Quakecon... 35
TotallyUseless writes: "Pack your bags for Mesquite. The signup for Quakecon is up, and can be reached at the Quakecon website."
If you didn't have to work so hard, you'd have more time to be depressed.
Re:Why must we always pack? (Score:1)
Re:Indeed.... (Score:1)
DFW (or Love Field) might want to look into DART [dart.org]
(Dallas Area Rapid Transit). As there is no direct route from
the airports to Mesquite, you will have to switch buses a few
times, but the whole trip will cost less that $5.00.
This option is reserved for people with an adventurous spirit
as the whole DART system is confusing and the possibility
exists that you may get lost. DART does have a Customer
Assistance Line, and they can help you plot a course.
Their number is (214) 979-1111.
If you go... (Score:1)
Oh, and have some fun dagnabit!
and mesquite isn't bad, eh? (Score:1)
Re:Mesquite, Texas? (WARNING!) (Score:1)
Contrary to the current fad... (Score:1)
Re:Mesquite, Texas? (WARNING!) (Score:1)
mother superius' reply: "Just because it contains different tones of skin from what you like? You haven't said anything about it yet other than ethnicities. You certainly are a racist. The cause of such crimes is economic destitution. That's caused by people like you not caring about their plight and ignoring the problems."
hey mother superius'... how about you read rantou's fucking comment instead of seeing someone mention the word 'racist' or 'mexican' and automatically feeling like someone's a victim. people decide to commit crimes. nobody can force anyone to do something against their morals.
all ethnicity, huh? HE GOT HIS CAR STOLEN.
if you want to shove a bag over your head and walk around Dallas, go right ahead. personally, i thank rantou for the heads-up. whether or not there's mexicans or indians, i'd like to know where not to go because of crime or drug issues.
krepta
Re:(WARNING!) Superius Attitudus (Score:1)
I'm arguing that he's saying that the mall is for girls. Maybe if he had said "my girlfriend/wife" or "my daughters" it wouldn't be such a blanket statement. He seems to be saying, "there's a mall. Not that I care. Mall's are stupid. They're for women" in that he's distancing himself from the mall and designating it for females.
Re:Mesquite, Texas? (WARNING!) (Score:1)
I realize he was making a point about crime, but he also was passing off nonwhites as crime. i.e. "mexicans" and "the neighborhood with Indians and blacks"... is that supposed to make me want to stay away?
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Re:Mesquite, Texas? (WARNING!) (Score:1)
great!
The city has a large african american population and a large indian (east indian) population
so?
I would stay away from Balch Springs
Just because it contains different tones of skin from what you like? You haven't said anything about it yet other than ethnicities. You certainly are a racist. The cause of such crimes is economic destitution. That's caused by people like you not caring about their plight and ignoring the problems.
and a mall (for the girls, of course) sexist too, eh? I would recommend, though, possibly getting reservations for a hotel in Plano, Richardson, or Addison. Plano is the farthest from Mesquite
yeah, damn niggers! I don't want any of them walking near me! Just ruins my whole day!
except it's not packed with a high mexican population and drug dealers
now, exactly what does a bunch of mexicans have to do with crime or *gasp* DRUGS?
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Why must we always pack? (Score:1)
thank the gods (Score:1)
After looking at those pictures I feel like *much* less of a dork for staying in on a Saturday night to frag 13 year olds.
Re:Mesquite, Texas? (Score:1)
The point is, does such a little city have the infrastructure to support something like this? ie Hotel space, restaurants and a convention center that's large enough? Or is Mesquite some sprawling metropolis that I have just never heard of before?
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Dude... (Score:1)
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Re:(WARNING!) Superius Attitudus (Score:1)
Why not use all that energy you got to argue about the starving kids under the overpasses in your city and ask the Save the Children foundation why we are feeding kids in other countries and letting our own starve?
Next you'll be arguing that he doesnt jiggle his pecker enuf after he pisses or some shit...
Re:tech support holiday (Score:1)
And guess what? Every person that is on the staff and volunteer staff do this for free or actually pay out of their pocket.
And I can't see anyone bitching about 1ms pings. I saw a peak of 28ms ping during peak gaming last year, and thats with alot of peeps running their own servers on the lan.
BTW - Don't bother bringing any Network equipment other than a NIC for your comp. The other stuff will not be allowed in. Leave it in your hotel room. Not even patch cables. We will supply everything else network related.
