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Amiga computer related discussion => General chat about Amiga topics => Topic started by: spihunter on January 09, 2011, 05:55:56 PM
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I've always wondered which folks on here actually see each other in the real world?
I'll start:
TheGoose is an old friend of mine from High school. He lives about 15 minutes from me
so we swap Amiga parts all the time.
I met Tone007 once when he drove down from Virginia to pick up a bunch of classic gear.
I've talked to TheMagicM on the phone a couple of times.
I'm not sure if any of the folks I met at a NC Amiga user group meeting lurk on A.org since they are mostly OS4 users. I think LyleHaze over there is the one guy I met.
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I met A4000_Mad when I bought an A4000 from him a few years ago. He wasn't a member at the time. I also met bloodline when I saw Radiohead at Victoria Park. Blimey, that was 2 and a half years ago 0_o
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moto
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If I ever end up on the other side of the pond I would like to have a beer with you guys!.
I'm sure Bloodline & I would have a lot to talk about since were both Amiga, AROS and Logic users.
I met A4000_Mad when I bought an A4000 from him a few years ago. He wasn't a member at the time. I also met bloodline when I saw Radiohead at Victoria Park. Blimey, that was 2 and a half years ago 0_o
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I see Karlos and Gadget Master frequently, the_leander every now and then for a curry and we've all met Fluffy McDeath.
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Well, I know a few people here pretty well. In no particular order, Andy, GadgetMaster, Nicholas, the_leander are part of the original "amiga.org curry night" crowd (Of those, only Andy is someone I knew before coming to the site, we go back many years). I used to see Venkman on a regular basis years ago as we happened to be on the same course. I've also met FluffyMcDeath a number of times when he's popped into the UK visiting family not to far from where I live, each time on one of the aforementioned curry nights.
A few years back, I went to a couple of amiga meetups in different locations and met other characters more than once too, like BobsonSirJohnny (the man that helped inspire the whole ASCII fiend episode) and various others whom I'm afraid I forgot (but would probably recognise if I ever bumped into them again).
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Good one.
Yup, spihunter helped me fill my car up to the brim the time I drove down there. Who else..
Stopped by motrucker's place a couple of times to pick up/drop off stuff.
Arkhan lives on the way to my in-laws place so we've met up a couple of times to transfer hardware.
Met gklinger, Dragos and Amigoat (and probably some others) up at World of Commodore 2008 in Toronto.
Then there was blakespot and a couple of other people I've met up with locally (they don't post much and I can't recall their handles) to transfer some items.
That's all that comes to mind at the moment. Sorry if I forgot anyone!
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I've met amiga people every now and then, not sure who's member here or not. If anyone in UK (or elsewhere) by chance is going to the Winter Beer Festival in Gosport the 25th and 26th of February, I'll be there :)
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Nobody ..... yet. Hope to though someday! save2600 isn't too far from me. Would like to get to play with all his toys!
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Nobody ..... yet. Hope to though someday! save2600 isn't too far from me. Would like to get to play with all his toys!
Kinky...
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Tracked down someone who lives round the corner from me through the excellent 'Amiga Map'. Bought his A3000T, Picasso II, A1200/030/16MB, and shitloads of games, all for £50.
Needless to say i near tore his arm off.
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He used the plural, so it was only a little suggestive.
I've met a few folks at Amiwest shows.
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I've met McVenco various times on Commodore GG days.
JiggyMF, although he has 1 post, he sells good Amiga stuff.
Vangolen, also on Commodore GG days.
Other than that, none of the big names here so far.
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Sidewinder and I have met a few times. He doesn't have time to come to A.org very often though.
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KeesKaas whom handed me the first Amiga.org magazine back in the days ;)
He seems MIA since then...
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I forget the guys name, but I met one guy when he bought a monitor off me. Haven't seen him post in a long time though.
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FireDawg and I have met. Unfortunately I don't beleive any of the many others I've meet over the years still visit the Amiga sites.
Ah stupid me... LyleHaze and I've meet years ago also. Sorry Lyle.
Plaz
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I've met a few, such as Omnicron, AmigaDave, Trev, RobertB, I like to go to the west coast amiga events.. man we need more!!
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I forget the guys name, but I met one guy when he bought a monitor off me. Haven't seen him post in a long time though.
That would be me :)
Still rocking my A2000, but going back to school has put a kink in my parts acquisition as of late.
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That would be me :).
(http://www.amiga.org/forums/image.php?u=7673)
Enclave!
/me equips T51b Power Armor and gauss rifle...
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(http://www.amiga.org/forums/image.php?u=7673)
Enclave!
/me equips T51b Power Armor and gauss rifle...
Of course, these days it could be our wasteland hero rocking a nice (slightly bullet ridden) pre-used set of enclave armor :D
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Of course, these days it could be our wasteland hero rocking a nice (slightly bullet ridden) pre-used set of enclave armor :D
Too late, I already queued up two headshots in VATS. Capped at level 30 with 100 energy weapons skill, sniper perk and the gauss rifle equipped, I don't fancy your chances :lol:
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Too late, I already queued up two headshots in VATS. Capped at level 30 with 100 energy weapons skill, sniper perk and the gauss rifle equipped, I don't fancy your chances :lol:
yeah, that's pretty much insta-gibs :quickdraw:
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First shot resulted in most of the damage points being used in a knock down (a particularly common event with the gauss rifle), second shot non-critical. You were lucky.
/me tosses over a couple of stimpaks. Let that be a lesson to you about your apparel in the wasteland :D
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^ though to be honest, the stealth armour, dart gun and shishkebab are my primary weapons. What you can't see and can't hear, you can't prepare for. Sneak criticals FTW :D
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^ though to be honest, the stealth armour, dart gun and shishkebab are my primary weapons. What you can't see and can't hear, you can't prepare for. Sneak criticals FTW :D
Paralyze, then burn/chop/crit them to death?! that's...eeeevil!
I usually went for the stealth armor/gauss or alien blaster with an energy skill of 100... although I did play a game through with big guns just so I could see how much damage a fat man would do with max big guns and fully repaired. Let's just say don't fire it indoors!
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You should try the FatMan Ultra mod, which comes with a "Fat Man Extreme". Since completing the game (three times) I installed some of these frivolous things. The only way to survive firing the Fat Man Extreme is to do it over a hill so that it shields you when it detonates. Things tend to go cloudy for a while, since it basically uses the same model that detonating the bomb in Megaton uses.
[youtube]Ro9hVe6lH_M[/youtube]
Skip forwards to about 8:20...
If you haven't installed them, you simply must try out Fellout, BasicNeeds+Bottles and DC interiors. Also recommend Arefu Expanded, but it is a bit buggy. Enhanced Weather is also a nice mod with passing storms and even snow in the winter months, though this does go against the Fallout canon of a perpetual "Nuclear summer"...
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I met AmigaEd when I sold him my a1200 and nec3d multisync. He lives in Pennsylvania IIRC and we met close to the NY/PA border.
