tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3022835751059714025.post3129738302034454153..comments2009-11-10T00:55:46.294-08:00Comments on Brand New Colony: Fire Works?thomas robeyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10507272466209300062noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3022835751059714025.post-12452557054906965692007-01-29T08:51:00.000-08:002007-01-29T08:51:00.000-08:00And if you happen to win this trip to space, watch...And if you happen to win this trip to space, watch out for the IRS!<br /><br /><a href="http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/local/6420AP_Free_Space_Rides.">Free space flight is anything BUT free!</a>thomas robeyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10507272466209300062noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3022835751059714025.post-86779714948018802162007-01-29T08:37:00.000-08:002007-01-29T08:37:00.000-08:00The Sunday Seattle Times published a little 100 wo...The Sunday Seattle Times published a little 100 word blurb calling it the Microsoft Worldwide Puzzle. Evidently, "some residents telephoned The Seattle Times after the display to complain about the noise."thomas robeyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10507272466209300062noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3022835751059714025.post-52023776646968402792007-01-28T18:02:00.000-08:002007-01-28T18:02:00.000-08:00OK, so I just read some more info here that indic...OK, so I just read some more info <a href= http://seattle.metblogs.com/archives/2007/01/fireworks_1.phtml> here</A> that indicates that the puzzle game is indeed tied to the Vista launch. (Which makes sense when you think about it, of course.)<br /><br />Also, so <i>that's</i> what the barge out in Lake Union on Friday was for...manganesehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08233506819446856090noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3022835751059714025.post-13618005662538252272007-01-28T13:20:00.000-08:002007-01-28T13:20:00.000-08:00I saw them too! I was in my car driving south on ...I saw them too! I was in my car driving south on I-5 at the time.<br /><br />It's actually part of the world's largest puzzle game; Microsoft is indeed involved, but it doesn't specifically have to do with the Vista launch. There were clues hidden in the fireworks display. The winners of the game get to fly into space on a sub-orbital flight.<br /><br />http://vanishingpointgame.com/<br /><br />This is not the same as Microsoft's annual puzzle hunt.manganesehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08233506819446856090noreply@blogger.com