Hmm, First post.

speaking of news http://www.ti-fr.org is gone.

THANK GOD! Ticalc.org is back up again! I was getting so worried, as this is my favorite site.

Me2!

I think I speak for everyone when I say:
w00t!

You speak for me...

Finally, I thought we got banned from talking because we were getting so off-topic :)

I didn't really think that was it :)

What was it then?

They needed new staff members for the news area of the site.

"There is no ban on comment posting, just the front news items. I simply
made the judgement that nothing important was being said on those 500+ and
700+ items, so I made them read-only..."

Okay... that makes sense.

:)

Yeah, I thought that it was my preferences cookie. I kept reloading it, to no avail.

Maybe they should get more people to focus on uploading the flippin' archives then on worrynig about news where over 50% has no importance. December 7th to the 19th still waiting. (by the time they update all those programs mine will be on their site in febuary! (No offense to the uploaders I'm just sayin now they've got lots a work to do)!

Really! My preview game that was 30% done (that I uploaded about three weeks ago) is about 85% done now, and they still haven't uploaded the stinkin' preview! ARRGGHH! >:(

Hey, you quoted my e-mail! :o)

Yep :) Perhaps they should add a posting limit of like 500 or something, and if the limit is reached, the staff has the option of letting it continue (if it's on-topic or something) or making it read-only.

But then they'd need to make a new article so we don't get bored!

Ticalc doesnt care...THEY JUST DONT CARE!!!

This is just a ploy...psycho-tactics...create in the minds of the 'community' that ticalc is not going under!!!

Haha...i don't feel like combing this topic for evidence that i am wrong...so hah...TICALS IS DYING!!! PASS IT ON ;-)

<Werewolf.com...where i learned to be focused ;-)>

Ya don't seem to focused to me.

Reconnaissance deep behind enemy lines managed to gather intelligence on upcoming events. Army intelligence predicts. ;-)

.....


...anyway, they're not taking anymore applications anymore...

It was down? Funny...I didn't notice.

if you didn't notice it was cown then you don't check it very much...

I was checking it a lot, and coming to this site a lot...now that they did that lockdown thing, I don't check it as much...less interesting

does anyone remember how long it was down for?

2 weeks.
He He. Only people with NO LIFE are on this site today. m3rry (hr15+m45 !!!
w00t!
w00t!

I was on! Well, I wanted to get on, but I was playing with my digital camera I got. It is l33t!

You know, I would apply if i had time. Just out of curiosity, do they pay anything?

do they GET any money? i don't see any ads. well, i guess if one of the staff is filthy rich, that'd be a different story, but no, i don't believe they pay anything.

I'd work for no pay, but the thing I'd most want to do is become a reviewer! I could download games on the site, review them, analyze, etc. and then write a tiny summary of the game and rate it and stuff. Are you hiring anyone in that area?

I think it would be great, because that "section" of the site hasn't been updated in a long time. It's always nice to see another person's opinion on a game.

Hey you are the real no_one_2000, or the cheap copy?

he is the real one...

The cheap copies have ` at the end of their names.

With the only exceptions:
Kerm_Martian
KermMartiain
"ac"

ac correctly noted that the password for some of the fraud accounts is "doorsxp" (no quotes). Bwah ha ha!

lol--Kerm, did YOU sign up to work at ticalc.org?

Nah, I decided to work on Doors XP instead!
w00t ;)

That was a good one!! ;-)

understood

I'm the real one. You can tell since mine doesn't have a '`' at the end of my name. Plus, I'm more mature ;-) (yeah, yeah)

You?!?!?!?! Mature?!?!?!?!

*starts cracking up until he chokes up air, and once back to normal, looks at screen and cracks up again*

The keyword here would be '*more* mature' :)

Not one militaryish-hungry-for-a-good-war mind amongst you, is there ;-)
(thats just to mislead 90% of this "community"!!)

Hmm, if ticalc wants...i'll come back so they have some posts for Nathan to delete...but i won't do it free without a nice big letter from the webmaster or a salary...hehe ;-)

WEREWOLF.COM!!!! AGHHHHHHHH!!! heh ;-)

Oh no, not you! *lol*

Speaking of WOLVES, we're reading a book about wolves in English and it's so HORRIBLE! AAWWGGHH!!

If you want to enjoy the book here's a solution.
Go out and read Silas Marner.

Any book is fun after that one.

That sounds familiar, maybe I read it, maybe not.

Have you had treatment? No, then you haven't read it.

Heh :)

Beowolf? lol, that wasn't about wolves, but the name makes it sound like it is! White Fang was about wolves, though, but I liked it :)

I didn't like White Fang that much because it was so loooooooooooooooooooong.

You didn't? Well I thought it was really good! Oh well. Anyways, back OT. I really would like to sign up, but I'm not as close to the ticalc.org community as I used to be and I don't know if I have the time. But I'm sure I could find the time, though.

We all like you, Chickendude! ;-)

Has anyone actually gotten a response from them yet? I haven't... maybe that's because I didn't apply for "primary news editor" Still... it's been over a week!

