KevinMos3

A friend of mine runs a facebook group and has a policy of no political discussions, (much like here). Well, there's a Karen who insisted on pushing politics and is now conducting a harassment and bullying campaign against him because he stood by his policy of no political discussions.  She's messaging all his contacts, spreading libel, and even contacting his employer trying to get him fired (accusing him of being a racist, and supporting a rapist (I don't even know where she comes up with that garbage)).  Keep in mind, he hasn't said or done anything of the sort -- he's just refused to allow political discussions in his group, and for that, she wants to take away his ability to pay rent or buy food.  Oh, and he has a disability and works for a janitorial company that prides itself on hiring ppl with disabilities.  How disgusting she's behaving and doesn't even recognize it.  It made me think of AtariAge and I have to imagine if someone was persisting in demanding to be allowed to post on divisive issues, Al would probably give a warning and then ban.  It made me really appreciate Al's rules for this community.  I don't know where most of you fall politically, and I don't want to know.  We're here because of our love for Atari and retro systems.  It used to be that ppl avoided talking about politics because of the divisive nature and they valued friendship over thought conformity.  Sadly, there are many today who think it's their job to hunt out any issue of disagreement and destroy anyone lacking 100% alignment with their own views.  That's some serious intolerance and self-righteousness, but they can't even see it in themselves.  The fact is, we have much more in common than different and we do much better to focus on commonalities rather than hunting for differences.  My wife is always afraid to respond to so-called friends on facebook who post provocative garbage, for fear they'll unfriend her.  I say if they're looking to unfriend so easily, they aren't friends in the first place.  They certainly have no hesitation to throw their views out there, so she shouldn't be afraid to express hers either.  Or maybe we should keep more of our opinions to ourselves.  But whatever.  Welcome to the planet earth, where billions of people share space and not everyone is the same.

DracIsBack

Although I didn't know him, I certainly knew "of" him as a very active member of the community. I'm truly surprised and saddened to hear the news. He will certainly be missed.

Looking to get a little more love for "Athletic Land" (Cabbage Patch Kids) in the 2600 hacks forum: http://atariage.com/forums/topic/154984-hack-project-thread-galaxian-arcade-double-dragon-xenophobe-etc/

Just found out about "Athletic Land" for the MSX, so I changed the title screen of my "boy" cabbage patch edit to make it "Athletic Land." 2600 Hacks Forum.

First 2600 hack in months: Cabbage Patch Kids (quite a bit of color and graphics work on this one). In the 2600 hacks forum of course.

Uploaded a few 7800 playthroughs on youtube. Links to a few of them in the 7800 hacks forum (Choplifter, Impossible Mission, Kung-Fu Master).

Feelin' like certain ppl have me on ignore... surely not -- right?

Kung-Fu Master 7800 updated in the 7800 hacks forum.

Wow, this place is a ghost town on Monday night. Surely everyone isn't watching Monday Night RAW, (not that that would be a bad thing).

I shouldn't say much, but I'm so excited I want to share this little bit: I was selected for a Special Forces unit!!! I've worked hard, but honestly didn't expect this. For practial purposes, it means I'll deploy more often, but for shorter periods. :-)

All new sprites for Kung-Fu Master (7800) by PAC-MAN RED and myself. You can get it in the 7800 hacks forum.

Tank Command updated with full ROM, since the 32K version has things missing. http://www.atariage.com/forums/topic/203636-tank-command-color-edit/

Tank Command color edits including Tank Command: Midnight Run added to the 7800 hacks forum. http://www.atariage.com/forums/topic/203636-tank-command-color-edit/

New cart labels for several games that can be used as replacements or "upgrades" :-) Spent some serious time on these. Games with labels have mockup below title... More to come. http://www.atariage.com/forums/topic/154984-hack-project-thread-galaxian-arcade-double-dragon-xenophobe-etc/

New cart labels for several games that can be used as replacements or "upgrades" :-) Spent some serious time on these. Games with labels have mockup below title... More to come. http://www.atariage.com/forums/topic/154984-hack-project-thread-galaxian-arcade-double-dragon-xenophobe-etc/

The results are in; got Distinguished Military Graduate with 1st branch choice, but BOLC dates are MUCH sooner than expected... I report Oct 30! -- compared to the expected sometime in Feb.

Major update to Double Dragon. I'm very pleased with most screens, especially Mission 3B. Also added black cart label variation. Check it out in the 2600 hacks forum: http://www.atariage.com/forums/topic/154984-hack-project-thread-galaxian-arcade-double-dragon-xenophobe-etc/

Major update to Double Dragon. I'm very pleased with most screens, especially Mission 3B. Also added black cart label variation. Check it out in the 2600 hacks forum: http://www.atariage.com/forums/topic/154984-hack-project-thread-galaxian-arcade-double-dragon-xenophobe-etc/

Added complete ready-to-print cart labels for Dukes of Hazzard, Double Dragon, & Tomb Raider to my thread in the 2600 Hacks forum. http://www.atariage.com/forums/topic/154984-hack-project-thread-galaxian-arcade-double-dragon-xenophobe-etc/

Leaving for Ft. Lewis till Aug. No access to phone or internet. See ya'll when I return. Have a good summer!

Posted two more Dukes of Hazzard cart labels in my thread. They're 300dpi jpegs. PM me if you'd like 600dpi pngs.Click "Show" under the Dukes section like before. http://www.atariage.com/forums/topic/154984-hack-project-thread-galaxian-arcade-double-dragon-xenophobe-etc/

Posted some new Dukes of Hazzard cart labels in my thread. They're 300dpi jpegs. PM me if you'd like 600dpi pngs.Click "Show" under the Dukes section. More to come. http://www.atariage.com/forums/topic/154984-hack-project-thread-galaxian-arcade-double-dragon-xenophobe-etc/?do=findComment&comment=1898721

Double Dragon updated and a couple new hacks here: http://www.atariage.com/forums/topic/154984-hack-project-thread-galaxian-arcade-double-dragon-xenophobe-etc/

Not sure I like this & would like to get opinions on it: http://www.atariage.com/forums/topic/154984-hack-project-thread-galaxian-arcade-double-dragon-xenophobe-etc/page__st__75?do=findComment&comment=2538527

New sprite hack of Buck Rogers & updates to Rampage & Commando. Grab them in the 2600 hacks forum. http://www.atariage.com/forums/topic/154984-hack-project-thread-galaxian-arcade-double-dragon-xenophobe-etc/