With all those quakers in one place, ISP tech support lines wil be dead. When I was doing cable tech most calls were gamers bitching about their ping.
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Mesquite! Home sweet home.
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revscat
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Just for all you random/.ers out there who are curious about these kinds of things, Mesquite is the kind of town where the star tailback can throw someone down two flights of stairs and not worry about any kind of disciplining from the administration. How might I know this, you may ask? Because, dear friends, *I* got thrown down two flights of stairs by the star tailback. My sin was smoking on the 2nd floor balcony of the high school. Said halfback disapproved of my behavior and showed me his disapproval by launching me down the stairs.
He got 2 detentions. I got a sprained shoulder. When we went to the office the office helper flirted with him. "Bitch, you want this fucking rube?" I remember thinking. 'Course, he *was* a football player. That means he has a big dick!
We would have sued, but we couldn't even begin to afford the court fees and shit. Plus, well, I was a freshmen and didn't want to rock the boat.
So! Come to QuakeCon, then LEAVE. I graduated from high school there and haven't been back unless absolutely requried. Say, for a QuakeCon. If you want to wander around the DFW area there are much better places to do it.
- Jesus Christ, King of the Jews, Son of God
Re:Mesquite, Texas? (WARNING!)
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enneff
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If you remove every reference to race in your post, it gains weight. What the hell is the point in mentioning the race of the people living there? Why not just say:
"there is a lot of stuff going on with the police and the people. It is not a bad city, don't get me wrong, but I would stay away from Balch Springs (My car got stolen from there).
Also, I understand that the officer that worked with me to get the car recovered lives in Mesquite and some people tried to break in to his car. If you are staying with friends in that area, or staying in a Hotel close to it, watch out. There might be somebody lurking behind the bushes. Also, there aren't many hotels in the area that I am aware of, and traffic is awful. It is more of what is called East Dallas. North Dallas is the "fancy" part of Dallas, then South Dallas is the ghetto. SouthEast Dallas (Balch Springs) is almost as bad as South Dallas, except there aren't drug dealers on every corner. etc..."
It makes just as much sense, and you wouldn't look like such a bigot.
Re:Mesquite, Texas? (WARNING!)
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rantou
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I don't know how other people feel, and I am definitely not racist, but in Mesquite, TX and one city very close to it (Balch Springs) there is a lot of stuff going on with the police and the people. The city has a large african american population and a large indian (east indian) population. It is not a bad city, don't get me wrong, but I would stay away from Balch Springs (My car got stolen from there). Also, I understand that the officer that worked with me to get the car recovered lives in Mesquite and some people tried to break in to his car. If you are staying with friends in that area, or staying in a Hotel close to it, watch out. There might be somebody lurking behind the bushes. Also, there aren't many hotels in the area that I am aware of, and traffic is awful. It is more of what is called East Dallas. North Dallas is the "fancy" part of Dallas, then South Dallas is the ghetto. SouthEast Dallas (Balch Springs) is almost as bad as South Dallas, except it's not packed with a high mexican population and drug dealers on every corner. I would say, also, that for food, there is an excellent selection in Mesquite. There is a CompUSA store there, a Best Buy, and a mall (for the girls, of course). There is a lake down IH30 (Lake Ray Hubbard) that has several parks (for picnics), and all kinds of goodies. I would recommend, though, possibly getting reservations for a hotel in Plano, Richardson, or Addison. Plano is the farthest from Mesquite, and Richardson, I would say, is the closest. Addison has the Galleria, which is very expensive to stay at from what I hear, but they have a parking garage and all.
Mesquite is a suburb of Dallas...
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green+pizza
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...it's not some one-horse town like its name suggests. In fact, wasn't id software's address in Mesquite at one time?
From the waiver you have to sign to be able to sign in at QuakeCon:
I further agree that during QUAKECON 2001 I shall conduct myself in an appropriate fashion and shall not behave poorly by performing harmful acts, using profanity, obscenity or any otherwise objectionable conduct towards any person or property involved with QUAKECON 2001.
Now what am I going to do every time I get fragged?!;-)
On a more serious note, and this may be redundant by now, Id Software started in Mesquite. Mesquite is a suburb of Dallas, which is where I live. There's a mall close-by, lots of places to eat and shop, and a few hotels. It would probably be worth it to get a rental car, since taxis in Dallas are expensive and hard to find (unless you're at the airport or downtown), and Dallas is a big, sprawling place. If you don't spend all of your time at the convention center, you may want to check out Guide Live for things to do, places to eat, etc.
