Entropy Enhancement
by Ilya
Entropy Enhancement began last year, when Daniel Raburn founded
a club called Club 9 From Outer Space. Since he (and 90% of our
members) graduated last year, I've taken over. The club makeup is
a bit different now, but the basic premise is the same: do pseudo-random
stuff. Like what? Well, for example, we play 4-way Knightmare chess,
Monopoly/Chess/Othello/Go/Civilization (tentatively called Empirial
Wars), or Omega (c) (a game using Uno cards that Dan invented a
while ago; its rules are completely unlike anything else I can think
of). We also (at the same time) hold discussions on whatever comes
up, and on off-topic conversations (sometimes all 3 simultaneously).
Another project that mainly I and my VP Neil Herriot (Quark) are
working on is a language called Saigrok [sigh'-grahk]. It's currently
in 2nd alpha stage; we have letters, general grammar, methodology/goals,
and a few specifics (like family name designations). The details
are a) confusing and b) confidential, so I won't go into that now.
In general, Entropy Enhancement is devoted to proving and actively
enhancing (!) the Second Law of Thermodynamics in a more.... figurative
sense. Note, however, that I (as supreme dictator) do not tolerate
any behavior that is a) wantonly destructive, b) excessively rude,
or c) Xphobic (i.e., saying "fag" or other annoying terms). This
does NOT (repeat NOT) mean that I censor people (curse all you want)
or enforce political corectness (it's "black", not "african american"
{I'm "white", after all, not "russian american"}). Hardly. Merely
that I expect certain standards of decency, and will use force (if
necessary) to obtain them.
That, in a paragraph, sums up Entropy Enhancement. We also have
a webpage (a subsection of my own) at http://saizai.n3.net,
and a mailing list at http://entropyenhancement.listbot.com.
