NationStates Jolt Archive

It is my pleasure to announce that Mr. Max Barry will be participating in a question and answer session, LIVE! That's right, you now have a chance to ask the author of Jennifer Government and NationStates about his current work, upcoming work, and anything else that you may want to know. The chat will be hosted on the regular Nationstates IRC channel (see below), and will also include many of the NS mods, if there is anything that you may wish to know from them. Your task, if you choose to accept it, will be to come up with some good questions! But please, keep them serious! Watch this thread for a final date and time!

OFFICIAL TIME ANNOUNCED
January 29th
1900hrs US Central Standard Time.
See link for more times http://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/fixedtime.html?day=29&month=1&year=2004&hour=19&min=0&sec=0&p1=64'

Note: You will need to join #nationstates_Q&A as well. This is the channel where you will post questions. The mods in this channel will select people to ask their posted question to Mr. Barry. A full log of the chat will be available after the event takes place.


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-Karma
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I'm suprised there are so few views..

not everyone is awake at the same time you know, right now it's after 1 am for me, so some people are asleep :roll:

w0000t!

--Executive Felix Avinn, Head of State

*goes to find a new pinstriped suit*

*Is there all the time anyways*

"w00t" indeed!

So... all we have to do is track the IP and then we'll finally be able to answer the eternal question: WHO is Max Barry...

... well, uhm, apart from being Max Barry... :wink:

LOL :D

I swear I've seen someone on #nationstates as 'BodyguardBarry' though...

LOL :D

I swear I've seen someone on #nationstates as 'BodyguardBarry' though...

That's Slag.

Finally! Should we make questions about the books, or the website, or both?

And does he prefer boxers, briefs, or does he go commando? On second thought.... I'm not sure I really want to know.

Had to on be mirc, oh well :( . I hope this session will be posted on the forum for all to read..

Ahhh, a chance to speak with The Man himself. 'Tis a great honor and would be my pleasure a attend and hear (or see :wink: ) his words of wisdom. This is alos a great chance for me to finally get off my butt, get irc, visit #nationstates, and see what the big deal is all about :P

is IRC safe to d/l? my dad hates when I download AIM because he says it fucks up the computer, so...

I have been using IRC for a time, and no negative effects have been noted.

Finally, we'll get a chance to ask him if he's [violet]! :lol:

::goes and gets an IRC account::

Finally, we'll get a chance to ask him if he's [violet]! :lol:

I've been wondering that too.

Does he believe in core competencies, or does he outsource and subcontract? ;)

And does he wear Nike's?

LOL :D

I swear I've seen someone on #nationstates as 'BodyguardBarry' though...

That's Slag.

I thought Slag = Max Barry... :S

is IRC safe to d/l? my dad hates when I download AIM because he says it f--- up the computer, so...

I understand what you mean, but technically, you've asked "is the internet safe to download?"

IRC is, essentially, a protocol, like FTP, and thus not downloaded.

However, to your question. mIRC (a client program to access IRC (Internet Relay Chat)) is perfectly safe to download with no ill effects. It's simple, user friendly, and not all that large. The program itself has existed since the mid-nineties, and I've had no trouble with any of the many versions I've used, over multiple platforms (Windows 3.x, 95, NT, ME, and XP).

At any rate, worst case senerio, you can simply delete it when you're done.

Great Idea!

EDIT: A deserving 3,000th post.

Is that link ok for macs? if not, where can you dowload it for macs?

www.xchat.org

I've been using IRC since 1996 with no problems (And I've been a denzien of Espernet since then, too!)

At the moment, I dunno if I'll be online for it, but there's a good chance I will be ^_^... And really, people, do you think you'll get an honest answer if you ask him straight out about him and [violet]? After all this intrigue on the subject? Wouldn't a straight answer be... well... anticlimactic? =p

~Rep

::watches thread for a final date and time::

<<Also watches for date/time>>

thanks for the head up

Perhaps we can look forward to more meetings like this in the future.

Perhaps we can look forward to more meetings like this in the future.

That depends entirely on Barry`s ability to stand dozens, if not hundreds of questions like

Are you really [Violet]?

When will NS 2 be finished?

PLEASE REMOVE <enter random moderator here> FROM HIS POSITION!!! HE <enter random reason here> ME!!!

I LUV NS!!!11ONE WIL U MARY ME???????????

That is why this will be a moderated discussion.

Check the first post for updated information!

Here is a link to a cleaned up and seperated log of the chat!
http://pages.slu.edu/org/karmazin/MaxChatLog.txt

dammit i missed it!

i just wish he did book signings.. Id go in a heartbeat

dammit i missed it!

i just wish he did book signings.. Id go in a heartbeat

He's doing a tour in the US right now.

Anyways...who thinks Max would set up two IP addresses to make us think he's not [violet]?

Well he lives in Melbourne, Australia, but i live in Sydney... so a tour of the US dont really help me there :(

More warning on the next chat maybe? (as in time from date posted till time of chat)

that was a nice chat he had, really explained some things.

dammit i missed it!

i just wish he did book signings.. Id go in a heartbeat

He does, and I missed that.

LOL :D

I swear I've seen someone on #nationstates as 'BodyguardBarry' though...

That's Slag.

cool for you :twisted: :twisted:

good for you

i mean it so back off my grill :o

LOL :D

I swear I've seen someone on #nationstates as 'BodyguardBarry' though...

That's Slag.

cool for you :twisted: :twisted:

is IRC safe to d/l? my dad hates when I download AIM because he says it f--- up the computer, so...

I understand what you mean, but technically, you've asked "is the internet safe to download?"

IRC is, essentially, a protocol, like FTP, and thus not downloaded.

However, to your question. mIRC (a client program to access IRC (Internet Relay Chat)) is perfectly safe to download with no ill effects. It's simple, user friendly, and not all that large. The program itself has existed since the mid-nineties, and I've had no trouble with any of the many versions I've used, over multiple platforms (Windows 3.x, 95, NT, ME, and XP).

At any rate, worst case senerio, you can simply delete it when you're done.

can you gave me some infouo 8)

so this is what geeks do in their extra time (its ok im one of you) lol :!: :!: 8)