What a killer! Seems Stuii's been
brushing up on his Quake skills... Went outside for a breath of fresh
air (...smoke break...) and Stuii was at the door with a present...
Seems I've got a huge colony of field mice in the garage and Stuii decided
to issue his own eviction notice. Well, nothing much to update at
this point really, the D-Link Gateway server's not available anywhere,
even though their site claims 43,543 in stock. Intel announced a
new 1.4Ghz processor it's going to release in the next quarter, Lisa's
30th is coming up (...in case you're one of the few she's not told...)
CorpsE kicked the living hell out of Slaughter and myself on the Abattoir's
UnReal Server tonight, McDonald's has a great Dinosaurs Happy Meal out,
my neighbour's still a "DickHead" and I'm going to bed! Have a great
evening.
FYI:
We've had major complications regarding the bump ahead of BTM18,
we may be switching it back to the original date... We'll have confirmation
in 24 hours...
 Why
can't I log onto the Abattoir SuperFTP Server!?
Well, because it's dead, that's why! Over the weekend the SuperFTP
Server's secondary storage drive refused to
come online because the auxiliary drive running slave to it decided to
die. At first it was thought both drives blew, but I couldn't see
that being the case (...especially since the FTP drive is new...).
Regardless, Sgt.Slaughter brought the SuperFTP
into work this morning and he's removed the auxiliary drive and re-jumped
the SuperFTP
drive. We'll ba back online tonight. (...the Abattoir's
Game Servers were of course not affected,
they MUST stay up! <GriN!>...)
As a result thought, I've lost all my web files and all my digital photography
(...I'm nothing shy of a little ticked!..). Since power to
the drive has no effect, we think the board's just gone on it so we're
attempting to acquire a new controller board from Seagate. Finger's
crossed...
As promised, here "it" is... The
long awaited photo of "DickHead". I think I'll put up a Profile of
him on the Warriors
page. I mean... after all, he's been at several BTMs
already (...even if it's only been standing on the front lawn to complain
about the "noise"...) This shot was taken the morning after
we (...like MILLIONS of others across Canada...) had sent explosives
into the air to celebrate Victoria Day. This social introvert actually
called the police with a "noise complaint" about our fireworks. We're
really in a situation here... I mean, I've bitched about this dink's actions
in the past, but after this incident I'm at a loss! How do you deal
with a "DickHead" like this!? I told the cop that after she leaves
we were going to light his house on fire and do a full sized "Burning Schoolhouse"...
We're at wits end with this "DickHead". Oh well, if it's war he wants,
it's war he'll get. (...take a stab at who's going to lose this
one...) <GriN!>
Other news, the Warriors page template is done and updating has started. Email's have been sent to everyone who's getting a profile on the Warriors page, please be sure to fill them out and get them back ASAP (...so far, they've been rolling in pretty good...) If you're a regular to the Abattoir and you've not received a form, please let me know, chances are we've not got your current Email address. For that matter, I ask you to check the Warriors page and make sure we DO have your correct EMail address. :P
As
many have noticed, we've revised the date for BTM18!
Due to demand, we've bumped it a week ahead -- Please check to make sure
you're available that weekend if you've already signed-up. Off to
pound on the walls and wake-up "DickHead". :o)
G'day! BTM17
is behind us, and we're no worse for wear. The carpet was soiled
by Vitolagy who doesn't know how to take his shoes off, mug shots were
taken of all the players for the new, upcoming Warriors
page, BitchNheat railed me so many times my head's still spinning, LoneFart
gassed-out everyone in his room about four times and Impaired is shy another
couple dozen brain cells (...and PuNKer finally picked-up his
shorts!..). Soldier8 called Killah-Priest to make sure he was
on his way, and while speaking to his mother who informed him he's gone,
Soldier8 says to her; "Has he gone to 'Beat the Meat'?". I sure hope
his mother knows what that means! The game was all Quake3:Arena,
all the time! A great time had, thanks to all for maintaining a responsible
and fun environment... Now to set the date for BTM18!
News flash! -- Update on the chimenea's
"suspicious" demise. After reading the
Minutes,
LoneFart turned himself in admitting "I think it's my fault your chimenea
got smashed, I moved the umbrella closer, sorry." LoneFart will be
tried for 3rd degree chimslaughter, but will probably just get off with
a slap on the wrist and a beer.
Meanwhile,
we're setting up the tables and cables getting ready for the Early-Bird
people, we're leaving the servers on the internet untill about 8pm, then
we're pulling the plug. See you soon.
This
BTM
will concentrate on Quake3:Arena
(...since we've not given it a fair run yet...). Please make
sure you've downloaded
and installed the 1.17 patch, it's on the Abattoir.Net
SuperFTP Server as well so you can grab it
local (...in approximatly 5 seconds...) if you don't have it, but
getting it installed and tested before coming over is always "nice".
