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Title: The Call of Codethulhu
Post by: Joe on December 30, 2006, 04:18:09 AM
http://thedailywtf.com/forums/thread/108136.aspx

When I read that I thought, what would happen if the source code for JavaOp was lost and you died? I think the situation would be quite similar, if not worse. :P
Title: Re: The Call of Codethulhu
Post by: Armin on December 30, 2006, 04:34:58 AM
What's with the sudden obsession over Metallica?
Title: Re: The Call of Codethulhu
Post by: Joe on December 30, 2006, 05:10:30 AM
Call of Cthluhu (or however you spell it) was an RPG long before Metallica made Call of Ktulu a song. Cthluhu is a monster in the books by HP Lovecraft, one of iago's heros. And this was just in the daily wtf, nothing I made up personally.

However, I was just about to post a Lars Ulrich related thread in Newby's forum. :P
Title: Re: The Call of Codethulhu
Post by: Sidoh on December 30, 2006, 05:25:31 AM
It's not really a book... it's a short story.
Title: Re: The Call of Codethulhu
Post by: iago on December 30, 2006, 12:12:57 PM
Technically, the short stories are in books :)

But either way, yeah.  HP Lovecraft invented Cthulhu way back in the 1920's.  Other more modern authors took the lore and ran with it. 

And yeah, I've read that story.  I read the Daily WTF every day.  But I'm pretty sure that wouldn't happen with JavaOp -- it's not important enough to have to disassemble.
Title: Re: The Call of Codethulhu
Post by: Sidoh on December 30, 2006, 12:31:03 PM
Quote from: iago on December 30, 2006, 12:12:57 PM
Technically, the short stories are in books :)

But either way, yeah.  HP Lovecraft invented Cthulhu way back in the 1920's.  Other more modern authors took the lore and ran with it. 

And yeah, I've read that story.  I read the Daily WTF every day.  But I'm pretty sure that wouldn't happen with JavaOp -- it's not important enough to have to disassemble.

They're still short stories! :'(
Title: Re: The Call of Codethulhu
Post by: iago on December 30, 2006, 03:53:07 PM
Quote from: Sidoh on December 30, 2006, 12:31:03 PM
They're still short stories! :'(
In books!! :P
Title: Re: The Call of Codethulhu
Post by: Sidoh on December 30, 2006, 05:55:25 PM
Completely coincidental, I assure you.
Title: Re: The Call of Codethulhu
Post by: rabbit on December 30, 2006, 06:01:48 PM
Quote from: iago on December 30, 2006, 03:53:07 PM
Quote from: Sidoh on December 30, 2006, 12:31:03 PM
They're still short stories! :'(
In books!! :P
Anthologies*
Title: Re: The Call of Codethulhu
Post by: iago on December 31, 2006, 01:18:47 AM
Quote from: rabbit on December 30, 2006, 06:01:48 PM
Quote from: iago on December 30, 2006, 03:53:07 PM
Quote from: Sidoh on December 30, 2006, 12:31:03 PM
They're still short stories! :'(
In books!! :P
Anthologies*
Last time I checked, anthologies are books.. :P
Title: Re: The Call of Codethulhu
Post by: rabbit on December 31, 2006, 08:19:38 AM
So?  They are cited differently :P