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Monday, November 24, 2003 |  |
B.net back up - and Passport-enabled
Bungie.net's transfer over to .NET (and the use of .NET Passports) is complete. If you have a Passport already, simply log in, then link your existing Bungie.net account to your Passport. If you don't have a Passport, create one, and link it. Finally, you can link your Passport to a new Bungie.net account. Existing functionality doesn't change very much... but future stuff will be pretty impressive, I've been led to believe. (Louis Wu 21:27:21 UTC) (permalink)
Now Open: The One One Se7en Archive
Several days ago, we mentioned that the backlog of strips for the One One Se7en Guest queue was getting out of hand, and described what we thought would be a reasonable solution for the problem. Well, maybe folks didn't understand what was being offered... because we had exactly two voluntary submissions. Added to that are a pair of Stuntmutt submissions and some auto-submissions, for a grand total of 7 strips (!!) - but unfortunately, it didn't reduce the Guest queue by even one day. So: go visit the new Archive. Check out the 7 strips. Laugh a bit. If you've got a strip in the queue, reconsider whether you're interested in Archiving it instead of waiting out the queue. (Next Archive date is December 7 - less than 2 weeks away. You can mail us at 117@bungie.org.) If we don't get a bunch of submissions, we'll go through the Guest queue ourselves, and pull out the strips that meet the 'Automatic' criteria as described in the original post. (Truth be told, Stuntmutt has already identified a number of strips that are ready for Archiving; I asked him to hold off, hoping the authors themselves would choose this option.) One way or another, we'll reduce that queue! (Louis Wu 19:16:31 UTC) (permalink)
Fire Team Charlie - Ready To Roll!
After a really long hiatus, Fire Team Charlie is back, with episode 9. It's available in DivX-encode AVI format (and QuickTime, as soon as they link it), and weighs in at about 40 mb. It's high-res (640x480), for EVERYONE - though members of XboxOttawa.ca can download it directly, while everyone else needs to use BitTorrent. This episode ties together quite a bit of the previous pieces - even pieces that didn't seem to be linked. Sound quality is a tad rough, but the humor is great. Check it out! (Louis Wu 15:39:46 UTC) (permalink)
A Rocket Launcher You Can Hold
Wow. Master Chief Cutter has put together a full size rocket launcher. It doesn't actually shoot... but that's probably a GOOD thing. It's over 4 feet long, and there are a bunch of blurry pictures on his website here. (I grabbed local copies, so someone should drop me a line if this dies; we'll put up a mirror here.) The lengths fans will go to... Update: Local copies are here. (Louis Wu 14:50:35 UTC) (permalink)
The Chondrite?
mnemesis has once again dipped into the Halo Story page mailbag, and pulled out some tantalizing tidbits. (There's even one from forum regular Jillybean... hmm, I thought I told him to throw all of those away.) Good stuff. (Louis Wu 14:18:17 UTC) (permalink)
HBO Server Lag.
Heh. Stuntmutt takes one final shot at the absurd length of the Guest queue in today's One One Se7en. (Later today, the Archive will open, and SHOULD take care of that problem once and for all.) (Louis Wu 13:57:14 UTC) (permalink)
Monday Morning Writing
There were 22 pieces of Fan Fiction submitted this weekend... get to it.
- Merick's Journal's: Episode 3 1/2: The Poem, by John Kitchen
- Halo The Respawned - Book One, by md
- Fight for New Tatley (Chapter 3: Bank Withdrawal), by CoLd BlooDed
- Brutus, The Spartans, Two AIs and the Pirate Fleet (Part 5), by Traumatised Marine
- A Series of Wierd Events - Sequel, Part One [STERFRYE], by Hunter_Killer
- A Series of Wierd Events - Sequel, Part One [WALKER], by Hunter_Killer
- Halo: The Recovery: Part 1, by witelancer
- Halo: The Recovery: Part 2, by witelancer
- Halo: The Recovery: Part 3, by witelancer
- Fight For Her, by CovieKilla
- The Offensive Retreat, by teemus
- Homeworlds XXIV, by Mainevent
- Everyone Dies, by CoLd BlooDed
- The Final War: Chapter Four: Battle for Installation 02 Part One: Operation: Firestorm, by Awacar
- On A Pale Horse: The Gates of Hell, by Silent Hunter
- Last of a Dying Breed-One Night, by hornet34
- The Harvest Campaign Chapter 2, by Fleet Admiral
- Fight or Flight: Chapter One, by teemus
- A Series of Wierd Events - Sequel, Part Four [HUNTER_KILLER], by Hunter_Killer
- Pirates: UNSC Nemesis; Chapter Two, by Steele
- The 7th Column: Betrayal, by Mainevent
- Attack on ERISTOCK Part 16: Nothing, by xitWOUND117
Words, words, and more words... (Louis Wu 13:55:24 UTC) (permalink)
I'm Sure They Have Feelings Too
Noobs and guns... they don't always mix. Halo: Resolution looks at one reason why not. (Louis Wu 13:40:07 UTC) (permalink)
Sunday's news in brief:
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April Cruel BotB is history... Forum Search - now with sprinkles! Pillar of Art - lanfest movie Everyone Loves A Sunday Strip. |
Saturday's news in brief:
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The Mystery Woman on BA When MCs Go Bad Ownt looks at HPC Red vs. ... Who Part 5 Macsoft puts up Mac Halo page |
