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  • G Gizz

    Look! Go to my new website! It has pictures on it! Oh, hang on a minute.... www.traintard.co.uk[^] :D (Linked cos I can, and it has 'tard in it too)

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    realJSOP
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    Blocked here at work. :/

    ".45 ACP - because shooting twice is just silly" - JSOP, 2010
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    You can never have too much ammo - unless you're swimming, or on fire. - JSOP, 2010
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    "Why don't you tie a kerosene-soaked rag around your ankles so the ants won't climb up and eat your candy ass." - Dale Earnhardt, 1997

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    • M Mark_Wallace

      Well, if you hang out with the VB crowd...

      I wanna be a eunuchs developer! Pass me a bread knife!

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      realJSOP
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      I don't hang out with them. I tolerate them in the name of the almighty mortgage payment. I 5'd you to compensate for the 1-voting tool...

      ".45 ACP - because shooting twice is just silly" - JSOP, 2010
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      You can never have too much ammo - unless you're swimming, or on fire. - JSOP, 2010
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      "Why don't you tie a kerosene-soaked rag around your ankles so the ants won't climb up and eat your candy ass." - Dale Earnhardt, 1997

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      • realJSOPR realJSOP

        As many of you are aware, I've recently gotten back into the model car hobby, and post uypdate notices here on current projects. As you might imagine, I also frequent a couple of model car magazine forums, and likewise, I post a link to my current project. Now, I pay for my own web host instead of relying on free photo sites because I don't wa nt to support a free site's revenue stream by forcing vistors to suffer through endless advertising for sh*t they don't care about. I also put a lot of effort into crafting my web site, not to mention the hour or so that it takes to update a single day's progress on a given model (including taking pictures, post-processing them, doing the write-up, and finally, putting it all on the page). I understand that the overwhelming majority of other model builders simply don't have the skills, resources and/or the desire to do it the same way, and will just take pictures, and upload them to photo-sharing sites, or add the pics directly to the forum. I get it. Really. I don't particularly care to read everyone's comments/opinions on the model in question (because I'm not the one building it), and I generally don't leave any unless it's an exceptional build. I also don't care to go to the free photo sites because they're generally slow, obtrusive, and just plain crap, but if that's the way they want to show their stuff, so be it. I say nothing and simply use what's provided. Last week, I posted a message about the Boss 429 I'm working on. I included no pictures - just a brief explanation and a link to the project's build page, informing them that the build log and pictures were located there. I didn't see the point in posting the same photos to a handful of forums, when a single point of access would be sufficient (and more efficient). So far, I've gotten no fewer than half a dozen people saying they won't go to the link posted in the message because they'd rather see the pictures in the forum. One guy said he couldn't be bothered to go to some "wiz-kid's" site just because he (the wiz-kid) wanted to "show off his web site". Being 55 and having been a programmer for 30 years, I don't reaally think I qualify as a "wiz-kid". In the end, I'm expected to put up with free-tards who can't muster the MINIMAL funds necessary to free me from having to be tracked and advertised to, yet they can't be "bothered" to click a single link? What a buunch of hypocrites... EDIT =================== There was one guy that was brave

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        Maximilien
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        (just sayin') I've seen forums where they expected that you upload the image on their system instead of linking from other sources. The rational is that in case the other sources stop working, the image in old threads will still be present whatever happens to the original sources. There are so many hobbies forum with dead image links that it is fustrating.

        Watched code never compiles.

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        • realJSOPR realJSOP

          I don't hang out with them. I tolerate them in the name of the almighty mortgage payment. I 5'd you to compensate for the 1-voting tool...

          ".45 ACP - because shooting twice is just silly" - JSOP, 2010
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          You can never have too much ammo - unless you're swimming, or on fire. - JSOP, 2010
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          "Why don't you tie a kerosene-soaked rag around your ankles so the ants won't climb up and eat your candy ass." - Dale Earnhardt, 1997

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          Mark_Wallace
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          John Simmons / outlaw programmer wrote:

          I 5'd you to compensate for the 1-voting tool...

          Let's take a wild guess at his pet programming language... But it's probably musefan. I tend to get a lot of one-votes after he logs in, and the drop is about right for his rep. When I've got nothing to do, I'll return the favour, by down-voting everything he posts.

          I wanna be a eunuchs developer! Pass me a bread knife!

