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xyle_one:
quote:Originally posted by M51DPS:
....Who here thinks that I should keep my bling sig picture year round instead of just for July?
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i think, that next month, we come up with something else. only this time, i am not going to make it ;)
maybe we should have them all the same szie (the bling sigs).
Laukev7:
Part of this has been copied from another long post:
Okay, this is how I came to discover alternatives. I remember when I was a Wolfenstein junkie back in 98. There was (and still is) a flourishing community of Wolf3d mods since the release of its source code in 95. Anyway, I wanted to make my own (I never got around to finish it), and I saw pictures of the Mac version, which impressed me. So, wanting to try the Mac version, I download Basilisk II and started toying with System 7.
Imagine, I had only occasionally used Macs at school in 94-96, I didn't even know that Apple was still in business, let alone anything about the newer iMacs. I had no particular opinion about them; all I knew was that there was 'this other' computer out there, not knowing that any other platform existed, young and blissfully ignorant about Amiga, Acorn, BeOS and even Linux.
So, I was impressed by an old version of Mac OS, compared to Windows 98. Impressed by its simplicity and its elegance. Impressed the first time I slid an .sit icon on the Stuffit Expander icon on the desktop, and seeing the a fully expanded folder named after the archive, right next to the .sit or the .hqx. And yes, I was also impressed by the icons 'body only' feature. Impressed at how everything was easy everything was. No installer, no huge splash screen. The OS just minded its own business. And when I tried Wolfenstein, I was impressed by the graphical capabilities of the Macintosh so early back in the DOS days.
I remember that I wasn't particularly fond of Windows, either. I remember how much I protested when Dad installed Windows 95 on the computer, afraid (and rightly so) that all my DOS games wouldn't work anymore.
Anyway, as I hunted for more stuff to use in Basilisk, I went across emulation sites that talked about other systems I had never heard of before -- like Amiga, Acorn, NeXT -- which I tried out with various emulators. Eventually, I heard about BeOS, QNX, then Linux, and realised that there were other x86 operating systems than Windows and DOS.
So, I tried out BeOS -- which I still use today --, and I really liked it; I was impressed by its speed, its simplicity and its stability. Then, I heard about UNIX, and how it was much more stable than Windows. So, one day, I got a good book at the library, and installed Red Hat Linux 6.0. I eventually found out about other distros, and tried them out -- mainly Mandrake and SuSE.
For two years, I learnt about the world of UNIX. I was starting to know much more about computers than ever before, and eventually surpassed my dad. I was so proud.
And then, wandering from website to website, hunting for anti-microsoft propaganda for entertainment, I eventually came across fuckmicrosoft.com. I lurked there for a very long time -- at least a year and a half -- before posting anything. Which I regret, considering the state of the forums right now.
Now you know how I came here.
[ July 17, 2003: Message edited by: Laukev7 ]
M51DPS:
I got here a few months ago, right when it turned to crap with all of the political shit. I really wish I had gotten here sooner . . .
Laukev7:
I agree with you, M51DPS. I am saddened by how much advocating an OS has become tainted with political motives (other than common hatred for Microsoft, of course). For example, people who would piss on Apple because they refuse to give their source away. As a result, I've come to dislike Linux, and especially the FSF and their proponents.
jasonlane:
Jeez! looks like I've stumbled on the kiss and tell corner :rolleyes:
OK here we go then.....
I think (as you all seem to be on the age trip) I might be the oldest one here. I'm 32, is that old? To be honest I still feel 12 on a good day, if I'm feeling especially sensible then perhaps 18.
My real name is Jason Lane, I grew up in Spain, about 30 clicks south of Barcelona, in a place called Villanueva y la Geltru. Spent 12 years there all told and although both my parents are English I consider my self, well not typical English. We were there when Franco was still dictating, which was interesting. I have a very early memory of the local fascist (blue shirts I think they called them) goose stepping in a local plaza. Strange days!
I finished my education here in the UK, which was kind of hard as I had attended a Spanish state school. My parents took me out of the American School in Barcelona after about 3 months. For which I'm grateful, I have nothing against Americans BTW.
My first experience of computing was with a BBC Micro and Acorn systems, which was, uh, fun. I never liked M$, I loved Apple as soon as I used one (an LC475). At University I studied Architecture and I guess that was my first real exposure to useful computing, i.e, Auto-CAD. What It made me realise though was that I didn't want to be an Architect, I found this new thing called the web, far, far more exciting. So I took a year out and trained myself in all things web. Soon I found myself working in London for a New Media Studio (never liked that expression). This was really good because I got to work for some pretty major clients, learning tons of stuff along the way. I was really early on in my career that I knew were I wanted to be and that was basically XML, so I started learning everything about XML, XSL(T), some Java, yada, yada, yada. After 4 years working in London I left, when the company I was with started to use ASP and obviously wanted me to use M$ shit as well, no way jose. I though they sold out.
So now I've started my own little venture with a friend and were actually well on the way to producing some kick ass XML/Java sites. I commit some small bits from time to time to the Apache XML project, Specifically Forrest. I hope to have the time to be more involved with this. I work almost entirely now on OS X and some times Suse. In a year or so time we also hope to be able to release a 100% pure XML/Java ecommerce system that will be open source of course. Still have to find a name for it though.
My favourite colours are blue and green (did you know that in the Inca culture they had know word for green?), My favourite pastime other than coding is Skiing. I prefer Coke, not Pepsi (did you know Fanta was he soft drink supplied to the German troops during WW2). I like useless facts.
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