[Captain Kwok]

Bad, Very Bad News

My harddrive has died. It made a few clicking noises while I was playing a pbw turn - then I realized what was happening! I tried in vain to backup what I could of my computer files, but it was too late. I had intended to copy all the mod files and graphics etc to CD a few weeks ago but had procrastinated. I feel like crying now.

I'll try and get a new harddrive if I can afford to this week and see if I can grab anything off the old one - unfortunately I don't think it will work. It sounds like the problem is mechanical.

If I cannot recover anything from the mod, I will not continue the mod. I am so sad. I keep thinking about all the time I spent making those graphics and files. All I had to do was copy it to a damn CD, half hour at most. Now I only have a few floppies with selected files from a few months ago. I'm so sorry. I feel so bad. It's been so long already and I know many of you were looking so forward and I was finally getting so close.

At least I have this laptop, so I think I'll be able to keep up with PBW turns and stuff like that. If I can't recover the data, I think I'll devote my resources into helping revive the se:ladder with Fyron and Thermodyne and making the best thing around.

I think I'm going to go for a walk, it's such a nice day. If you haven't backed up your important data recently - I suggest you do it now - don't be a dumbass like me.