THE (final) SHORT-MEDIA LAN #1 THREAD

[primesuspect]

Well folks here it is:

<center>The first ever gathering of the short-medians.

SHORT-MEDIA LAN #1

May 28th-30th, 2004

Maximum capacity: 60 people, registration on a first come-first served basis
Registration Fee: $20 US per person
Location: Deebe's Coffee Bar, Warren, MI 48093
Games: TBA
Please PM primesuspect for registration and information

Lodging Notes:

I have room for 4 people at my personal abode. First-come, first-served. PM me for reservations ;)

Floor space is available at Deebe's. if you really don't mind sleeping on a hard floor. Bring a pillow!</center>

[Shorty]

Booking a room at shez Ambrozy please :D

[SimGuy]

$20.00 USD registration cost, or $20.00 in whatever currency you have on you at the time?

[primesuspect]

SimGuy said
$20.00 USD registration cost, or $20.00 in whatever currency you have on you at the time?

Good point. US Dollars. Post edited.

I feel really bad about having to charge a reg. fee, but this thing is gonna cost some major coin to throw together . We have to rent furniture, buy some more equipment for infrastructure, drive people to and from the airport, etc.

We're currently hoping to get some industry sponsorships. I plan on offering a door prize, so you'll get SOMETHING for your money, besides the honor of meeting your fellow short-medians face to face ;)

Pseudonym has a big ol' van - it is being christened the "Short-Media Short-Bus Shuttle" for travel to and from the local Taco Bell ;)

[primesuspect]

Shorty said
Booking a room at shez Ambrozy please :D

Thank you for your reservation, m'lord. You'll be staying in room 2 (of 3). Mind the children running about your feet. Oh, and please excuse the cat - he does so love to sleep on people's faces.

;)

[TheLostSwede]

Brian,

First of all, many and i mean MANY thanks for even considering to fix something like this. My Colorado Avalanche cap is off my head for a while for you (which is rare).

Second, $20 is peanuts compared to the time and quite possibly the amount of money you have to fork out.
I am trying like hell to down this trip buddy. My tickets was as of yesterday $700 but i dont care, I HAVE to do this.

Good man!

[Jimborae]

Hmmm. how much are flights from UK to Detroit :(

Better stop drinking beer & save my pennies :)

Jim

[primesuspect]

hahah marcus, you'd better leave that hat at home, you'll get killed for wearing that in Hockeytown.

I have a special trip planned for you, Mack, you'd better try to make it ;)

Just out of curiousity, if you could see a Wings game, would you rather see them play Boston, or Chicago? ;)

[Shorty]

Im just checking it out now Jim :)

//EDIT// Around £250 - £300 :)

[DOSMAN]

I'm interested, but not quite sure yet if I want to go.

I kind of gave up on the old Icrontic community when it split. It sounds like fun, but some more info (like what games, etc) would help.


EDIT: BTW, I live in Grand Rapids so the trip would be nothing. :D

[MediaMan]

MM is going to lean on his clients for all the swag he can lay his grubby little mitts on. I've even got an Athlon64 board that may find its way there. :)

[TheLostSwede]

primesuspect said
hahah marcus, you'd better leave that hat at home, you'll get killed for wearing that in Hockeytown.

I have a special trip planned for you, Mack, you'd better try to make it ;)

Just out of curiousity, if you could see a Wings game, would you rather see them play Boston, or Chicago? ;)

I dont care if it is the Islanders i have to see, as long as i can get the chance to see a NHL game live at the arena, ANY team will do.

Can you get some plates?

[GnomeWizardd]

I cant make it but i want to put a bid in for SM lan #2 In Fl some place!

[pseudonym]

DOSMAN said
I'm interested, but not quite sure yet if I want to go.

I kind of gave up on the old Icrontic community when it split. It sounds like fun, but some more info (like what games, etc) would help.


EDIT: BTW, I live in Grand Rapids so the trip would be nothing. :D

There will be a thread going up within a few about what games are going to be running, and any suggestions from participants. Currently we are looking at UT (Of course), BF1942, Halo (Pc and Xbox, o my!!), HL2, C&C, Warcraft, JK, R63, etc etc.

We'll have to determine which ones we want as offical Tourneys (Prolly UT and HL2) and which ones are just for fun.

[TBonZ]

SimGuy said
$20.00 USD registration cost, or $20.00 in whatever currency you have on you at the time?

Hey SimGuy, are you going? If so, how are you getting down there? Driving to Windsor could lighten the cost considerably.

[Thrax]

It'll be good to meet all of you. Especially Shorty and Mack, the two people I look up to the most here. :D

You guys have to come.

[GHoosdum]

I'll try to throw together a trip up there for myself and CBDroege. Possibly Zanthian and CrazyJoe0813 as well (two of our friends who are members here but haven't posted). We're fine sleeping on the floor at sarcnet; we're used to it from LANWAR accommodations...

[primesuspect]

Thrax said
It'll be good to meet all of you. Especially Shorty and Mack, the two people I look up to the most here. :D

You guys have to come.

:wtf: You look UP to shorty? :scratch: :confused2

[Thrax]

Figuratively, of course! ;D

[Shorty]

Here we go again :wtf:

[Thrax]

Funny, I was just thinking that. You know what else is funny? Even if it was simple, by nature it was a higher thought. ;D

[Lincoln]

MediaMan said
MM is going to lean on his clients for all the swag he can lay his grubby little mitts on. I've even got an Athlon64 board that may find its way there. :)

:eek2: Does that mean that even MM is coming?? I'm bringing my camera!! :p I definitely can't miss it now! I've already got my 20 in to Brian.

[TheLostSwede]

I´m looking forward to extend this picture with the bunch from Short-Media Lanparty January 9-11 (I just hate those numbers, they seem to pop up everywhere): BTW, i was standing on a stool ;D

PS: Thanks for the kind words Thrax, you have made my pretty miserable day much better with your kind words :)

[Shorty]

Right on Mack!

