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#3981
I've cropped it for you if you want to use it. It's 100x100 now, the max size for a profile pic.
BTW, I've been trying to post this for a few minutes, but oh well.
BTW, I've been trying to post this for a few minutes, but oh well.
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#3982
(Original post by Ticki)
Did I mention that I'm useless with computers?
Did I mention that I'm useless with computers?
In my day I used to spend a lot of time in Soton uni (where they have fees office and stuff now) in the hard-core comp labs.
My mate Shanawaz's elder sister (a mature comp sci student) remorgaged her house to buy a £70k comp like the ones they had. It was £20k for meaningful software for it and the comps themselves (other than really cool monitors) were massive and looked crappy. They are no longer used (there is one room in the Hartley library which still used a couple of them until recently).
I know nothing of computers, how they work or anything like that. All I know is that I used to hang around with people who were into writing password programs and getting in trouble with the police. All I wanted to do was play on Mono (something like this but more basic and run by a London uni and accessable through JANET).
Anyone remember Jolly Roger? I still have a load of his Cookbook files I recently found on old disks (remember double density floppies? I had them and the old big square floppy things - do they still make drives for those?)? The wonders of extracting LSD from seeds (too scared of my practical skills to try this!) and preparing bananas for hallucinagenic compsumption...
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#3984
I haven't had an email and the reactivation thing isn't working. Shall I sign up again?
MB
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#3985
Yes the system uses PHP to deliver automated emails, dont worry, you're perfectly safe....misuse of the system and I'll just block em 
And vicki, I'm sure there must be a way to unblock certain addresses, but I havent seen the Hermes system myself so dont know!
And vicki, I'm sure there must be a way to unblock certain addresses, but I havent seen the Hermes system myself so dont know!
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#3986
(Original post by Ticki)
Oh thank you, Squishy! That's really kind!
Oh thank you, Squishy! That's really kind!
(Original post by Willla2)
Yes the system uses PHP to deliver automated emails, dont worry, you're perfectly safe....misuse of the system and I'll just block em
Yes the system uses PHP to deliver automated emails, dont worry, you're perfectly safe....misuse of the system and I'll just block em
By the way, your name has 3 L's in it. Is that intentional?
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#3987
There is something really appealing about Ticki. I have a tendency to say whatever is on my head (this usually drops me in the squishy brown stuff..) so I'll say she's not the prettiest girl on the site - but she looks really "mature" or something and that is quite nice.
Ellie4, for example, is really pretty but looks about 12 (which is why I think it's dodgy everyone going on about how great she is! [age catching up on me..]).
It's just a shame looking older isn't so hot in males as it is in Ticki..!
Sorry - had to hammer on cos Squishy told me to!
Ellie4, for example, is really pretty but looks about 12 (which is why I think it's dodgy everyone going on about how great she is! [age catching up on me..]).
It's just a shame looking older isn't so hot in males as it is in Ticki..!
Sorry - had to hammer on cos Squishy told me to!
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#3988
(Original post by polthegael)
the old big square floppy things - do they still make drives for those?)?
the old big square floppy things - do they still make drives for those?)?
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#3989
(Original post by polthegael)
she looks really "mature" or something
she looks really "mature" or something
Funny you should say that - I'm one of the youngest in my year. Have only just turned 19 (18th birthday was A-level results day last year!).
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#3990
(Original post by Squishy)
By the way, your name has 3 L's in it. Is that intentional?
By the way, your name has 3 L's in it. Is that intentional?
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#3991
(Original post by Ticki)
Funny you should say that - I'm one of the youngest in my year. Have only just turned 19 (18th birthday was A-level results day last year!).
Funny you should say that - I'm one of the youngest in my year. Have only just turned 19 (18th birthday was A-level results day last year!).
You people are all toooooooo young...!
Or maybe I'm just way too old..
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#3992
(Original post by polthegael)
Well I meant it as a compliment anyway.
You people are all toooooooo young...!
Or maybe I'm just way too old..
Well I meant it as a compliment anyway.
You people are all toooooooo young...!
Or maybe I'm just way too old..
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#3993
(Original post by Squishy)
Oh, on the old BBC computers right? I started programming on those...one of my old maths teachers had written a book with simple games you could put into them...not very good. I had to wait for a PC before I could produce anything remotely playable...ahh, Stick Fighter...
Oh, on the old BBC computers right? I started programming on those...one of my old maths teachers had written a book with simple games you could put into them...not very good. I had to wait for a PC before I could produce anything remotely playable...ahh, Stick Fighter...
You can get some lovely patterns by doing 2-variable trig functions with indices and stuff
It kept me amused for ages when I was younger - seems a bit naff now but still holds that "je ne sais quoi" retro appeal!
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#3994
(Original post by polthegael)
Watch out for the alias-thieves..!
Watch out for the alias-thieves..!
Old computers still have a lot of appeal...I kind of wish I was older though, because I wasn't around when the really basic stuff was happening.
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#3995
(Original post by Squishy)
Such a relevant warning, eh? Well, just so everyone knows, there's someone else called Squishy who just signed up, so if he/she posts anything weird, it's not me.
Such a relevant warning, eh? Well, just so everyone knows, there's someone else called Squishy who just signed up, so if he/she posts anything weird, it's not me.
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#3996
(Original post by polthegael)
I had no intention of posting... I was just pointing out that it can easily be done by avoiding ascii symbols and that we could all be signing up to some spam-fest via wiLLLa2...
I had no intention of posting... I was just pointing out that it can easily be done by avoiding ascii symbols and that we could all be signing up to some spam-fest via wiLLLa2...
I heard about identity thieves mentioned on another thread a while ago...I'm not sure how much damage they could do, given that the fake person will be discovered quite soon. Some sad people do sign others up to loads of mailing lists though if they know their email address.
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#3997
(Original post by Squishy)
I wasn't around when the really basic stuff was happening.
I wasn't around when the really basic stuff was happening.
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#3998
(Original post by polthegael)
It didn't seem so basic back then... What do you think people will say in twenty years time..?
It didn't seem so basic back then... What do you think people will say in twenty years time..?
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#3999
(Original post by Squishy)
Hehe, I had my suspicions, but it seemed rude to accuse you when you PMed me about it.
I heard about identity thieves mentioned on another thread a while ago...I'm not sure how much damage they could do, given that the fake person will be discovered quite soon. Some sad people do sign others up to loads of mailing lists though if they know their email address.
Hehe, I had my suspicions, but it seemed rude to accuse you when you PMed me about it.
I heard about identity thieves mentioned on another thread a while ago...I'm not sure how much damage they could do, given that the fake person will be discovered quite soon. Some sad people do sign others up to loads of mailing lists though if they know their email address.
There's no appeal in it for me. Surely, if I did post as you (I guess your condom would be easy to copy&paste and if I was sad enough I could copy your details), it would come up as "post 1", etc... Thus making it obvious...
Ah well. Night night everyone. Sweet dreams and don't go starting any revolutions without letting me know first
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