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Let's see, so far I've met:
Fester
MarcFrick2112
Nubbins
Timbaahb
...and I *think* that's it. If you've met me and I cannot remember, must have been too many beers ago :pint:
Have NOT met Kvasir yet. He moved to the same town I live in and I think the 4th Ward (shady part of town) ate him up. Haven't heard from him in a coons age! :lol:
Everyone's been great and there's a good handful I've "met" online that are spread out across the globe I *feel* I know, from conversations, et al. Lot's of common denominators in this hobby to be sure.
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I've met SACC-guy when I managed to drive up to Sacramento from Oakland to try and attend their user meetings with my malfunctioning A1200. Got there at the end of the meeting, and they looked it over, though couldn't fix it.
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I've met so many people from here and the other forums that I couldn't possibly remember all their online handles, which is a shame :-(
Recently I've not met up with anyone since Bletchly park.
Out of interest do the curry night things still happen? I guess it'd only be an hour or so train ride for myself to attend.
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I've met so many people from here and the other forums that I couldn't possibly remember all their online handles, which is a shame :-(
Recently I've not met up with anyone since Bletchly park.
Out of interest do the curry night things still happen? I guess it'd only be an hour or so train ride for myself to attend.
Wait one... you may well be one of the guys I met at a meet up. I think it was one in Peterborough?
And yes, they still happen, and we're long overdue one :)
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Yep I met you there deffinatly, though I don't recall which one....
If you do arrange a get together let me know, I'll pass it by the missus but I'd like to attend, I've not seen the leander in years, not since I stayed over at his a few years back.
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Yep I met you there deffinatly, though I don't recall which one....
If you do arrange a get together let me know, I'll pass it by the missus but I'd like to attend, I've not seen the leander in years, not since I stayed over at his a few years back.
Join this group (http://www.amiga.org/forums/group.php?groupid=14) because if one is organised, it'll probably be there :)
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I've met so many people from here and the other forums that I couldn't possibly remember all their online handles, which is a shame :-(
Me :) Hi Ryu!
I've met a lot of people from Amiga sites, although even if I could remember their usernames I don't think many of them (still) visit amiga.org (I only pop in every so often myself).
There is one guy I met at Amiga Revival who is definitely on here, had a chat about OS4 and NetSurf, ended up buying an A1200 (or A500?) at the show IIRC. Can' t remember your name, sorry.
Chris
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I was just telling my wife that for me life is just meeting new people and asking if they know anything Amiga, so imagine like a pinball game bouncing around inquiring if they know Amiga, I have never met anyone from here but would like to, I have so much Amiga stuff and miss the good ole days when Amiga groups would meet and swap ideas and what not. I travel to the Netherlands and Germany twice a year so any one want to meet in Enschecle NL or Frankfurt Gr or Maryland good ole USA lets meet and swap stuff and knowledge.
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Who'd want to meet any of ye?
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I have met tone007 a couple of times, and Amiga4K is an old friend (he isn't here much these days - I'll keep working on him).
I used to go to NCAUG meetings years ago, but that's been so long ago I have forgotten names/handles.
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I havn't met anyone. The closest people would be probably be in Sydney i guess, and i think Cammy lives in Brisbane. No Amigans where i live :(
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I don't know why this is important but has anyone met Franko? I always wondered what he looked like. Someone said yesterday that he looked like Queen Elizabeth II - Scary! :nervous:
(http://shapersofthe80s.files.wordpress.com/2010/11/hmqatpc52k.jpg)
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Franko had a picture of himself as his avatar when he first came around, he looked nothing like the Queen.
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i want to see it. I'm too recent a member to have seen it :)
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Have NOT met Kvasir yet. He moved to the same town I live in and I think the 4th Ward (shady part of town) ate him up. Haven't heard from him in a coons age! :lol:
Yeah, I'm still here, the gun-toting nut-case that closed off my lovely neighborhood last week (I really wish I was kidding....) didn't get me. :-) Just been keeping busy, and don't get out much. Especially after dark around here....
(I'd invite you over here, except I'm not sure how much ammo/firepower/riot gear you have stocked up. lol)
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we've all met Fluffy McDeath.
I haven't :-( (how are ya mate? :-))
From AO I've met me brother :-P
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I have met Mikey_C and a lot of other Amiga users at the Amiga revival fair 2009, but i dont know how many of the guys i met that are hanging around here at a.org :)
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I met A4000_Mad when I bought an A4000 from him a few years ago. He wasn't a member at the time. I also met bloodline when I saw Radiohead at Victoria Park. Blimey, that was 2 and a half years ago 0_o
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moto
Yep, met Moto! That was great, lovely sunny day too, but also can't believe how long ago that was... :-/
@spihunter, if you do end up over here, we could arrange a meet up (an drag Moto along as he is into Amiga, AROS and logic too) :)
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I used to work with Brian.
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I have met no one.....well I think I've met kolla in a zoo in the far past.
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I have met no one.....well I think I've met kolla in a zoo in the far past.
I sincerely hope you didn't feed him!
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I sincerely hope you didn't feed him!
That credit does not belong to me :lol:
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I havn't met anyone. The closest people would be probably be in Sydney i guess, and i think Cammy lives in Brisbane. No Amigans where i live :(
I live around the NSW/QLD border area. I can't hear or speak properly in real life though so I don't go out or meet up with anyone.
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I met most of the people at AmiWest 2007, and the fine folks who came to the Upstate NY Amiga Users Group meet up in Waterloo, NY back in 2006 when I recorded Episode 1 of Amiga Roundtable.
I'm hoping to meet more people at AmiWest 2011. But we'll have to see if that comes together. I'm working on that now.
All I ask is that ssolie wears pants this time. The glare from his white legs blinded me. :D
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I met Chain when he put an oscillator socket on my Cyberstorm.
Otherwise I don't know any other A.org members from the Czech Republic (are there any?) - maybe one day I could attend some meeting in Germany or something, don't know if many A.org members are from there, but probably lots.
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I live around the NSW/QLD border area. I can't hear or speak properly in real life though so I don't go out or meet up with anyone.
Funny you said that. I'm half deaf as well but that never stopped me going out and meeting people. But at least you have your keyboards to type stuff on so it's not all lost... :)
So i'm guessing you live near Byron Bay or Coffs Harbour? That's near me. I go surfing up around there sometimes :)
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I have met Amigaz... and.... hmmm nobody else from here :)
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I've always wondered which folks on here actually see each other in the real world?
Waddajamean? Real world? Is there something else than the internet? /me is puzzled... ;-)
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Yep, met Moto! That was great, lovely sunny day too, but also can't believe how long ago that was... :-/
Yep, was back in the beautiful summer of 2008 :-o
@spihunter, if you do end up over here, we could arrange a meet up (an drag Moto along as he is into Amiga, AROS and logic too) :)
I should warn you I don't really use Logic any more... but I'm open to persuasion ;)
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I used to work with Brian.
