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AusGAF 5/5 - Everything's Amazing and Nobody's Happy, a rental at best
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My dogs made these:
They're up for adoption now, any one interested?
Aghhh if it was April and I'd moved into a bigger apartment or house that allows dogs.... yes.. but not now ;_;
1. If you add the possessive apostrophe, then yes.Attention SydGAF boardgamers!
I can make it after all
Couple of questions:
1. Is it still at Clippers?
2. Is it still at 10:30?
3. Why does my heart feel so bad?
2. Nobody complained, so I assume yes, but somebody mentioned to check for trackwork if you're planning on using trains.
3. We'll fix that tomorrow.
People:
BanShunsaku
Clipper
Danoss
Doncamatic
Jintor
Rahk
Games:
Ticket to Ride
Munchkin
Get Nifty
Civilization Card Game
Pandemic
Resistance (I think these were the two Danoss said he was bringing)
Oh and the Game of Shapes:
bodyboarder
Member
Jealous. Wifi is over rated.
Ruthless_Barbarian
Member
It's ok, he was 17 years old so I grew up with him. I was originally going to get the same breed but that might be a bit weird looking so much like my other Dog. I dunno if I want to do the whole raising thing from such a young age. Perhaps a 1 year old would be better.
EatChildren
Currently polling second in Australia's federal election (first in the Gold Coast), this feral may one day be your Bogan King.
Woah. What are the chances that this Roland guy asks for its removal?
Kind of sucks what the editorial staff has gone through and unfortunately it's an not a new issue. Over the last few years so many editors have left major publications due to the visions of their site's owners being so out of touch with the gaming public.
DarthHomer
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Just got done reading it. Good stuff. Kinda shitty about how his access was revoked, but otherwise, hope you guys have something new and awesome in the works!
Sad read, I know what its like to have a labour of love. I see a lot of myself in his writing.
I wonder how long it is until its deleted. Will listen to the podcast later tonight.
EatChildren
Currently polling second in Australia's federal election (first in the Gold Coast), this feral may one day be your Bogan King.
That's how PALGN started. It was an offshoot of IGN targeting the Australian gaming community. Most if not all of the OGs came from there.
High, maybe, not sure. I didn't mind him stripping myself (and some other staff) of power/access as we'd all resigned, but Jeremy had not given a formal resignation yet, so removing him out of the blue was pretty weak. Roland may wish to have it removed, and may do so, but I'm sure it will float around.
We do
.I wish I had the dedication to care about it on a rough 24/7 basis. As it is I think I'm going through another downturn in terms of caring about videogames (and a probably related upswing in drawing and making a comic)
I wrote like 4 pages of notes and drew 8 page thumbnails today...
I wrote like 4 pages of notes and drew 8 page thumbnails today...
Wat.
Just got home from watching the footy at Gosford. I'm not sure if I'll make it on time to Clipper's for the first session of board gaming since I'm so late getting to bed, but hopefully I won't be too late getting there.
I've got my fingers crossed for no rain, especially like there was today. On the F3 today it rained so hard, we had to travel at about 65-70km/h to drive along it safely with the amount of water on the road. Looking off to the side of Mooney Mooney Bridge we couldn't see a thing, it was just a white sheet, the rain was so dense. If it's anything like that, I'll be very late indeed.
I've got my fingers crossed for no rain, especially like there was today. On the F3 today it rained so hard, we had to travel at about 65-70km/h to drive along it safely with the amount of water on the road. Looking off to the side of Mooney Mooney Bridge we couldn't see a thing, it was just a white sheet, the rain was so dense. If it's anything like that, I'll be very late indeed.
Ruthless_Barbarian
Member
We do
I heard from Jahanzeb, sorry to hear about this.
Are you also a part of the 'Rocket' initiative?
Funny but don't think that is him somehow. Could be wrong!
Did you enjoy the latest album from them? It's different from Crack, That's for fucking sure.
It's simpler and different but still great. Crack the Skye is a phenomenal album to beat.
In happier news, Mogwai play with the Dirty Three and Mudhoney in London in May. Seen Dirty Three before but am looking forward to seeing them again nonetheless. Mudhoney is a bonus.
