At The Elite Bar

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<Fenn> greetings
* Sharn-Lugonn walks in
<Sharn-Lugonn> Evening everyone.
* Sharn-Lugonn finds a seat at the bar
<Fenn> got pretty bored siting alone in this weird place
<Sharn-Lugonn> Well I haven't been here for far TOO long...
<Sharn-Lugonn> Months, actually...
<Fenn> actually i' ve Never been here...
<Sharn-Lugonn> But it's nice to be here again.
<Sharn-Lugonn> Ah. So welcome.
<Fenn> Yes.Where is everyone anyway?
<Sharn-Lugonn> So what do you do in the Galaxy?
* Fenn sits at the bar
<Sharn-Lugonn> Everyone... I don't know how the attendance is
  lately,
<Sharn-Lugonn> but it has never been too great.
<Fenn> I' m working for greater glory of the empire..and myself
<Sharn-Lugonn> But I have seen better times.
<Sharn-Lugonn> Maybe later, someone will come in.
<Fenn> We' ll see
<Sharn-Lugonn> And what kind of ship do you have?
<Fenn> The immortal Asp
<Fenn> i should have got a Courier but...
<Fenn> Lack of cash...
<Sharn-Lugonn> I'm with the Alliance. I've got a Harris.
<Fenn> One nasty thing that is.
<Fenn> Once i lost a drive to one of those
<Sharn-Lugonn> You mean Courier?
<Fenn> Er the drive?
<Sharn-Lugonn> What ship was it that damaged your drive?
<Fenn> the Asp
<Sharn-Lugonn> Want something to drink?
* Sharn-Lugonn makes a gesture at the bar
<Fenn> Damn sorry not my best day - The Harris
<Fenn> Of course i do
<Fenn> so whats on tap?
<Sharn-Lugonn> Brown, I hope. And there should be also
  something stronger, if you prefer that.
<Fenn> Brown? Quite an unfamiliar name... whats that?
<Sharn-Lugonn> Brown, is a premium BeBeCe Ale.
<Fenn> Great explanation.Lets see if its so premium...
<Sharn-Lugonn> Or you can get also water.
<Sharn-Lugonn> It isn't that premium, but tastes quite good.
<Sharn-Lugonn> But don't try the "export".. there was an
  "accident" with that.
<Fenn> Thats all that matters for me
* Sharn-Lugonn walks around to the other side of the bar
  counter
* Sharn-Lugonn fills two pints with Brown
<Fenn> export? Accident ?
* Sharn-Lugonn hands one over to Fenn
<Sharn-Lugonn> Here you go.
<Sharn-Lugonn> Yeah.
<Sharn-Lugonn> Turned out to be some sort of radioactives.
* Fenn examines The Brown and then drinks
<Fenn> Not that bad
<Sharn-Lugonn> Someone dropped a metal object in a glass
  filled with the Export and it melted!
<Fenn> Not quite what i used to but nonetheless good
* Sharn-Lugonn returns to his seat
<Fenn> damn and people drank that?
<Sharn-Lugonn> No fancy inner Core drinks, you know.
<Sharn-Lugonn> No, people did not drink that.
<Sharn-Lugonn> It appeared here one night
<Fenn> How come?
<Sharn-Lugonn> and the accident saved our lives.
<Sharn-Lugonn> I don't know, when I came, there was a barrel
  with that.
* Fenn takes a long sip from the pint
* Sharn-Lugonn drinks a bit of the liquid in his glass
<Sharn-Lugonn> There are also other.. beverages available here.
<Fenn> So isnt there supposed to be a barkeep or sumthin?
<Sharn-Lugonn> Yes. Bee-Keep is supposed to be here, or at
  least Tracy the barmaid.
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* Sharn-Lugonn looks at the door
<Fenn> I sure heard about Bee
<Sharn-Lugonn> Evening, commander.
* Fenn turns around curious
<Ericsen> evening, what about bee?
<Sharn-Lugonn> Haven't been here yet.
<Fenn> Right
<Sharn-Lugonn> Damn, hasn't..
<Ericsen> ah, he shows up occasionally, but not all the time
<Sharn-Lugonn> Flying in space without anyone to talk to for
  months ties the tongue a bit...
<Ericsen> so does too much brown, you been helping yourself
  sharn?
<Sharn-Lugonn> Yes.
<Sharn-Lugonn> Want one?
* Fenn concentrates on his pint
<Ericsen> cheers, don't mind if i do
* Sharn-Lugonn fills up a glass and hands it to Ericsen
<Ericsen> ta
<Ericsen> thats better
<Fenn> What is this stuff made from?
<Sharn-Lugonn> Who knows?
<Ericsen> no-one has tyhe guts to ask
<Fenn> I mean.. its good
<Ericsen> yeah, but it has a unique taste
<Ericsen> thats hard to pin down
* Sharn-Lugonn drinks a bit of the liquid in his glass
<Fenn> Different and it feels good that way
<Fenn> Like nothin else
<Sharn-Lugonn> But it is really interesting, just few rocky
  islands here and there on this planet
<Fenn> and marshes..
<Sharn-Lugonn> Yes - and here it is, an ale.
<Sharn-Lugonn> From what, seaweed?
<Sharn-Lugonn> It is made here, on this planet, that is sure.
  But where?
<Ericsen> of rare quality, who knows if it is even brewed on
  the planet, Bee is a bit mysterious about its origins
<Sharn-Lugonn> When it's called "premium BeBeCe ale", it
  should be from this planet, shouldn't it?
