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Coffee House => Coffee House Boards => CH / General => Topic started by: on March 06, 2009, 12:44:38 PM
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I know, slam me for not being around more, but I find myself surprised at the general lack of activity in the Coffee House forums (which traditionally have been what keeps Amiga.org going).
Just a seasonal thing, or what?
Wayne
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personally, I'm just busy
but i check in everyday
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Lurking most of the time, the miggy's been living in a box for 3 years now.
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I check in every day. I'm just busy looking for work as I get laid off at the end of March. Speaking of which, does anyone have any hints about looking for work in Oz ?
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Sorry I've not been around much - I'm in the middle of planning my move back to plymouth. Things are such up here in sheffield that there is no longer any point in my remaining.
Also my connection is being marginally more unstable then charles manson atm thanks to the weather.
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I tend to just live on the IRC channel these days. I check here for discussions about big events though. Like bad ones or stupid ones mentioned in the news to see how the community reacted to it.
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@ OSS542 I recall you have quite some experience in robotics engineering, right? I am an enginee in Perth. It is pretty tough now. I know when the resources boom was on, there were a lot of electronics jobs from the Eastern states advertised in WA - I guess that would be drying up somewhat, as engineer migrate back out of WA. There may still be some opennings though. Also, have you considered working in an academic environment?
@ the_leander - Hope you don't mind me asking, but how are you going with your home life now? I remember being quite concerned when you brought up some issues in a couple of previous threads? Are you back on your feet alright? Anyway, really hope things are well with you.
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I've mostly been sticking to the front page. I check those more often than not. Sorry Wayne. There's not hate. Sadly, alot of the people that I used to love here, hardly frequent anymore.
Hell, even *I* disappeared for a while.
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Whats the matter?
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I'm still here, though I've been too busy playing EVE online to have time to post. Goonswarm won't be annihilated on it's own.
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Still here, but with all the cr@p (personal stuff) that's been happening lately, I just didn't feel like posting anything. Also witnessing the crapfest that was hurled at Red and the increasing number of threads like this (http://www.amiga.org/forums/showthread.php?t=40844), I find that I'm continually distancing myself from the Amiga community altogether.
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Oliver wrote:
@ the_leander - Hope you don't mind me asking, but how are you going with your home life now? I remember being quite concerned when you brought up some issues in a couple of previous threads? Are you back on your feet alright? Anyway, really hope things are well with you.
Well I still have a home, however the ex has stopped any and all contact with the kids. She has made it plain that this will not change as she intends to shack up with a new bloke whome she already has the kids calling dad. So with that in mind, there is simply nothing here in Sheffield that I have left to stay for.
{bleep} happens, simply a case of accepting, moving on and rebuilding. :shrug:
tl;dr
Nothing to see here, move along.
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Personally I'm rather busy finishing my study, but hey, I check daily. :-)
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adz wrote:
Still here, but with all the cr@p (personal stuff) that's been happening lately, I just didn't feel like posting anything. Also witnessing the crapfest that was hurled at Red and the increasing number of threads like this (http://www.amiga.org/forums/showthread.php?t=40844), I find that I'm continually distancing myself from the Amiga community altogether.
Please stay :cry:
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Speelgoedmannetje wrote:
Please stay :cry:
I'm not going anywhere Speel, remember, nobody leaves the org :-)
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the_leander wrote:
...{bleep} happens, simply a case of accepting, moving on and rebuilding. :shrug:
tl;dr
Nothing to see here, move along.
Damned rough though.
Hope there are better things coming.
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not as deep into amiga as i used to be(still got my amigas tho)
i mostly just lurk every now and again. hoping this dang lawsuit gets over with so we can move forward again.
been too deep in WOW lately.
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I'm pondering the purchase of a Mazda MX-5...
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I'm not here as often as I used to be but still check in when I remember.
I don't really use my amigas anymore so that hasn't helped.
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I've been away for a while. I actually just logged in to make a small announcement to my friends here and found this thread.
As some of you know, my mum was diagnosed with ovarian cancer in late 2007. She fought it with determination and faced major surgery twice. Unfortunately, the last operation (for a post operative hernia) resulted in a number of complications that resulted in her having to spend a long time in hospital and not fit enough for what would be her third set of chemotherapy.
Sadly, this all proved to be too much and she passed away just after midnight on the 13th of this month. I was with her at the time and even then it doesn't seem real. Since then, myself and my brother have had to make all the necessary arrangements and deal with all the loose ends. In some respects it's not a bad thing as it gives us something to do at a time when, if I'm honest, I feel like curling up in bed and telling the world to take a running jump.
To those that have been wishing her well in the meantime, I only wish it were better news.
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Well, I sold all my Amigas a while ago. In the end, I actually wanted to break away from the old girls.
I still love the community here though, for all the same reasons as when I first encountered the Amiga cult back in the 80's.
I still love all the principles of the early Amiga designs, too, and consider the approach truly admirable and appropriate for the computing of that period.
I used to aim for similar design methodology in my limited resource, low cost embedded systems work.
Of course, my personal and professional computing moved on a long time ago, but now with really good value for money, low cost Arms, RAM, flash, and such, I prefer to apply quite different design methodologies, more in line with workstation computing systems, though still streamlined, of course. My professional development is more concerned with concepts from oop, abstraction, virtualisation, modularity, etc. I feel that I don't really think like an Amigan any more.
Not sure if this makes much sense. Somehow, when working on older limited resource environments, my work would often remind me of things I had learned about when studying how the Amiga's worked. I felt more inclined to use my Amigas, quite happy to make efficient and productive use of the limited resources. As technology moved on, the extents of the efficient and productive use just fell to far behind current developments, at least as much in terms of cost and convenience as in capabilities.
