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Amiga News and Community Announcements => Amiga News and Community Announcements => Amiga.org site announcements => Topic started by: on June 19, 2002, 08:32:16 PM
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Hi guys,
Looking back through the last few weeks of forum posts, I have found a lot of instance where people applaud Amiga.org on one front only to slam us on another. Specifically the lack of news reporting, downloads, links, etc.
I feel (yet again) compelled to note that the content on this site belongs to YOU, the community. Essentially it appears that I'm all alone driving content to this site. Others help moderate it, but I end up posting 99.99% of it. I no longer have time to scour news sites every few hours like I used to for news stories. I have even less time to scour downloads, links and other parts of the site.
As such, that means if you want news/links/downloads/etc, it is up to each of you to contribute. If you don't, you do not have the right to bitch about our lack of ability to keep up.
It takes several hours per day for one person to keep this site up to date and current. I no longer have several hours per day to dedicate to this site. It would take 5 minutes for each person to send us something every day.
I know I am not the most subtle person in the world, and I tend to be abrasive when I get riled up, but I am about to suggest a new slogan for the site
"pitch in, or piss off" :-) {joking}
[ Edited by Wayne on 2002/6/19 14:28:46 ]
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ok :-o
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Will do...
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As such, that means if you want news/links/downloads/etc, it is up to each of you to contribute.
Agreed!
It takes several hours per day for one person to keep this site up to date and current. I no longer have several hours per day to dedicate to this site. It would take 5 minutes for each person to send us something every day.
I applaud your efforts Wayne. Quite obviously, without you, we all would not have this site to use.
I know I am not the most subtle person in the world, and I tend to be abrasive when I get riled up
You're such a warm and kind person!! Nyuk Nyuk Nyuk!! :-)
Send stuff in people! The moderators, including myself, are ready and waiting for postings, downloads, whatever!
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ok
Not sure how to take that :)
Wayne
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Regarding submissions:
Can we post news articles featured on other amiga news sites?
Skippy
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You can submit ANYTHING and EVERYTHING you like as long as it's either of major general interest or specifically Amiga related. The appropriate moderator will look at your submission and either approve it, investigate it, or decline it based on very open criteria.
A news "post" can be as simple as a pointer to an interesting article.
[ Edited by Wayne on 2002/6/19 14:43:31 ]
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@skippy.
Thank you very, very much for the news posts. Please consider however adding the shareware releases as files, not news. Makes it much easier to keep up with the news and provides a seperator line with the links.
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Well I contributed a GIF anim of that girl with the strategically painted Boing!balls. And it was removed. I bet it would've been the most popular download too :-)
So Kent removed it. OK. But I posted the link along with some joke about "Kent" really being John Ashcroft.
Then the whole thread was removed.
Hmmm. Either somebody doesn't have a sense of humor, or John Ashcroft really does have ties to amiga.org :-)
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"pitch in or piss off"
Hmmm..... I like it ;-)
Seriously its a catchy slogan :-)
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@boing.
I removed it after receiving no less than a dozen complaints about it being seen by member's kids. It seems a lot of people use us as their home page and when little "Johnny" gets on and starts clicking, the parents (our users) were not amused.
While I personally take no offense to the images (outside of thinking them terribly tacky), I have to respect the opinions of our users. If a dozen are offended enough to say something, how many users are simply so offended that they stop coming to the site but never say anything?
Amiga.org, for good or bad, has garnered a reputation for representing the Amiga community without most of the hype, and without most of the childish behavior you can find on other sites. The last thing I believe we want to do give our users reason to look elsewhere for maturity.
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@ Wayne,
Good points. Fully agreed with you.
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Wayne, im only partly familiar with TiVo and i dont even think we get it in Oz... But is that a real advertisment?
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Wayne wrote:
@boing.
I removed it after receiving no less than a dozen complaints about it being seen by member's kids. It seems a lot of people use us as their home page and when little "Johnny" gets on and starts clicking, the parents (our users) were not amused.
While I personally take no offense to the images (outside of thinking them terribly tacky), I have to respect the opinions of our users. If a dozen are offended enough to say something, how many users are simply so offended that they stop coming to the site but never say anything?
Amiga.org, for good or bad, has garnered a reputation for representing the Amiga community without most of the hype, and without most of the childish behavior you can find on other sites. The last thing I believe we want to do give our users reason to look elsewhere for maturity.
And this is the reason i stay here. Sure i would have liked to see it, but Waynes Moderation makes it a great place for all of us.
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Rodney wrote:
And this is the reason i stay here. Sure i would have liked to see it, but Waynes Moderation makes it a great place for all of us.
It's a pity that email isn't the same.. no less than 10-20 spam emails a day is what I get. If only that crap could be more moderated. And no, not using a filter one ones email client :-(
Yes, amiga.org is a great place to visit, even though I haven't turned my A4000/PPC in a few months, I still visit amiga sites for that one elusive post "The AmigaOne has arrived!"
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Wayne, im only partly familiar with TiVo and i dont even think we get it in Oz... But is that a real advertisment?
No it isn't a real advertisement, but it is indeed how I feel. As a matter of fact, it's the only product I have ever felt strongly enough about to put a window sticker on my car for.
www.tivo.com
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@Wayne
IMHO you are doing a great job with this site.
@Contributors
Thanks for posting news, articles, pictures, screenshots, etc.
I especially liked the AmigaOS screenshot showing AmigaOS 1.3 :-D
Thanks especially to Kent and SimoAmi for the great pictures.
As for the forums, it is great to have open discussion about a wide range of topics. I must admit though that I was wondering if the "longest thread" (ie Al Queda ...) would ever end.
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redfox
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No it isn't a real advertisement, but it is indeed how I feel. As a matter of fact, it's the only product I have ever felt strongly enough about to put a window sticker on my car for.
Tivo seems pretty cool. I'm hoping the Radeon All-In-Wonder for the amiga has the same support the PC version does. The PC version has software for alot of the same features as Tivo.
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I have an all in wonder radion sitting here in my PC, they are dam nice - till you loose the breakout box.... when you do its crap.... you cant get video in without it, and they cost a fortune to replce! :-? :-P
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[Moved to new Topic]
Your wish is my command Wayne.
You Have 0 more wishes :-D
[ Edited by NamelessOne on 2002/6/26 16:03:05 ]
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boy have we gotten way off topic! Someone please start a new appropriate topic to continue this conversation?
Thanks,
Wayne
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< PITCHIN :-) >
I AM NEW TO AMIGA.ORG AS YOU CAN PROBABLY TELL!!) BUT I HAVE ALREADY BEEN GREETED WITH SOME GREAT REPLIES TO MY THREADS.
THE COMMUNITY STILL WORKS!!
THANKS
:-)
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I think you're doing a great job at this Wayne, I'm finding myself coming here more regularly just to check the forums and learn something new. :-D
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@Phoenix
Please stop shouting m8. My ears hurt...
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Hey Wayne, what's TIVO, "the coolest thing since the Amiga" ? A new OS ?-)
pX :-?
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@ xaccrocheur,
Hey Wayne, what's TIVO, "the coolest thing since the Amiga" ? A new OS ?-)
No. TiVo is both a device and a service used for recording television shows from a digital source (like digital cable or DirecTV) onto a hard drive within the box. Most recording devices made today have two tuners so you can record one program and watch another, or record two programs at the same time and watch a third program that has already been recorded. Plus, you can "pause" live TV for up to 30 minutes if you need to go do something. Come back, start it again where you paused it and continue watching like normal. Skipping commercials with fast forward allows you to "catch up" to real time broadcast again. It's capable of much more, too. You can find out more information at - TiVo Home Page (http://www.tivo.com)
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How about building pc/amiga clone into a tivo.
The software is readily availble for pc to make timed recordings and much more, I have found its works out cheaper if you already have a pc.
One box solution
( sorry for using the 'pc' to often)
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I send this evening a news item but I don`t see it posted in the news section, what happened. It was about a demoparty held in Poland. (also with Amigas of cource)
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Actually, I've always wondered how on earth most of the news get here. Unless it was posted on ANN or SlashDot (rarely) aswell, I have NEVER seen any of the news somewhere else too. Guess that says something (apart from look harder).
Besides, anything beyond Amithlon, Amiga Inc, and the evil alternative (just kidding, couldn't remember their names) almost everything is "off-topic" for AO. Posting Aminet releases as news IS a bit lame (sometimes, not always). So what's left? At the moment the news air is dry as a desert.
Poor excuses for being lazy I know, but it really isn't that easy to find any newsworthy stuff. Share the waterholes with us Wayne and maybe you'll get some help. Where do YOU look for news?
http://www.amiga.com
;-) Yeah, I know I'm funny! ;-)
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Oh, I forgot...
Who slammed AO?!
Give us NAMES, give us NAMES!!!
_Me standing in a red/white checkered sheet holding a torch_
Just kidding. But sometimes you overreact Wayne. Some time ago I saw you threaten to quit over a guy who registered just to post a four sentence ignorant rambling and in it was the word webmaster. Grab a valium dude.
If people don't post news here, don't go and get all the news by yourself. Nobody demands that. And nobody demands 0 dayz news either. Pick a day, any day, and only go out and get news then. It won't be a complete cut-off, and people will start missing news in between. The "what if's" will sneak up on them and they go looking for the first "Amiga One Released" to appear and perhaps they will find some newsworthy stuff to post on AO in the process.
If you don't have the time, then step down a bit. Check the site every other day instead. Or even once a week. You got staff, right? Start trusting them to run stuff from time to time. Once you even went for a holiday. And the site was up the whole time, yes?
Personally I think it's a god damn shame that you can't get paid full time for running this site. But stuff like that has been the faith of Amigans in general I guess. Hopefully it will be possible to actually earn a faint reflection of some real money on the A1. But then, maybe not.
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...also, (am I getting boring yet?)
ANYONE WHO COMPLAINS ABOUT LACK OF NEWS HERE DESERVE TO BE *censor*!!!
And I stand for that no matter who it originated from! There is no excuse for a site-hog to complain about the lack of news if he doesn't post any himself!
Said the guy who only posted news once in a lifetime...
[ Edited by JetRacer on 2002/6/30 10:21:08 ]
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@Jetracer
I don't know you, per se, so I'll resist getting too deep here, except to say that there are a lot of things you don't really understand, yet are more than willing to speak about in an authoritative fashion.
Please understand that the following is *not* posted as a slam, I'm just very tired after a very long trip yesterday. I just don't want to leave this hanging and forget about it...
Just kidding. But sometimes you overreact Wayne. Some time ago I saw you threaten to quit over a guy who registered just to post a four sentence ignorant rambling and in it was the word webmaster. Grab a valium dude.
I don't recall the situation you are speaking of, so I can't say whether it did, or did not happen specifically.
Considering the amount of effort which goes into this site, and the fact that it regularly threatens the rest of my life, I reserve the right to overreact. As do we all.
As far as me being too sensitive, people can think any thing they want about me, and for the most part, I don't care. What I do care about and will address where I see it, is people either being completely wrong (and authoritative about it) or making #### up about me just to make themselves feel better. For the most part, outside of the basic human need for acceptance, people's opinions of me are irrelevant. I reserve the right to defend myself when people start making #### up, as would you, if I started making wild claims about you.
