From: Michael DeHaan Date: 2004-12-08T04:27:44+09:00 Subject: Re: Duck Images Weekly News 29th Nov - 5th Dec 2004 Quacktastic. And to imagine some languages lust after tempermental dromedaries and legless reptiles. And Squeak chose a Mouse or something. What was up with that? They could have been the first duck, with a rubber ducky, no less! --Michael On Wed, 8 Dec 2004 01:25:19 +0900, why the lucky stiff wrote: > druby://whytheluckystiff.net:6503 > > Duck Images Weekly News 29th Nov - 5th Dec 2004 > ----------------------------------------------- > > You are a busy and demanding person. DIWN is here to sift through > all the cruft and get straight to the ducks. Now, sit down. > > Articles and Announcements > -------------------------- > > * [DIE Con '04 Miami, Dec 19th - Dec 20th] > Don't miss this year's Duck Imagery Enthusiast Convention at the > Hotel Radisson in Miami! Talk about the perfect place to shake > hands for hours with other duck guys! Feel the unity that only > comes from drawing ducks in very tight quarters! Share a room > with another guy and stay up late talking about beak design! > > Come on out. Seriously. This year's keynote will be delivered > by notable duck imagerist Florian Frank. "When There's Just No > More Ducks To Draw -- A Non-Situation." > > * [Just Out From Simon & Schuster: Make a Duck, Make Someone's Day.] > What great timing for the holiday season! This new hardcover > edition explores the therapeutic assistance provided to the world > by graphic duck artists. > > Do you think it is a coincidence that every time a new duck is > artfully rendered in text, a new batch of septuplets is delivered? > > Do you think it is a coincidence that every time a duck is > discussed via nntp, an aged billionaire in excruciating pain > takes his last breath, leaving his assets to a host of orphans > and their ducks? > > AND DO YOU EVER WONDER WHY YOU HAVE THE GRACE OF A GAZELLE?? COME > ON, ONE GUESS! > > * [New .duck protocol] > Duck images will now no longer be accepted in traditional image > compression formats. .duck offers chunked, peer-to-peer downloads > and enhanced metadata. Hopefully this will solve future problems > with unlicensed art ducks. > > * [Duck Image Legend Powerhouse Dies at 74] > Sadfully, the Duck Allegaince declares and corroborates the > passing of Jack M. Stevenhands. He drew that famous duck with > the leaf on its head. > > Threads > ------- > > Interesting threads this week included: > > [Duck Images] > Dave Burt mounted an effort to expose possible duck mascots > for the Ruby programming languages. No one said much in response, > but many ducks were drawn. > > One of his ducks was mistaken for a squirrel. And it was also > mistaken for a rabbit. ([Ed. Note] -- Who draws rabbits and > squirrels anymore??) t. onoma offered a name: Type. He also > added bifocals to the duck. (However, in his depictions, you > can't really see the line across the lenses that indicates the > top of the more heavily magnified lens. A small thing, yet > certainly worth mentioning in a small newsletter.) > > Michael DeHaan and Pat Eyler were there too. Can't remember > exactly what they did. Drew ducks I guess. > > Oh, but, of course, the Grand Wizard Florian Frank was there > to show everyone up. And believe me, people were completely > mortified by such an exquisite duck. It quacked AND tread water. > In real-time. His code was sort of obfuscated, but I don't > think there was any satellite linkup going on. Who knows how > he did it. > > Personally, I didn't think we'd advanced that much as a culture. > I was pretty skeptical of mankind. But now. Oh, now my hope > is unabashed. It's a huge universe, kids. And anything is > possible. That is the message of DIE. > > Qua-bye!! > >