Kickin' it oldskool

I have uploaded a file to a remote server, made it invisible to the public, and set up automated commands that will make it visible to the public at 10 am tomorrow and then invisible again an hour later, and I did it all from the command line. I feel so much like a Hollywood hacker now. The fact that the file is just the midterm I'm giving tomorrow (as opposed to, say, secret information that will save the world) does not diminish from the feeling of awesomeness.

(I am well aware that there are plenty of you out there who already know how to do this and are way better at it than I am. I still reserve the right to feel proud of myself for it. :-P )

Dwarf Fortress: Leromrigòth, 1064

( Spring 1064: an elven caravan, a goblin siege, ballistae on the roof, and more legendary underwear )

( Summer 1064: a human caravan, an elven diplomat, goblin ambushes, and a legendary spear )

( Autumn 1064: another goblin siege, the Queen behaves strangely one last time, and the ballista crew doesn't accomplish much )

( Winter 1064: gatehouse remodelling, YET ANOTHER goblin siege, and a Titaness attack )

By the beards of our ancestors! We've hardly even begun to bring in the goblin junk from the siege, and suddenly we have another unwelcome visitor! The titaness Ofa Nanothathanemo has come to demolish our fortress! She stood atop a hill to the northwest for a while, surveying the area, but now she's on the move, striding with huge footsteps towards the gatehouse.

What amazing good fortune! She's fallen into one of our cage traps! Those were a GREAT idea.

Speaking of cage traps, the forges have finally churned out enough cages to reload ALL of the traps. The marksdwarves continue practicing archery with goblinbone bolts, and Kivish the marksdwarf has just given birth to a baby boy, Shorast Thocitkol right in the archery range! The engineers have been training on the practice catapults as well.

The rest of winter has passed us by uneventfully. We're gradually making the stockpiles a little more orderly. The miners had to expand the food storage room again, as we continue to have a HUGE surplus. In fact we've grown so many sunberries that the entire fortress could last six months drinking nothing but sunshine! Throw rum into the mix and we'll have enough for the other half of the year as well.