I want a load of class action pictures :D:D:D:D

512mb memory card to fill!

[Jimborae]

Shorty said
Im just checking it out now Jim :)

//EDIT// Around £250 - £300 :)

Hmm straight after Xmas, I probably wont be able to stretch to that I'm afraid. :(

Jim

[TheSmJ]

Prime, I have a table (Fits 2-3 people/computers) and 6 folding ( :fold: ) chairs I could bring. Lemme know if you could use them.

I will be coming, and quite possibly RyThom, and a third.

[McBain]

Mackanz said


I dont care if it is the Islanders i have to see, as long as i can get the chance to see a NHL game live at the arena, ANY team will do.

Can you get some plates?


I HATE being the bearer of bad news, but the wings are away that saturday night. :grumble:

They play the wednesday before, and the wednesday after, so keep that in mind when you get plane ticket.

[SimGuy]

TBonZ said
SimGuy said
$20.00 USD registration cost, or $20.00 in whatever currency you have on you at the time?

Hey SimGuy, are you going? If so, how are you getting down there? Driving to Windsor could lighten the cost considerably.

It really depends on what the weather is like there. If its ****ty outside and everything's snowed in, probably not going at all.

If I am going, I'll be driving down.

[mmonnin]

RSVP for Norge and myself. I will pay $20 to see all you guys and to have some fun. He prolly wont like it but I dont think that will stop him.

[Marsupial]

I don't know about bringing my rig south of the border and back... that will most likely get me into troubles... how about having a LONG wire to get another part of the lan party in Windsor, ON? that would be coooool!

[primesuspect]

If I could ask everyone right now to PM me with your definite confirmation, I would appreciate it. I'm collecting the reservations in my PM box.....

[Clutch]

Ok boys watch out, Clutch is coming for the long drive :thumbsup: me and my friend are coming and bringing our gaming skills with us so prepared to be pwned, haha


This is going to be the best event ever, you guys all rock, hope to see all of you in Detroit :thumbsup:

[TheSmJ]

We should also figure out what games will be played at this little shindig. Looks like we got Operation Flashpoint, but what else?

I'm thinking UT/UT2K3 for some simple "kill anything that moves" FPS. How about Starcraft, or Warcraft 3 as a strat. game?

Keep in mind HL2 will be out by this point, and God knows I'd be rarin' to try it out for some unbeatable LAN action.

[Enverex]

Stop editing pictures Mack, we all know you tried to make Shorty look taller, but luckily I managed to grab the original before it was pulled........

NS

[TheLostSwede]

NightShade737 said
Stop editing pictures Mack, we all know you tried to make Shorty look taller, but luckily I managed to grab the original before it was pulled........

NS

;D ;D

Thats mean!

Mcbain, I´m looking to see that wednesday game since i am planning to stay for a week and bug the hell out of Prime and Thrax. They better call in sick from school/work, otherwise i´m gonna hit them with a celeron.

[Camman]

wow, sweet to see that his is actually coming together and has a set date, I gotta check out some air fares and about how to get a playable system to the place, hopefully it won't fill up too fast!!!

[Norge]

Eh I don't really have a problem with the $20 fee. Just as long as we get to play some BF1942 in there somewhere. I might develope a nervous twitch if I don't get to frag someone. It'll be fun to meet everyone also. I know I havn't been around the forums as long as others but I've been meaning to start visiting more frequently.

Norge

[Thrax]

Is it in any way possible to get a list of who's reserved a spot posted up here? If others who are still thinking about it find someone they really want to meet attending the LAN, that could push them into coming.

[LIQuid]

man i wish i could go, i just donno how i could get my rig up there, from Louisiana :/

[TheSmJ]

How many people have we confirmed that are coming? Also, we should get a list of games going. I’ll volunteer for that.


@Liquid: If you’re driving, stick it in the back seat. If your flying, take it on the plane.

If people are bringing their boxes from Europe, you should manage.

[Templar]

Bringing a tower onto a plane is an aweful big carry-on.

You could always pack it up and FedEx it to Prime's house or something a few days prior to your arrival (I'd be sure to clear this with prime first :D )

I'd go if I had money :\

Are you planning to have a server that can be accessed outside the network, or is it LAN servers only? :p

[Camman]

TheSmJ said
How many people have we confirmed that are coming? Also, we should get a list of games going. I’ll volunteer for that.


@Liquid: If you’re driving, stick it in the back seat. If your flying, take it on the plane.

If people are bringing their boxes from Europe, you should manage.

can a computer be safely transported on a plane? air fare I checked for me would be like $270 round trip, but that would be okay if I could bring my rig with me. I remember someone before saying they might be able to reserve me one of their monitors... ;) that would work out nicely

[primesuspect]

I have (count 'em) three monitors that I can let people use. Two 17" CRTs and a 15" cheapy LCD that probably sucks for gaming. Reserve 'em now! PM me for reservations.

[mmonnin]

I _should_ have a monitor. I think the one at home is kinda going out cause it shuts off once in awhile and you have to turn it back on. Not sure if it is reliable enough or not. I also have 2 15" monitors I could bring if someone is desparate.

[WuGgaRoO]

i am more or less in on this...i just need to talk to TD to make sure everything is cool...since he will be driving

[primesuspect]

1 monitor down, 2 left...

[McBain]

I've got an extra 17" and an extra 15"

[primesuspect]

Well, the international travellers should definitely get monitors, since they're going to have the hardest time getting theirs here. Thanks for making those available, McBain.

[leishi85]

hmm, should i bring my 22in monitor??

maybe i should just take my sister's 15in LCD instead.

[Clutch]

As far as people who are coming, me and a friend are for sure coming. I would offer to bring up my other 17" monitor for anyone needing it, but it might would be a pain to carry it, since it is rather big and ol, because mustangs have very little back seats, but I could probably manage if I need to bring it.

Let me know.