ObNostalgia: When making Doom 2, Id took up residence in the only tall business building in Mesquite at the time, just off of I-635 and Town East Blvd. I remember once they started making money, you could drive by on the highway and see a couple Ferrari's and a Jaguar or two parked outside.:-)
.... QuakeCon is held in Mesquite, TX as that is the home of id Software. The biggest advantadge of being close to id is easy access to id employees. They come to QuakeCon to see how much you guys enjoy playing their games, and to play a little themselves.
And make no mistake, Carmack can frag with the best of them.
The facilities we use for QuakeCon are tremendous. The Hampton Inn is the hotel connected to the Convention Center we've used the past two years ('99, '00). There are several other hotels within a 5 minute drive that offer other options at different rates.
Mesquite is on the East side of the Dallas Metro area. Depending on where you're coming from you have two options for flights. DFW is a HUGE airport, but is on the far West side of Dallas. American Airlines hubs out of DFW, finding an affordable direct flight should be fairly easy. There are shuttle services that can take you to and from your hotel, but you'll want to call your hotel to arrange one. Cab rides are very expensive from DFW.
Love Field is a smaller airport, but its a lot closer to the event. However Southwest controls nearly 90% of the gates at that airport. So your range of airline options are somewhat limited. If you're flying Southwest though, its the only way to go. Also, a cab ride from here is probably going to be 1/3 of what it is from DFW.
John "EvilJohn" Carney - eviljohn@quakecon.org
Executive Director
QuakeCon 2001
Religious factions with assistance from MADD, RNC, Britains BBC, ELF, EFF, EPIC, ACLU, and 50 million other acronyms you never heard of, announced today the creation of another acronymed organization set to make its debut at Quakecon.
Dubbed HAVOC, or Homosapiens Against Violence On Computers, the group is targeting Quakecon in efforts to halt millions of geeks from "fragging" each other into oblivion.
"We shouldn't educate our children on what is and what isn't violent in society. The process is simple, attack the gaming industry, porn industry, poisonous media outlets, and rap music, in order to make the world safer. Why the hell would I want to speak to my kid?" stated an angry parent known as Hilda.
The group is hoping to pass out buttons, stickers, and T-Shirts of Barney the purple dinosaur in hopes of circumventing the angers of millions of video gamers.
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With all those quakers in one place, ISP tech support lines wil be dead. When I was doing cable tech most calls were gamers bitching about their ping.
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Just for all you random /.ers out there who are curious about these kinds of things, Mesquite is the kind of town where the star tailback can throw someone down two flights of stairs and not worry about any kind of disciplining from the administration. How might I know this, you may ask? Because, dear friends, *I* got thrown down two flights of stairs by the star tailback. My sin was smoking on the 2nd floor balcony of the high school. Said halfback disapproved of my behavior and showed me his disapproval by launching me down the stairs.
He got 2 detentions. I got a sprained shoulder. When we went to the office the office helper flirted with him. "Bitch, you want this fucking rube?" I remember thinking. 'Course, he *was* a football player. That means he has a big dick!
We would have sued, but we couldn't even begin to afford the court fees and shit. Plus, well, I was a freshmen and didn't want to rock the boat.
So! Come to QuakeCon, then LEAVE. I graduated from high school there and haven't been back unless absolutely requried. Say, for a QuakeCon. If you want to wander around the DFW area there are much better places to do it.
- Jesus Christ, King of the Jews, Son of God
If you remove every reference to race in your post, it gains weight. What the hell is the point in mentioning the race of the people living there? Why not just say:
"there is a lot of stuff going on with the police and the people. It is not a bad city, don't get me wrong, but I would stay away from Balch Springs (My car got stolen from there).
Also, I understand that the officer that worked with me to get the car recovered lives in Mesquite and some people tried to break in to his car. If you are staying with friends in that area, or staying in a Hotel close to it, watch out. There might be somebody lurking behind the bushes. Also, there aren't many hotels in the area that I am aware of, and traffic is awful. It is more of what is called East Dallas. North Dallas is the "fancy" part of Dallas, then South Dallas is the ghetto. SouthEast Dallas (Balch Springs) is almost as bad as South Dallas, except there aren't drug dealers on every corner. etc..."
It makes just as much sense, and you wouldn't look like such a bigot.