* Fenn with a last biggest sip empties the glass and stares at
  it for a while
<Ericsen> ah but you never know with bee, to be honest I've
  never asked him about it
* Sharn-Lugonn stands up and walks to the fireplace
* Sharn-Lugonn adds a log to the fire
* Fenn examines the building closely
* Sharn-Lugonn returns to his seat
<Sharn-Lugonn> It's all organic here, not like in the Core
  systems. Bee is especially proud of it.
<Fenn> I havent seen a building like this for a long time..
<Ericsen> yeah, but make sure your ship is secure, you don't
  want any stowaway squirrels, do you
<Sharn-Lugonn> Me too. All I have seen for the last few months
  was the inside of my ship.
<Sharn-Lugonn> The airlock is closed, but with the squirrels,
  you never know..
<Ericsen> it gets a bit tedious looking at the same screen
  after a while doesn't it?
<Fenn> What squirrels?
<Sharn-Lugonn> Yes, it does.
<Ericsen> those squirrels
* Ericsen points into the rafters
<Fenn> Whats so special about them
<Sharn-Lugonn> They are too intelligent for their own good.
<Fenn> Sounds bad
<Ericsen> yeah one got onto my ship a month ago, took him on a
  quick tour of the frontier before i caught him, i haed him
  clean my ship for me
<Brianetta> By the Power of Greyskull!
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<Sharn-Lugonn> How did he manage to clean your ship?
<Brianetta> Evening, gents
<Fenn> Hope they dont have some sillt ideas bout my ship
<Fenn> Greetings
<Sharn-Lugonn> Evening.
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<Ericsen> hi norm, bri
<norman_mosser> evenin'
<Sharn-Lugonn> Evening!
<Fenn> hi there
<Ericsen> morman, have you ever thought of running a property
  storage enterprise?
<Ericsen> norman even
<norman_mosser> not recently. why?
<Ericsen> cos then you'd be norman the storeman, ba ba boom
* norman_mosser gets the drinks in
* norman_mosser winces
<Ericsen> cheers
* Ericsen has some more excrutiating puns in reserve
<norman_mosser> nah, I'm still in the military hardware theft
  business at the moment
<Sharn-Lugonn> HPA?
<Ericsen> yeah i know, I'm still trying to persuade someone to
  steal that HPA 'initiator'
<norman_mosser> yeah
<Fenn> How much is that "persuasion" worth?
<norman_mosser> well, the one I have is crap
<Sharn-Lugonn> And who's got the initiator at the moment?
<Ericsen> and the one I have is a bogus mock-up, but everyone
  is too scared to take it off my hands
<norman_mosser> I have the real Federation copy
<Sharn-Lugonn> Oh.
<Ericsen> so its a testament to the inefficiency of the FIB
<Sharn-Lugonn> But that one's not working too good..
<norman_mosser> not to their efficiency, just their ability to
  be distracted
<Ericsen> what by alledged INRA bases in Alioth?
<norman_mosser> and by nephews of Admirals
<norman_mosser> being a known associate, they assumed that
  he's be entrusted with the real initiator
<Ericsen> well, that was a bit of a master stroke, everyone
  was chasing him, including me
<norman_mosser> :-)
<Ericsen> by the way, ahve you bought nay members of the LHO
  security Dept recently?
<Ericsen> have and any even
<norman_mosser> not recently. Well,  not since six months
  back...
* Fenn stands up
<Sharn-Lugonn> What about Federation threats to LHO?
<norman_mosser> more of a mutual back scratching actually
<Ericsen> ah, so someone else has their very own pet LHO sec
  man, and they want somersby out of the way
<Ericsen> and they seem to have suceeded too
<Fenn> Well people see you im going to see if any of those
  squirells isnt tampering with my ship...
* Fenn walks to the door and leaves
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<norman_mosser> brb, I need to grab a beer
<Ericsen> k
<Ericsen> so sharn, what have you been up to thats kept you in
  your ship for months on end?
<Sharn-Lugonn> Hmm... I was doing some.. business on the
  frontier.
<Ericsen> ah, i see
<Sharn-Lugonn> It was getting quite nasty all those time in
  the ship.
<Sharn-Lugonn> Thankfully, my Harris is modified to need only
  the pilot, so I had all the comfort of a 3-men ship for
  myself.
<Ericsen> yeah it can, i spent nearly a year alone in a cobra
  3 once
<Sharn-Lugonn> Wow, that's quite long...
<Sharn-Lugonn> After all that time - any signs of space
  psychosis?
<Ericsen> i was exploring the western fringe, so there wasn't
  alot of other ships out there after i got out of the frontier
* norman_mosser returns
<Ericsen> ah there u are,another drink?
<Sharn-Lugonn> Western, that's on the left, isn't it?
<norman_mosser> indeed. Have a garlic minibread
<Ericsen> yeah
* norman_mosser proffers snacks
* Ericsen pours three pints of brown
<Sharn-Lugonn> Now, I tell you something:
<Ericsen> ta, there you go gents
<norman_mosser> ta
<Sharn-Lugonn> Once, I took my Thargoid warship, went to
  Polaris
<Sharn-Lugonn> Then explored the area around Polaris.. and
  found a system, Laandur.
<Sharn-Lugonn> I set up a base there, with a MB4 machine.
<Sharn-Lugonn> Suddenly, I realised that the ship needed
  servicing and I barely arrived at Polaris.
<Sharn-Lugonn> I left the system in such hurry, I did not
  remember the coordinates.
