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Lauri D

01-16-2005, 12:57 AM

...out there in the cold
getting tired
getting old

HEY YOU!

:bhello:

OK, mostly this thread was for JD (or Jen, as I know she looooves it when I call her ;) ) to say that I got her postcard (my grandma was scandalized/intrigued by the artwork!) but also just to say hey again to many of those who I have been out of touch with. My internet access was sketchy for a while. My friend's keyboard (one of those natural thingies) is so annoying that I cannot find it in me to PM everyone that I want to say hi to. Therefore, mass greeting. How's the New Year?

Ensign Steve

01-16-2005, 01:00 AM

:roflmao:

Oh my god, that is too funny. I saw you active on the board, and so I went on MSN messenger to ping you personally, but you're not on. Then I saw the new topic, and two things happened before I even clicked the link to read it.

1: That song started playing in my head.
2: I thought, could that be for me, since I have PMs turned off? No way, that's just way to self-involved to be true.

Tee hee! Which post card did you get? I sent out 8 Pink Floyd cards and they are all different. Maybe The Wall, hence the song? Sorry for scandalizing grandma! Turn on your MSN.

HUGS

Lauri D

01-16-2005, 03:45 AM

Yay, you got it! :highfive2:

I'm on a friend's computer and I don't think he has MSN but I will check.

The postcard was the one with the naked chicks from the rear view with waves and water and stuff. Quite pretty :)

viscousmemories

01-16-2005, 03:56 AM

You have PM's turned off? Freak.

Hiya Lauri. :wave:

livius drusus

01-16-2005, 04:12 AM

Why do they even call those damned keyboards "natural"? Are they grown without pesticides or something? As far as I know, they're made by Indonesian children just like every other keyboard, only with the keys placed as if your hands were attached backwards.

I say get a helper monkey and fuggedaboudit. :D

wade-w

01-16-2005, 05:12 AM

Hey Lauri! :wave:

Godless Wonder

01-16-2005, 07:23 AM

Why do they even call those damned keyboards "natural"? Wondering what the hell a "natural keyboard" was, I figured I'd do a google search... then I thought, I want a picture, not a description, "image search (http://images.google.com/images?q=%22natural%20keyboard%22&hl=en&lr=&c2coff=1&safe=off&sa=N&tab=wi)" is what I really want...so.... What was the first hit?

http://pauillac.inria.fr/~xleroy/stuff/ctrl-alt-del.jpeg

Hahahahaha!

JoeP

01-16-2005, 01:05 PM

Classic pic, GW! :D

Hiya Lauri! :wave:

livius drusus

01-16-2005, 01:30 PM

:chuckle: @ GW's pic.

Ensign Steve

01-16-2005, 04:47 PM

You have PM's turned off? Freak.

Yah, what can I say. Even though I am from the school of "know you you PM and whether you can trust them" I'm pretty sure the admins on this board are still in favor of leaving the contents of Private Messages, well, Private. So since I'm discouraged from posting the bull crap I receive via PM on the board for all to see, I've decided to force my attackers to do it themselves. ;) no biggie. Everybody I love has my email address anyway.

viscousmemories

01-16-2005, 04:49 PM

You know the option exists to disallow PM contact from specific people, right?

Ensign Steve

01-16-2005, 04:53 PM

Meh, but how do I know who the cowards are until after they PM me, and by then its too late. :P

Edit: Seriously, it's no big deal. I never used PM much in the first place. I'm too histrionic to have conversations in private, where everybody can't enjoy them. Plus then I'm less likely to become involved in a "clique" (yeah right).

viscousmemories

01-16-2005, 04:58 PM

Okay then. So where should I send the clique application form too, your e-mail?

Ensign Steve

01-16-2005, 05:02 PM

wade-w

01-16-2005, 05:04 PM

If you are talking about me, Ensign Steve, you can come out and say it.

Ensign Steve

01-16-2005, 05:05 PM

Well, I was trying to protect your privacy, but since you came forward, yes, you and others.

viscousmemories

01-16-2005, 05:08 PM

Gah, I am not going to answer that post until you clean it up a bit!

Or is that how you get away with ending a question with a preposition? By changing the spelling so it's not a preposition anymore?
Oops. I can't believe I used too instead of to. :blush:

Oh well, fortunately I haven't found a clique that'd have me as a member, so I don't really have any forms to send you.

I guess you're SOL.

livius drusus

01-16-2005, 05:09 PM

So, um, since we're out in the open and all, anyone care to fill me in on what's going on?

Ensign Steve

01-16-2005, 05:16 PM

So, um, since we're out in the open and all, anyone care to fill me in on what's going on?

Nothing's going on, outside of what you've read in this thread. I turned off PMs, and my problem was solved. That was a while ago, and anything before that is old news to me.

wade-w

01-16-2005, 05:18 PM

I am at a loss as to how the one PM I sent you could be interpreted as an attack. I was simply offering an explanation that you asked for. I chose to do it via PM to avoid derailing what was meant to be a light hearted thread. I added some advice, since I grew up in the South, and I know how people who live there, right or not, will perceive certain comments.

And as far as the clique thing goes, you can all kiss my ass.

Good bye.

livius drusus

01-16-2005, 05:23 PM

Oy vey is mir...

viscousmemories

01-16-2005, 05:23 PM

Wade, I made that clique joke before you even started posting in this thread today. I assure you I was not in any way thinking about you or the prior discussions we've had on the subject when I said it. Of course in retrospect I can see why you would think otherwise, but that really isn't the case. And I didn't know anything about your dispute with JD, either. So no, I'm not going to kiss your ass. :P

Ensign Steve

01-16-2005, 05:28 PM

The postcard was the one with the naked chicks from the rear view with waves and water and stuff. Quite pretty :)

That's the cover for "Shine On," the box set that I bought that had all 8 post cards in it. Scandalous, indeed.

http://donmarko99.free.fr/PF/PFCovers/1987-2000/Shine-on.jpg

I like natural keyboards. Am I the only one? I don't have one, though.

wade-w

01-16-2005, 09:27 PM

And I didn't know anything about your dispute with JD, either.

As far as that goes, I didn't know I had a dispute with her until today. Then again, I didn't know I was a coward either.

ceptimus

01-16-2005, 10:56 PM

I have natural keyboards on both my main PCs. I bought them to encourage me to touch type, and it worked. Twenty-odd years of looking at the keyboard instead of the screen. I used to go just as fast with two fingers (actually I used about four fingers) but now I can feel morally superior to the other programmers, and I don't type a whole sentence with the CAPS LOCK on before I realise.

Ensign Steve

01-16-2005, 11:38 PM

Maybe that's why I can deal with them. I touch-type and always have. They feel totally, well, natural to me. Where I spod, it's usually too dark for me to see the keyboard. It's on a tray that makes it so even the light of my monitor doesn't illuminate it. That makes it tough when I'm looking for some obscure punctuation, but that's the only time I ever even notice that I can't see the keyboard.

Dingfod

01-16-2005, 11:42 PM

I touch-type as well, but have never tried the "natural" keyboards. I was intrigued once by a hinged in the middle keyboard that had an adjustable angle for a more natural angle of the wrists, depending on the individual. That's what I wonder about the "natural" keyboards, is it built to acommodate everyone regardless of size and shape of hands and fingers? I think not.

Edit: Here's the one I saw.
http://www.benjaminrossen.com/ERGO/images/comfort.jpg

Ensign Steve

01-16-2005, 11:44 PM

Probably not, but it's built on the principle that almost nobody has their arms growing out directly forward of their chest.

Edit: wow, that's weird.

livius drusus

01-16-2005, 11:48 PM

I saw a keyboard that was a sphere on a flat base once on 60 Minutes or something. The professional typist who was testing it for them loved it and it looked totally space age.

Dingfod

01-17-2005, 12:12 AM

How about this one? (http://us.st7.yimg.com/store1.yimg.com/I/directron_1828_46404553)

livius drusus

01-17-2005, 12:18 AM

Sweet sassy molassy... :damn:

Ensign Steve

01-17-2005, 12:19 AM

Oh! I've seen that one. I almost bought it for my Palm, but I elected instead for the 3/4 size one that folds up to about the size of the Palm itself. I'll look for it.

Edit: wow that was easy!
http://www.palmone.com/us/products/accessories/keyboard/
Weighing in at less than 8 ounces, this full-size keyboard folds into a size just slightly bigger than a Palm™ handheld itself, making it a practical enhancement for those seeking the speed of data entry that only a keyboard provides.

Ensign Steve

01-17-2005, 12:20 AM

Sweet sassy molassy... :damn:

:roflmao:

I know what that's from.

livius drusus

01-17-2005, 12:40 AM

Of course you do, you SNL junkie, you.

JoeP

01-17-2005, 08:05 PM

maddog

01-17-2005, 08:23 PM

. . . http://www.retrocrush.com/archive2/robots/robby.jpg
Danger! Danger, Will Robinson!!
#206

Skep

01-17-2005, 08:36 PM

Danger! Danger, Will Robinson!!
#206
Wrong robot.

JoeP

01-17-2005, 09:13 PM

Pish. It's Forbidden Planet or nothing. Robby really sunk into unworthy roles after that.

derail

JoeP

01-17-2005, 09:29 PM

Danger! Danger, Will Robinson!!
#206
Wrong robot.
Right robot, wrong movie (show). Robby worked in quite a number of productions after FP.

Dingfod

01-17-2005, 10:09 PM

[robot voice]I think this has been a case of mistaken identity. I could take Robby anytime, anywhere. *click* *whirr*[/robot voice]

livius drusus

01-17-2005, 10:16 PM

:404:

Dingfod

01-17-2005, 10:18 PM

Fixed it.

Ymir's blood

01-17-2005, 10:18 PM

Probably not, but it's built on the principle that almost nobody has their arms growing out directly forward of their chest.
These guys do, but they probably don't need to do much typing.
http://www.gadgets.co.uk/images/lg_silver-battle-dalek.jpg http://www.gadgets.co.uk/images/lg_black-command-dalek.jpg Why would you need to, when you're the SUPREME race in the universe? Anyway, all they really need is to type one word, and then copy+paste it a half dozen times.

