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Hurricane Ike
Posted by: bobway on Monday, September 15, 2008 - 11:02 AM |
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For all those who asked, we have safely survived Hurricane Ike. Our humble abode took a direct hit passing through the eye of the storm. We fortunately were safely "hunkered down" elsewhere. All are safe. It is unclear when we will be able to reenter our home and assess the damage.
At the moment I am in southern California working on the next HackBack venture. If you need to contact me email me or call at the usual places.
Thanks for checking up on us!
Bob
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This is going to be a big year for us at HackBack Media. We will be launching new immersive fiction stories as well as branching into a couple of exciting new business areas.
Thank you very much, to all those who have participated with and supported us over all these years!
Expect to have more fun than ever in 2008!
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Oh what a tangled web we weave. Well not so much a web this time. More of a world wide mist of random bits.
Believe it or not, those wily programmers actually got the OFF System to work! The Big Hack authors told me it was possible, but I thought they were just smoking...
Check out what they have done at SourceForge. It's nifty.
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“There are no covert organizations of any kind.”
Or so I thought! It turns out that over the past few months, several players have adopted digital copyright as a political cause. Others have “shanghaied” the technical bits of the story as a personal development challenge. In general HBM encourages such things. We applaud all people who take initiative. However, The Big Hack is not necessarily an appropriate place to carry on such activities.
First, TBH is fiction. It has had a beginning, and middle. It also has an inevitable end. As such, it is no place for continuing causes. Second, this is a business. We create and market these interactive stories, so it is important that we not confuse HBM’s intellectual property with the ideas of our players. But we are not ogres, we relish the opportunity to support all players who are inspired by our stories.
We have been working with these players in re-hosting their projects to a longer term and more appropriate location. The new site for their project is http://offsystem.sourceforge.net/. In addition HBM has given permission to reference some of our trademarks and characters. We see this as an appropriate extension to our product line of sub-domain and email addresses currently marketed to players.
After all, the unique experience of interactive fiction is enhancing the story and make it your own.
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Let me state categorically that, despite the rumors, HackBack Media had no influence over the Supreme Courts recent decision in MGM v Grokster. This plot twist was written into "The Big Hack" more than two years ago.
Again, "The Big Hack" is only interactive fiction. There are no covert organizations of any kind.
Given this recent decision let me also say, in defense of potential accusations, HackBack Media does not condone, support, contribute to, or vicariously benefit from copyright infringement. We *ARE* a media company and copyrighted creative works are our products too!
Sincerely,
Bob Way
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All player email and sub-domains have been restored. Let us know if you have any issues. Email addresses and sub-domains are still available to TBH players. contact us for pricing and availability.
Have a happy 4th of July!
(Even if you are not American)
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Server Issue
Posted by: bobway on Sunday, June 26, 2005 - 11:00 AM |
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Just FYI, we had a minor problem while upgrading our servers. We seemed to lose most of our postings here. We have reverted to a rather old backup. Please re-submit any questions or comments that we have not already answered.
Sorry for your inconvenience.
Bob
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The Big Time!
Posted by: bobway on Tuesday, December 09, 2003 - 11:55 AM |
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Wow! I knew The Big Hack was interesting. The story is quite captivating and our players have added many great bits of fantasy and fiction. But, out of all that great selection, who whould have thought they would pick the term and conditions to read on the RADIO! Holy smoke! Wait till they get to the real story...
Cheers (or Props as they say on The Big Hack) to our legal department for such an intriguing disclaimer.
This is a must listen for everyone. The radio program is called Binary Revolution and it is hosted by real live hackers. (Really, I can't make this stuff up!)
The episode of interest is Episode 22. The show dedicated a full 25 minutes to us! It is a little slanted and there are several mistatements and misinterpretations, but wow! As Madonna says, "There is no such thing as bad press."
The entire show is quite entertaining. The part about The Big Hack is near the middle of the program. If you are impatient, fast foward to 36 minutes into the program and listen from there. You won't be disappointed. Never heard of The Big Hack? Well see what real hackers think about it.
"Props" to StankDawg and Vooduhal for unwittingly making my day!
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· Hurricane Ike
(Sep 15, 2008)
· Happy New Year!
(Jan 01, 2008)
· La La Land.
(Oct 20, 2006)
· Been Shanghaied
(Aug 13, 2006)
· Going Hollywood
(Jul 25, 2006)
· Off to the Big Show
(Jun 21, 2006)
· It's a Conspiracy!
(Jan 13, 2006)
· Absolutely Not!
(Jun 28, 2005)
· Player Sites Restored
(Jun 27, 2005)
· Server Issue
(Jun 26, 2005)
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