1pm 7th July 2024 - Oolite Anniversary Party (London)

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Which UK party location would suit you?

London
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Oxford
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Birmingham
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Another location! (best indicated in a post, below)
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Total votes: 7

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1pm 7th July 2024 - Oolite Anniversary Party (London)

Post by Cholmondely »

According to Wikipedia.org, Aegidian first published Oolite in July 2004.


The Angel Pub

61 St Giles High Street, London WC2H 8LE


1pm Sunday 7th July 2024



Close to Tottenham Court Road underground station (Northern/Central lines).



Aegidian hopes to be in attendance!


I can see no reason why marital counterparts tolerant of their spouse's predilections should not be welcome (if they can withstand being bored rigid by a bunch of people they have never met before!).




It was where Aegidian initially met up with NoSleep et al to discuss the music for Oolite.





Previous Preamble...

I'm rather interested in throwing a party! And force-feeding Cody pink gins until he pops!

In the UK, I could do so in London, or Oxford or even possibly Birmingham (Possibly at the Lunar Society!).

I'd also be happy to help subsidise a round of pink gins somewhere in Australia - and also in Europe (Germany).

We would need to decide the date. And bamboozle Aegidian and Cim into coming along!

And also dig up some of those who came to the last party who have since been guzzled by the Witchspace Lobster.
another_commander wrote: Fri Oct 23, 2020 8:44 am
...Ahh, the memories... we should probably organize something again once the pandemic is out of the way. Here goes:

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Standing: another_commander, Clym Angus, Ramirez, Drew, Aegidian, Gimi, Thargoid
Seated: DaddyHoggy, Kaks, Micha
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Re: July 2024 - Oolite Anniversary Party

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Cholmondely wrote: Wed Feb 28, 2024 9:38 pm
Aegidian first published Oolite in July 2024.
Should that have been "2004"?
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Re: July 2024 - Oolite Anniversary Party

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And I'll probably have to attend via Zoom! If there's a group photo, maybe someone can hold up an iPad with my Zoom video running it in!
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Re: July 2024 - Oolite Anniversary Party

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Cholmondely wrote: Wed Feb 28, 2024 9:38 pm
According to Wikipedia.org, Aegidian first published Oolite in July 2024.
2024? That really was forward thinking of him.

Not really one for parties but it's a worthy anniversary and I hope the hypothetical event goes well.
I'd raise a glass from a distance.
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Re: July 2024 - Oolite Anniversary Party

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Cholmondely wrote: Wed Feb 28, 2024 9:38 pm
According to Wikipedia.org, Aegidian first published Oolite in July 2004.

I'm rather interested in throwing a party! And force-feeding Cody pink gins until he pops!

In the UK, I could do so in London, or Oxford or even possibly Birmingham (Possibly at the Lunar Society!).
What a lovely thought. Which location would get highest chance that aegidian participates?
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Re: July 2024 - Oolite Anniversary Party

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cube wrote: Wed Feb 28, 2024 10:16 pm
Cholmondely wrote: Wed Feb 28, 2024 9:38 pm
According to Wikipedia.org, Aegidian first published Oolite in July 2004.

I'm rather interested in throwing a party! And force-feeding Cody pink gins until he pops!

In the UK, I could do so in London, or Oxford or even possibly Birmingham (Possibly at the Lunar Society!).
What a lovely thought. Which location would get highest chance that aegidian participates?
He's currently boating about the place. Both Oxford and Birmingham are on canals.

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Re: July 2024 - Oolite Anniversary Party

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From Murgh's addition to the wiki (Aegidian devlog):
July 2nd, 2004

Towards 1.0 [Jul. 2nd, 2004|12:45 pm]

Debugging messages 99% removed - check.

Space station responds to distress messages from nearby ships by launching a police interceptor.

Picture of the week: Blue Planet [image]


Beta Version 1.0 [Jul. 2nd, 2004|02:50 pm]

[Current Mood | accomplished]

This is the release-candidate beta version.

More details: here [dead BB link]
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Re: July 2024 - Oolite Anniversary Party

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Cholmondely wrote: Thu Feb 29, 2024 7:27 am
From Murgh's addition to the wiki (Aegidian devlog):
July 2nd, 2004

Towards 1.0 [Jul. 2nd, 2004|12:45 pm]

Debugging messages 99% removed - check.

Space station responds to distress messages from nearby ships by launching a police interceptor.

Picture of the week: Blue Planet [image]


Beta Version 1.0 [Jul. 2nd, 2004|02:50 pm]

[Current Mood | accomplished]

This is the release-candidate beta version.

More details: here [dead BB link]
Guys, this calls for a 2.0 release party on July 2nd, 2024! :-)
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People it would be nice to invite (if anybody knows how!):

those listed above in the top post "photograph caption" who have since disappeared:

Clym Angus, Ramirez, Drew, Gimi, Thargoid (was he really there, or is this someone else)

DaddyHoggy, Kaks, Micha (in Japan?)



Also:
(UK) NoSleep, Charlie, Captain Hesperus, Smivs.
(Europe) Ahruman, Commander McLane, Dr Nils, Frame, Lestradae.
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Smivs wrote: Sun Oct 28, 2018 10:08 pm
The World really has gone completely bonkers!
If you ever see this, would you like to come?
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Ad-hoc Guest List for putative alternative Antipodean anniversary Party

Currently Active

Impressively Grand Sub Admiral Phkb
Life President of the Travellers Club, Wildeblood
Spud 42


Others

Quite Grand Sub-Admiral DAJT (Creator of Oolite Windows & of the Monument OXP) - was in contact last March
Diziet Sma, he of the Beer Cooler (was on GitHub in Aug 2020 re an All Points Bulletin for the Mac Build)



Whom else? - there are many others


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Re: July 2024 - Oolite Anniversary Party

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Cholmondely wrote: Wed Mar 06, 2024 12:45 pm
People it would be nice to invite (if anybody knows how!):

those listed above in the top post "photograph caption" who have since disappeared:

Clym Angus, Ramirez, Drew, Gimi, Thargoid (was he really there, or is this someone else)

DaddyHoggy, Kaks, Micha (in Japan?)

Also:
(UK) NoSleep, Charlie, Captain Hesperus, Smivs.
(Europe) Ahruman, Commander McLane, Dr Nils, Frame, Lestradae.
Thinking loudly:

We have user names. We could translate them to email addresses using the forum's user database and send an invite with rsvp.

If they respond: Yay!
If they respond and come: Yippie-Ya-Yay!
If they do not respond: Deactivate the account so noone can hijack it.
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Thargoid (was he really there, or is this someone else)
I was there, and thus it is me :twisted:
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Thargoid wrote: Tue Mar 19, 2024 1:20 pm
Thargoid (was he really there, or is this someone else)
I was there, and thus it is me :twisted:
My giddy aunt!

He actually exists!

Welcome back...

Are you aware that Phkb is planning all sorts of horrendous and horrific modifications to your PlanetFall?

Oh! And do you by any chance have a copy of the modified PlanetFall with the landing strip?
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Re: July 2024 - Oolite Anniversary Party

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I am aware, and am looking forward to seeing what comes of it.

Bearing in mind how long ago (and what Oolite version it was) when I wrote it, there's a lot of potential for improvements given how things have evolved.

I'll have a look and see if I have Eric's landing strip version or not, but maybe not as I wasn't keen on it (as the landing strip ended up the size of a small country on the planet texture).
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