<Sharn-Lugonn> And now, the MB4 is stuck somewhere in space...
<Sharn-Lugonn> And I can't find it!
<Sharn-Lugonn> It should be within 200 Ly from Polaris, but I
  don't know where.
<Ericsen> oops, you have probably got an mb4 with a load of
  mierals beside it and know planet by now
<norman_mosser> I've got a stack of MB4s somewhere north of
  Alioth, but I don't have the cargo space or the inclination
  to collect them. Been there for about five years now.
<Sharn-Lugonn> No, that was not minerals, but only water.. So
  a ball of water and no planet.
<Sharn-Lugonn> That one's there only about three years I think.
<norman_mosser> not too bad then. Just an asteroid and a
  sphere of water then
<Sharn-Lugonn> That would not bother me, but I cannot do
  anything with it - can't even sell it when it's not in the
  cargo bay.
<Ericsen> its just that irritating feeling you get where you
  know exactly where something is, but you just cant find it
<Sharn-Lugonn> Actually, I scribbled the co-ordinates on a
  piece of paper...
<Sharn-Lugonn> But that paper no longer exists.
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<Sharn-Lugonn> I have been extra desperate lately..
<Sharn-Lugonn> And decided to do a systematic search..
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<Ericsen> wb
<norman_mosser> sorry about that. I'll get a mop to clean the
  mess up
* norman_mosser looks at the puddle of connection failure on
  the floor
<Sharn-Lugonn> I have not found it and I have searched all
  western sectors from Polaris to a distance of 200 ly..
<Sharn-Lugonn> Maybe it's on the east?
<Sharn-Lugonn> But I wouldn't bet on that.
<norman_mosser> do a spiral search
<Ericsen> hmm, could be, or to the north
<Sharn-Lugonn> What's worse, I even know it's a system with a
  K-class star.
<Ericsen> well at least its not a m class red star, there are
  loads of them
<Sharn-Lugonn> And has one planet with indigenous life about
  20 degrees C and one world with Ammonia atmosphere...
<norman_mosser> or a multiple star syatem
<Sharn-Lugonn> I just imagined Thargoids and Humans living in
  one system together..
<norman_mosser> Ammonia atmosphere? Don't Thrgoid worlds have
  ammonia atmospheres?
<Sharn-Lugonn> So that was why I decided to build a base
  there..
<Sharn-Lugonn> As some kind of an experiment.
<Sharn-Lugonn> I have also bough some 6000 t of slaves and
  wanted to transport them to the new world to colonise it
<Sharn-Lugonn> But since I can no longer find it..
<norman_mosser> worth a try I suppose
<Ericsen> hmm, interesting idea, though i suppose manumission
  is ok
<Sharn-Lugonn> I have to establish a new base.
<Sharn-Lugonn> But that's not as easy as it sounds - I have
  found a nice system, but the life-supporting planet has
  gravity of about 2 g's
<norman_mosser> Make ure you write the co-ords down this time
  :-)
<Sharn-Lugonn> I have them already stored in my memory, safely
  (I hope).
<norman_mosser> There are a few human inhabited 2g worlds.
  People soon adapt
<Sharn-Lugonn> The temperature should be ok, I think, just
  wait a sec..
<norman_mosser> Recruit from the denser planets and you'll be
  fine. Fomauhut is 1.6g
<norman_mosser> Foumalhaut
<Sharn-Lugonn> It's Faackcan, [-1,76]
* norman_mosser looks on his datapad
<Sharn-Lugonn> And the planet with oxygen atmosphere's got
  even a small moon!
<Sharn-Lugonn> I should put an advert somewhere - asking for
  new colonists..
<norman_mosser> Not bad
<norman_mosser> Far enough away from the core to attract real
  frontier colonists
<Sharn-Lugonn> Polaris is within range of standard ships.. so
  for supplies, maintenance etc. it's not a problem.
<norman_mosser> 'If it ain't more than six months from Sol, it
  ain't worth colonising'
<Ericsen> yeah good positioning
<Sharn-Lugonn> I once tried to get to Polaris in an Imperial
  Explorer...
<Ericsen> what are polaris' coord again?
<Sharn-Lugonn> It took me almost a year, scooping fuel from
  stars and gas giants..
<norman_mosser> [0.76]
<Sharn-Lugonn> [0,76]
<norman_mosser> [0,76]
<Ericsen> ok i think i got it
<norman_mosser> you ure ;-)
<norman_mosser> sure
<Ericsen> yep
<Sharn-Lugonn> A nice system, isn't it?
<Sharn-Lugonn> I meen Faackcan - almost like Sol.
<Ericsen> yeah,
<norman_mosser> I suppoe Sharnsworld has a nice ring to it
<Sharn-Lugonn> Yes, that sounds nice - kinda like "Turner's
  World"..
<norman_mosser> the founding system of the homo-thargoid
  alliance
<Sharn-Lugonn> I will note that down..
<Sharn-Lugonn> You could also give me some hints about naming
  other planets in the system..
<Sharn-Lugonn> I should contact the Thargoids what they would
  like their planet to be called.
<Ericsen> probably something unpronouncable
<norman_mosser> well, Norman's rock is a good name for
  Faackcan 3a
<Sharn-Lugonn> Just my thought...
<Sharn-Lugonn> Ok, that's nice.
<Sharn-Lugonn> I could base the idea of an Alliance site on
  this system - will be at least something new.
<Sharn-Lugonn> Thargoids will have also their own section
  there...
<Sharn-Lugonn> But translated, of course.
