Just Wondering....

[Happy_Dau]

Happy_Dau is just the re-translation of my name. My First Name is Felix, which is Latin and means "The Lucky One". I was thinking about Lucky Dau but that sounded more like some advertising for cigarrets, so I chose Happy Dau. The _ remained from old Quake I times when there was no space, and I finally got used to it.

Dau is my Last name and is an old joke in computers. A Dau is the "Most Stupid User You Can Imagine" (Duemmster Anzunehmender User) and I liked it alot (I knew how to boot our old 286 and start the game "Digger" when I was six). So I kept it. The term DAU refers to the german GAU (Groesster anzunehmender Unfall). I don't know if an english equivalent exists, a GAU is just the term when a nuclear power plant explodes.

[Suicide Junkie]

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Suicide_Junkie???(is this how you play??Damn the odds and full speed ahead??)

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Lol. Not quite. In fact, my strategy is just the opposite. I like to build ships that will never die. Often I have to force myself to cut out some defense for an extra gun mount . See my DN design.
I also find it fun to see how close I can cut it, yet still win a battle without losing a ship (severe damage is good, blowing up is bad)

I first started using "Heavyweapons" for games, such as my Scorched Earth type game (in VB), which was very popular at highschool. (With only four computers facing away from the teacher/supervisor's desk, competition was fierce )
I chose my new name when I had to register for forums and stuff on the net, and everything seemed to already be taken.
After struggling for a few days, trying to come up with something original, I landed on Suicide Junkie.
It was interesting, and not too serious (addicted to suicide?!?) and I couldn't come up with anything else, so there it is.


[This message has been edited by suicide_junkie (edited 07 June 2001).]

[Saxon]

I honestly don't remember, I have been using it for over 20 years now. There is a band by that name, but I never listened to them. Maybe it is because it has an "X" in it, who knows what your are thinking when you only have one digit in your age.

[LeTharg]

Aside from inertia being my best quality, LeTharg is general enough to fit into a variety of universes from fantasy to futuristic.

[Askan Nightbringer]

Well Askan was my birth name, meaning "The First Son" in the ancient language of the People. The Nightbringer aspect is a title granted through deeds, meaning "To Bring Hope" (The People of Night believe utter darkness is the perfect State).

Askan Nightbringer
Voice of the People's Empire

[Magnum357]

Nothings really special about my nickname (Magnum357). I'm kind of a gun freak and collect guns as a hobby. I choosed Magnum357 because it is probably my most favorite calibure for a hand gun (versital ammunition, cheap, and much more powerful then the 9mm's out thier )

[Str8_Gain]

Str8_Gain comes from "straight gain", an engineering term used in analog design. "Straight Gain" when applied to operational amplifiers means 100% gain with no distortion to the input waveform.

Guess you can tell I'm an EE, huh?