Hi Scott and all, Now see…*this* is funny. You take jabs at all sides of the discussions, and it just comes back as satirical and lighthearted. Thanks for the laugh. I needed it.
On May 1, 2013, at 10:03 PM, Scott Chesworth <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi Draconis, > > Interesting that you're using this internet thingy to activate your > most recent attempt at world domination. I have of course heard of it, > though my initial experience of actually using it ended in 3 weeks of > those wretched screaming goat videos on repeat before there was a > capture, capcher, capchur, kapture, whatever! > > I assume your system works by connecting my clockwork computer to your > Skynet 2.0 server room of doom, so as to exchange some form of > electronic handshake. Whilst that does leave some choice in the hands > of the user such as how hard they'd like to pedal their computer or > whether they actually want to buy the game in the first place, I > believe that this system may have wider implications, such as the > devaluation of a human handshake shared between two living people who > are alive. > > I'd like to propose a system whereby you find a way to visit the house > of each person who purchases one of your games, at their convenience, > install it for them, and naturally complete the registration with the > aforementioned handshake. To be clear, I am aware that this may not be > possible with your current 5000 strong workforce who I understand are > kept on the brink of starvation in order for you to wear clothes > manufactured entirely out of 3 dollar bills, but there is! a solution. > My suggestion is that you put some man hours into the advancement of > robotics and time travel, with the eventual goal that cheaper titles > could be activated by robots. From my knowledge of these fields which > has been acquired by extensive reading of the fantasy genre (no > really, so many, many many, many, many many many many, many books), > I'd estimate that about 42 hours would be required for you to have a > few test robots hobbling about and offering something akin to the > warm, firm handshake I so crave. Perhaps 42 hours and a couple of > working lunches in the restaurant at the end of the universe, but I > think you'll find that this is! achievable if you want it as much as > we do. Of course, we the community will do our bit by constantly > hounding you for updates on your progress, comparing you to Bavisoft > if you so much as dare to take a stroll to the water cooler, and > griping that we don't like the voice of our robotic registration rep, > or that his (or indeed her) hands don't quite offer the same level of > reassurance as the working mans would. > > As an aside, there could be added benefits. Imagine a system where you > could pay 3 extra gold coins and have your robot pick up a pizza for > you on the way. Hawaiian pizza and something akin to human contact > both happening at the same time? I'm all of a flutter! > > Beware the ground, and everything under or upon it) > > Mark > > PS. the above was bought to you by a lack of sleep, which was in its > turn caused by too many fizzy drinks. Every letter of every word is > intended to be satirical, I am quite literally joshing with Josh... > see what I did there? I know, the fun never ends people... kinda like > this thread. > > > On 5/2/13, Draconis <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> Sounds more vindictive to me, under the guise of trying to be funny. >> Certainly is creative, although I can think of more productive ways to >> direct creativity. >> >> For the record, Dark, our new registration system is almost entirely >> transparent to end users. The only additional requirement is an Internet >> connection. Not that facts seem to trouble you all that much in general. >> >> Ian…thanks for the support. > > --- > Gamers mailing list __ [email protected] > If you want to leave the list, send E-mail to [email protected]. > You can make changes or update your subscription via the web, at > http://audyssey.org/mailman/listinfo/gamers_audyssey.org. > All messages are archived and can be searched and read at > http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]. > If you have any questions or concerns regarding the management of the list, > please send E-mail to [email protected]. --- Gamers mailing list __ [email protected] If you want to leave the list, send E-mail to [email protected]. You can make changes or update your subscription via the web, at http://audyssey.org/mailman/listinfo/gamers_audyssey.org. All messages are archived and can be searched and read at http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]. If you have any questions or concerns regarding the management of the list, please send E-mail to [email protected].
