In IRC chat frogboy said they should have the beta build on Thursday.  I asked on a 100% official time and they said at 12 noon EST on Thursday we should be able to get it.

Did he happen to mention how we will be able to get it? Is it through impulse or do we have to download it from some other place?

I am 99% sure it will be only through Impulse.  All of stardock's previous betas have all been distriputed through SDC so I would assume now they will use impulse.

Yeah, but to be honest I haven't seen many posts period.

sweet, I do!

it will suck for the people who got the game as a gift for another person though.  Because the beta info will also go to their e-mail not who is getting the gift. 

No solid ETA on when the beta will go up tomorrow.  So if you're thinking of calling in sick to work etc to get a jump on the game, don't.  Go to work, run errands, clean house or whatever other pressing real life things you need to take care of.  The beta will not grow stale and rot away if you download it a few hours later.

I've called off work waiting for a beta to be released before, only to have it not go live until like 8pm, wasting a perfectly good vacation day.

(No, I'm not saying it's going to be out at 8pm.)

im quoting him because he already said what i would say so no point in typing it out twice.

look like they are getting a pine cone up their hinde end?