For example, the idea that I censor things at Amiga.org. Where I don't absolutely have to for reasons of continuity (or cleaning up profanity), I don't care what is said on this site. Want to trash AI? Go ahead. Want to trash MOS? Go ahead.
Free speech is welcomed here. Responsibility is required however. If you feel strongly enough to say something, be "man enough" to stand up and take responsibility for saying it. Also be adult enough in what you say to keep from intentionally insulting others. Everyone has an opinion and they are all welcomed here. The other people here make up their own minds as to the level of your stupidity in a post.
Some people say that I censor news posted here, and for the most part, that's simply rediculous. I have stated on about a thousand threads (this one included) that I don't have time to scavenge news any more, so I'm not the one posting any of it. In the past few weeks, Skippy has been posting more news than anyone, including our staff.
The exception to the rule of censoring news being that we do not post news items whose only intention is to elicit flames, to upset people, and to splinter the already suffering community even more. I could not care less what the subject is, ranging from MOS to AOS, to DE, to Shawn. Some things are news, some things simply are not. I will not allow this site to degenerate to the level of other sites.
As I said, if you have news, post it. If you don't, don't bitch and whine about it not being posted. "pitch in, or piss off". ;-)
If you don't have the time, then step down a bit.
I do, out of necessity. When I do, the site almost becomes stagnant. For some reason, people like knowing I'm around.
Check the site every other day instead.
You truly have no idea how much work goes into this do you...?
You got staff, right? Start trusting them to run stuff from time to time. Once you even went for a holiday. And the site was up the whole time, yes?
Thanks very much solely to them volunteering, Amiga.org does have a staff, and I trust them to do whatever's necessary to keep the integrity of the site. They have all the access they need to squash fights, brawls, and anything else.
I've never gone on "holiday" as you put it. As the staff knows, I had family issues that I had to deal with. I still do, but in the mean time, life goes on.
[ Edited by Wayne on 2002/6/30 14:02:05 ]
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Here, here Wayne :-)
By the Way - is Shawn the most well known person OUTSIDE of the community..... :-P
(Maybe I shouldnt have posted that here....... but I can take it)
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No slam taken. It was just that I thougt the post was just as worthy of your attention as stuff written in a public toilet.
Heck, I don't mind a little steam from you every now and then. Anything that keeps AO going...
I'm sorry if I offended you with my ignorance Wayne. And I completely agree with the rest of the stuff you wrote.
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That avatar looks like a psycologist. And I hate shrinks. Nothing personal Rob. Forget I even posted this...
Ok, it really gets on my nerves. Everytime.
Now, I know. Put sunglasses on him. And a gold chain around his neck. And a ring in his ear. Hehehe, ..hmrph-he.. hihi!
:-D
Suddenly it's not that irritating anymore.
Off-topic? Never heard of it.
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Tivo seems pretty cool. I'm hoping the Radeon All-In-Wonder for the amiga has the same support the PC version does. The PC version has software for alot of the same features as Tivo.
Yep, and a $40 ATI TV Wonder VE does the same stuff as Tivo, with the added feature of the saved data being accessible by video editing/animation software.
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Dude - My character is based on Bob Godfrey one of my all time fav animators.
Maybe my character isnt that good. if you met bob in real lfe you could tell from his personality that he is anything but a psycologist :-)
When I get the time I'll do myself and stick that up :-)
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Wayne
I like it! "Pitch in or Piss off" would also apply to the purchase of the $50 coupons for AmigaOne/OS4. Seems to me that a lot of the postings in the forum are from people who only want to support the Amiga if it suits their personal vision, and they are the same types that take a "Wait and See" attitude with regard to contributing to your web site.
If Wayne does not get support, Amiga.org will die.
If Amiga Inc. does not get support, Amiga will die.
We, the "community" can save both, or let them both wither away. It's up to you, and now is NOT the time for lame excuses.
Dave MacDonald
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Someone please start a new appropriate topic to continue this conversation?
Okay.. why is this always at the top of the list.. because until I made this post, nothing had been posted here for six days..
Let me guess.. cos you posted it, it goes to the top of the list..
BTW can I post the fact I got my "greencard" in the mail yesterday as news.. ;-)
- The conditional bits of my residency have been removed, and I can now stay here as long as I want.. :-) -
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Note the different icon, denoting a "sticky" topic. I got tired of repeating myself, then losing track of the thread later when someone else asked. Sticky threads stay on top and will be used for announcements like this, or forum rules, etc.
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Hee Wayne,
Just wondering, how it is these days.. You seem more optimistic lately, and more "online" then say a month or 3 ago.. Everything going up in your private life ? (No, not asking if you want to tell about your life, just asking)
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I think sedate would be a much better word than optimistic. I've had a couple of people give me what I consider to be honest answers about the Amiga and it's current status, so I'm far more positive on the subject than I was say about three weeks ago.
In regards to my private life, no real, available comment... Sorry.
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Hi Wayne,
> I've had a couple of people give me what I consider
> to be honest answers about the Amiga and it's
> current status, so I'm far more positive on the
> subject than I was say about three weeks ago.
Well that certainly sounds like good news. Can you elaborate (even a little) ?
[ Edited by Wilse on 2002/7/15 21:09:09 ]
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Wasn't me sir.
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My kinda person! Being not so subtle is a virtue more people should have. At least you know where that person's coming from. More of us need to experience what we need to hear, not what we want to hear. Way to go Wayne.
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In the last 2/3 years i have had a few people tell me what they think of the Amiga. They are be wrong and always will be.
[ Edited by cyka_delik on 2002/7/25 6:12:19 ]
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I have only just joined Amiga.org and after only just finding the amiga scene wasn`t dead although my A500 died last year after being my faithful companion for so long.
I fully support wayne and wherever possible will endevor to support and submit articles to wayne as regularly as possible.
It would be a tragedy if we were to lose this forum as we have lost so many amiga users to other machines "How I miss the demo scene........."
"Use it Don`t Abuse It"
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Wayne ya been doin a good job i really like the fact that your not a biased zealot of any kind...you keep your opinons in the middle and i appreciate it....
Amiga's surely seen better days...
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Dagon wrote:
I send this evening a news item but I don`t see it posted in the news section, what happened. It was about a demoparty held in Poland. (also with Amigas of cource)
I would be interested in reading about this gathering in Poland. I always thought
the Amiga demo scene was cool. Programming cool music and graphics..
Dagon, perhaps you could post a link?
@wayne
I just want to say i appreciate your effort with this site. I've been getting back
to my Amiga roots and have been trying to find a cool Amiga "portal" and this
site fills that niche quite well! I like how the site looks too. nice work!
However, the coolest part of Amiga.org is the Forums! The folks here are
very helpful and conversation is interesting as well!
Thanks again for putting up this site!
peace! .:zaph0d:.
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My only request is to make the site less dependent on JavaScript, like posting a comment for a news item. There is clearly no reason for this.
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I only pitch in when I've got something useful to say. (Please ignore this post as a freak instance when the above is not true)
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sounds far to me :-)
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Talk to the Xoops developers, you'll see a link to Xoops' site at the bottom of every page.
If Wayne customized the code in any way, he'd have to keep making the changes with every update. I use a different CMS. Trust me, it's a pain to do.
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Hmm, wouldn't mind seeing that GIF, could someone give the URL of it?
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Nick wrote:
Wasn't me sir.
It was me!
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@Jetracer
I don't know you, per se, so I'll resist getting too deep here, except to say that there are a lot of things you don't really understand, yet are more than willing to speak about in an authoritative fashion.
Please understand that the following is *not* posted as a slam, I'm just very tired after a very long trip yesterday. I just don't want to leave this hanging and forget about it...
I don't recall the situation you are speaking of, so I can't say whether it did, or did not happen specifically.
Considering the amount of effort which goes into this site, and the fact that it regularly threatens the rest of my life, I reserve the right to overreact. As do we all.
As far as me being too sensitive, people can think any thing they want about me, and for the most part, I don't care. What I do care about and will address where I see it, is people either being completely wrong (and authoritative about it) or making #### up about me just to make themselves feel better. For the most part, outside of the basic human need for acceptance, people's opinions of me are irrelevant. I reserve the right to defend myself when people start making #### up, as would you, if I started making wild claims about you.
For example, the idea that I censor things at Amiga.org. Where I don't absolutely have to for reasons of continuity (or cleaning up profanity), I don't care what is said on this site. Want to trash AI? Go ahead. Want to trash MOS? Go ahead.
Free speech is welcomed here. Responsibility is required however. If you feel strongly enough to say something, be "man enough" to stand up and take responsibility for saying it. Also be adult enough in what you say to keep from intentionally insulting others. Everyone has an opinion and they are all welcomed here. The other people here make up their own minds as to the level of your stupidity in a post.
Some people say that I censor news posted here, and for the most part, that's simply rediculous. I have stated on about a thousand threads (this one included) that I don't have time to scavenge news any more, so I'm not the one posting any of it. In the past few weeks, Skippy has been posting more news than anyone, including our staff.
The exception to the rule of censoring news being that we do not post news items whose only intention is to elicit flames, to upset people, and to splinter the already suffering community even more. I could not care less what the subject is, ranging from MOS to AOS, to DE, to Shawn. Some things are news, some things simply are not. I will not allow this site to degenerate to the level of other sites.
As I said, if you have news, post it. If you don't, don't bitch and whine about it not being posted. "pitch in, or piss off". ;-)
I do, out of necessity. When I do, the site almost becomes stagnant. For some reason, people like knowing I'm around.
You truly have no idea how much work goes into this do you...?
Thanks very much solely to them volunteering, Amiga.org does have a staff, and I trust them to do whatever's necessary to keep the integrity of the site. They have all the access they need to squash fights, brawls, and anything else.
I've never gone on "holiday" as you put it. As the staff knows, I had family issues that I had to deal with. I still do, but in the mean time, life goes on.
[ Edited by Wayne on 2002/6/30 14:02:05 ]
Very interesting thread this, seems back when Wayne was in charge attitudes as to what you could and couldn't say here were very different from what you can and can't say today... :)
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Very interesting thread this, seems back when Wayne was in charge attitudes as to what you could and couldn't say here were very different from what you can and can't say today... :)
Very true.
If this was a UK site things would be very different.
Maybe you should make one Franko?
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Is this a record thread necro for AO?
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Oh goody, thread necromancy...
This is just before the exodus. Things were just warming up here, over on Ann.lu things were downright toasty and the bunny had flipped the fuck out.
8 Years is a very long time.
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Is this a record thread necro for AO?
If it isn't it's certainly in the top 10.
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Very true.
If this was a UK site things would be very different.
Maybe you should make one Franko?
@ Tension
It wouldn't work as I'd have to ban half of the "old boys network" on here with their holier than thou attitudes and their beliefs that because they've been here longer than some others, they and their old chums/friends can say certain things and use certain words, while other newer members or those not on their friends list have to tread carefully for fear of getting banned or having infractions placed on their profiles.