The Lion? :biglaugh:
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I live around the NSW/QLD border area. I can't hear or speak properly in real life though so I don't go out or meet up with anyone.
Thank goodness for the Internet then Cammy. Receiving you crystal clear here in England and all you do with the Amiga is so impressive :)
I've only met two members myself. One was Motorollin after seeing his "A4000 wanted" advert on Amibench and tucking him up with a heap of junk I had sitting here ;) And the other was a guy from down on the coast whose name I can't remember. He brought his A1200 up for me to fix :)
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All this talk of past meetings has gotten me feeling a little nostagic, so much so that I've ressurected my old show reports website. I've stuck it all up on http://www.bambi-amiga.co.uk which for those of you who are interested is an A1200 running AOS3.0 as a webserver.
the reports can be accessed via http://www.bambi-amiga.co.uk/reports/
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I used to go to NCAUG meetings years ago, but that's been so long ago I have forgotten names/handles.
NCAUG is still around, but we have not had a meeting (or a venue to hold a meeting) for awhile ...
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On the top of my head: Jupp3, itix, pVC, JoannaK, Jope, hooligan, bbrv (both), IOSPIRIT (Felix Schwarz) and jacadcaps.
Undoubtedly there are several users who have met me at Amiga Retro Aachen in 2002, some demo parties or local amiga user group meetings... I'm sorry but I'm just horrible with names. ;-)
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I've always wondered which folks on here actually see each other in the real world?
I try to keep clear of such weirdos (or maybe they steer clear of me)! ;-)
Seriously though, I've probably met a few people in the UK over the years (through buying and collecting in person), but no-one whom I knew to be an A.org-er at the time.
I nearly met Steve Jones (ClusterUK) a few months ago when he collected an A1200T from my house, but I was out at work when he actually visited. I've met Binox's dad (Luke himself was out at work when I visited), and dropped some 68K/Amiga reference books off at his house, although I think he frequents EAB more than this site.
I generally communicate by PM, e-mail or forum postings - I don't really 'get' IRC, and I'm an unsociable 8ugger most of the time in person. :-) I personally like the considered approach that forums/mailing lists allow in terms of constructing and considering postings prior to submission.
I've tried to get out to LAG meetings a few times (and intended to do Bletchley Park in 2010) but something always gets in the way. :-/
As far as I know (from "Map of Amigan" type projects) there is only one other active Amigan in Hull (TonyYEB). Two Amigans does not a user group make.
It'd be good to get down to a curry night though next time I'm in the capital; in my mind I'm only an associate member of the Curry Club. (Just make sure the Tarka Dahl is nice and thick - I hate watery dahl!).
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I've probably met a few at the VCF last year and the odd ANT I've managed to head along to, but there are very few Amigans in Ireland so most of the time I wouldn't have the opportunity... I'll put ClusterUK and MikeyC on the list, but I've no idea who else - either their real names or their pseudonyms...
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Funny you said that. I'm half deaf as well but that never stopped me going out and meeting people.
Being born completely deaf and never having the chance to learn language and social skills is very different to losing some of the volume in one of your ears. It also affects the way people act towards you. You may tell people you have trouble hearing and they can raise their voice for you to hear. I tell people I'm deaf and that's the end of the conversation. They get uncomfortable and walk away to find someone else to talk to.
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Well I met Petro in Columbus Ohio a few years back.
Saraba and her husband (Caricon?) from #AmigaCafe on IRC, but that has been years ago and I lost touch with them. There have been a few others, but I forget their names as well.
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I tell people I'm deaf and that's the end of the conversation. They get uncomfortable and walk away to find someone else to talk to.
So do you use BSL or Macaton or does Oz have it's own sign language system?
Funny and true story, I once tried learning sign language however after two lessons the teacher told me that due to my short, stubby fingers it was like I was speaking with a lisp.
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In alphabetical order, I met bbrv, frodon, jacadcaps, logain, lt56, minator, palpatine, pyromania @ discreetfx, senex, zacman, zylesea.
I am also somewhat sure I was introduced to Piru at Aachen but I wouldn`t bet my life on it :) (I definitely remember talking to CISC and Henes but they aren`t amiga.org members like a number of other MorphOS / Am*ga people I have met.)
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Who have I met? Karlos, Gadgetmaster, Ryu, Rockape, FluffyMcdeath, nicholas, Andy, RobertB and a whole bunch of others.
Yes, curry night... It is my shout I know...
Man I'd completely forgot that Ryu crashed at mine, seems like a lifetime ago :D
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I live about 20mins away from Novacoder, never met him though.
Being half blind (night blind, and depth blind, no depth perception etc, someone explain 3d to me please?), and only see out of one eye at a time.
Therefore, I don't drive Cause it is quite a hindrance to drive when your eyes can take upto 2 seconds to focus. :/. Since movement makes my eyes switch.
So I have never gone to an Amiga Meetup, cause it is too hard to get to via Public transport.
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Being born completely deaf and never having the chance to learn language and social skills is very different to losing some of the volume in one of your ears. It also affects the way people act towards you. You may tell people you have trouble hearing and they can raise their voice for you to hear. I tell people I'm deaf and that's the end of the conversation. They get uncomfortable and walk away to find someone else to talk to.
When i said half deaf i meant something else. I have moderate to severe tinnitus but i still have my hearing :)
You say people act differently when you tell them you are deaf and I think i would value this as i could use it as a way to identify genuine friends from the people pretending to be your friends which is really annoying :(
I have faith in you Cammy! :)
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Being born completely deaf and never having the chance to learn language and social skills is very different to losing some of the volume in one of your ears. It also affects the way people act towards you. You may tell people you have trouble hearing and they can raise their voice for you to hear. I tell people I'm deaf and that's the end of the conversation. They get uncomfortable and walk away to find someone else to talk to.
Hugh, I wonder what happened to me, I'm not deaf, yet I'm still socially awkward and people act strange around me... ;)
Anyhow, I'd stick around and talk to ya, I'm not fluent, but I picked up some sign langauge at my previous job.
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I tell people I'm deaf and that's the end of the conversation. They get uncomfortable and walk away to find someone else to talk to.
How rude! While I'm sure it stings, it *is* totally their loss. I know I'd NEVER walk away from you Cammy :)
You're a great communicator every other way and hell, what's so hard about writing notes, reading lips or taking turns typing in Notepad on the Amiga. :lol:
Seriously, communication today is a joke no matter who can fully hear or not. Despite the modern times with all these silly handheld devices and cell phones, most people only seem to hear what they want and the rest don't even know what to do with the info you've given them verbally anyway.
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How rude! While I'm sure it stings, it *is* totally their loss. I know I'd NEVER walk away from you Cammy :)
I wouldn't walk away from Cammy. I'd run away from Cammy! The last thing i want is to get beat up by a Streetfighter! :roflmao:
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People freak out when they encounter a person with disabilities. My wife was born disabled (No forearms, half a leg, partial tongue) You wouldn't believe some of the stuff people say to her just because she makes them nervous.
