News, rants, verbal assaults from the past...
	07-05

We've now spent -quite a bit- on additional network 'stuph' and after the wiring this coming weekend, the Abattoir is "Plug'n'Frag"® with it's beefed-up 100 MHz "cLANetic-Energy" network (...I just like saying that! Hahaha...) So get your hard drives cleaned cuz the BTM's are always a good chance to get your SuperFTP fix at lightning speed.  Company Christmas party tonight, Woohoo!!
 

Mon - Nov 23rd - 08:10 am

Looking good!  We now have a wonderful collection of RJ45 jacks in the walls!  Living room area has a 10Plex wall plate, as does the Dining room area, and a 6Plex up in the Abattoir Lab (...just say no, to tripping over network trunks!..)  All that's left is the wiring in the basement at the main hub (...all that's left!  Hehehe, this is really cutting into my Half-Life playing time!..).  Everything going well, the Abattoir will be happy and pumped for the upcoming BTM Lan Party...  I've thought of a name for the Abattoir's new Network, I've dubbed it "cLANetic-Energy" (...rather cool name huh!?..)  And with it comes the Abattoir Ping-Promise; "If you lag, you get a free nacho...".

Other HUGE news is on the forefront, but it's too juicy to let out premature, Okay!!  I can't stand it, I'll tell ya!!  No, gotta' hold back...  It's far easier to let the cat out of the bag then it is to stuff it back in...
 

Thu - Nov 19th - 12:06 pm

There's holes in them there Abattoir walls!!  Yuppers, Steve and I are hard-wiring the Abattoir, no more massive network trunks trailing down all the stairs, we're soon about to be "Plug'n'Frag"®.  On another note, the Abattoir's Morning Haha!! has started to reach some large numbers, and I know there's a few of you who can't stand messages coming into your EMail with 3,342 EMail addresses stuck in the top!  To remedy, and to make my life a little easier (...and we all want that for me, don't we?...) I've decided to run ListBOT to co-ordinate the Morning Haha!!.  If you've not already done so (...or if you skipped right over it on the main page...) Sign-up now for a mailbox smile every morning!

Time to plug BTM5 again!!  Get your name in on the Reservations page if you've not already done so!  December 5th is just around the corner (...which also means I better get some Christmas shopping started!..).
 

Sat - Nov 14th - 11:40 am

There's been a few requests for this, so here it is:  As the Abattoir has switched over to Classic Quake maps under Quake2, as well as a new run of maps being used by permission of Daniel Nolan, you have to set your Download options to "ON" for the Abattoir to stuff the maps to you.  You need only have the map downloaded to you once, the next time that map comes up on the Abattoir, you'll be shoved into it instantly.  A few have asked for a complete "Map Pack", download the self-extracting file, and it will install all the Abattoir maps as well as textures directly into your correct Quake2 directories, once there, your in the game with no waiting!  The file's called "MA-Maps.exe", it's on the Abattoir SuperFTP under "superftp/games/quake2/", or you can grab a local copy right now (...if you don't have an SFTP Account...).  There's also a copy on the Download's Page.

Looks like we're off to wire-up the Abattoir now, we're heading off to grab some more wall plates and connectors, wish us luck while we pound holes in the walls! :)
 

Fri - Nov 13th - 09:20 am

What a great time we had last night, my sister Karen and her boyfriend Dave (...BodyCount...) headed off to PlanetQuake (...Oops!..) I mean Planet Hollywood for supper in Toronto. I met and shook hands with Samuel L. Jackson who was there briefly to promote his new movie "The Red Violin" (...or something like that!..) then we headed off to CBC for a taping of "Royal Canadian Air Farce".

As usual, I got rowdy and tried to get the audience to do the "Wave" (...didn't work...) then started bidding on an autographed "Air Farce" tee-shirt, the bidding went between myself and a woman in the far back corner who kept raising me by one buck, when it got all the way up to $60, I asked the director (...who was auctioning...) if it was 100% cotton (...cracked the crowd up...) then rammed the bit straight to $150!  (...proceeds to the Daily Bread Food Bank, so it was a great cause...).  At this point, the cast members came back out and stated for $150, I think we can convince everyone to sign a second shirt!  Was thanked by the cast for leaving $150 poorer (...Luba Goy says "Hello!"..)  Was a great time, like a dolt, I forgot to bring the digital camera, but we'll go again for sure!  Anyone else care to join!?  We can make a "Field Trip" of it?  The show's airing tonight on CBC at 8pm (...you'll hear us whooping it up! Hehehe...) then repeats this Monday.  Open Mike with Mike Bullard next?  Anyone?  If we have some interest, I'll get something organized!

Have a safe "Friday the Thirteenth"!!
 

Tue - Nov 10th - 09:20 am

There's no doubt about it, this new set-up is a scream!  Sgt.Slaughter and myself had a hoot testing the new Abattoir configuration with EraserBOT...  If you've not tried yet, get into the Abattoir now and have a hack at it, it's a riot!  The new modem has had a huge positive impact on the SuperFTP and pings on the Abattoir server, I'm a happy camper again! (...no Quake pun intended...).

