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Since no one else is posting...

Magus

Tue May 28 02:12:30 2002

OSY thrives on post whoring, but nobody's posting.
Magus

Tue May 28 02:13:23 2002

So, I guess it's up to me.
Magus

Tue May 28 02:13:40 2002

I shall now post as rapidly as possible
Magus

Tue May 28 02:13:51 2002

so OSY doesn't go into withdrawal
Magus

Tue May 28 02:14:22 2002

and get all lonely.
Magus

Tue May 28 02:14:41 2002

Have you ever seen a lonely web server?
Magus

Tue May 28 02:14:51 2002

It's not a pretty sight.
Magus

Tue May 28 02:15:37 2002

I've seen it.
Magus

Tue May 28 02:15:54 2002

It was on the verge of depression.
Magus

Tue May 28 02:16:04 2002

So I tried to console it.
AllYorBaseRBelong2Us

Tue May 28 02:16:10 2002

Magus is poopy like Oscar Wilde :)
Magus

Tue May 28 02:16:35 2002

Of course, it would have been easier to deal with through the GUI...
Magus

Tue May 28 02:16:50 2002

(Hehe, that was a simply horrid pun)
Magus

Tue May 28 02:17:21 2002

Egads, the mighty AYB declares me "poopy"?
Magus

Tue May 28 02:17:40 2002

Truly a high honor.
Magus

Tue May 28 02:17:54 2002

I am not worthy.
AllYorBaseRBelong2Us

Tue May 28 02:18:21 2002

Truly a high honor.

indeed!

Magus

Tue May 28 02:18:30 2002

but I shall accept the honor with thanks.
Magus

Tue May 28 02:18:38 2002

Thanks, AYB!
Magus

Tue May 28 02:19:32 2002

I grant you I'm no OW or IG, but I'm trying to do my part.
Magus

Tue May 28 02:21:41 2002

I hope OSY won't be lonely now.
Magus

Tue May 28 02:22:12 2002

Because OSY is nice and silly.
Magus

Tue May 28 02:22:27 2002

It's hard to be silly while depressed.
Magus

Tue May 28 02:23:23 2002

And so my post count grows.
Magus

Tue May 28 02:23:42 2002

As does my keystroke count.
Magus

Tue May 28 02:24:00 2002

If you don't know what I mean, look on the Ars front page
Magus

Tue May 28 02:28:49 2002

It talks about Project Dolphin
Magus

Tue May 28 02:29:01 2002

which counts keystrokes
Magus

Tue May 28 02:30:25 2002

I'm up to 64, 260
Magus

Tue May 28 02:30:56 2002

and all that is since midnight this past Friday.
Magus

Tue May 28 02:31:23 2002

Impressive, eh?
Magus

Tue May 28 02:31:41 2002

Or maybe I just spend WAAAAY too much time typing
Magus

Tue May 28 02:32:15 2002

I bet my fingers are stronger than most people's
Magus

Tue May 28 02:32:25 2002

from all that exercise
Magus

Tue May 28 02:32:56 2002

Of course, I'm as pale as a ghost...
Magus

Tue May 28 02:33:07 2002

and I fear the daystar
Magus

Tue May 28 02:35:48 2002

but I'm still normal.
Magus

Tue May 28 02:37:49 2002

O yes, my precious, still normal we are.
Magus

Tue May 28 02:38:03 2002

Does they agree, my precious?
Magus

Tue May 28 02:38:48 2002

So, how are you tonight, OSY?
Magus

Tue May 28 02:39:01 2002

OK? Good, tell me more.
Magus

Tue May 28 02:39:14 2002

Lie on this couch, OSY.
Magus

Tue May 28 02:39:37 2002

So, tell me about your motherboard.
Magus

Tue May 28 02:40:04 2002

How did she treat you when you were a child, OSY?
DrPizza

Tue May 28 02:44:37 2002

rol.

I have typed more than 200,000 characters since 23/5/2002.

I think this is rather a lot.