[Straight_Man]

Um, pack it in a big heavy PICNIC thermal cooler, duct tape shut, attach label saying themrally protected monitor enclosed-- they will XRAY it, but probably no damage that way if you also bag it and styrofoam peanut pack it or put cooler in box-- essentially, you need drop and some thermal and jostle protection, three boxes with taped shut heavy garbage bags, a metal trunk, or a cooler of 60 quarts size would probably protect biggest monitor you would want to CARRY for half a mile (US airports can be big(DTW, Detroit, is Real Big now), luggage carts are RENTALS in US usually). But a 2-3 CASE beer cooler would be enough if you peanut filled it, for a big 19" monitor and would have the nice benefit of not letting things have to be unthawed TOTALLY to work and protect them while being transparent to XRAYS. Mark it Electronic Components, FRAGILE, in 2 inch letters on banner paper WELL taped on, also. AND insure it.

John.

[FormFactor]

Cant go, but definately wanna frag some of you...

Any chance of playing over the WWW? Or are these servers going to be LAN only?

[Enverex]

Thats an Idea, how about setting up some VPN's Prime?

NS

[primesuspect]

Well, I can't see why not, but it would be kind of a crappy connection seeing as we have only 768K upstream at the office. But we do have static IPs, so....

It would have to be a limited thing.. 768K total bandwidth ain't much....

[seversphere]

damn I wanna go - I'd play a few FPS games then cook a lot of food for you guys - taco bell would overload the restrooms :D

[IC-Games]

Cant really go, besides I hardly ever post here.

But, I can donate some games from the Icronticgames stockpile - but maybe you guys are already prepered..

Best of luck anyway in your venture sounds cool :D :thumbsup:

[T-BirD]

...because I don't know what will be going on with my life until close to the date. Additionally, a 14 hour drive (or 17-19 hours greyhound) is pretty wicked. Driving, it's an hour more than from Montgomery AL to Fairfax, VA...and that's a borderline 2 day trip for me :(

I still might come, but there's also the bit about driving on ice. Living in central Alabama, that's never been an issue for me except for once =/

Like I said, I can give a definitive answer around mid to late December.

[mmonnin]

Doesnt matter if you visit here that often or not Coaster.

Oh and HI!:)

[MrBill]

Thrax said
Is it in any way possible to get a list of who's reserved a spot posted up here? If others who are still thinking about it find someone they really want to meet attending the LAN, that could push them into coming.

Well.....is there a list available? Thrax has a really good point.

[primesuspect]

I'm going, that's all that matters :o

[IC-Games]

lol

I have changed my mind on that note PS - nah joking... I wish I could go, but I have things going off right now :)

[Aranyic]

Well reserve a slot for me, I'm looking forward to meeting you guys ;).

[primesuspect]

woohoo!

[MrBill]

hmmm...according to randmcnally.com

Estimated Total Driving Time: 9 hours, 15 minutes
Estimated Total Driving Distance: 532 miles

I think I can beat the driving time if it's not inclimate weather. ;)

I'm not a gamer, but it would be interesting to meet some of the S-M folks.

/me goes off to think about it.....

[primesuspect]

Think fast Mr. Bill - but I'll say one thing:

YOU HAVE TO COME

There, I've spoken :ninja:

[mmonnin]

Hey MrBill, I am not a gamer either. No where near one. I think it would be fun to meet all you guys that all. Plus the games.;)

Prime: I will just have Aran send our fee for us since he has PayPal.

Might have my other roommate. Gonna have to talk to him about it tho. Not really a forum goer. Biggest game player of all of us tho.

[MrBill]

primesuspect said
Think fast Mr. Bill - but I'll say one thing:

YOU HAVE TO COME

There, I've spoken :ninja:

YGPM! :thumbsup:

[WuGgaRoO]

scrw this...count me in prime...ill take a plane there if needed...i think my mommy will pay for it :)

[TheSmJ]

Prime: We really should start a list of games to be played, as I need to know what to get.

If you'd like, I'd be willing to put one together for us to vote on. PM me so we cold discuss the best method it to do it.

EDIT: I see I've been beaten to it. :crazy:

[pseudonym]

TheSmJ said
Prime: We really should start a list of games to be played, as I need to know what to get.

If you'd like, I'd be willing to put one together for us to vote on. PM me so we cold discuss the best method it to do it.

EDIT: I see I've been beaten to it. :crazy:

Yeah, sorry SMJ. Thats been my assignment, but I've been a bit tardy in my posting :D You're welcome to help all you want though!!

[primesuspect]

Pseudonym has been a bit (re)tardy in posting the game list ;)

Nah, some of it was my fault too - my true suckage at vBulletin came out the other day - I spent hours trying to get Pseudonym access to the top-secret short-media LAN planning forum (Level 1 government top secret access required) and finally shorty stepped in and schooled me :rolleyes: Pseudo would have been much better informed had I gotten it done sooner :(

[Shorty]

Next job for me before this LAN...

Train prime in VBulletin :)

[Thrax]

I want January to be here now. :mad2:

[Norge]

Well we could always try and find a way to create a rip in the time and space continuum. I'm sure that can't be too difficult. Just as long as we don't blow past January. That'd suck.

Norge

[primesuspect]

Thrax: WOW, NORGE! IT WORKED! Welcome to January!
Norge: (glances at newspaper) --uh, thrax....
Thrax: AMAZING! I can't believe we actually pulled it off!
Norge: (grabs Thrax's sleev)-- thrax... Um....
Thrax: Think of the possibilities! What can't we achieve now?
Norge: Thrax, I think you should see this...
Thrax (Glances at newspaper): January 2104.

Norge: Um, I tried to tel....

Thrax: DAMN YOU! YOU FOOL!

[Clutch]

Just to let you all know my Birthday is January 15th if anyone wants to bring me a early birth day present, hehe

[TBonZ]

Count me in for sure, I wouldn't miss this for the world.

