
Bogosorter: 's pet The Shover lifts his left foot, revealing a plastic leet head. The leet head snaps back, dropping a small, grease covered food pellet on the carpet.
Bogosorter: I got the idea from, like, this Old Earth candy dispenser I saw in a museum, man.
Bogosorter: The right leg was for regular food pellets, along with some, like, you know... stimulants.
Bogosorter: Leet stimulants.
Bogosorter: You know, like, adult leet stimulants.
Bogosorter: You know, man... to, like, increase the leet population.
Bogosorter: clears his throat.
Minage: chuckles
Icata: blinks
Enchanted: hugs Schuy
Icata: increase?
Schuyler: hugs

[ unfortunatley at this point Bogosorter went linkdead ]

Minage: ...oh dear
Minage: The Shover's on the loose
Virta: The Shover?
Dabblez: Anyone need a drink while we wait? We have whiskey or sake?
Virta: Here boy
Drgadget: looks concerned
Hettei: sighs.
Minage: drinks, anyone? you all look like you could use them
Humming: links a cable up between himself and the shover
Dabblez: And we will not let Humming anywhere near our bottles
Minage: careful, he's a tricky one
Drgadget: wonder what 'the shover' may shove, and where its going to shove it...
Humming: He should remain docile now
Dontgetit: I think Ill take some sake please
: The Shover: Deactivating.
Humming: But i am unsure
Dontgetit: thank you
Dabblez: pleaqsure
Minage: anyone else?
Minage: for a drink, i mean?
Sakkamoto: Drinks wise i believe everyone is alright...
Sakkamoto: looks around teh room.
Areteh: snores ever so softly.
Humming: beeps and whirrs
Minage: alright, we'll try to wait for Bogo to return for a couple minutes... in the meantime, anyone have any good jokes?
Humming: stays quiet
Minage: ...yeah, me either
Minage: fidgets
Karall: WHOO!
Stanislaw: why don't you try a joosuxxor pill Minage?
Karall: ... wait. This totally doesn't look like a party.
Sakkamoto: Oh dear god.
Karall: Yo. What's up, old lookin' dude? You want a beer?
Minage: oh, party crasher
Hettei: Erm..
Sakkamoto: I don't do beer. But the offer is most appreciated. Do I know you?
Humming: grips his toxin tightly
Larynda: looks over Dante.
Karall: I dunno. Like, I mean, you should and stuff. 'cause I'm totally cool. And, like, I might be the new mayor of Newland and stuff!
Karall: So yeah!
Karall: Oh, wait, like... where are my manners? I'm Dante--Dante Karall. I totally rock the house.
Hettei: raises an eyebrow.
Humming: runs his finger up and down his toxin
Sakkamoto: Takai Sakkamoto, Head of Omni-Engineering currently in the midle of a symposium.
Karall: ... sym... sim.. poseeum?
Karall: Like, is that a fancy word for a tea party or some stuff?
Sakkamoto: Yes. but with less tea. More intelligence and science.
Karall: Science? Dude!!
Karall: I totally loves me some science!
Larynda: looks over to Ukblizzard then to Sakkamoto.
Humming: walks behind sakkamato sliding Globymerthatrsis biotoxin into his hand
Sakkamoto: REally? Then why not take a seat?
Ukblizzard: Sakkamoto, Sir, would you like our assitance?
Sakkamoto: No no, I'm fine.
Karall: That'd be sooooo cool. Like... are you guys giving out free drinks and stuff?
Flashwing: looks at Sakkamoto with slight surprise
Sakkamoto: Free drinks to the quiet ones, yes.
Minage: no beer, but we do have drinks
Humming: looks at karall
Karall: Oh, ok. Cool! Well, like, if any of you dudes and dudettes want a beer, I totally have a pack full!
Sakkamoto: sighs
Hettei: Thanks for, the, uh.. Offer.
Minage: grimaces
Duranz: I'll have a beer
Sakkamoto: If you'll excuse me a mmoent.
Karall: Sweet! One beer, comin' right up bro!
Thunderslap: Can't let the man drink alone! Bring one over Dante!
Karall: shuffles through a compression pack at his side for a moment, pulling out a pair of frosty Club-Beer Cans
Flashwing: loads a single round into his Inamorata Rifle
Minage: starts chewing at the corners of his agenda
Karall: Drink up, bros!
Sakkamoto: Sac, confirm operations.
Thunderslap: cheers!
Karall: So yeah... Whoo!! SCIENCE!!
Minage: yeah... whoo...
Flashwing: I know Omni pol is over there but do you want me to do something about this guy?
Hettei: .. Quite.
Karall: props himself up on the back of the couch.
Dabblez: hell no, that guy could be the next mayor of Newland
Flashwing: smirks

