me: NEW ENGINE me: also, what do you make of this? me: http://hacker.us/ Andrew: i dont understand why everyone is so down on the old engine Andrew: its not that bad Andrew: it was pretty, handled sprawling outdoors well me: I'm not opposed to it Andrew: melee combat was a bit awkward, and some of the character models are wooden and repetetive me: apparently this one is designed to specifically handle large outdoor worlds Andrew: ridiculous me: so anyway, a lot of people are kind relieved Andrew: Im sure the game will be awesome me: large worlds of the sort they specialize in Andrew: fucking dragons Andrew: dragons man Andrew: dragons me: also dwarf fortress is about to incorporate global market system Andrew: nordic themed elder scrolls game me: but read that link and tell me what's going on there Andrew: do you own minecraft yet? its about to go beta me: I'm working with Gregg Housh now me: I own it, can't really play it on this me: will play again when I get new laptop me: did you see videos of CPUs made in Minecraft? me: with support for a "language" based on I forgot which Andrew: z80 me: there's also the DF Game of Life implementation using windmills me: and pseudo-random numbers generated by liquid dynamics and pressure plates me: that's the future of software. All new OS's will be programmed in Minecraft Andrew: makes total sense Andrew: I dont know what to tell you about this site Andrew: what are you asking me specifically? me: about the guy Andrew: I dont understand the prose me: Gregg Housh me: I'm just trying to figure out what they're saying he did me: there are those chat logs me: but not sure what to take from them Andrew: oh me: they're claiming he helped CoS in exchange for deal, but I don't know if that's true Andrew: it looks more like they're claiming he turned in CoS for a deal with the fbi me: turned in Church of Scientology? Andrew: where do you see a reference to the chruch of scientology? Andrew: looks like this is about warez server maintainers me: yeah, those are where the chat logs come from, I just don't understand what the chat logs mean in the context of the CoS prosecuting him me: anyway, he's become the go-to guy for media that want info on Anonymous me: as he was one of the five people who put out the Chanology video me: and who are now active in Wikileaks defense me: and we're going to do a book together next year me: and he's provided some of his assets to Project PM me: and now hangs out in our IRC me: so, as you can imagine, I need to know these things me: but maybe this isn't a very good site from which to get answers Andrew: ok, this doesnt seem to have anything to do with scientology, just that he had an a priori conviction for warez me: okay me: that makes more sense, I was confused me: by the title, "Church of scientology loves Housh" Andrew: right me: apparently it's just an inflammatory joke Andrew: he apparently turned in some other warez kids when he got busted me: okay, I have no problem with that me: he didn't turn in anyone on the CoS thing me: lol warez Andrew: lol, indeed me: shit's getting cyberpunk me: up in this piece