Ah, I didn't even realize Twitter could send SMS messages! I assumed I needed some internet-capable phone to browse to/use the twitter website/some twitter app. Apparently I'm behind the times with these new-fangled talk boxes.
Given that fact, I'm in too.
hmmm...I may have to clarify as well, that you have to have a twitter account tied to your phone so that you can get the SMS text messages.
Ah, I didn't even realize Twitter could send SMS messages! I assumed I needed some internet-capable phone to browse to/use the twitter website/some twitter app. Apparently I'm behind the times with these new-fangled talk boxes.
Given that fact, I'm in too.
hmmm...I may have to clarify as well, that you have to have a twitter account tied to your phone so that you can get the SMS text messages.
Yeah I'm sure that info is pretty useful as well. I guess I'm making a Twitter account. :P
I wouldn't mind shooting some video. I have an HD camera that I can record with if you guys need an extra cameraman
If you really want to, I could probably use an extra cameraman for my Community Project. Of course, that can simply and solely involve getting footage of the various pranks.
Okay, just updated the OP list so that you know who we have an email address from. We did get one e-mail, where we got their phone number (not needed )...but we have no clue who it was from, so if that was you, let us know.
@bjacobs: let me know when you are sure that you are going
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edited March 2009
My group used walkies last year. Unless you have super hearing or have it sitting on your shoulder or some place really close to your ear, you probably won't hear it. I'm getting little headsets for them this year, just the little ones that's a single ear piece with a mic attached to the cord.
Plus keep in mind a walkie talkie (2 way radio or whatever) wont cover the entire WSCTC. There are dead zones and it wont reach across the whole center and through all its floors.
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edited March 2009
Best to just send pigeons with messages tied to their feet. Nothing can stop a pigeon... except a window.
Best to just send pigeons with messages tied to their feet. Nothing can stop a pigeon... except a window.
Or poor people... pigeon is good eatin' to them.
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edited March 2009
I had fairly good luck with walkies in the convention center, aside from just barely being able to hear them. Half the reason we even got a pair was because we were traveling to Seattle in two vehicles, so we could communicate with each other, and it was funny because we kept intercepting other people/channels when we got in downtown.
I think we did notice a dead zone or two indoors though, but I really don't remember...
Best to just send pigeons with messages tied to their feet. Nothing can stop a pigeon... except a window.
Or poor people... pigeon is good eatin' to them.
Or myself. I trap-shoot a lot, and if I see one of them flying around the convention center I might just mistake it for a clay pigeon and have to open fire. :P
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I remember back in 07, I intercepted somebody's communication who was driving down I-5 while walking around downtown. I think I gave him directions to the Oregon border (which isn't where he was going).
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lawl!
we intercepted some guys that were doing work in one of the buildings, and there was something about a shower, and... well, it got interesting when we were involved, but I'll have to look at our footage to remember exactly what because we had a camera rolling when it happened.
Or myself. I trap-shoot a lot, and if I see one of them flying around the convention center I might just mistake it for a clay pigeon and have to open fire. :P
I know I'm being overly pedantic about a joke, but it's pretty hard to confuse these with these.
Sigh... I miss trap shooting, especially in Sun Valley, ID.
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edited March 2009
Yeah it was a bad joke, I know... I'm not good at making good ones :P
I had fairly good luck with walkies in the convention center, aside from just barely being able to hear them. Half the reason we even got a pair was because we were traveling to Seattle in two vehicles, so we could communicate with each other, and it was funny because we kept intercepting other people/channels when we got in downtown.
I think we did notice a dead zone or two indoors though, but I really don't remember...
Best to just send pigeons with messages tied to their feet. Nothing can stop a pigeon... except a window.
Or poor people... pigeon is good eatin' to them.
Or myself. I trap-shoot a lot, and if I see one of them flying around the convention center I might just mistake it for a clay pigeon and have to open fire. :P
GMRS radios wont work between say... the line room/registration to expo. Or the 4th floor down to 1st.
(pax expereince there)
Other convention expereince ive had there say they wont work from 6th floor to anywhere, which will be a problem for pax this year....
This is probably entering deep into the stupid question department, but I wanted to gauge the interest of this idea.
The idea we were kicking around last night was to have commissioned "hits." In other words, people could pay us for prank some one. All proceeds would of course go to Child's Play.
Then again, I think every idea that has to do with donating to Child's Play is a good idea. XD I owe Children's Hospital my life! Everyone give them money!
You should have people dressed in black carrying NES zappers in holsters take the hit money.
Then again, I think every idea that has to do with donating to Child's Play is a good idea. XD I owe Children's Hospital my life! Everyone give them money!
You should have people dressed in black carrying NES zappers in holsters take the hit money.
We may just do that'
Early iterations is that we would have a minimum amount to donate (say $5) but as the amount of donations increase, the amount of people we would try to get to do the prank would as well.
In other words, $5 dollars may get you 1 person in the mob, $20 may get you 5-10, $100 may get you 15-20, etc.
If we end up doing it, we'll come up with a scale as such, but at least you get the gist of the idea
I like the donation idea, with the donation being set by you guys and the client due to complexity and obviously covering costs associated with the "hit", so the more high profile the target or the more involved it is, the price goes up. I would def pay some cash for you to do something terribly hilarious to my hotel-mates for a cost.
