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CaptainSeafort
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Posted - 2006.05.18 16:02:00 -
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pg 38 of todays newscientist. i turned tha page, looked across and WOAH ITS SHOGATSU! 
eve is in newscientist! wewt! =D
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CaptainSeafort
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Posted - 2006.05.18 16:14:00 -
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Edited by: CaptainSeafort on 18/05/2006 16:15:39
didnt u know, then? its got ur story about taking down Ubiqua Seraph
well, when ive finished reading it all, ill scan and linkage =)
EDIT: wow, u got death threats? 0.o
oh, and they called you "Istvaal" at one point =P
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CaptainSeafort
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Posted - 2006.05.18 16:38:00 -
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Edited by: CaptainSeafort on 18/05/2006 16:39:10
careabears ftw! xD
ZOMG! it makes sense!
BoB is the newscientist staff!  
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CaptainSeafort
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Posted - 2006.05.18 18:50:00 -
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sorry, didnt mean to imply they had been obliterated - just beaten repeatedly with a wooden donkey =)
and i think it probly wont make much difference, until people turn the page andd think *Zomg spaceshipz!* 
btw, uploading now - ill post link when its done =)
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CaptainSeafort
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Posted - 2006.05.18 18:57:00 -
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Edited by: CaptainSeafort on 18/05/2006 18:57:56
tis done! get ur PDFhere! only 7ish MB!
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CaptainSeafort
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Posted - 2006.05.18 19:24:00 -
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id be very interested if you have a copy of the things you actually said/can remember what you said to see how much NewScientist edits its sources =)
"Planets and moons no longer hitch rides on player ships. Their towel privileges have been revoked." HHGG Lives on in EVE! |
CaptainSeafort
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Posted - 2006.05.18 19:50:00 -
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good point, hadnt ntoiced the 800k thing :o
/me mails NewScientist
expect a bit in next weeks omissions/errors section =)
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CaptainSeafort
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Posted - 2006.05.18 20:21:00 -
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sent:
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Re: "Just a Game?"
I am a memebr of the EVE Online community, and was pleased to see my game making it onto the pages on NS, but noticed some errors. Firstly, EVE is not a "Space Piracy" game as it was quoted in the 5th column - it is a world where you can do almost anything within the constraints of the engine - piracy is but an aspect. Secondly, you misspelt "Istvaan" (as Istvaal) immediately below his thumbnail picture. The third error was in stating that the screenshot of spaceships and a space station were involved in a heist - he merely gave this as an example of the games graphics. The largest error was in the table-graphic on the penultimate page, that apparently states eve has roughly 800,000 players, and has recently had its population drop - CCP is one of the few game developers to properly publish its player figures, and placed it at roughly 130,000 subscribers when they last informed us.
Apart from these errors, the article was a good read, and I hope the author continues to send in material.
Thankyou
was a tiny box (think 100x80 =P), so i didnt notice the spell mistakes etc. that sound fair nuff to you lot? 
"Planets and moons no longer hitch rides on player ships. Their towel privileges have been revoked." HHGG Lives on in EVE! |
CaptainSeafort
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Posted - 2006.05.18 21:02:00 -
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Originally by: Valeo Galaem
I wouldn't quite say that the caption of the picture of the Apocs is an error. I would call it editor's prerogative. Yah, they had no clue what the were placing in there, but it doesn't mislead the audience with false information. Besides, it looks nice.
..and how do you know they didn't steal two Apocs as part of the heist?
It amazes me that over a year later this story is still making headlines.
this kinda told me:
Originally by: Istvaan Shogaatsu
one thing they changed is the caption for the big screenshot they included; they said we stole those ships, whereas I just gave them the screenshot as an example of Eve's visuals.
No biggie ;p
but ya, i shuda mentioned eves population is rising =/
and people do read the retractions bit, as its on the same page as letters to the editor - a popular section of the magazine 
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CaptainSeafort
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Posted - 2006.05.18 21:10:00 -
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ya, slightly-dodgy-pimp-look ftw xD
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CaptainSeafort
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Posted - 2006.05.18 23:01:00 -
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Originally by: Laocoon
i like how the graph shows eve to have nearly 1mill active players 
been thru that already, lao ;)
and btw, third pic of u was the best - 2nd one looked forced =P
"Planets and moons no longer hitch rides on player ships. Their towel privileges have been revoked." HHGG Lives on in EVE! |
CaptainSeafort
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Posted - 2006.05.19 16:41:00 -
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or a non-stacked =P
putting linkage to scan in first post =)
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