Re: Monthly chat April 2016

Re: Monthly chat April 2016 Hi.Well today I'm not doing much just at the thrifft store where my mom volunteers'. The people are so nice here!@Tjt1234, yes I've been playing the guitar for nearly twenty years now (maybe 15years I've never actually counted.) But I can also play

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Re: Monthly chat April 2016 @Devin, Having thought about it, I believe the problem is the mud sends text in terms of description and doesn't care about your output device.Even in speech it's necessary to use spam filters and to listen at a higher speed to keep up, and in braille this might

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Re: Monthly chat April 2016 Guitarman, you said that you went to your guitar lesson. It makes sense that a person with your username would not generally play another instrument. At least it is nice to know where the word "guitarman" might come from. URL: http://forum.audi

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Re: Monthly chat April 2016 Hello.Well I've been doing a number of things the past few days. Going to my guitar lesson, going shopping, sounds boring but it was awesome I got some good food and stuff like that. And my sister and I went to electronics and I got to touch the iPhone 6

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Re: Monthly chat April 2016 Hmmm I haven't seen that in avalon, but then again I've not got that far, I've not really started practicing skills and what not yet, actually I am finding Alter lots of fun at the momentt. URL: http://forum.audiogames.net/viewtopic.php?pid=258553#p258553

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Re: Monthly chat April 2016 I tried Avalon, but there again, depending on people. I had to wait until some city leader was online to continue with becoming a citizen or getting some upgrade or some mission, it was all just something I couldn't be very patient with. And the chunk thing

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Re: Monthly chat April 2016 Depending upon people is something of a pain, though personally I'm really not a braille fan, indeed I tried reading Salem's lot in braille and gave up sinse I found it too long winded and arythmic for my choice, these days all my reading is audio, sinse I only

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Re: Monthly chat April 2016 Unfortunately, I'm not in school or college. I'm at a training center, and I'm trying to get them to sign papers for me to have access to Hadley which will give me access to Bookshare as well, I've heard, but shoot, I don't know. I'm so tired of things being so

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Re: Monthly chat April 2016 Hi Devin.You realize that if your in school or a college student and you live in the Us. you can get bookshare for free. You just have to get a doctor or teacher to sign a form saying that your blind or low-vision whatever the case maybe. You can get braille

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Re: Monthly chat April 2016 Journey, I meant.Also, I have a love hate relationship with most MUD’s. I love them because they’re text, and that they continue to change and grow, but I hate them because the MUD clients all treat them like audio. MudRammer sends everything in chunks of text

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Re: Monthly chat April 2016 Of course I finished the whole book. Yes, it broke my heart, oh discordia. I may take another journal, fore the tower calls to me again. I’ve read the Stand, Insomnia, Carrie, Desperation, The regulators, Salem’s Lot, and am now reading Cycle of the werewolf

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Re: Monthly chat April 2016 @Guitarman, Yep, I remember the first time I read the gunslinger very well, sinse even though that was 1995, and the second and third books were out the Rnib didn't have them, indeed I'd read The gunslinger twice before I read drawing of the three, and read

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Re: Monthly chat April 2016 Just downloaded the Bobby Dollar books, 1 and 2 that is. They're long, and I love long books. I guess we shall see... if their quality matches their length? URL: http://forum.audiogames.net/viewtopic.php?pid=258296#p258296

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Re: Monthly chat April 2016 Hello Dark. [[wow]] I'm surprised you rmember the beast from the original gunslinger book. I thought I was the only one. I had the audiobook from the library years ago and they had the original. Stephen King actually read it which was awesome. He reads the new

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Re: Monthly chat April 2016 Hi all,  Well things are going quite well for me, other than that severe storm outbreak of large hail, damaging winds, and maybe tornadoes coming today. But again, it's the good old Southern Planes. What can I say?  I'm surprised this topic is still going though

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Re: Monthly chat April 2016 @Guitarman, I didn't know there was a tv series of shanara, though can anyone say lotr cash in? Actually other than game of thrones i've yet to see a decent fantasy tv series, legend of the sseaker was okay but didn't quite work out, and merlin from the bbc

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Re: Monthly chat April 2016 Hi.Well I haven't actually posted in one of these topics before but I figure now is a good time.Well lately I've been reading a lot of mystery novels. Plus I watched the new star wars movie and I really liked it except for the fact that J. J. Abrams worked

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Re: Monthly chat April 2016 I've been reading a lot of Stephen King stuff recently. I finished the Dark Tower series. URL: http://forum.audiogames.net/viewtopic.php?pid=257681#p257681 ___ Audiogames-reflector mailing list Audiogames