Magus

Tue May 28 02:48:08 2002

(Note please, IG, if you see this, I'm doing it from only one window.)
Jeremy Reimer

Tue May 28 03:08:33 2002

This thread rocks.  Aces!
Harbinger

Tue May 28 04:04:02 2002

from Magus posted at 10:17 pm on May 27, 2002

I am not worthy.

DeAthe

Tue May 28 05:39:13 2002

Magus, I feel horrible leaving you to post all this on your own.
DeAthe

Tue May 28 05:39:35 2002

So, I'm doing my own part in helping the post whoring continue.

I have a trick to making it go faster.

DeAthe

Tue May 28 05:39:48 2002

What do you think so far?
DeAthe

Tue May 28 05:40:01 2002

Anyway, I took 2k server off of my bp6 to put
DeAthe

Tue May 28 05:40:19 2002

Win2k Pro back on, Server is nice, but I haven't had the time to really
DeAthe

Tue May 28 05:40:39 2002

Mess with it the way it should be, hell, I haven't even gotten it configured properly this week.
DeAthe

Tue May 28 05:40:58 2002

And since I found Mercury32, my need for 2k's SMTP server really died.
DeAthe

Tue May 28 05:41:18 2002

For those who need a good SMTP Server that supports, pop3, etc etc, check out Mercury32.
DeAthe

Tue May 28 05:41:27 2002

It's amazing.
DeAthe

Tue May 28 05:41:39 2002

And like my sex life, this ends quickly.
Harbinger

Tue May 28 15:15:31 2002

Mercury32, from the people (person) who brought us Pegasus Mail?
DeAthe

Tue May 28 17:07:50 2002

Yup, created by the same people who brought us Pegasus mail. Now, I'm not a fan of pegasus at all, but this SMTP server is damn good. And, free to boot.
Magus

Tue May 28 18:07:23 2002

Well, other people have come to play!
Magus

Tue May 28 18:07:35 2002

Do you feel better now, OSY?
Magus

Tue May 28 18:07:45 2002

We all love you.
Magus

Tue May 28 18:08:11 2002

So now you don't have to be depressed.
Magus

Tue May 28 18:09:53 2002

Thanks for helping me cheer up OSY, DeAthe.
Magus

Tue May 28 18:10:11 2002

It's much appreciated
Magus

Tue May 28 18:10:25 2002

because OSY was starting to sob.
Magus

Tue May 28 18:10:47 2002

The poor thing would've shorted itself
Magus

Tue May 28 18:10:58 2002

and that would be bad
Magus

Tue May 28 18:11:30 2002

because it would hurt the poor little server.
Magus

Tue May 28 18:11:55 2002

I don't think JR would be thrilled about that.
Magus

Tue May 28 18:13:00 2002

After all, he's put a good bit of effort into this place lately.
Magus

Tue May 28 18:13:15 2002

for which we thank him
Magus

Tue May 28 18:14:08 2002

as the polls alone are a nice addition.
Magus

Tue May 28 18:14:48 2002

Now if we could just get OW and IG back
Magus

Tue May 28 18:15:00 2002

perhaps if we hunt them down?
Magus

Tue May 28 18:15:20 2002

Then we could force them to post
Magus

Tue May 28 18:15:46 2002

but then again
Magus

Tue May 28 18:16:02 2002

if we did that, we'd have an OSY meet.
Magus

Tue May 28 18:16:12 2002

Say, there's a thought.
Magus

Tue May 28 18:16:28 2002

Who's with me?
Magus

Tue May 28 18:16:39 2002

Bring back the silliness!
Magus

Tue May 28 18:17:29 2002

for we crave it.
Magus

Tue May 28 18:17:50 2002

I thoroughly enjoy this place.
Magus

Tue May 28 18:18:05 2002

It's rather relaxing
Magus

Tue May 28 18:18:25 2002

and God knows I need to relax.
Magus

Tue May 28 18:19:43 2002

as I still have no job or gf.
Magus

Tue May 28 18:20:55 2002

I think I'm just going to give up on the gf.
Magus

Tue May 28 18:21:49 2002

Screw girls, I have computers.
Magus

Tue May 28 18:22:22 2002

As to the job, I'm not decided yet.
Magus

Tue May 28 18:22:50 2002

I'm seriously considering taking 6 hours of summer courses for my Master's.
Magus