[primesuspect]

Sweet Tbonz! Just PM me your for sure confirmation please, I am collecting the reservations in my PM box.

[Rot Katze]

Gnomewizardd said
I cant make it but i want to put a bid in for SM lan #2 In Fl some place!

:respect: if you want to set something up, heh

[Norge]

January 2104! Awe crappit! That's only 101 years off. Wait, we'll be having the 101st Short-Media LAN then right? We'll still be able to make it Thrax! w00t! j00 will all ph34r our ancient computers in 2104!

Norge

[primesuspect]

Hurry up folks! 20 of the 40 spots are already accounted for! come on! We want to meet all of you!

[TheSmJ]

I was wondering, if this works out, what if SM LAN #2 was before/after E3, at some location close to where e3 itself will be presented?

Anyways, I'll talk to RyThom and someone else. I'll have them post tomorrow on their definite answer.

[edcentric]

Prime, I'll try to arrange a 'business trip' to Detroit that week. I don't need a spot at the table, I don't game and won't bring a box. But I will sure try to be there to meet and have fun.
Mr. Bill and I can form a kibitzing section.
(hum, wonder if I can steal my Dad's box for a few days??)

[JLunar]

dammit. I want to go. ;;___;; if for nothing then just to hang. The intense GEEK that emmenates from this event is just.. so.. COOL...!

Except that driving to Detroit for a LAN party solo would be met by famillial resistance...

[Thrax]

*Has a hard time imagining the presence of a female at the LAN part* :scratch:

Oh my. Brain stuck in an infinite loop error.

[JLunar]

oh hush. I'd bring you all cookies.

Of course, three days of people not showering is a big deterrent. I may be a geek, but I'm still a girl, dammit.

Anyone coming from Toronto? O_O

I should have a stack of games I'll never play again by then, so there may be some games from me for prizes. They'd be open tho. And only PS2 and GC games. My co worker has dibs on all the Xbox ones, sorry boys.

[leishi85]

ooh yeah forgot about the shower issue, are we going to be able to take a shower??

ahh, maybe i will just not take shower, haha.

[AuthorityAction]

I'm sure there's a hose somewhere that you could use hehe

[primesuspect]

My home is your home...

Seriously, I mean if someone wants to shower, my wife and I try to be hospitable people, and we have two showers, so.....

Jen:

If your family unit has a problem with lodging or anything, you're welcome to stay at my house with my wife and I - it might make it easier to convince parents if they know you'll be staying with a "family" as opposed to a bunch of guys :crazy:

[leishi85]

cool, i will probably end up being so lazy, and not take shower anyways, hahah. hope u guys don't mind, i smell good, so don't worry.

[Clutch]

I will probably have to spot in for a shower myself, got stay soo fresh and so clean baby, :)

[WuGgaRoO]

JLunar said
oh hush. I'd bring you all cookies.

Of course, three days of people not showering is a big deterrent. I may be a geek, but I'm still a girl, dammit.

Anyone coming from Toronto? O_O

I should have a stack of games I'll never play again by then, so there may be some games from me for prizes. They'd be open tho. And only PS2 and GC games. My co worker has dibs on all the Xbox ones, sorry boys.


can u cook for us too??? jk...

[citrixmeta]

can i come!!!?? :D :D

[Thrax]

Only if I can touch your hands.

[citrixmeta]

Thrax said
Only if I can touch your hands.

on second thought... :wtf:


is there a list of people showing up?

[McBain]

citrixmeta said


on second thought... :wtf:


is there a list of people showing up?


Riiight here

http://www.short-media.com/forum/showthread.php?s=&threadid=4397

[pseudonym]

JLunar said
oh hush. I'd bring you all cookies.


:eek2:
Yup, shes in :)

[citrixmeta]

ok count meh in!!!

i'll see you guys there!! im driving down, only 9 hours away.

[primesuspect]

pwn!

[T-BirD]

I think I'd want a butt alien to shower as often as possible...

[Enverex]

Isn't it ironic that "THE (final) SHORT-MEDIA LAN #1 THREAD" isn't actually "THE (final) SHORT-MEDIA LAN #1 THREAD"?

NS

[mondi]

irony aside, as ive already elected to stay in a hotel room.... y'all (with as much southern inflection as possible) are welcome to shower at my place ...

AND !!!!

if possible i'd like to cook for you guys,, just one night though ... if you buy the ingredients :) .... im thinking mushroom baked steak with sauteed spinach and garlic fried rice ... any takers ?


incidentally, im a trained cook ..... let me know if youve any suggestions ..

[citrixmeta]

PASTA!!!!!!

[profdlp]

JLunar said
...Of course, three days of people not showering is a big deterrent...
When I first read this I saw it as "detergent".

Funny how your mind works, sometimes...
;D

[mondi]

citrixmeta said
PASTA!!!!!!

alright, for citrixmeta there will be a roasted shrimp linguini, with a light cream and basil sauce, and a special garlic bread a'la mondi....

mmmm . cant wait

[Enverex]

profdlp said
JLunar said
...Of course, three days of people not showering is a big deterrent...
When I first read this I saw it as &quot;detergent&quot;.

Funny how your mind works, sometimes...
;D

I saw;

JLunar said
...Of course, three days of people not showering is a bit torrent...

:rolleyes2

NS

[citrixmeta]

mondi said
citrixmeta said
PASTA!!!!!!

alright, for citrixmeta there will be a roasted shrimp linguini, with a light cream and basil sauce, and a special garlic bread a'la mondi....

mmmm . cant wait

i was thinking more like KD ;)

lololol

ill grab the ingredients once i get there :D

[mondi]

citrixmeta said


i was thinking more like KD ;)

lololol

ill grab the ingredients once i get there :D [/B]


lol,, 1 icrontic member down,,,, 900 to go :)

[Enverex]

POT NOODLE!!!!111 >.<

Shortz, You better uphold the English heritage and take copious amounts of Pot Noodles with you.