I don't know how other people feel, and I am definitely not racist, but in Mesquite, TX and one city very close to it (Balch Springs) there is a lot of stuff going on with the police and the people. The city has a large african american population and a large indian (east indian) population. It is not a bad city, don't get me wrong, but I would stay away from Balch Springs (My car got stolen from there). Also, I understand that the officer that worked with me to get the car recovered lives in Mesquite and some people tried to break in to his car. If you are staying with friends in that area, or staying in a Hotel close to it, watch out. There might be somebody lurking behind the bushes. Also, there aren't many hotels in the area that I am aware of, and traffic is awful. It is more of what is called East Dallas. North Dallas is the "fancy" part of Dallas, then South Dallas is the ghetto. SouthEast Dallas (Balch Springs) is almost as bad as South Dallas, except it's not packed with a high mexican population and drug dealers on every corner. I would say, also, that for food, there is an excellent selection in Mesquite. There is a CompUSA store there, a Best Buy, and a mall (for the girls, of course). There is a lake down IH30 (Lake Ray Hubbard) that has several parks (for picnics), and all kinds of goodies. I would recommend, though, possibly getting reservations for a hotel in Plano, Richardson, or Addison. Plano is the farthest from Mesquite, and Richardson, I would say, is the closest. Addison has the Galleria, which is very expensive to stay at from what I hear, but they have a parking garage and all.
...it's not some one-horse town like its name suggests. In fact, wasn't id software's address in Mesquite at one time?
From the waiver you have to sign to be able to sign in at QuakeCon:
;-)
:-)
I further agree that during QUAKECON 2001 I shall conduct myself in an appropriate fashion and shall not behave poorly by performing harmful acts, using profanity, obscenity or any otherwise objectionable conduct towards any person or property involved with QUAKECON 2001.
Now what am I going to do every time I get fragged?!
On a more serious note, and this may be redundant by now, Id Software started in Mesquite. Mesquite is a suburb of Dallas, which is where I live. There's a mall close-by, lots of places to eat and shop, and a few hotels. It would probably be worth it to get a rental car, since taxis in Dallas are expensive and hard to find (unless you're at the airport or downtown), and Dallas is a big, sprawling place. If you don't spend all of your time at the convention center, you may want to check out Guide Live for things to do, places to eat, etc.
ObNostalgia: When making Doom 2, Id took up residence in the only tall business building in Mesquite at the time, just off of I-635 and Town East Blvd. I remember once they started making money, you could drive by on the highway and see a couple Ferrari's and a Jaguar or two parked outside.
.... QuakeCon is held in Mesquite, TX as that is the home of id Software. The biggest advantadge of being close to id is easy access to id employees. They come to QuakeCon to see how much you guys enjoy playing their games, and to play a little themselves.
// EvilJohn
// Java Geek
And make no mistake, Carmack can frag with the best of them.
The facilities we use for QuakeCon are tremendous. The Hampton Inn is the hotel connected to the Convention Center we've used the past two years ('99, '00). There are several other hotels within a 5 minute drive that offer other options at different rates.
Mesquite is on the East side of the Dallas Metro area. Depending on where you're coming from you have two options for flights. DFW is a HUGE airport, but is on the far West side of Dallas. American Airlines hubs out of DFW, finding an affordable direct flight should be fairly easy. There are shuttle services that can take you to and from your hotel, but you'll want to call your hotel to arrange one. Cab rides are very expensive from DFW.
Love Field is a smaller airport, but its a lot closer to the event. However Southwest controls nearly 90% of the gates at that airport. So your range of airline options are somewhat limited. If you're flying Southwest though, its the only way to go. Also, a cab ride from here is probably going to be 1/3 of what it is from DFW.
John "EvilJohn" Carney - eviljohn@quakecon.org
Executive Director
QuakeCon 2001
Less Talk, More Beer.
Religious factions with assistance from MADD, RNC, Britains BBC, ELF, EFF, EPIC, ACLU, and 50 million other acronyms you never heard of, announced today the creation of another acronymed organization set to make its debut at Quakecon.
Dubbed HAVOC, or Homosapiens Against Violence On Computers, the group is targeting Quakecon in efforts to halt millions of geeks from "fragging" each other into oblivion.
"We shouldn't educate our children on what is and what isn't violent in society. The process is simple, attack the gaming industry, porn industry, poisonous media outlets, and rap music, in order to make the world safer. Why the hell would I want to speak to my kid?" stated an angry parent known as Hilda.
The group is hoping to pass out buttons, stickers, and T-Shirts of Barney the purple dinosaur in hopes of circumventing the angers of millions of video gamers.
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