MagusTue May 28 02:12:30 2002
OSY thrives on post whoring, but nobody's posting.
MagusTue May 28 02:13:23 2002
So, I guess it's up to me.
MagusTue May 28 02:13:40 2002
I shall now post as rapidly as possible
MagusTue May 28 02:13:51 2002
so OSY doesn't go into withdrawal
MagusTue May 28 02:14:22 2002
and get all lonely.
MagusTue May 28 02:14:41 2002
Have you ever seen a lonely web server?
MagusTue May 28 02:14:51 2002
It's not a pretty sight.
MagusTue May 28 02:15:37 2002
I've seen it.
MagusTue May 28 02:15:54 2002
It was on the verge of depression.
MagusTue May 28 02:16:04 2002
So I tried to console it.
AllYorBaseRBelong2UsTue May 28 02:16:10 2002
Magus is poopy like Oscar Wilde :)
MagusTue May 28 02:16:35 2002
Of course, it would have been easier to deal with through the GUI...
MagusTue May 28 02:16:50 2002
(Hehe, that was a simply horrid pun)
MagusTue May 28 02:17:21 2002
Egads, the mighty AYB declares me "poopy"?
MagusTue May 28 02:17:40 2002
Truly a high honor.
MagusTue May 28 02:17:54 2002
I am not worthy.
AllYorBaseRBelong2UsTue May 28 02:18:21 2002
Truly a high honor.
indeed!
MagusTue May 28 02:18:30 2002
but I shall accept the honor with thanks.
MagusTue May 28 02:18:38 2002
Thanks, AYB!
MagusTue May 28 02:19:32 2002
I grant you I'm no OW or IG, but I'm trying to do my part.
MagusTue May 28 02:21:41 2002
I hope OSY won't be lonely now.
MagusTue May 28 02:22:12 2002
Because OSY is nice and silly.
MagusTue May 28 02:22:27 2002
It's hard to be silly while depressed.
MagusTue May 28 02:23:23 2002
And so my post count grows.
MagusTue May 28 02:23:42 2002
As does my keystroke count.
MagusTue May 28 02:24:00 2002
If you don't know what I mean, look on the Ars front page
MagusTue May 28 02:28:49 2002
It talks about Project Dolphin
MagusTue May 28 02:29:01 2002
which counts keystrokes
MagusTue May 28 02:30:25 2002
I'm up to 64, 260
MagusTue May 28 02:30:56 2002
and all that is since midnight this past Friday.
MagusTue May 28 02:31:23 2002
Impressive, eh?
MagusTue May 28 02:31:41 2002
Or maybe I just spend WAAAAY too much time typing
MagusTue May 28 02:32:15 2002
I bet my fingers are stronger than most people's
MagusTue May 28 02:32:25 2002
from all that exercise
MagusTue May 28 02:32:56 2002
Of course, I'm as pale as a ghost...
MagusTue May 28 02:33:07 2002
and I fear the daystar
MagusTue May 28 02:35:48 2002
but I'm still normal.
MagusTue May 28 02:37:49 2002
O yes, my precious, still normal we are.
MagusTue May 28 02:38:03 2002
Does they agree, my precious?
MagusTue May 28 02:38:48 2002
So, how are you tonight, OSY?
MagusTue May 28 02:39:01 2002
OK? Good, tell me more.
MagusTue May 28 02:39:14 2002
Lie on this couch, OSY.
MagusTue May 28 02:39:37 2002
So, tell me about your motherboard.
MagusTue May 28 02:40:04 2002
How did she treat you when you were a child, OSY?
DrPizzaTue 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.
MagusTue May 28 02:48:08 2002
(Note please, IG, if you see this, I'm doing it from only one window.)
Jeremy ReimerTue May 28 03:08:33 2002
This thread rocks. Aces!
HarbingerTue May 28 04:04:02 2002
from Magus posted at 10:17 pm on May 27, 2002
I am not worthy.
DeAtheTue May 28 05:39:13 2002
Magus, I feel horrible leaving you to post all this on your own.
DeAtheTue 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.
DeAtheTue May 28 05:39:48 2002
What do you think so far?
DeAtheTue May 28 05:40:01 2002
Anyway, I took 2k server off of my bp6 to put
DeAtheTue May 28 05:40:19 2002
Win2k Pro back on, Server is nice, but I haven't had the time to really
DeAtheTue 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.
DeAtheTue May 28 05:40:58 2002
And since I found Mercury32, my need for 2k's SMTP server really died.
DeAtheTue May 28 05:41:18 2002
For those who need a good SMTP Server that supports, pop3, etc etc, check out Mercury32.
DeAtheTue May 28 05:41:27 2002
It's amazing.
DeAtheTue May 28 05:41:39 2002
And like my sex life, this ends quickly.
