I jumped here from /. and I'm intrigued. Looks like another late night :P. Hopefully I'll figure this all out and make some links for you to check out.
Incidentally, Brant is (was) my character on Avatar (avatar.walrus.com),. a MUD a while ago. If you knew me, drop me a line. I'm assuming that's possible. Hmmm. I'll figure it out.
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