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Re: Kyle is gone
10/3/2019
Kyle,
The Master Builder of realities and of all the foundations he built in people's lives.
From those whom had the pleasures and displeasures of debating with him, his passion for knowledge could never be ignored.
From those which he laid under the stars with and showed you the constellations, his intuition and charisma had shone brighter than any of them.
From those that had the privilege of raising him, you can seek solace with me in the astronomical impact Kyle left on this planet, to know that his memory and legacy will live on across the globe.
Kyle was a star. He'd light up whole rooms with his infectious laugh, his charm and wit. He strove to make people better, and to spread his wealth of joy.
(It is only because of this that I can speak for him, live on for him, and to be there for those who he was there for.)
The rest of his story will continue to speak for itself. Kyle Ambrozy is a man that will inspire you for all time.
FreshyP
Re: Travian: "I need resources"
Thrax
Re: Kyle is gone
Kyle's memorial celebration will take place at the The War Memorial in Grosse Pointe Farms (32 Lake Shore Dr) this Thursday, Oct 3 at 1:30pm. Lunch buffet will be served at 2:15, and there will be an open beer/wine bar. All are welcome. We expect it to last 2-3 hours (probably ending at 4 or 4:30).
Family and close friends are invited to Wujek Calcaterra & Sons funeral home (There are two! We'll be at 36900 Schoenherr Rd in Sterling Heights) starting at 10am (same day) with a short service beginning at noon. It takes approximately 30 minutes to travel from here to The War Memorial.
Icrontians traveling to Detroit will be welcome at ICHQ any time Thursday and thru the weekend. Please contact Lincoln if you need attic lodging.
Linc
Re: The Icrontic arcade cabinet
Raspberry Pie hardware and RetroPie software should get you 80% of the way there, the rest is screen, memory and sticks, of which I have no recommendations.
Can be done cheaper than the kits, but the all-in-one's will run you about $80.
Howto guide on the retropie subreddit:
https://howchoo.com/g/n2qyzdk5zdm/build-your-own-raspberry-pi-retro-gaming-rig
NiGHTS
Re: Wow Classic
Icrontic got started on Blaumeux. Horde.
PST Kethark for guild invite. We have about 10 active players right now
Icrontic v15: Ivan's Triumph
Based on Vanilla's new "Boilerplate" theming system, the 15th iteration of Icrontic moves us back to the leading edge of forum development and lets me start safely tinkering again. It also removed the last impediment to ditching the mobile Lithe theme (hello, Responsive Design!) and the new Rich Text Editor, designed from the ground up at Vanilla over the last 2 years.
If you weren't using the ol' dark mode before, well you surely are now. I threw the "dark mode" dial to 11 and went with a style I'm calling "electric retro-web comic book" to celebrate Icrontic's nearly 20 years on the wibbles and make us stand out as something special and different on an increasingly homogeneously-designed Internet. Still the classic color scheme I've been refining for over a decade, but put to new, more dramatic, use.
Lots of rough edges remain. You'll notice the flyout menus and text editor are still dark-on-light; that will take some extra figuring out. Some buttons and tags still have weird outlines I don't love. But we're 90% of the way there and I dunno when I'll get another full day to iterate, so here we are.
Linc
Anything New in Home Wired Internet?
We've been in our house about a year now, and it's time to wire the beast. Is there anything new in wired networking, or is it still the old stuff from years back?
Annes
Re: What are you listening to?
The Offspring was my favorite band as a kid and are entirely responsible for the development of my taste in music. That said I haven't listened to them much in the last several years and until yesterday I probably hadn't heard this song in a decade. I've probably heard it a hundred times but the lyrics never hit as hard as they do now. As an almost 21 year old song it's more relevant than ever.
Bonus older song that never got the hit single release it deserved.
Extra bonus (because I love this band so much). Lead singer Bryan "Dexter" Holland is (to my knowledge) the most intelligent
rock star of our time. The man holds a PhD in microbiology concerning HIV. His dissertation can be read in full here http://digitallibrary.usc.edu/cdm/ref/collection/p15799coll40/id/364391
Canti
Expo 2019 D&D One-Shot: Monster Slayers
Announcing our 2019 Expo D&D game - Monster Slayers
It's simple. You kill monsters for money. You don't overthink it. They die so that you can live. Sometimes you even think you are helping others, saving them from horrible deaths at the claws of alpha predators. How you ended up in the steaming jungles of Chuult is your own business. Why you teamed up with those other Slayers isn't a mystery, though. Everything in Chuult is bigger than you, stronger than you, and hungrier than you. You need their help if you want to claim the big prize.
Who can play in the game EVERYONE and ANYONE. No D&D experience needed, we will teach you at the table
Characters We will be playing at 5th level. If you have a 5th level character that you want to play with, bring it. This includes the characters in my Talus IC game. If want to create a character, use the dndbeyond.com character builder and choose 5th level. Lastly, I will bring a few pre-gen characters that you can play as well.
Will there be Miniatures and Terrain like last year? YES. I am going to bring the big box of monster minis that I have and I'll bring some terrain. HOWEVER, I'll admit upfront that if I wasn't moving two weeks before the game I would have a better setup, so setting expectation accordingly, this might not be as epic a layout as last year, YMMV. But that does mean you should bring a mini for your character if you have one.
Can I PVP kill @primesuspect ? NO. Unless he is being very annoying. Then sure.
sazboom