Just bear in mind that if someone is going to shell out 100$ for 20 people to pull a prank they might want to specify a highly populated area for the most effect. Which could be a fire hazard. Which could make Khoo mad at us.
I have no doubt you guys are already coming up with guidelines, just remember how much we love and respect the Khoo....and fire codes.
I think it would be a bad idea to get paid for hits. I feel it would make it lose much of it's spontaneity, and make it feel more like "work" vs just something fun. There would be an imperative to get as many people to have hits done for as much money as possible, and the better known and more often something like this happens, the less of an impact it has.
I think it would be a bad idea to get paid for hits. I feel it would make it lose much of it's spontaneity, and make it feel more like "work" vs just something fun. There would be an imperative to get as many people to have hits done for as much money as possible, and the better known and more often something like this happens, the less of an impact it has.
That work vs. fun argument was brought up last night when we were initially discussing this, which the solution there was that I'd be in charge of the donated hits, because I don't go to PAX for the games and panels necessarily, I'm more there for the community feel, so missing a panel or playing a new demo isn't that big of a deal to me.
Although, the spontinaety issue is a good point. I'll definitely bring that up next planning meeting we have.
We're not sure what is going to come of this quite yet,. 2/3 of the primary pranksters are either in limbo or have confirmed that they cannot make it to PAX this year. We still really want to do this, so much so that it is haunting
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hmmm...I may have to clarify as well, that you have to have a twitter account tied to your phone so that you can get the SMS text messages.
NEW ALBUM OUT, NOW WITH 100% MORE SHEEP!, have a listen will ya
Yeah I'm sure that info is pretty useful as well. I guess I'm making a Twitter account. :P
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@Jordman12
If you really want to, I could probably use an extra cameraman for my Community Project. Of course, that can simply and solely involve getting footage of the various pranks.
E-mail has been sent!
@bjacobs: let me know when you are sure that you are going
NEW ALBUM OUT, NOW WITH 100% MORE SHEEP!, have a listen will ya
Or Moe's B.O.
Moe stinks.
:P
Or poor people... pigeon is good eatin' to them.
I think we did notice a dead zone or two indoors though, but I really don't remember...
Or myself. I trap-shoot a lot, and if I see one of them flying around the convention center I might just mistake it for a clay pigeon and have to open fire. :P
we intercepted some guys that were doing work in one of the buildings, and there was something about a shower, and... well, it got interesting when we were involved, but I'll have to look at our footage to remember exactly what because we had a camera rolling when it happened.
I know I'm being overly pedantic about a joke, but it's pretty hard to confuse these with these.
Sigh... I miss trap shooting, especially in Sun Valley, ID.
trap shooting is pretty fun though
NEW ALBUM OUT, NOW WITH 100% MORE SHEEP!, have a listen will ya
2016 PAX East Omeganaut
HAIL HATS !!!!!!!
@Jordman12
GMRS radios wont work between say... the line room/registration to expo. Or the 4th floor down to 1st.
(pax expereince there)
Other convention expereince ive had there say they wont work from 6th floor to anywhere, which will be a problem for pax this year....
in other words stick with cellphones
The idea we were kicking around last night was to have commissioned "hits." In other words, people could pay us for prank some one. All proceeds would of course go to Child's Play.
So the question is, would you be interested?
NEW ALBUM OUT, NOW WITH 100% MORE SHEEP!, have a listen will ya
Donations would be better IMO. Good idea though!
Then again, I think every idea that has to do with donating to Child's Play is a good idea. XD I owe Children's Hospital my life! Everyone give them money!
You should have people dressed in black carrying NES zappers in holsters take the hit money.
We may just do that'
Early iterations is that we would have a minimum amount to donate (say $5) but as the amount of donations increase, the amount of people we would try to get to do the prank would as well.
In other words, $5 dollars may get you 1 person in the mob, $20 may get you 5-10, $100 may get you 15-20, etc.
If we end up doing it, we'll come up with a scale as such, but at least you get the gist of the idea
NEW ALBUM OUT, NOW WITH 100% MORE SHEEP!, have a listen will ya
I have no doubt you guys are already coming up with guidelines, just remember how much we love and respect the Khoo....and fire codes.
That work vs. fun argument was brought up last night when we were initially discussing this, which the solution there was that I'd be in charge of the donated hits, because I don't go to PAX for the games and panels necessarily, I'm more there for the community feel, so missing a panel or playing a new demo isn't that big of a deal to me.
Although, the spontinaety issue is a good point. I'll definitely bring that up next planning meeting we have.
NEW ALBUM OUT, NOW WITH 100% MORE SHEEP!, have a listen will ya
CPIP?
Check the OP to see who we have email from and who we do not.
I'm looking disdainfully at you emo...
NEW ALBUM OUT, NOW WITH 100% MORE SHEEP!, have a listen will ya
We're not sure what is going to come of this quite yet,. 2/3 of the primary pranksters are either in limbo or have confirmed that they cannot make it to PAX this year. We still really want to do this, so much so that it is haunting
NEW ALBUM OUT, NOW WITH 100% MORE SHEEP!, have a listen will ya