2698. Tom 7 (gs82.sp.cs.cmu.edu) – 01 Aug 2005 16:59:14 [ What I do ]

Maybe the right word for the post-copyright future is "post-acopyrightlyptic"?

2697. Tom 7 (gs82.sp.cs.cmu.edu) – 01 Aug 2005 16:58:43 [ What I do ]

Thanks, I've seen Lola Rennt (enjoyed it), but not these last three.

2696. Brandon (204.251.180.9) – 01 Aug 2005 14:43:26 [ NEW: Escape Beta 2! ]

How do you beat Transponders?

2695. Jute Gyte (tiff-03-115.dialup.netins.net) – 01 Aug 2005 14:02:48 [ What I do ]

Heart of Glass - German, but subtitled.

Gummo

for a great LOW-budget movie, check out Combat Shock.

2694. Brandon (204.251.180.9) – 01 Aug 2005 12:10:33 [ NEW: Escape Beta 2! ]

how can I make my own game?

2693. Brandon (204.251.180.9) – 01 Aug 2005 11:40:23 [ NEW: Escape Beta 2! ]

Hey, I also wanted to know how you made the game.

2692. Anonymous (tnt05-137.phlpa.fast.net) – 01 Aug 2005 11:38:12 [ What I do ]

Run Lola Run - in german, but subtitled.

2691. Brandon (204.251.180.9) – 01 Aug 2005 11:36:49 [ NEW: Escape Beta 2! ]

I wanted to ask when the next version will be released? I also wanted to know if I had a name before can I restore it if I lost the game and got a new computer because i want the created levels i made but didn't post to the site? If anyone can help me I would apprecieate it you can reach me at my yahoo address krazzy_kidd2005@yahoo.com
THANKS

2690. Tom 7 (h-72-244-70-115.phlapafg.dynamic.covad.net) – 31 Jul 2005 19:08:03 [ trustworthy, loyal, helpful, friendly, courteous, kind, obedient, cheerful, thrifty, brave, clean and alone ]

Yes, marc, of course you are right. That's basically what I was trying to say at the end. I'm not talking about "winning her back," despite some others' comments here to that effect. You are right, though, that it is tempting to try to 'convince' her. It is very hard for me to not try to take mental control of issues, especially things that are this important to me.

It's almost certainly true that she knows better what she needs for herself. The thing that bothers me is that I think she may be making that decision on faulty information, i.e., her own guesses about what I will be like in the future, what I am capable of and willing to change. On that subject I have the expertise, and other than a rather cathartic relationship self-autopsy, that's all I'm trying to get across here. (And, of course, I bear most of the guilt for giving her the faulty information in the first place, but that is one of the consequences of being me.)

2689. Tom 7 (h-72-244-70-115.phlapafg.dynamic.covad.net) – 31 Jul 2005 13:13:51 [ NEW: Escape Beta 2! ]

Great!

2688. Stephan (fl-71-3-58-176.dyn.sprint-hsd.net) – 31 Jul 2005 13:12:36 [ NEW: Escape Beta 2! ]

Yes, my level involved pushing a crossover wire. Your fix allowed me to upload the level. Also, the mouse bug seems fixed in this new build. Thanks!

2687. Marc (c-24-91-40-167.hsd1.ma.comcast.net) – 31 Jul 2005 11:53:43 [ trustworthy, loyal, helpful, friendly, courteous, kind, obedient, cheerful, thrifty, brave, clean and alone ]

Hi Tom. Sorry to be late with a reply.

But firstly, I'm sad to hear about this, and that's it's been so hard for you and all that. But I'm glad that you at least see that you are clearly learning things from this, even if possibly a little too late.

Aside from that, my advice is to not try to focus on proving to her what you have learned and how you have changed and therefore should get another chance. In breaking things off with you, she has made a very difficult decision that I am sure she took quite seriously after thinking a lot about what she needs for herself, knowing that she is giving some important things up, but making that decision none-the-less. I just really think that you need to give her the benefit of the doubt that she knows what she's doing, no matter how crummy it may feel for you and no matter whether you think you see holes in her reasoning. I just think it's important to recognize that she is does know best in the case of this decision, which is for herself. And in some senses, it's disrespectful and kinda missing the point of the problem here to begin with when you try to "win her back" or anything like that, though at the same time of course very tempting to want to do that, and at least mostly that just coming from caring about her a lot I'm sure.

That all said, I don't necessarily think it's a bad idea to share with her what you think you've learned from this and how you think you could change (though note I said how you could change, not how you have changed, since it remains to be seen in actual future experiences whether what you are "getting" in your head now will translate to changes in how you behave, and I think it's important to not equate those two and say something which is not true). I think that's fine, as long as it's not couched in some sort of making the case for why she should give you give you another chance. She can figure out what she wants, and of course that's something that she's going to be considering whether or not you are lobbying for that or not, she's losing something here too, but I just really feel that this needs to be left up to her.