NS

[Shorty]

NightShade737 said
POT NOODLE!!!!111 &gt;.&lt;

Shortz, You better uphold the English heritage and take copious amounts of Pot Noodles with you.

NS

Ya damn right I will :D

Chicken & Mushroom and Bombay all the way :cool:

Muuahahaa!

[profdlp]

I love POT NOODLES!

...damn hard to keep 'em lit, though... :vimp:

[TheSmJ]

I thought haggis was the English treat? ;)

[mondi]

TheSmJ said
I thought haggis was the English treat? ;)

scottish....

[TheSmJ]

mondi said
TheSmJ said
I thought haggis was the English treat? ;)

scottish....

Ehh... same island...

[Enverex]

Heh, downhill haggis racing........ (Old Amiga Game Joke, i'll try and get the picture, it was from a driving test).

NS

[leishi85]

mondi said
irony aside, as ive already elected to stay in a hotel room.... y'all (with as much southern inflection as possible) are welcome to shower at my place ...

AND !!!!

if possible i'd like to cook for you guys,, just one night though ... if you buy the ingredients :) .... im thinking mushroom baked steak with sauteed spinach and garlic fried rice ... any takers ?


incidentally, im a trained cook ..... let me know if youve any suggestions ..
Cool, i want steak, so what do i have to buy, i know i have to buy the beef, but what else, and i would take to take shower too, don't worry, i won't stink up the whole place.

[Thrax]

I'm bringing a giant bag of ramen, that should float some of your boats. It floats mine.

[leishi85]

just A bag???
not couple of cases??

[RyThom]

Hey, guys! Count me in too! Just say the word and i'll be there, computer in hand.:thumbsup:

Should anyone want to network some Xboxes too, i've got one, 4 controllers, and a shiny copy of Halo waiting to be abused...

[primesuspect]

RyThom: If you want in, just PM me for confirmation!

[pseudonym]

RyThom said
Hey, guys! Count me in too! Just say the word and i'll be there, computer in hand.:thumbsup:

Should anyone want to network some Xboxes too, i've got one, 4 controllers, and a shiny copy of Halo waiting to be abused...

Abuse it we will if we get all the TVs we need.........:D


Mmmmm, 16 player Halo...

[Mr_Bojingles]

OH! I am interested for sure! It'll be nice to actually go to one besides having to host them all the time :D (plus it'll be bigger then my 12 ppl parties I can host) It'll be a drive for me, but its nothing new. I got some family down in Grosse Pt, so i am not sure where that is in relation to that...But yes, really interested. Have to look into it as far as the date and see for sure once I get some more time here.

[primesuspect]

Grosse Pointe is VERY close to my office - like a few blocks over.

[Mr_Bojingles]

primesuspect said
Grosse Pointe is VERY close to my office - like a few blocks over.

I usually get off of 94 and go east on Vernier till it hits Mack then go south about a block.(i think thats right) And its right there on Lennon.

Sorry if you have posted it already, but what is the address to lan party?

[leishi85]

i think it's on his company's site

http://www.sarcnet.com/

[primesuspect]

Vernier & I-94 is about two miles away from my office. Very very close.

[Mr_Bojingles]

oh sweet! It's only about 7 min away from my relatives....or 3.7 miles according to yahoo :D

edit\\actually, i have been meaning to come back down that way again this fall. If I do, I will have to check it out.

By the way prime, wondering you know any computer techs from the high schools down in grosse pt. My cousin works for one of them(I think there is 2 high schools)

[primesuspect]

No, I don't know any computer techs from any grosse pointe high schools.

[Hawk]

I wanna go sooooo baaaddd!, but i don't think I can swing it. Have to go to southern NJ in a couple of weeks to pick up inlaws van and bring back to Fla. for them. Don't think I can swing 2 trips in that short of time. Not to mention I'll freeze to death up there in Detroit in Jan! I wish everyone good luck on their travels. :wave:

[primesuspect]

:(

[Camman]

well after some AIM coercing from primesuspect (sorry about the cutoff, damn computer froze!) , I've finally got the ball rolling on planning this out, hopefully I'll be able to decide yes or no by this weekend, since I've been informed the spots are filling up fast, I really want to go, but I need to make some definite plans first. I'll probably be driving if I do go, so that's like 13hrs. I'll have to check out the games to be played thread...more updates later. :)

[TBonZ]

Wow this is going to be great!!! It will really be something meeting you all face to face. :thumbup

citrixmeta, septimus and myself will be hooking up for the drive down. :cool2:

[Clutch]

Yea, TbonZ, maybe I can buy you dinner or something, to pay you back for the hat you sent me :cheers:

[primesuspect]

To all the stragglers: Hurry up and decide, cause there's only 10 precious spots left!

I feel like Willy Wonka......

Who's going to get the Gold Ticket?

[Clutch]

Damn, I didn't realise soo many people were coming so far, this is going to make the long drive worth it all to see all you guys w00t. I'm deffinetly going to bring the cam corder and digi cam to get some good footage for this one.

[MAGIC]

HEY, count me in on the lan party. The checks in the mail

see you all there :)

[Thrax]

Possible 40, guaranteed 30 people at the LAN. This is wicked.

[primesuspect]

I'm very confident that the last ten spots will fill up. Expect 40 people at the LAN. :)

[Rot Katze]

I still say someone should set one up in somewhere down south

Atlanta, Bermingham, Orlando, Tampa....anywhere down south..I'm flexible

[JLunar]

halloo....? anyone coming from Toronto? Driving on my own is cool, but I'm gettin' all paranoid about bringing my tower over and back over the border... Once I get all that sorted, y'all can count me in the fun.