But I know what the answers will be to this anyway, it would be along the lines of ,well go ahead as we wouldn't want to join your site anyway and we don't want you here anyway.
You may have noticed I've been a bit more cynical and outspoken in some of my recent posts, the reason for this is quite simple the longer I've been here the more I realise the above statement is very true with some of these "old boys club members" who seem to think they have more rights than newer members and that some how they should be shown more respect beside the fact that some of them are absolute numpties... :rolleyes:
Guess when I'm finally on everyones ignore list I can then happily tell them what I really think about them as they wouldn't be reading my posts anyway... :)
Gawd... I'm turning into a right grumpy old man... :roflmao:
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Gawd... I'm turning into a right grumpy old man... :roflmao:
More like a drama-queen...
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More like a drama-queen...
Oooh bitchy, I should hit you with my handbag for that one... :rolleyes:
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Interesting read but this thread should really be locked and put back in its tomb...
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Interesting read but this thread should really be locked and put back in its tomb...
Threads should NEVER be locked my friend.
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Interesting read but this thread should really be locked and put back in its tomb...
Yeah... Great Idea lets lock away any old text that's over 8 years old or we don't like or agree with, the bible, the dead see scrolls, the book of the dead, The Amiga RMK manuals, old copies of the Beano etc... etc...
Hang on... Whats that noise... Oh, Oh, I think the Spanish Inquisition have just arrived at my front door.... :roflmao:
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Threads should NEVER be locked my friend.
Yeah, heaven forbid we miss any of your 3 word drive by posts... Seriously, go and take a look at what you contribute here.
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Yeah, heaven forbid we miss any of your 3 word drive by posts... Seriously, go and take a look at what you contribute here. You are like a dog that walks down the street and takes a crap in every yard it passes.
OOOPS!!!
That sounds like a personal attack to me.
A quick check through your posts shows that you're the one who is selling the CDTV stuff on ebay.
http://www.amiga.org/forums/showthread.php?t=55486
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Very interesting thread this, seems back when Wayne was in charge attitudes as to what you could and couldn't say here were very different from what you can and can't say today... :)
Incorrect and a total misrepresentation of the situation both now and then.
The present moderation rules are actually the same as they were then and, FYI, Wayne was running the place for a long time after that was written. You can say more or less what you want, provided you don't get too personal and you don't use an excess of foul language.
What you have done here is to take a very old thread, 8 years in fact, totally and utterly ignore the context of what was going on in a period you've said you totally missed out and used it to comment on how things are now.
Let me put the post you have quoted in perspective for you. Back then, the community was just starting to tear itself in two and it was a bloody ugly time with a lot of bitterness. Long running fights would break out between different members and most forums, this one included became a bit of a battle ground in which a lot of rubbish, FUD and downright nasty stuff was said by various people on all sides.
However, as for moderation rules, they haven't changed. Just ask any of the existing long term mods.
@Tension
You have a tendency to use foul language which the moderation rules aim to keep in check. People complain, you get moderated for it then you complain about the moderation and carry on with yet more bad language. The solution to this issue can't be that difficult to see. Say what you have to say without using so much of it and things will be just fine.
Alternatively, if you feel that is such an infringement of your free speech and you want to write f*ck and c*nt every other post, set up your own forum and fill it with profanity to your heart's content. This aims to be a family-friendly forum.
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Threads should NEVER be locked my friend.
In an ideal world they wouldn't and we would all get along, tolerating and respecting our differences in opinion.
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Incorrect and a total misrepresentation of the situation both now and then.
The present moderation rules are actually the same as they were then and, FYI, Wayne was running the place for a long time after that was written. You can say more or less what you want, provided you don't get too personal and you don't use an excess of foul language.
What you have done here is to take a very old thread, 8 years in fact, totally and utterly ignore the context of what was going on in a period you've said you totally missed out and used it to comment on how things are now.
Let me put the post you have quoted in perspective for you. Back then, the community was just starting to tear itself in two and it was a bloody ugly time with a lot of bitterness. Long running fights would break out between different members and most forums, this one included became a bit of a battle ground in which a lot of rubbish, FUD and downright nasty stuff was said by various people on all sides.
However, as for moderation rules, they haven't changed. Just ask any of the existing long term mods.
I wasn't misrepresenting anything, I merely followed a spider that was reading this post and found it quite interesting and simply posted on it to reflect what I see are some major differences in the way the sight seems to have been moderated back then in comparison as to how I see it being moderated now.
And duh.. I know the thread is 8 years old but I don't see any rules on the sight that says I can't comment on a thread that I have never read before just because it's of a certain age.
If you don't want folk commenting or posting on a thread that is so old then lock it and allow folk to only be able to read it. Though I wouldn't understand why this should have to be the case.
As for the community tearing itself apart just take a look at the Natami thread currently running now for example. There are sure signs in there of the same thing happening but I don't see you complaining about that one.
Just goes to prove to me at least, about what I said here in the first place.
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As for the community tearing itself apart just take a look at the Natami thread currently running now for example. There are sure signs in there of the same thing happening but I don't see you complaining about that one.
Trust me. The Natami stuff is utterly tame compared to what went on then. Of course, since a lot of posts and threads were deleted, you'll just have to take my word for it.
From a moderation perspective, nobody gives a crap if you want to comment on an 8-year old thread but posting on really old threads, especially contentious ones, is commonly frowned upon by users of forums across the web. It's even got it's own nickname. Check out "thread necromancery". Like old arguments, some things are just best left in the past.
You seem quite insistent to prove yourself right, but once again, the moderation rules haven't changed and the same people are moderators that were then too; in fact, I'm the only "new" moderator and I do next to nothing aside from act on the odd reported post (usually one of the other mods beats me to it) and approve news items. Long established sites like this one tend to be self-policing.
Perhaps it's because after the split, most of the really aggrieved members in each camp went off to form their own mutually exclusive forums that things here seem so much calmer now, but I find it hard to see how you can imply a change in how the site is run from a period you weren't even witness to. Whatever it is, it's not down to a change in moderation policy. At least none that I know of.
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@ Tension
It wouldn't work as I'd have to ban half of the "old boys network" on here with their holier than thou attitudes and their beliefs that because they've been here longer than some others, they and their old chums/friends can say certain things and use certain words, while other newer members or those not on their friends list have to tread carefully for fear of getting banned or having infractions placed on their profiles.
Then the "good old boys" would go off and start there own web portal. Bashing you and your portals members for outcasting them and their beliefs (the one true way). They would revel in their new found freedom on their site saying whatever they want.
Then they would mellow and come to accept other points of view. Tolerating civil forms of discourse while trying to reign in the unruly. The diehard unruly, holding to the one true way on which the portal was founded, will say the the site has lost its way.
Then in the end the diehards would go off to form their own web portal paradise where they can post as they wish.
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Trust me. The Natami stuff is utterly tame compared to what went on then. Of course, since a lot of posts and threads were deleted, you'll just have to take my word for it.
I do take your word for it, but as someone interested in all things Amiga including the past history of sites such as this, I find it quite fascinating to read through these old posts and I was merely making an observation which I know you don't agree with, but I assure you I meant no harm by it nor did I expect the result to be this.
So the only thing I can do here is promise not to comment in this thread again if that will help... :)
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Then the "good old boys" would go off and start there own web portal. Bashing you and your portals members for outcasting them and their beliefs (the one true way). They would revel in their new found freedom on their site saying whatever they want.
Then they would mellow and come to accept other points of view. Tolerating civil forms of discourse while trying to reign in the unruly. The diehard unruly, holding to the one true way on which the portal was founded, will say the the site has lost its way.
Then in the end the diehards would go off to form their own web portal paradise where they can post as they wish.
Sorry I know I just said I wouldn't post in this thread again, but just to answer you Argo, the above reply was meant to be taken in jest... :)
Guess my sense of humour doesn't travel too well... :(
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I do take your word for it, but as someone interested in all things Amiga including the past history of sites such as this, I find it quite fascinating to read through these old posts and I was merely making an observation which I know you don't agree with, but I assure you I meant no harm by it nor did I expect the result to be this.
So the only thing I can do here is promise not to comment in this thread again if that will help... :)
I can only repeat the addition I made after you replied:
From a moderation perspective, nobody gives a crap if you want to comment on an 8-year old thread* but posting on really old threads, especially contentious ones, is commonly frowned upon by users of forums across the web. It's even got it's own nickname. Check out "thread necromancery". Like old arguments, some things are just best left in the past.
*As in it's not an issue, though it may lead to resurrecting old fights, then it becomes an issue.
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I have absolutely no dog in this fight any more, but I do keep AO as one of my seven home pages in order to keep up with it.
From what I see, the moderation around here hasn't changed a bit, save that our job 8 years ago (at the start of this thread) was a hell of a lot harder -- and more interesting -- compared to today's little squabbles.
The biggest problem and change is that the world -- including this community -- has gotten a lot more cry-baby and panty-waisted about things. I believe the politically correct term is "politically correct".
Everyone now cries about everything whenever someone disagrees with an opinion of theirs. No one can have any opinion without someone crying foul, or "personal attack" or "insult".
I say this, NOT about Amiga.org's community, but about the other 5 sites I own/operate, regardless of whether it's my personal blog, or my Days of Our Lives site, or even my cooking site.
In the last 10 years, the Internet and society as a whole has forgotten what it's like to be dealing with people and despite all this bullshit talk about "diversity" and "sensitivity", we -- as a people -- seem to be far less willing to be either diverse, or sensitive to the opinion of others than we ever were in 1994 when this site first started.
Back then, if you didn't like something, you stood up and said so, and you were willing to accept when you were wrong. Nowadays it seems everyone wants to whine and cry about bleep, then spent more hours trying to justify themselves than the original conversation ever justified.
The simple fact is this...
If we were all sitting in a bar, we'd all be the best of friends, buddies, and pals, buying rounds for everyone at random. Despite all the bullshit, we all -- for some unknown reason -- still all love the Amiga computer, what it was, and what it is, if not what it might have become (before it truly died).
But it's easier for each of us -- myself included -- to sit in an anonymous form identified only by handle and bitch about everything than it is to act like adults.
Sad fact of life now I'm afraid, and it's only going to get worse.
Wayne
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I believe the politically correct term is "politically correct".
Now there's a good quote.
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@ Tension
Guess when I'm finally on everyones ignore list I can then happily tell them what I really think about them as they wouldn't be reading my posts anyway... :)
Gawd... I'm turning into a right grumpy old man... :roflmao:
There's an ignore list?
That would explain why half my posts go unnoticed... or maybe it's just my posts :lol:
In all seriousness, the reason I tend to hang around here more than other forums is because I am ignored less here :) and I perceive some of the others to be insular is some ways.
The key words in that last sentence being "I perceive".
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Old boys club....FTW!!!! :lol::roflmao::lol:
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Old boys club....FTW!!!! :lol::roflmao::lol:
This is where I make an hilariously witty comment about the state of Amiga community being similar to the state of my toilet after a night on vindaloo and larger... Only to be put down by a slightly wittier mod after which I will dejectedly state that I'll get "me" sock, which will hopefully illicit great mirth and defuse any tension!