Tue May 28 18:23:16 2002

And continuing my campus job as a lab assistant.
Magus

Tue May 28 18:23:35 2002

Essentially, I'd be giving myself the summer off.
Magus

Tue May 28 18:24:13 2002

As I have to admit, I need a break.
Magus

Tue May 28 18:25:47 2002

But not from OSY
Magus

Tue May 28 18:26:03 2002

I never get bored with this place.
Magus

Tue May 28 18:26:28 2002

I'm sure you're thrilled to know all that.
Magus

Tue May 28 18:26:33 2002

Right?
Magus

Tue May 28 18:27:08 2002

Great, I know you would be.
Magus

Tue May 28 18:27:28 2002

So, is anyone going to reply to me?
Magus

Tue May 28 18:27:39 2002

Or does nobody like me?
Magus

Tue May 28 18:28:03 2002

That would be sad.
Magus

Tue May 28 18:28:18 2002

Please, somebody reply?
Magus

Tue May 28 18:28:32 2002

OSY might start getting lonely again.
Magus

Tue May 28 18:29:21 2002

and that would be quite bad.
Magus

Tue May 28 18:29:42 2002

As it would get too depressed to serve up silliness.
Magus

Tue May 28 18:30:02 2002

Oh please don't get depressed, OSY.
Magus

Tue May 28 18:31:00 2002

7
Magus

Tue May 28 18:32:37 2002

6
Magus

Tue May 28 18:32:42 2002

5
Magus

Tue May 28 18:34:44 2002

4
Magus

Tue May 28 18:35:33 2002

hmm, did I miscount?
Magus

Tue May 28 18:35:56 2002

I guess so, for this should be post #1200
Magus

Tue May 28 18:36:47 2002

Soon, I'll catch up with HitScan and Pizza.
Magus

Tue May 28 18:36:54 2002

Muahahahahaha!
Magus

Tue May 28 18:37:40 2002

/ me deposits 2 cents in Madan's account
Magus

Tue May 28 18:38:49 2002

That should appease him.
Magus

Tue May 28 18:39:05 2002

Closer, closer, ever closer....
Magus

Tue May 28 18:39:26 2002

Ph34r, HitScan!
Magus

Tue May 28 18:39:36 2002

Better start posting!
Magus

Tue May 28 18:41:10 2002

Now playing: (Depeche Mode) Never Let Me Down Again
Magus

Tue May 28 18:41:30 2002

Depeche Mode is some good stuff.
Magus

Tue May 28 18:41:40 2002

Don't you agree?
Magus

Tue May 28 18:42:17 2002

Of course, I also like Led Zeppelin
Magus

Tue May 28 18:42:24 2002

Aerosmith
Magus

Tue May 28 18:42:34 2002

Guns N' Roses
Magus

Tue May 28 18:43:02 2002

Ozzy Osbourne
Magus

Tue May 28 18:43:09 2002

The Doors
Magus

Tue May 28 18:43:28 2002

and of course Alice In Chains.
Magus

Tue May 28 18:44:25 2002

So what do all of you like?
Magus

Tue May 28 18:44:50 2002

Assuming you've read this far, of course.
Magus

Tue May 28 18:45:01 2002

I do hope so.
Magus

Tue May 28 18:45:22 2002

I try to be entertaining.
Magus

Tue May 28 18:45:58 2002

Anyways, I ought to start a thread about our musical tastes.
Riso