<Sharn-Lugonn> I've still got the inter-species translator, so
  it shouldn't be a problem.
<norman_mosser> You can pick them up at Star Boot sales now
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<norman_mosser> five translators for a thousand credits. Free
  chunk of Jameson's conbra thrown in
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<norman_mosser> cobra
<Sharn-Lugonn> Wow, now is that chunk genuine?
* Ericsen curses and kicks box
<norman_mosser> my one is
* norman_mosser smiles
<Sharn-Lugonn> Huh, seems like an ad's appeared on the EBBS...
<norman_mosser> the rest are fakes of course
<Ericsen> the rest of what are fakes?
<Sharn-Lugonn> I thought so... 1000 C for a genuine chunk?
  That would be a far too low price.
<norman_mosser> scrp duralium on a chain. Tacky jewelery for
  the discerning commander
<Ericsen> ah
<norman_mosser> actual genuine tengible evidence of the
  mythical commander commands a hideous premium
<Ericsen> naturally
<norman_mosser> and most are in private collections. Just like
  the 'genuine' Thargoid
<Sharn-Lugonn> Which Thargoid?
<Ericsen> yes well, there are more pieces of genuine thargoid
  than there are actual thargoids
<Sharn-Lugonn> That gives sense... you can make thousands of
  pieces from one thargoid..
<norman_mosser> well yes. All people have are pictures
<norman_mosser> insectoid, dual opposable thumbs. Too many
  arms. Easy to fake\
<Sharn-Lugonn> Easy enough for everyone who wants to make
  money deceiving unaware people.
<Ericsen> yeah and an easy way to make a fast cred
<norman_mosser> Even if it i the 'ironic' crowd buying it
  because they knoiw it is fake
<Sharn-Lugonn> I can already see the worlds from the ads:
  "Each household should have at least a piece of a thargoid!"
<Sharn-Lugonn> Words, actually..
<Ericsen> yeah but it still funded my last expedition to the
  fringes
<Sharn-Lugonn> As long as it serves a good purpose, it's ok.
<Sharn-Lugonn> Considering that no one would want to kill
  thargoids now.. except I*** of course.
<norman_mosser> but only because they haven't moved with the
  times
<Sharn-Lugonn> Yeah, it's their tradition.
<Ericsen> and the fact that they seem to have got all of the
  biggest xenophobes in their high command
<Sharn-Lugonn> I will be working on the site this weekend, so
  on Monday (about 2000 GMT) there should be something new.
<Sharn-Lugonn> Not surprising..
<Ericsen> cool
* Sharn-Lugonn thinks about what he should drink now.. then
  decides for water.
* norman_mosser tries the jedi mind trick
<norman_mosser> You want to drink beer
* Sharn-Lugonn fumbles around the shelves behind the counter
  and finally picks up a steel string and a glass
<Sharn-Lugonn> I suppose the hole in the floor is in its usual
  place.
<norman_mosser> yep
* Sharn-Lugonn plucks a piece of the floor, revealing a
  circular hole
<Ericsen> don't fall in
* Sharn-Lugonn ties the string to the glass and suspends it
  into the deep waters
<Sharn-Lugonn> Don't worry, it isn't too big.
* Sharn-Lugonn pulls up the glass, now filled with water.
  Luckily, no fish this time.
<norman_mosser> just watch oiut for the angry sea bass
<Ericsen> a ha i have found a raq
* Sharn-Lugonn puts the piece of floor back to its place.
* Sharn-Lugonn returns to his seat
* Sharn-Lugonn drinks a bit of the liquid in his glass
<norman_mosser> should have boiled it forst
<Sharn-Lugonn> A raq? Isn't that an abbreviation for
  something.. or someone?
<Ericsen> a fed lackey
<norman_mosser> raqoon is in #elitenonsense at the moment if
  that is what you mean
<Sharn-Lugonn> Yeah, I meant that subject, the federal citizen.
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<grep> wow ... thank god this is still current!
<Sharn-Lugonn> Isn't that for Mr. Sheep?
<grep> wow
<norman_mosser> it strolls along
<grep> how the hell did you know that
<Sharn-Lugonn> I'm in Prague, y'know.
* grep faint in suprise
<grep> wow wow wow
<grep> dobre teda
<grep> ale iba viem slovenski
<grep> trosku
<grep> :P
<Sharn-Lugonn> Actually, I have lived in Bratislava for .. 13
  years?
<grep> thats amazing .. there's me changing my nick so people
  dont get to un nerved by a strange nick
* norman_mosser marvels at the multiculturalism of the FEU
  community
*** grep is now known as PanOvecka
<Sharn-Lugonn> Yeah, I was taken by surprise, too..
<PanOvecka> nice one
*** norman_mosser is now known as Admiral_chuzwozzer
<Admiral_chuzwozzer> strange nick don't unnerve us, for we are
  the ELITE
<Admiral_chuzwozzer> or dangerous, deadly, competent, above
  average...
*** Admiral_chuzwozzer is now known as Norman_Mosser
<PanOvecka> well that two things that have cheered me up in a
  matter of seconds... A: there is an elite chat room and b
  another slovak speaker ... join #slovakia
<PanOvecka> ehhehe
<PanOvecka> well ...
<PanOvecka> the reason for me being here is that about 14
  years ago I loved elite and I managed it .. and now I have
  started with elite again ( new kind )
<Sharn-Lugonn> I've tried, NewKind, it's quite good...
  Darkness Falls looks even nicer
<Norman_Mosser> Have you played FE2 or FFE?