"Anyways, back OT"
Am I the only one who thinks it speaks volumes that "OT" actually means *ON* topic? LOL

It's BeowUlf, and no, it's not about wolves. It's an Old English (as in, the Germanic langauge that the average English speaker will never be able to speak) epic poem about a man blessed by God with superhuman strength who does battle with a demon, a demoness, and a dragon. It's actually pretty good. I'm using it as a tool to teach myself Old English. For example (my grammar here won't be perfect):

Michael is min nama. "Michael is my name."
Ic sprece Englische Ealde. "I speak Old English"
Cyning grete Biscope. "The King greets the Bishop" or "The Bishop greets the King".


and from the prologue in Beowulf:

Hwæt! We Gardena in geardagum,
þeodcyninga, þrym gefrunon,
hu ða æþelingas ellen fremedon.
Oft Scyld Scefing sceaþena þreatum,
monegum mægþum, meodosetla ofteah,
egsode eorlas. Syððan ærest wearð
feasceaft funden, he þæs frofre gebad,
weox under wolcnum, weorðmyndum þah,
oðþæt him æghwylc þara ymbsittendra
ofer hronrade hyran scolde,
gomban gyldan. þæt wæs god cyning!

"Listen:
You have heard of the Danish Kings
in the old days and how
they were great warriors.
Shield, the son of Sheaf,
took many an enemy's chair,
terrified many a warrior,
after he was found an orphan.
He prospered under the sky
until people everywhere
listened when he spoke.
That was a good king!"

Yes, I can understand what that said.

Yes, I read that for English last year. My teacher was Dainish, so that put an interesting spin on things.
w00t!

Not having a go, but as far as old english is concerned, look at Tolkeins work, anything older just as well be german What you wrote looked more that way.

Tolkein uses words that really should be used today but aren'y, Twixt, ere, twain, etc.

they are proper words.

and refering to the comment about the average english speaker, well they are now completely different languages, Strange how society changes over time.

I occasionally throw words such as these twixt my others, just to see how people react. I wot what I wot, what what?

If you can't tell, I'm a real language geek. Surprisingly enough, I'm not an English major. I'm like this with every type of language; I'm a musician, a programmer, a multi-lingual speaker/writer, and mathematician. Anything even slightly language-esque is both entertaining and easy for me.

Well, ain't j00 the greatest muthvr fahqer!!!!

Please go away Mr. Fakey.

YES!!!!! I GOT "ac" AND KermMartiain's PASSWORDS! They WERE doorsxp, now I changed them! w00t! I haven't gotten _no_one_2000_`'s password yet, but I'll get it! Guys, get me the names of the other fakes! I want to change their passwords too!

sw33t! Good for you, no_one!
_no_one_2000_`
KermMartiain
lord_nightirose_
PoIarDPres

Alright, thanks, I couldn't remember them all :) Trying to change them now...

Okay, here's the status for the new ones--

no_one_2000_` - can't get the password :(
KermMartiain - can't get the password :(
lord_nightirose_ - account didn't exsist :)
PoIarDPres - can't get the password :(

I have a feeling that whoever made the "fake" accounts either saw my post and changed them, or he didn't use "doorsxp" for all of the accounts. :(

Oh well, I got 2 out of 7 (?)

Shut up. I get harrassed by you enough. I already got your "CafeShopping.com" (or whatever) e-mail. You're really a pain in the butt.

*idea*

Kerm, you said all the fake's passwords' were doorsxp?... hehehe I'LL CHANGE THE PASSWORD!

Welcome back! lol

i wonder y he is so FOCUSED? lol

Why it's cause i meditate alot...have cool dreams...fear-less then the usual Joe...and am handy with a scoped weapon halfmoon ;-)

Yay! You agree with me!

HA, im not mature AT ALL. lol. responsible, but not mature.

Well everybody, even the ones who deny it, are immature to some degree.

exscuse me, but how can u act mature wit 14 chinese girls, a run down scummy chinese hooker town, and the student exchange program? underage hookers i mean, like my age

You're kidding...

Please keep the content of your posts remotely clean and unperverted.

Thank you. :)

How can you act mature? you can stop saying pointless stuff like that...

yes, i'm kidding, i was in china, but rctparrothehead said there were lotsa hookers and crap i did... i was in hong kong the whole time

I am more mature than you... (it's hard to keep a straight face at times like this)

They are not hiring anyone for that, but there's something in this site that you have to send them to become a reviewer, I tried it once, but now I have no time for that :P

I sent it before, but they said they weren't hiring, but I'm hoping now, since they're hiring in other positions, that they'll consider the reviewing job as well. I already made a sample review.

Why would you want pay? It's for the benefit of everyone...

That would be the problem, it benefits everyone. If it just benefitted the supporter, then there would be plenty of people looking for the job, but if it is a "benefits all" situation, then I figure you'll do it, and you figure I'll do it.

Personally, my issue is that I'd rather do something local, as apposed to an internet collaborative project. If I work with local orgs, etc. I see the benefits more tangibly than via the internet.

The problem with free sites looking for free help is "must comitt to 12000000 hours of work each week" yet the work does not put bread on the table, so most people would comit like one hour. BTW: If there is a one hour job, I would consider taking it, but my time is limited these days.

I agree with all but the second paragraph; it just doesn't ring true with me.

I would like an hour job, because I only get about an hour of online time (the rest I have to steal when supposedly doing homework ;)

I agree. If they paid, then there would be ads, people would demand money for their programs, and this might even become a paysite!

Which would, of course, lead to its downfall.

Virtue is its own reward.

Yeah, what he said ;-)

Can someone tell me the point of hiring people for articles? I see no use for news about calculators.

Well you must not be a very good nerd, then...

Exactly! What about when the next calculator is releasesd? What then? Would you rather not know? Huh?
w00t!

Who cares about the new calculator. I got mine and thats all I need.

ONLY ONE?!!!!!!!!! *gasp*

I do have the 85 but I never use it.