Sunday, April 11, 2004

Server problems and #thehalloffire
- Frode @ 17:57 PST

We appologise for the server problems that disturbed this Sundays #thehalloffire.

Friday, April 09, 2004

Hall Of Fire Chats This Weekend
- Frode @ 20:11 PST

Will 'The Hobbit' make for a good movie? What will a movie based on J.R.R. Tolkiens 1937 publication be like? Will it be a childrens movie? Do you think the story will translate as well to the movie medium as 'The Lord of the Rings' did? Join us in #thehalloffire this easter weekend to discuss the cinematic possibilities of 'The Hobbit'.[More]

Wednesday, April 07, 2004

Connect securely to IRC with SSL
- Arathorn @ 12:57 PST

As of April 6th, irc.theonering.net has been accepting cryptographically secure connections via SSL on port 6697 - in layman's terms it means that you can connect to the server without other people with whom you share your 'net connection eavesdropping on your passwords and conversations. For more information on how to make use of this, check out the new SSL section in the updated FAQ! [More]

Thursday, April 01, 2004

Hall Of Fire Chats This Weekend
- Frode @ 18:52 PST

Bilbo wakes up lost and afraid in the dark. Not knowing where he's going, he starts crawling and all of a sudden one of his hands makes contact with a small cold metal-ring. Putting the ring in his pocket the Hobbit stumbles on towards the roots of the mountains. Deep down by a subterranean pool Gollum is waiting.[More]

Saturday, March 27, 2004

Hall Of Fire Chats This Weekend
- Frode @ 06:19 PST

In the last chapter we discussed from The Hobbit, Tolkien makes his
feelings concerning Goblins, and the machines and devices they are
responsible for, quite clear. In The Lord of the Rings we are treated to more of the authors dislike of machinery. Here we find the fallen wizard Saruman, who tinkers in explosive devices and has a 'mind of wheels and metal'.[More]

Saturday, March 20, 2004

Hall Of Fire Chats This Weekend
- Frode @ 06:00 PST

The Company set off into the Mountains and Bilbo Baggins finds that the storms and the cold are something quite different from anything he's ever experienced in his safe little Shire. Seeking shelter in a cave from the storm and the rock throwing Stone Giants, they discover that there are even worse dangers lurking in the Misty Mountains.[More]

Saturday, March 13, 2004

Hall Of Fire Chats This Weekend
- Frode @ 10:08 PST

Glad to be alive the Company follow Gandalfs lead towards 'The last homely house', the residence of Elrond; a descendant from elves and 'heroes of the North'. To the sound of singing elves they arrive in the fair valley of Rivendell, and the travellers are happy to get to a place of rest, though there is a history of conflict between the Dwarves and the Elves that must be disregarded.[More]