[Dabblez]

#6 Millgram

Minage: um... if it's alright, i think we'll move on to the next speaker...
Humming: stares at karall
Flashwing: if he can find the place
Sakkamoto: ~I knew I should of locked that door~
Flashwing: but your point is taken
Minage: hopefully Bogo can make it back soon
Karall: starts singing quietly to himself.
Karall: ~Dun-da-duuuun duh--SCIENCE! Duh-da-duuuun-da!~
Minage: but for now, please wel...
Hettei: nods at Sakkamoto.
Minage: right, duh-da, duh-da
Minage: coughs
Humming: Do you mind karall?
Minage: please welcome RUR's owh Millgram
Karall: Oh. Oh, right, sorry.
Dabblez: claps
Karall: nods his head, making a little shushing noise.
Humming: claps rigidly
Millgram: thank you minage
Millgram: Hello, I’m Professor Millrarm of R.U.R. I'm here to day to talk a little bit about the myth of cyberpsychosis in QPT type robots, or in layman’s terms “there is no 4th law”.
Dabblez: damn straight
Millgram: Now as I’m sure you all know robotics is governed by three laws
Millgram: The first is A robot may not injure a human being or, through inaction, allow a human being come to harm.
Millgram: The second is A robot must obey orders given to it by human beings except where such orders would conflict with the first law.
Millgram: The final law is A robot must protect it’s own existence as long as such protection does not conflict with the first two laws.
Millgram: Now as robotics became more a more advanced the robots themselves began to display more human characteristics. With the advent of the quantum positronic thingy, or QPT, the robots were able to display almost human behaviour.
Humming: whirrs
Millgram: It is at this point where the fourth law began to be mentioned, more as an in joke amongst engineers.
Minage: grins
Dabblez: frowns
Larynda: looks over to Angilania then back to the talker.
Millgram: The fourth law states All robots will eventually turn on their creators and go on a mad, murderous rampage regardless of the first, second or third laws. This of course, is a complete lie.
Minage: nods
Virta: rolls his eyes
Dabblez: nods vigorously
Millgram: The term cyberspsychosis itself refers to when a robot begins to display behaviours outside it’s programming. As a result of the humanisation of these robots people see this as the robot going mad.
Angilania: enters to hear better
Humming: nods knowingly
Millgram: In every reported case of cyberpsychosis the problem can be traced back to either a fault in the hardware or software of the robot, or in some cases users tempering with the robot.
Millgram: To provide examples we’ll go back to two different occasions where cyberpsychosis was suspected
Millgram: In the first example a personal trainer robot literally exercised their owner to death. Now when the robot was examined it was found that the owner themselves suffered form an extremely low self image, constantly thinking that they were overweight. As such they had instructed their robot to exercise them until they were as thin as possible.
Millgram: Now in accordance to the 3 laws the robot should have stopped before the owner caused themselves harm. However the user had deliberately sabotaged the robots logic circuits in an attempt to override the robot refusing to exercise them any more. The final result was owner exercising themselves to death with the aid of the robot.
Millgram: In the second example we have a cooking robot that stabbed their owner. Luckily in this case the wounds weren’t fatal.
Millgram: Again in this case it would appear to be cyberpsychosis, with the robot going mad and attacking their owner, despite the three laws.
Humming: beeps
Millgram: However when the robot was recalled to the factory and examined it was discovered that there was a fault within the microstructure of the QPT. This fault was small enough to allow the robot to pass through quality control, but over time developed in to a major flaw in the visual processor.
Millgram: This fault meant that the robot essentially was hallucinating, through the faulty visual processor the robot believed it was in fact a side of bronto meat it was preparing, all visual cues suggested so, as a result the first law failed to come into affect.
Millgram: In conclusion, to date there have been no confirmed cases of cyberpsychosis. Any claims have been tracked back to mundane causes.
Virta: nods
Minage: nods vehemently
Millgram: So remember next time someone says to you "what about the fourth law?" just turn to them and point out "there is no fourth law".
Millgram: Thank you. Any questions or comments?
Humming: puts his hand up
Minage: Humming, go ahead
Karall: raises his hand.
Humming: As you may or may not know, I am a synthetic being, I am deeply concerned about this and would like to ask, is there any definate way to make sure i'm not exploited in the way?
Millgram: Just make sure you're software is up to date and no one tampers with your hardware and you should be fine.
Humming: makes a note to update security settings
Minage: ah... a comment from Dabblez
Dabblez: I really just wanted to stress how important this message is
Karall: raises his hand again, making a very soft 'ooh ooh ooh' sound.
Minage: Mr. Karall, you're next
Dabblez: if you take away anything from this symposium
Dabblez: let it be..
Sakkamoto: looks over at Dante carefully.
Dabblez: THERE IS NO 4th LAW!
Minage: no 4th law whatsoever!
Humming: Just make sure you dont take away any of my toxin
Minage: ...excellent comment, boss. Mr. Karall, your question?
Humming: looks over to karall,
Karall: So... like, what happens if a robot breaks the law and stuff? Are there robot cops or something that haul them off to jail for, like, a cybertrial or something? I mean, who enforces these laws?
Karall: 'cause dude, if there are robots out there breaking the law that is *so* uncool.
Millgram: If a robot breaks any of the laws they suffer a fatal breakdown in their circuitry and stop working.
Millgram: however the laws themselves prevent this from ever happening.
Karall: ... umm... so, like, if they break the law, they automatically die?
Karall: That's harsh.
Minage: it is the law, after all
Minage: that's it for the questions... thank you Millgram, excellent work!
Dontgetit: claps
Dabblez: claps
Humming: starts playing I fought the law, and the law won from inside his chest
Humming: claps rigidly

