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lastofthelight

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Automatic Blog Posts
« on: January 19, 2012, 01:08:58 pm »
You know how on blogs you can write posts in advance, and have them post at a later date and time?

Now, I'm sure the new release will be out in a few days. Don't argue about the release! THIS IS NOT ONE OF THOSE POSTS.

.... BUT....

If Toady were to make, say, YEARS of posts and set them to automatically update, then die/be kidnapped by elves/be held indefinitely without trial due to NDA 2012, and we had no idea....

...

How many years do you think we'd all still hang around the forums waiting before we figured it out?


P.S.

ALSO, FOR THIS REASON, PLEASE OPPOSE NDA 2012 THE WAY YOU WOULD SOPA ... ... BEFORE THEY TAKE TOADY AWAY!
« Last Edit: January 19, 2012, 01:11:16 pm by lastofthelight »
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King DZA

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Re: Automatic Blog Posts
« Reply #1 on: January 19, 2012, 03:06:48 pm »
I trust Toady would have some sort of precaution from that sort of thing. Like an automatic post that says something like:

"If you're reading this, I have been missing for X years and will be unable to continue work on Dwarf Fortress.", and then have it link the final release he was able to complete.

That's what I'd do, anyway...
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Re: Automatic Blog Posts
« Reply #2 on: January 19, 2012, 03:23:03 pm »
Quote from: King DZA on January 19, 2012, 03:06:48 pm
I trust Toady would have some sort of precaution from that sort of thing. Like an automatic post that says something like:

"If you're reading this, I have been missing for X years and will be unable to continue work on Dwarf Fortress.", and then have it link the final release he was able to complete.

That's what I'd do, anyway...
Well, he's got it in his will that DF code will be released upon his death, unless it looks like people killed him to get the code released. So this is clearly at least something he's thinking about.
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Re: Automatic Blog Posts
« Reply #3 on: January 19, 2012, 05:30:41 pm »
Quote from: Cruxador on January 19, 2012, 03:23:03 pm
Well, he's got it in his will that DF code will be released upon his death, unless it looks like people killed him to get the code released. So this is clearly at least something he's thinking about.
:o   Dwarf Fortress is serious business.
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Re: Automatic Blog Posts
« Reply #4 on: January 19, 2012, 05:44:46 pm »
Quote from: carebear on January 19, 2012, 05:30:41 pm
Quote from: Cruxador on January 19, 2012, 03:23:03 pm
Well, he's got it in his will that DF code will be released upon his death, unless it looks like people killed him to get the code released. So this is clearly at least something he's thinking about.
:o   Dwarf Fortress is serious business.

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Re: Automatic Blog Posts
« Reply #5 on: January 19, 2012, 06:16:12 pm »
It's like Toady One is Willy Wonka, and DF is the Everlasting Gobstopper recipe of code.
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Re: Automatic Blog Posts
« Reply #6 on: January 19, 2012, 11:18:30 pm »
Quote from: King DZA on January 19, 2012, 06:16:12 pm
It's like Toady One is Willy Wonka, and DF is the Everlasting Gobstopper recipe of code.
Who's Slugworth? :o
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Re: Automatic Blog Posts
« Reply #7 on: January 20, 2012, 12:20:51 am »
The Goblin Den guy, or Goblin Fortress, or whatever. He's slogworth.


Wait. No. Check that. Too small.

MINECRAFT IS SLUGWORTH.
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