HarbingerTue May 28 15:15:31 2002
Mercury32, from the people (person) who brought us Pegasus Mail?
DeAtheTue 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.
MagusTue May 28 18:07:23 2002
Well, other people have come to play!
MagusTue May 28 18:07:35 2002
Do you feel better now, OSY?
MagusTue May 28 18:07:45 2002
We all love you.
MagusTue May 28 18:08:11 2002
So now you don't have to be depressed.
MagusTue May 28 18:09:53 2002
Thanks for helping me cheer up OSY, DeAthe.
MagusTue May 28 18:10:11 2002
It's much appreciated
MagusTue May 28 18:10:25 2002
because OSY was starting to sob.
MagusTue May 28 18:10:47 2002
The poor thing would've shorted itself
MagusTue May 28 18:10:58 2002
and that would be bad
MagusTue May 28 18:11:30 2002
because it would hurt the poor little server.
MagusTue May 28 18:11:55 2002
I don't think JR would be thrilled about that.
MagusTue May 28 18:13:00 2002
After all, he's put a good bit of effort into this place lately.
MagusTue May 28 18:13:15 2002
for which we thank him
MagusTue May 28 18:14:08 2002
as the polls alone are a nice addition.
MagusTue May 28 18:14:48 2002
Now if we could just get OW and IG back
MagusTue May 28 18:15:00 2002
perhaps if we hunt them down?
MagusTue May 28 18:15:20 2002
Then we could force them to post
MagusTue May 28 18:15:46 2002
but then again
MagusTue May 28 18:16:02 2002
if we did that, we'd have an OSY meet.
MagusTue May 28 18:16:12 2002
Say, there's a thought.
MagusTue May 28 18:16:28 2002
Who's with me?
MagusTue May 28 18:16:39 2002
Bring back the silliness!
MagusTue May 28 18:17:29 2002
for we crave it.
MagusTue May 28 18:17:50 2002
I thoroughly enjoy this place.
MagusTue May 28 18:18:05 2002
It's rather relaxing
MagusTue May 28 18:18:25 2002
and God knows I need to relax.
MagusTue May 28 18:19:43 2002
as I still have no job or gf.
MagusTue May 28 18:20:55 2002
I think I'm just going to give up on the gf.
MagusTue May 28 18:21:49 2002
Screw girls, I have computers.
MagusTue May 28 18:22:22 2002
As to the job, I'm not decided yet.
MagusTue May 28 18:22:50 2002
I'm seriously considering taking 6 hours of summer courses for my Master's.
MagusTue May 28 18:23:16 2002
And continuing my campus job as a lab assistant.
MagusTue May 28 18:23:35 2002
Essentially, I'd be giving myself the summer off.
MagusTue May 28 18:24:13 2002
As I have to admit, I need a break.
MagusTue May 28 18:25:47 2002
But not from OSY
MagusTue May 28 18:26:03 2002
I never get bored with this place.
MagusTue May 28 18:26:28 2002
I'm sure you're thrilled to know all that.
MagusTue May 28 18:26:33 2002
Right?
MagusTue May 28 18:27:08 2002
Great, I know you would be.
MagusTue May 28 18:27:28 2002
So, is anyone going to reply to me?
MagusTue May 28 18:27:39 2002
Or does nobody like me?
MagusTue May 28 18:28:03 2002
That would be sad.
MagusTue May 28 18:28:18 2002
Please, somebody reply?
MagusTue May 28 18:28:32 2002
OSY might start getting lonely again.
MagusTue May 28 18:29:21 2002
and that would be quite bad.
MagusTue May 28 18:29:42 2002
As it would get too depressed to serve up silliness.
MagusTue May 28 18:30:02 2002
Oh please don't get depressed, OSY.
MagusTue May 28 18:31:00 2002
7
MagusTue May 28 18:32:37 2002
6
MagusTue May 28 18:32:42 2002
5
MagusTue May 28 18:34:44 2002
4
MagusTue May 28 18:35:33 2002
hmm, did I miscount?
MagusTue May 28 18:35:56 2002
I guess so, for this should be post #1200
MagusTue May 28 18:36:47 2002
Soon, I'll catch up with HitScan and Pizza.
MagusTue May 28 18:36:54 2002
Muahahahahaha!
MagusTue May 28 18:37:40 2002
/ me deposits 2 cents in Madan's account
MagusTue May 28 18:38:49 2002
That should appease him.
MagusTue May 28 18:39:05 2002
Closer, closer, ever closer....
MagusTue May 28 18:39:26 2002
Ph34r, HitScan!
MagusTue May 28 18:39:36 2002
Better start posting!
MagusTue May 28 18:41:10 2002
Now playing: (Depeche Mode) Never Let Me Down Again
MagusTue May 28 18:41:30 2002
Depeche Mode is some good stuff.
