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# No. 3 in an occasional series
Tonight Matthew, I'm going to be.....Britney Spears


Quomeister Rossi attempts to appeal to the Radio One generation.
(, Sat 5 Oct 2002, 21:19, archived)
# woo!
yuk!
(, Sat 5 Oct 2002, 21:23, archived)
# haha
that is fantastically well done! :)
(, Sat 5 Oct 2002, 21:28, archived)
# Oooh!
Skilled!
and manky :o)
(, Sat 5 Oct 2002, 21:28, archived)
# woo
thats nasty
its making me feel sick
its jolly well done though
(, Sat 5 Oct 2002, 21:41, archived)
# I can't stop looking -
but I really want to!
(, Sat 5 Oct 2002, 21:53, archived)
# Frankie Say
(, Sat 5 Oct 2002, 22:04, archived)
# Eeeee...
I comes in from the pub to find a frontpage...
Moochos grassyarse... etc. etc.

(, Sun 6 Oct 2002, 2:10, archived)
# *bleep* *whir*
hosted on crappy server, max 10 connections
(, Sat 5 Oct 2002, 21:17, archived)
# brilliant!
woo! yay!
(, Sat 5 Oct 2002, 21:28, archived)
# My new snazzy Linux install:
(, Sat 5 Oct 2002, 21:11, archived)
# very nice!
recursive tigers also, I like them ;)
(, Sat 5 Oct 2002, 21:16, archived)
# If you would like to try something new,
then try Mandrake Linux 9.0
It's very cool and snazzy!
8)
(, Sat 5 Oct 2002, 21:18, archived)
# What distro
is that mate?
(, Sat 5 Oct 2002, 21:17, archived)
# Mandrake 9.0
(, Sat 5 Oct 2002, 21:23, archived)
# Oooh! Do I smell Gnome?
Which distro did you go for?
(, Sat 5 Oct 2002, 21:17, archived)
# that's
kde, isn't it?
(, Sat 5 Oct 2002, 21:17, archived)
# Just KDE
I installed it yesterday and haven't been tweaking it yet...
(, Sat 5 Oct 2002, 21:19, archived)
# looks nice
even if linux isn't for me
(, Sat 5 Oct 2002, 21:17, archived)
# I may not like Gimp
but I do Linux/Unix now and again.
(, Sat 5 Oct 2002, 21:19, archived)
# suse7.3 was a big fat bitch on my machine
crashed constantly, and took four installations in a week before i gave up
(, Sat 5 Oct 2002, 21:21, archived)
# RedHat is usually my preferred distro
though I have been known to BSD from time to time.
And my Win2K is fully Cywin-ed up.

Tried Opera yesterday - quite nice.
(, Sat 5 Oct 2002, 21:25, archived)
# what's the point of cywin?
windows has its own GUI, so why use X?
(, Sat 5 Oct 2002, 21:28, archived)
# But the
Windows GUI smells
(, Sat 5 Oct 2002, 21:31, archived)
# in the end i couldn't be arsed with the whole
it'd make stuff slower, and decided to lump for style xp and make my machine pretty like a mac (but not quite as pretty)
(, Sat 5 Oct 2002, 21:34, archived)
# I don't use X - bit slow
but cygwin means I don't have to rewrite stuff I get sent from unix dweebs.
(, Sat 5 Oct 2002, 21:33, archived)
# I installed Mandrake 8.0
without too much hassle - still had hassle with the soundcard (an old ISA AWE32)
(, Sat 5 Oct 2002, 21:30, archived)
# it installed fine
but then kept crashing all the time
(, Sat 5 Oct 2002, 21:33, archived)
# Mate of mine swears by Mandrake
He managed to spill a cup of coffee into the guts of it and it didn't even crash.
He attributes this to Mandrake.
(, Sat 5 Oct 2002, 21:36, archived)
# if i ever have another go
i'll try mandrake then
(, Sat 5 Oct 2002, 21:38, archived)
# The difference
between 8.2 and 9.0 is very big!
Please get 9.0! The new graphics are cool, but it also runs like a dream, and that's what we're after? Huh?
(, Sat 5 Oct 2002, 21:44, archived)
# No point in trying to
download ISOs on this line.
(, Sat 5 Oct 2002, 21:48, archived)
# Sorry mate!
Is it totally imposible to get DSL there?
(, Sat 5 Oct 2002, 21:50, archived)
# Unless I want to pay around €400 for setup
and €3,000 a month. See www.eircom.ie for charges and www.eircomtribunal.com for the campaign.
It's pretty much monopoly abuse.
(, Sat 5 Oct 2002, 22:01, archived)
# That's insane!
8(
(, Sat 5 Oct 2002, 22:08, archived)
# Tell me about
it - I have considered leaving Ireland on may occasions to follow the interweb...
(, Sat 5 Oct 2002, 22:16, archived)
# Seriously?
8O
(, Sat 5 Oct 2002, 22:18, archived)
# Yup - sometimes
I hear the UK b3tans talking about the DSL and I think "I could live there..."
(, Sat 5 Oct 2002, 22:34, archived)
# haha..
8)
(, Sat 5 Oct 2002, 22:39, archived)
# but no tattyshop
and no mspaint!
(, Sat 5 Oct 2002, 21:48, archived)
# I'll not be without my windows,
but for me it's important to know what's happening in the world of Linux...
As it is now Linux is more a server-thing than it's a workstation...
(, Sat 5 Oct 2002, 21:55, archived)
# yeah
that's what's made me stick with windows for the mo, i don't need a server
(, Sat 5 Oct 2002, 21:57, archived)
# Ha ha ha!
I like that.
(, Sat 5 Oct 2002, 21:44, archived)
# I kid ye not
the tale goes he had the lid off and knocked a cup off the desk straight in!