[Dabblez]

#7 Dongetit

Minage: we've got one last speaker, then you can all go pass out elsewhere
Minage: please welcome Dontgetit
Dabblez: claps
Dontgetit: thank you Dr. Minage
Humming: claps rigidly
Dontgetit: fellow scientists, and guests
Dontgetit: I was hoping that there would be word from the Jobe Research Facility but that doesnt seem to be the case
Dontgetit: which brings this improptu speech
Dontgetit: For a couple of years now we have had access to the wild worlds refered to as the Shadowlands
Dontgetit: which as many of you are well aware of have many resources that are still quite forign
Karall: puts the empty beer can into a pack by his side, pulling out a replacement.
Dontgetit: I would like to just make a call out for further research into these technologies, perennium still hasnt been used for more then a few weapons, yet holds stronger properties then carbonum
Sakkamoto: nods
Humming: nods
Dontgetit: spirit tech seems almost like the archaic days of majic, we shoudl research their sturctures to increase effectiveness
Dontgetit: novictum as rich as notum on rubi-ka is still used in limited productivity
Humming: makes a note, Experiment with perennium plate armour
Dontgetit: and now with new Kyr'Ozch technology there should be more ways to harness these wonderous discoveries, so I call out to you, fellow colligues, to not shy away from the other lands.
Dontgetit: Thank you.
Dabblez: claps
Humming: claps rigidly
Virta: nods
Minage: wonderful statement, i hope we all take it to heart
Drgadget: claps
Minage: thank you, Dontgetit

[Dabblez]