[TBonZ]

JLunar said
halloo....? anyone coming from Toronto? Driving on my own is cool, but I'm gettin' all paranoid about bringing my tower over and back over the border... Once I get all that sorted, y'all can count me in the fun.

citrixmeta, septimus and myself are traveling through TO, we may have to rent a van but it probably would be worth it with 4 people, if you're interested. :)

Maybe we can get t1rhino signed on once he's back from his honeymoon and have 5, really cheap then. :D

[citrixmeta]

no problem here, im gonna be renting the van/car/SUV from MTL, picking up Tbonz, septimus, will be more than happy to pickup you guys too.

[panzerkw]

anybody heading there from NY City? I had been planning on a big Dungeons and Dragons session with some buddies for the winter break but hey I could just bring my stuff there for something to do to rest my eyes fro the computer screens for awhile.

[primesuspect]

There are a couple of people coming from NYC ... Anybody?

[mmonnin]

TD is from NY. Meet somewhere?

[primesuspect]

BUMP! There's 9 spots to fill guys, come on! I know there are some stragglers who are hee-hawing about coming. Forget your fears, your checkbooks, and your boring lives! Meet the people you see everyday on short-media!

Check out The Celebrity Photoshoot (http://www.short-media.com/forum/showthread.php?s=&threadid=4397) to meet the attendees. Wouldn't YOU love to be on that list?

[Straight_Man]

Can a non-player come???

I have not played since we did the board and BB games in RO (Grey Owl, or whatever my little pewter statuette was called).... :)

I might DRIVE, if someone has GAS and Motel money and lives in Florida. The little Nissan can hold two people and two boxes. By then I MIGHT be a two-eyes and not a four eyes, thanks to double cataract surgery.

Yeah, I am good for a $20.00 but need to see how I can minimize trip costs. On short trips the little thing I drive gets 33 MPG. Highway, about 40 for longer jaunts. But January is COLD in MoTown, bring mukluks and a good parka Mackanz. Not QUITE as bad as Denver, but.... I might pack up my P4 Antec SX1040 box and see if Linux 9.2 can talk to the network box with a hard-coded link and dabble a bit if wanted, also (probably NOT, but might bring it for fun anyhow). If not, can load something else in the swap bay(like XP or 98 SE or BSD).

But I drink Gatorade, ICED black coffee and Mountain Dew, fair warning.

Or do we have an official LAN Digiphotographer yet???

John.

[primesuspect]

If that's a confirmation, Ageek, PM me for sure - that's where I'm collecting the registration confirmations.

Anybody else coming from Florida?

[Straight_Man]

Prime, 1 PM in your e-box on web server for SM.

John.

[shwaip]

Is anyone going thru Indiana who feels the need to have another body in the car?

[GnomeWizardd]

I am sooo tempted ageek to take you up on that offer id have to drive to ur house then leave from there
I am gonna check my calender

[GnomeWizardd]

BTW i am old enuf and wise enuf to drive a good part of the way but dang thats like 3 days travel

do we need monitors too? or just our boxes and mouses and stuff

[mmonnin]

You need to bring your own monitor.

[GnomeWizardd]

Ok this is great! I WILL BE THERE!!!! IF thats A small if Ageek is willing to have another body in the car and we split cost. But i will be There if thats a yes from the Ageekster!

[SimGuy]

Prime, YGPM :D ;)

Only 4.5 hours from Toronto :)

I'll see you all there... pending weather of course :)

[McBain]

Oh c'mon....I made the drive from det to st. augustine in 16 hours! 1-75 north.

[SimGuy]

Remember it's winter for us drivers and Michigan gets winters comparable to Southern Ontario. I'll take my time driving down there, as I'll be in 4' of blowing, drifting snow across the portion of Canada's busiest highway that is known as "Carnage Alley" for the sheer number of fatal accidents that occur (Highway 401 between London, Chatham & Windsor). :)

How strict are the cops in Michigan? Do they get cranky about speeding 5-30 MPH over the limit? I'm used to cruising @ 145 KMH in a 100 KMH zone (90 in a 60 zone for those Imperial folks). :)

[primesuspect]

Pretty cranky, but once you cross the border, you're only 3-4 miles from my office, so there's not gonna be too much driving to worry about.

[primesuspect]

Seven spots left! If Gnomewizardd gives the thumbs up, that's 6 spots left!

[Straight_Man]

Gonomewizardd, YGPM.

John.

[GnomeWizardd]

you got teh thumbs up!

[GnomeWizardd]

Can we get a flowing mountain of dew??? there goes my vacation time! WH00T!!

[Straight_Man]

IF you declare it on the way into US and have no illegal CDs, Canada\US border is pretty good. Tell them you are going to a friend's place for the weekend. Sometimes they want to see hardware receipts if you have them, usually not-- easier if you have proof of purchase in Canada just in case(for US side). You MIGHT get a customs receipt or end up with the computer customs tagged and you might end up showing what they give you to customs on the way back.

They should NOT open your computer, that would normally be illegal search, for BOTH sides of the border. Yuo CAN call Canadian customs (and local RCMP non-emergency number can tell who to talk with probably), they will tell you what you should need to do this, just tell them you plan to go to a friend's place or a computer mini-convention that trades computer knowledge for weekend to work on straightening out computer (gaming can get sweaty, that which gens sweat is WORK in physical sense) glitch because he is\they are helping for free. And all computers have glitches of one kind or another, right???

John.

[panzerkw]

I'd like to go, but as I posted a few pages ago :D I need to know who's heading over the detroit from New York City than I can cop a ride with. Otherwise it'll a nice 2 day train ride :eek3:

[primesuspect]

There's a car with two members coming from tha NYC.

I'll PM them and see.

[primesuspect]

Update:

From here on out, I demand that everybody pay their registration fees via the "Folded Napkin" method, which is how I just got Leishi85's registration in the mail:

[leishi85]

haha. i was just wondering if it arived yet, it's for me and CRADS8EN, both.

[GHoosdum]

;D ;D ;D

OMFG that is the funniest thing I've seen in a week!

[leishi85]

u gotta understand, i had 40 dollars cash in it, who knows if someone will try to look and see what's in it, and take it, better be safe than sorry.
so i stuck the money inbetween napkins.