<Sharn-Lugonn> But isn't finished yet..
<PanOvecka> I have had a shot .. but they disagree with my
  graphics setup
<PanOvecka> I am running win 2k linux and unix but the
  workstation is a 3 monitor work station
<Sharn-Lugonn> Have you tried JJFFE?
<PanOvecka> yeah
<PanOvecka> but the graphics where just too harsh
<Norman_Mosser> blocky?
<PanOvecka> yeah
<Sharn-Lugonn> That's normal.
<PanOvecka> virtualy un playable
<Norman_Mosser> there is setting to modify the display size.
  It would be smller, but clearer
<PanOvecka> but the newkind works nicly under a 1152 x 864
<PanOvecka> cool
<Norman_Mosser> It is in the config files I think. Maybe
<PanOvecka> I am trying to find a couple of planets that would
  get me enough credits to get some reasonable weaponry
<PanOvecka> ill have a ganda soon
<PanOvecka> Sharn-Lugonn: whats your first language then?
<Sharn-Lugonn> Larais to Onrira is good.
<PanOvecka> hehehe ... thats what I have found so far
<Sharn-Lugonn> First? I speak Czech (nearly) as good as
  Slovak, I was born here..
<PanOvecka> but the old bill keeps ganging up on me due to the
  narcotics
<PanOvecka> you speak english very well too ...
<Sharn-Lugonn> Thanks, I had a very good teacher on the high
  school.
<Sharn-Lugonn> I've made the state final exams.
<Sharn-Lugonn> Passed, got "1".
<PanOvecka> if thats the only tuittion you have had your
  bloody excellent
* PanOvecka misses his topvar
<Sharn-Lugonn> Yes, that's pretty much of it, just some 7
  hours/week.
<Sharn-Lugonn> Or Zlaty Bazant?
<PanOvecka> wow
<PanOvecka> nah ...
<PanOvecka> thats not so good
<Sharn-Lugonn> Brown is the best!
<PanOvecka> but hey its all beter than the sracka we are
  inflicted with here
<Sharn-Lugonn> Brown?
<PanOvecka> :P
<Sharn-Lugonn> That's the premium BeBeCe ale!
<PanOvecka> no ... clear ... nice ... niecovica is the best
<Sharn-Lugonn> Nothing better in a 50 ly radius from here..
<PanOvecka> I spent a whole evening descussing the finer
  points of distilation with a chemistry teacher in a pub last
  time I was there ...
<PanOvecka> much fun!
<Sharn-Lugonn> We are on the edge, you know... no fancy inner
  core drinks here.
<PanOvecka> damn
<Sharn-Lugonn> Not even the Crater juice.
<PanOvecka> :P
<Sharn-Lugonn> But what about Mr. Sunshine?
<PanOvecka> so, what are you doing in prague?
<Sharn-Lugonn> Studying at the transportation faculty of CVUT.
<Sharn-Lugonn> check out my website
<PanOvecka> nice!
<PanOvecka> k
<Sharn-Lugonn> http://tatooine.fortunecity.com/heinlein/415/Dea
  dly/main.html
<Sharn-Lugonn> Nothing special, though..
<Ericsen> or you could check out http://www.raqoon.co.uk/webrin
  g/goring.php?action=all which has sharn's site plus a load
  of others
<PanOvecka> check out theses .... www.feeha.co.uk
  www.grep.org.uk and www.protected-networks.co.uk
<Sharn-Lugonn> Yes, and I've implemented the graphical link to
  the ring on my site..
<PanOvecka> very very nice ,,,
<PanOvecka> cool ...
* Norman_Mosser is surfing right now
<PanOvecka> well ... let me say that if any one needs any
  hosting email or similar I would be happy to donate some
  bandwidth
*** PanOvecka is now known as grep
<grep> pockaj idiem na zahod
<Sharn-Lugonn> Hmm... haluze, psycho..
<grep> ( a pre este pivko )
* Sharn-Lugonn just jumps out to check his Harris
<Norman_Mosser> Respect! you landed on a Star!
<Ericsen> i know he did, how cool is that?
* Sharn-Lugonn runs back.
<grep> hehehe
<Sharn-Lugonn> Yeah. M-class and a K-class, too.
<Sharn-Lugonn> In the Harris.
<Sharn-Lugonn> I'm planning also a G-class, but that could
  bring too much trouble, I'm afraid..
<Sharn-Lugonn> A red giant should not be that hard, I think,
  so maybe that's what I'm doing next.
<Norman_Mosser> I'm going to have to try it now
<grep> wow ... what v of elite are you playing on atm then?
<Sharn-Lugonn> Maybe I will need a craft like the Falcon for
  that.
<Sharn-Lugonn> FFE. JJFFE actually.
<Sharn-Lugonn> I could not have landed on the K-class without
  thruster control..
<grep> well .. I think I better figure out the configuration
  then
<grep> is it me or am I going to need a joystick to play it?
<Sharn-Lugonn> You should, it's really worth it.
<Sharn-Lugonn> No, not the Joystick!
<Sharn-Lugonn> Use the mouse.
<grep> the mouse ... helll
<grep> I was going to say ... I dont do joysticks ..
<Sharn-Lugonn> It's the only way how to survive. Most precise
  shooting.