#8 Dante Karall

Minage: as for that being the last speaker, we actually have one more...
Minage: ...please... um... welcome Mr. Dante Karall...
Karall: Whoo!!
Karall: leaps off the couch.
Minage: ...whooboy
Humming: makes a weird noise, Like a disappointed grunt
Karall: Ok! So, like... yo!
Karall: What's up dudes and dudettes of the science world!? Are you rockin' out hardcore style tonight!?
Karall: looks around quietly, a bit of a frown on his face.
Minage: drinks faster
Karall: ... ok, tough crowd.
Stanislaw: whoo!
Virta: looks at Karall blankly
Karall: Ok, so, like, my name is Dante Karall, and I'm running for mayor of Newland city. And, like, you dudes don't know it, but underneath all these good looks and totally awesome playboy image... I'm a man of the sciences too!
Humming: Karall, Do you know what methane is?
Schuyler: blinks
Karall: Methane... is that anything like propane?
Humming: I rest my point
Karall: shakes his head quickly.
Karall: Ok, so, like, back to the point and stuff.
Karall: I'm totally down with science. And, to that end, I've been doing some work on creating my own radical line of drinks!
Minage: perks up
Stanislaw: oooh
Thunderslap: gimme!
Karall: I've been working hardcore style in my shop on a brewing process, trying to find cool ways of combing existing nanotechnology with booze.
Stanislaw: thinks Stani has wasted his life so far
Karall: Like, you can totally infuse the properties of so-called 'calming' nanobots into a liquid substance and make it into this hardcore brew that'll get you *totally* righteous off one can!
Karall: Or... well, I think you can. 'cause the process hasn't worked too well, and, like, every time I try I end up falling asleep after the first sip.
Minage: grins
Karall: But, hey, it's a work in process!
Karall: So, like, I wanna encourage all you fellow science geeks and nerds and stuff to do some experimenting with nanobots and stuff. 'cause you can totally rock the house with 'em.
Humming: whirrs
Stanislaw: takes notes
Karall: And keep an eye out for my drinks! I'm gonna call it... Da Beer!
Minage: points at Humming
Karall: 'cause, you know, my name is Dante, and it sounds kinda like 'the'. But not.
Karall: Ummm... so yeah. Like, any questions or anything?
Stanislaw: Yes, when do we start!
Humming: raises his hand
Minage: ah, Flashwing has a question
Karall: Flashwing dude for the win!
Karall: What's up bro?
Flashwing: This calming drink of yours...do you think we could see a demonstration?
Minage: stifles a laugh
Dontgetit: cheers
Karall: Oh. Well, like, I don't have any on me... it sorta didn't really like being canned very well.
Karall: But it would make a totally kickin' grenade in a can!
Karall: Probably gonna have to bottle the stuff.
Flashwing: nods his head in deep understanding
Minage: alright, next question, Humming
Humming: Are you intoxicated right now? Also, Whats a covalent bond? I'd love to see a fellow Science Geek explain it...
Karall: Hummingdude!
Karall: Dude, I am totally drunk as we speak.
Karall: It's *awesome*
Minage: ...i can smell
Humming: I am sure of that
Karall: And, uh... covalent bond... it's... um....
Karall: It's when... uh... two covalents... like, bond together.
Karall: nods sagely.
Humming: Thank you karall... You da man
Minage: good answer
Karall: Whoo!
Minage: any other questions for our fellow scientist?
Karall: You guys rock!
Sakkamoto: shakes his head
Karall: And now, for all of you totally cool people, as I'm the last person up here...
Minage: i get the feeling Mr. Sakkamoto may have his guard waiting for you, Mr. Karall. But thank you for that... enlightening presentation.
Humming: makes cricket noises from his speakers
Karall: CHUG!!!
Minage: whoa...
Sakkamoto: eyes Minage carefully, mouthing the word Shush
Karall: lets out a righteous burp, before crushing the can against his forehead.
Minage: ...effective.
Karall: Whoo.
Humming: I hope that bruises
Minage: alright... that does it for this year's Science Symposium...
Sakkamoto: applauds
Dontgetit: claps
Minage: sponsored, of course, by RUR
Humming: claps rigidly
Minage: thank you all for coming out
Dontgetit: thank you RUR
Drgadget: claps loudly
Dabblez: claps
Thunderslap: cheers!
Karall: does a little dance
Minage: and special thanks to the speakers: Virta, Drgadget, Vixentrox, Humming and Vincentprice, Bogosorter, Millgram, and ... Mr. Karall
Minage: this has been quite a day, didn't expect so many great minds to show up
Humming: and karall
Minage: I hope it goes as well next year
Sakkamoto: To a new year of Omni-Tekian prosperity!
Sakkamoto: Come Doctor. We have a transport to catch.
Drgadget: is warming to humming sense of humour
Minage: ah... and thank you, Mr. Sakkamoto, and Dr. Smith, for attending as well
Humming: makes cheering noises from his speakers
Hettei: smiles.
Hettei: Anytime.
Karall: Ok... so, like, I'm out. You guys rock.
Karall: And remember, if you're neutral? A vote for Dante is a vote for Excellante!!!
Minage: and if anyone else doesn't need more whiskey, i may just go drink it all. in the dark.
Flashwing: heh, neutrals for beer...
Drgadget: thankyou for allowing me to talk Minage
Thunderslap: warms up
Minage: pleasure to have you, Drgadget
Minage: excellent speech
Humming: Well done vincent
Flashwing: interesting...
Vincentprice: Eh, thanks Humming
Humming: You were fine
Flashwing: I didn't understand half of it but it was interesting
Vincentprice: I was kinda nervous...
Thunderslap: Free beer, I could learn to like politics...
Dabblez: It gives us all a lot to ponder about
Humming: You couldnt of been worse than karall
Vincentprice: smiles
Vincentprice: ...yes...
Fallacia: Great job and thank you all for this interesting speeches
Dabblez: though I shall not accept any dinner invitations from Humming I think
Flashwing: You really think he's going to run Newland Dabbz?
Dabblez: who knows Flash
Minage: say, Humming... about those leet pills... if you ever think of selling them, do let me know
Dontgetit: WERE BEING INVADED
Minage: winks
Flashwing: uh oh
Vincentprice: What?
Dontgetit: KyR'Ozch EVERYWHERE OUTSIDE
Humming: I will ponder on that
Dabblez: Say.. what?
Flashwing: raises an eyebrow
Dontgetit: hundreds!