She just published a book about disability in contemporary art. You can see it here:
http://www.amazon.com/Disabled-Body-Contemporary-Art/dp/0230104061/ref=ntt_at_ep_dpi_1
Being born completely deaf and never having the chance to learn language and social skills is very different to losing some of the volume in one of your ears. It also affects the way people act towards you. You may tell people you have trouble hearing and they can raise their voice for you to hear. I tell people I'm deaf and that's the end of the conversation. They get uncomfortable and walk away to find someone else to talk to.
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A couple of local folks, nj_72, Speelgoedmannetje; met a few folks at an os4 presentation a long time ago, ofcourse the benelux amiga show thingy where Amiga.org magazine was presented where I met Kees, Ryu, Oli_hd and probably some other folks as well. Then there's the #amiganl people of which only rvo still frequents amiga.org I think.
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People freak out when they encounter a person with disabilities. My wife was born disabled (No forearms, half a leg, partial tongue) You wouldn't believe some of the stuff people say to her just because she makes them nervous.
She just published a book about disability in contemporary art. You can see it here:
http://www.amazon.com/Disabled-Body-Contemporary-Art/dp/0230104061/ref=ntt_at_ep_dpi_1
The same sort of things happen to my wife too, she has MS and severe dystonia.
I'll be sure to check out the book. :)
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Being born completely deaf and never having the chance to learn language and social skills is very different to losing some of the volume in one of your ears. It also affects the way people act towards you. You may tell people you have trouble hearing and they can raise their voice for you to hear. I tell people I'm deaf and that's the end of the conversation. They get uncomfortable and walk away to find someone else to talk to.
That sucks. Still, such people probably have little worthwhile to say and despite being able to hear, never listen anyway. There's no reason why their social inadequacies should be any barrier to your going out and meeting up with interesting people.
I was on a course with a guy that was profoundly deaf from birth. I couldn't (and still can't) sign for toffee but thankfully he could lip read very well. I won't lie that understanding his speech was difficult at first, but having an at times strong regional accent I get that myself :) He was a great laugh and his perspective on life lived in complete silence was very interesting.
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I met novacoder once when he came to my house with an amiga 1200.
The rest of you, I think are all just figments of my imagination.
Steven
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Being born completely deaf and never having the chance to learn language and social skills is very different to losing some of the volume in one of your ears. It also affects the way people act towards you. You may tell people you have trouble hearing and they can raise their voice for you to hear. I tell people I'm deaf and that's the end of the conversation. They get uncomfortable and walk away to find someone else to talk to.
Thats a shame Cammy! shame on them!
I am proud to have you on my face book
as for amiga users that i have meet the top one from back in the day this guy called mat
was always helping me . am not sure was a long time ago think its mat from amgakit they do look the same LOL
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Thats a shame Cammy! shame on them!
I am proud to have you on my face book
as for amiga users that i have meet the top one from back in the day this guy called mat
was always helping me . am not sure was a long time ago think its mat from amgakit they do look the same LOL
someone just told me its not mat from amigakit LOL
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So do you use BSL or Macaton or does Oz have it's own sign language system?
We use Auslan and Australian Sign English here, but I don't know anyone else who signs apart from my parents who live on the other side of the continent.
I'd go to an Amiga club if there was one locally, or some sort of retro gaming/alternative computing convention. I go to the science fiction/comic/games/anime/pop culture convention in Brisbane every year and I've met fellow internerds from other forums there, but again the same thing happened that always happens, they got all weirded out and walked off.
It's not just being deaf that makes me weird and antisocial though. Plenty of deaf people are outgoing and seem to have no problems making friends, I'm just an oddball.
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Hi All,
Since I am based in Melbourne Australia, I've only met CaptainChaos at our local Amiga user group. There are other members in that local group (of course), though none of the others seem to be on a.org as well?
never having the chance to learn language and social skills
This is probably about the last thing I'd have guessed about you! :) My social skills only started to improve once I broke out of what could only be described some really weird kind of autism..
Cheers,
Valentin
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My social skills only started to improve once I broke out of what could only be described some really weird kind of autism..
Around the same time you stopped using Winblows? :roflmao:
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So do you use BSL or Macaton or does Oz have it's own sign language system?
Funny and true story, I once tried learning sign language however after two lessons the teacher told me that due to my short, stubby fingers it was like I was speaking with a lisp.
FYI, Makaton is a sigh support system for people with difficulties understanding or using verbal language. It's not capable of replacing language due to the fact that it only really contains nouns, verbs and adjectives. So, you can sign "big yellow cup" or "more" to help a child to understand (or help themselves to express their needs) but you can't express more complex semantic or syntactic language.
@Cammy
Unfortunately I work with people all the time who don't understand how to communicate with people whose communication is different to their own. It's usually due to embarrassment at their own inability to adapt their own communication, or fear of making a mess of it. It's a shame because it reduces opportunities for both parties :(
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My social skills only started to improve once I broke out of what could only be described some really weird kind of autism..
Cheers,
Valentin
I would be very interested to hear more about that!
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Around the same time you stopped using Winblows? :roflmao:
:lol:
Nahh, I reckon Winbloats has mind-numbing effects similar to alcohol, though without the initial 'high'.. :)
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All this talk of past meetings has gotten me feeling a little nostagic, so much so that I've ressurected my old show reports website. I've stuck it all up on http://www.bambi-amiga.co.uk which for those of you who are interested is an A1200 running AOS3.0 as a webserver.
the reports can be accessed via http://www.bambi-amiga.co.uk/reports/
HAHA i met the guys at SCAG gathering including you, the_leander and a few others . Kind of funny when i think of it i just went to UK with out much of a plan but it was worth the tripp
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I haven't :-( (how are ya mate? :-))
From AO I've met me brother :-P
hmm... your name sounds familiar... now go grab me a beer :argue:
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Well, I did have the pleasure of meeting the DoomMaster at a Commodore User Group meeting in Beaverton, Oregon. He is a very nice person, and he does know a lot about computers. Right now he is in the process of re-doing the 2-hour movie about the golden years of home computers, with better camera equipment and lighting. If it is like what he has up on You Tube, it is going to be a great movie. He told the group that he will mail a master copy to OPB and to Washington DC for the archives.
I must say, with all the negative talk about Doomy here on Amiga Org, I did not expect that I would actually like the guy, but I do. Come to find out, the man actually has a long history with Commodore, and he was the one that originally came up with the idea of a first-person style game. It was going to be a first-person role playing game based on the Ultima RPGs. His idea was stolen before he could get a patent on it.
I took my Amiga 4000 to Doomy's shop and he repaired it and cleaned it while I waited. Afterwards, he showed me the actual old PC and CAD program that he used to create maps for Doom, Doom 2, Duke Nukem, Shadow Warrior, Blood, and Serious Sam. He also showed me his N-Scale trains, his modded and painted XBOX consoles, his modded PS2s, his classic GI Joe collection, his TV shows on DVD collection, his rotty, and of course his vintage computer collection.
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I dont think im the only one that realizes that you are in fact Doomy after reading some of your posts.... so enough with the self loving please.
Well, I did have the pleasure of meeting the DoomMaster at a Commodore User Group meeting in Beaverton, Oregon. He is a very nice person, and he does know a lot about computers. Right now he is in the process of re-doing the 2-hour movie about the golden years of home computers, with better camera equipment and lighting. If it is like what he has up on You Tube, it is going to be a great movie. He told the group that he will mail a master copy to OPB and to Washington DC for the archives.
I must say, with all the negative talk about Doomy here on Amiga Org, I did not expect that I would actually like the guy, but I do. Come to find out, the man actually has a long history with Commodore, and he was the one that originally came up with the idea of a first-person style game. It was going to be a first-person role playing game based on the Ultima RPGs. His idea was stolen before he could get a patent on it.
I took my Amiga 4000 to Doomy's shop and he repaired it and cleaned it while I waited. Afterwards, he showed me the actual old PC and CAD program that he used to create maps for Doom, Doom 2, Duke Nukem, Shadow Warrior, Blood, and Serious Sam. He also showed me his N-Scale trains, his modded and painted XBOX consoles, his modded PS2s, his classic GI Joe collection, his TV shows on DVD collection, his rotty, and of course his vintage computer collection.
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@Selles
Hi there doomy :-)
You kind of busted your cover there, as well as here (http://www.amiga.org/forums/showpost.php?p=605005&postcount=2):
If it was me, I would dump the Amiga 1200 and keep the Amiga 2000. I have all of the different Amiga models, including the Amiga 1200, and I tell you this, the Amiga 2000 is the best Amiga that Commodore ever produced. It was designed and made in Germany and it is extremely well made. I have 4 Amiga 2000 computers in like new condition, 3 of them still in their original boxes. If I was forced to keep only one Amiga model, I would keep my Amiga 2000 computers and sell the other Amiga models.
FACTS:
I never have problems with any of my Amiga 1000, 500, or 2000 computers.
I always have problems with my Amiga 3000, 3000T, 600, 1200, 4000, 4000T, CDTV, and CD32s.
So, by these facts, I would advise you to keep the Amiga 2000 and dump your Amiga 1200.
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@Selles
Well, I did have the pleasure of meeting the DoomMaster at a Commodore User Group meeting in Beaverton, Oregon
How did you manage to do that, exactly? Didn't anybody wonder what you were doing talking to your reflection in a mirror?
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Go away Hans, thieves are not welcome here.
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Dude, I am not Doomy, so STFU !
Did you know that the Portland / Beaverton Oregon area is one of the Commodore and Amiga capitals of the world? So yes, there are a lot of Amiga people where I live, not just Doomy.
I am beginning to think that Doomy may be right when he says that most of the people on Amiga Org are jerks. I am actually thinking about leaving this forum. I mean really, do you guys even know how you sound?!
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Dude, I am not Doomy
Oh yes you are. You praise yourself, you claim A2000 is the hottest sh*t since sliced bread and you talk about doom maps. You do this deliberately I think, you just want to get caught every time.
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Many people actually prefer the Amiga 2000 over the other Amiga models. Does this mean that they are all the DoomMaster?
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Many people actually prefer the Amiga 2000 over the other Amiga models. Does this mean that they are all the DoomMaster?
It might have something to do with the way you show your love for the Amiga 2000 :-).
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Many people actually prefer the Amiga 2000 over the other Amiga models. Does this mean that they are all the DoomMaster?
You also praise your own website all the time: http://www.amiga.org/forums/showthread.php?p=598612#post598612
Your site looks ok, but, when it comes to Amiga websites, retrogeekcomputers was the best looking site that I have ever seen. That Amiga website had everything.
You also comment every thread about yourself (as is easily evident looking at your posting history).
You're just too predictable.
I don't know what your problem is but as a general rule I usually suggest people with similar issues to seek professional help.
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Many people love the Amiga 2000. LISTEN TO WHAT YOU ARE SAYING !
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That was not my website, but, it was the best Amiga website that I had ever seen or heard.
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Piru, you are talking out your ass!
I actually try to help other Amiga users.
YOU, well you just continue to help spread rumors about a guy that is not even here to defend himself.
I even asked you guys a question and none of you answered it: DO YOU HAVE ANY EVIDENCE, THAT WOULD HOLD UP IN A COURT OF LAW, THAT PROVES THAT DOOMY RIPPED ANYONE OFF?
NO, THEN STOP SPREADING RUMORS ABOUT HIM !
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I am beginning to think that Doomy may be right when he says that most of the people on Amiga Org are jerks.
Having been one of the few idiots ever to have gotten himself a lifetime ban from the site, I expect you, er I mean he, would say that.
I am actually thinking about leaving this forum. I mean really, do you guys even know how you sound?!
Well, that could save some paperwork :lol:
Please, keep taking more of this rope...
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@Karl
Can't you just permaban him?
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Let him stay, every village needs an idiot :-).
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More evidence here (http://www.amiga.org/forums/showthread.php?p=596488#post596488):
You guys are so negative. This Doomy guy is actually one of us, because he clearly loves the Amiga computer. Unless you have proof that he did indeed rip people off, I would stop saying that about him. Think about it, if he wanted to, he could hire a lawyer and sue Amiga Org. He would win in a court of law because none of you have actual evidence that proves that he ripped anyone off. Hearsay or gossip will not hold up in court.
Anyway, none of you guys had his permission to use any part of his video, including his vocals, to create your own versions of the video. So, if Doomy decided that he liked one of your videos enough to use it as part of his new release, you should be flattered.
Many of you are so negative and I get a negative vibe from the Amiga Org community as a whole. Wayne and his moderaters should do something about all of this negativity and make Amiga Org a happy, fun place to visit.
...and here (http://www.amiga.org/forums/showpost.php?p=600954&postcount=175):
The question that keeps popping up in my mind is:
Does any of you have actual evidence that proves that this guy "ripped" anyone off, evidence that would hold up in a coart of law? Or did someone that simply does not like the guy start rumors, which then led to a snowball effect.
I have watched this guy's videos on YouTube, especially the ones about his vintage computer history, and I must say, he does not seem like the kind of person that you people say he is. Now, he may have said some stupid things here on Amiga Org, and he may have made some threats, but, has he followed thru with any of those threats, or was he just being foolish at the time?
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@Karl
Can't you just permaban him?
Yes, but I might as well wait until he leaves me no choice since then he can be banned for more than one good reason and any future doubts over his identity will be a bit moot ;)
It seems a typical doomy-style outburst is only a matter of posts away :lol:
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Yes, but I might as well wait until he leaves me no choice since then he can be banned for more than one good reason and any future doubts over his identity will be a bit moot ;)
It seems a typical doomy-style outburst is only a matter of posts away :lol:
Narcissists just can't help it.
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What "evidence" are you talking about, Piru?
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Dammit! This was such a good thread too....
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Karlos, I am not Doomy, so, why would you ban me? I am one of you guys. I love the Amiga. :)
By banning me for no good reason, you will only prove that what Doomy told me about Amiga Org must be true.
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So did anyone have dealings with this doommaster incarnate? He did offer SAS/C here: http://www.amiga.org/forums/showthread.php?p=605008#post605008 and some HW here: http://www.amiga.org/forums/showthread.php?t=55487
If so, were there any problems?
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*clears throat*
ONLYYYYY AMIGAAAAAAAAAA
MAKES IT POSSSSSIBBBBBLEEEEEEEEEEE
ONLY AMIIIGGAAAAAAA MAAAKES
IDIOTS LIKE DOOMY FLAIL AROUND LIKE FLIDS.
:roflmao::roflmao::roflmao::roflmao::roflmao:
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Piru, you did not answer my question. Also, why are you such a trouble-maker?
Moderators, there is nothing wrong with me asking this question, I mean just read what Piru writes. He sounds just like a trouble-maker.
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Karlos, I am not Doomy, so, why would you ban me? I am one of you guys. I love the Amiga. :)
Doomy had more than one sock puppet all of which did exactly what you have been doing since you arrived. As Piru says, you want everybody to know or at least suspect it is you, but plead to innocence when called out on it. It hasn't worked before and won't in future.
What you seem to forget is that we recognised you almost immediately. What did you think all those "hidden" remarks about loading up the tranq rifle were for previously? As long as you stay under the radar, we tolerate you. But it isn't enough, you feel you have to run the crusade for restoring the image of Doomy, the most-hard-done-to user, praising his every move and when that doesn't work, demanding evidence as to the allegations made against him.
Transparent, much?
By banning me for no good reason, you will only prove that what Doomy told me about Amiga Org must be true.
I am sure you will give a good enough reason if you carry on like this. And hey, if it is true that you aren't Doomy, well you can enjoy a drink with him afterwards and feel all vindicated together.
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If so, PROBLEM?
^ there, fixed it for you :lol:
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Moderators, there is nothing wrong with me asking this question
Don't tell us how to do our job, after all, we don't tell you how to assemble mil spec electronics...
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That was not my website, but, it was the best Amiga website that I had ever seen or heard.
I have to ask, is he really a five-time winner of Witch Weekly's Most Charming Smile Award? I've heard he doesn't like to talk about that though.
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hehe yeah it was a slightly mad weekend! Esspecially when you almost missed your train back home and we had to dash in the small hours of the morning!
Good times.......
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We use Auslan and Australian Sign English here, but I don't know anyone else who signs apart from my parents who live on the other side of the continent.
Interesting. I'd be curious to see what the differences are between the above two and BSL.
I've met fellow internerds from other forums there, but again the same thing happened that always happens, they got all weirded out and walked off.
Ah, see this is where I think you might be going wrong, a lot of nerds have pretty piss poor social skills themselves. That and most people as assholes (yes, the irony in this statement doesn't elude me).
It's not just being deaf that makes me weird and antisocial though. Plenty of deaf people are outgoing and seem to have no problems making friends, I'm just an oddball.
Given the reaction to your previous comment, I'd say you've a few friends on this site.
On the bright side, you have deafness to account for difficulties with your speech, I only have the excuse of being born in Plymouth ;)
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FYI, Makaton is a sigh support system for people with difficulties understanding or using verbal language. It's not capable of replacing language due to the fact that it only really contains nouns, verbs and adjectives. So, you can sign "big yellow cup" or "more" to help a child to understand (or help themselves to express their needs) but you can't express more complex semantic or syntactic language.
I didn't realise it had that limitation, then again my only exposure to Makaton was with dealing with a friends autistic kids.
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HAHA i met the guys at SCAG gathering including you, the_leander and a few others . Kind of funny when i think of it i just went to UK with out much of a plan but it was worth the tripp
Yeah, I still remember rescuing you (after I'd stopped laughing at your getting cornered) and having a few beers with ya. Was a pleasure to have met you :)
hehe yeah it was a slightly mad weekend! Esspecially when you almost missed your train back home and we had to dash in the small hours of the morning!
Good times.......
Lol I'd completely forgotten about that! Goddamn that brings back some good memories.
Am loving this thread so much :D
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hehe I can't remember but I think this was the weekend my front garden became a carpark... http://www.bambi-amiga.co.uk/6cars.jpg
@the_leander was you here the time we were having a BBQ and the toilet fell off the wall? LOL
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@the_leander was you here the time we were having a BBQ and the toilet fell off the wall? LOL
Heavy barbecue crowd?!
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I think this thread highlights the real need for some curry enriched get-together goodness...
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hehe I can't remember but I think this was the weekend my front garden became a carpark... http://www.bambi-amiga.co.uk/6cars.jpg
:D
@the_leander was you here the time we were having a BBQ and the toilet fell off the wall? LOL
No but I remember the reaction on irc the next day :D
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I think this thread highlights the real need for some curry enriched get-together goodness...
Yeah. Bigtime.
Shame that the usual suspects don't do international kidnappings really. Still, when I win the lottery ;)
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Yeah. Bigtime.
Shame that the usual suspects don't do international kidnappings really. Still, when I win the lottery ;)
Have alleged predisposition, will travel :lol:
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Alright, the thread is back on!.
I feel like I've actually learned some things about some of the folks here. Maybe if more of us met in person there would be a lot less bickering going on here?
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I didn't realise it had that limitation, then again my only exposure to Makaton was with dealing with a friends autistic kids.
It's not really a limitation, more an indicator that they're completely different things. Sign languages are just that - whole languages which are manifest in sign rather than vocalised words. Makaton on the other hand is like a supplement to verbal languages which already exist. It isn's intended to exist or function as a language in its own right.
So your friend's autistic children might be having difficulty acquiring spoken language, maybe because their social communication difficulties don't allow them to attend to peoples' faces and the fleeting sounds coming out of them. Makaton attaches a visual support (the sign) to the word to provide a more accessible, (temporally) enduring representation of the concept which is easier for the child to learn to understand and use.
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Given the reaction to your previous comment, I'd say you've a few friends on this site.
In all seriousness I think that's a fair comment; I'm left wondering if perhaps the social problems she mentioned earlier have knocked her self esteem a bit. It would be understandable, but this is the web - a great leveller as far as disabilities of all kinds go.
On the bright side, you have deafness to account for difficulties with your speech, I only have the excuse of being born in Plymouth ;)
Yarrr, avast etc!
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Alright, the thread is back on!.
I feel like I've actually learned some things about some of the folks here. Maybe if more of us met in person there would be a lot less bickering going on here?