[ Commercial Break ]: Sputnik (...Paul Reinis...) is entering the Voodoo2 world, and needs some help unloading his current video card, so If you're after a great deal (...and this is one of 'em...) EMail him here and tell him you're interested!  He's offering up his Pure3D Voodoo1 card with 6MB and composite video out for $100!!  (...That's almost half off the current retail folks!..), I know a few of you were talking about getting a Voodoo1 at the last BTM, this will be your chance to grab one cheap!

We're also looking for Ping FeedBack Folks!  Please take a sec to record your average Ping on the Abattoir's Quake server, and let me know how it's faring.
 

Mon - Nov 09th - 05:05 pm

Geez!  Enough happening today!?  We now have our new Samsung Cable Modem up and running, with it, we're expecting awesome thru-put and more stability!  (...it'll happen, just ask the cable guys, they'll tell ya! <GriN!>...).  With this switchover however, comes a new IP address for the Abattoir!  Please note, we're now at "24.226.78.74", so remember to change your SuperFTP address as well!

After all's said and done, we're up and running at mega-speed!  The new HUB looks spanky (...love the flashing lights!...) and the new Cable Modem's cranking it out at high speed, now to get the aforementioned UltraMOD going and try out the new EraserBOT Abattoir module!  Come giver' a try!!
 

Mon - Nov 09th - 12:58 pm

More great news!  The Abattoir's new D-Link DSH16 ethernet hub arrived!  Now during BTM LAN Parties, you'll experience your favourite multiplayer games over a 100MBS auto switching network!  This HUB is the first in a new generation of super-fast repeaters -- Auto sensing, the DSH16 will run both 10 and 100MBS with switching capability to improve network speed even more and the price is the real ground-breaker, it clocks in at about $45 (CAN) a port (...including taxes...).  Complete with UpLink and a host of great features, if you're looking for a HUB, this is your baby!  Now, who's coming over to help run the cables throughout the Abattoir? :)
 

Mon - Nov 09th - 10:45 am

Great news all...  I've personally been bitchin' to WhiteFang (...creator of our beloved Lithium II MOD...) for almost a year now to incorporate the EraserBOT code in Lithium, this will allow users to connect to the Abattoir and play, even if no one is on yet...  As of today, he's not done it!  <GriN!>.  I've recently (...as in 20 minutes ago...) pulled the UltraMOD down, it's a clone of the Lithium, with EraserBOT coding!!

As of tonight, MeatMan's Abattoir will be run-testing the UltraMOD with EraserBOT!!  Please take a moment to try it out, remember, you don't need to download a thing, just connect to the Abattoir and there'll be someone, or something to shot!  Drop me your feedback!  The BOTs are smart, quick and have been programmed with some great smart-ass chat lines, so come on over to the Abattoir and kick some BOT-butt!  We'll be implementing the EraserBOT code at about 6:30 pm...  Please keep in mind, this MOD is in its Beta, so report any bugs if you catch any!
 

Fri - Nov 06th - 11:25 am

Seems MicroSloth has started to dig it's talons into LinkExchange now (...is nothing sacred!?..)  LinkExchange was asking for 'feedback' and thoughts, I couldn't resist:

What's that got to do with the Abattoir?  Nuttin'!!  Just thought you old ClanC Warriors would like to see who you've shot in the back!  <GriN!>
 

Mon - Nov 02nd - 09:45 am

Woah, looks like the Abattoir needed another upgrade!  We've just popped in another 6.5Gig (...for your enjoyment...) so there's plenty of room again (...we're now at 19.5Gig, that should do for another few months...).  Okay, Cable Modem Talk Time -- I've heard nothing but bad-ass things about the new Samsung Cable Modems, if you have any insight, lay it on the line -- Daft has brought some interesting and disturbing facts to the table, so I'm holding on to my Zenith for a while.  Cgocable has been doing some big-time modifications in the east Burlington area, and as such, the Abattoir's connection has suffered greatly.  Slaughter and myself were 'trying' to play a friendly game of Heretic II and his Ping to the Abattoir server was spiking as high as 5,500ms at times (...unplayable, of course...) keep in mind, his machine sits less then 5 feet from the Abattoir server!

Thank God Ma-Bell will be bringing ADSL to Oakville in the next year, you just KNOW we'll be switching the Abattoir over the second it's available (...if Cable doesn't get it's act together by then...).  In the mean time, till the Cable techs get out to the Abattoir and 'tweak' us again, please bear with us!

Other news, Viking/Loyalty, one of the original Quake ClanC members from NJ will be travelling up to Abattoir home base on Wednesday...  His girlfriend and himself are taking a well deserved vacation through Niagara Falls and Montreal, so we'll get to put a face to the Rocket Launcher!  Looking forward to your pass-though Jeff!