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Name: Carl Knutson
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2010 Jun 30 01:39 (#2614.12763):
Man, blast from the past. I got this e-mail the other day:

Subject: Are you there, Protolinx? It's me, Kingdom of Loathing.

Dear Protolinx,

Okay, I'm not good at this kind of thing, but I feel like I have to give it a try. So, here goes:

I was hanging out the other night, listening to some old mp3s, and I was just overcome with memories of when we used to hang out all the time. Remember? You were an intrepid, fearless adventurer, and I was the free-to-play, fun-and-funny online role-playing game that won your heart. Do you still remember those good times? I can't stop thinking about them.

I mean, I know things got kind of messed up at the end, and believe me, I'm sorry. If I could take any of that back, I totally would. And I know people grow and change, and you're not the same person you were then, but hey -- I've changed, too! I thought and thought about how to win you back. I figured I'd make you a mix CD, but I couldn't decide what "our song" was. So I just concentrated on becoming a better game for you, and here's what I came up with:

Remember how much fun you used to have with your clan? Alternately, remember how you never joined a clan because you didn't see the point? Either way, clans now have clan dungeons, group zones where your whole clan can work together. Crawl through sewers to Hobopolis, a vast underground vagrant vacation vista! Slide into the slime tube, and stir-fry sassy slimes!

I know I wasn't the prettiest game when we were together, so I had some work done. Almost every interface got an interface-lift. You can even manage most of your inventory via chat commands! I also came up with a way for you to automate some of the things you don't love about the game, so you can spend more time with the parts you do love.

Not only that, but there are way more animated .gifs than there were before. Don't worry; I haven't lost that low-fi edginess you love, but I'm a lot easier to play with now.

You can also have a custom title now, just in case you didn't feel like I appreciated what made you unique as an individual.

I should also say
Haiku Dungeon's been revamped.
See what I did there?

Maybe you quit because you got sick of always adventuring above the water. I admit that seems unlikely, but I fixed that, too -- there are a bunch of underwater zones with new food, equipment, mechanics, and challenges.

And that's just the tip of the iceberg, trust me. I'm still the silly, clever, deceptively-complex game you fell in love with, only with about 95% more awesome.

So, I'm just sayin', if you can find it in your heart to give me another chance, I won't disappoint you.

If you don't drop by, I promise I won't bother you again. I just really felt like we deserved one more try.

Love,

The Kingdom of Loathing.
http://www.kingdomofloathing.com

Anyone else get random contacts trying to entice them back to KoL?

2010 Jun 08 06:44 (#4209.12761):
I sent out an e-mail with info on how to put your files in the right place. Hopefully you got the e-mail if you had notified Cindy that you were participating this year. If you did not get the e-mail or need any assistance, feel free to contact me.

2010 Apr 07 10:43 (#4206.12746):
Apparently this new version will only be available outside North America. 1 min NPR clarification here. The difference being that Mattel owns rights to Scrabble outside NA and Hasbro owns rights in NA. Mattel is offering new version, Hasbro is not.

2010 Apr 03 10:47 (#4204.12742):
Woo!

2009 Sep 16 05:57 (#4184.12663):
I'm friends with someone who apparently has B#=1. Does that make me B#=2? No idea about E#, though. My best bet would be Parkin or through Erskine somehow.

2009 Aug 26 11:09 (#4152.12635):
I see you copied that link from the AV Club's review of the latest Mad Men episode, anchor and all. Still, it's a pretty cool site.

2009 Aug 17 09:29 (#3850.12630):
John Flansburgh discusses tour riders with Ira Glass on This American Life. If you don't want to listen, he basically says that it's actually a good idea to have some crazy stuff in there you can find right away (like Van Halen asking for M&Ms with all the brown ones removed) because then you'll know if they read the important stuff like having enough power and safety procedures. Or the sobriety of the local crew.

2009 Jul 21 12:48 (#4014.12611):
This American Life now has a page that collects all their episodes relating to the economy, most or all of them done with the people from Planet Money.

2009 Jul 14 05:42 (#4170.12601):
I'm with natedogg and nanocindy on this, although I've only lived in the north (Philly area) for 4 of the last 15 years. I always hear people in the north complain about the snow (my family is from MN/IA) but for all the trips I've made up north for holidays recently (to OH/PA/MN/IA) I haven't seen much snow. I like to believe that I can handle extreme cold a lot better than extreme heat. You can always add more layers, but there's only so much you can take off.

2009 May 20 10:44 (#4151.12554):
The intersection of MoPac & 360 is pretty much a diamond, but stretched apart into a teardrop shape and with an extra ramp on the left from south on MoPac to SE on 360.

The intersection of 360 and 290/71 (and Lamar) looks like the full Y but with Lamar coming in on the side.

The intersection of MoPac and 290/71 is sort of a stacked intersection.

You can always tell how old the Google maps satellite images are by the missing highways. There's a big section of MoPac missing in the image between 290/71 and south of William Cannon Dr.

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