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This forum used to be so much fun before 9-11. The forum members used spend hours trashing Americans, and then us yanks would defned our selves...then we would make fun of other things. Now all we ever talk about is those damn pesky zealots. Can we make fun of the Chinese or something more interetsing than a bunch of loser, suicidel idiots? C'mon, people, they're an easy target that even a moron could redicule. It is a major disappointment to watch the level of discourse drop to that of an AOL chat room on Friday night. Snap out of it you 'tards!
“If we are all in agreement on the decision - then I propose we postpone further discussion of this matter until our next meeting to give ourselves time to develop disagreement and perhaps gain some understanding of what the decision is all about.”-Alfred P. Sloan
This forum did not even exist before 9-11. In fact, I take credit for its very existence when Chris was forced to remove several of us from the lounge following 9-11.
Chaining ourselves to the moral high ground does not make us good guys. Aside from making us easy targets, it merely makes us idiotic prisoners of our own self loathing.
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This forum did not even exist before 9-11. In fact, I take credit for its very existence when Chris was forced to remove several of us from the lounge following 9-11.
Chaining ourselves to the moral high ground does not make us good guys. Aside from making us easy targets, it merely makes us idiotic prisoners of our own self loathing.
Seriously? I remember it prior to that event, but I could be mistaken. Never the less, my assertion about the lower quality here stands.
“If we are all in agreement on the decision - then I propose we postpone further discussion of this matter until our next meeting to give ourselves time to develop disagreement and perhaps gain some understanding of what the decision is all about.”-Alfred P. Sloan
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This forum used to be so much fun before 9-11. The forum members used spend hours trashing Americans, and then us yanks would defned our selves...then we would make fun of other things. Now all we ever talk about is those damn pesky zealots. Can we make fun of the Chinese or something more interetsing than a bunch of loser, suicidel idiots? C'mon, people, they're an easy target that even a moron could redicule. It is a major disappointment to watch the level of discourse drop to that of an AOL chat room on Friday night. Snap out of it you 'tards!
“If we are all in agreement on the decision - then I propose we postpone further discussion of this matter until our next meeting to give ourselves time to develop disagreement and perhaps gain some understanding of what the decision is all about.”-Alfred P. Sloan
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This forum used to be so much fun before 9-11. The forum members used spend hours trashing Americans, and then us yanks would defned our selves...then we would make fun of other things. Now all we ever talk about is those damn pesky zealots. Can we make fun of the Chinese or something more interetsing than a bunch of loser, suicidel idiots? C'mon, people, they're an easy target that even a moron could redicule. It is a major disappointment to watch the level of discourse drop to that of an AOL chat room on Friday night. Snap out of it you 'tards!
“If we are all in agreement on the decision - then I propose we postpone further discussion of this matter until our next meeting to give ourselves time to develop disagreement and perhaps gain some understanding of what the decision is all about.”-Alfred P. Sloan
Jerry Hammond wrote:
Can we make fun of the Chinese or something more interetsing than a bunch of loser, suicidel [sic] idiots? C'mon, people, they're an easy target that even a moron could redicule. [sic] Snap out of it you [sic] 'tards!
[Caution: if the reader has a weak stomach, DO NOT watch this video] Is this to your liking and commensurate with your intellectual sophistication?[^]
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Jerry Hammond wrote:
Can we make fun of the Chinese or something more interetsing than a bunch of loser, suicidel [sic] idiots? C'mon, people, they're an easy target that even a moron could redicule. [sic] Snap out of it you [sic] 'tards!
[Caution: if the reader has a weak stomach, DO NOT watch this video] Is this to your liking and commensurate with your intellectual sophistication?[^]
ahhhhh my eyes they burn!!! :wtf:
"Any intelligent fool can make things bigger, more complex, and more violent. It takes a touch of genius and a lot of courage to move in the opposite direction." -Albert Einstein
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ahhhhh my eyes they burn!!! :wtf:
"Any intelligent fool can make things bigger, more complex, and more violent. It takes a touch of genius and a lot of courage to move in the opposite direction." -Albert Einstein
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Jerry Hammond wrote:
This forum used to be so much fun before 9-11.