[ At this stage we learned that just outside of where the symposium was being held, a massive Kry'Ozch force lay waiting for us.The battle that followed was ferocious. ]

[Gueve]

Humming: We are hoping to try many of these substances upon the Nanomage Liberation Front

WHAT?!

Omni-mining has sunk to a new low, They dont want to JUST kill us with mining now...

[Redtricks]

Why is it I never have popcorn when I need some?

[Ahem... the grump's mutterings aside...

You make a tired boy laugh way too much. Rock!]

[Autumnleaves]

((Yeah, sorry about that. What can I say? The client crashed and wouldn't let me log back in.

The community here is still the best, but AO is a very hard game to come back to, free offer or not.

By "hard" I don't mean "challenging."

AO does not compare favorably with more recent MMOGs that are fast-paced, casual-friendly (at least prior to the endgame), and functional. I'm not going to enumerate AO's various issues again. Suffice to say that they're even worse than I remember, and, more importantly, they're still here after nearly five years.

So, for the excessively curious (and before I lose my posting rights), here's the intended speech.))

Bogosorter: Hey, man.
The Shover: You're going to embarrass me again, Dad. I know it.
Bogosorter: So, like, I had this great job at R.U.R.
Bogosorter: But circumstances required that I, like, leave the planet.
The Shover: Omni-Pol finally tracked down your drug lab, Dad.
Bogosorter: Uh... No, man. I left, uh... because... I needed a vacation, man.
Bogosorter: So I went to Turtle. Yeah, man. The planet Turtle.
Bogosorter: You know, where all those warblades come from.
Bogosorter: And, yeah, I became a warblade master, man.
Bogosorter: I'd show you all my 'leet warblade skills, man. But I, like, uh, sprained my.... uh... wrist.
The Shover: Tell them about how you cut your big toe off, Dad.
Bogosorter: Um... Like, moving right along...
Bogosorter: I sprained my wrist, so I'm going to talk about Wildlife Management and The Shover.
Bogosorter: See, I used to work for Omni-Eco, man.
Bogosorter: Now that the crazy, control-freak NDA has expired,
Bogosorter: I can, like, finally talk about my job.
Bogosorter: Yeah, Wildlife Management. Like, I know what you're thinking.
Bogosorter: What is Wildlife Management?
Bogosorter: It's like, all about how to manage the wildlife, man.
The Shover: Brilliant synopsis, Dad.
Bogosorter: Like, the first thing about Wildlife Management is keeping
Bogosorter: the right number of wildlife in the right place.
Bogosorter: That's why I built The Shover, man.
Bogosorter: To, like, shove the wildlife when they get out of place.
Bogosorter: Since I got back to Rubi-Ka, I've made some improvements to The Shover.
Bogosorter: The Shover's specialty is, like, leets and rollerrats, man.
Bogosorter: I know leets are cute and all, and chicks dig them.
Bogosorter: But they can, like, carry diseases and chew up your new stereo and stuff.
Bogosorter: So there were, like, four main tasks The Shover needed to do, man.
Bogosorter: Shoving, feeding, fumigating, and ultrasonics.
Bogosorter: Shoving is, like, self explanatory, man.
Bogosorter: Like, if there's a leet in Jobe city, shove it.
The Shover: VISUAL: LEET
The Shover: TARGET: PORTAL TECHNICIAN
The Shover: ACTION: SHOVE
Bogosorter: If there's a rollerrat in Omni-Ent, shove it back to its proper place, man.
The Shover: VISUAL: BRONTO BURGER STAND
The Shover: TARGET: MISPLACED ROLLERRAT
The Shover: ACTION: SHOVE
Bogosorter: The Shover needed no upgrades here.
Bogosorter: So next is, like, feeding.
Bogosorter: See, like, originally The Shover was solid.
Bogosorter: There wasn't, like, any free space inside him.
Bogosorter: So I, like, used some real complex alien technology
Bogosorter: to compress The Shover's internal components into, like, 73% of the original volume.
*Bogosorter mumbles, "And, like, I threw out all the parts I didn't understand, man."*
Bogosorter: So with all this groovy space, I put stacks of, like, food pellets in The Shover's legs.
Bogosorter: Along with a pellet dispenser in each heel, man.
*The Shover lifts his left foot, revealing what looks like a plastic leet head. The leet head snaps back, dropping a small, grease covered food pellet on the carpet.*
Bogosorter: I got the idea from, like, this Old Earth candy dispenser I saw in a museum, man.
The Shover: "They taste like wet chalk."
Bogosorter: The right leg was for regular food pellets, along with some, like, you know... stimulants.
Bogosorter: Leet stimulants.
Bogosorter: You know, like, adult leet stimulants, man.
Bogosorter: You know, to increase the leet population.
The Shover: I love my job!
*Bogosorter clears his throat.*