I'm amazed it didn't short out.
(, Sat 5 Oct 2002, 21:55, archived)
# Get a copy of 9.0!
I'm quite sure it'll be a success...
(, Sat 5 Oct 2002, 21:35, archived)
# i may not like linux
but i've got a gimp
(, Sat 5 Oct 2002, 21:32, archived)
# Is he asleep?
(, Sat 5 Oct 2002, 21:34, archived)
# Bring out the gimp!
*tap tap tap tap tap*
(, Sat 5 Oct 2002, 21:42, archived)
# It could be something for you!
You could make an extended partition with a swap and ext2 partition and run it on the same machine as your windows...
(, Sat 5 Oct 2002, 21:22, archived)
# i did
but it kept fecking up, and wasn't terribly friendly. but i'm the one person on earth of xp works properly for.
(, Sat 5 Oct 2002, 21:23, archived)
# XP is the best MS OS yet
and I don't know why people complain like they do...
This Mandrake 9.0 here runs like a dream! I had 8.2 installed some weeks ago and it was working fine too, but this 9.0 is far better! So far! Everything is fast and flawless...
(, Sat 5 Oct 2002, 21:25, archived)
# it works lovely on my machine which it was preinstalled on
but it made a horrible mess of the downstairs one. it seems to be good when bundled with a new machine, but i wouldn't upgrade to it on an existing computer
(, Sat 5 Oct 2002, 21:27, archived)
# I do like XP, but it has to
be tweaked to work for my taste of it...
And it's quite important to use NTFS for optimal performance...
Machines under 500 MHz and 128 MB of RAM is not a good idea...
(, Sat 5 Oct 2002, 21:33, archived)
# this is true
i've got 1ghz and 112megs ram (yes, i know), and it really could be faster, but i'm too poor to upgrade at the mo
(, Sat 5 Oct 2002, 21:35, archived)
# Beef it up so
you have at least 512 MB and you'll be happy!
8)
(, Sat 5 Oct 2002, 21:39, archived)
# I want a big bastard PC
but I can't afford it yet.
Soon I shall buy I big fuck-off G4 tower with OSX Server and network all my stuff up, oh yes!
they will all bow to me, oh yes, they shall bow
(, Sat 5 Oct 2002, 21:43, archived)
# I've never really tried
a Mac, so I don't know what I'm missing...
(, Sat 5 Oct 2002, 22:00, archived)
# Used them from 87-95
And now they're Unix based, I think I should re-indulge!
They're sexy too.
(, Sat 5 Oct 2002, 22:08, archived)
# They do look good
and UNIX is old and well tested and in constant development...
(, Sat 5 Oct 2002, 22:20, archived)
# Penny-Arcade had a great cartoon on this
There's probably problems in the coding techniques at MS, but I refrain from comparing the maturity of a 7 yr old OS to an 11 yr old kernel based on a 30 yr old OS.
(, Sat 5 Oct 2002, 21:30, archived)
# An oldie but a goodie
Windows - A 32 bit extension and graphical shell,
for a 16 bit patch to an 8 bit operating system, originally
coded for a 4 bit microprocessor, written by a
2 bit company, that can't stand 1 bit of competition.
(, Sat 5 Oct 2002, 21:35, archived)
# hahahahahaha...
you grouchy IT you
8D
(, Sat 5 Oct 2002, 21:38, archived)
# Yeah, right -
I'm an envelope stuffer by trade...
(, Sat 5 Oct 2002, 21:40, archived)
# There are annoyances I have with it
I have to admit, but I'm too good with it and a bit shit with Unix (though I can make symbolic links!) to make a swap.
(, Sat 5 Oct 2002, 21:39, archived)
# Ever read
"In The Beginning Was The Command Line?" If not I recommend it - a must for all tech heads.
It mentions a Dilbert cartoon with a dark, bearded figure - The Unix Op. He flips a nickel at Dilbert and says "Get a real OS, kid."
(, Sat 5 Oct 2002, 21:43, archived)
# I know that one! I know it!
He's cool. And wears braces.
(, Sat 5 Oct 2002, 21:44, archived)
# Read the book?
It's available from Cryptonomicon - I read it at work one day when the proxy went down.
(, Sat 5 Oct 2002, 21:49, archived)
# Not read it
but I'm aware of it.
Currently attempting The Cathedral and The Bazaar. And The Hacker Ethic.
and neural networks for pattern recognition...
(, Sat 5 Oct 2002, 21:58, archived)
# one of two people actually
(, Sat 5 Oct 2002, 21:25, archived)
# Here's stuff about Mandrake 9.0:
(, Sat 5 Oct 2002, 21:51, archived)
# Or this
(, Sat 5 Oct 2002, 22:05, archived)
# Hmmm...
He had quite a different experience, but I'm still very satisfied with my install...
I'm quite used to installing whatever with success, so I might be too positive about it...
Hmmm...
(, Sat 5 Oct 2002, 22:16, archived)
# Well, that article
was more about novice users moving from Windoze.
(, Sat 5 Oct 2002, 22:31, archived)
# I also read it that way,
but it's a shame if it scares people away...
(, Sat 5 Oct 2002, 22:38, archived)
# Indeed, but that's
just the way the OS is - it is a different style with a different heritage.
The reason Windoze wins on the ease of use stakes is it is a commercial OS and has to have mass appeal - even at the expense of functionality and reliability.
(, Sat 5 Oct 2002, 22:43, archived)
# The Linux thing is not
good at selling itself. It's not as good as windows as a everybody-is-able-to-use-it-workstation, but as a server it's far more flexable than NT-servers!
But in a few years Linux will be used far more as workstations and I want to be on that train if I'll have any chance in the IT-world...
(, Sat 5 Oct 2002, 22:51, archived)
# I'd love a proper
Linux workstation - I know people who use nothing else. From what I've used of it it is a far more competent and intuitive workstation experiance than windoze. I never have gotten a fully functional system together myself, but distros are becoming better at hardware detection etc. all the time.
(, Sat 5 Oct 2002, 22:54, archived)
# I've had problems
with soundcards and NIC's many times, but this mandrake 9.0 here just found everything!
Yeah!
8)
(, Sat 5 Oct 2002, 23:01, archived)
# Fancy sending me
a copy? - I'll pay all charges - see me in m3ss3nger if you like...
(, Sat 5 Oct 2002, 23:02, archived)
# No problem!
8)
(, Sat 5 Oct 2002, 23:03, archived)
# Kewl
Thanks! :o) - ICQ or m3ss3nger?
(, Sat 5 Oct 2002, 23:09, archived)
# Guess who....
posted with www.corruptedminds.com autoposter thingy
(, Sat 5 Oct 2002, 21:08, archived)
# Is it
Tony Blair?
(, Sat 5 Oct 2002, 21:12, archived)
# Bah!
Knew it was too easy :(
(, Sat 5 Oct 2002, 21:12, archived)
# Woo!
I got it right! Yes!

Actually it was just the hair. The face was too obscure, but the hair made it say "Hi I'm Tony Blair!".
(, Sat 5 Oct 2002, 21:18, archived)
[challenge entry] It was Glenn Miller's penultimate flight
that really deserved to make the papers.

(, Sat 5 Oct 2002, 21:05, archived)
# Is that a fluffy penguin in the field below?
Woooo
(, Sat 5 Oct 2002, 21:21, archived)
# Certainly is!
:)
(, Sat 5 Oct 2002, 21:46, archived)
# V. V. V. Subtle.
I like to think my trained artists eye spotted that one.

Not enough Glen Miller on a plane wing on the board these days if you ask me. Nice one.
(, Sun 6 Oct 2002, 2:30, archived)
# alternative deities
(, Sat 5 Oct 2002, 21:03, archived)
# woo!
(, Sat 5 Oct 2002, 21:08, archived)
# .
thats nice.
gods would be so much more interestin if them came covered in the coronals secret recipe.
(, Sat 5 Oct 2002, 21:13, archived)
# Woo!
Woo to Chicken Zinger Tower meals too!
(, Sat 5 Oct 2002, 21:15, archived)
# thats
nice!!!
(, Sat 5 Oct 2002, 22:05, archived)
# Can anyone see...
... the images on my profile? I think my server is fugged...?
(, Sat 5 Oct 2002, 21:01, archived)
# nope
it's not getting through to your server
(, Sat 5 Oct 2002, 21:03, archived)
# Cheers chap...
... fucking ISP (who I used to work for) is forever ballsing up their router.

Must be that cos I can't see ftp either.
(, Sat 5 Oct 2002, 21:05, archived)
# Just logged into my router...
... and it's allowing traffic in, but not out.

Come monday there's gonna be murrrrders!!
(, Sat 5 Oct 2002, 21:16, archived)
# fugged
indeed
(, Sat 5 Oct 2002, 21:03, archived)
# I don't think it's fugged...
But I do think it's fucked, cause I can't see any pics.
(, Sat 5 Oct 2002, 21:04, archived)
# And A Big WOO YAY...
To me for my first traffic offence. Naughty me for not wearing my provisional drivers license plates... Costed me $72 and half my licence. I've just spent half an hour creating a new bumper sticker for my car... It's about 15cm by 50cm Font Size...

[P] IS FOR PIGS
(, Sat 5 Oct 2002, 20:50, archived)
# i think that on your bumper
might invite further "pig-attention."
...but that has nothing to do with the price of fish so...nevermind
(, Sat 5 Oct 2002, 20:53, archived)
# I dunno...
If they pull me over, I'll just say my girl friend has a pig, that's cute, and fluffy, like the one on my over sized bumper sticker... Hopefully, They won't realise I don't have a girl friend...
(, Sat 5 Oct 2002, 20:56, archived)
# anyone in England with speeding tickets
can get them refunded in full by the marketing campaign for Burnout2 apparently.
(, Sat 5 Oct 2002, 20:58, archived)
# What is it with people and police?
Go arrest some criminals they say, as they speed down streets at 60 mph.
Can't pick and choose which laws apply to you.

Admittedly, there are some nutjobs in the polis...
(, Sat 5 Oct 2002, 21:11, archived)
# i was in the back of the police car once
it was rather nice, and the police lady was much nicer than stereotypes would lead you to believe
(, Sat 5 Oct 2002, 21:16, archived)
# There are some nice uns
Lots of em in fact.
(, Sat 5 Oct 2002, 22:15, archived)
# awww, ickle kitty
(, Sat 5 Oct 2002, 20:49, archived)
# he looks
really peturbed.
woo, and a yay as a side order!
(, Sat 5 Oct 2002, 21:01, archived)
# spike milligan
tribute on bbc2...
(, Sat 5 Oct 2002, 20:40, archived)
# And Paul Merton,
With a giant tramp-beard!
(, Sat 5 Oct 2002, 20:40, archived)
# The voices are a bit off
Dawwwwwwwwwwww!
Eeee falla dinna da vortar!
(, Sat 5 Oct 2002, 20:42, archived)
# Whee!
Second weekend of term and we get the first emergency service call out (I think it's a fire)

Undergrads + toaster + firedoors with signs saying "Keep closed" + door wedges = my deepest love.
(, Sat 5 Oct 2002, 20:36, archived)
# aww bless
(, Sat 5 Oct 2002, 20:35, archived)
# they look nicer when it's dark
(, Sat 5 Oct 2002, 20:28, archived)
# nightcap
mushrooms
(, Sat 5 Oct 2002, 20:30, archived)
# Foot Fault


God, I'm bored
(, Sat 5 Oct 2002, 20:25, archived)
# watch Spike Milligan tribute starting now on BBC 2 then
i am
(, Sat 5 Oct 2002, 20:28, archived)
# would do
but the missus has comandeered the telly to watch something with "Murder" in the title.
(, Sat 5 Oct 2002, 20:30, archived)
# ooh
so am i
(, Sat 5 Oct 2002, 20:32, archived)
# I arrest you in the name of the law
You can't arrest me, I'm a cousin of the queen
That put's me in a difficult position (assume difficult position)

Pure class!
(, Sat 5 Oct 2002, 20:34, archived)
# well
i'm in a bit of a dilemna...do i go upstairs and watch the milligan tribute, and the posts on b3ta, but not be able to reply? (GigerPunk has both tv and monitor next to each other)or do i stay here,downstairs, and keep up with the board and reply when i want to?
hmm
(, Sat 5 Oct 2002, 20:43, archived)
# I'm a CSI nut
so I'm remember such things as the Armpit Symphony.
(, Sat 5 Oct 2002, 20:51, archived)
[challenge entry] Before he discovered amphetamine...
(, Sat 5 Oct 2002, 20:24, archived)
# Ahhhh, that's rather lovely.
Weeeeeeeeeeeeeee!
(, Sat 5 Oct 2002, 20:45, archived)
# Seen theres a link to a
paper plane simulator on the front page.
Anyone ever play a paper plane flying game on the Mac? Glider or something like that I think.
Top game I must say. Even in black and white on a Classic.
(, Sat 5 Oct 2002, 20:22, archived)
# Oooh, I did!
It was more fun though, in the last couple of weeks of school. Getting the younger kid's folders, folding them into giant paper areoplanes, and seeing if we could hit the P.E teachers with them from the 4th floor window :D
(, Sat 5 Oct 2002, 20:36, archived)
# I once made a paper plane
with about 2 bits of A4. It was about 4 foot long and didn't fly :(
(, Sat 5 Oct 2002, 20:38, archived)
# Awwwww,
We blew up some PVC gloves, and tried to tie them to a areoplane to make a sort of "Cold air baloon". It was just blown accross the playground to be popped by the sixth formers.

:(
(, Sat 5 Oct 2002, 20:39, archived)
# Used to love that game
Here's one I made, quite a few years ago.
(, Sat 5 Oct 2002, 21:18, archived)
# Koit!
Pressy for you!

Mmmm, I would

^_^
(, Sat 5 Oct 2002, 20:05, archived)
# haha
(, Sat 5 Oct 2002, 20:09, archived)
# Ha ha ha!
That is soooooo gay.
(, Sat 5 Oct 2002, 20:10, archived)
# I didn't want to be the first to say
but it is woosomely camp!
Where can we get these shirts!
(, Sat 5 Oct 2002, 20:19, archived)
# haha - I like the lettering
:) Didn't notice that at first.....
(, Sat 5 Oct 2002, 20:11, archived)
# Hey
f-ing brill

That will adorn my webspace with pride.......cheers
(, Sat 5 Oct 2002, 20:11, archived)
# Welcome!
Haven't spazzed anything in oh so long, just had to do this! ^_^
(, Sat 5 Oct 2002, 20:19, archived)
# Welcom to Kitten river the water heres so soft.

Huge version
evening each hows it going?


(, Sat 5 Oct 2002, 19:58, archived)
# hey
that is class.
(, Sat 5 Oct 2002, 19:59, archived)
# .
thanks man.


(, Sat 5 Oct 2002, 20:03, archived)
# oooh
that's lovely
(, Sat 5 Oct 2002, 20:14, archived)
# This is an evil kitty
eeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeevil.....



No photoshopping (or in my case paint shop proing) done, i just thought the lil fella looked evil....
(, Sat 5 Oct 2002, 19:54, archived)
# looks like
he just unplugged someone's life support.
that's pretty evil...
(, Sat 5 Oct 2002, 19:56, archived)
# That reminds me
Yer name that is, was in the cafe the other day when my mate said to the people behind the counter "I owe you for hummus"

I almost had to be carried out on a stretcher...
(, Sat 5 Oct 2002, 20:06, archived)
# i had hummus yesterday
i was served by a very fit ladee

she gave me a banana/orange/mango smoothie for free! huzzah
(, Sat 5 Oct 2002, 20:14, archived)
# Woo to fit ladies serving!
There's one in this cafe, but she always has an expression of "Why am I doing this?" on her face.
SMILE for gods sake woman!

But woo also to overhearing serious conversations about having no hummus/owing for hummus
(, Sat 5 Oct 2002, 20:18, archived)

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