EXTERMINATE!
EXTERMINATE!
EXTERMINATE!
EXTERMINATE!
EXTERMINATE!
EXTERMINATE!

:popcorn:

livius drusus

01-17-2005, 10:22 PM

Hmmm, works on mine. :shrug:

Tripod doesn't allow hotlinking. You probably see it because it's in your cache. Anyway, I've uploaded it to our server no more problem.

http://www.freethought-forum.com/images/robot2.jpg

Skep

01-17-2005, 10:24 PM

Danger! Danger, Will Robinson!!
#206
Wrong robot.
Right robot, wrong movie (show). Robby worked in quite a number of productions after FP.
No. Two different robots. Similar? Yes, they were both designed by the same man, Robert Kinoshita. In fact, Robby made two guest appearances on Lost in Space. In one of those appearances Robby did battle with B9.

http://img113.exs.cx/img113/581/robots9yb.jpg

Dingfod

01-17-2005, 10:42 PM

Robby had it all over B9 for mobility, but B9 was a lot faster and was able to dispense lightning bolts from his pincers.

viscousmemories

01-18-2005, 12:06 AM

That dress on Anne Francis is pretty hot for way back then... did people have sex in those days?

Ronin

01-18-2005, 12:34 AM

That dress on Anne Francis is pretty hot for way back then... did people have sex in those days?

Apparently only with robots.

livius drusus

01-18-2005, 12:40 AM

Plus ça change, plus c'est la même chose. :giggles:

Dragar

01-18-2005, 12:40 AM

Wrong robot.

You mean, "This is not the droid you're looking for," don't you?

I'll go now.

Ensign Steve

01-18-2005, 12:44 AM

Plus ça change, plus c'est la même chose. :giggles:

:qhuh:
:scratch: Auf Ingleis, svp?

You mean, "This is not the droid you're looking for," don't you?

I'll go now.

No, don't go! :roflmao: Encore! Encore!

livius drusus

01-18-2005, 12:47 AM

Okay, I'll translate, but only because you used the quote and smiley so impeccably together.

"The more things change the more they stay the same." IOW, I was making a vibrator joke. :D

Ronin

01-18-2005, 12:56 AM

Okay, I'll translate, but only because you used the quote and smiley so impeccably together.

"The more things change the more they stay the same." IOW, I was making a vibrator joke. :D

Holy Esoteric Encraplopedia!

"Robbie" the robot...a nickname derived from Robert...also "Bob"...aka Battery Operated Boyfriend.

It is all...so...clear...to...me...now.

:shocking:

Ensign Steve

01-18-2005, 01:00 AM

:shocking:

That smiley is going to give me a seizure! :eek:

livius drusus

01-18-2005, 01:00 AM

Holy Esoteric Encraplopedia!

"Robbie" the robot...a nickname derived from Robert...also "Bob"...aka Battery Operated Boyfriend.

It is all...so...clear...to...me...now.
And the wheel has cum full circle.*

*Shakespeare, King Lear, rarely seen original edition. :shifty:

Ronin

01-18-2005, 02:31 AM

That smiley is going to give me a seizure!

If you stare at it long enough and then close your eyes...you'll see Ted Nugent.

*Shakespeare, King Lear, rarely seen original edition. :shifty:

I think I've seen a thirty second clip of that Director's cut...with Roman Polanski, right? :pimpin:

livius drusus

01-18-2005, 02:36 AM

I think I've seen a thirty second clip of that Director's cut...with Roman Polanski, right? :pimpin:

Oh yeah. And introducing Traci Lords in the role of the ever-dutiful Cordelia.

Ronin

01-18-2005, 02:50 AM

I think I've seen a thirty second clip of that Director's cut...with Roman Polanski, right? :pimpin:

Oh yeah. And introducing Traci Lords in the role of the ever-dutiful Cordelia.

That was it. Gene Shalet gave it four stars and raved "Slick - a fizzy cocktail of a movie!" IIRC Roman snatched two Golden Globes, while Lords was best supporting female.

The Lone Ranger

01-18-2005, 03:21 AM

Brimshack

01-18-2005, 04:08 AM

Dammit Lauri,

I clicked this thread, just so I could make a smart-ass remart at you, and it appears that you are out of the building again.

HARRRRUMPH!!!!

Ymir's blood

01-18-2005, 05:24 AM

Eh. If they're the supreme race in the universe, how come they can't climb a ladder?I lost interest in the show pretty much after Tom Baker left. However, apparently toward the end of the show's run, there was an episode where dakeks were shown to be able to hover up a set of stairs. Of course it was probably done in reaction to a criticism such as you posted. :shrug:

Shake

01-18-2005, 05:00 PM

What's natural for some, isn't natural for all...

Here's one for that special day in September:

http://www.petebevin.com/archives/pirate-keyboard-thumb.jpg