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By: Ralf
Date: 9/1/99 9:00:42 AM
# Replies: 56
Ever done something incredibly cool and/or difficult only to look up and realize nobody saw you do it?
Ever been so proud of something you created you just HADDA tell somebody? Only it's 3:00 in the morning and your friends don't respond the way you expect when you wake them up to tell them all about it?
Now you can receive the recognition you so richly deserve!
Just post a quick rundown of what you did and why it was so fantastic and [hand over heart] I PROMISE [other hand raised] to respond in a positive manner.
And perhaps, just perhaps... others will see one human being praising anothers' accomplishments. And join in! And maybe, just maybe... we can turn planet earth into a paradise of recognition and good kharma, one compliment at a time.
So what cool thing have you done lately?
Response #1
By: grin
Date: 9/1/99 1:02:12 PM
i have never killed anyone and i think that's pretty darn nice of me. ungrateful bastards.
Response #2
By: Gowan McGland
Date: 9/1/99 2:07:47 PM
I've killed plenty of people and they were never missed.
No one has thanked me for cleaning up the gene pool.
Response #3
By: Homer The Brave
Date: 9/1/99 5:17:12 PM
I made the world safe for vCards last night, but people will thank me later.
Response #4
By: sooz
Date: 9/1/99 10:09:15 PM
I created and edit a newsletter for the music scene I'm in in Austin. (That'd be the Christian music scene.) I made it funny, irreverant, relevant, controversial and entertaining. Subscriptions are up, distribution is up, and advertising sales are up. People are volunteering to help, and quality writers are contributing reviews, articles, and generally their 2 cents worth. Even Gowan helps me, and he ain' no Bible thumper.
When I walk into a club or coffeehouse and see that half the folks are reading the newest issue of the "Zew News" with rapt attention, it gives me that weird little rush that musicians must get when they hear their song played on the radio.
Response #5
By: grin
Date: 9/2/99 12:22:44 AM
i've wanted to start my own web ring ....the 'I work my ass off for you ungrateful bastiches and what thanks do I get" web ring....jim can be the first candidate.
thanks jim!
Response #6
By: Jerichos Burlap
Date: 9/2/99 8:34:15 AM
I've designed some trophy-type awards for some of the guys I work with: The Goldbrick Trophy - golden brick on top. The Skater Trophy - one roller skate. The Slacker Trophy - drooping string between two posts. The Milkman Trophy - a little milk can. and The Master Sloth award - a toy Sloth in a roller skate on a golden brick with a dangling string to pull the skate.
Management hasn't liked them so far. I'm working on some for them, too. Hope I can pull it off without getting fired; I'll keep you posted.
Response #7
By: Da Sissop
Date: 9/2/99 6:33:00 PM
Grin sez: jim can be the first candidate
Who, me? I'm hardly working my ass off, but still, those ungrateful corksuckers with all their fargin' requests...
Response #8
By: rorschach
Date: 9/3/99 12:41:23 PM
Yo! Burlap! when you finish your trophies, snap some pictures and post em I NEED some of these things for the morons I work with....
suggestion for your milking the job award..... take a latex exam glove and blow it up and tie it off... it resembles a cows udder....
Response #9
By: Ralf
Date: 9/7/99 10:21:47 AM
Grin: Choosing not to kill someone is indeed a REALLY BIG DEAL! I applaud your saintly restraint and envy your self control.
Gowan: Thank you for cleaning up the gene pool. It was getting kind of cloudy at the deep end. Also, the "We don't swim in your toilet..." signs have been VERY HELPFUL! Thanks.
Homer: Your VCards page is wonderful! Well balanced, finely tuned HTML that purrs in the browser. When is the Windows version o'VCards coming out?
Sooz: While I've never seen a copy of the Zew News, I can imagine it's a solid read based strictly on your meticulous use of english. There is certainly nothing finer than watching others enjoy the fruits of your hard work and clever craftsmanship! Plus, coming up with witty things to say in a timely, recurring fashion is something I've always marvelled at. Good work!
Jerichos: Your trophies sound interesting! The only trophy I ever received was one a friend of mine found while dumpster diving. It was from some kind of swim-meet, with a guy poised on top looking like he was praying with his knees bent. If THAT little turdling of a trophy could fill my heart with glee, I can only IMAGINE what the recipients of your handiwork must feel like! Very nice!
Rorshach: Your gentle mocking tone, vis a vis, calling your coworkers "morons" makes me smile. Thank you!
Response #10
By: sooz
Date: 9/7/99 3:07:48 PM
Ralf, you should hire yourself out professionally as a back-patter.
Response #11
By: Homer The Brave
Date: 9/7/99 5:30:15 PM
vCards for Windows is known in the common parlance as Outlook Express.
For some reason, no one but Microsoft is making vCard readers for Macs. And me. I'm making a vCard reader for Macs. Me and Microsoft.
And could you scratch a little lower, please? Ahhhh.. that's good.
Response #12
By: Jerichos Burlap
Date: 9/8/99 4:50:33 AM
Thanks, Ralf. You've inspired me. Management will soon receive the Gravy Boat Award - a bright red gravy boat on a stand. Anonomously, of course, lest in the insuing enthusiasm they injure me with their appreciation. It's the least I can do.
Response #13
By: Homer The Brave
Date: 9/8/99 10:25:00 PM
Perhaps a smallish gravy boat glued to a flat-car of a toy train might be even more appropriate.
Response #14
By: Jerichos Burlap
Date: 9/9/99 6:52:42 AM
Good idea. The grandkids will never miss it.
Response #15
By: sooz
Date: 9/10/99 11:58:16 AM
Ralf, what neat thing have YOU done lately?
Response #16
By: Tess Trueheart
Date: 9/11/99 12:19:09 PM
I've cleaned the toliets and not one asshole has ever thanked me.
Response #17
By: Homer The Brave
Date: 9/12/99 2:45:13 AM
Reminds me of the William Burroughs bit about the guy whose asshole could talk. Eventually the guy's mouth grew shut and his ass did all the talking.
Response #18
By: Ralf
Date: 9/12/99 8:53:49 AM
Lessee.. cool things...
Lots of new software. My livlihood has grown to 117 screens and 69,810 lines o'code, all in about 8 months. Two customers are happily using it. On Friday we upgraded them both to the new version and it went flawlessly.
I'm pretty high on my development skills right now! Woo!
Homer: your talking asshole bit reminds me of a Vonnegut(?) story about a planet where eating in public is considered as rude and vile as defecation. People eat alone, in small enclosed rooms. Conversely, public defecation is a community artform -- people gather into groups of happy revellers, pooping together in happy droves, laughing and telling stories, and sharing pictures of the grandkids.
Response #19
By: Jerichos Burlap
Date: 9/12/99 9:25:00 AM
Thank you, Tess.
Response #20
By: Capt. Spastic
Date: 9/12/99 10:12:56 AM
Grin Smiled: "i've wanted to start my own web ring ....the 'I work my ass off for you ungrateful bastiches and what thanks do I get" web ring....jim can be the first candidate."
I have a WebRing, two of them actually. one I just started. Check them out:
My WebRings Please join and make me feel oh so important!
Response #21
By: Tess Trueheart
Date: 9/12/99 11:52:49 AM
Let's all join together and go outside to pee.
Response #22
By: Homer The Brave
Date: 9/12/99 8:48:22 PM
Kewl Ralf! You do, indeed, rule.
Response #23
By: Da Sissop
Date: 9/13/99 7:29:06 PM
Actually it's just 5 screens and 112 confirmation dialog boxes.
"Are you sure?"
"Are you REALLY sure?"
"Click the 'I'm Not Wearing Any Pants' button if you are REALLY REALLY sure..."
Response #24
By: Ralf
Date: 9/14/99 1:21:09 PM
Hey! You signed a non-disclosure!
Response #25
By: Cleotis
Date: 10/8/99 11:42:15 PM
Cleotis never lacks a good, healthy (or not so healthy) humorous excremental link.
Actually, the captions are what's most entertaining...
Response #26
By: Ralf
Date: 10/9/99 9:23:43 AM
Very interesting site. But WHY don't toilets in Japan have toilet paper? Is there some technological breakthrough they enjoy in Nippon that we don't have here?
Have Charmin Double-Rolls been rendered OBSOLETE?!
Response #27
By: Gowan McGland
Date: 10/10/99 8:44:10 PM
Don't they have built-in bidets in all of their toilets? And air dryers?
Response #28
By: Cleotis
Date: 10/10/99 10:10:26 PM
Those captions are still the best, though. Particularly on the dirty toilets.
Response #29
By: Ralf
Date: 10/11/99 7:52:32 AM
Bidet. Umm... I dunno. I may be just an ignorant american, but sometimes simple water ain't enough.
What kind of psi we talkin about here?
Response #30
By: Capt. Spastic
Date: 10/12/99 10:30:01 PM
Wasn't there an actress by that name? Bridgette Bidet?
Response #31
By: Ralf
Date: 10/13/99 8:53:26 AM
You're thinking of Adrienne Bidet, the famous TV actress.
Response #32
By: Homer The Brave
Date: 10/13/99 7:28:46 PM
You know, it just occurred to me that Bill Mahr was in 'Cannibal Women In the Avocado Jungle Of Death.'
