July 2001
Tribe fights to save North Cascade mountain goat
Posted by GeneBreshears on Fri 27 Jul 2001 - 13:32In the language of the pacific northwest Sauk-Suiattle Tribe, the name for mountain goat translates as "our-brother-the-color-of-snow." Now the 200-member tribe is fighting to save its brother from the brink of extinction.
Click "Read more..." for more details and the link.
New furry Online RPG
Posted by Anon on Sat 28 Jul 2001 - 17:54There's a brand new family-friendly furry RPG and chat club for nonmorphic furry fans interested in roleplaying the Pleistocene (aka "Stone Age") epoch: Paleofurs RPG :)
Micah's Note: Looks like a mailing-list/BBS style game.
Anthrocon Closes
Posted by Aureth on Sun 29 Jul 2001 - 19:50Anthrocon finished up today, after a very successful weekend. Total paid attendance for the weekend was 1457 people--a confirmed number, straight from the head of Anthrocon registration. I will have a full report in a couple of days.
Microsoft: Xbox graphics to include 'furry engine'
Posted by Rankin on Mon 30 Jul 2001 - 20:59Sorry, this article may appeal to gamers and game developers only. I ran across this article on Microsoft's research site, stating the abilities of the Xbox's graphics engine to produce fur.
That's right. Fur.
Finally, as well as your phong shading over your polygons, you now get to have fuzzy characters. It reads like standard Microsoft PR garbage, but if you anticipate purchasing an Xbox, perhaps you wish to have a look at the article at:
http://www.research.microsoft.com/graphics/realtime_fur.asp.
Mailbox Books purchases Bronzebear Distribution
Posted by GeneBreshears on Mon 30 Jul 2001 - 22:00RABCO, the parent company of Mailbox Books, announced to their mailing list the purchase of Bronzebear Media's inventory, service mark, and customer information.
Click "Read more..." for the full announcement.
Salt-Tolerant Camels
Posted by Micah on Tue 31 Jul 2001 - 12:07Camels that can make use of salty water have been found in China. This article is worth reading just for the final paragraph, which displays the dry sense of humor commonly associated with people in the UK. *grin*
Anthrocon 2001 Report
Posted by Aureth on Tue 31 Jul 2001 - 23:10I was a good news editor, today, and sat down to write out my Anthrocon report. Click below to read it!