ßßß±ÜÜÜÜÜ ÜÜÜÛÛ²²±±ßßßßß ÜÜÜÜÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÝhen ßßßßß ßßßß ÜÜ Û ßßß ÛÛÛÛ ßßßß ÛÛÛÛ ß±ÞÛÛÛÛÜÜÜ ÞÛÛÛ ßß ÛÛÛÝ ÞÛÛÛÜÜÜ ßßßßßßßß ÛÛÛÛ°² Û ÛÛ± °Û² ÛÛÛÛ ÛÛ²°ÞÛÛÛÝÞÛÝÞÛÛÛßßÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÝÞÝÞÛÛÛ ÛÛÛßßÛÛÛÛ °ÛÛÛÛÛ ÛÛÛÛÛ²±ÞÝ Ü ßß ÞÝÞÛ° ÛÛÛÛ ß ÜÜÞÛÛÛÝÞÛÝÞÛÛÝ ÜÜÛÛÛÛÛÛÛ ÞÛ²² ÞÛÛÛ ÛÛÛ °ÛÛÛÛÛ ÛÛÛÛÛÛ² ±ÜÜ ÞÝÞÛÛ²ÛÛÛ²ÜÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÝÞÛ ÛÛÛÛÛÛßßßÛÛÛÛÛÛ ÛÛÛÛ ²²ÛÝÞÛ ÛÛÛÝÞÛÛÛÛÛ Ût h eÛÝÞÝÞÛÛÛÝ °°Þ²²ÛÛ±ÛÛÛÛÛßß ÞÛ²²Û °ß ²²ÛÝ ÜÜܲ²ÛÛÛÛÛ²²ÛÝÞÛÛÛÝÞÛ ²²ÛÝÞÛe rÛ °°ÛÛ°°°² ± ±±ÛÜßß ÛÛ²°°²²Û²²ÝÞ²²±±±²²Üܲ²ÛÛÛÝÞ ±±ÛÛ²²ÝÞ²²±±²²ÛÛ±± °ß ÛÛ²²±±°°Û° ÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÝÞ² ÛÛ°°ßܲ²°ÛÛ±±±Û°°ÜÜ ß°°±±±±°°±±²² Þ°±±°°Ý °°ÛÛ°°±±°°ÜÜ°°±±ÜÜ ÛÛÛÛÛ ÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛ±ßÜÜÜÜ ßßßÜÛÛÛÝÞ°ÛÛß ÛÛÛÛÛ°° Ü Þ°°±±°°ÛÛ°°ÜÛ ÝÞÛ Û °° ÛÛ°°ßßß°° ÛÛ ßßßßßßßßßß ßÜÜÜÜß²Ü Ü ÞÛÛ Û Ü ßßßßß Ü ÛÛÛ°°ÛÛßßÛÛÜÜ Ü  ÛÝßßßßß ÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜ ßßßßßßßßß Ü±ÜÜÜÜÜÛÛÛÛÜßßßßßßßß ±²Û²° ÜÛ±Ûß °°²the blender marches on ßÛ°ÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛßßß° ßßßß ßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßß °°ÛÛÛ°°ÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛn e w s ÛÛÛÛ°° Û±±°°ÛÛÛ°°ÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛ ÛÛ° ÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜ Because there isn't enough else going on in the world at this moment, we felt that the underground PC art scene deserved another Blender "funpo", as a treat. Since picking the pace back up in 2015, we've just been running them annually. In recent years, we've been multiplexing them, still having only one Blender session annually, but holding multiple compos of different lengths during that session. This time we kept it simple, stupid, and hosted a single Blender improvised art competition over a 24-hr period from Saturday, October 24th through to Sunday, October 25th. It wasn't a huge to-do, but we hosted a respectable quantity of participants and produced a worthwhile body of art on our impromptu themes. Due to Cthulu's failure to maintain IRC logs, this infofile will also be keeping it simple, stupid, and foregoing the traditional "in their own words" reportage live from the scene of the crime. You'll just have to take his word for it that we were our customary witty and urbane selves. ßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßß °°ÛÛÛ°°ÛÛk e e p i n g i t t o p i c a l Û°° Û±±°°ÛÛÛ°°ÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛ ÛÛ ÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜ We got a little abstract this time around with the location. The subject, KUNG-FU MASTERS, overlapped with recent Blenders about martial arts, but of course, it didn't demand that they be practicing their demanding and esoteric physical discipline. Indeed, this time the words required them to be HAVING A DANCE-OFF. And where? INSIDE A PRISM. You have to use your imagination a little bit there. I made some Zardoz jokes, and then a week later Sean Connery died. The moral of the story: perhaps I should be a little more careful while using my imagination. ßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßß °°ÛÛÛ°°Ûg e t t o t h e p o i n t . . . Û°°  ±°°ÛÛÛ°°ÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛ ÛÛ° ÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜ Warpus was really happy with the entries, and