Now I want to be a guest on Politically Incorrect just so I can bring it up.
(Adreienne Bidet was in that movie, too)
Response #33
By: uberjeanie
Date: 7/25/01 8:53:07 PM
yeah. i signed up here and i promise not to tell anyone the secrets i know about ralf and mcgowan.
Response #34
By: sooz
Date: 7/26/01 8:24:08 AM
UBERJEANIE! I'm a Xangan too (but I'm not telling my name, blah blah blah, you've heard it before), but WELCOME!!!
Response #35
By: uberjeanie
Date: 7/26/01 9:05:16 PM
way cool, sooz! you think ralf will notice i was here? lol.
Response #36
By: Da Sissop
Date: 7/27/01 6:26:44 PM
Wooohooo! Howdy Uber!
Response #37
By: bob
Date: 7/28/01 11:45:13 AM
well, not sure how cool it is, but i am offering sooz's xanga name to the highest bidder. i imagine this will get some mixed reviews.
Response #38
By: Capt. Spastic
Date: 7/28/01 11:32:20 PM
Esp. from sooz.
Response #39
By: sooz
Date: 7/29/01 10:48:09 AM
See previous reply regarding spanking Bob.
Response #40
By: uberjeanie
Date: 7/29/01 11:57:13 AM
woo hoo! yes! i need to know! what is her xanga name??
Response #41
By: bob
Date: 7/29/01 12:29:37 PM
uber: such valuable information is not going to be given away for free. if you want to know it will cost you.
Response #42
By: sooz
Date: 7/29/01 8:15:29 PM
Bob: I know where you live.
Response #43
By: uberjeanie
Date: 7/29/01 11:22:54 PM
bob: what do you want for it? hee hee.
Response #44
By: Capt. Spastic
Date: 7/30/01 12:41:44 PM
Do you want to haggle? I have a gourd!
BTW, anyone here in Austin...starting the Dobie on Thursday, they are going to be showing a restored version of Monty Python & the Holy Grail. Restored 56mm print with steror sound and a BONUS 14 seconds of additional footage!
I can't wait!
Response #45
By: sooz
Date: 7/30/01 3:17:44 PM
Yay!!
Response #46
By: Da Sissop
Date: 7/30/01 8:04:50 PM
And there was much rejoicing.
Response #47
By: Roxanne
Date: 7/31/01 9:17:30 PM
A spanking! A spanking!
Response #48
By: Homer The Brave
Date: 8/1/01 5:28:58 PM
ObPraiseTheNerd:
I finally bought and am reading 'Accelerated C++.' Praise my EELEET HAKKUR SKILZ!
Response #49
By: Ralf
Date: 8/7/01 5:27:30 AM
You, sir, are the mondo ultimate hacker extraordinaire.
Extra points for use of the ob* prefix.
Response #50
By: Homer The Brave
Date: 8/8/01 1:59:03 AM
The first chapter of 'Accelerated C++' is numbered zero.
If you can program, and you want to learn C++, THIS IS THE BOOK.
ObNerdPraise: I got "Hello, world!" out of gcc. EYE R00L THE HAKKUR WERLD!
Response #51
By: Ralf
Date: 8/8/01 5:09:18 AM
Sorry, I'll only be impressed if the chapters are enumerated in hexadecimal.
Response #52
By: Ralf
Date: 8/8/01 5:10:15 AM
Oh! But "Hello World!" is surely cool. Congratulations.
Now go write Zork.
Response #53
By: Gowan McGland
Date: 8/8/01 8:25:53 AM
I tried to write an adventure game in TurboPascal in high school.
It was for our senior project in Computer Science. Originally, the project started out on a Commodore Pet in Pascal. We very quickly exceeded the amount of storage space and memory in the Pet, so we were allowed to use the ONLY PC in the class and learned TurboPascal on the fly. Since we were now working in Turbo, we started adding graphics and the project was going well, but we never finished. Class ended before we had a chance. We still got an A because of the advanced nature of our project, though.
Now THAT's geeky!
Response #54
By: Ralf
Date: 8/9/01 6:18:55 AM
Then I have just two words for ya: a-drift. It's the Windows-based text adventure creation tool of your dreams. And it's fweeeeee.
Response #55
By: Homer The Brave
Date: 8/9/01 1:58:41 PM
There are a bunch of packages like that. Including Inform.
Response #56
By: Ralf
Date: 8/10/01 4:59:59 AM
Erm, not with a totally GUI interface.
The ones I've seen require you to learn a programming-like language, and run a compiler. I personally have no problem with that, but it's intimidating to non-programmers.
Adrift is cool because you basically just fill out forms. Lotsa Wizards to help you create rooms and events and whatnot.