Tue May 28 18:47:31 2002

Well blow me.
Magus

Tue May 28 18:47:59 2002

Any preferred genres, anyone?
Magus

Tue May 28 18:48:09 2002

I'll try anything
Magus

Tue May 28 18:48:20 2002

except country and most rap.
Magus

Tue May 28 18:48:42 2002

from Riso posted at 1:47 pm on May 28, 2002

Well blow me.
???
Magus

Tue May 28 18:49:03 2002

Why do you say that, Riso?
Magus

Tue May 28 18:49:28 2002

Did I offend you somehow?
Magus

Tue May 28 18:49:49 2002

If so, I apologize.
Magus

Tue May 28 18:50:11 2002

Even though I don't understand.
Magus

Tue May 28 18:50:49 2002

Poor HitScan.
Magus

Tue May 28 18:51:14 2002

I just knocked him off the list.
Magus

Tue May 28 18:51:45 2002

I also beat Pizza.
Magus

Tue May 28 18:52:31 2002

I have a little way to go to catch Harb.
Magus

Tue May 28 18:52:43 2002

but I'm going to try.
Magus

Tue May 28 18:52:58 2002

But not now
Magus

Tue May 28 18:53:34 2002

I've been posting for an hour now.
Magus

Tue May 28 18:53:43 2002

and I'm hungry.
Magus

Tue May 28 18:54:02 2002

So I think I'll go get some food.
Magus

Tue May 28 18:54:18 2002

See y'all later.
Magus

Tue May 28 18:54:33 2002

Do keep OSY company while I'm gone, eh?
Harbinger

Tue May 28 19:56:35 2002

/me wakes up from dozing

Huh?  What?   Did I miss something?

/zzzzzzzzzzzzzzz


:tongue:

Magus

Wed May 29 05:21:38 2002

Not yet. I'm coming for you, Harb!
Magus

Wed May 29 05:21:53 2002

Muahahahaha!
Magus

Wed May 29 05:22:15 2002

/me adds to 2 cents to Madan's account
Magus

Wed May 29 05:22:42 2002

Dang, he's going to get rich if I keep laughing.
Magus

Wed May 29 05:23:07 2002

This should be helping my keystroke stats immensely.
Magus

Wed May 29 05:23:25 2002

I have to agree with Pizza
Magus

Wed May 29 05:23:54 2002

Project Dolphin is fun.
Magus

Wed May 29 05:25:29 2002

Good Lord, Pizza and DuffMan are way ahead of me.
Magus

Wed May 29 05:25:53 2002

I guess I need to type a lot more
Magus

Wed May 29 05:26:22 2002

I guess I could also simultaneously post whore.
Magus

Wed May 29 05:29:55 2002

I am the very model of a cartoon individual,
My animation's comical, unusual, and whimsical.
I know lots of jokes, comedic theory I have read,
From wicked puns and stupid jokes to anvils that drop on your head.
I know all kinds of funny dances, I can even pirouette,
Then smack the villain with a fish, I know my cartoon etiquette.
I can make my face all mean and really give you quite a fright,
Then make up with flowers made of real exploding dynamite.
My animation's comical, unusual, and whimsical,
I am the very model of a cartoon individual.
Magus

