ackanomic Digest Saturday, January 23 1999 Volume 04 : Issue 022 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- From: John Frederic Mc Coy Subject: Acka: Yup, I'm still here Date: Sat, 23 Jan 1999 01:41:57 -0500 (EST) And if it isn't too late, I support the nomination of Alfvaen to the Hall of Elders. Vynd jmccoy@umich.edu ------------------------------ From: JT Subject: Acka: Phoebe (Calvin N Hobbes) Date: Sat, 23 Jan 1999 02:00:26 -0500 (EST) Robin Hood failed to post Phoebe's wisdom in time. Phoebe's Matchbox has been found by Calvin N Hobbes. --JT [-------------------------------------------------------------------------] [ Practice random kindness and senseless acts of beauty. ] [ It's hard to seize the day when you must first grapple with the morning ] [-------------------------------------------------------------------------] ------------------------------ From: JT Subject: Acka: Elder (Alfvaen) Date: Sat, 23 Jan 1999 02:05:03 -0500 (EST) It is with great pleasure, that I report that Alfvaen's confirmation period ended on Saturday, Jan 23, 1999 at 00:48. At this time, Alfvaen, with a total of 18 confirmation points (it would have been 19 had Vynd been an hour sooner) was inducted into the hall of Elders. However, he does not gain the use of the title of Elder for 30 days. --JT [-------------------------------------------------------------------------] [ Practice random kindness and senseless acts of beauty. ] [ It's hard to seize the day when you must first grapple with the morning ] [-------------------------------------------------------------------------] ------------------------------ From: Duncan Richer Subject: Re: Acka: CFJ Archive (Big ZIP file) Date: Sat, 23 Jan 1999 03:43:57 -0500 (EST) On Fri, 22 Jan 1999, Towsner wrote: > The CFJ archive is updated and will be located at > http://www.ackanomic.org/~else/cfjindex.html So far only the most recent > files are located there, but all of them will eventually be moved there. I enclose for your downloading pleasure a ZIP file containing all the CFJ files at my current state of catchup (I still need to enter the stuff after CFJ 706 and CFCJ 175 I think). -- Duncan C. Richer aka Slakko the Lost Warner Brother | Queens' College http://www.dpmms.cam.ac.uk/~dcr24/ Ackanomic | U. of Cambridge Web-Harfer, Clerk of the Court, Map-Harfer, Justice | 2nd Year PhD(PMa) -- Listar MIME Decryption -------------- -- Name : cfj1-700.zip -- Desc : Big CFJ Archive -- Content: APPLICATION/x-zip-compressed -- CONTENT REMOVED, NOT PLAINTEXT. ------------------------------ From: Duncan Richer Subject: Acka:Pologies Date: Sat, 23 Jan 1999 03:46:54 -0500 (EST) Sorry that went to the list. STUPID STUPID ME. else...if, there's your archive. -- Duncan C. Richer aka Slakko the Lost Warner Brother | Queens' College http://www.dpmms.cam.ac.uk/~dcr24/ Ackanomic | U. of Cambridge Web-Harfer, Clerk of the Court, Map-Harfer, Justice | 2nd Year PhD(PMa) ------------------------------ From: K 2 Subject: Re: Acka: Proposal 4032 Date: Sat, 23 Jan 1999 09:16:49 -0500 (EST) jtraub@dragoncat.net wrote: > Proposal 4032 > Voting Momentum > K 2 > Due: Fri Jan 29 08:31:05 1999 > > This is a Modest Proposal > > {{[This re-introduces the 60% acceptance level we all can to know and > love? Had this ben implemented by the Diktat way back when ]}} > I retract this proposal ------------------------------ From: K 2 Subject: Acka: *ping* Date: Sat, 23 Jan 1999 09:19:11 -0500 (EST) Today is Saturday, the 23th of January, and the Machine That Goes *ping* Has Gone *ping* today. Since I have been scholar, the Machine has gone *ping* 11 times. K 2 ------------------------------ From: Jonathan David Amery Subject: Re: Acka: snowgod's Disease (was (no subject)) (Mmm, nested brackets) Date: Sat, 23 Jan 1999 09:20:31 -0500 (EST) On Fri, 22 Jan 1999, Gavin M. Doig wrote: > IdiotBoy wrote: > >#vote 4027 n > > > I am calling a Public Health Emergency on IdiotBoy for the above quoted text. > I am the Undergraduate Med Student for this hearing. > The valid responses: > "Yes, why just yesterday e posted a letter to eir aunt!" "Yes, why just yesterday e posted a letter to eir aunt!" > "No, e, uh, meant to do that." > > Reply to burn the witch. > Wild Card -- Jonathan D. Amery, http://www.trinhall.cam.ac.uk/~jda23/home.html ##### Wild Card of Acka, member of SPAM, wearing Silly Agenda Hats. o__####### Holding the Silver Key to the Vault. \'####### Standing between the light and the dark, the candle and the flame. ------------------------------ From: Towsner Subject: Acka: CFCJ 177 (FALSE) Date: Sat, 23 Jan 1999 12:54:24 -0500 (EST) Call for Criminal Judgement 177 - November 25, 1998 Subject: Pol Pot being Annoying Initiator: Pol Pot (sent Nov 25 1998, 02:27 Acka) 1st Judge: Thomas Jute 2nd Judge: K 2 Judgement: FALSE Statement: Pol Pot committed the crime of being annoying on 11/24/98 Reasoning: In order to satisfy the (unchanging) requirements for treasure in the proper manner, Pol Pot failed to conform in full with his unwavering desire (which e is rarely if ever able to fulfill) to refrain from being annoying. This CFCJ is merely "static" or "noise" used to meet the conditions of a treasure. This would actually fit the fourth definition of being annoying quite will. Gaoler ThinMan! Put on your uniform! Judges! Don your silken robes and lift your wooden gavels! I have filed suit and stand, unmoving, waiting for your justice. I am still an Ackan, steady in my dedication to Acka, but I am a criminal in the most complete manner imaginable. Suggested Penalty: a) a DEDUCTION of 60 points from Pol Pot's score b) a FINE of A$5000 payable Treasury. c) a SENTENCE in the Gaol of 101 days d) the TRANSFERENCE of one the trinket "Mr. Treen" to the initiator of the CFCJ. e) a PUBLIC APOLOGY of 20 or more lines g) the REMOVAL of Pol Pot from the Religious Caste h) The IMPEACHMENT of Pol Pot from the office of Dungeon Master Judge's Reasoning: At the time this CFCJ was submitted the rule which governed the Crime of being Annoying was Rule 721 (Annoyances) which read in full: " I. Spam Pursuing a game strategy which entails, as one of its effects, causing excessive amounts of messages to be sent to the public fora [in the judgement of a judge] is Annoying. II. Malenkai's Loophole Exploiting lexical equivalence to alter, or attempt to alter, the interpretation of a word or phrase in any Ackanomic document, [in the judgement of a judge], is Annoying. III. New Player Embezzlement Intentionally causing a newbie to lose currency, is Annoying. It is also Evil. IV. Disrespecting the Harfers Showing a lack of respect to the officers who harf the game when they are acting in their capacity as officers, or refusing to acknowledge the work done by such functional officers is Annoying. It is also very impolite. V. Concealing Public Messages Attempting through the format of a public message (e.g. excessive whitespace) to conceal a public action is Annoying. " I. On 24 of Nov 1998 Trent sent 5 messages to the main list none of which had substantially similar effect nor did they result in any needless harfing. II. None of the messages attempted to exploit Malenkai's Loophole. III. E created one trinket; otherwise no A$ were transferred at all. IV. No lack of respect was shown to the harfers nor was any acknowledgement of harfing effort required. V. All of eir public actions on that day were quite obvious. I can find no evidence of Trent having been Annoying on 11th of Nov. This CFCJ is ruled FALSE. -- -Henry Towsner Thank heavens, the sun has gone in, and I don't have to go out and enjoy it. -Logan Pearsall Smith ------------------------------ From: dice-admin@pbm.com (Dice server) Subject: Acka: Ackanomicon Determination Date: Sat, 23 Jan 1999 16:20:50 -0500 (EST) -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Dice rolls requested by: JT Rolls also sent to: ackanomic@ackanomic.org # Player: K 2 # Ackanomicon Determination # based on the following (using a 54 sided die) # 1 - 16 Arcane Trivia # 17 - 21 Vile Prophecies # 22 - 27 Inner Workings # 28 - 33 Arcane Lore # 34 - 36 Terrorizing Pages # 37 - 38 Mutation # 39 - 40 Dark Domain # 41 - 42 Long Lost Treasure # 43 - 43 Forbidden Fruit # 44 - 47 Not so Forbidden Fruit # 48 - 48 Ancient One # 49 - 54 Strange Object No. of sides on every die: 54 No. of dice for every roll: 1 No. of dice rolls requested: 1 No. of rolls per line: 1 23 Information on the dice server: DO NOT REPLY TO THIS MESSAGE! 