Wednesday 8th May 2002


What's New by Gremlin

The New Terrorism

Just when I thought I might not have anything worth mentioning today, I get the same fucking spam three times in as many seconds:
 
From: "get real"
To: To: <xlor82@aol.com>; <gregory@elrodhouse.net>; <xxsakurazukamori@aol.com>; <reicher-6@juno.com>; <dnewton@tvgnetwork.com>; <mc26a11@cs.com>; <rhino23@antmail.com>; <tim_w68@worldnet.att.net>; <lonesailorma2@aol.com>; <dialring@aol.com>; <rickydiemert@hotmail.com>; <debwaite@bewellnet.com>; <sierra81899@aol.com>; <kptemple@compuserve.com>; <norby@rmi.net>; <superenimagirl@aol.com>; <hithere90@aol.com>; <ksthede@qwest.net>; <rogersjk@juno.com>; <centurion3@aol.com>; <esantiago@grem.tv>; <jgmeyer26@msn.com>; <nuszm@us.ibm.com>; <shortshit98@hotmail.com>; <abhc50@earthlink.net>; <maierstrom@netscape.net>; <deathstorma@aol.com>; <thecandyman_69@hotmail.com>; <mbjnt@lotusvalley.org>; <michael.zink@auc.trw.com>; <jupiters_angel@rocketmail.com>; <josh@fanaticpromotion.com>; <kirkt1@home.com>; <rpindi800@hotmail.com>; <h.sackuvich@worldnet.att.net>; <scarycmr@aol.com>; <untamedthang@aol.com>; <sara@grem.tv>; <wadellj@wildmail.com>; <panzer5582@aol.com>; <tefrankm@aol.com>; <firesaith@aol.com>; <mredbirdp@aol.com>; <candymuldenado@hotmail.com>; <claysteiner@prodigy.net>; <becky-jean@home.com>; <rob.shofner@tamerica.com>; <only1takenoko@hotmail.com>; <mafiamore@aol.com>; <chrisnoeller@yahoo.com>; <demeter_72@yahoo.com>; <diveanytime@yahoo.com>; <homerunjack@yahoo.com>; <mairi_caitlin_hull@yahoo.com>; <prettyeyes198@yahoo.com>; <sabresilk@yahoo.com>; <ydog9885@yahoo.com>; <kgreenhorn@cowpalace.com>; "Bob Allman" <bald1@usa.net>; "Douglas Allman" <ocean@rushmore.com>; "Erich Allman" <erichca07@hotmail.com>; "Andrew Altman" <asa1776@hotmail.com>; "Christina Auringer" <methist_2@yahoo.com>; "Coco" <ltmichael@aol.com>; "Caroline Cooley" <denverrhps@hotmail.com>; "dad" <scshane@aol.com>; "Dan" <xdemonrage@aol.com>; "Melissa Goodyer" <yorumiko@hotmail.com>; "FIN-Jill Greenhorn" <jgreenhorn@redwoodcity.org>; "Keli T. Greenhorn" <misstigger1977@aol.com>; "Jordan" <project_jade@hotmail.com>; "Josh" <tanis@darkfear.com>; "kyle" <kchang2088@aol.com>; "FP LEPSU" <fp_lepsu@hotmail.com>; "grant meyer" <thunderbirds_24_94@yahoo.com>; "Lindsey (OTS-DEN) Pickett" <lindsey_pickett@output.net>; "Quinn MA2 (NSB B32) Shaneman" <quinn.shaneman@subase.nsb.navy.mil>; "Star Shaneman" <qstar2@hotmail.com>; "Christina Virgillo" <spacy_220@hotmail.com>; "Christy Virgillo" <spacee73@yahoo.com>; "Greg Welch" <gwelch@wcoil.com>
Subject: Profiling at Airports
Date: 07 May, 2002 8:24 AM
 
To ensure we Americans never offend anyone - - - - particularly fanatics intent on killing us - airport screeners will not be allowed to profile people. They will continue random searches of 80-year-old women, little kids, airline pilots with proper identification, Secret Service agents who are members of the President's security detail, 85-year old Congressmen with metal hips, and Medal Of Honor winning former Governors.
 
Let's pause a moment and take the following test.
 