Wed May 29 05:30:19 2002

Hehe.
Magus

Wed May 29 05:30:41 2002

Tell me, did you recognize that?
Magus

Wed May 29 05:31:01 2002

If not, you need to watch Animaniacs.
Magus

Wed May 29 05:33:31 2002

It's most amusing.
Magus

Wed May 29 05:34:01 2002

Spoofing songs and great music is a recurring joke on that show.
Magus

Wed May 29 05:34:41 2002

Hmmm, I'm rather leisurely post whoring.
Magus

Wed May 29 05:34:58 2002

I guess I feel lazy.
Magus

Wed May 29 05:35:31 2002

But it is rather relaxing...
Maximus

Thu May 30 14:48:54 2002

ZzZzZzZz...
Magus

Thu May 30 20:16:03 2002

Not that relaxing
Magus

Thu May 30 20:16:22 2002

but if you feel like a nap
Magus

Thu May 30 20:16:45 2002

far be it from me to stop you.
Magus

Thu May 30 20:17:02 2002

I'll just continue
Magus

Thu May 30 20:17:20 2002

merrily post-whoring.
Magus

Thu May 30 20:17:38 2002

It's quite fun.
Magus

Thu May 30 20:17:57 2002

Now playing: (Alice Cooper) Life And Death Of The Party
Magus

Thu May 30 20:18:23 2002

Nice, eh?
Magus

Thu May 30 20:18:52 2002

I just got it, as I've been increasing my collection lately.
Magus

Thu May 30 20:19:19 2002

I'm up to 2294.
Magus

Thu May 30 20:19:41 2002

ph34r m3!
Magus

Thu May 30 20:20:07 2002

If anyone's interested, I can put up the current list.
Magus

Thu May 30 20:24:23 2002

Hmm, nice new avatars.
Magus

Thu May 30 20:25:17 2002

Oooh, an animated version of my current one.
Magus

Thu May 30 20:28:20 2002

Hmmm, in this thread, that's incredibly annoying.
Magus

Thu May 30 20:28:40 2002

I'll just keep my regular one.
Magus

Thu May 30 20:29:01 2002

After all, you all know me by this one.
Magus

Thu May 30 20:29:19 2002

So why mess with success?
Magus

Thu May 30 21:03:22 2002

Wow, I'm almost at 1300 posts.
Magus

Thu May 30 21:03:48 2002

9
Magus

Thu May 30 21:03:58 2002

8
Magus

Thu May 30 21:04:11 2002

7
Magus

Thu May 30 21:04:26 2002

6
Magus

Thu May 30 21:04:40 2002

5
Magus

Thu May 30 21:04:52 2002

4
Magus

Thu May 30 21:05:02 2002

3
Magus

Thu May 30 21:05:12 2002

2
Magus

Thu May 30 21:05:23 2002

1
Magus

Thu May 30 21:14:02 2002

[size=7][color=blue]1300[/color][/size]
Magus

Thu May 30 21:22:34 2002

Watch your back, Harb.
Magus

Thu May 30 21:23:02 2002

Because I'm closing on you fast.
Magus

Thu May 30 21:27:22 2002

If you're not careful, I'll pass you.
Magus

Thu May 30 21:27:37 2002

Muahahahahaha!
Magus

Thu May 30 21:27:59 2002

/me deposits 2 more cents in Madan's account
Magus

Thu May 30 22:41:22 2002

Now playing: (Star Wars) Bounty Hunter's Hot Pursuit
Magus

Thu May 30 22:41:51 2002

Haven't seen Episode 2 yet
Magus

Thu May 30 22:42:10 2002

but the soundtrack is quite good.
Magus

Thu May 30 22:44:09 2002

I hear Yoda uses a lightsaber
Magus

Thu May 30 22:55:09 2002

which, if true, kicks serious ass.
Harbinger

Fri May 31 18:17:42 2002

I got offered another job today.
Harbinger

Fri May 31 18:29:38 2002

From the people whom I've been doing consulting work this year.
Harbinger

Fri May 31 18:30:50 2002

It's a new company started by the principals from another company with whom I'd worked for nearly 2.5 years before they were bought out and then subsequently disemboweled.
Harbinger

Fri May 31 18:36:00 2002

The president approached me as soon as I got in at 11AM (I had an appointment with my allergist this morning).
Harbinger

Fri May 31 18:39:26 2002

He said that he wanted me to stay on, and that they were hiring a number of developers around September to do consulting work.
Harbinger

Fri May 31 18:40:32 2002

Since these developers are a number of those who had worked at their previous company, he felt that they'd be off to a good start with their new clients (since the 'team' already has a number of years working together).
Harbinger

Fri May 31 18:42:35 2002

He expressed that my knowledge was very valuable to him and the company... and that with me gone, the technology burden would fall to him. ;)
Harbinger