Wow, that's pretty good since you joined March 30, 2002. :wtf:
If you don't have the data, you're just another asshole with an opinion.
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Jerry Hammond wrote:
This forum used to be so much fun before 9-11.
Wow, that's pretty good since you joined March 30, 2002. :wtf:
If you don't have the data, you're just another asshole with an opinion.
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This forum used to be so much fun before 9-11. The forum members used spend hours trashing Americans, and then us yanks would defned our selves...then we would make fun of other things. Now all we ever talk about is those damn pesky zealots. Can we make fun of the Chinese or something more interetsing than a bunch of loser, suicidel idiots? C'mon, people, they're an easy target that even a moron could redicule. It is a major disappointment to watch the level of discourse drop to that of an AOL chat room on Friday night. Snap out of it you 'tards!
“If we are all in agreement on the decision - then I propose we postpone further discussion of this matter until our next meeting to give ourselves time to develop disagreement and perhaps gain some understanding of what the decision is all about.”-Alfred P. Sloan
Jerry Hammond wrote:
even a moron could redicule.
I can see that. :rolleyes:
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This forum used to be so much fun before 9-11. The forum members used spend hours trashing Americans, and then us yanks would defned our selves...then we would make fun of other things. Now all we ever talk about is those damn pesky zealots. Can we make fun of the Chinese or something more interetsing than a bunch of loser, suicidel idiots? C'mon, people, they're an easy target that even a moron could redicule. It is a major disappointment to watch the level of discourse drop to that of an AOL chat room on Friday night. Snap out of it you 'tards!
“If we are all in agreement on the decision - then I propose we postpone further discussion of this matter until our next meeting to give ourselves time to develop disagreement and perhaps gain some understanding of what the decision is all about.”-Alfred P. Sloan
Were you even a member of this site before 9/11? Your profile doesn't say so (unless you had another account prior) :suss:
"The clue train passed his station without stopping." - John Simmons / outlaw programmer "Real programmers just throw a bunch of 1s and 0s at the computer to see what sticks" - Pete O'Hanlon
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Jerry Hammond wrote:
This forum used to be so much fun before 9-11.
Wow, that's pretty good since you joined March 30, 2002. :wtf:
If you don't have the data, you're just another asshole with an opinion.
I've been on CP a lot longer than I have with this user. Maybe Jerry has as well.
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Were you even a member of this site before 9/11? Your profile doesn't say so (unless you had another account prior) :suss:
"The clue train passed his station without stopping." - John Simmons / outlaw programmer "Real programmers just throw a bunch of 1s and 0s at the computer to see what sticks" - Pete O'Hanlon
Paul Conrad wrote:
Your profile doesn't say so (unless you had another account prior)
His excplanation, "I could have sworn. . .maybe I lurked" while unbelievable in itself, makes any attempt to use this as a cover story untenable. The guy is a lounge lizard who just wants to start trouble.
Jon Smith & Wesson: The original point and click interface
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Paul Conrad wrote:
Your profile doesn't say so (unless you had another account prior)
His excplanation, "I could have sworn. . .maybe I lurked" while unbelievable in itself, makes any attempt to use this as a cover story untenable. The guy is a lounge lizard who just wants to start trouble.
Jon Smith & Wesson: The original point and click interface
Maybe he was a lurker. I know I had an account here prior to this one I am using now. Lost the login info and hand to create a new one. The old one, I never posted with it or did articles, so no big whoop. It was created only 6 months or so before this one.
"The clue train passed his station without stopping." - John Simmons / outlaw programmer "Real programmers just throw a bunch of 1s and 0s at the computer to see what sticks" - Pete O'Hanlon
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Maybe he was a lurker. I know I had an account here prior to this one I am using now. Lost the login info and hand to create a new one. The old one, I never posted with it or did articles, so no big whoop. It was created only 6 months or so before this one.
"The clue train passed his station without stopping." - John Simmons / outlaw programmer "Real programmers just throw a bunch of 1s and 0s at the computer to see what sticks" - Pete O'Hanlon
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Paul Conrad wrote:
Maybe he was a lurker.
Lurkers don't post. He claims to have posted.
Jon Smith & Wesson: The original point and click interface
I recall there was a time where one could do anonymous postings.
"The clue train passed his station without stopping." - John Simmons / outlaw programmer "Real programmers just throw a bunch of 1s and 0s at the computer to see what sticks" - Pete O'Hanlon
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I recall there was a time where one could do anonymous postings.
"The clue train passed his station without stopping." - John Simmons / outlaw programmer "Real programmers just throw a bunch of 1s and 0s at the computer to see what sticks" - Pete O'Hanlon
Yeah. Quite a long time, in fact. And there's no reason he couldn't have spent time on the site under a different user ID. However, it is somewhat late to be complaining about the tone of The Soapbox - it's been this way periodically from almost the start, with certain persistent personalities using it as their private ranting ground - and others using them as public punching bags - even when it was known as Rants and Raves. IMHO, complaining about the topics doesn't really do any good unless you're willing to bring up better ones yourself. Navel gazing isn't any less disturbing when the navel looks back at you...
Citizen 20.1.01
'The question is,' said Humpty Dumpty, 'which is to be master - that's all.'
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Yeah. Quite a long time, in fact. And there's no reason he couldn't have spent time on the site under a different user ID. However, it is somewhat late to be complaining about the tone of The Soapbox - it's been this way periodically from almost the start, with certain persistent personalities using it as their private ranting ground - and others using them as public punching bags - even when it was known as Rants and Raves. IMHO, complaining about the topics doesn't really do any good unless you're willing to bring up better ones yourself. Navel gazing isn't any less disturbing when the navel looks back at you...
Citizen 20.1.01
'The question is,' said Humpty Dumpty, 'which is to be master - that's all.'
Shog9 wrote:
Navel gazing isn't any less disturbing when the navel looks back at you...
:laugh::laugh::laugh:
Shog9 wrote:
it is somewhat late to be complaining about the tone of The Soapbox - it's been this way
Yes, for as long as I can remember. I've been around here longer than the 4 years and 4 months that my profile says. I'll admit that before February '04, I lurked and had an old account that I lost the login info to.
"The clue train passed his station without stopping." - John Simmons / outlaw programmer "Real programmers just throw a bunch of 1s and 0s at the computer to see what sticks" - Pete O'Hanlon
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Shog9 wrote:
Navel gazing isn't any less disturbing when the navel looks back at you...
:laugh::laugh::laugh:
Shog9 wrote:
it is somewhat late to be complaining about the tone of The Soapbox - it's been this way
Yes, for as long as I can remember. I've been around here longer than the 4 years and 4 months that my profile says. I'll admit that before February '04, I lurked and had an old account that I lost the login info to.
"The clue train passed his station without stopping." - John Simmons / outlaw programmer "Real programmers just throw a bunch of 1s and 0s at the computer to see what sticks" - Pete O'Hanlon
Paul Conrad wrote:
I've been around here longer than the 4 years and 4 months that my profile says. I'll admit that before February '04, I lurked and had an old account that I lost the login info to.
Conversely, i paid little attention to the non-programming forums for a good while after joining up, so i can't really even comment accurately on the general mood here in the late-September timeframe my profile might suggest.
Citizen 20.1.01
'The question is,' said Humpty Dumpty, 'which is to be master - that's all.'
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Paul Conrad wrote:
I've been around here longer than the 4 years and 4 months that my profile says. I'll admit that before February '04, I lurked and had an old account that I lost the login info to.
Conversely, i paid little attention to the non-programming forums for a good while after joining up, so i can't really even comment accurately on the general mood here in the late-September timeframe my profile might suggest.
Citizen 20.1.01
'The question is,' said Humpty Dumpty, 'which is to be master - that's all.'
Shog9 wrote:
paid little attention to the non-programming forums
Same here in the beginning, but now I am mostly Lounge/Soapbox due to the tiredness of idiot/nobrainer questions in the programming forums. The VB one has just been downright bad as usual.
"The clue train passed his station without stopping." - John Simmons / outlaw programmer "Real programmers just throw a bunch of 1s and 0s at the computer to see what sticks" - Pete O'Hanlon