((Client crashed here.))

Bogosorter: So, like, where was I?
Bogosorter: Oh, yeah, legs, man.
Bogosorter: The Shover's left leg was going to be, like, for poisoned food pellets.
Like, to decrease the leet population.
Bogosorter: I started off using zinc phosphide, man.
Bogosorter: But all the notum and stuff here on Rubi-Ka
Bogosorter: gives zinc phosphide some, like, strange side effects, man.
Bogosorter: Like, effects that are strange... uh... side... uh... effects.
The Shover: They grew fins!
Bogosorter: Yeah, man.
*Bogosorter mumbles, "And if anyone wants to know where Leetzillas come from, they might want to, like, check this out."*
Bogosorter: So I'm, like, still working on how to decrease the leet population.
Bogosorter: But rollerrats burrow, man.
Bogosorter: They live in, like, caves. In the ground. And stuff.
Bogosorter: And, like, I knew where I could get a few thousand kilos of carbon monoxide cheap.
Bogosorter: I mean, like, if someone never locks their door, it's a victimless crime, man.
Bogosorter: So I installed a CO reservoir and delivery tube in The Shover's, like, his, um... base.
The Shover: I knew you were going to embarrass me, Dad.
Bogosorter: The Shover is, like, programmed to recognize rollerrat burrows.
Bogosorter: So, like, if there are too many rollerrats in the area,
Bogosorter: and The Shover sees a burrow, he sits on it, and, like, fumigates it, man.
The Shover: You make it sound so dirty. It's beautiful and natural.
Bogosorter: Uh, right, man. So, moving right along... ultrasonics.
Bogosorter: Leets and rollerrats can't stand high frequencies, man.
Bogosorter: Like rollerrats make high frequency noises when they're upset,
Bogosorter: and, like, when they attack.
Bogosorter: Unmodified humans only hear the undertones, man.
Bogosorter: Like, to a rollerrat, a strong 22 KHz signal is like
Bogosorter: a thousand screaming babies dragging nails across blackboards, man
Bogosorter: So I had all this extra space in The Shover's torso, man.
Bogosorter: And, like, I had this old, chewed up stereo.
Bogosorter: So, like, I hooked up some speakers and a receiver inside The Shover.
The Shover: I can pick up Gridstream!
*The Shover makes a devil sign and begins nodding his head vigorously.*
Bogosorter: Yeah, man.
Bogosorter: So, like, I send an old-school radio signal of a simple 22 KHz square wave, man.
Bogosorter: Like, if my computer model predicts a wave of rollerrats invading Borealis,
Bogosorter: The Shover would just, like, stand in the way and broadcast, man.
Bogosorter: The rollerrats would all run away, man. Like, in theory.
Bogosorter: 22 KHz is, like, above what unmodified humans can hear, so it's all cool, man.
Bogosorter: Well, I think that's, like, the state of the art in Android Assisted Wildlife Management.
Bogosorter: I hope everyone learned something, man.
Bogosorter: Any questions?

[Virta]

Thank you all for a wonderful and stimulating evening!