Wanna see my vacation pictures? I knew you did. Okay, this is a bit late. But I was sort of slow sending the film off to be developed, and kind of busy when the disks came back, and well, drone drone whine whine mumble.Anyway, one of the high points was a visit to Dinosaur National Monument. Here's the building. The glass box to the right actually encloses the rock face where you can see the dinosaur bones still in the rock. To the left is their Stegosaurus . . . originally created by Sinclair as one of seven life-sized models for their pavilion at the World's Fair.
And here's a close-up of the Stegosaurus . . .
And here's the Allosaurus skeleton they have on exhibit. Smile! Say MEAT!
-- Steve Jackson
This amazing distillation of everything you really need to know first appeared in the January/Febuary 1997 issue of the Annals of Improbable Research. Since then, it has been translated into almost twenty languages, and researchers all over the world are working on further translations. If you can help translating it into a further language, please consider joining this noble effort!
Enjoy your turkey, mortals.
-- Steve Jackson
Our charitable Direct Mail Department will be discussing the matter with them and perhaps even sharing a clue.
Sigh . . . (And we are eagerly anticipating the "vaporware" article in an upcoming InQuest, which will drag the sad Hot Lead story out for everyone to enjoy one more time.)
-- Steve Jackson
GURPS Bio-Tech has the latest scientific information we could find, and that's part of the reason this book is later than originally planned. For example, author David Pulver had already written the chapter on cloning technology when -- to everyone's surprise -- those enterprising Scotsmen cloned that sheep. Scratch that chapter . . .
But it's done now, and will be on store shelves in January. Look for it.
-- Scott Haring
We're looking for someone with a variety of skills and talents, because we all do a little bit of everything around here. But the most important things are:
Graphic Design/Desktop Production. This is about 70% of the job. You must be a whiz on Quark XPress and Photoshop, capable of page design, graphic design, digital art manipulation and book layout. I'll want to see samples.
Editor. This is about 25% of the job. You must have a proofreader's eye for detail, a copy editor's ruthlessness with the English language and the ability to take charge of a project from conception through completion.
The other 5%? Could be anything, up to and including ad copywriting, game design, poster graphics, dealing with freelancers, going to conventions . . . the job, like most around here, can become what you make it.
Oh, yeah. We've had some success with telecommuting in the past, but not for this sort of work. This job is in Austin. If you're not willing to move here, don't contact us.
We offer medical and dental, holidays and vacations, some convention travel opportunities and a salary somewhat above the poverty line. If you think you can do the job, send a resume via e-mail. I look forward to hearing from you.
-- Scott Haring
He knows too much and he must be silenced. So before we get to him,
visit "The Claw"'s Tales of the Illuminati page.
It's 28 pages plus a cover, but the real essence of the rules can fit on a single 3 x 5 card . . . which won't weigh a hiker down too much.
Of course, it's not JUST for hikes. The idea is that this will allow you to "talk out" a RPG session any time you don't have access to books, pencil and paper, tables . . .
You can order it from Steffan for $7 in the US, $8 from elsewhere, including shipping) or see an earlier version for free on the web!
-- Steve Jackson
As the apartment complex name suggests, I am on a hillside in earthquake country. The landlady says there's nothing to worry about as long as the chickenwire fence 'round the Large Polished Spherical Boulder Co. of America storage facility up the slope from us doesn't break.