Oh, damn it, I'm rambling. I just came home after a 20 hour stint at work. Should have known better than to start typing. Nostalgia will do that to me when I'm tired.
@Bloodline Are you thinking of a new MX-5? Are you interested in performance driving? I think the MX-5s are a great platform to develop an understanding of advanced driving principles. I am also considering an MX-5, but will probably go for a 1989 AW11 Mk1 MR2, for which there are some really cheap recently depracted race engines. It will probably work out similar price as an old MX-5, and I love the opportunity to tinker.
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@Karlos,
You have my heartfelt sympathies sir. As you may remember, my mom lost her fight in December 2003. While I wouldn't dare claim to know what you're feeling right now, I just want you to know you're not alone.
If it makes you feel any better, December 2003 was the exact same month Bill Buck f**ked me over for over $10,000, so at least I had the anger behind that working for me.
I think the timing of that situation more than anything is why I still can't get over being screwed. Combine that with the wife leaving me for the former best friend 8 months later, and I guess after mom died I really must have been a true git a for a while.
(which would explain why some in this community still hold a grudge to this day).
My point is, you have your brother which means you're not alone, and you should hold onto that and help each other get through it.
If I can help in ANY way, you've but to ask.
Wayne
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Hey Karlos, really sorry to hear the news. My father died a few years back - it just shakes your world. My heart goes out to you, of course.
Hopefully, you can take some time off, and just be with your family.
I think I know what you mean about having something to do. Sometimes the focus on managing the situation can at least keep some things moving for the time being, when the pain is most harrowing. My father died in an unexpected emergency, and being the person on hand, in charge of the emergency first aid allowed me to at least contain myself for a while. I think the envolvement in a process in that immediate time at least partially served me to maintain some congisance of the situation. I felt more comfortable in dealing with the grieving after working somewhat through the period of shock.
Well, you and your family have my best wishes, of course.
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Thanks, gents.
@Wayne
Yes, I do recall that time. The fact you got through all that is inspiring. I'm still in that numb, disbelief stage, if I am honest. It's much easier to pretend she's still just in bed, resting and recovering at the hospice, short walk from here. I did think I'd snap out of that after the funeral but it seems not, at least for now.
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@Karlos
I'm sorry to hear that! FYI your mother passed on my Birthday!
@Oliver
I'm looking to get a 1991 mk1... 1.6, Black with a tan leather interior :-)
They are quite cheap now, and if I get a year or two out of it, I'll be happy.
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Sorry to hear that, Karlos.
My father died in 1995 and it took a while to get used to that.
Don't rush yourself to come to terms with this, it will happen by itself out of the blue.
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Bloodline, an MX-5 is a girl's car.
In fact an MX-5 is very much like a fat girl: fun to ride until your mates find out :-P
You could always buy Mel Zoom's MX-5, but I hear she has sprayed it pink!
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X-ray wrote:
Bloodline, an MX-5 is a girl's car.
I'm not that masculine :-) I'd look weird in a "butch" car!
In fact an MX-5 is very much like a fat girl: fun to ride until your mates find out :-P
None of my mates could afford a sports car, girly or not :-D
You could always buy Mel Zoom's MX-5, but I hear she has sprayed it pink!
Yeah... I've set my heart on a Black one... I wanted a British Racing Green, but then I saw a Green one and a Black one side by side... Now I want a black one!
(http://www.mx5heaven.co.uk/acatalog/Mazda_MX5_MK1.jpg)
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@Karlos
My sincerest condolences to you and your family :-(
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sorry to hear this, Karlos.
I was (silently) freaking out last year when my mother had an operation. she's OK, but I had to pull it together because that is what one does at this time.
never let anyone tell you how long you are supposed to grieve. It just takes as long as it takes.
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cecilia wrote:
...never let anyone tell you how long you are supposed to grieve. It just takes as long as it takes.
Hm, that sounds right. When my father died, it was all just uncharted territory. I had had friends die, but that's just not the same thing. I think it took some time for me to conceptually become OK with the fact, and then quite a lot more time to reach some peace emotionally.
By the way Karlos, I hope I'm not being too forward, in writing about my own experiences here. Of course I realise we don't know each other as well as you would know some of the longer standing members here, but I found it somehow comforting and refreshing to talk with my friends who had also lost family (some I hadn't even realised had gone through that).
All the best.
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When my father died, it was all just uncharted territory. I had had friends die, but that's just not the same thing. I think it took some time for me to conceptually become OK with the fact, and then quite a lot more time to reach some peace emotionally.
when a parent passes on what you lose is not just a person you love, but a part of your childhood
My father died many years ago and it took a while for me to absorb the meaning and effect of it. it's really quite complex.
people who don't care about you will feel uncomfortable and try to rush the process. don't let them. they are being unfair
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My deepest condolances Karlos, give us a bell if you need anything.
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Karlos, I hope you'll get strength
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I'm not going anywhere, just enjoying the nice weather we have had the last few days, playing with my dogs, sawn wood, fixing a few things in the garden, etc.
When the weather is good, I don't spend much time in front of a computer, but I visit amiga.org daily :-)
@Karlos
I'm sorry about your mother :-(
I lost my dad when I was 11, many years ago. It's hard, no one can tell the "right thing", it's hard to live with and some people never get over it. Today, about 18 years later, I still miss my dad, but not the in the same way as back then. It takes time.
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Maybe they're preparing for St. George Day!
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That's me when I was slimmer. I was a looker back then.
Alas, nowadays the girls say I've lost some charm.