We've not decided on which MOD to play (...if any...) so we'll have
a vote on that Saturday. Radio silence again after tonight, so till
Monday, peace!
What's this?! Foul play afoot?
Someone fragged my chimenea!! If you've been reading the Abattoir
for any period of time, you would know that we've not had the greatest
luck with respect to outdoor umbrellas. I keep buying these huge
18' canvas umbrellas with nice brass fittings and leather uppers: classy...
Yet every year we forget to put them down when a big storm blows through,
and we awaken to yet another trashed umbrella. Yesterday I went out
and bought two more (...glutton for punishment...). One was put
on the table out back, the other was left in its box and propped up against
the railing of the back porch. Last night we had a storm. That's
okay, cuz for once, I remembered to put the umbrella down. Check
this out -- these damned things are possessed, I swear. The umbrella
that was still in the box (...and thus unable to flail itself into the
wind and commit umbrellacide...) decided that if it couldn't take its
own life, it'll take out something else... CrasH! It went. Right
on top of my chimenea (...outdoor pottery fireplace...).
On
a side note, a few people have said they cannot connect to the Abattoir
SuperFTP Server, take note on the main
page - we've had our IP switched!
If
you're heading over for BTM17,
bring your swimming trunks! We've put in a pool and the water's great!
Just take a look at Mark (Redneck) and Steve (Sgt.Slaughter) "breaching"
in the pool last night while Kathryn shows them how to make a real splash!
(...actually, the water was a tad "cool" and jumping in was the only
way to shock your system into liking it...) We've rigged-up a
solar furnace to it now, so the temperature's rising!
My
grandfather was an award winning professional photographer, carpenter and
a hell of a man... He'll be missed, but will live on though the images
he's captured over the years. Peace.
With this new domain comes a few nice additions I've been planning for quite some time, I'll not delve too deep into details, but a Bulletin Board and "@Abattoir.Net" Web Based Email for all of us are just a few things that will be coming on deck. We'll also be working on a new Abattoir Server and adding another 40 Gig storage to our main rack. (...you all know this is really cutting into my Beer drinking time, huh?..). So once again, welcome to "Abattoir.Net" -- hope you enjoy the new site and bare with us till the dust settles, I never realized how big the site was till I started moving it over! |
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In
other news, we've ordered our Gateway
and should have that tonight as well... This will allow every person
who comes to the BTMs
the ability to just Plug'n'Frag®
into the cLANetic-Energy
house network and boom! The system will supply you with DCHP assigned
IP Address, and you'll be online, and on the internet as well! With
this in place, we'll be able to offer LAN/WAN
Parties again. People will be able to
join the Abattoir LAN Parties
live over the internet, plus the MeatCAM
will be able to relay the action live! If you've never been to a
BTM,
now you'll be able to watch one at 1FPM (...how pathetic is that!?..)
More as things unfold... BTW: My neighbour's still a
"DickHead". I'll let you know the split second that ever changes.
About $220 worth of fireworks were shot
off the other night... not too much, but we did keep the ones that were
"worthy". As promised, we shall compile a nice list (...along
with the Email's we're getting from the Abattoir
Morning Haha!!...) of the decent ones.
Then on Canada Day, we invite you all over for a camp out at the Abattoir,
some BBQ action, and explosives (...and a possible lynching of "DickHead"...)
More on that later!
Robes was a no show but we had a full
house with no free ports and FreakBoy was waiting for someone to leave
so he could get in (...last, last second reservation...) --
A wild time for sure. Tempest missed-out due to lack of transport,
but here's a 21 Bagel Salute in your honour! The Abattoir's
Servers have been switched back to the internet,
and all the digital shots have been loaded, we just have to wait on Bammbamm
for his pictures. Keep posted for the date announcement, then get
your names in fast!
There is however a conspiracy theory: what if the neighbour
took a broom handle, and poked the box from across the fence? We
have our best forensic team working on it. Just to be safe though,
we chopped him up and buried him in the backyard (...kiddin'...).
After a few beers, we decided to level the pool, so out came the shovels,
and three idiots started tearing up the lawn... That should bring
up the property value a tad! <GriN!>
We're back in gear and good to go for
BTM17
this weekend, confirmation emails will be sent out soon. Funny, I
got back from New Brunswick to over 250 emails, and not a single "I Love
You" from anyone! What a great virus this one's turned out to be.
At the point of this writing, there are now 13 strains of the "I Love You"
virus, all I can say to the author is "well done!" but why include a destructive
payload? Oh well, make sure your