Desert Bus
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Re: Desert Bus
Wait wait wait. Where was this "Tennessee Fried Chicken"?
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Re: Desert Bus
It was somewhere near the Knightsbridge tube station, if I remember correctly.
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Re: Desert Bus
Well, this thread is making me crave pizza. So that's something.
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Re: Desert Bus
I'd say the same, except my awesome girlfriend brought home a delicious take-&-bake pizza tonite. Om nom nom.
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metcarfre wrote:Boston Pizza is absolute crap, is what it is.
Walk in like DeNiro, and leave like Brando.
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Re: Desert Bus
Has anyone uploaded the call-in interviews? I missed quite a few of them.
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Re: Desert Bus
JackSlack: I presume you already reported those "crashes"?
I don't actually have access to any email or other systems as I'm just a volunteer, so I can only respond to what is publicly visible
As to what happened after Desert Bus ended? All I can say is there was alcohol and Wubstep in abundance. Then sleep. Then more alcohol and wubstep.
So much wubstep.
I don't actually have access to any email or other systems as I'm just a volunteer, so I can only respond to what is publicly visible
As to what happened after Desert Bus ended? All I can say is there was alcohol and Wubstep in abundance. Then sleep. Then more alcohol and wubstep.
So much wubstep.
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Poor Fugi. Trapped in a world gone mad!
First they listen to wubstep, then they praise Mutt Wuggins, and you got trapped there for all of it! You must have been so scared.
First they listen to wubstep, then they praise Mutt Wuggins, and you got trapped there for all of it! You must have been so scared.
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Re: Desert Bus
It's a rave you can never escape, DJed by MC Wubbins.
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I don't think the problem was his getting into one, so much as getting into one and not having to wear a dress.
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Re: Desert Bus
According to Graham, Kathleen isn't going to get slimed. It seems The Escapist never reached the threshold, so no sliming for Kathleen...
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Chicago pizza is just a casserole.
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Bananas taste good because Tiger Woods plays golf.
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Re: Desert Bus
Digital Dolphin wrote:Jillers wrote:Chicago pizza is just a casserole.
Pi is exactly 3!
When asked to recite as many digits of Pi as he knew, my prof responded "math.pi(). Next question?"
Re: Desert Bus
Fugi, I have a suggestion for the challenge system that's more for LRR's benefit than ours... specifying who accepted a challenge. More than a few times Graham and Kathleen were wondering who had accepted something because it wasn't feasible. Maybe adding who accepted it might help with inter-LRR-sonal communication on that front? I dunno, just a thought.
(I am willing to accept a smack in the face for "inter-LRR-sonal" if nothing else...)
Also, maybe put a lock on challenges so you can't pay for them until they're accepted. I also noticed Graham grumping about having challenges being paid for before they'd been accepted.
Anyway, those two things aside, I think it went really well this year overall, and challenges got smoother once the team seemed to realize that "challenge time" was a better approach than "try to do a couple whenever, I guess". It cut down on the number of challenges that people missed seeing performed because they were handled more or less immediately, and seemed to do a better job of filling the spaces between scheduled things like auctions and call-ins. Maybe next year schedule that a little more officially, or at least have blocks where it can happen for sure, so people know more when they can get in on the challenge submissions.
Props to you guys in the code forge though. Seriously, I have the vaguest of ideas of what it takes to pull something like this off, and the almost total lack of issues on the technical side really speaks to how well you put the whole thing together.
(I am willing to accept a smack in the face for "inter-LRR-sonal" if nothing else...)
Also, maybe put a lock on challenges so you can't pay for them until they're accepted. I also noticed Graham grumping about having challenges being paid for before they'd been accepted.
Anyway, those two things aside, I think it went really well this year overall, and challenges got smoother once the team seemed to realize that "challenge time" was a better approach than "try to do a couple whenever, I guess". It cut down on the number of challenges that people missed seeing performed because they were handled more or less immediately, and seemed to do a better job of filling the spaces between scheduled things like auctions and call-ins. Maybe next year schedule that a little more officially, or at least have blocks where it can happen for sure, so people know more when they can get in on the challenge submissions.
Props to you guys in the code forge though. Seriously, I have the vaguest of ideas of what it takes to pull something like this off, and the almost total lack of issues on the technical side really speaks to how well you put the whole thing together.
- AlexanderDitto
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Re: Desert Bus
I think the challenge system was excellent, virtually perfect, except perhaps for Alahmnat's suggestion of tagging who accepted a challenge (for Graham's sanity), and also perhaps the option of removing or editing a challenge before it's been accepted (as Fugi already mentioned).
EDIT: Whelp, I made a long post addressing the stuff from pages 26-35, only to find that Rocket had basically made this exact same post on page 25, so I am spoiling it because blah blah blah.