2686. Tom 7 (h-72-244-70-115.phlapafg.dynamic.covad.net) – 31 Jul 2005 11:50:36 [ NEW: Escape Beta 2! ]

mouse crash bug: I just recently took a look at this and made it unreproducible on my laptop, which might mean that it is fixed. (Unfortunately I couldn't find a specific thing that was going wrong, since the problem didn't show up when debugging, urgh.) Can you get the new version and try it?

2685. Tom 7 (h-72-244-70-115.phlapafg.dynamic.covad.net) – 31 Jul 2005 11:44:37 [ NEW: Escape Beta 2! ]

bad lev bug: Hmm, that's strange. The server should be using 200507261 too. The only thing that changed around that time that could cause this is that crossover wires went from unpushable to pushable. Actually, I just tested it and that seems to be the problem. And now it is fixed.

2684. Stephan (fl-71-3-58-176.dyn.sprint-hsd.net) – 31 Jul 2005 10:13:28 [ NEW: Escape Beta 2! ]

Also, I'm still seeing occasional crashes when navigating the menus for loading a level. Here's what I've discovered:

1) This seems to be a mouse-message processing issue. If I use the keyboard, there are no problems.
2) If I quickly single-click a menu item, I can generally get a crash. (This seems to happen most often on the deleted levels menu item, but I've managed to crash every menu item other than Triage; though Triage sub-menus can crash too)
3) If I click slowly, i.e. click the mouse and hold the button down briefly before releasing, the crash doesn't happen.

Perhaps this is something related to how you process the mouse-up message?

2683. Stephan (fl-71-3-58-176.dyn.sprint-hsd.net) – 31 Jul 2005 09:40:38 [ NEW: Escape Beta 2! ]

I've built a level using transponders, which I've played and solved. But when I go to upload it to the server I get "upload failed: fail bad lev: The solution is invalid!"

(I'm using Escape 200507261; win32)

Which files should I send you to help resolve this?

2682. Tom 7 (h-72-244-70-115.phlapafg.dynamic.covad.net) – 29 Jul 2005 22:26:50 [ NEW: Escape Beta 2! ]

Okay, they finally got the machine back up, and now there is a new version for OSX.

2681. Anonymous (ool-4578ad9b.dyn.optonline.net) – 29 Jul 2005 19:51:32 [ CT Info ]

I have to disagree with PK-FL: "The place where Louis dwells" in The Whiffenpoof Song refers to Mory's -- a private dining club on York Street by the Law School which is where the Whiffs sing for their supper. Louis was the name of Mory's manager way, way back.

And as much as I enjoy Louis' burgers, if you read up on the "creation myth" a little you'll see both how their story changes over time and how talented the family is at self-promotion. I have a hard time taking their story as anything but a fun-to-believe fabrication.

2680. Tom 7 (h-72-244-70-115.phlapafg.dynamic.covad.net) – 28 Jul 2005 09:21:36 [ RIAA Radar ]

Well, GBV aren't even a band any more, but they only released like 2 records on TVT.

2679. Anonymous (adsl-64-169-2-48.dsl.renocs.nvbell.net) – 28 Jul 2005 05:21:19 [ RIAA Radar ]

Don't forget "Guided by Voices".

2678. Chris Wass (207.227.21.162) – 27 Jul 2005 14:53:08 [ trustworthy, loyal, helpful, friendly, courteous, kind, obedient, cheerful, thrifty, brave, clean and alone ]

Serious bummer, Tom. Thank you for sharing this highly personal and meaningful post with all of us out here. I hope that people's words of encouragement have been of some comfort to you.

Though you don't know me, I'll risk giving you this advice:
Work to become the best Tom 7 that you can be. Not to win her back, but because you know in your heart that is what you need to do for you. Be her friend, a good friend. Make her a partner in your life without expecting to get back together as a couple. As you grow as a person and she sees that, she may want you back as a boyfriend. She may not, but you will be more of a whole person in all of your subsequent relationships.

I know that these are lofty ideals that seem unrealistic when you are in emotional pain, but I have observed you to be a thoughtful person, and I think that you have the willpower to do it.

2677. Hock (adsl-67-119-9-165.dsl.snfc21.pacbell.net) – 27 Jul 2005 01:50:09 [ trustworthy, loyal, helpful, friendly, courteous, kind, obedient, cheerful, thrifty, brave, clean and alone ]

Thanks for writing this post. I learned a lot from it. Also: bummer.

2676. Anonymous (69.251.236.177) – 26 Jul 2005 22:07:20 [ Quake 3 Done! ]

YES!!! I have finally beaten all the levels on nightmare. It is amazing that after 6 years, this game can still bring such joy.

2675. Tom 7 (h-72-244-70-115.phlapafg.dynamic.covad.net) – 26 Jul 2005 19:25:11 [ NEW: Escape Beta 2! ]

It's still down, sorry...

2674. Tom 7 (h-72-244-70-115.phlapafg.dynamic.covad.net) – 26 Jul 2005 00:39:00 [ NEW: Escape Beta 2! ]

Well, damn, I guess it will have to wait until tomorrow, since sourceforge's OSX compile server is down right now.