MagusTue May 28 18:41:40 2002
Don't you agree?
MagusTue May 28 18:42:17 2002
Of course, I also like Led Zeppelin
MagusTue May 28 18:42:24 2002
Aerosmith
MagusTue May 28 18:42:34 2002
Guns N' Roses
MagusTue May 28 18:43:02 2002
Ozzy Osbourne
MagusTue May 28 18:43:09 2002
The Doors
MagusTue May 28 18:43:28 2002
and of course Alice In Chains.
MagusTue May 28 18:44:25 2002
So what do all of you like?
MagusTue May 28 18:44:50 2002
Assuming you've read this far, of course.
MagusTue May 28 18:45:01 2002
I do hope so.
MagusTue May 28 18:45:22 2002
I try to be entertaining.
MagusTue May 28 18:45:58 2002
Anyways, I ought to start a thread about our musical tastes.
RisoTue May 28 18:47:31 2002
Well blow me.
MagusTue May 28 18:47:59 2002
Any preferred genres, anyone?
MagusTue May 28 18:48:09 2002
I'll try anything
MagusTue May 28 18:48:20 2002
except country and most rap.
MagusTue May 28 18:48:42 2002
from Riso posted at 1:47 pm on May 28, 2002
Well blow me.
???
MagusTue May 28 18:49:03 2002
Why do you say that, Riso?
MagusTue May 28 18:49:28 2002
Did I offend you somehow?
MagusTue May 28 18:49:49 2002
If so, I apologize.
MagusTue May 28 18:50:11 2002
Even though I don't understand.
MagusTue May 28 18:50:49 2002
Poor HitScan.
MagusTue May 28 18:51:14 2002
I just knocked him off the list.
MagusTue May 28 18:51:45 2002
I also beat Pizza.
MagusTue May 28 18:52:31 2002
I have a little way to go to catch Harb.
MagusTue May 28 18:52:43 2002
but I'm going to try.
MagusTue May 28 18:52:58 2002
But not now
MagusTue May 28 18:53:34 2002
I've been posting for an hour now.
MagusTue May 28 18:53:43 2002
and I'm hungry.
MagusTue May 28 18:54:02 2002
So I think I'll go get some food.
MagusTue May 28 18:54:18 2002
See y'all later.
MagusTue May 28 18:54:33 2002
Do keep OSY company while I'm gone, eh?
HarbingerTue May 28 19:56:35 2002
/me wakes up from dozing
Huh? What? Did I miss something?
/zzzzzzzzzzzzzzz
:tongue:
MagusWed May 29 05:21:38 2002
Not yet. I'm coming for you, Harb!
MagusWed May 29 05:21:53 2002
Muahahahaha!
MagusWed May 29 05:22:15 2002
/me adds to 2 cents to Madan's account
MagusWed May 29 05:22:42 2002
Dang, he's going to get rich if I keep laughing.
MagusWed May 29 05:23:07 2002
This should be helping my keystroke stats immensely.
MagusWed May 29 05:23:25 2002
I have to agree with Pizza
MagusWed May 29 05:23:54 2002
Project Dolphin is fun.
MagusWed May 29 05:25:29 2002
Good Lord, Pizza and DuffMan are way ahead of me.
MagusWed May 29 05:25:53 2002
I guess I need to type a lot more
MagusWed May 29 05:26:22 2002
I guess I could also simultaneously post whore.
MagusWed 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.
MagusWed May 29 05:30:19 2002
Hehe.
MagusWed May 29 05:30:41 2002
Tell me, did you recognize that?
MagusWed May 29 05:31:01 2002
If not, you need to watch Animaniacs.
MagusWed May 29 05:33:31 2002
It's most amusing.
MagusWed May 29 05:34:01 2002
Spoofing songs and great music is a recurring joke on that show.
MagusWed May 29 05:34:41 2002
Hmmm, I'm rather leisurely post whoring.
MagusWed May 29 05:34:58 2002
I guess I feel lazy.
MagusWed May 29 05:35:31 2002
But it is rather relaxing...
MaximusThu May 30 14:48:54 2002
ZzZzZzZz...
MagusThu May 30 20:16:03 2002
Not that relaxing
MagusThu May 30 20:16:22 2002
but if you feel like a nap
MagusThu May 30 20:16:45 2002
far be it from me to stop you.
MagusThu May 30 20:17:02 2002
I'll just continue
MagusThu May 30 20:17:20 2002
merrily post-whoring.
MagusThu May 30 20:17:38 2002
It's quite fun.
MagusThu May 30 20:17:57 2002
Now playing: (Alice Cooper) Life And Death Of The Party
MagusThu May 30 20:18:23 2002
Nice, eh?
MagusThu May 30 20:18:52 2002
I just got it, as I've been increasing my collection lately.