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For instructions on using the dice server, send a message with subject "help" to dice@pbm.com, or see http://www.pbm.com/dice/ The dice server is provided by: Shadow Island Games http://www.pbm.com/ ================================================= ** NewHoo Web Directory ** An army of editors surfing the web for you! http://www.NewHoo.com/ ================================================= Original message follows: > From jtraub@dragoncat.net Sat Jan 23 16:20:24 1999 > Received: (from smtp@localhost) by xkey.com > id QAA29356 for ; Sat, 23 Jan 1999 16:20:24 -0500 > Received: from herne.dragoncat.net(216.122.4.136) by xkey.com via smtp (V1.3) > id sma029354; Sat Jan 23 13:20:24 1999 > Received: from localhost (jtraub@localhost) > by dragoncat.net (8.8.7/8.8.7) with ESMTP id NAA28276 > for ; Sat, 23 Jan 1999 13:20:26 -0800 > Date: Sat, 23 Jan 1999 13:20:26 -0800 (PST) > From: JT > To: Dice Server > Subject: Acka: Nomicon > Message-ID: > MIME-Version: 1.0 > Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII > > #P ackanomic@ackanomic.org > #S 54 > #D 1 > #R 1 > #L 1 > #T Acka: Ackanomicon Determination > > #C Player: K 2 > #C Ackanomicon Determination > #C based on the following (using a 54 sided die) > #C > #C 1 - 16 Arcane Trivia > #C 17 - 21 Vile Prophecies > #C 22 - 27 Inner Workings > #C 28 - 33 Arcane Lore > #C 34 - 36 Terrorizing Pages > #C 37 - 38 Mutation > #C 39 - 40 Dark Domain > #C 41 - 42 Long Lost Treasure > #C 43 - 43 Forbidden Fruit > #C 44 - 47 Not so Forbidden Fruit > #C 48 - 48 Ancient One > #C 49 - 54 Strange Object > > (Sorry I forgot about this yesterday, even I am not perfect :) > > > [-------------------------------------------------------------------------] > [ Practice random kindness and senseless acts of beauty. ] > [ It's hard to seize the day when you must first grapple with the morning ] > [-------------------------------------------------------------------------] > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: 2.7 iQCVAwUBNqo9Iz8NitsTFjcVAQFxgQQAmWKEPjxkpbxEgAM9pgEercE2cRZF70SX WfrZmDzlFKOdqw9ePglcvsGlntGlAEPqUu0Op+WAYst8nZLzE7xYDMWyVIqc5aHw bIkjSatyuyJt8nExGguwaSv3I7NnpQA9eP09mWqwExTiHrgS5ub1Fua1KjaZlzcA 5tbqKKay06c= =oUNq -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- ------------------------------ From: JT Subject: Acka: A cheese! (Financier) Date: Sat, 23 Jan 1999 17:35:11 -0500 (EST) I noticed while looking at the props per player page today that I am due a Stilton for 10 accepted proposals in a row (those being P3868, P3870, P3876, P3881, P3887, P3899, P3909, P3910, P3914, P3916, P3924, P3954, and P3955) with my last rejected Proposal being P3856. I should also have a Chedder since I had P3868 accepted and it was my 3rd harfy prop. --JT [-------------------------------------------------------------------------] [ Practice random kindness and senseless acts of beauty. ] [ It's hard to seize the day when you must first grapple with the morning ] [-------------------------------------------------------------------------] ------------------------------ From: Towsner Subject: Acka: Evil Math Troll Date: Sat, 23 Jan 1999 19:08:31 -0500 (EST) I observe that at some poitn we should probably elect an Evil Math Troll. -- -Henry Towsner Thank heavens, the sun has gone in, and I don't have to go out and enjoy it. -Logan Pearsall Smith ------------------------------ From: Mueller Subject: Acka: Voting Results Date: Sat, 23 Jan 1999 21:11:28 -0500 (EST) The elections are up. Here are the results on all of them. President: 4,4 tie between IB and JT (random determination to follow) DJ: O Olde Alpha Grey Council Worker: O Olde Alpha The voting went like this: -------------------------------------------------- Presidential Voting JT: JT TEFKA smallpox blanket R-attila 404 not found IB: O Olde Alpha Slakko else...if Studge Laa Laa: K 2 O Olde Alpha: IB Write-Ins: Vynd for /dev/joe Official Irony: All IB had to do was vote vote for himself. -------------------------------------------------- DJ Votes JT: ThinMan else...if 404 not found O Olde Alpha: Eric AKA H*bert IB O Olde Alpha K 2 Studge R-atttila: R-attila -------------------------------------------------- Grey Working Votes O Olde Alpha: ThinMan IB O Olde Alpha 404 not found R-atttila: R-attila Studge WriteIns: TEFKA smallpox blanket votes "Burn The Witch!" -------------------------------------------------- Studge, Count Tabula ------------------------------ From: dice-admin@pbm.com (Dice server) Subject: Acka: Random President Date: Sat, 23 Jan 1999 21:11:52 -0500 (EST) -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Dice rolls requested by: Mueller Rolls also sent to: ackanomic@ackanomic.org # This is our new president: # 1 IB # 2 JT No. of sides on every die: 2 No. of dice for every roll: 1 No. of dice rolls requested: 1 No. of rolls per line: 1 2 Information on the dice server: DO NOT REPLY TO THIS MESSAGE! 