It's like Wayne once said, if we all met at a bar we'd probably have a riot together.
It's fair to say that several of my closest friends today I happened to meet purely because of this site.
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Wow it sounds like runequester and I are the few non-crazy PNWers on here :(
I like my A2000, cos its what I got :D
But I sure would like a wedge, and an A4000 or 3000...and a natami.... lol
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A couple of local folks, nj_72, Speelgoedmannetje;
Too long ago :(
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I've surely met ClusterUK, Dax and other italian friends at Pianeta Amiga...
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Well I have to say that I have met the great Doom master himself in his Beaverton, OR home! :)
(bought an A600 from him years ago) LOL
Welcome back Doomy!! Behave yourself ok? ;)
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Maybe yous could come over to Belfast for a while and we can all have a nice meal.
I made a recording of the last time I had some Amiga folk at my house. That was a great time!!
[youtube]icz1r92sDf0[/youtube]
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I met mpiva at the local Amiga club.
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Edmonton, Alberta
Canada
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I've known Nlandas since before I found Amiga.org. Well, before Amiga.org even started. Met him in college.
I've also talked to Wayne on Skype once if that counts.
I'm in a remote area and Amiga users are spread kinda thin, so it's hard meet up.
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I met AmigaEd when I sold him my a1200 and nec3d multisync. He lives in Pennsylvania IIRC and we met close to the NY/PA border.
Yep! That was back in 2005. How time passes when you're having fun!:)
Still have both the monitor and the A1200. Oddly enough the keyboard just started acting up a couple of weeks ago, so for now I'm using my back-up 1200. I hope maybe cleaning up the flex-circuit contacts will help. If it comes down to it I've got a spare keyboard, so I should be able to bring it back to good health.
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So did anyone have dealings with this doommaster incarnate? He did offer SAS/C here: http://www.amiga.org/forums/showthread.php?p=605008#post605008 and some HW here: http://www.amiga.org/forums/showthread.php?t=55487
If so, were there any problems?
Some years ago, I bought an A2000 (Mil-Spec of course) from Doomy via eBay. After about three or four months, a couple of re-negotiations of the price and some strongly worded correspondence, I received the A2000 in working condition. Still have it to this day and most likely will never get rid of it.
One book of stamps = $3.70
Postal Money Order = $64.90
Four trips to the post office...
Doomy's A2000.... PRICELESS!
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Some years ago, I bought an A2000 (Mil-Spec of course) from Doomy via eBay. After about three or four months, a couple of re-negotiations of the price and some strongly worded correspondence, I received the A2000 in working condition. Still have it to this day and most likely will never get rid of it.
One book of stamps = $3.70
Postal Money Order = $64.90
Four trips to the post office...
Doomy's A2000.... PRICELESS!
How can you tell if an A2000 is Mil-Spec?
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Well, I did have the pleasure of meeting the DoomMaster ... Right now he is in the process of re-doing the 2-hour movie ... he will mail a master copy to OPB and to Washington DC for the archives.
OMG! I think I just blew one of my capacitors!
Don't look now Doomy! Someone is running off with your master copy!
(http://moviesmedia.ign.com/movies/image/article/566/566573/nicolas-cage-20041116050216836-001.jpg)
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How can you tell if an A2000 is Mil-Spec?
Easy! If Doomy previously owned it then it must be Mil-Spec!
(I'm sure this also applies to any of his endorsements of German made Amigas.)
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Easy! If Doomy previously owned it then it must be Mil-Spec!
(I'm sure this also applies to any of his endorsements of German made Amigas.)
Ah! I was thinking that was exaggeration :lol:
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@AmigaEd
Why on earth was he renegotiating the price of an eBay sale?!
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@AmigaEd
Why on earth was he renegotiating the price of an eBay sale?!
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Well, you know at the time, I wondered why also. Actually to be more accurate, he was renegotiating the shipping cost rather than the sale price of the A2000.
It was a nervous deal the whole way through but in the end worked out. I've got to say that I was really surprised that he shipped it after the long delay. I initially figured that I was being chumped. Of course, I got tired of waiting for him to actually deliver the unit and just went out a bought another one eBay that showed up a two months sooner than Doomy's.
Truth is, that it pays to do some research ahead of time. I was just getting back in to the Amiga at that point and in my excitement I unwittingly bid on one of Doomy's listings. It was only afterwards that I learned about him here on A.org.
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@AmigaEd
Well if that's not evidence for what he's like, then I don't know what is :-/
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@AmigaEd
Well if that's not evidence for what he's like, then I don't know what it :-/
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I've not met any amiga fans in real life since it's heyday, let alone ones from amiga.org. In fact Ive only ever met two people who stayed with the amiga long enough to get themselves an aga machine, one of whom was my brother (who stayed with it a lot longer than anyone else I know, but has now also moved on). The closest I came was a few guys who were representing thier amiga user group at a computer swap meet (I believe often called computer fairs elsewhere), who bought along thier A4k, but absent mindedly had no software to display, so just had a very basic fractal demo running. Upon hearing I was an amiga guy they desperately asked me if I had any amiga stuff with me (bit weird I thought, I love my amigas, but why the heck would I carry amiga software with me in public? :))
I'd like to meet some amiga ppl in real life, but I dont drive and live a few hours away by train from melbourne, so it's not really easy to go to user groups being that its 2 hours to the CBD, then another hour-ish to the only user group Im aware of (in moorabin). Each way this is about 6 hours travel for a 1 hour or so meet.
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Well, it sounds to me that you did not pay enough on the shipping, so, Doomy did not ship the Amiga 2000 until you mailed him the needed funds for shipping. I do not think that he had any intention of ripping you off, because you did get the Amiga 2000, but only after you mailed him the correct amount for shipping. It sounds like you are very happy with your purchase. So, why spread negative feedback about Doomy? He did not do anything wrong. I think that the guy is getting a bad rep for no good reason and many people here on Amiga Org think so too, but are afraid to speak up for fear of getting kicked off the forum.
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Well, it sounds to me that you did not pay enough on the shipping, so, Doomy did not ship the Amiga 2000 until you mailed him the needed funds for shipping. I do not think that he had any intention of ripping you off, because you did get the Amiga 2000, but only after you mailed him the correct amount for shipping. It sounds like you are very happy with your purchase. So, why spread negative feedback about Doomy? He did not do anything wrong. I think that the guy is getting a bad rep for no good reason and many people here on Amiga Org think so too, but are afraid to speak up for fear of getting kicked off the forum.
:roflmao:
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(...) Then there's the #amiganl people of which only rvo still frequents amiga.org I think.
Ah, you beat me to it ;)
I've only met some people from #amigascene at MS'99 and MS'01 but if they are on amiga.org they are using different nicknames, so..