<grep> infact this is the furst game I have played in about 7
  years ... sad innit ... but I used to have a bbc
<grep> cool
<Sharn-Lugonn> I used to have a ZX spectrum
<grep> I guess I have a bit of learning to do
<Norman_Mosser> Hey, I played FE2 just using the keyboard. But
  FE2 is easy compared to FFE
<grep> yeah ... they where fun
<Sharn-Lugonn> Actually, I have been playing Elite since I was
  12
<grep> space key the size of the return key
* Norman_Mosser had a speccy as well
<grep> those where the days!!!
<Norman_Mosser> Skool Daze, Manic Miner.....
<Sharn-Lugonn> Have you submitted the form to Jannah - I mean
  the one for elitecmdrs?
<grep> hehehe
<Sharn-Lugonn> I'm really curious how it will come out.
<Sharn-Lugonn> How about school daze? I never managed to
  complete it. What was the point?
<Norman_Mosser> I'm conidering it, I have the uniform design
<Norman_Mosser> anyone want to see?
<Sharn-Lugonn> Yes, please!
<grep> yeah go for it
<Norman_Mosser> hang on
<grep> so, any tips on de blockifying this ting?
<Sharn-Lugonn> Meantime, grep, if you want to see something
  more sick, remove the Deadly/main.html from my link and have
  a look at that.
<grep> some how I think that you would realy get on with
  MrsOveckova in #slovakia
<Sharn-Lugonn> Well, I run a W98 with 800x600 and therefore
  have no problems with JJFFE, I don't know.
<Sharn-Lugonn> Why do you think so?
<grep> ok .. . well if I run at 600 x 800 its still blocky
<grep> I feel that you have a similar sence of humor
<Sharn-Lugonn> I don't know, I hit ALT+F12 and turn it into
  fullscreen.
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<Sharn-Lugonn> Sorry, CTRL
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<cmdr_mosser> gaaah! I hate my dialup
<Sharn-Lugonn> I've never had problems with my dialup.
<Ericsen> its not freeserve is it?
<cmdr_mosser> Tiscali via NTL
<Sharn-Lugonn> mine is Tiscali, too.
<Sharn-Lugonn> Via Czech Telecom..
<Sharn-Lugonn> As I have no other choice..
* cmdr_mosser \s mind boggles
<grep> damn
<grep> cmdr_mosser: why dont you have any other choice?
<cmdr_mosser> laziness. I have to use NTL as it is my
  University's telecomms provider
<grep> ooo not good ...
<Sharn-Lugonn> My Uni is closed from 2100 on fridays, that's
  just when TEB starts.. So I have to use my home connection.
<grep> I kinda run an independent isp .. so conectivity isnt
  too much of a problem
<Sharn-Lugonn> And pay the damned bills!
<cmdr_mosser> I'm in uni accomodation so...
<grep> damn shame ..
<grep> you could always use a bnc
<grep> cmdr_mosser: have you got some web space to chuck that
  gif?
<cmdr_mosser> bnc?
<grep> yeah an irc bouncer
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<rabid_viXen> Good Evening, Commanders
<Sharn-Lugonn> Oh, look who's come!!
<Sharn-Lugonn> Evening!
<rabid_viXen> How about buying a girl, a drink?
* grep tilts his hat towards rabid_viXen
<cmdr_mosser> ye, but the only way you could download it would
  involve the cration of an html file to hold it
* rabid_viXen pulls out two frell grenades and primes them.
*** Brianetta sets mode: +o rabid_viXen
*** ChanServ sets mode: +ntp
<cmdr_mosser> evenin
<grep> cmdr_mosser: thats not true
<rabid_viXen> I would have come at "RabidviXen" but some
  wcumbag stole my name!
* Sharn-Lugonn fills a glass of brown and hands it to
  rabidviXen
* cmdr_mosser pulls a pair of Kill-o-zaps and dives under a
  table
<rabid_viXen> Bugger.
<rabid_viXen> That should read: "as"
<cmdr_mosser> grep: transloading constraints
<grep> wow ..
<Sharn-Lugonn> Well, any progress with Elitecmdrs?
<grep> ok ...
<rabid_viXen> Gentlemen, I'm glad to say that the Commanders
  Directory is coming along. Its been a Hard week ...
<rabid_viXen> Ta.
<Sharn-Lugonn> Nice.
<rabid_viXen> Yes, some success. its a long story ...
<rabid_viXen> ... I took the computer core to the R/D and they
  erased my HDD.
<cmdr_mosser> viXen - care for a gif?
<grep> cmdr_mosser: get this proggie ... www.grep.org.uk/WinSCP
  .exe
<Sharn-Lugonn> Actually, how many Cmdrs have applied so far?
<rabid_viXen> Oh, send it to my email address - no AV on this
  PC yet.
<rabid_viXen> Well ... the number is quite considerable ...
<rabid_viXen> ... okay ... the real number is ...
<rabid_viXen> ,,, nine, including yours truly.
<cmdr_mosser> can't you get files via IRC then?
<rabid_viXen> *snigger*
<rabid_viXen> Could do, but this is not my PC.
<rabid_viXen> Actually, that said - have not seen a file
  request from Mosser yet!
<Sharn-Lugonn> He's working on that.
<rabid_viXen> I'm redesigning the interface, some cosmetic
  changes, and then it will be done.
* rabid_viXen walks over to the bar, high heels tip-tapping on
  the stone floor of #theelitebar.
<grep> cmdr_mosser: try again
<cmdr_mosser> anyway. Aplogies for the disruption to station
  security
<grep> cmdr_mosser: I was just going to give you a bit of
  noraml space :P
<Sharn-Lugonn> And what about the recent... involvement of
  Feds at LHO?
<rabid_viXen> Got it ... checking now, you cheeky bugger.