Fri May 31 18:43:19 2002

He then offered to pay me more than my then-new job was offering.
Harbinger

Fri May 31 18:44:30 2002

In addition, he also explained that they're getting a new office at the end of the year -- back near our old location, which is perhaps a 10-minute drive for me.
Harbinger

Fri May 31 18:46:10 2002

Another perk is that I don't have to be suit-and-tie-guy, as I would have been at the job I was to start next Monday.  (You see, I don't like to get "suited up" especially in a tech job where I'm playing with hardware.  I much prefer my denim and, now, shorts.)
Harbinger

Fri May 31 18:47:07 2002

The difficult portion was to call the other place and tell them I have received a better offer and that I want to decline their offer that they made two weeks ago.
Harbinger

Fri May 31 18:48:24 2002

I feel regret about having to turn down their offer after giving them (well, the HR guy) a verbal acceptance two weeks ago.
Harbinger

Fri May 31 18:49:19 2002

I regret putting them in the position of having to find a new person, particularly after they told me how highly they thought of me after the interview, and that I was the first person they wanted to hire.
Harbinger

Fri May 31 18:54:34 2002

So after one full year of being without a full-time job in my profession, I'm now in a position where I have two offers -- one that fits me very well, and one that I've already verbally accepted.
Harbinger

Fri May 31 18:55:42 2002

The HR guy from the job I'd accepted just called me back.
Harbinger

Fri May 31 18:58:23 2002

I explained my situation to him, and he sounded conciliatory; I told him that I needed to decline the offer because something better came along and he said "It's OK, it happens all the time."
Harbinger

Fri May 31 19:00:26 2002

He did try to give me a little spiel about how good their benefits package is (and it is) and the benefits of working in the IT team of small company (which I'll be doing anyway, only with more forward-looking capabilities).
Magus

Fri May 31 19:00:31 2002

Wow.
Magus

Fri May 31 19:01:02 2002

What a problem to have! :)
Magus

Fri May 31 19:01:31 2002

I do wish I had to chose between two good jobs.
Magus

Fri May 31 19:01:59 2002

Higher pay
Magus

Fri May 31 19:02:30 2002

no dressing up
Magus

Fri May 31 19:02:53 2002

and 10 minutes from the house.
Magus

Fri May 31 19:03:14 2002

Harb == lucky bastich
Magus

Fri May 31 19:04:16 2002

Nice professional ethics too.
Magus

Fri May 31 19:04:50 2002

Most people wouldn't give a crap abou the declined offer.
Magus

Fri May 31 19:06:25 2002

Off-topic: (Oh yeah, this is OSY...)

Now playing: (Led Zeppelin) Stairway To Heaven

Magus

Fri May 31 19:07:38 2002

Ah I love it. Jimmy Page 0wnz guitars.
Magus

Fri May 31 19:08:01 2002

Any, back on topic...
Magus

Fri May 31 19:08:24 2002

Congrats Harb.
Magus

Fri May 31 19:08:47 2002

Glad to hear you got work.
Magus

Fri May 31 19:09:20 2002

Now if I can just find some...
Magus

Fri May 31 19:09:52 2002

As it is, I'm taking 6 hours grad work this summer
Magus

Fri May 31 19:10:20 2002

and working 20 hours in the academic labs.
Magus

Fri May 31 19:11:27 2002

I guess I deserve a bit of a break
Magus

Fri May 31 19:11:48 2002

but it's not quite how I wanted it.

Behold my 1337 post!

(Edited by Magus at 3:44 pm on May 31, 2002)

Harbinger

Fri May 31 19:30:28 2002

Dammit, I was postwhoring.

/me hangs head in shame

Maximus

Fri May 31 19:31:42 2002

^^

What he said

Maximus

Fri May 31 19:32:19 2002

:biggrin:
Magus

Fri May 31 20:45:53 2002

Turn to the Dark Side, Harb, it is your destiny. You don't know the post whoring power it brings.
Harbinger

Sun Jun 2 03:23:50 2002

:lol: