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This is a question Happy 10th Birthday B3ta

Ten years ago today we launched B3ta (well the version of it you'd recognise). Happy birthday B3ta! As a special one off please add your memories of B3ta here. E.g. How you found the site, or an early thing you saw on the site, maybe the people you've met or how the community is/was part of your life.

(, Mon 12 Sep 2011, 10:24)
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Introducing Monday

A link from The Register led to me finding b3ta. Price Waterhouse Cooper were rebranding themselves as Monday and setup introducingmonday.com. But the silly bastards forgot to register introducingmonday.co.uk so rob did and put a ridiculous silly song on there with an animation of him sticking the Vs up to PWC. That was it - I was hooked and b3ta became part of my regular workday - but I didn't actually join until QOTW got going.

So how has b3ta affected my life? Well, profoundly. First, QOTW got me into writing. First for QOTW where, to my astonishment, I found out that a lot of people enjoyed the tales of my misspent life. Then for my blog. Without b3ta I doubt that I'd ever have written down those stories and anecdotes. Now my tales have spread far and wide even appearing in Zoo once.

B3ta is also responsible for me leaving the UK and coming to work in Australia. I met the lovely Mrs Legless through b3ta and that's why I headed off to convict land.

B3ta's also responsible, indirectly, for me changing my job. I used to be an IT contractor - a network and server geek. But, through b3ta I met Cr3 as I paid him to code a website for me (lovely bloke even if he did think I might have been some sort of paedophile rapist after his arse. At our first meeting, he brought his brother along for protection in case it was a setup and I was going to drag him in the bushes). Anyways, maintaining the code after Cr3 finished it led me into learning PHP, MySQl and JS which, in turn, led me by a series of farcical coincidences, into starting my own business and writing software for the healthcare industry here in Oz.

It's also responsible for introducing me to Pizzforcat who now works for me. Together we've made a real difference to clinical care of patients here in Melbourne. And he's become a good mate.

But the thing I'm most grateful for is for B3ta introducing me to Mrs Legless.

Cheers
(, Wed 14 Sep 2011, 1:09, 14 replies)
I like your stories/anecdotes Legless
Glad you've gotten so much out of the site. Fuck the haterzzzz!
(, Wed 14 Sep 2011, 8:54, closed)
^ This ^

(, Wed 14 Sep 2011, 10:26, closed)
Grats matey
Even if once your ripping the piss out of one of my posts finished higher on the popular page of my daft post a while back I still laugh reading your stuff lol
(, Wed 14 Sep 2011, 11:18, closed)
Ye geet muckle soft shite.

(, Wed 14 Sep 2011, 12:36, closed)
My Solictors Will be In Touch

Haddawy & Shite.


Cheers
(, Wed 14 Sep 2011, 12:46, closed)
I'll appoint mine to liaise with yours.
Norfolk & Chance.
(, Wed 14 Sep 2011, 13:21, closed)
Then

I'll use my backup team - Sue, Grabbit and Runn


cheers
(, Wed 14 Sep 2011, 13:31, closed)
Although I'm probably not doing you any favours by replying...
As when I comment on one of your posts it usually brings our /talk fan club running on here like flies round shite.

But I would just like to say that this place wouldn't have been the same without you, Sir. The amount of people who have visited this site and (and then stayed) because of your posts is astonishing.

I salute you, and all who sail in you :)


Now I'm off to call myself a Waaaaaaaambulance...
(, Wed 14 Sep 2011, 12:37, closed)
Woo yay Pooflake
You are missed old chap.
(, Wed 14 Sep 2011, 12:41, closed)
I Really Should Post More

These days I just don't have the time.

/Talk doesn't bother me that much. Occasionally one or two of them are even funny.

Cheers
(, Wed 14 Sep 2011, 12:45, closed)

/Talk doesn't bother me that much. Occasionally one or two of them are even funny.
(, Wed 14 Sep 2011, 13:08, closed)
The same could be said about you, guv!

(, Wed 14 Sep 2011, 13:07, closed)
And thanks for being excellent
Because this place would be nothing without the excellent people
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