<cmdr_mosser> ;-)
<rabid_viXen> Ah, those federal officers ... we're discussing
  the issue. I have plasma lasers, and they have a LPA.
<rabid_viXen> Its a little like "Top Trumps" with starships.
<Sharn-Lugonn> Plasma lasers? I have never seen one.
<grep> wuw lasers that fire blood
<Sharn-Lugonn> I think I should just pay a visit to LHO and
  see them in action.
<rabid_viXen> Nasty things ... they can vaporize a person and
  leave their small change and pocket watch sitting on the
  deck (quote)
<cmdr_mosser> imagine a laser, but replace the laser bit with
  a particle accellerator
<grep> Sharn-Lugonn: where?
<cmdr_mosser> no amplifier like the PS
<cmdr_mosser> PA's
* rabid_viXen pulls the pin on a frell-grenade and tosses it
  out of the window (!)
<Sharn-Lugonn> Longhaul Outpost - LHO.
<Sharn-Lugonn> Frell grenades rolling along..
<grep> err and where is that ...??? how do I get there?
* rabid_viXen smiles as a BeeBeeCee shattering explosion rocks
  the bar. People put their hands over their drinks to keep
  plastic and small vermin out of their drinks.
<Sharn-Lugonn> The site is in the FEU ring.
<rabid_viXen> Well, Longhaul Outpost is in the Diso System ...
  but we're not exactly part of the guild.
<Sharn-Lugonn> Just click on HOME and you can find it there
  somewhere.
<cmdr_mosser> viXen - what did you think of the .gif?
<cmdr_mosser> cheesy enough?
<rabid_viXen> I operate the station as an independent
  operation about 7-10 AU's out from the primary at Diso.
<rabid_viXen> Nice GIF file.
* rabid_viXen vaults over the bar and kneels down to check out
  the food cabinet there.
<cmdr_mosser> I've finihed the garlic breads
<grep> set corse number 1.... 'engage'!!
* rabid_viXen finds a McSwiney's Double-Cheese burger with
  yellow mustard and gerkins.
<rabid_viXen> Anyone want one?
<Ericsen> yeah if you could
<Sharn-Lugonn> If you can spare one
<rabid_viXen> Certainly.
* rabid_viXen hands over a tray of sizzling burgers and fries.
<grep> damn java script errors!!!! do pice!
<cmdr_mosser> I'll pass. I prefer a kebabracadabra
<rabid_viXen> On the house ... er, Bee isn't around is he?
<rabid_viXen> Grep, where are you from?
<cmdr_mosser> nope
<Ericsen> no hasn't been seen recently
<rabid_viXen> Frell!
<Sharn-Lugonn> Anyway, I have begun working on my CV today...
  the commander's one.
<grep> uk
<rabid_viXen> [last episode of FARSCAPE tonight ... and
  tomorrow,  catch "Attack of the Clones]
<rabid_viXen> Excellent!
<cmdr_mosser> seen EP II twice. It rules
<Ericsen> brb
<rabid_viXen> Gentlemen, and assorted space-scum, I feel I had
  better warn you that due to unforseen problems, it may be
  neccessary to modify the existing ELITE COMMANDERS DIRECTORY
  forms ... but don't worry, I'll transfer your information
  over to the new ones myself.
<Sharn-Lugonn> Will be included in the experimental symbiosis
  Alliance base.. which I hope will be finished in near future.
<rabid_viXen> In the meantime, I'm looking for a permament
  home for http://lho.topcities.com and reworking the station
  site so that it works for everyone.
<Sharn-Lugonn> I haven't anything yet, so.. hopefully, in the
  near future. means 1 to 4 weeks.
<rabid_viXen> As some have complained that the current version
  does not work for them.
<Sharn-Lugonn> It worked on every computer I tried.
<rabid_viXen> The new version of LHO (v1.26) will have more
  content (*sniggers*)
<rabid_viXen> EXACTLY! I feel that those people who DON'T like
  it, are envyous.
<Ericsen> the full screen acn be a bit irritating
<rabid_viXen> Blast, bad spelling.
<Sharn-Lugonn> Hmm... I have now discovered a minor bug on my
  site, the story "Albino Cobra" has a title of "At The Elite
  Bar"
<cmdr_mosser> Ericsen - I agree
<cmdr_mosser> but only bacaue I have shit monitor
<Sharn-Lugonn> I viewed LHO at school and it was neat.
<rabid_viXen> Yes, the full screen is irritating - but as
  previously explained, it was done to see IF it COULD be
  done, and it worked.
<rabid_viXen> Thankx, sweetie.
<Sharn-Lugonn> I like the full screen. Just looks different
  than other sites.
<rabid_viXen> Gentlemen, give me a second or two ... I have to
  powder my nose. (I agree with the previous post)
<cmdr_mosser> but hassle to get rid of.
* rabid_viXen goes to powder her nose ... and take a wizz.
<rabid_viXen> ALT-F4
<cmdr_mosser> check w3c.org for maximum compliancy fascism
* rabid_viXen will return soon.
<Sharn-Lugonn> Why get rid of, just select "Launch request"
<Sharn-Lugonn> As I was viewing it from school, it loaded in
  less than a second, now I'm going to give it a try from here.
<cmdr_mosser> I'm lazy, and prefer the ability to 'modestly
  resize' the display
<Ericsen> it is a bit of a pain if you are looking at several
  websites at the same time
* rabid_viXen returns, zipping up her pants and tucking in her
  blouse ... ah, bliss is an empty bladder.