To the people complaining about challenges not being open all the time, or complaining that their challenge wasn't done at precisely the time they wished it was:
Desert Bus is a fundraiser to raise money for Child's Play. The crew members graciously act like monkeys sometimes to earn your dollars.
I don't think this entitles you to demand the ability to submit challenges 24/7, nor does it entitle you to demand your challenge be done exactly when and how you want it.
My opinion? Ultimately, you should feel just as comfortable making your donation, regardless of whether your challenge was ever performed or not. If you don't, then you shouldn't even be submitting a challenge in the first place. Desert Bus isn't a service. It's a fundraiser. Having your challenge performed on air isn't done in exchange for your donation. It's done as a thank you for your donation. The same is true of the auction items. The item is a thank you for donating, like the tote bag you get for donating to National Public Radio. You're not buying a $50 tote bag, or a $3000 dollar Mario pillow. That's my view.
The LRR crew is gracious enough and kind enough to do their damnedest to make sure everyone gets thanked properly, in whatever weird way they wish, if they feel like they can do it. But it's not a requirement, and because they have limited time they can't promise to thank everyone in their own special way.
Also I am super thrilled about my $5 Facts catching on, and I was completely floored when the crew thought to ask their call-in guests! I'm already thinking about similar things to do for year 6... I've got a few ideas. Or I might just do $5 facts again....
If nothing else, that $500 was worth Robert Khoo putting me off elevators for the rest of my life.
EDIT: Whelp, I made a long post addressing the stuff from pages 26-35, only to find that Rocket had basically made this exact same post on page 25, so I am spoiling it because blah blah blah.
To the people complaining about challenges not being open all the time, or complaining that their challenge wasn't done at precisely the time they wished it was:
Desert Bus is a fundraiser to raise money for Child's Play. The crew members graciously act like monkeys sometimes to earn your dollars.
I don't think this entitles you to demand the ability to submit challenges 24/7, nor does it entitle you to demand your challenge be done exactly when and how you want it.
My opinion? Ultimately, you should feel just as comfortable making your donation, regardless of whether your challenge was ever performed or not. If you don't, then you shouldn't even be submitting a challenge in the first place. Desert Bus isn't a service. It's a fundraiser. Having your challenge performed on air isn't done in exchange for your donation. It's done as a thank you for your donation. The same is true of the auction items. The item is a thank you for donating, like the tote bag you get for donating to National Public Radio. You're not buying a $50 tote bag, or a $3000 dollar Mario pillow. That's my view.
The LRR crew is gracious enough and kind enough to do their damnedest to make sure everyone gets thanked properly, in whatever weird way they wish, if they feel like they can do it. But it's not a requirement, and because they have limited time they can't promise to thank everyone in their own special way.
Also I am super thrilled about my $5 Facts catching on, and I was completely floored when the crew thought to ask their call-in guests! I'm already thinking about similar things to do for year 6... I've got a few ideas. Or I might just do $5 facts again....
If nothing else, that $500 was worth Robert Khoo putting me off elevators for the rest of my life.
Re: Desert Bus
AlexanderDitto wrote:Also I am super thrilled about my $5 Facts catching on, and I was completely floored when the crew thought to ask their call-in guests! I'm already thinking about similar things to do for year 6... I've got a few ideas. Or I might just do $5 facts again....
If nothing else, that $500 was worth Robert Khoo putting me off elevators for the rest of my life.
I was thinking during DB I hadn't noticed as many puns as in past years, perhaps a 5$ pun challenge is in order. Then again that probably wouldn't be as well received by others as it would be by me.
I just like puns.
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Re: Desert Bus
Echi wrote:AlexanderDitto wrote:Also I am super thrilled about my $5 Facts catching on, and I was completely floored when the crew thought to ask their call-in guests! I'm already thinking about similar things to do for year 6... I've got a few ideas. Or I might just do $5 facts again....
If nothing else, that $500 was worth Robert Khoo putting me off elevators for the rest of my life.
I was thinking during DB I hadn't noticed as many puns as in past years, perhaps a 5$ pun challenge is in order. Then again that probably wouldn't be as well received by others as it would be by me.
I just like puns.
Knowing the LRR crew whoever submitted that challenge would hit their donation limit in an hour. If that.
- King Kool
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Re: Desert Bus
So... anyone remember that post I made about meeting LRR at PAX East 2010, where I talk about my experience with it?
Is anyone interested in a big ol' essay on what I did during Desert Bus? THe thoughs I had, etc? Or would this just be too self-indulgent?
Is anyone interested in a big ol' essay on what I did during Desert Bus? THe thoughs I had, etc? Or would this just be too self-indulgent?
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Re: Desert Bus
Dooooooo iiiiiiiit. We need more Desert Bus.
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My big bag o dice arrived today. I was rather pleased. That's some fast postage. Shipping people - doing it right.
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