I have something to say }:-)

PVB · Post by **PVB** » Tue May 17, 2005 7:45 am 0

Bog wrote:
Acronym really doesn't look much like a bunny in real life,
More like a Romulan....

/me fucking runs!

nik · Post by **nik** » Tue May 17, 2005 9:16 am 0

Jimaroid wrote:
nik wrote:Can anyone think of a small (or even medium sized) company that has competed anywhere in the same space as Microsoft products who haven't either been royally shafted to the point where they've been forced out of business,
Speaking as someone that used to work for a small independent software house that Microsoft attempted to buy out, that had a good working relationship with Microsoft, that worked for and still works with Microsoft in many ways for many good purposes I can only say: yes.

So, what's your point?

You appear to have overzealously snipped it.

nik wrote:Short term, this is great news for Jeff, Giles, and co. And I hope that in 36 months time it's still been great for them. But go carefully guys.

nik · Post by **nik** » Tue May 17, 2005 9:17 am 0

Acronym wrote:I'd love to find out too; I want to pop up stalker-style wherever people are talking (in some minor sense, the visuals are the main event :D) about me, like some evil version of the Easter Bunny. :twisted:

The term is 'kiboze'.

Acronym · Post by **Acronym** » Tue May 17, 2005 10:13 am 0

nik wrote:
Acronym wrote:I'd love to find out too; I want to pop up stalker-style wherever people are talking (in some minor sense, the visuals are the main event ) about me, like some evil version of the Easter Bunny.
The term is 'kiboze'.

... which, if you'd read the previous page, you'd see I was well aware of. However, most people here aren't going to - it's a piece of obscure and nerdy Usenet slang - so I chose not to use it.

And, yes, named after James "Kibo" Parry (kibology.com), alt.religion.kibology, coming from his habit of grepping the entire incoming news-spool and replying to any thread he appeared in. I've been on Usenet for long enough to know that - admittedly as a legend rather than reality, but I'm post-Eternal September (as nearly everyone here will be).

I just like people to have a chance of understanding what I say.

Dr. M · Post by **Dr. M** » Tue May 17, 2005 10:19 am 0

Hi, Simulant, Aardvark179 and Kid Dynamo, welcome to the house of Yak

fritx · Post by **fritx** » Tue May 17, 2005 11:03 am 0

For all those folk who want to see Neon but for ethical reasons find it hard to give money to microsoft, a possible solution:

1 Buy XBox 360 without game
2 Bust it. (shouldn't be too hard

)
3 Take it back to shop. Complain loudly about poor quality microsoft hardware in front of other customers. Get replacement console (try to snag extra pad).
4 While not satisfied goto 2 (increase indignation and protest volume by 10dB)
5 Spray paint X360 matt black
6 Enjoy Neon.
7 Never buy any games

nik · Post by **nik** » Tue May 17, 2005 12:13 pm 0

Acronym wrote:
nik wrote:
Acronym wrote:I'd love to find out too; I want to pop up stalker-style wherever people are talking (in some minor sense, the visuals are the main event :D) about me, like some evil version of the Easter Bunny. :twisted:
The term is 'kiboze'.
... which, if you'd read the previous page,

That didn't exist when I was composing the reply.

Acronym wrote:you'd see I was well aware of. However, most people here aren't going to - it's a piece of obscure and nerdy Usenet slang

... which has numerous helpful definitions upon feeding it in to Google.

Which is a handy point to mention the wonderful http://www.justfuckinggoogleit.com/sear ... ery=kiboze :-)

skab · Post by **skab** » Tue May 17, 2005 3:29 pm 0

Fuck, I happen to leave the forum for a couple days and see what happens.

I can't stand MS and all their half-baked crap they stuff into everyone's throat, but if they were to offer me a deal like that, I would agree in an instant! And if I had the chance to put some of my stuff in something millions of people will buy, why should I say no?

So congrats Yak and Giles on such an extremely high-profile deal, it's really just WOW

And WOW again for the beautiful new site, to see Rod's graphics mastery on a website, just as tasteful and stunning as ever!

Simulant · Post by **Simulant** » Wed May 18, 2005 6:29 am 0

Dr. M wrote:Hi, Simulant, Aardvark179 and Kid Dynamo, welcome to the house of Yak

Hello Dr. M! Thanks for the welcome, glad to be here

sty wrote:Welcome on board

(the formal welcome party will be along soon with your sheepie

Glad to hear that it went down well, so what have people internally (ie. within the XBox team I suppose) been saying about it since they first saw it? Any gossip or news to share with us here?

Hello Sty! thanks for the welcome too... bugger all gossip to share I'm afraid, aside from my personal opinion which is way-bloody-hey! OK so this could make me blush - but first time I heard that Llamasoft were making this I thought to meself "Why the hell are we licensing AOL's visualiser?"...

And then 10 minutes later I thought.. "Nah. Llamasoft? The blokes from Wales who like Llamas and goats and sheep? Can't be. Can it? Oh god this is gonna be SO cool!"

Acronym wrote:I'm post-Eternal September (as nearly everyone here will be).

Oh, no - don't tell me I've stumbled into a hotbed of young people. Don't tell me you weren't there when Robert Morris unleashed his creation in '88?

Acronym · Post by **Acronym** » Wed May 18, 2005 9:46 am 0

Simulant wrote:
Acronym wrote:I'm post-Eternal September (as nearly everyone here will be).
Oh, no - don't tell me I've stumbled into a hotbed of young people. Don't tell me you weren't there when Robert Morris unleashed his creation in '88?

I think I was in primary 4 or 5. The classroom *may* have had a Mac by that stage.

pyroxian · Post by **pyroxian** » Wed May 18, 2005 11:31 am 0

BTW - can Neon/X-box 360 handle DVD Audio discs? For that full 5.1 sound feeling

Steve

WiteWulf · Post by **WiteWulf** » Wed May 18, 2005 1:46 pm 0

pyroxian wrote:BTW - can Neon/X-box 360 handle DVD Audio discs? For that full 5.1 sound feeling

Very good question...I'd consider ditching my DVD player if the 360 can play my collection of DVD-A discs. And what about DTS CDs, too?

rowan · Post by **rowan** » Wed May 18, 2005 11:26 pm 0

Just back from holiday and I find this, lovely work Llamasoft.

Fucking played

Acronym · Post by **Acronym** » Thu May 19, 2005 12:57 am 0

Rowan: http://www.yakyak.org/viewtopic.php?t=36733&highlight= has another video in.

benedictw · Post by **benedictw** » Thu May 19, 2005 9:42 am 0

Acronym wrote:Rowan: http://www.yakyak.org/viewtopic.php?t=36733&highlight= has another video in.

And its a bloody marvelous one as well!