MagusThu May 30 20:19:19 2002
I'm up to 2294.
MagusThu May 30 20:19:41 2002
ph34r m3!
MagusThu May 30 20:20:07 2002
If anyone's interested, I can put up the current list.
MagusThu May 30 20:24:23 2002
Hmm, nice new avatars.
MagusThu May 30 20:25:17 2002
Oooh, an animated version of my current one.
MagusThu May 30 20:28:20 2002
Hmmm, in this thread, that's incredibly annoying.
MagusThu May 30 20:28:40 2002
I'll just keep my regular one.
MagusThu May 30 20:29:01 2002
After all, you all know me by this one.
MagusThu May 30 20:29:19 2002
So why mess with success?
MagusThu May 30 21:03:22 2002
Wow, I'm almost at 1300 posts.
MagusThu May 30 21:03:48 2002
9
MagusThu May 30 21:03:58 2002
8
MagusThu May 30 21:04:11 2002
7
MagusThu May 30 21:04:26 2002
6
MagusThu May 30 21:04:40 2002
5
MagusThu May 30 21:04:52 2002
4
MagusThu May 30 21:05:02 2002
3
MagusThu May 30 21:05:12 2002
2
MagusThu May 30 21:05:23 2002
1
MagusThu May 30 21:14:02 2002
[size=7][color=blue]1300[/color][/size]
MagusThu May 30 21:22:34 2002
Watch your back, Harb.
MagusThu May 30 21:23:02 2002
Because I'm closing on you fast.
MagusThu May 30 21:27:22 2002
If you're not careful, I'll pass you.
MagusThu May 30 21:27:37 2002
Muahahahahaha!
MagusThu May 30 21:27:59 2002
/me deposits 2 more cents in Madan's account
MagusThu May 30 22:41:22 2002
Now playing: (Star Wars) Bounty Hunter's Hot Pursuit
MagusThu May 30 22:41:51 2002
Haven't seen Episode 2 yet
MagusThu May 30 22:42:10 2002
but the soundtrack is quite good.
MagusThu May 30 22:44:09 2002
I hear Yoda uses a lightsaber
MagusThu May 30 22:55:09 2002
which, if true, kicks serious ass.
HarbingerFri May 31 18:17:42 2002
I got offered another job today.
HarbingerFri May 31 18:29:38 2002
From the people whom I've been doing consulting work this year.
HarbingerFri 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.
HarbingerFri 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).
HarbingerFri 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.
HarbingerFri 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).
HarbingerFri 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. ;)
HarbingerFri May 31 18:43:19 2002
He then offered to pay me more than my then-new job was offering.
HarbingerFri 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.
HarbingerFri 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.)
HarbingerFri 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.
HarbingerFri 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.
HarbingerFri 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.
HarbingerFri 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.
HarbingerFri May 31 18:55:42 2002
The HR guy from the job I'd accepted just called me back.
HarbingerFri 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."
HarbingerFri 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).
MagusFri May 31 19:00:31 2002
Wow.
MagusFri May 31 19:01:02 2002
What a problem to have! :)
MagusFri May 31 19:01:31 2002
I do wish I had to chose between two good jobs.
MagusFri May 31 19:01:59 2002
Higher pay
MagusFri May 31 19:02:30 2002
no dressing up
MagusFri May 31 19:02:53 2002
and 10 minutes from the house.
MagusFri May 31 19:03:14 2002
Harb == lucky bastich
MagusFri May 31 19:04:16 2002
Nice professional ethics too.
MagusFri May 31 19:04:50 2002
Most people wouldn't give a crap abou the declined offer.
MagusFri May 31 19:06:25 2002
Off-topic: (Oh yeah, this
is OSY...)
Now playing: (Led Zeppelin) Stairway To Heaven
MagusFri May 31 19:07:38 2002
Ah I love it. Jimmy Page 0wnz guitars.
MagusFri May 31 19:08:01 2002
Any, back on topic...
MagusFri May 31 19:08:24 2002
Congrats Harb.
MagusFri May 31 19:08:47 2002
Glad to hear you got work.
MagusFri May 31 19:09:20 2002
Now if I can just find some...
MagusFri May 31 19:09:52 2002
As it is, I'm taking 6 hours grad work this summer
MagusFri May 31 19:10:20 2002
and working 20 hours in the academic labs.
MagusFri May 31 19:11:27 2002
I guess I deserve a bit of a break
MagusFri 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)
HarbingerFri May 31 19:30:28 2002
Dammit, I was postwhoring.
/me hangs head in shame
MaximusFri May 31 19:31:42 2002
MaximusFri May 31 19:32:19 2002
:biggrin:
MagusFri 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.
HarbingerSun Jun 2 03:23:50 2002
:lol: