Michael DeHaan
12/7/2004 7:28:00 PM
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
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> Duck Images Weekly News 29th Nov - 5th Dec 2004
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>
> 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
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>
> * [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
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>
> 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!!
>
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