still alive. dont really read the board much anymore, but i pop in to IRC every once in a blue moon.
I've been seeing some neat things on the 4x front that have gotten me excited again. The secret project from Shrapnel, the new one from Matrix, and this crazy web site has introduced me to lots of things i'd never heard of:
http://www.spacesimcentral.com/
good to see all the old crew again!