From an outsiders perspective it sounds nepotistic and hostile. At all levels. I imagine there are lots of people who get burnt out hard by all the bullies and egos like that MacNamara guy, and others who inspect Dreamcast cases for cracks.
At work so can't listen to the cast, but that makes for depressing reading, hope you and the rest of PALGN land on your feet.
D.Lo
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The PALGN thing has been coming for a long time. I tell you what, the work put into that site by Jeremy, Luke va Leuren, Matt Keller, Brendan Fitzgerald, Chris, John, Chris Leigh, James Peter and many others was breathtaking. It needs to be placed somewhere else (writers maintained copyright on all work).
I had my access removed as well, I've been a 'consulting editor' that meant I didn't do anything since I left. But I don't have copies of my work there
I had my access removed as well, I've been a 'consulting editor' that meant I didn't do anything since I left. But I don't have copies of my work there
Tomby/Gen X would probably be able to provide you with a bit of perspective on that as well. I know he wrote for Gameplanet NZ and I think still does the odd original review here and there (he mentioned one on his FB only a few months ago).
reptilescorpio
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IGA has Mi Goreng for 25c a packet! Best day ever!
The bold is great! Hope someone who still has access there grab everything for you guys.
The PALGN thing has been coming for a long time. I tell you what, the work put into that site by Jeremy, Luke va Leuren, Matt Keller, Brendan Fitzgerald, Chris, John, Chris Leigh, James Peter and many others was breathtaking. It needs to be placed somewhere else (writers maintained copyright on all work).
I had my access removed as well, I've been a 'consulting editor' that meant I didn't do anything since I left. But I don't have copies of my work there
The bold is great! Hope someone who still has access there grab everything for you guys.
BanShunsaku
Member
On my way to SydGAF board gaming. Should be there in about half an hour or so Clipper.
Doncamatic
Member
On my way to BoardGAFGamesSyd. Will be there within 20 minutes.
reptilescorpio
Member
Ikea
Ikea have some really nice ones
Planet_JASE
Member
You're both jerks.
Don't listen to them, Shaneus.
Instead, go to Ikea. They have some nice ones.
Don't listen to them, Shaneus.
Instead, go to Ikea. They have some nice ones.
I'm impressed at anyone who manages to keep a community gaming website going for such a long period of time - it ain't easy, with little reward.
No doubt. I think the problem is that gaming is seen as a nascent industry, so its rife with people jostling to assert their importance. That's the egos like Cage, Housers, McNamara, Howard explained. There is an apparent lack of regulatory pressure, from unions (which I dislike, but they are occasionally useful) and with a high Aussie dollar, I fear for any good people wanting to work in the industry.
I look at it like the hairdressing industry: how many hairdressers do you see over 35? Not many in my experience as it seems like a job with no real future long term. I would argue most people wanting to go into the games industry should take engineering courses instead. Similar skills, superior job prospects and conditions.
reptilescorpio
Member
Real answer: Op Shops. They have awesome stuff like shoe racks and coat racks that stores don't have a great range of now that it isn't the 1920's.
EatChildren
Currently polling second in Australia's federal election (first in the Gold Coast), this feral may one day be your Bogan King.
The occasional free game and event invites are nice, but yeah, a lot of people don't really get the gist of how much work is put into a project like this. None of us are paid a cent, and every time we want to cover an event the travel comes out of our own wallets. Not that we'd expect to be paid for that, but when you consider the fact some staff have flown interstate and even gone to E3, all with their own money and time, you paint a picture of how dedicated and, to use the cliché, passionate we are/were about the website.
It's a labour of love.
We're not all built for physics and math, Vince.
that's why I'm doing law instead
Ruthless_Barbarian
Member
Gawd damn it! Someone stole my shoes from outside the door!
They can make big bucks in karratha and port hedland too, but the twenty or so at my local are all very young. There's not one over 30. I would find that concerning, from a long term perspective.
Point being there are plenty of smart people like yourself who could be much better off in an organised industry with professional standards. The games industry seems to offer zero security.
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