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From: Dimensional Traveler <dtravel@sonic.net>
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Subject: Re: Ant Simulator Canceled
Date: Thu, 17 Apr 2025 07:25:04 -0700
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On 4/16/2025 10:29 PM, Ant wrote:
> Rin Stowleigh <rstowleigh@x-nospam-x.com> wrote:
>> On Wed, 16 Apr 2025 03:44:42 -0000 (UTC), ant@zimage.comANT (Ant)
>> wrote:
> 
>>> Rin Stowleigh <rstowleigh@x-nospam-x.com> wrote:
>>>> On Tue, 15 Apr 2025 16:39:17 -0500, Mandrake the Perihelion
>>>> <jfwaldby@gmail.com> wrote:
>>>
>>>>> Spalls Hurgenson wrote:
>>>>>> On Tue, 15 Apr 2025 09:48:10 -0700, Justisaur <justisaur@gmail.com>
>>>>>> wrote:
>>>>>>
>>>>>>> https://kotaku.com/indie-dev-cancels-game-says-co-workers-stole-money-for-1756434046
>>>>>>> Basically one of the people working on it embezzled for strippers and blow.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Well, I think we all know SOMEBODY in this newsgroup who's going to be
>>>>>> disappointed in this news.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Not me, though. I've got a sort of proud admiration. I figure, if
>>>>>> you're gonna embezzle, that's the way to do it. ;-)
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>> If it's realistic enough I think that is a neat concept for a game.  How
>>>>> similar are they to real ants I wonder?  I'm the type of guy who enjoys
>>>>> Lemmings which might be similar.
>>>
>>>> When I first saw that story 9 years ago, I thought to myself what a
>>>> missed opportunity.  If they can figure out a way to integrate ants
>>>> and strippers into the same simulator, they'd be runaway billionaires.
>>>
>>>> Anyone happen to have pics of OUR OWN Ant at a strip club with a bunch
>>>> of ones in his hand and a grin?  At minimum I could probably weave it
>>>> into a viral YT video short  :)
>>>
>>> I can share them:
>>> https://assets.grok.com/anon-users/77b689e8-9cbb-4544-a163-6ba00d4d0aa9/generated/hvn0vsBO8ISlADrP/image.jpg
>>> https://assets.grok.com/anon-users/77b689e8-9cbb-4544-a163-6ba00d4d0aa9/generated/lNcGUwtdHQhOYOXL/image.jpg
> 
>> Got a 403 unauth error.  Whatever you did there must have angered
>> Elon.
> 
> Rats!

No, ants!

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