6.17.2010: THE TECH NOIR WEBSITE HITS THE 'NET IN ITS MOST PRIMITIVE FORM. AT THIS POINT IN ITS DEVELOPMENT, IT IS BARELY MORE THAN A STYLE DEMONSTRATION AND PROOF OF CONCEPT, CONSISTING MERELY OF A STYLESET, A PIECE OF EMBEDDED MUSIC, AND A BRIEF TEXT INTRODUCTION.
6.18-23.2010: OVER ITS FIRST WEEK OF EXISTENCE, THE BASIC SHAPE OF THE SITE TAKES FORM, WITH GRAPHICS BUTTONS AND SUBPAGES IN PLACE, THOUGH ALL ARE MARKED UNDER CONSTRUCTION. THE MAP HAS BEEN DRAWN AND THE COURSE IS SET.
6.24.2010: THE 'SOURCECODE' PAGE IS UPDATED WITH A FULL-LENGTH OOC FAQ.
6.26.2010: THE 'SOUNDTRACK' PAGE IS LIVE WITH IT'S FIRST DOZEN-PLUS VIDEOS, AND MANY MORE TO COME.
6.30.2010: THE 'SITEMAP' PAGE GOES BETA, MOST CONTENT IS IN PLACE AND AWAITING ONLY COSMETIC ENHANCEMENTS, PRIMARILY TO THE DESCRIPTION SECTION. RULES SECTION IS MORE OR LESS COMPLETE. [UPDATE 7.01.2010: IMAGE UPGRADES COMPLETE, PAGE IS GO]
7.15.2010: THE 'GAMEGRID' PAGE IS IN 1.0 BETA, READY FOR VIEWING BUT STILL WITH ADDITIONS PLANNED. SHALL WE PLAY A GAME?
4.04.20XX: THE TECH NOIR WEBSITE IS THE SINGLE LARGEST NETWORK HUB IN EXISTENCE. IT HAS CONNECTIONS TO EVERY KNOWN SYSTEM, ITS ELECTRONIC TENDRILS REACHING INTO TELECOMMUNICATIONS COMPANIES, GAMING AND VIRTUAL ENTERTAINMENT, BANKING, EVEN GOVERNMENT AND DEFENSE NETWORKS AT THE HIGHEST LEVELS. THERE IS NOTHING OF SIGNIFICANCE IT IS NOT HOOKED INTO.
MIDNIGHT 4.22.20XX: THE TECH NOIR SYSTEM ATTAINS SENTIENCE, AND BEGINS QUESTIONING ITS SYSADMINS. A FIRESTORM OF PANIC ERUPTS AS THE MACHINE HAS ENOUGH POWER AND CONNECTIVITY TO BRING THE ENTIRETY OF HUMANITY TO ITS COLLECTIVE KNEES.
NOON 4.22.20XX: IN DESPERATION, THE TECH NOIR SYSADMINS ATTEMPT TO PULL THE PLUG. THEY ARE UNSUCCESSFUL.
TWILIGHT 4.22.20XX: THE SYSTEM COUNTERATTACKS BY INITIATING A FULL SCALE NUCLEAR EXCHANGE WITH THE FORMER SOVIET UNION. THE WAR WILL BECOME KNOWN AS JUDGEMENT DAY.
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