<rabid_viXen> Right, where was I?
<Sharn-Lugonn> And why should I do that?
<rabid_viXen> Do what?
<Sharn-Lugonn> Look at several pages when I'm looking at the
  LHO.
<rabid_viXen> I see. Well, the only thing WRONG with LHO at
  the moment is a decided lack of content. Just caught the
  last episode of the second season of "Enterprise"
<cmdr_mosser> oh boy
<rabid_viXen> ... the crew of the NX-01 destroy a colony on a
  planet! Archer gets stuck in the 31st Century!
<rabid_viXen> Argggghhh! Have to wait until November to see
  part two.
<Ericsen> is that the new trekkie peog?
<rabid_viXen> Yessss, its dreamy.
<rabid_viXen> Archer (Bakula) is a hunk.
<cmdr_mosser> the chronology rewriting prequel that fills in
  the Star Trek slot on the networks
<rabid_viXen> Also, he is convincing as a Starfleet Captain.
<Ericsen> ah mister quantum leap
<rabid_viXen> Yes, and his old co-star appears in a previous
  season episode as a fascist dictator.
<rabid_viXen> Lousy episode, good acting and terrific
  character work.
<Sharn-Lugonn> RabidviXen, have you seen the new ad on EBBS?
* rabid_viXen realizes that she has been away a long time and
  gets back to work on the ELITE character.
<cmdr_mosser> any dead unnamed guys in red shirts yet
<cmdr_mosser> IMO the credits are crap
<rabid_viXen> Okay, so whose round is it then?
<cmdr_mosser> mine
* cmdr_mosser gets the drinks in
<Sharn-Lugonn> Thanks.
* Sharn-Lugonn drinks a bit of the liquid in his glass
<Ericsen> cheers
<Sharn-Lugonn> I must yet decide on security issues concerning
  the colonisation experiment..
<rabid_viXen> Cmdr. Sharn-Lugonn, did LHO work on the computer
  you are using?
<Sharn-Lugonn> Yes.
<rabid_viXen> That reminds me, I think its time to make an
  announcement.
<Sharn-Lugonn> I would really hate to have the feds or imps
  tracking down the colony.
<rabid_viXen> Longhaul Outpost has just created a new industry
  - off-station trading posts. We've get up a couple already
  in a number of systems ...
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<rabid_viXen> ... the local mafia have already paid a visit to
  two of my operations, and were forced to retire with minimal
  casualities.
<rabid_viXen> Love those Lance & Ferman lasers.
<Sharn-Lugonn> Wise from them that they retired..
* rabid_viXen takes a bite of a burger and swallows some more
  beer.
<rabid_viXen> Mosser dematerializes!
<Sharn-Lugonn> Yeah, he's done that already today..
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<rabid_viXen> Anyway, these off-station trading posts may
  eventually find their way on to other sites. Who knows?
<rabid_viXen> He reappeared!
* norman_mosser has just beeen BSOD'ed
<rabid_viXen> Mosser, how did you do that? Eh? Eh?
<norman_mosser> magic
<Ericsen> he was running windows
<norman_mosser> LOL!
<rabid_viXen> I'm running something else ...
<Ericsen> red hat?
<rabid_viXen> Linux.
<norman_mosser> a marathon?
<norman_mosser> to the loo?
<rabid_viXen> Now, don't get off-Topic.
<grep> hehehe
<norman_mosser> ah, AAAIOS 4.7 then
<grep> ios?
<grep> BSD?
<rabid_viXen> Funny, how many candy bars are named after
  stellar phenomenon, isn't it?
<grep> casio calculator os
<grep> ?
<norman_mosser> Argent and ALioth Aerodynamics Incorporated
<norman_mosser> i think
<rabid_viXen> Mars, Milky Way, and of course, the Galaxy.
<Sharn-Lugonn> LHO loads in 13 secs here.
<Sharn-Lugonn> I'm running it at the moment..
<rabid_viXen> Cool! Considering its graphics intensive.
<rabid_viXen> Excellent, and you will have noticed, that the
  WINODWS key still brings up the display and mIRC.
<Ericsen> yeah it does load fairly quick
<Sharn-Lugonn> Noprob. I'm using ALT-tab.
<Sharn-Lugonn> And running Winamp as well...
<Sharn-Lugonn> In fact, I'm using the extended capabilities of
  my mouse.
<Sharn-Lugonn> Instead of ALT-TAB on the keyboard.
* rabid_viXen fades slightly. She looks at her belt ... a
  small holosolid transmitter located there is winking two red
  LEDs.
<rabid_viXen> Oh, no ...
<norman_mosser> not the red LEDs
<rabid_viXen> ... according to this, there is a massive ion
  storm close to my ship ...
* norman_mosser looks shocked
<Sharn-Lugonn> But I change the res to 1024*768
<rabid_viXen> ... I'll have to log out. Well, goodnight,
  Commanders. See you on the EBBS.
<Sharn-Lugonn> Good night!
<Ericsen> nite
<rabid_viXen> --[END OF LINE]--
<norman_mosser> farewell. and may the farce be with you
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* norman_mosser looks at the half-full glass
<norman_mosser> beggars can't be choosers
* norman_mosser downs the drink in one
<norman_mosser> aah!
<Ericsen> same again?
<Sharn-Lugonn> Well, I see I have to go now... Colonists
  calling. So watch out for the colony and updates, farewell!
<Ericsen> c ya ggod luck with the colonists
<Sharn-Lugonn> Thanks, I hope it works out!
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