[Noisebridge-discuss] [drama] LAN party gaming group

Mon Oct 4 22:22:33 UTC 2010

Jesus Christ you people are fucking children. How pathetic it is to read some nerds justify using NB as their personal gaming lounge with some half-assed musings on mere byproducts of simply getting together for anything (hey guys let's all hold a rave I'm sure we could do some crowd behavioral studies while on E, right? Right???).
I agree with what's-his-name that temporarily, as long as it's not eating into more productive and worth while projects and classes, using the space for a bit of fun is fine (hell i'd even be up for a movie night or something for pure shits and giggles if there's time and space for it) but don't try to justify it as some legitimate practice that's worth a newsletter anyone cares about. You're playing a game for purely personal entertainment purposes. Nothing else. the gaming itself would have to be greatly overshadowed by your side inspirations if you wanna even try to make it legit. Grow up and stop getting so damn butthurt cause someone called you out on it instead of seeking your permission to complain in person. Also fuck tact. Why waste time dancing around with social graces? You don't like the way someone says something? Cry about it in your basement dwellings and then write passive aggressive emails decrying passive aggressive emails. Oh wait you're way ahead of me.

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On Oct 4, 2010, at 2:41 PM, aditya bhargava <aditya at wefoundland.com> wrote:

> Rubin,
> I'd like to thank you for the amount of help you've given us. As you already know, one of the bigger challenges Zbridge faces is getting our name recognized. With so many brilliant projects coming out of Noisebridge, I was afraid that ours would get lost in the dust. You personally took it upon yourself to ensure that this wouldn't be the case, and I thank you for that.
> 
> I also appreciate the team environment you have created for us. As you already know, one of the best ways to bring a group together is to unite them against a common enemy. You have graciously thrown yourself upon the sword here – something that few people would choose to do.
> 
> Two of our key members will be out for the next couple of weeks. Since you focused so strongly on teamwork in your message (and your actions), I'm sure you will agree that it would be better for us to postpone our demo, so that Zbridge may work as a team on this project. Given your agreeable nature, I'm sure you will have no problem with this.
> 
> Finally, thank you in advance for the influx of gamers and programmers we will get on Saturday! You are of course welcome to join in the constructive fun. After all, isn't that what NB is all about?
> 
> Aditya Bhargava, Zbridge co-founder
> 
> 
> 
> 
> On Mon, Oct 4, 2010 at 1:59 PM, Micah Lee <twopointfour at riseup.net> wrote:
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> Computer games are what got me into programming. I was way into Doom and
> Commander Keen and crap, then I started playing with ZZT and Megazeux
> and their "level editors" that turned out to be game creation systems
> complete with their own scripting languages. Then I started learning C,
> and allegro for the graphics/sound/input/networking aspects, and soon
> replaced it with SDL. I learned graphics design, sound editing, some
> music editing, and web design for my games. I got playing with
> javascript and php and mysql databases and realized I could make money
> off of it, and I did other programming and security stuff as a result.
> I've recently made some iphone and android games too.
> 
> Computer games are awesome. In fact, is there anyone here that didn't
> start hacking as a result of computer games? I learned how to use BBS's
> to get games; I had to learn all about drivers to make them work; I
> learned how to use irc and usenet (and javascript, to get around stupid
> ad schemes on warez sites) to pirate games; I learned how to format my
> hard drive once I realized pirated games came with malware; I learned
> how to program to make my own games.
> 
> Of course I eventually did other programming and hacking for other
> reasons, but computer games are where it's at. I rarely play games
> anymore, but starcraft 2 is sweet. Can't wait for the protoss and zerg
> campaigns to come out. Maybe I should check out the saturday night
> gaming at nb sometime.
> 
> micah
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