[profdlp]

Good thing prime was paying attention - if he was reading his mail during lunch your registration $$ could have been used to wipe the mustard off his face, then tossed in the trash!

:doh:

[mmonnin]

I have done something similar before. I just used two envelopes instead of a napkin.

[WuGgaRoO]

if i paypal you...do u still have to use the napkins

[primesuspect]

Leishi was kind enough to include two napkins, so I'll use his extra napkin for your payment :)

[primesuspect]

Okay peeps

FIVE SPOTS LEFT

Come on, when else are you gonna get the chance to meet shorty, mackanz, simguy, general keebler, thrax, leishi85, and all the others who make short-media great?

PM me for your registration confirmation! 5 spots left!

[DOSMAN]

leishi85 isn't all that special. I unfortunately have the chance to meet him 5 times a week. :p

[DOSMAN]

just kidding man.


Hmm, now that time is running out, I'm actually going to have to make a decision.

[leishi85]

hey DOSMAN, u know what??
u get teh F for saying that.

[primesuspect]

Are you coming, dosman?

[DOSMAN]

That would involve convincing my parents to let me go to Detroit and spend a weekend with people I don't know.

I don't see a problem, but I anticipate that they will.

[primesuspect]

You know Leishi85 :)

[GnomeWizardd]

and you know me! Ive talked to you at the radio show

[DOSMAN]

Yeah. And I think I know whoever else Lei is going with. Maybe I could pull this off.

[Clutch]

I may have missed something in the thread, but besides the $20 for the registration, how much do I need to send? Like for the food and all? I'll be sure to find a napkin around here to wrap my money in to, haha

[primesuspect]

Once I have all 40 spots filled up, (4 left!) I'll switch all discussions to a mailing list format.

[primesuspect]

BUMP! We still have four spots to fill, folks! Come on sign up for the once-in-a-lifetime chance to meet all your short-media buddies!

4 more spots!

[GnomeWizardd]

Yea And ill be sure to bring the box so everyone can look shorty eye to eye!

[primesuspect]

alright alright, the shorty bashing went out of style like a month ago..... :rolleyes:

[GnomeWizardd]

ahh you should ask him to see the IM convo from yesterday plenty of bashing between us all in good humor tho! then we had a slight turn of bashing towards a certain SUSPECT * wink * wink

[Camman]

alright prime, I'm almost ready to make a commitment, after a few questions:

Whats the nearest airport to your facility? Can someone pick me up?

Should I come the 8th or ON the 9th?

Can I have some parts shipped directly to your office?

Would you have a case/PS you'd be willing to let me borrow for a few days?

Would I have any problems bringing my harddrive and my camcorder/tapes on an airplane? (keeping in mind harddrives and Digital8 tapes are magnetically sensitive, IE XRAY warning, right?)

Any other air travel tips with computer equipment would be helpful, I'm a newb, only been on an airplane once.

Price Line is showing a 0 stop flight from Manchester, NH to Detroit via (DTW) Detroit - Wayne County - Detroit, MI airport is the cheapest at $282 round trip. small price to pay to meet all my short media pals

[mmonnin]

I have a 17" Trinitron I can bring up the Lan Party. If anyone wants to used that say so and I will bring it.

The only problem is that the screen guys out if it gets bumped to hard. Then you have to turn it off then back on. Still good tho.

[GnomeWizardd]

I would love you to bring that extra monitor so i didnt have to lug my 19 Hitachi! in my truck PLEASE!!

[Thrax]

It's in a truck. You're not lugging it anywhere. ;D

[Straight_Man]

Um, shaken monitors tend to need reaiming sometimes afterward. So, we will foam pad such things or wrap them in a quilt each (3-4 layers of quilt all around or 1" thick foam all around or ditto of bubble wrap, HD mfrs used to UPS stuff, and about 2" all around was needed for older Hds that were less shock resistant than newer ones but about as likely to get damaged as monitors back then in late 80's) foam and then double garbage bag them and use packaging tape to seal well.

John.

Marc, please bring the monitor. One of us driving up might need it, so a spare on site is very good-- odds of one getting damaged slightly with 40 people bringing monitors is higher than just two driving up, but with 40 a spare to replace one in 40 if needed would be prudent and welcome-- BOTH.

John.

[primesuspect]

Camman said
Alright prime, I'm almost ready to make a commitment, after a few questions:

Whats the nearest airport to your facility? Can someone pick me up?

Detroit City Airport is the very closest - it's about 2 miles away. Detroit Metro is about 20 miles away, but I'll be picking people up from there anyway, so either one doesn't matter. Yes, you will be picked up.


Should I come the 8th or ON the 9th?
Probably better to come on the 8th if you want to help set up or at least just be there for the very beginning. If you come on the 9th, who knows what time you'll be able to get started.

Can I have some parts shipped directly to your office?

Absolutely yes. No problem at all. The more we have set up before the thing starts, the better.

Would you have a case/PS you'd be willing to let me borrow for a few days? i don't think so. I only have one spare right now and I'm gonna put a computer into it for a spare for the lan. Some of our international friends are gonna be using the spares.

Would I have any problems bringing my harddrive and my camcorder/tapes on an airplane? (keeping in mind harddrives and Digital8 tapes are magnetically sensitive, IE XRAY warning, right?)

Any other air travel tips with computer equipment would be helpful, I'm a newb, only been on an airplane once Me too, somebody else should answer this one. I have no idea.

Price Line is showing a 0 stop flight from Manchester, NH to Detroit via (DTW) Detroit - Wayne County - Detroit, MI airport is the cheapest at $282 round trip. small price to pay to meet all my short media pals

DTW is detroit city airport. Woohoo! 2 miles away!

[GnomeWizardd]

Hey JOHN I just remembered i have a truck Cap for the back of my ranger so we wont have to stuff everything behind the seat in the king cab! So it will be like this . Comp boxes behind the saet everything else that doesnt matter like clothes and food will go in the truck bed under the cap!

