Rather Infrequent Open Thread
The no longer anywhere near nightly open discussion thread at Ultima Aiera.
The no longer anywhere near nightly open discussion thread at Ultima Aiera.
The Richard Garriott-focused documentary Man on a Mission has been released, and naturally the online media has been exploding with stories about it and its subject, Lord British himself.
The 5th Circuit Court of Appeals has upheld a 2009 court decision awarding a rather large sum of money to Richard Garriott in his dispute with NCSoft. And they even awarded him some extra coin.
The no longer anywhere near nightly open discussion thread at Ultima Aiera.
Eric Anderson tweeted a picture of himself and Richard Garriott at the Space Needle in Seattle; they’re on-site there today celebrating the tower’s 50th anniversary.
Richard Garriott has been awarded an honorary Doctorate of Science by Queen Mary, University of London, for his contributions to the field of science, mathematics, and space exploration.
The no longer anywhere even remotely approaching nightly open thread at Ultima Aiera. I’m posting it early today because I’m crazy-busy with stuff to do in real life. Plus, the site’s getting a MySQL update tomorrow, so I don’t want to add much in the way of new content until that is finished.
Richard Garriott has penned an opinion piece for The Statesman (an Austin and area newspaper) discussing the future of space travel in the post-Space Shuttle era.
JAXA, the Japanese Aerospace Exploration Agency, has posted an interview with Ultima creator and private astronaut Richard Garriott, in which he discusses his dream of space travel open to the general public.
I need to take a day or two off from the site, as I’m feeling rather burnt out with all this big news that’s been breaking.