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            (just sayin') I've seen forums where they expected that you upload the image on their system instead of linking from other sources. The rational is that in case the other sources stop working, the image in old threads will still be present whatever happens to the original sources. There are so many hobbies forum with dead image links that it is fustrating.

            Watched code never compiles.

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            realJSOP
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            I don't do that but they don't require it, and many of the images in their forums are on free photo-sharing sites. In a cruel twist of irony, a good number of those links are dead (because those free sites have a maximum life time associated with uploaded material - go figure. In my case, I'm not linking to photos at all, so the user will never be greeted with a series of red X's (unless they're behing a hyper-restrictive firewall like I am). I don't actually upload files to a site unless required to do so, mostly because they limit the size (in one way or another).

            ".45 ACP - because shooting twice is just silly" - JSOP, 2010
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            You can never have too much ammo - unless you're swimming, or on fire. - JSOP, 2010
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            "Why don't you tie a kerosene-soaked rag around your ankles so the ants won't climb up and eat your candy ass." - Dale Earnhardt, 1997

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            • G Gizz

              Look! Go to my new website! It has pictures on it! Oh, hang on a minute.... www.traintard.co.uk[^] :D (Linked cos I can, and it has 'tard in it too)

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              hairy_hats
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              "All content © 2011 Mucking Fuppetry International Ltd" :)

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              • realJSOPR realJSOP

                As many of you are aware, I've recently gotten back into the model car hobby, and post uypdate notices here on current projects. As you might imagine, I also frequent a couple of model car magazine forums, and likewise, I post a link to my current project. Now, I pay for my own web host instead of relying on free photo sites because I don't wa nt to support a free site's revenue stream by forcing vistors to suffer through endless advertising for sh*t they don't care about. I also put a lot of effort into crafting my web site, not to mention the hour or so that it takes to update a single day's progress on a given model (including taking pictures, post-processing them, doing the write-up, and finally, putting it all on the page). I understand that the overwhelming majority of other model builders simply don't have the skills, resources and/or the desire to do it the same way, and will just take pictures, and upload them to photo-sharing sites, or add the pics directly to the forum. I get it. Really. I don't particularly care to read everyone's comments/opinions on the model in question (because I'm not the one building it), and I generally don't leave any unless it's an exceptional build. I also don't care to go to the free photo sites because they're generally slow, obtrusive, and just plain crap, but if that's the way they want to show their stuff, so be it. I say nothing and simply use what's provided. Last week, I posted a message about the Boss 429 I'm working on. I included no pictures - just a brief explanation and a link to the project's build page, informing them that the build log and pictures were located there. I didn't see the point in posting the same photos to a handful of forums, when a single point of access would be sufficient (and more efficient). So far, I've gotten no fewer than half a dozen people saying they won't go to the link posted in the message because they'd rather see the pictures in the forum. One guy said he couldn't be bothered to go to some "wiz-kid's" site just because he (the wiz-kid) wanted to "show off his web site". Being 55 and having been a programmer for 30 years, I don't reaally think I qualify as a "wiz-kid". In the end, I'm expected to put up with free-tards who can't muster the MINIMAL funds necessary to free me from having to be tracked and advertised to, yet they can't be "bothered" to click a single link? What a buunch of hypocrites... EDIT =================== There was one guy that was brave

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                Hans Dietrich
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                You're in their world, John.

                Best wishes, Hans


                [Hans Dietrich Software]

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                • H Hans Dietrich

                  You're in their world, John.

                  Best wishes, Hans


                  [Hans Dietrich Software]

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                  realJSOP
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                  They're about to enter mine, and that's not necessarily a good thing...

                  ".45 ACP - because shooting twice is just silly" - JSOP, 2010
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                  You can never have too much ammo - unless you're swimming, or on fire. - JSOP, 2010
                  -----
                  "Why don't you tie a kerosene-soaked rag around your ankles so the ants won't climb up and eat your candy ass." - Dale Earnhardt, 1997

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                  • M Mark_Wallace

                    John Simmons / outlaw programmer wrote:

                    I 5'd you to compensate for the 1-voting tool...

                    Let's take a wild guess at his pet programming language... But it's probably musefan. I tend to get a lot of one-votes after he logs in, and the drop is about right for his rep. When I've got nothing to do, I'll return the favour, by down-voting everything he posts.

                    I wanna be a eunuchs developer! Pass me a bread knife!

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                    Mark_Wallace
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                    Mark Wallace wrote:

                    But it's probably musefan.