In 1972 at the Munich Olympics, athletes were kidnapped and massacred by:
(a)Olga Corbutt
(b)Sitting Bull
(c)Arnold Schwartzeneger
(d)Muslim male extremists mostly between the ages of 17 and 40
 
In 1979,the U.S. embassy in Iran was taken over by:
(a)Lost Norwegians
(b)Elvis
(c)A tour bus full of 80-year-old women
(d)Muslim male extremists mostly between the ages of 17 and 40
 
During the 1980's a number of Americans were kidnapped in Lebanon by:
(a)John Dillinger
(b)The King of Sweden
(c)The Boy Scouts
(d)Muslim male extremists mostly between the ages of 17 and 40
 
In 1983, the U.S. Marine barracks in Beirut was blown up by:
(a)A pizza delivery boy
(b)Pee Wee Herman
(c)Geraldo Rivera making up for a slow news day
(d)Muslim male extremists mostly between the ages of 17 and 40.
 
In 1985 the cruise ship Achille Lauro was hijacked, and a 70 year old American passenger was murdered and thrown overboard by:
(a)The Smurfs
(b)Davy Jones
(c)The Little Mermaid
(d)Muslim male extremists mostly between the ages of 17 and 40.
 
In 1985 TWA flight 847 was hijacked at Athens, & a US Navy diver was murdered by:
(a)Captain Kid
(b)Charles Lindberg
(c)Mother Teresa
(d)Muslim male extremists mostly between the ages of 17 and 40
 
In 1988, Pan Am Flight 103 was bombed by:
(a)Scooby Doo
(b)The Tooth Fairy
(c)Butch Cassidy and The Sundance Kid who had a few sticks of dynamite left over from the train job.
(d)Muslim male extremists mostly between the ages of 17 and 40
 
In 1993 the World Trade Center was bombed the first time by:
(a)Richard Simmons
(b)Grandma Moses
(c)Michael Jordan
(d)Muslim male extremists mostly between the ages of 17 and 40
 
In 1998, the U.S. embassies in Kenya and Tanzania were bombed by:
(a)Mr.Rogers
(b)Hillary, to distract attention from Wild Bill's women problems
(c)The World Wrestling Federation to promote its next villain: "Mustapha the Merciless"
(d)Muslim male extremists mostly between the ages of 17 and 40
 
On 9/11/01, four airliners were hijacked and destroyed and thousands of people were killed by:
(a)Bugs Bunny, Wiley E. Coyote, Daffy Duck, and Elmer Fudd
(b)The Supreme Court of Florida
(c)Mr. Bean
(d)Muslim male extremists mostly between the ages of 17 and 40
 
In 2002 the United States fought a war in Afghanistan against:
(a)Enron
(b)The Lutheran Church
(c)The NFL
(d)Muslim male extremists mostly between the ages of 17 and 40
 
In 2002 reporter Daniel Pearl was kidnapped and murdered by:
(a)Bonny and Clyde
(b)Captain Kangaroo
(c)Billy Graham
(d)Muslim male extremists mostly between the ages of 17 and 40
 
Hmmm . . . nope, no patterns anywhere to justify profiling
 
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And who, according to the disclaimer here at gremlin.net, currently owes me fifteen hundred bucks for spamming me three different times with this pointless, racist, pretentious bullshit?
A) Muslim male extremists mostly between the ages of 17 and 40
B) Muslim male extremists mostly between the ages of 17 and 40
C) Muslim male extremists mostly between the ages of 17 and 40
D) The unfortunate ButtFlanker at getreal451@yahoo.com
 
In other news....
I've been playing with various screentests for Subheroes lately. I've been trying to decide whether to do the cartoon in Flash6 or in LightWave7. Based on the results I'm getting, it looks like it'll be technically done in both.
Flash6 obviously works pretty well for making cartoons, and the end result looks about the way I wanted this thing to look; LightWave7 is nice because I can just rotate an object to get a new perspective, instead of having to draw the damned thing all over again.


So this will be a weird cartoon. The primary characters are done in Flash6, and the various objects they encounter are done in LightWave7. And there might still be a few elements from Real Life, FireWired in from the DVC.
I suppose that worked for Roger Rabbit.
Not that this will be easy either way. I still have to build the Formula in LightWave7. Which is something I should get back to working on.
More later....
--Gremlin
 
 
 

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