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KTTabris
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Joined: 17 May 2005 Posts: 11
[New] www.joincarts.org The orbiconcorp.com website has appearntly been hacked by an anti-space elevator group. It now includes a link to the Coalition Against Road To the Stars website.
Why is it that they never include "the" in an ancronym?
[EDIT] Added link to this post, for eeseeness --Gisk
Posted: Fri Nov 18, 2005 11:07 pm
misery_of_pain
Unfettered
Joined: 19 Feb 2005 Posts: 407 Location: The beach, UK
The pictures are funny cuz they're so OBVIOUSLY photoshopped!
Anywho acronyms are always weird, sometimes they include "the" "of" "is" "as", sometimes they dont such as RSPCC (Royal Society of the Prevention of Cruetly to Animals), I'm not sure why CARTS decided to use "To" as one of their acronym letters.
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Posted: Sat Nov 19, 2005 7:08 am
Giskard
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Joined: 07 Oct 2003 Posts: 2066 Location: Chicago
I think it's just a matter of practicality most of the time... CARTS is much easier and prettier than CARTTS, and RSPCC is much shorter and thus more convenient than RSOTPOCTA i guess...
Btw, there's a link to subscribe to the CARTS-newsletter, I wonder what fun events they might anounce
http://joincarts.org/mailinglist/
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Posted: Sat Nov 19, 2005 8:10 am
misery_of_pain
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Joined: 19 Feb 2005 Posts: 407 Location: The beach, UK
It would actually be CATRTTS
I already signed onto the mailing list, but still waiting for my confirmation. I applied before my last post.
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Posted: Sat Nov 19, 2005 9:37 am
rowan
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Joined: 12 Apr 2004 Posts: 1966
Well, if they didn't use the To, then they would be CARS and then when you say "Would you like to go to the CARS rally?" you'd end up with a bunch of NASCAR fans wondering why there isn't a race going on.
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Posted: Sat Nov 19, 2005 11:23 am
markzpot
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Joined: 27 Jul 2005 Posts: 75
In adition to the frontpage - check the Privacy Policy
Posted: Sat Nov 19, 2005 11:28 am
luke
Decorated
Joined: 07 Jun 2005 Posts: 244 Location: Twa
Anyone checked out the flyers at /members.html?
The teachers one makes me laugh
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Posted: Mon Nov 21, 2005 9:08 am
2wicked
Boot
Joined: 06 Sep 2005 Posts: 65 Location: Vermont
Well, it looks like the Name that Rock competition was to name an actual rock after all:
Spoiler (Rollover to View):
[Orbicon] had somehow secretly "corralled" an asteroid as it approached earth.
This may have also been eluded to in the puzzle for newsletter #3:
JustLurking wrote:
mapmaker wrote:
Here are all the messages for quick looking-at:
Spoiler (Rollover to View):
1: Don't give up hope
2: The stars are in your future
3: Always look for ward
4: Show your true heart
5: Elevate your self
6: Ignite your passion
7: Overcome obstacles
8: Reclaim you
Something that I noticed, which may interest only me.
Spoiler (Rollover to View):
Take the first letter of each phrase, rearrage them. You get "asteroid". Does it mean anything? Not that I can tell, at least.
I'm going to send an email to johnathan.reinhardtSPLAT orbiconcorp.com (their Director of Information Systems) to let them know their site has been comprimised and see what happens. (Should I use my real name?)
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Posted: Mon Nov 21, 2005 9:46 am
pl_walker
Boot
Joined: 27 Oct 2005 Posts: 15 Location: SC, USA
Anyone send a submission to the Flyers? I think I scratch one out and send it in and see what happens.
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Posted: Mon Nov 21, 2005 2:15 pm
2wicked
Boot
Joined: 06 Sep 2005 Posts: 65 Location: Vermont
Just signed up for the CARTS newsletter using my new assumed name "John Spartan" (a play on my avatar, and also the name of Stalones character in "Demolition Man" ). Got the usual "confirm your subscription" and "welcome to our newsletter" messages, but we'll see what else comes in.
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The answer is: 00101010
Posted: Tue Nov 22, 2005 10:08 pm
Rain
Boot
Joined: 11 Nov 2005 Posts: 12 Location: California
2wicked wrote:
Just signed up for the CARTS newsletter using my new assumed name "John Spartan" (a play on my avatar, and also the name of Stalones character in "Demolition Man" ). Got the usual "confirm your subscription" and "welcome to our newsletter" messages, but we'll see what else comes in.
I signed up for the newsletter a few days ago, and still have yet to receive the "confirm your subscription" email. Any one else have any luck?
Posted: Wed Nov 23, 2005 12:29 am
kaitwospirit
Boot
Joined: 27 Jun 2005 Posts: 19
I got the confirmation email immediately. Check your spam folder. If it's not there, try again I suppose.
Posted: Wed Nov 23, 2005 12:32 am
tallerbird
Decorated
Joined: 11 Oct 2005 Posts: 278 Location: Birmingham,UK
I signed up when we first found the site and never got an email so i tried again yesterday and still nothing. I checked my spam folder and it's not there either.
Posted: Wed Nov 23, 2005 8:48 am
rowan
Unfictologist
Joined: 12 Apr 2004 Posts: 1966
Nigel the One Eared Wonder Weasel has joined the CARTS movement. His flyer was accepted onto the members page. And yes, he does have two ears in this picture as it was taken before the "Incident".
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Posted: Thu Nov 24, 2005 2:06 am
Glecius
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Joined: 23 Nov 2005 Posts: 193 Location: The corner of HUH? and WTF?
[TRIVIA] About the flyers
pl_walker wrote:
Anyone send a submission to the Flyers? I think I scratch one out and send it in and see what happens.
Speaking of the flyers, I blew 2 of them up. The 2nd from the left has 3 figures in the background. I tried rendering something from it, but got nothing more than is already there. The 4th from the left has a red sticker on part of it that says LunOx or Lun0x. Probably means nothing, but maybe it will strike a chord with someone.
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Posted: Thu Nov 24, 2005 9:14 am
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