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FAQ / Board Issues / Server Maintenance (02Feb05 4AM-6AM PST (-0800))

« on: February 02, 2005, 06:33:52 am »

And it ran 30 minutes over.  Didn't realize there was quite so much crap on disk to copy over.  Oh well, it's up and happy now.

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Completely Off-Topic / Warning: eBay scam

« on: January 31, 2005, 02:44:40 pm »

Another reason to use Firefox, or some other browser besides MSIE.  Most of these scams use known problems in MSIE, and as IE doesn't jump up and down about obvious mismatches like that, it's easy to fake it.  Firefox  on the other hand, shows the site the SSL cert is for, right on the browser, right by the lock, as well as yellowing the address bar.  Now, once market shares go up, I'd expect more scammers to try and make their work cross-browser, but for now it's a much safer option.

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Polls / most you've ever drank?

« on: January 30, 2005, 05:57:47 pm »

Fishbowl, Tokyo tea.

Don't remember much from 11:30pm to when I woke up the next day, and even then I felt like I was run over by a truck.  Never again that much.  Ever.  Didn't get sick.

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FAQ / Board Issues / Server Maintenance (02Feb05 4AM-6AM PST (-0800))

« on: January 30, 2005, 05:53:55 pm »

This server will be going down for maintenance on February 2, 2005 from 4AM-6AM PST (-0800).  This time will be used to install and configure a set of mirrored 60GB drives for website and database storage.

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Completely Off-Topic / Your desktop

« on: January 29, 2005, 05:44:35 am »

Ok, so I'm a minimalist.

And I blew out the edge of the thread, w00t!

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Polls / Intoxication

« on: January 23, 2005, 12:34:16 pm »

Another tip to not get totally schnonkered... don't mix your boozes.  If you're drinking vodka drinks, stay with vodka drinks.  You start throwing rum, whiskey, gin, etc. on top of it, and the only thing you're gonna be on top of is the Porcelain Throne making your offering and singing hallelujahs... or something which might sound like you're saying 'hallelujah' at least...

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Completely Off-Topic / Working Age....

« on: January 18, 2005, 08:46:13 pm »

Main jobs in this area for those still in the school years are holiday retail, food services and during the summer: the amusement parks.  Seems to be about it, as noted above, unless you've got an 'in' somewhere for an internship, and then you're likely not paid.

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Completely Off-Topic / What's your british name??

« on: January 05, 2005, 09:41:19 pm »

Uhm, I'm Neville Chamberlain.

I think I'm going to let Germany take all of Europe now... gah.  Of all the names...

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Polls / Animated Comedy Shows

« on: January 03, 2005, 08:26:50 pm »

I have to go with Drawn Together.  So, so, so, so, so, so, so, so, so, so, so, so, so, so, so, so, soooooo wrong.   It's great.  

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Completely Off-Topic / It has to be a record

« on: December 31, 2004, 03:18:09 am »

^^^ that has to be a record.

No, that's just a fat inode.  Too much turkey.  For some reason I have a feeling it's got a weight loss plan in its future.  

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Completely Off-Topic / It has to be a record

« on: December 31, 2004, 03:16:15 am »

It was a virus attack.  As soon as I put in a filter to block them from even trying to hit the board, those connections vanished.  I also reset the high user count as it was no longer anywhere near accurate.

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Polls / Japan? Too Far?

« on: December 22, 2004, 05:15:10 am »

i still think i'd do it... i have established how insane i can be with these things tho

She's n00tz.

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Completely Off-Topic / Donate blood for the soldiers!

« on: December 07, 2004, 02:32:18 pm »

They won't take my blood on the count of my heart has this odd tendency to beat so slow it stops for 1-2 beats.

Which is kinda funny/weird when you suddenly get real quiet... then cough.  Almost like a kickstart, it seems.

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Polls / Just what is a red neck?

« on: November 29, 2004, 01:54:06 pm »

fishing.....I'll pass on being in a boat in the middle of nowhere trying to get fish.

You've evidently missed out on the whole point of fishing.  It's to be in the middle of nowhere, away from the people who annoy you, and for some to drink beer.  Catching fish is a sometimes unwelcome end result.  Then you hafta clean 'em and such.

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Polls / Just what is a red neck?

« on: November 28, 2004, 11:59:15 pm »

When I think of redneck, the first things which pop into my mind are: that old coot from the Warner Brother's cartoons, Hatfield/McCoy (Stonefield/Maclure), and po' folk in the South who ain't got nothing to do but avoiding them durn revenooers.  Too much Dukes of Hazzard as a kid I guess...

Now, my dad identifies himself as a redneck... country music, hunting, fishing, playing with cars/etc., so I guess that would tend to be the more refined outlook on it, if we go by his definition.