Discussion » Newbie topic - May 2009

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Posted by cal, 1st May 2009:
 
Welcome to iamcal.com - tell us who you are in this topic and if we like you you'll gain access to the rest of the site.
Posted by kapowaz, 1st May 2009:
 
I'm a new bee. Oh god etc.

Actually I am known as Ben Darlow, hairy British geek who you might have seen floating around SxSW this March.
Posted by cal, around 2nd May 2009:
 
ahh, i know you! approved
Posted by syl, 3rd May 2009:
 
Welcome Ben.
Posted by factoryjoe, 3rd May 2009:
 
YOU SHOULD SUPPORT OPENID OR OTHER NERDULAR TECHMNOLOGIES SO THAT I DON'T HAVE TO BE A n00b.

And, corndog.
Posted by syl, 3rd May 2009:
 
Welcome factoryjoe
Posted by cal, 3rd May 2009:
 
dubious that it's actually chris, since i thought you stopped using that username, but you appear to be in iceland - approved :)
Posted by cal, 3rd May 2009:
 
and this user reg process predates delegated authentication (aside from passport) by quite a few years. and since this server runs php4, i can't use the janrain library (which is awful anyway).

maybe i'll try one of the new php4 ones, maybe i'll write my own, or maybe i'll just use facebook connect ;)
Posted by syl, 4th May 2009:
 
*nods sagely as if I understand any of that*
Posted by brainless, 4th May 2009:
 
Hi this is Sumit. useless coder, web enthusiast, and blah, blah. In a startup in India. Partnered with a UK team whose tech head is Tim Hawkins, from Yahoo (and fav.or.it), whom you may know. Currently I am looking for a break to join into some headbanging fast paced work. Something interesting, big... well you know.
twitter.com/sumitdatta
Posted by Saltation, 7th May 2009:
 
so's cal. everybody form an orderly queue.
Posted by Hanni, 7th May 2009:
 
wow, we're all still here.
Posted by cal, 7th May 2009:
 
nobody is allowed to leave. ever
Posted by brainless, 7th May 2009:
 
Well haha, yes we are all waiting... not sure for what. I mean what do you do really ? If Flickr, yes probably an iconic star can have this current state then it sure means the world is getting too old too fast. Earlier there were companies which would at least by the star for a few decades... nowadays 2 years seems like times up...
but still willing to get in the queue you know... cause there is faith... there will be better things, better days... there will me more magic.
Posted by WarHead, 7th May 2009:
 
.... and hopefully, plain English.

PS @ hanni, yes, we are. Well, some of us. WB.
Posted by friday, 8th May 2009:
 
Yes, here with the name iamcal firmly fixed in our brains. It will never leave us. We will grow old together apparantly.
Posted by Saltation, 9th May 2009:
 
lockstep, we march towards the cliff, trampling on lemmings
Posted by Saltation, 9th May 2009:
 
*squeak*
Posted by Saltation, 9th May 2009:
 
little bastards get ervywhere
Posted by Miki, 10th May 2009:
 
urban myth salti, you should know better
Posted by Saltation, 11th May 2009:
 
they don't say "squeak"?
Posted by cal, 12th May 2009:
 
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lemmi...
Posted by WarHead, 12th May 2009:
 
Is your life now in ruins with the news that Peter is giving Katy the bum's rush, or don't you give two tuppeny turds?

Poll
1. My life is now in ruins [ ]
2. I couldn't give two tuppenny turds [ ]
3. Katy and Peter who? [ ]
4. It couldn't happen to two less newsworthy wazzocks. [ ]
5. Do you have Katy's number if she's available again? [ ]
6. Do you have Peter's number if he's available again? [ ]
7. Jesse [ ]
8. Apathy [ ]
9. Tumbleweed [ ]
Posted by che, 12th May 2009:
 
or for Sul:

6. Do you have Peter's number if he's available again? [ ]
Posted by cal, 12th May 2009:
 
3
Posted by Miki, 13th May 2009:
 
3

but you obviously forgot jessy and apathy
Posted by WarHead, 13th May 2009:
 
My bad

@£$*&!* #^
Posted by syl, 13th May 2009:
 
8
Posted by syl, 13th May 2009:
 
Cal, please could you bring the polls back, they were such fun.
Posted by WarHead, 13th May 2009:
 
Do you want polls?

1. Yes [ ]
2. No [ ]
3. I'd rather stick a fork in my fricken eye. [ ]
4. Jesse [ ]
5. Apathy [ ]
6. Mind your own beeswax [ ]
Posted by syl, 14th May 2009:
 
1
Posted by syl, 14th May 2009:
 
lol
Posted by WarHead, 14th May 2009:
 
Wife faces trial over noisy sex.

"Prosecutor Claire Ward said there were complaints of early morning shouting, moaning, groaning and the sound of a bed banging against the wall."

I want to hear some recorded evidence.
Posted by Uncle Moc, 14th May 2009:
 
Well I was going to post on the anniversary thread using my first EVER iamcal alter ego, but the uncle isn't approved. Happy 9th Anniversary!
Posted by cal, 14th May 2009:
 
he is now :)
Posted by Uncle Moc, 15th May 2009:
 
Actually technically it's not my first alter-ego as it was my first account. It's just an ego. Is that right?
Posted by WarHead, 15th May 2009:
 
That was before my time. You'll always be Dr Lucid to me.
Posted by WarHead, around 17th May 2009:
 
I wonder if I'll be able to get a refund on my flight and theme park booking.
Posted by WarHead, around 17th May 2009:
 
Er, here's a little linkypoo, just in case people really don't know who Katy and Peter are and would like to.
Posted by Miki, around 17th May 2009:
 
I really didn't know who they are and I still don't care, but it's important to be informed :D
Posted by WarHead, around 17th May 2009:
 
Yup, they are totally unimportant, but featured heavily in the UK news because they're celebrities, innit. However, something really important about bacon can be found here.
Posted by Meatwood Flack, around 18th May 2009:
 
Ha. I never knew this story about Blue Peter Coke Fiend Richard Bacon.

"a 'big, fat melting pot of talent'". Brilliant.
Posted by brainless, 19th May 2009:
 
Happy 9 years! Yeah time does pass by faster than new websites come up on the internet. But we are catching up... we will beat time. FTW!
Posted by bpolly12, around 21st May 2009:
 
hey

noob here!!!

From aawwstrayleeaahh
Posted by Saltation, 21st May 2009:
 
g'day

are you being flooded? dad's going for a swim in the backyard.
Posted by syl, around 22nd May 2009:
 
AWWWW

news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/...

:(

and they guy who does the voice for mickey Mouse died too
Posted by syl, around 22nd May 2009:
 
P.s. welcome bpolly12 :)
Posted by bpolly12, around 22nd May 2009:
 
hey everyone

i m too far south to be getting flooded, but we have been getting some serious rain
Posted by syl, around 22nd May 2009:
 
Hey there bpolly. Which city in Oz are you from? Tell us about yourself.
Posted by yachty, around 26th May 2009:
 
Hello everyone,
As I am new around here I´ll start by introducing what I do.I had been finishing my new website for a couple of weeks now and this is it... www.animartec.co.uk We normally work around Spain and Argentina and now we are in Manchester and Cheshire too.Any comments and mistakes you see or think are not goo for the site,please just let me know.
Thanks lads
Posted by WarHead, around 26th May 2009:
 
To be honest, I'm not really qualified to tell you what's not goo for the site as I suk at teh internet.
Posted by Miki, around 26th May 2009:
 
shiny