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Roflmao!
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No idea what's going on but in the spirit of Amiga brotherhood: :laughing:
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There's an ignore list?
That would explain why half my posts go unnoticed... or maybe it's just my posts :lol:
In all seriousness, the reason I tend to hang around here more than other forums is because I am ignored less here :) and I perceive some of the others to be insular is some ways.
The key words in that last sentence being "I perceive".
It might be because we are in Australia and the majority of mods here are in Brittania. For example Karlos, Bloodline and Franko. Bloody pommies... :furious:
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It might be because we are in Australia and the majority of mods here are in Brittania. For example Karlos, Bloodline and Franko. Bloody pommies... :furious:
Eh?
I think there's myself and MikeyMike resident in the UK. The rest are in the across the pond, I thought :D
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No idea what's going on but in the spirit of Amiga brotherhood: :laughing:
Again it's a pommie thing. Don't bother it's just not worth it.
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Eh?
I think there's myself and MikeyMike resident in the UK. The rest are in the across the pond, I thought :D
OK i stand corrected. The premium members of last couple of pages of this thread are Brittania biased. :whack:
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Again it's a pommie thing. Don't bother it's just not worth it.
Nudge nudge, wink, wink say no more..
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Nudge nudge, wink, wink say no more..
Into photography, is she? Ey? Photography?
Say no more!
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Now now, lets not attempt to confuse our UK brethren, save that for our Ashes victory :roflmao:
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I think if we win, they will be confused :)
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Bah! Sports fans... Worse than PC users :(
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bah! Sports fans...
+1
worse than pc users :(
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Bah! Sports fans... Worse than PC users :(
I would hardly call cricket a sport, I believe it's more of a gentleman's game ;)
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Into photography, is she? Ey? Photography?
Say no more!
Holiday Snaps?
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I would hardly call cricket a sport, I believe it's more of a gentleman's game ;)
You're right, it's not a sport, it's a particularly barbaric form of torture... I'm hazy on the details, but it is probably illegally under the Genova Convention...
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Holiday Snaps?
Holiday snaps, sir? Holiday Snaps... Eh, eh, know what I mean? Nudge nudge wink wink, say no more!
So err, you ever done it with a lady?
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I hate cricket *YAWN*
However, the Ashes is an important medium. It helps explain to the rest of the world how Aussies are superior to stupid Pommies :rofl:
The cricket itself is not important.
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It helps explain to the rest of the world how Aussies are superior to stupid Pommies :rofl:
Shame they've got you representing them on here acting like a 12 year old.
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Shame they've got you representing them on here acting like a 12 year old.
I'm sorry i fail to see your point :confused:
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I'm sorry i fail to see your point :confused:
Is it because you have a hollowed-out melon screwed onto your head? :lol: Could interfere with your vision...
*ducks*
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Shame they've got you representing them on here acting like a 12 year old.
My son is a 12 year old, he hates cricket and 2 of his grandparents are British so that isn't a good simile.
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You all suck.. Where's my beer?
:laughing:
Wayne
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You all suck.. Where's my beer?
:laughing:
Wayne
Right here ----> :drink: Ooops, drank it on you...
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Holiday snaps, sir? Holiday Snaps... Eh, eh, know what I mean? Nudge nudge wink wink, say no more!
So err, you ever done it with a lady?
For the sake of completeness....:)
Yes.
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Holy thread necro, Batman! :-o
Has it really been 8 years?
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Holy thread necro, Batman! :-o
Has it really been 8 years?
Yes, yes it has...Good to see you're alive and well :)
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For the sake of completeness....:)
Yes.
What's it like?!
IThankYou! I had a lot of help, take a bow!! ;) x
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As an attempt to try to partially redeem my country (seriously, are the aussies here all so young?), let me paraphrase.....
Holiday Snaps 'ey ? Say no more, say no more. A nod's as good as a wink to a blind bat.
Oh, and in regards to the Ashes, man what a dissappointment so far. Two days of semi interesting cricket follow by the Gabba taking over. Third day onwards and it's a batsman's paradise. Had the game continued it wouldve gone on for weeks. Hard to get anyone out on that wicket as was evident. Pretty much only wickets that fell after Hussey were due to trying to force a potential result. I only hope the next match isnt dictated by the wicket.
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What's it like?!
IThankYou! I had a lot of help, take a bow!! ;) x
:roflmao:
I was wondering if you'd come back and finish it off:lol:
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:roflmao:
I was wondering if you'd come back and finish it off:lol:
Probably time for you to "YouTube" the words "Monty Python" ;)
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I'm sorry i'm completely lost. What are you talking about? I'm guessing it's an older persons thing or something. :confused:
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I'm sorry i'm completely lost. What are you talking about? I'm guessing it's an older persons thing or something. :confused:
Oi!!!! I'm barely thirty :pissed: No, you're right... I'm old :(
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Oi!!!! I'm barely thirty :pissed: No, you're right... I'm old :(
Isn't 30 the new 20? I hope so...
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Isn't 30 the new 20? I hope so...
No, 17 is the new 20, 20 is the new 30, and 30 is the new 50, 50 is the new 40 and 40 had become the new 25*.
*assignments correct as of going to press, check with you local vapid celeb gossip rag for latest details...
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Oi!!!! I'm barely thirty :pissed: No, you're right... I'm old :(
What i meant was i don't understand the phrases being used like 'holiday snaps'. I figure it's just a phrase from a different generation. I'm gen Y so i figure it might be gen X? :)
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What i meant was i don't understand the phrases being used like 'holiday snaps'. I figure it's just a phrase from a different generation. I'm gen Y so i figure it might be gen X? :)
I don't think it's a generation thing.
I'm definitely not from your generation yet I don't know what innuendo is inferred by 'Holiday Snaps'.
Then again, maybe I'm missing some massive cultural reference and am going to kick myself for posting this. :confused:
So anyone wan't to spoil the joke by explaining it?
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What i meant was i don't understand the phrases being used like 'holiday snaps'. I figure it's just a phrase from a different generation. I'm gen Y so i figure it might be gen X? :)
Gen Y???? To the gallows with you!
Let me spell it out for you...Clickety-click (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jT3_UCm1A5I)
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@ gadgetmaster.
Actually i was thinking it might be a Pommie injoke. This means only Pommies can understand it.
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I don't think it's a generation thing.
I'm definitely not from your generation yet I don't know what innuendo is inferred by 'Holiday Snaps'.
Then again, maybe I'm missing some massive cultural reference and am going to kick myself for posting this. :confused:
So anyone wan't to spoil the joke by explaining it?
Oh come on people! Seriously a generation who don't know Monty Python's flying circus? I guess it is an ex-comedy show, gone to join the choir invisible...
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Oh come on people! Seriously a generation who don't know Monty Python's flying circus? I guess it is an ex-comedy show, gone to join the choir invisible...
What's the choir invisible? Again i'm lost :confused:
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Oh come on people! Seriously a generation who don't know Monty Python's flying circus? I guess it is an ex-comedy show, gone to join the choir invisible...
You forgot "shrugged off it's mortal coils, ran down the curtain..."
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Oh come on people! Seriously a generation who don't know Monty Python's flying circus? I guess it is an ex-comedy show, gone to join the choir invisible...
LOL. Of course. :python:
I have the digital versions and was planning on watching them back to back some day.
Mind you the first time I watched it I probably didn't get all the jokes anyway.
Maybe it's because I eat jam a lot and spam a lot in camelot. ;)
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What's the choir invisible? Again i'm lost :confused:
Go to youtube and search for the 'monty python parrot sketch'
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What does the foot mean? I don't understand :confused:
:python:
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Then again, maybe I'm missing some massive cultural reference and am going to kick myself for posting this. :confused:
So anyone wan't to spoil the joke by explaining it?
What can I say, apart from:
Customer: Good Morning.
Wenslydale: Good morning, Sir. Welcome to the National Cheese Emporium!
Customer: Ah, thank you, my good man.
Wenslydale: What can I do for you, Sir?
Customer: Well, I was, uh, sitting in the public library on Thurmon Street just now, skimming through "Rogue Herrys" by Hugh Walpole, and I suddenly came over all peckish.
Wenslydale: Peckish, sir?
Customer: Esuriant.
Wenslydale: Eh?
Customer: 'Ee, Ah wor 'ungry-loike!
Wenslydale: Ah, hungry!
Customer: In a nutshell. And I thought to myself, "a little fermented curd will do the trick," so, I curtailed my Walpoling activites, sallied forth, and infiltrated your place of purveyance to negotiate the vending of some cheesy comestibles!
Wenslydale: Come again?
Customer: I want to buy some cheese!
I know you know what I'm talking about, so I'll leave it there :python:
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Oh come on people! Seriously a generation who don't know Monty Python's flying circus? I guess it is an ex-comedy show, gone to join the choir invisible...
I've always been a firm believer that in order to survive round these parts, Monty Python knowledge is essential...That and knowledge of socks, you gotta know your socks...
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:lol:
"Holiday snaps" is a phrase from a Monty Python sketch... :python:
Edit: Never mind, by the time I finished typing the above with one finger on the Ipod, everyone else had already explained :)
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What does the foot mean? I don't understand :confused:
:python:
Actually go and buy all the Monty Python DVDs from Amazon or somewhere and come back after watching them. It'll all make sense then.
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Maybe it's because I eat jam a lot and spam a lot in camelot. ;)
You eat spam? Dontcha know what it's made from? That's ok, neither does the manufacturer. Something Posing As Meat.
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This reminds me of the good old days :)
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I've always been a firm believer that in order to survive round these parts, Monty Python knowledge is essential...That and knowledge of socks, you gotta know your socks...
Broccoli became quite significant too, after a while. Probably worth a spot of study.
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You eat spam? Dontcha know what it's made from? That's ok, neither does the manufacturer. Something Posing As Meat.
No no no! I eat jam a lot and spam the camelot forums a lot... I think.
Now excuse me whislt I dig up the Fish Dance (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IhJQp-q1Y1s) on Youtube. :roflmao:
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This reminds me of the good old days :)
It's like you said, every year, the forum ents emerge from the edge of lurkers forest and make the org their own once again for a short time, before retreating back in to the woods until the weather is favourable once more.
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Broccoli became quite significant too, after a while. Probably worth a spot of study.
Yes, how could I forget...May as well throw in sprouts and a bit of History Today as well :D
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Believe it or not, i'd not eaten spam until very recently... Introduced to it by my girlfriend, and while the texture is initially worrisome... The taste soon wins one over, and I now enjoy a tin as a low carb snack! Very nice :)
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Yes, how could I forget...May as well throw in sprouts and a bit of History Today as well :D
Don't forget Aloe Vera. That meme infiltrated a few threads too.
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What can I say, apart from:
Customer: Good Morning.
Wenslydale: Good morning, Sir. Welcome to the National Cheese Emporium!
Customer: Ah, thank you, my good man.
Wenslydale: What can I do for you, Sir?
Customer: Well, I was, uh, sitting in the public library on Thurmon Street just now, skimming through "Rogue Herrys" by Hugh Walpole, and I suddenly came over all peckish.