                    I think he thinks he's being clever, because he's bookmarked the above posting, too -- probably to use as "evidence", or something. Some people have the tiniest of minds, but still think they can play with the big boys. If they attach a lot of importance to rep points in a web forum, they've probably got the tiniest of dicks, too.

                    I wanna be a eunuchs developer! Pass me a bread knife!

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                    • realJSOPR realJSOP

                      As many of you are aware, I've recently gotten back into the model car hobby, and post uypdate notices here on current projects. As you might imagine, I also frequent a couple of model car magazine forums, and likewise, I post a link to my current project. Now, I pay for my own web host instead of relying on free photo sites because I don't wa nt to support a free site's revenue stream by forcing vistors to suffer through endless advertising for sh*t they don't care about. I also put a lot of effort into crafting my web site, not to mention the hour or so that it takes to update a single day's progress on a given model (including taking pictures, post-processing them, doing the write-up, and finally, putting it all on the page). I understand that the overwhelming majority of other model builders simply don't have the skills, resources and/or the desire to do it the same way, and will just take pictures, and upload them to photo-sharing sites, or add the pics directly to the forum. I get it. Really. I don't particularly care to read everyone's comments/opinions on the model in question (because I'm not the one building it), and I generally don't leave any unless it's an exceptional build. I also don't care to go to the free photo sites because they're generally slow, obtrusive, and just plain crap, but if that's the way they want to show their stuff, so be it. I say nothing and simply use what's provided. Last week, I posted a message about the Boss 429 I'm working on. I included no pictures - just a brief explanation and a link to the project's build page, informing them that the build log and pictures were located there. I didn't see the point in posting the same photos to a handful of forums, when a single point of access would be sufficient (and more efficient). So far, I've gotten no fewer than half a dozen people saying they won't go to the link posted in the message because they'd rather see the pictures in the forum. One guy said he couldn't be bothered to go to some "wiz-kid's" site just because he (the wiz-kid) wanted to "show off his web site". Being 55 and having been a programmer for 30 years, I don't reaally think I qualify as a "wiz-kid". In the end, I'm expected to put up with free-tards who can't muster the MINIMAL funds necessary to free me from having to be tracked and advertised to, yet they can't be "bothered" to click a single link? What a buunch of hypocrites... EDIT =================== There was one guy that was brave

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                      wizardzz
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                      John Simmons / outlaw programmer wrote:

                      Being 55 and having been a programmer for 30 years, I don't reaally think I qualify as a "wiz-kid".

                      You're much more like a "wiz-man." I'm a wizard, this is my forte...

                      "I have a theory that the truth is never told during the nine-to-five hours. " — Hunter S. Thompson

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                      • M Mark_Wallace

                        John Simmons / outlaw programmer wrote:

                        I 5'd you to compensate for the 1-voting tool...

                        Let's take a wild guess at his pet programming language... But it's probably musefan. I tend to get a lot of one-votes after he logs in, and the drop is about right for his rep. When I've got nothing to do, I'll return the favour, by down-voting everything he posts.

                        I wanna be a eunuchs developer! Pass me a bread knife!

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                        Slacker007
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                        Mark Wallace wrote:

                        I'll return the favour, by down-voting everything he posts.

                        That will really solve your problem, good idea. [edit] God forbid you were wrong about musefan and you downvoted him/her for no good reason. Again, fucking brilliant idea.

                        ----------------------------- Just along for the ride. -----------------------------

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                        • realJSOPR realJSOP

                          As many of you are aware, I've recently gotten back into the model car hobby, and post uypdate notices here on current projects. As you might imagine, I also frequent a couple of model car magazine forums, and likewise, I post a link to my current project. Now, I pay for my own web host instead of relying on free photo sites because I don't wa nt to support a free site's revenue stream by forcing vistors to suffer through endless advertising for sh*t they don't care about. I also put a lot of effort into crafting my web site, not to mention the hour or so that it takes to update a single day's progress on a given model (including taking pictures, post-processing them, doing the write-up, and finally, putting it all on the page). I understand that the overwhelming majority of other model builders simply don't have the skills, resources and/or the desire to do it the same way, and will just take pictures, and upload them to photo-sharing sites, or add the pics directly to the forum. I get it. Really. I don't particularly care to read everyone's comments/opinions on the model in question (because I'm not the one building it), and I generally don't leave any unless it's an exceptional build. I also don't care to go to the free photo sites because they're generally slow, obtrusive, and just plain crap, but if that's the way they want to show their stuff, so be it. I say nothing and simply use what's provided. Last week, I posted a message about the Boss 429 I'm working on. I included no pictures - just a brief explanation and a link to the project's build page, informing them that the build log and pictures were located there. I didn't see the point in posting the same photos to a handful of forums, when a single point of access would be sufficient (and more efficient). So far, I've gotten no fewer than half a dozen people saying they won't go to the link posted in the message because they'd rather see the pictures in the forum. One guy said he couldn't be bothered to go to some "wiz-kid's" site just because he (the wiz-kid) wanted to "show off his web site". Being 55 and having been a programmer for 30 years, I don't reaally think I qualify as a "wiz-kid". In the end, I'm expected to put up with free-tards who can't muster the MINIMAL funds necessary to free me from having to be tracked and advertised to, yet they can't be "bothered" to click a single link? What a buunch of hypocrites... EDIT =================== There was one guy that was brave

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                          W Balboos GHB
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                          First, of course, refer to my tag-line (blue item). This is not a new phenomenon. Next, is simple enough and obviously obvious: if the response to your posting this hobby (on CP) have been positive in the past (as in people show an interest), then simply ignore the static and post as you see fit. If not, then take due notice thereof and act accordingly. Last, I will repeat a post-from-the-past: "Answer a fool according to his folly, lest he be wise in his own conceit." - Proverbs 26:5

                          "The difference between genius and stupidity is that genius has its limits." - Albert Einstein

                          "As far as we know, our computer has never had an undetected error." - Weisert

                          "If you are searching for perfection in others, then you seek disappointment. If you are seek perfection in yourself, then you will find failure." - Balboos HaGadol Mar 2010

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                          • realJSOPR realJSOP

                            As many of you are aware, I've recently gotten back into the model car hobby, and post uypdate notices here on current projects. As you might imagine, I also frequent a couple of model car magazine forums, and likewise, I post a link to my current project. Now, I pay for my own web host instead of relying on free photo sites because I don't wa nt to support a free site's revenue stream by forcing vistors to suffer through endless advertising for sh*t they don't care about. I also put a lot of effort into crafting my web site, not to mention the hour or so that it takes to update a single day's progress on a given model (including taking pictures, post-processing them, doing the write-up, and finally, putting it all on the page). I understand that the overwhelming majority of other model builders simply don't have the skills, resources and/or the desire to do it the same way, and will just take pictures, and upload them to photo-sharing sites, or add the pics directly to the forum. I get it. Really. I don't particularly care to read everyone's comments/opinions on the model in question (because I'm not the one building it), and I generally don't leave any unless it's an exceptional build. I also don't care to go to the free photo sites because they're generally slow, obtrusive, and just plain crap, but if that's the way they want to show their stuff, so be it. I say nothing and simply use what's provided. Last week, I posted a message about the Boss 429 I'm working on. I included no pictures - just a brief explanation and a link to the project's build page, informing them that the build log and pictures were located there. I didn't see the point in posting the same photos to a handful of forums, when a single point of access would be sufficient (and more efficient). So far, I've gotten no fewer than half a dozen people saying they won't go to the link posted in the message because they'd rather see the pictures in the forum. One guy said he couldn't be bothered to go to some "wiz-kid's" site just because he (the wiz-kid) wanted to "show off his web site". Being 55 and having been a programmer for 30 years, I don't reaally think I qualify as a "wiz-kid". In the end, I'm expected to put up with free-tards who can't muster the MINIMAL funds necessary to free me from having to be tracked and advertised to, yet they can't be "bothered" to click a single link? What a buunch of hypocrites... EDIT =================== There was one guy that was brave

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                            TheGreatAndPowerfulOz
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                            What a bunch-o-wankers!

                            If your actions inspire others to dream more, learn more, do more and become more, you are a leader." - John Quincy Adams
                            You must accept one of two basic premises: Either we are alone in the universe, or we are not alone in the universe. And either way, the implications are staggering” - Wernher von Braun

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                            • R R tsumami

                              JV9999 wrote:

                              Giving everybody internet made people stupid and freaking lazy...

                              I don't think internet made them stupid and lazy, its just that now they have a place to show off how stupid and lazy they are.

                              saru mo ki kara ochiru (even monkeys fall from trees) Usualy i'm that monkey. If you want an intelligent answer, Don't ask me. To understand Recursion, you must first understand Recursion.

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                              JV9999
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                              That's basically what I meant indeed. I do agree though if somebody says it's a very black and white statement :).

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