wanted to give a (pointless) (by which I mean, non-scoring in the rankings) HONORABLE MENTION to Blippypixel of MISTIGRIS for his first-time Blender participation (a teletext screen, how very Misty) and SPINSANE for his colourful haiku. But we awarded THIRD PLACE, worth one point in the rankings, to Blender lifer mel farr suppastar of LAZARUS for an evocative ANSI art screen in his unique aesthetic. SECOND PLACE was the subject of much debate in the judging chambers, and finally we agreed to proclaim a TIE between TAINTED of BLOCKTRONICS and HAYN9 of LEGACY KREW, both Blenderizing for the first time ever, both demonstrating ANSI art mastery, just putting the emphasis on different assigned words. This placing earned both of their groups two points in the standings. We didn't have to discuss who won FIRST PLACE: silently, unanimously, we were compelled to bestow the distinction upon WHAZZIT of BLOCKTRONICS, earning them three more points in the rankings. If you want a short cut to the judges hearts, the secret is: ANSI ART ANIMATION. ßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßß °°ÛÛÛ°°Ûp o s t g a m e a n a l y s i sÛÛÛÛÛÛÛ°°  ±°°ÛÛÛ°°ÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛ ÛÛ° ÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜ What have we learned this time? Scoring is easier if you only host one compo at a time, yielding fewer opportunities for the bestowing of bonus points. This is both a pro and a con. We suggested in last Blender's infofile that we might shake up our annual compo pace and run one in October, and lo and behold, we did. Read an infofile, kids, you just might learn something useful! Speaking of last Blender, our apologies -- the already-complicated scoring was all messed up by the incorrect allocation of points to a defunct crew. They have been recalculated, and everyone will be glad to know that we have retroactively redacted what nail described as our fellating of the corpse of Fuel. Legacy, Lazarus, and Mistigris all gained from the redistribution of those points. Speaking of Lazarus, the last time they went up in the rankings was close to a quarter century ago! It's always exciting to see a crew emerge from the hazy mists of history and immediately set to frenetic Blenderizing! Blocktronics' concerted ascent in the rankings is perhaps less unlikely, but hats off to Whazzit for pulling down his second consecutive gold prize! In terms of overall Blender participation, this time Warpus finally pulls ahead from Hennifer in the "most Blenders participated in" category. And Warpus wanted to note that he's pleased as punch to have finally gotten Tainted to take part in a Blender. I gather that it failed to happen in the '90s and he had kind of figured that it never would. Never say never! ßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßß °°ÛÛÛ°°ÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛb y e ÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛ°° ±°°ÛÛÛ°°ÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛ ÛÛ° ÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜ  if there ever is another blender, it will most likely be held: (if not sooner!) saturday, january 16th - sunday, january 17th, 2021 then  saturday, april 17th - sunday, april 18th, 2021 7:30pm - 7:30pm (est)  #blender (on EFnet) please join us. - hennifer & warpus & cthulu SAUCE00Blender 2020b infofile Cthulu, Warpus & HenBlender! 20201101‹&P}IBM VGA