ackanomic Digest Monday, April 12 1999 Volume: 04 Issue: 099 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- From: Uri Bruck Subject: Re: Acka: Tocpe Date: Mon, 12 Apr 1999 03:21:26 -0400 (EDT) On Sun, 11 Apr 1999, Matt Miller wrote: > I am officially announinc my intent to create a new Institution (which > will be a Sphere of Influence at conception). This Institution will be > called Tocpe. > > I officially invite the following players to join with me in creation of > this Institution: else..if and rufus. > > I, also, get out my pointy stick and gently encourage Niccolo Flycuck to > join, as well. > > IB > equidistant from the point I publicaly, officially, and in no uncertain terms, announce my intent to join the Institution Tocpe. Niccolo Flychuck ------------------------------ From: Matt Miller Subject: Re: Acka: Tocpe Date: Mon, 12 Apr 1999 11:30:05 -0400 (EDT) On Mon, 12 Apr 1999, Uri Bruck wrote: > I publicaly, officially, and in no uncertain terms, announce my intent to > join the Institution Tocpe. > I publically, verbosely, and wildly inaccurately approve of Niccolo FLychuck's entrance into the Institution Tocpe. IB ------------------------------ From: Towsner Subject: Re: Acka: Tocpe Date: Mon, 12 Apr 1999 17:02:58 -0400 (EDT) >I publicaly, officially, and in no uncertain terms, announce my intent to >join the Institution Tocpe. I approve. -- -Henry Towsner Thank heavens, the sun has gone in, and I don't have to go out and enjoy it. -Logan Pearsall Smith ------------------------------ From: David Scheidt Subject: Re: Acka: Tocpe Date: Mon, 12 Apr 1999 17:50:09 -0400 (EDT) On Mon, 12 Apr 1999, Towsner wrote: :>I publicaly, officially, and in no uncertain terms, announce my intent to :>join the Institution Tocpe. : : I approve. I do too, but only if I have to. ------------------------------ From: Matt Miller Subject: Re: Acka: Tocpe Date: Mon, 12 Apr 1999 18:24:17 -0400 (EDT) On Mon, 12 Apr 1999, David Scheidt wrote: > I do too, but only if I have to. Thanks, rufus, for making this difficult. :-) I believe we need rufus' approval to make this happen ASAP.. so with his given approval.. Welcome Niccolo Flychuck to the Wonderful World of Tocpe.. You won't believe what a blast it has been already rolloing around in our sphere of influence on the floor, ramming into table legs frightening the cats... woo! IB complete and utter moron ------------------------------ Subject: Acka: Hearing 2:Sorry, I have too much of a Real Life (accept) From: else@ackanomic.org Date: Mon, 12 Apr 1999 18:48:24 -0400 (EDT) Hearing 2: Conscientious Scholar Hearing Sorry, I have too much of a Real Life (accept) votes: 3 I have a degree in Pure Maths! (reject) votes: 3 Sorry, I have too much of a Real Life (accept) Sorry, I have too much of a Real Life (accept): IdiotBoy Vynd else...if I have a degree in Pure Maths! (reject): Blest Lax Monk Pal Slakko Dragon Mage Harfy: breadbox mr cwm Balsamic Dragon Robert Sevin WoHo Wayne Guy Fawkes Alfvaen Trent Fortunato marsboy Brinjal Piz Voting Gnome this is not a name Mr. Lunatic Fringe saaremaa Scandall Chaos Ballot Stuffer Bascule Abstain r-attila the farce Niccolo Flychuck K 2 /dev/joe Calvin N Hobbes Laa Laa danke Robin Hood rufus ThinMan O Olde Alpha rice Burn the Witch two-star Pending & did not vote: Fox Vacationing & did not vote: Euphrates 404 Not Found Studge Subject: Acka: Hearing 2 Hearing 2 Conscientious Scholar Hearing else...if Due: Mon Apr 12 17:22:55 1999 Status: Sorry, I have too much of a Real Life (accept) The numbers of Ackanomic are organized along the "number knot": -1 /-- | | | --------------/ | | /| / 0 and 1/3 about 2/5 Math which is exclusively on one side or the other of the "knot" is unaffected, but math which crosses the knot can be affected oddly. For example, -1+2 has a 50% chance of being 4/3, a 25% chance of being 1, a 12.5% chance of being 2/3 and a 12.5% chance of being both 1/3 and 0. Other addition and subtraction is affected similarly. It is not yet known what effect the knot has on multiplication. Valid votes (reply and uncomment the vote you want): #vote 2 Sorry, I have too much of a Real Life (accept) #vote 2 I have a degree in Pure Maths! (reject) Status: Under Consideration The numbers of Ackanomic are organized along the "number knot": -1 /-- | | | --------------/ | | /| / 0 and 1/3 about 2/5 Math which is exclusively on one side or the other of the "knot" is unaffected, but math which crosses the knot can be affected oddly. For example, -1+2 has a 50% chance of being 4/3, a 25% chance of being 1, a 12.5% chance of being 2/3 and a 12.5% chance of being both 1/3 and 0. Other addition and subtraction is affected similarly. It is not yet known what effect the knot has on multiplication. ------------------------------ Subject: Re: Acka: Tocpe From: Joseph DeVincentis Date: Mon, 12 Apr 1999 18:56:53 -0400 (EDT) Matt Miller wrote: > Welcome Niccolo Flychuck to the Wonderful World of Tocpe.. > > You won't believe what a blast it has been already rolloing around in our > sphere of influence on the floor, ramming into table legs frightening the > cats... woo! I have added Niccolo to the bot's list of players in Tocpe. If you hadn't already guessed, since Tocpe's name is so short, its alias is the same as it's name. So... To submit proposals in subcommittee Tocpe, tell the bot: #sphere tocpe #submit proposal Prop Name Goes Here To submit proposals in subcommittee Hypnotist of Ladies, tell the bot: #sphere hypno #submit proposal Prop Name Goes Here /dev/joe ------------------------------ From: Towsner Subject: Acka: Revolution Date: Mon, 12 Apr 1999 19:57:21 -0400 (EDT) If anyone has a reason why we should not now have a revolution, let em speak now or forever hold eir peace. -- -Henry Towsner Thank heavens, the sun has gone in, and I don't have to go out and enjoy it. -Logan Pearsall Smith ------------------------------ End of ackanomic Digest V4 #99 ******************************