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For instructions on using the dice server, send a message with subject "help" to dice@pbm.com, or see http://www.pbm.com/dice/ The dice server is provided by: Shadow Island Games http://www.pbm.com/ ================================================= ** NewHoo Web Directory ** An army of editors surfing the web for you! http://www.NewHoo.com/ ================================================= Original message follows: > From mueller4@sonic.net Sat Jan 23 21:11:33 1999 > Received: (from smtp@localhost) by xkey.com > id VAA19966 for ; Sat, 23 Jan 1999 21:11:33 -0500 > Received: from marine.sonic.net(208.201.224.37) by xkey.com via smtp (V1.3) > id sma019962; Sat Jan 23 18:11:30 1999 > Received: (qmail 4824 invoked from network); 24 Jan 1999 02:11:30 -0000 > Received: from unknown (HELO sub.sonic.net) (208.201.224.8) > by marine.sonic.net with SMTP; 24 Jan 1999 02:11:30 -0000 > Received: from mueller4.ppp (d72.pm2.sonic.net [208.201.229.72]) > by sub.sonic.net (8.8.8/8.8.5) with SMTP id SAA08865 > for ; Sat, 23 Jan 1999 18:11:29 -0800 > X-envelope-info: > Message-Id: <3.0.1.32.19990123211352.00b8e538@sonic.net> > X-Sender: mueller4@sonic.net > X-Mailer: Windows Eudora Light Version 3.0.1 (32) > Date: Sat, 23 Jan 1999 21:13:52 -0500 > To: dice@pbm.com > From: Mueller > Subject: Acka: fungus amongus > Mime-Version: 1.0 > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" > > #P ackanomic@ackanomic.org > #T Acka: Random President > #S 2 > #D 1 > #R 1 > #L 1 > > #C This is our new president: > #C 1 IB > #C 2 JT -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: 2.7 iQCVAwUBNqqBZj8NitsTFjcVAQG3DQP+PwuuPy21xh3rrXQ4Jvmu+AQpHWoD7ddK W/fIzPLF0sd+oyfO2pbWXui5BFLJOoLerb7eCzw24ypMBcs/kJOvorKhPeI13ZY8 1FfWJsaadWpAW+EXLHPogDyTcvTVl0oASMJiBfmcCoRgSl1DI7Au+hizLR8y1xNE Tv9/iMBsNZ4= =2qLu -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- ------------------------------ From: Matt Miller Subject: Re: Acka: Voting Results Date: Sat, 23 Jan 1999 21:18:00 -0500 (EST) On Sat, 23 Jan 1999, Mueller wrote: > The elections are up. Here are the results on all of them. > > President: 4,4 tie between IB and JT (random determination to follow) > > O Olde Alpha: > IB > > Official Irony: > All IB had to do was vote vote for himself. > Ultimate Irony.. I thought I had voted for JT. IB ------------------------------ From: JT Subject: Re: Acka: Random President Date: Sat, 23 Jan 1999 22:30:12 -0500 (EST) On Sat, 23 Jan 1999, Dice server wrote: >-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- > > >Dice rolls requested by: Mueller >Rolls also sent to: > ackanomic@ackanomic.org > ># This is our new president: ># 1 IB ># 2 JT > >No. of sides on every die: 2 >No. of dice for every roll: 1 >No. of dice rolls requested: 1 >No. of rolls per line: 1 > > 2 I would like to thank everyone, most especially the dice server for the chance to serve Ackanomic for a third term as President. --JT [-------------------------------------------------------------------------] [ Practice random kindness and senseless acts of beauty. ] [ It's hard to seize the day when you must first grapple with the morning ] [-------------------------------------------------------------------------] ------------------------------ From: JT Subject: Acka: Rule movement Date: Sat, 23 Jan 1999 23:36:04 -0500 (EST) I exercise the power given me by rule 99 to perform the following renumbering of the rules I renumber rule 99-3 to 4-4-5-5 I renumber rule 99-4 to 13-1 I renumber rule 99-5 to 13-2 I renumber rule 99-6 to 4-11 I renumber rule 99-7 to 7-18 --JT, Rule-Harfer [-------------------------------------------------------------------------] [ Practice random kindness and senseless acts of beauty. ] [ It's hard to seize the day when you must first grapple with the morning ] [-------------------------------------------------------------------------] ------------------------------ End of ackanomic Digest V4 #22 ******************************