I was digging around Google last night and came across this review of TN:
- - *[Terra Nova|http://terranova.blogs.com/] - Beardy men talk about the future of MMORPG's. And economics. It's academic posturing, essentially, but the contributers are important names in their respective fields. [Edward Castronova], [Richard Bartle], [Interview with Cory Ondrejka "Cory Ondrejka"] and [Ren Reynolds] all post their thoughts and big-up their latest brain-farts.
It could just be our new mission statement - just as soon as we sort out the gender reassignments and stick on beards.
Big-ups for that brain fart, Ren.
Posted by: Detritus | Oct 03, 2004 at 12:00
I haven't seen one of them purported "female" folk posting on here in quite a while, what gender reassignments are you refering...oh...hi Ren ^_^
Posted by: Lee Delarm | Oct 04, 2004 at 08:22
Suddenly I feel better about being a mere hanger-on. *grin*
Posted by: Flatfingers | Oct 04, 2004 at 14:25
My stick-on beard seems to be working just fine.
Posted by: Betsy Book | Oct 04, 2004 at 17:37
HArrr. After th'beard, we'll get eye-patches and talk like pirates.
Posted by: Edward Castronova | Oct 04, 2004 at 20:22
But we missed "Talk Like a Pirate" Day . . .
http://www.talklikeapirate.com/piratehome.html
Posted by: M. Scott Boone | Oct 04, 2004 at 20:31
Then maybe we should sponsor a "Talk Like a Terra Novan" Day... Or year.
Posted by: Michael Chui | Oct 04, 2004 at 21:24
Damn. Kinda steals the thunder from my forthcoming volume of poetry, "Big-Upping the Brain Fart: Postcards from a Land of Beardy Men."
Posted by: Julian Dibbell | Oct 05, 2004 at 20:47
Terra Nova's way:
Posturing academics,
Beardly brain-farting.
Posted by: Edward Castronova | Oct 05, 2004 at 23:37
I sing the body
Virtual. Oh wait. That's so
Nineteen ninety-three.
Posted by: Julian Dibbell | Oct 06, 2004 at 00:24
> Cory Ondrejka "Cory Ondrejka"
So much for my secret identity, as they've discovered that Cory Ondrejka is, in fact, Cory Ondrejka. I had thought to be crazy like a fox and choose a secret identity that was, get this, the *same* as my mild-mannered public identity. Brilliant, I thought.
Damn them for exposing me! Why didn't they unearth that Ted is really Ludlow or that Dave is really just ELIZA running on a PDP-11? Or is it that Ludlow is really Ted?
Posted by: Cory Ondrejka | Oct 06, 2004 at 02:50
As the only true-beard, I just wanted to declare to the no-beards herein:
pwnd!
Posted by: ren | Oct 06, 2004 at 11:03
Step back, my beardly brother. I, too, am well protected by facial foliage.
Posted by: Cory Ondrejka | Oct 06, 2004 at 11:47
Arrr shiver me tuber. Well met there my beardy brethren - looks like the good ship Terranova has a fair and stout crew after all.
Anyone else getting the urge to splice something right about now?
Posted by: ren | Oct 06, 2004 at 12:26
Hehheh I love this place.
Ted- that haiku could be the new contents of the "about" page, hilarious.
Hey Cory, while we're on the topic of being offtopic, is your last name pronounced onDROYkuh? Just been wondering about that. =)
Posted by: Mike Darga | Oct 06, 2004 at 15:52
Oh man. I hate google. Sorry chaps.
Posted by: TimE | Oct 06, 2004 at 19:58
They are of course spiritual beards, not facial beards. Although I'm sure some may want to LIVE ON THE EDGE and combine the two.
Posted by: Egg | Oct 07, 2004 at 03:30
If you check back with them now, you'll notice that they've noticed that we've noticed. =P
Posted by: Michael Chui | Oct 08, 2004 at 02:45
Alas, I am beardless.
Brain-farts yes.
Keen to big-up stuff, yes.
Facial hair, no.
I was going to sass the fact that this must has been written eons ago but, alas, apparently it was recent? Pfft. I'm a girl last time I checked.
Posted by: Constance Steinkuehler | Oct 12, 2004 at 19:59