[mmonnin]

Ok so someone can still claim my 17" Sony. Its better to get it squared away so that 2 people dont want the same monitor and one ends up with nothing to use.

[GnomeWizardd]

/me claims it!

[mmonnin]

You are not putting it in the back of your truck?

[GnomeWizardd]

heck no! a monitor in hte back of my truck in detroin in JANuary? plus if i hit a bump its screwed! If i put it in the back it be frozen

[Black Hawk]

Camman had this to say
Would I have any problems bringing my harddrive and my camcorder/tapes on an airplane? (keeping in mind harddrives and Digital8 tapes are magnetically sensitive, IE XRAY warning, right?)
AFAIK the HDD shouldn't be a problem cause look at all the people that take laptops on buisness trips and stuff.

[leishi85]

yeah i think when they scan your luggage, they ask u to take out those sensitive stuff first anyways, like hdd, laptops, and those kind of stuff.

[TheSmJ]

Hey Prime, will there be room for everyone driving to park their cars by your office?

[citrixmeta]

TheSmJ said
Hey Prime, will there be room for everyone driving to park their cars by your office?

good Q

[primesuspect]

I'm pretty sure that parking won't be a problem...

[mmonnin]

I think I remember something being said about a gated parking lot?

[McBain]

Prime....hate to burst your bubble. DTW is metro. I live like 5 minutes away tho, so if someone needs a lift....I'd be happy to oblige.

Also....any of the big wigs wanna throw up a spare parts list....something that maybe we can see whos got extra monitors, cases, ps's, stuff like that and have people claim it.

[primesuspect]

my bubble hath been bursted

[TheSmJ]

I would bring spare parts, but all I really have spare is a few crappy PSUs. I have a $hitty ATX case sitting around, but A: It's small, and B: It's a complete POS...

I guess someone could use it if they wanted, but they'd be better off mouning their mobo in a cardboard box...

[Mr_Bojingles]

TheSmJ had this to say
I guess someone could use it if they wanted, but they'd be better off mouning their mobo in a cardboard box...

Actually I would recommend wood. It is much more sturdy and at least then you computer won't flop in half or catch on fire when the action heats up.

But i guess cardboard does have its advantages. I mean, then you could then fold your computer in half for the trip to save space.

Well, I guess its all up to actual user to weigh the pros and cons of wood or cardboard case to fit there personal needs.

If anyone decides to go the wood path for a case, let me know, I am experienced in this area and am willing to help anyone in need. :p

[mmonnin]

I have one on top of the desk where my main computer is. I had 2 of them like that for awhile.

[Camman]

well, I'm gonna have to make my FINAL decision very soon or Prime is gonna kick me in the ass. If I book the flight soon, it's a nonstop roundtrip from Manchester to DTW Detroit for like $280, not too bad. I have a sweet Gigabyte KT300 mobo, a 30gb Western Digital HDD and a Radeon 9000 Pro 64mb I can ship to the offices then all I would need is a power supply and I can just order a cheap one and have it shipped there.

Is there anyone coming locally who has an extra monitor kicking around that they would let me borrow? I really dont feel like shipping a monitor to Detroit....would cost big bucks. This is really the only thing I need, right? Mobo, Video Card, Harddrive, P/S, Memory....trying to think of anything else.... well if anyone would be willing to let me use an extra monitor that would be too much of a hassle to bring along, I would be indebted to you forever...lemme know.

[mmonnin]

I have a 17" Sony that is up for grabs now that Gnome cant make it. It goes out if it gets bumped a little bit. Turn it off then back on and it lights back up. Cam its yours for the weekend if you want.

[Camman]

w00t, mmonnin, you're my hero, sounds good, doesnt matter to me, as long as it works! now I just gotta finalize my plans and order the plane ticket tomorrow. oooo so scary, never been on a plane alone before

side note: Ive been looking at PriceLine and Orbitz, probably gonna order from PriceLine, best deal I'm gonna find, right?

the flight I'm looking at
departs

Manchester at 11:55am on January 8th for arrival
at DTW 1:53pm.

and Leaves
DTW at 5:10pm on January 13th

I was unsure was to like if it ends on 12th like pack it up or thats the last 'official day' I wanna get all the details before I order any plane tickets. Also....will someone wanna pick my sorry ass up? :)

[mmonnin]

I think Prime is making rounds to the airports.

[primesuspect]

So cam, is that a confirmation? PM me your confirm ;)

[madmat]

Just out of sheer curiosity...how many of you degenerates are in fact going?
I wish I could go and I'm sure if I read the entire thread I'd find out by running tally but 10 pages of trying to make sense of you guys...bah hahahaha...:D I just woke up and my brain ain't working right just yet.
Anyways maybe for the 2nd lan if there is one I can try to make it.

[primesuspect]

Here's the full confirmation list:

01 primesuspect
02 pseudonym
03 shorty
04 mackanz
05 -tk
06 general keebler
07 tbonz
08 mr. bill
09 mondi
10 wuggaroo
11 mmonnin
12 norge
13 sicarius
14 aranyic
15 clutch
16 egoshowcase
17 mcbain
18 thesmj
19 thrax
20 leishi85
21 td_isles
22 citrixmeta
23 QCH2002
24 septimus
25 microman
26 mikael thornton (sarcnet employee)
27 cradsk8en
28 RyThom
29 Mr_Bojingles3264
30 JLunar
31 Simguy
32 WillRyker
33 Ageek
34 Ghoosdum
35 Kanezfan
36 test_tube_tony
37 panzerkw
38 Blackhawk
39 CBDroege
40 CrazyJoe0813

[madmat]

Dang....I couldn't go if I wanted to...I'm glad that I didn't get all worked up about wanting to...maybe the next one.

[primesuspect]

BUMP! Attendance possibilties have increased. We can now host up to 60 people.

Twenty more spots just opened up, folks!