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Re: Monthly chat April 2016 Not read that one Steve, the premise reminds me of the film Tank girls, which was rather silly but quite cool. Well a sleepless night, but on the plus side I got the db updated which is good, hurray. Also did a review for the summer tree which should be posted

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Re: Monthly chat April 2016 Has anyone ever read "Not A Drop to Drink" by Mindy Mcginnis? For those who like survival fiction, it's a good one. Basically the world encounters a fresh water shortage, and the book is set in a world where people literally have to find water sources

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Re: Monthly chat April 2016 Has anyone ever read "Not A Drop to Drink" by Mindy Mcginnis? For those who like survival fiction, it's a good one. Basically the world encounters a water shortage, and the book is set in a world where people literally have to find water sources and d

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Re: Monthly chat April 2016 @Cooltirk, I have the divergent books but haven't read them yet. If by "shanara chronicles" you mean the sword of Shanara, first king of shanara, elfstones of shanara and the other books by Terry Brooks, to be honest I thought those were terri

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Re: Monthly chat April 2016 Hunger games wasn't too bad with the pace, the divergent series and the Shannara chronicles, from what I read appeared slow.Then again, I only read a few chapters so maybe I just didn't give them a chance.Lately I've been addicted to an app that's currently

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Re: Monthly chat April 2016 @Blindncool, the bf audio prices are a bit of a pain, which is why I just stick to the doctor who ones, though it helps to get the back catalogue and be subscribed so you get the new ones. Some of the companion chronicles and early adventures who stories from bf

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Re: Monthly chat April 2016 I'm aware of Big Finish Productions, I have quite a few of those episodes.I started listening to the unbound series.I think that guy was meant to play the first doctor but he turned it down, at least, that's what I read somewhere.I guess I should have mentioned

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Re: Monthly chat April 2016 I really wish I had the money to buy some big finish audios, especially since I'm a huge classic Who fan and most of the classic doctors now act in BF audios.@cool_turk, Doctor who is still available on Netflix in Australia? That's cool, however it's no longer

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Re: Monthly chat April 2016 @Cooltirc,  I assume by "season 2 episode 3" you mean new who? ie, the series that started in 2005. That is actually a continuation of original Dr. Who which was cancelled in 1989, though most of the original doctors and their copanions now do au

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Re: Monthly chat April 2016 I don't normally post to these things, but since Doctor Who was mentioned, I'm slowly making my way through the series, I'm up to season 2, episode 3 I think.Netflix here in australia finally has them described so I thought, why not?It'll save me downloading

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Re: Monthly chat April 2016 Ouch, that could be inconvenient regarding no vertical navigation. As I recall however, for that advanced tutorial the letters are in the order b on b1 (part of your opponent's word bat across b1, c1 and d1), e on b2, (your own letter), and t above on B3

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Re: Monthly chat April 2016 I have the same problem with that game. However, I'm playing it on Android, which makes it slightly more complicated because android doesn't have a vertical navigation setting. Therefore, if I want to navigate vertically, I have to do it the old fashioned way

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Re: Monthly chat April 2016 Happiness patrol rocks, it's the evil govenrment who want everyone to be happy or else! plus the audiobook is read by Rula Lensca (the same one who played Lintilla in the h2g2 audio drama series). I'd agree tenant had off moments but he's by far my favourite

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Re: Monthly chat April 2016 I agree with you; Sylvester McCoy was one of those doctors who were hit and miss. Of course, the same could be said about David Tennant imho. Never seen the happiness patrol. I'll have to watch that one next.I also have the same problem with spell stack. URL

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Re: Monthly chat April 2016 Ah, rememberance is cool, I love the "who are you calling small!" scene, not to mention the first instance of a flying Dalek and the Doctor finally getting the best of Davros. There is a very silly novel which claims rememberance didn't happen and

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Re: Monthly chat April 2016 Mostly stuff from the 70's and 80's. In fact, I just finished watching Remembrance of the Daleks for the first time. URL: http://forum.audiogames.net/viewtopic.php?pid=257033#p257033 ___ Audiogames-reflector

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Re: Monthly chat April 2016 @Centauri, thanks for that. Fluxworld is cool, unfortunately time and me tend to not cooperate, particularly at the moment, and particularly with a game it takes a while to just plane wander around like fluxworld, but I'd definitely recommend people give

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Re: Monthly chat April 2016 Hi mirage! so sad that you have lost your friend. but I am happy that you get a job. by the way in what topics do you write? ThanksIshan URL: http://forum.audiogames.net/viewtopic.php?pid=256720#p256720

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Re: Monthly chat April 2016 High Mirage.Congratulations on getting a job, and I'm sorry you lost your friend. URL: http://forum.audiogames.net/viewtopic.php?pid=256532#p256532 ___ Audiogames-reflector mailing list Audiogames-reflector

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Re: Monthly chat April 2016 Dark,I am so glad that all is going well with your wedding plans. The logistics can be a pain, but it sounds like the love you have for your lady makes it all worthwhile. I am so happy for you!As for me,I disappeared off this forum for a couple of reasons.I lost

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Re: Monthly chat April 2016 Well, it appears that I'm a bit late on adding my 2 cents to this thread, mostly because real life has been getting in the way.At the moment I'm getting back into my two favorite franchises: the Earthsea Series (currently reading book 3 of 6), and Doctor Who

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Re: Monthly chat April 2016 Dark: First of all, I'd like to say congrats on the doctorate work, thats a hard thing for anyone. second, congrats or condolences on the Mrs Dark lol (I had no luck in that area, so take it with a grain of salt)I will say I have met some interesting people from

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Re: Monthly chat April 2016 @Ishen, nope, Swamp won't be free for multiplayer, though sinse the gamer accounts now also covers castaways 1 and the beta of 2 as well as swamp it's well worth it.Towers of war is a nice game but one it takes getting used to. there is a path that runs across

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Re: Monthly chat April 2016 OT I am new here so is there anyone here who I know my real name is James Cheek If anyone knows me please poivate message me thanks. URL: http://forum.audiogames.net/viewtopic.php?pid=256144#p256144

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Re: Monthly chat April 2016 dark sir! My congratulation goes to all of your family. Let's hope for the best for your dad also. I personally pray for him. at aprone sir! I like your U mart a business game but never got the concept of towers of war. I like swamp but if it will be free then I

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Re: Monthly chat April 2016 @Aprone, Your right, there is no list of sighted developers of audiogames, sinse it would be a little screwy. there is also no real specific conclusion to draw sinse things have been in a vast range, from developers working for kids, to developers who create

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Re: Monthly chat April 2016 Yes, that comment was a compliment, and what a good thing it is that you are aware that you are sighted. Some people like Ian Humphreys and Marty Schultz have stuck around having made over thirty games. My comment was that, for me at least, Aprone's games seem

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Re: Monthly chat April 2016 Hi dark sir and all! when you will be marrying now. I just wondered that you have unmarried so far. my best wishes with you and your dark lady, though I will be glad if you will invite me and my family with an online card! hahaha. april is very hectic month

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Re: Monthly chat April 2016 Thanks for the kind words Dark.  I hadn't heard of Ian Humphries or Daigonite, so I'm wondering how many other sighted developers are around who I didn't realize were sighted.  Is there maybe a list somewhere, though as I type this question, I hear how silly

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Re: Monthly chat April 2016 Well Tjt someone with working eyeballs developing audiogames isn't as unusual as you might think, there have  always been several, usually people with some sort of interest in weerd games or acquaintance with visually impared people, Ian Humphries, Daigonite

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Re: Monthly chat April 2016 TJT1234, for years I've known that Jeremy Kaldobsky is fully sighted!    ROFL!I'm not entirely sure what it means that my games seem to be made by a blind person, but I'm assuming it's a compliment.  Thank you for that.  Years back I stumbled upon a link

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Re: Monthly chat April 2016 Speaking of Castaways, I only found out a few days ago that the developer, Jeremy Kaldovsky, does not have visual impairment. This struck me as quite interesting as his games are written in such a way that you would think a blind person wrote it. I wonder where

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Re: Monthly chat April 2016 Supposedly philosophy, writing a new deffinnition of disability, though I'm getting sick of being told to do more and more corrections and add more stuff, I'd like to move on and do other things now.Hopefully it'll be finished in a few weeks and then Mrs. Dark

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Re: Monthly chat April 2016 Supposedly philosophy, writing a new deffinnition of disability, though I'm getting sick of being told to do more and more corrections and add more stuff, I'd like to move on and do other things now.Hopefully it'll be finished in a few weeks and then Mrs. Dark

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Re: Monthly chat April 2016 It's nice to hear that your dad's condition is improving. What are you getting a doctorate in? URL: http://forum.audiogames.net/viewtopic.php?pid=255861#p255861 ___ Audiogames-reflector mailing list Audiogames

Monthly chat April 2016

Monthly chat April 2016 yes, another monthly chat topic. Bet you were expecting it yesterday? well ha! April fool! As usual shoot the breeze, murder a gale, and break wind about anything you fancy and anything going on in your life or your kneck of the woods, or indeed any part