Anaheim, Ca., 7 day a week Lan Party (Score:1)
tech support holiday (Score:2)
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Mesquite! Home sweet home. (Score:2)
He got 2 detentions. I got a sprained shoulder. When we went to the office the office helper flirted with him. "Bitch, you want this fucking rube?" I remember thinking. 'Course, he *was* a football player. That means he has a big dick!
We would have sued, but we couldn't even begin to afford the court fees and shit. Plus, well, I was a freshmen and didn't want to rock the boat.
So! Come to QuakeCon, then LEAVE. I graduated from high school there and haven't been back unless absolutely requried. Say, for a QuakeCon. If you want to wander around the DFW area there are much better places to do it.
- Jesus Christ, King of the Jews, Son of God
Re:Mesquite, Texas? (WARNING!) (Score:2)
"there is a lot of stuff going on with the police and the people. It is not a bad city, don't get me wrong, but I would stay away from Balch Springs (My car got stolen from there).
Also, I understand that the officer that worked with me to get the car recovered lives in Mesquite and some people tried to break in to his car. If you are staying with friends in that area, or staying in a Hotel close to it, watch out. There might be somebody lurking behind the bushes. Also, there aren't many hotels in the area that I am aware of, and traffic is awful. It is more of what is called East Dallas. North Dallas is the "fancy" part of Dallas, then South Dallas is the ghetto. SouthEast Dallas (Balch Springs) is almost as bad as South Dallas, except there aren't drug dealers on every corner. etc..."
It makes just as much sense, and you wouldn't look like such a bigot.
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Mesquite is a suburb of Dallas... (Score:2)
No swearing? (Score:3)
I further agree that during QUAKECON 2001 I shall conduct myself in an appropriate fashion and shall not behave poorly by performing harmful acts, using profanity, obscenity or any otherwise objectionable conduct towards any person or property involved with QUAKECON 2001.
Now what am I going to do every time I get fragged?!
On a more serious note, and this may be redundant by now, Id Software started in Mesquite. Mesquite is a suburb of Dallas, which is where I live. There's a mall close-by, lots of places to eat and shop, and a few hotels. It would probably be worth it to get a rental car, since taxis in Dallas are expensive and hard to find (unless you're at the airport or downtown), and Dallas is a big, sprawling place. If you don't spend all of your time at the convention center, you may want to check out Guide Live [guidelive.com] for things to do, places to eat, etc.
ObNostalgia: When making Doom 2, Id took up residence in the only tall business building in Mesquite at the time, just off of I-635 and Town East Blvd. I remember once they started making money, you could drive by on the highway and see a couple Ferrari's and a Jaguar or two parked outside.
Indeed.... (Score:5)
And make no mistake, Carmack can frag with the best of them.
The facilities we use for QuakeCon are tremendous. The Hampton Inn is the hotel connected to the Convention Center we've used the past two years ('99, '00). There are several other hotels within a 5 minute drive that offer other options at different rates.
Mesquite is on the East side of the Dallas Metro area. Depending on where you're coming from you have two options for flights. DFW is a HUGE airport, but is on the far West side of Dallas. American Airlines hubs out of DFW, finding an affordable direct flight should be fairly easy. There are shuttle services that can take you to and from your hotel, but you'll want to call your hotel to arrange one. Cab rides are very expensive from DFW.
Love Field is a smaller airport, but its a lot closer to the event. However Southwest controls nearly 90% of the gates at that airport. So your range of airline options are somewhat limited. If you're flying Southwest though, its the only way to go. Also, a cab ride from here is probably going to be 1/3 of what it is from DFW.
John "EvilJohn" Carney - eviljohn@quakecon.org
Executive Director
QuakeCon 2001
In related news (Score:5)
Religious factions with assistance from MADD, RNC, Britains BBC, ELF, EFF, EPIC, ACLU, and 50 million other acronyms you never heard of, announced today the creation of another acronymed organization set to make its debut at Quakecon.
Dubbed HAVOC, or Homosapiens Against Violence On Computers, the group is targeting Quakecon in efforts to halt millions of geeks from "fragging" each other into oblivion.
"We shouldn't educate our children on what is and what isn't violent in society. The process is simple, attack the gaming industry, porn industry, poisonous media outlets, and rap music, in order to make the world safer. Why the hell would I want to speak to my kid?" stated an angry parent known as Hilda.
The group is hoping to pass out buttons, stickers, and T-Shirts of Barney the purple dinosaur in hopes of circumventing the angers of millions of video gamers.
stay tuned
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