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@nicholas
Do you think he could be any more transparent? :lol:
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@nicholas
Do you think he could be any more transparent? :lol:
:lol:
I think all forums should have a pet narcissist, they are so much fun! :)
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Well, it sounds to me that you did not pay enough on the shipping, so, Doomy did not ship the Amiga 2000 until you mailed him the needed funds for shipping. I do not think that he had any intention of ripping you off, because you did get the Amiga 2000, but only after you mailed him the correct amount for shipping. It sounds like you are very happy with your purchase. So, why spread negative feedback about Doomy? He did not do anything wrong. I think that the guy is getting a bad rep for no good reason and many people here on Amiga Org think so too, but are afraid to speak up for fear of getting kicked off the forum.
Hans, you know full well you specify the shipping cost on the auction. To then refuse to ship until the buyer pays more is totally unethical.
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If there was a conflict in regards to the shipping costs then surely the money should have been returned well and truly before 3 or 4 months ? Not to mention the fact that renegotiating after an auction is finished is a pretty scummy thing to do.
Having said this though, I really should pay a friend of mine for some amiga gear he sold me quite some time ago (although this is different than ebay/strangers).
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Well, it sounds to me that you did not pay enough on the shipping, so, Doomy did not ship the Amiga 2000 until you mailed him the needed funds for shipping. I do not think that he had any intention of ripping you off, because you did get the Amiga 2000, but only after you mailed him the correct amount for shipping. It sounds like you are very happy with your purchase. So, why spread negative feedback about Doomy? He did not do anything wrong. I think that the guy is getting a bad rep for no good reason and many people here on Amiga Org think so too, but are afraid to speak up for fear of getting kicked off the forum.
George, (so again, you have clearly identified yourself with the comments made) you damn well know that the price of the unit and the cost of shipping was all explicitly stated at the close of the auction. Only afterwards did you change the terms of the sale. Only after me not receiving the unit for an extended period of time and only after I sent correspondence to you did any action on your part occur.
...and I gotta tell you, if telling fact is considered negative feedback and as a result all that happened is that your feelings are hurt, then you should consider yourself lucky.
By the way, the videos are great, keep up the good work! They keep me entertained for hours in a "Silence of the Lambs" kind of way.
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I met DOOMY a few years ago and bought an Amiga 2000 from him....still use it to this day as a matter of fact. Met him several times after that for several ugrades to my A2000.
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I met DOOMY a few years ago and bought an Amiga 2000 from him....still use it to this day as a matter of fact. Met him several times after that for several ugrades to my A2000.
Strange... I cant remember you!!
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I have met Amiga General Chad(t?) .. in battle ;-)
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If there was a conflict in regards to the shipping costs then surely the money should have been returned well and truly before 3 or 4 months ? Not to mention the fact that renegotiating after an auction is finished is a pretty scummy thing to do.
Having said this though, I really should pay a friend of mine for some amiga gear he sold me quite some time ago (although this is different than ebay/strangers).
I agree. If the item will cost more than the seller thought (and stated on the auction) he should ask for the difference, and if the buyer does not agree with that, the seller should just refund the $. No need to keep the money hostage until the ransom comes in!
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I tell people I'm deaf and that's the end of the conversation. They get uncomfortable and walk away to find someone else to talk to.
Just like that ?
I'd go to an Amiga club if there was one locally, or some sort of retro gaming/alternative computing convention. I go to the science fiction/comic/games/anime/pop culture convention in Brisbane every year and I've met fellow internerds from other forums there, but again the same thing happened that always happens, they got all weirded out and walked off.
That wouldn't be even a problem on an Amiga day, just type it with Say and you would speak as Stephen Hawking does.
Even on a meeting like you spoke of, you could use a mobile phone or pc with note pad and just type.
Use MSN or whatever you use for chat.
And if technology fails, we always have a whiteboard and the basic paper and pen.
Just because people don't know sign language doesn't mean they can't communicate with you.
So I wonder why they really get uncomfortable, knowing they have all these options.
I'm just an oddball.
No you're not :)
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Wow it sounds like runequester and I are the few non-crazy PNWers on here :(
Hey, I'm down here in Salem (Live in L.C., work in Salem)..
I love the PNW and...
non-crazy PNWers on here...
Oh, never mind..
:-)
desiv
p.s. I cherish my lack of sanity.. ;-)
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Well I met Petro in Columbus Ohio a few years back.
Saraba and her husband (Caricon?) from #AmigaCafe on IRC, but that has been years ago and I lost touch with them. There have been a few others, but I forget their names as well.
I've known Saraba and Caricon for years, chatted with Caricon a few months ago and talked to Saraba on the phone around the same time I think. We used to meet up every now and then.
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Holy thread resurrection.
The only one I've met in person is "thebilgerat" over a few trades but he's a genuinely nice guy
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p.s. I cherish my lack of sanity.. ;-)
lol - me too. I was thinking mainly of old Doomy.
Holy thread resurrection.
The only one I've met in person is "thebilgerat" over a few trades but he's a genuinely nice guy
Damn lies! :lol:
Runey's pretty cool too.
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I've met no one. The guy i bought my MOS mac mini from is on Amigaworld.net everyday but is not a member. The closest to me are Cammy and RebelCD32. Also there are a few in Sydney which is close but i never go South. I only ever go North (to follow the waves depending on how good they are).
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Two guys I work with reckon they were active years ago, spatta and ebatti. Steve has his a1000 and cd32 mothballed (with sx1 expansion) and emil threw his a600 complete with apollo 030 in the bin 'cause it wouldn't boot! Could have done with that as mine is RS, again.
I've chatted with Cammy on eab and on IRC!
Haven't come across anyone here in Newcastle.
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Interesting you mention that. I live in Newcastle.
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hey kesa, well heck if i'd known Princess Castle was a suburb here......anywhere near sunny Lambton?
who else is hiding in Newy??
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Tighes Hill :p
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I've met KeesKaas IRL, waayyyy back in the days. At the release of A.O magazine ;-)
Probably some other Dutchies too.
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A few of us Adelaide based lads caught met up just last weekend and are in the process of re-starting an Adelaide Amiga Users group.
So far we comprise of: MelbourneBen, Epsilon, Haranguer & Myself with a few others expressing interest.
:)
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Actually, Derek, it was you, me, MelbourneBen and MickJT. Epsilon couldn't make it, but hopefully he will next time.
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And I actually met djos about 2 weeks ago, a week and a half before I found out that he's djos, while we were waiting for the bus outside work.
Turns out me, djos and MelbourneBen all work for the same company.
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A very small world ;-)
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Actually, Derek, it was you, me, MelbourneBen and MickJT. Epsilon couldn't make it, but hopefully he will next time.
Doh, you are correct of course :D
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A very small world ;-)
Is it ever, especially in Adelaide. :D
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So what kind of Amiga's will the Adelaide user group have? Anything exotic?
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Just a souped up 500+ for me but a couple of the others have x1000's. :cool:
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Just a souped up 500+ for me but a couple of the others have x1000's. :cool:
Both of those sounds good to me!