> Space Access Update #78 11/6/97 > Copyright 1997 by Space Access Society > ________________________________________________________________________ > > Space Visionary, Rocket Pioneer G. Harry Stine Dies At 69 > > It is with great sadness I report that G. Harry Stine died suddenly at > his home the afternoon of Sunday, November 2nd, 1997. Harry's wife > Barbara came home Sunday evening and found him by his word processor. > He had been fine the night before and when Barbara left for a horse show > that morning; cause of death is believed to be a stroke or heart attack. > > Harry was a space visionary and a hard-headed rocket engineer too, the > author of more than fifty books of science fact and fiction, a lifelong > private pilot, "The Father of Model Rocketry", a kind cheerful and > selfless gentleman who feared neither man nor bureaucrat, a loving > husband and father of three, and a key figure in bringing the concept of > radically cheaper space transportation to its current respectability. > > Harry had three books due out soon - a revised paperback version of last > year's "Halfway To Anywhere", an updated version of his "Handbook For > Space Colonists" now called "Living In Space" that's just hitting the > stores, and an updated version of his seminal work on space development > "The Third Industrial Revolution", just shipped off to his publisher. > > Services for Harry will be held Friday November 7th at 2 pm, at Grimshaw > Bethany Chapel, 710 West Bethany Home Road in Phoenix. Harry's family > has asked that people not send flowers, but rather make donations to a > scholarship fund that will be set up in his name. Send checks to: > > The G.Harry Stine Space Pioneers Memorial Fund > c/o Bill Stine > 6012 E Hidden Valley Drive > Cave Creek AZ 85331
Well, we're back, we're still in one piece, and we had a lot of fun at the convention. Exciting events included playing games of Groo and Give Me The Brain with Brian Snoddy and Sandy Peterson, and our big 4-table Ogre Miniatures Nuke-a-Thon. We also had the opportunity to debut our newly minted Illuminati Pins, which were very well-received.
-- Laz Zanger
Edelstein, better known on the RPGAMES forum as Amadan na Briona, will make sure that the latest SJ Games news gets posted on the appropriate forums, answer gamer questions and generally make CompuServe a friendly place for our fans. Thanks, David!
-- Scott Haring
Players submit their moves by e-mail, and the results are posted on web pages. The current status of the latest duel can be seen by clicking on the link.
And if you want to join the fun, everything you need to know can be found by clicking here.
-- Scott Haring
Do the Amish know something we don't? Clues can be found at the Amish
Homepage. Read about the PooPets ('handmade, self-fertilizing 100%
cow manure plant sculptures'), The Amish Experience Theater and all you
ever wanted to know about Amish Buggy Safety.
The Texas Memorial Museum in Austin is now hosting the only North American appearance of the original skull material for the ancient Argentine dinosaurs Herrerrasaurus and Eoraptor. Have I been to see them yet? No, but believe me, I'm going to . . .
-- Steve Jackson
She came in for her second interview yesterday; we made the decision in the evening and she started work this morning. May everything go so smoothly for her forever after!
-- Steve Jackson
1) Start with the given: CUTE PURPLE DINOSAUR
2) Change all U's to V's (which is proper Latin anyway): CVTE PVRPLE DINOSAVR
3) Extract all Roman Numerals: C V V L D I V
4) Convert into Arabic values: 100 5 5 50 500 1 5
5) Add all the numbers: 666
Thus, Barney is Satan.
After that, it's the usual process -- editing, re-writing, re-editing, art, art corrections, proofreading, more editing, and so on. Look for the book in early spring of next year.
-- Scott Haring
Citizens for Truth about the Kennedy Assassination is a self proclaimed political action group lobbying for full disclosure of all records relating to the assassination of JFK. Conspiracy Theorists, Paranoids or Responsible Citizens concerned about democratic integrity? Tapes, transcripts, videos, links etc. What do you believe - Oswald as the crazed lone assassin, or spooky goings-on atop the Grassy Knoll? See how you can help in the search for the truth.
--Number 2, Illuminated Sitekeeper
To subscribe, send the message "join gi" to list-request@rpg.net or visit their Web site at http://rpg.net/gi/
Contact mjg@io.com for more information.
This week, they've put up a page that is a brief introduction to In Nomine and has several nice things to say about it. Thanks, guys.
Oh, to actually see the page, just click here.
-- Scott Haring
We've gotten some early samples of the new Illuminati Pins (the small enameled cloisonne pins we used to carry), and will be getting more in Real Soon Now. We've gone ahead and put the first pins into the catalog, if you just can't wait.
Also, we've gotten more Illuminati T-Shirts in stock! The shirts are black, with the red and yellow "Illuminati" logo on the front. They're available in Large, XL, and XXL. These are also available through our catalog.
Anyway, we mention it here because a recent article mentions Car Wars and GenCon. Hey, any excuse to plug a cool site . . .
-- Scott Haring