Wenslydale: Peckish, sir?
Customer: Esuriant.
Wenslydale: Eh?
Customer: 'Ee, Ah wor 'ungry-loike!
Wenslydale: Ah, hungry!
Customer: In a nutshell. And I thought to myself, "a little fermented curd will do the trick," so, I curtailed my Walpoling activites, sallied forth, and infiltrated your place of purveyance to negotiate the vending of some cheesy comestibles!
Wenslydale: Come again?
Customer: I want to buy some cheese!
I know you know what I'm talking about, so I'll leave it there :python:
This would be a realistic conversation if i were to walk into a computer store and try to purchase an Amiga.
I say: I'd like to buy an Amiga!
Salesperson says: Come again?
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It's like you said, every year, the forum ents emerge from the edge of lurkers forest and make the org their own once again for a short time, before retreating back in to the woods until the weather is favourable once more.
All noobs bow before your masters!
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Don't forget Aloe Vera. That meme infiltrated a few threads too.
Ah memories...
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Believe it or not, i'd not eaten spam until very recently... Introduced to it by my girlfriend, and while the texture is initially worrisome... The taste soon wins one over, and I now enjoy a tin as a low carb snack! Very nice :)
*shudder*
Even in the days when I would have had no qualms about the alleged content, I wouldn't have eaten it.
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This reminds me of the good old days :)
God old days?! Good Old Days???!
In my days we didn't have good old days....
We had to go and live in a lake (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xe1a1wHxTyo)
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Yes, how could I forget...May as well throw in sprouts and a bit of History Today as well :D
History Today!!!! Rob Newman for the win!!! :lol:
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*shudder*
Even in the days when I would have had no qualms about the alleged content, I wouldn't have eaten it.
She's Chinese... I eat the Spam or the chicken feet... You do the math ;)
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This would be a realistic conversation if i were to walk into a computer store and try to purchase an Amiga.
I say: I'd like to buy an Amiga!
Salesperson says: Come again?
Uh ho. That gives me an idea...
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History Today!!!! Rob Newman for the win!!! :lol:
Aah Nostaligia... Where would we be without it.:cool:
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@Bloodline.
I'll give you 2 tips about spam.
1. fry it as it helps hide the taste. Also use lots of tomato sauce or HP sauce.
2. Don't eat spam but eat 'ham' instead. I know it's hard but i believe in you.
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Aah Nostaligia... Where would we be without it.:cool:
True, but don't you find they don't make it as good as they used to?
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She's Chinese... I eat the Spam or the chicken feet... You do the math ;)
At least chicken feet are anatomically identifiable.
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True, but don't you find they don't make it as good as they used to?
:lol:
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@ Kesa
What's with your avatar?
That's cold blooded AOL Murder.
I think I'm going to report you to a moderator called Redru... Oh wait a sec...... ;)
*hides quickly* :D
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@ Kesa
What's with your avatar.
That's cold blooded AOL Murder.
I think I'm going to report you to a moderator called Redru... Oh wait a sec...... ;)
*hides quickly* :D
It's a part of my new secret identity :cool:
Please make a note of the subtle hostility in the avatar. Ask Karlos why (Hint the yellow man is Karlos).
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At least chicken feet are anatomically identifiable.
The taste and texture of Spam is infinitely preferable... You'll just have to take my word for it :(
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At least chicken feet are anatomically identifiable.
Yes, they are from an EX-CHICKEN
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The taste and texture of Spam is infinitely preferable... You'll just have to take my word for it :(
(http://www.oneinchpunch.net/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2007/09/chicken-feet.jpg)
Caption: Heeeelllpp!!!
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History Today!!!! Rob Newman for the win!!! :lol:
(http://extropia.co.uk/xwf_web/images/em/his2.png) See a wet, rubbery mass, the hue of which is a shade of pink that matches no known animal tissue, slowly sliding out of a rounded rectangular can?
(http://extropia.co.uk/xwf_web/images/em/his1.png) Does it have an appearance that suggests a crudely blended mix of, and I quote, "All the bits that hang down, stick out or wag?"
(http://extropia.co.uk/xwf_web/images/em/his2.png) Yes, indeed it looks the output of an experiment in industrial offal waste compaction.
(http://extropia.co.uk/xwf_web/images/em/his1.png) I have observed such a unsavoury item.
(http://extropia.co.uk/xwf_web/images/em/his2.png) That's your lunch that is...
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We have sooo derailed this thread.
So much for site announcements. :lol:
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(http://www.oneinchpunch.net/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2007/09/chicken-feet.jpg)
Caption: Heeeelllpp!!!
Feet up anybody that would rather eat spam?
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Yum they look cheesy! :)
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We have sooo derailed this thread.
So much for site announcements. :lol:
It's what we do best ;)
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We have sooo derailed this thread.
So much for site announcements. :lol:
The announcement was 8 years old though...
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We have sooo derailed this thread.
So much for site announcements. :lol:
Honestly? This is the most Amiga.org-like thread I've read in 10+ years. Everyone getting along, having fun, and not bitching about anything. Reminds me of "the good old days" before Genesi, before MorphOS, or before anything else that fractured the community.
Perhaps we need a mashup site for Monty Python's Amiga computer Spam... :)
Jog on..
Wayne
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"Perhaps we need a mashup site for Monty Python's Amiga computer Spam..."
spam. spam, spam, spam,
spam, spam, spam, spam,
spammity spam wonderful spam...
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(http://extropia.co.uk/xwf_web/images/em/his2.png) See a wet, rubbery mass, the hue of which is a shade of pink that matches no known animal tissue, slowly sliding out of a rounded rectangular can?
(http://extropia.co.uk/xwf_web/images/em/his1.png) Does it have an appearance that suggests a crudely blended mix of, and I quote, "All the bits that hang down, stick out or wag?"
(http://extropia.co.uk/xwf_web/images/em/his2.png) Yes, indeed it looks the output of an experiment in industrial offal waste compaction.
(http://extropia.co.uk/xwf_web/images/em/his1.png) I have observed such a unsavoury item.
(http://extropia.co.uk/xwf_web/images/em/his2.png) That's your lunch that is...
Classic :roflmao:
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Amiga jet!
(http://www.airlinebuzz.com/chickenworks/images/F8_Australia75.jpg)
It's better than a boing ball!
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Ok I know I promised BUT... :)
It's kinda ironic, I dig up an old thread from the past, I end up arguing with anyone and everyone and going off in a huff, Tension has a hairy fit and exiles himself to the wilderness... :)
Now everythings hunky dorey... :)
That's what I love about this site, the diversity of humanity and the fact that everyone on it is stark raving mad... gawd I love it... :roflmao:
:banana:(can't be many other sites where you can do this... long live the A.org...) :banana:
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Classic :roflmao:
:roflmao:
P.S. Yum
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@ Kesa
What's with your avatar?
That's cold blooded AOL Murder.
I think I'm going to report you to a moderator called Redru... Oh wait a sec...... ;)
*hides quickly* :D
(http://t1.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:qBSJqCtaERIa9M:http://static.funnyjunk.com/pictures/41ff5739_7e5c_c809.jpg&t=1)
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Amiga jet!
(http://www.airlinebuzz.com/chickenworks/images/F8_Australia75.jpg)
It's better than a boing ball!
Fail...Australia never flew the F8 Crusader, replace it with an A4 Skyhawk or Mirage IIIO and you might be onto something ;)
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Perhaps we need a mashup site for Monty Python's Amiga computer Spam... :)
You're already posting on it :lol:
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Amiga jet!
It's better than a boing ball!
I wonder how many $50 t-shirt coupons that cost 'em?
Wayne
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Why is everyone acting goofy tonight? :insane:
My excuse is it's 1am and way past my bedtime :insane:
What about everyone else?
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Since we've gone COMPLETELY off the rail here, I've been thinking about bringing back the Wayne Cam by way of video podcasting. I've been looking at/for one of those Sony Bloggie CM5 (http://www.sonystyle.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/ProductDisplay?catalogId=10551&storeId=10151&langId=-1&productId=8198552921666073267) type cameras which do mp4 straight to a memory card, but problem is, I'm between jobs right now and it's not the time to spend $150 on a whim.
Anyone got anything similar laying around that they thought would be a cool idea but then never used?
Wayne
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Or in other words, "anybody got a cam they don't want?" :D
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Why is everyone acting goofy tonight? :insane:
My excuse is it's 1am and way past my bedtime :insane:
What about everyone else?
Goofy?
You ain't seen nothing yet.:insane:
Once in a blue moon I come here for a good laugh with old friends more than anything Amiga related.
We don't take ourselves too seriously and we've had a great few laughs in the past. :D
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Why is everyone acting goofy tonight?
It's not unusual...Cue the Boyo!
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Why is everyone acting goofy tonight? :insane:
Because we can? :) Tension release, or well, since Tension helped start the skirmish, maybe we'll have to think of another word for it, but you get the idea.
My excuse is it's 1am and way past my bedtime :insane:
You posted at 7:51 am. All your time are belong to us. Now get up ya lazy git.. :)
Wayne
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Or in other words, "anybody got a cam they don't want?" :D
Ummm... sure. There you go again, cutting through all my elegantly crafted verbiage to get straight to the bullshit.. Very helpful.. :)
Heh.
Wayne
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Ummm... sure. There you go again, cutting through all my elegantly crafted verbiage to get straight to the bullshit.. Very helpful.. :)
Heh.
Wayne
Sometimes you just have to cut to the chase, you know? :lol:
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Since we've gone COMPLETELY off the rail here, I've been thinking about bringing back the Wayne Cam by way of video podcasting. I've been looking at/for one of those Sony Bloggie CM5 (http://www.sonystyle.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/ProductDisplay?catalogId=10551&storeId=10151&langId=-1&productId=8198552921666073267) type cameras which do mp4 straight to a memory card, but problem is, I'm between jobs right now and it's not the time to spend $150 on a whim.
Anyone got anything similar laying around that they thought would be a cool idea but then never used?
Wayne
I ain't got one thats working (I tend to pull them apart to see what's inside) but if you really don't want to spend the cash on one PM me and I'll arrange something if you like... :)
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And now for something completely different........
@Karlos
Where is your avatar from ? It's been bugging me for a while. Just tonight though it dawned on me that it might be from Deus Ex ? (fantastic game btw).
Sorry for the vague sense of normalcy to the questions. I did my best to include a Monty Python reference though :)
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Sometimes you just have to cut to the chase, you know? :lol:
Ok.
"Fat Guy needs Cam. Badly."
Preferably digital, MP4 if possible.
(see, that's much less elegant or like me...)
:laughing:
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Oh, and by the way the whole Spam thing is just so wrong and Im only comfortable eating things that at some point had feet. Combine the two though and youve got a winner as far as Im concerned. So wrong, but tastes so good.
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And now for something completely different........
@Karlos
Where is your avatar from ? It's been bugging me for a while. Just tonight though it dawned on me that it might be from Deus Ex ? (fantastic game btw).
Sorry for the vague sense of normalcy to the questions. I did my best to include a Monty Python reference though :)
I'll let Karlos tell you but here's a clue while you are waiting.
The game has a fixed-view isometric style.
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I ain't got one thats working (I tend to pull them apart to see what's inside) but if you really don't want to spend the cash on one PM me and I'll arrange something if you like... :)
I appreciate it Franko, but I was hoping for something functional and digital, even if a little cash was involved.
I looked at several, like the cheap little vivitar which goes for like $60 on e-bay, but it's just got a little "web cam" lens (pin hole size) that makes it (I'd think) pretty much a gimmick.
I want something that I can use for both video podcasting, and running around in the streets shooting little video spots with. Just something I can fold up and put in my pocket, then whip out to film stuff in order to hopefully distract me from the inanity which is unemployment.
/me wonders if it's too late to drop hints to the family for Christmas :)
Wayne
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Goofy?
You ain't seen nothing yet.:insane:
Once in a blue moon I come here for a good laugh with old friends more than anything Amiga related.
We don't take ourselves too seriously and we've had a great few laughs in the past. :D
This totally reminded me of a post, but for all my searches I can't find it. Basically Red said something and later retracted it on the observation he was "feeling goofy". It was Wilse who then made me spray my drink over my keyboard with a reply something to the effect of "Red, stop right there. Put the cartoon dog down and step away slowly..."
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I wasnt going to say anything, but seeing as you bought it up he's a slut. I mean really, who hasnt felt goofy at least a few times.
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And now for something completely different........
@Karlos
Where is your avatar from ? It's been bugging me for a while. Just tonight though it dawned on me that it might be from Deus Ex ? (fantastic game btw)
Indeed it is a fantastic game, but you need to delve back further into the cyberpunk genre and recall a bullfrog classic...
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While we are talking about irrelevany forum stuff can i ask a question that's been bugging me for a while?
On the homepage it says the maximum users online at any time was 497 on 7-29-2010 at 2:46pm. I've never seen anything like this number since i've been here. Just wondering what was the occasion?
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While we are talking about irrelevany forum stuff can i ask a question that's been bugging me for a while?
On the homepage it says the maximum users online at any time was 497 on 7-29-2010 at 2:46pm. I've never seen anything like this number since i've been here. Just wondering what was the occasion?
We could tell you, but then we'd have to make you disappear so you couldn't tell anybody else... Like some dubious masonic organisation, we have our secrets.
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Indeed it is a fantastic game, but you need to delve back further into the cyberpunk genre and recall a bullfrog classic...
Aaah, it just hit me (ouch)........
Syndicate Wars ?
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Aaah, it just hit me (ouch)........
Syndicate Wars ?
Well, the original Syndicate to be precise. Syndicate wars was the sequel. I wasn't terribly impressed with it myself. It was a nice idea but it was the early days of 3D, when it was all done in software and generally looked pretty awful. Compared to the hand-pixelled graphics of Syndicate it just didn't captivate.
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I appreciate it Franko, but I was hoping for something functional and digital, even if a little cash was involved.
Wayne, I tried to PM you but couldn't, something to do with your email allowance being full, could you give me a quick PM as I may have a solution to the camera... :)
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What would be really cool for amiga.org would be a chat room(s). Can we get some? Forums are too slow.
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What would be really cool for amiga.org would be a chat room(s). Can we get some? Forums are too slow.
Slow suits a lot of us awld dinos.
http://cgiirc.synirc.net/irc.cgi?chan=%23amiga.org (http://cgiirc.synirc.net/irc.cgi?chan=%23amiga.org)
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What would be really cool for amiga.org would be a chat room(s). Can we get some? Forums are too slow.
I feel you've missed something about the atmosphere of A.org that is forum driven.
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I feel you've missed something about the atmosphere of A.org that is forum driven.
Precisely. IRC channels are are a dime a dozen. Things are said and often forgotten in minutes, but forums have a nice permanence to them.
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Precisely. IRC channels are are a dime a dozen. Things are said and often forgotten in minutes, but forums have a nice permanence to them.
I understand.
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Yeah, I remember both Syndicate and Syndicate Wars pretty well. I just dont remember the art on the packaging/advertising/etc so well. I thought that image was actually for Syndicate Wars. As for the games themselves, I played quite a bit of Syndicate, but the sequel, maybe a little ironically considering it was 3d, was way too fast to play on the pentium 133 I had at the time it was released (I remember that system quite well, most expensive and closest to top of the line system (for its day) I ever had). I had 16 meg ram for it which alone cost me 750$ (375 per 8 meg edo simm). Expensive, sure, but at the time I was getting stuff ex tax wholesale prices, so it wasnt expensive due to me getting ripped off. They were some of the 1st ever edo simms to make it into my country :)
Man, days gone by...... :-)
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I understand.
The slow witted... Or rather the witty but slow of us, are able to digest, compose, respond more eloquently than on IRC...
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Yeah, I remember both Syndicate and Syndicate Wars pretty well. I just dont remember the art on the packaging/advertising/etc so well
Say no more!
http://www.avforums.com/forums/attachments/retro-gaming/57542d1183021502-classic-game-box-art-syndicate.jpg (http://www.avforums.com/forums/attachments/retro-gaming/57542d1183021502-classic-game-box-art-syndicate.jpg)
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This would be a realistic conversation if i were to walk into a computer store and try to purchase an Amiga.
I say: I'd like to buy an Amiga!
Salesperson says: Come again?
Kesa walks in the Henry Draco's Amiga Hardware shop and walks past the tracker hero player.
Kesa: Good morning.
Draco: Good morning, sir. Welcome to the National Amiga Hardware Emporium!
Kesa: Ah, thank you, my good man.
Draco: What can I do for you, sir?
Kesa: Well, I was, uh, sitting in the public library on Thurmon Street just now, skimming
through "Total Amiga Assembler" by Paul Overaa, and I suddenly came over all consumerish.
Draco: Consumerish, sir?
Kesa: Impulsively.
Draco: Eh?
Kesa: 'Ee, Ah wanted to buy an Amiga like!
Draco: Ah, a purchase!
Kesa: In a nutshell. And I thought to myself, "a little 68000 compatible will do the trick,"
so, I curtailed my Overaan activites, sallied forth, and infiltrated your place of purveyance
to negotiate the vending of some chequered collectables!
Draco: Come again?
Kesa: I want to buy some stuff or a miggy.
Draco: Oh, I thought you were complaining about the music.
Kesa: Oh, heaven forbid: I am one who delights in all manifestations of the four-channel
muse!
Draco: Sorry?
Kesa: 'Ooo, Ah lahk a nice mod, 'yer forced too!
Draco: So he can go on playing, can he?
Kesa: Most certainly! Now then, some hardware please, my good man.
Draco: Certainly, sir. What would you like?
Kesa: Well, eh, how about a little A600?
Draco: I'm, afraid we're fresh out of A600's, sir.
Kesa: Oh, never mind, how are you on basic minimigs?
Draco: Never at the end of the week, sir, always get 'em fresh first thing on Monday.
Kesa: Tish tish. No matter. Well, four megabyte Blizzard 1220 turbo,
if you please, stout yeoman!
Draco: Ah! Well they've been on order for two weeks, sir. Was expecting them this morning...
Kesa: Yesss, well it's not my day, is it? Aah, A3000?
Draco: Sorry...
Kesa: FPGA Arcade?
Draco: Normally, sir, yes, but today the van broke down.
Kesa: Ah. A1000?
Draco: Sorry.
Kesa: A500? A500+?
Draco: No.
Kesa: Any GVP 530's per chance?
Draco: No.
Kesa: A2000?
Draco: No.
Kesa: A1500?
Draco: No.
Kesa: A2000?
Draco: No.
Kesa: A2500?
Draco: No.
Kesa: CDTV?
Draco: (pause) No.
Kesa: A3000?
Kesa: Accelerators. Apollo 1230, 1240, Blizzard 1230, Blizzard 1240 ERC,
Blizzard 1260, 2060, Warp Engine, Cyberstorm, CyberstormPPC?
Draco: No.
Kesa: A4000, perhaps?
Draco: Ah! We have one of those, yes sir.
Kesa: (suprised) You do! Excellent.
Draco: Yessir. It's..ah,.....the battery, it's a bit leaky...
Kesa: Oh, I like 'em leaky.
Draco: Well,.. as a matter of fact, it's very leaky, actually, sir.
Kesa: No matter, no matter. Fetch hither the deus ex machina d'AGA!
Draco: I...think it's a leakier than you'll like it, sir.
Kesa: I don't care how incontinentally leaky it is. Hand it over with all speed.
Draco: Yes sir.
(brief pause)
Draco: Oooooooooohhh........!
Kesa: What?
Draco: The technician's taken it.
Kesa: (pause) Has he.
Draco: She, sir.
(pause)
Kesa: A3000UX?
Draco: No.
Kesa: CD32?
Draco: No.
Kesa: Picasso-II?
Draco: No.
Kesa: Picasso-IV?
Draco: No.
Kesa: Ariadne?
Draco: No, sir.
Kesa: You...do *have* some Amiga hardware, do you?
Draco: (brightly) Of course, sir. It's a Amiga shop, sir. We've got--
Kesa: No no no... don't tell me. I'm keen to guess.
Draco: Fair enough.
Kesa: Uuuuuh, Draco?
Draco: Yes?
Kesa: Splendid! Well, I'll have one of those then please!
Draco: Oh! I'm sorry sir, I thought you were referring to me, sir, "Mister Draco".
(pause)
Kesa: Piccolo SD64?
Draco: Uh, not as such.
Kesa: Sunrize AD516?
Draco: no
Kesa: X-Surf?
Draco: no
Kesa: Squirrel SCSI?
Draco: no
Kesa: Generic PCMCIA Ethernet cards?
Draco: Not *today*, sir, no.
(pause)
Kesa: Well, let's keep it simple, shall we? How about an A1200?
Draco: Well, I'm afraid we don't get much call for them around here, sir.
Kesa: Not much ca-- It's the single most popular Amiga model in the world, man!
Draco: Not 'round these parts, sir.
Kesa: and prey, what IS the most popular model 'round these parts'?
Draco: The NatAmi, sir.
Kesa: IS it?
Draco: Oh, yes, sir, it's staggeringly popular in the manor, squire.
Kesa: Is it.
Draco: It's our number one best seller, sir!
Kesa: I see. Uuh...NatAmi, eh?
Draco: Right.
Kesa: All right. Okay. 'Have you got one?' he asked, expecting the answer 'no'.
Draco: I'll have a look, sir... nnnnnnnnnnnnnnnno.
Kesa: It's not much of a Amiga shop, is it?
Draco: Finest in the district!
Kesa: (annoyed) Explain the logic underlying that conclusion, please.
Draco: Well, it's so tidy, sir!
Kesa: It's certainly uncluttered by Amigas....
Draco: (brightly) You haven't asked me about the Walker prototype, sir.
Kesa: Is it worth it?
Draco: Could be....
Kesa: Have you -- WILL YOU SHUT THAT BLOODY MOD PLAYER OFF?!
Draco: (to tracker hero player) Told you so....
Kesa: (slowly) Have you got a Walker prototype?
Draco: No.
Kesa: Figures. Predictable, really I suppose. It was an act of purest optimism
to have posed the question in the first place. Tell me something.
Draco: Yes, sir?
Kesa: Have you in fact got any Amiga hardware at all?
Draco: Oh, yes, sir.
Kesa: Now I'm going to ask you that question once more, and if you answer "no", I'm going
to shoot you through the head. Have you got any Amiga hardware at all?
(pause) Draco: No. Not really, sir.
(gunshot)
Kesa: What a *senseless* waste of human life.
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How about some cheddar?
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:lol: :roflmao: :lol:
Drum roll... and the award for the worlds longest post goes to.... :roflmao:
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:roflmao::roflmao::roflmao:You have an Amiga.org classic right there.
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:lol: :roflmao: :lol:
Drum roll... and the award for the worlds longest post goes to.... :roflmao:
Darn it! We'll never catch up to him now.
First he has the most posts on Amiga.org and now probably has the longest one too.:lol:
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Darn it! We'll never catch up to him now.
First he has the most posts on Amiga.org and now probably has the longest one too.:lol:
Yup, getting tougher by the minute to beat his high score... :)
Wow just found a neat Amiga site, might be just right for Kesa... :)
http://www.amiga.uk.com/
well at least I thought I did, seems we've been relegated to the the lowly status of Burglar Alarms & Home Security somewhere in the south of england...:cry:
(Hmm... wonder if Kesa takes contracts for a quick hit... :))
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Hey, at least I reformatted it and put it inside code tags so you should get a regular looking post...
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Hey, at least I reformatted it and put it inside code tags so you should get a regular looking post...
I wondered how you did that... :)
Note to self: Handy tip Number 1001... :)
(good job it wasn't written on paper, or that would be the end of the Amazon Rain Forest...)
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:roflmao::roflmao::roflmao:You have an Amiga.org classic right there.
I'm pretty sure there's a Dead Parrot one somewhere too ;)
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Ah yes, split in two:
http://www.amiga.org/forums/showpost.php?p=412797&postcount=4
http://www.amiga.org/forums/showpost.php?p=412914&postcount=9
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(http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_YSPxrD6qKlE/TLSHaKlXEiI/AAAAAAAATd4/kGgRlhzxRlA/s1600/typewriter.jpg)
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Time to update this old one I reckon... ;)
The Real Karlos
(http://i995.photobucket.com/albums/af79/frankosamiga/Misc/Karlos-1-1.jpg)
(cobblers, Photobucket was down for site maintenance now it doesn't seem to work at all...)
(oh... it's back !!!)
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:roflmao::roflmao::roflmao:
Karlos you funny bugger you!
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Indeed it is a fantastic game, but you need to delve back further into the cyberpunk genre and recall a bullfrog classic...
So that's not you in that avatar then. I thought you made it yourself :)
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So that's not you in that avatar then. I thought you made it yourself :)
I did make it, but it isn't my face. It's John Cleese as Dr. Gumby. All is explained here (http://www.amiga.org/forums/blog.php?b=233)...
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Kesa walks in the Henry Draco's Amiga Hardware shop and walks past the tracker hero player.
Kesa: Good morning.
Draco: Good morning, sir. Welcome to the National Amiga Hardware Emporium!
Kesa: Ah, thank you, my good man.
Draco: What can I do for you, Sir?
Kesa: Well, I was, uh, sitting in the public library on Thurmon Street just now, skimming
through "Total Amiga Assembler" by Paul Overaa, and I suddenly came over all consumerish.
Draco: Consumerish, sir?
Kesa: Impulsively.
Draco: Eh?
Kesa: 'Ee, Ah wanted to buy an Amiga like!
Draco: Ah, a purchase!
Kesa: In a nutshell. And I thought to myself, "a little 68000 compatible will do the trick,"
so, I curtailed my Overaan activites, sallied forth, and infiltrated your place of purveyance
to negotiate the vending of some chequered collectables!
Draco: Come again?
Kesa: I want to buy some stuff or a miggy.
Draco: Oh, I thought you were complaining about the tracker hero player!
Kesa: Oh, heaven forbid: I am one who delights in all manifestations of the four-channel
muse!
Draco: Sorry?
Kesa: 'Ooo, Ah lahk a nice mod, 'yer forced too!
Draco: So he can go on playing, can he?
Kesa: Most certainly! Now then, some hardware please, my good man.
Draco: Certainly, sir. What would you like?
Kesa: Well, eh, how about a little A600?
Draco: I'm, afraid we're fresh out of A600's, sir.
Kesa: Oh, never mind, how are you on basic minimigs?
Draco: I'm afraid we never have them at the end of the week, sir, we get 'em fresh
on Monday.
Kesa: Tish tish. No matter. Well, stout yeoman, a four megabyte Blizzard 1220 turbo,
if you please.
Draco: Ah! they've been on order, for two weeks, sir. Was expecting them this morning.
Kesa: 'T's Not my lucky day, is it? Aah, A3000?
Draco: Sorry, sir.
Kesa: FPGA Arcade?
Draco: Normally, sir, yes. Today the van broke down.
Kesa: Ah. A1000?
Draco: Sorry.
Kesa: A500? A500+?
Draco: No.
Kesa: Any GVP 530's per chance?
Draco: No.
Kesa: A2000?
Draco: No.
Kesa: A1500?
Draco: No.
Kesa: A2000?
Draco: No.
Kesa: A2500?
Draco: No.
Kesa: CDTV?
Draco: (pause) No.
Kesa: A3000?
Kesa: Accelerators. Apollo 1230, 1240, Blizzard 1230, Blizzard 1240 ERC,
Blizzard 1260, 2060, Warp Engine, Cyberstorm, CyberstormPPC?
Draco: No.
Kesa: A4000, perhaps?
Draco: Ah! We have one of those, yes sir.
Kesa: (suprised) You do! Excellent.
Draco: Yessir. It's..ah,.....the battery, it's a bit leaky...
Kesa: Oh, I like 'em leaky.
Draco: Well,.. It's very leaky, actually, sir.
Kesa: No matter. Fetch hither the deus ex machina d'AGA!
Draco: I...think it's a bit leakier than you'll like it, sir.
Kesa: I don't care how incontinentally leaky it is. Hand it over with all speed.
Draco: Oooooooooohhh........!
Kesa: What now?
Draco: The technician's taken it.
Kesa: (pause) Has he.
Draco: She, sir.
(pause)
Kesa: A3000UX?
Draco: No.
Kesa: CD32?
Draco: No.
Kesa: Picasso-II?
Draco: No.
Kesa: Picasso-IV?
Draco: No.
Kesa: Ariadne?
Draco: No, sir.
Kesa: You...do *have* some Amiga hardware, do you?
Draco: (brightly) Of course, sir. It's a Amiga shop, sir. We've got--
Kesa: No no... don't tell me. I'm keen to guess.
Draco: Fair enough.
Kesa: Uuuuuh, Draco?
Draco: Yes?
Kesa: Ah, well, I'll have one of those!
Draco: Oh! I thought you were talking to me, sir. Mister Draco, that's my name.
(pause)
Kesa: Piccolo SD64?
Draco: Uh, not as such.
Kesa: Sunrize AD516?
Draco: no
Kesa: X-Surf?
Draco: no
Kesa: Squirrel SCSI?
Draco: no
Kesa: Generic PCMCIA Ethernet cards?
Draco: Not *today*, sir, no.
(pause)
Kesa: Aah, how about an A1200?
Draco: Well, we don't get much call for them around here, sir.
Kesa: Not much ca--It's the single most popular Amiga model in the world, man!
Draco: Not 'round these parts, sir.
Kesa: and prey, what IS the most popular model 'round these parts'?
Draco: The NatAmi, sir.
Kesa: IS it?
Draco: Oh, yes, sir, it's staggeringly popular in the manor, squire.
Kesa: Is it.
Draco: It's our number one best seller, sir!
Kesa: I see. Uuh...NatAmi, eh?
Draco: Right.
Kesa: All right. Okay. 'Have you got one?' he asked, expecting the answer 'no'.
Draco: I'll have a look, sir... nnnnnnnnnnnnnnnno.
Kesa: It's not much of a Amiga shop, is it?
Draco: Finest in the district!
Kesa: (annoyed) Explain the logic underlying that conclusion, please.
Draco: Well, it's so tidy, sir!
Kesa: It's certainly uncluttered by Amigas....
Draco: (brightly) You haven't asked me about the Walker prototype, sir.
Kesa: Is it worth it?
Draco: Could be....
Kesa: Have you -- WILL YOU SHUT THAT BLOODY MOD PLAYER OFF?!
Draco: (to tracker hero player) Told you so....
Kesa: (slowly) Have you got a Walker prototype?
Draco: No.
Kesa: Figures. Predictable, really I suppose. It was an act of purest optimism
to have posed the question in the first place. Tell me something.
Draco: Yes, sir?
Kesa: Have you in fact got any Amiga hardware at all?
Draco: Oh, yes, sir.
Kesa: Now I'm going to ask you that question once more, and if you answer "no", I'm going
to shoot you through the head. Have you got any Amiga hardware at all?
(pause) Draco: No. Not really, sir.
(gunshot)
Kesa: What a *senseless* waste of human life.
That's really funny!
Reminds me of when i tryed to buy condoms for the first time :nervous:
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Reminds me of when i tryed to buy condoms for the first time :nervous:
Somehow this one sprang to mind... :)
Kesa buying his first Party Poppers... :lol:
[youtube]PzvveVJgWkM[/youtube]
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Franko, when you say "cobblers," are you referring to the shoemakers or the pies?
Just wondering.
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Reminds me of when i tryed to buy condoms for the first time :nervous:
You ended up shooting the person behind the counter through the head with a small revolver?
Man, you must have been frustrated :lol:
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Franko, when you say "cobblers," are you referring to the shoemakers or the pies?
Just wondering.
NUTS actually as in Yam Bags... :)
Now I think about it how they hell did the term "cobblers" come to mean the above !!! :confused:
PS: Whatsa Cobblers Pie ??? :confused:
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Yam bags? As in bags for carrying yams?
I suppose it is nearly Xmas...
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Yam bags? As in bags for carrying yams?
I suppose it is nearly Xmas...
NAW... Yam Bags as in Family Jewels... :rolleyes:
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You mean "bawsa", surely?
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You mean "bawsa", surely?
eye sorta... and don't call me Surely... :lol:
(need to go now me baths running...)
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I guess you have to be a weebl fan to have understood where I was going with the xmas reference ;)
http://www.weebls-stuff.com/testy/adventcalendar.html - see day 2
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(http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_YSPxrD6qKlE/TLSHaKlXEiI/AAAAAAAATd4/kGgRlhzxRlA/s1600/typewriter.jpg)
Ooo! I see a new case mod project! :D
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Oh I can see that case mod working well:
Sceptic: "Don't be ridiculous. As if you can get USB working with that heap of junk."
iPad Modder: "I was going to use switches and a microcontroller inside the typewriter to interface it to USB."
Sceptic: "Who said anything about the typewriter?! I was talking about the iPad!"
:lol:
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I guess you have to be a weebl fan to have understood where I was going with the xmas reference ;)
http://www.weebls-stuff.com/testy/adventcalendar.html - see day 2
Ahh gotcha now.. :)
That was a nice bath I just had, thought I'd pass on some handy tips for bathtimes... :)
Handy energy saving tips for bathtime... :)
When it time for your annual bath here are few canny tips to help save on those energy bills...
(Please note you need an old cast iron bath of the type with 4 legs for this to work, don't try this with a plastic or fiberglass bath)
Step 1: Gather all your dirty laundry together and any dirty dishes & crockery you may have...
Step 2: Go out into the woods at the back of your house and gather up a nice sackfull of squirrels...
Step 3: Fill the bath with the desired amount of water to comfortably submerge yourself in...
Step 4: Rub two squirrels vigorously together until one or both ignite...
Step 5: Place them directly under the bath until the water reaches the required temperature...
(you may have throw on a couple of extra squirrels at this point)
Step 6: Strip of and enter the bath giving yourself a good scrub all over, taking care to wash of all the crusty bits...
Step 7: After about 10 minutes exit the bath and dry thoroughly (remember to do behind your ears)...
Step 8: Now throw all your dirty laundry into the bath and stir gently until clean...
Step 9: Remove the laundry and wring out all the water until items are no longer saturated...
Step 10: Now place all your dirty pots & pans & crockery in the bath and clean thoroughly...
And there you have it everything all nice & clean with an approximate energy saving of around 98p on your energy bills.
Any left over or squirrels that are not too burnt can also be used to make a nice curry or freeze them for later use... :)
(IMPORTANT NOTE: Remember to carry out the above instructions in the correct order, or you could end up with bit's of food in places that are hard to remove them from. If this happens seek medical advice immediately...)
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PS: Whatsa Cobblers Pie ??? :confused:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apple_Cobbler
..I guess it's not really a pie.
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apple_Cobbler
..I guess it's not really a pie.
Ahh... so it's basically a fruit pie cobbled together by those who can't cook... :)
Good job it isn't British or it would give the term "cobblers" here a whole new meaning... :)
(PS: I can't work out your new avatar !!! 5 pints whats it mean ???)
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Cobbler is a dish in both the United States and the United Kingdom, it is a dessert consisting of a fruit filling poured into a large baking dish and covered with a rolled pastry dough, then baked in an oven.
..unless the article is wrong.
As for my avatar, it's just an old thing I put together back when I was posting on Lemon64.com. Five pints has no significance, today I drank 9 pints of Guinness and a mystery cocktail put together by my friend the pretty bartender lady.
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..unless the article is wrong.
Can't say I've ever heard of it here before, course it might be English they eat some pretty weird stuff down south... :)
(naughty boy... I thought you were married...)
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Can't say I've ever heard of it here before, course it might be English they eat some pretty weird stuff down south... :)
Says the guy from the home of salty porridge.
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Says the guy from the home of salty porridge.
Nah, I'm a big softie I put sugar on mine... :)
(then chuck it in the bin or do a bit of brickwork with it...)
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(naughty boy... I thought you were married...)
Happily so. Doesn't mean the bartender lady isn't pretty.
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Nah, I'm a big softie I put sugar on mine... :)
Quite right. There's a suitable context for brackish thick white substances and breakfast is not it :lol:
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Happily so. Doesn't mean the bartender lady isn't pretty.
Lucky git, our local barwoman (at least we think she's a woman) makes a Russian shotputter look sexy... :(
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Quite right. There's a suitable context for brackish thick white substances and breakfast is not it :lol:
I ain't even gonna ask... :eek:
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There actually is a Cobblers pie, albiet a brand name, not a type of pie.
As for the bath, Im more of a shower man. There's just something wrong about wallowing in your own filth. Also, last time I used the bath I accidently left the taps on full for about 3 or so hours and only noticed when the carpet around my bedroom doorway started getting darker. Flooded the absolute smeg out of the rest of my house though. Was 3 or 4 inches deep throughout 2/3rds of it. I live in flats too, so my neighbors place ended up with water too.
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Ah, this is just like the good old days! :D
I've missed you guys. It's too bad I've lost interest in the Miggy. :(
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Ah, this is just like the good old days! :D
I've missed you guys. It's too bad I've lost interest in the Miggy. :(
@Whabang, Nice to have you back. Join the club.
I still look back at the Amiga sort of nostalgically but I couldn't use it as my main system any more. I just vist here for the laughs nowadays.
@ Franko, Nice bath tips.:laughing:
I think I am going to print that out and send it to someone I know. Actually I'll just mail it to save the trees and all that. ;)
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Ah, this is just like the good old days! :D
I've missed you guys. It's too bad I've lost interest in the Miggy. :(
Mister Quist! How the heck are you?!
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@ Franko, Nice bath tips.:laughing:
I think I am going to print that out and send it to someone I know. Actually I'll just mail it to save the trees and all that. ;)
Amongst others I have some handy tips for re-using used toilet paper if anyone's interested.... :D
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How the heck are you?!
Lurking, as usual! Checking in to make sure y'all behave. ;)
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Lurking, as usual! Checking in to make sure y'all behave. ;)
Lurk less, post more!
How's life in Denmark treating you?
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One would think that off-topic posting would be discouraged, but on the other hand this is the .org. :D
Edit: Oh, and Denmark is nice. Don't think I'll be moving back to Sweden anytime soon.
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One would think that off-topic posting would be discouraged, but on the other hand this is the .org. :D
We saw where this thread was rolling and decided to blow out the next rail bridge (many posts back now) which happened to span a deep ravine. It's hard to tell from the wreckage. Something to do with ... stuff. I forget :D
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Socks. There is no stuff that cannot be replaced with socks.
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Socks. There is no stuff that cannot be replaced socks.
:lol:
I am sure bloodline will be here shortly :D
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Haha!
Anyway, I need to get back to trying to get ALSA configured on my laptop. Will lurk back in later.
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Haha!
Anyway, I need to get back to trying to get ALSA configured on my laptop. Will lurk back in later.
No workee out of the box? Unusual, ALSA is usually pretty good like that these days.
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No workee out of the box? Unusual, ALSA is usually pretty good like that these days.
Well, that would imply that it was installed out of box. :)
I'm building a Debian system to be as lean as possible. As you may know, I do not approve (http://www.amiga.org/forums/showthread.php?t=4342) of bloat!
(I can't believe I wrote that, but it's old and forgotten, right?)
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Good grief, that's going back a bit. Almost as far as this thread :D
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Yeah, I was using the same name in some stupid web browser game. Someone at work playing on the same server googled whabang, and made me the laughing stock of the office for a few days. ^^
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Yeah, I was using the same name in some stupid web browser game. Someone at work playing on the same server googled whabang, and made me the laughing stock of the office for a few days. ^^
My gaming handle is completely different. Just to be on the safe side :lol:
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Yeah, there's a lot of dark history hidden here. Now that I think of it, it's probably a good thing that the .org got hacked back in '02, and that Wayne pruned the Coffee house a few years after. :D
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Well, that would imply that it was installed out of box. :)
I'm building a Debian system to be as lean as possible. As you may know, I do not approve (http://www.amiga.org/forums/showthread.php?t=4342) of bloat!
(I can't believe I wrote that, but it's old and forgotten, right?)
I sent you a greeting a few pages back, seems to have gotten lost in amongst the flotsam :lol:
Good to see you still alive and kicking, and funnily enough it's Friday!
Man that thread had a lot of old faces, what happened to Seehund?
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Good to see you still alive and kicking, and funnily enough it's Friday!
Wow... Time travel has been invented... It's only Thursday here... Quick post tomorrow's lottery results please... :)
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Good to see you still alive and kicking, and funnily enough it's Friday!
Now that you've suggested it, if it doesn't happen, I'll be disappointed ;)
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Wow... Time travel has been invented... It's only Thursday here... Quick post tomorrow's lottery results please... :)
You're living in the past man...quit living in the past! :D
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You're living in the past man...quit living in the past! :D
Man it's weird when you think about it Aussie's live in the future, Brits live in the present and Americans live in the past... :)
(Hurt me brain that does... :confused:)
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(Hurt me brain that does... :confused:)
But Franko you don't have a brain.
:roflmao:
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But Franko you don't have a brain.
:roflmao:
Do so... and I have pics to prove it... :p
Proof my brains real (but slightly faulty) (http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=4560&id=100001386263034&l=b6b1a20309)
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Did you use microfilm to photograph it?
:roflmao:
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Did you use microfilm to photograph it?
:roflmao:
They'd need an electron microscope to find your's, ya wee jobby ye.... :p
(ma auld fingers cannay keep up with you young whippersnappers, ah'm gawn fur ma 3 oor kip noo...Night, Night... :))
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Hi Adz!
It is, indeed, Friday. We need more of those.
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Man it's weird when you think about it Aussie's live in the future, Brits live in the present and Americans live in the past... :)
(Hurt me brain that does... :confused:)
As Einstein put it... Time is relative ;)
No no, we all live in the present! It's just that the Austrialians think the present is the past and the Americans think the present is the future! Simple when you think about it!
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The way I see it, it's you Brits that are a bit behind.
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The way I see it, it's you Brits that are a bit behind.
It only looks like that to you because, from where you sit you see the present as very slightly the past ;)
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As Einstein put it... Time is relative ;)
No no, we all live in the present! It's just that the Austrialians think the present is the past and the Americans think the present is the future! Simple when you think about it!
hmmmmmm.....
I will provide proof that is indisputable. It will happen at the witching hour on Dec 31st. You will see Sydney celebrating the fireworks before anyone else on global television. The yanks are next and finally when all Aussies are safety in thier beds after celebrating new years eve the pommies will have thier turn. At this point no one really cares anyway...
This is proof that Australians are the most forward country in the world. The yanks are behind Australia and finally the pommies are way behind everyone else.
Any questions?
(http://www.jaunted.com/files/6193/SydneyNYE.jpg)
(http://67mustangblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/12/Sydney-NYE-Fireworks1.jpg)
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Looks like I found a camcorder. Not convinced that I'm not getting ripped off, but "it'll do" I guess for what I want it for.
Just can't find anything on a "Toshiba Camileo P10".. Guess it's one of those discontinued models or something. $99 with free shipping and it's supposed to be new in the box, so he's cheaper than one of those "flip" models I guess.
Time will tell.
Wayne
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You are backwards, the dateline is someone past New Zealand in the Pacific somewhere, so America is almost always in yesterday. The Poms are between us and the US if you don't cross the dateline, so they get a a day earlier than the US.
It's really quite simple AEDT is +11 GMT, US EST is -5...
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Do so... and I have pics to prove it... :p
Proof my brains real (but slightly faulty) (http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=4560&id=100001386263034&l=b6b1a20309)
Wow! You've been to a 'Brain Specialist'?
[youtube]M68GeL8PafE[/youtube]
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Wow! You've been to a 'Brain Specialist'?
Yup, but I reckon Dr Gumby would have been a better choice, my brain surgeons a total nutcase... :)