Crisis of Infinite Birthdays! - General Discussion for the Week of 8/20/08

[paper]

Happy birthday to itsbecca (tuesday) and Valo (wednesday)!

What did you do on your most recent birthday?

[dave-carr]

Happy Birthday, all ( including Paper who has a wed birthday) My last birthday was a rum filled ocassion topped off with a night of stand up - I actually killed it that night. I heartily reccomend Oreo Ice Cream Cake to all those celebrating their inception today. Oddly, I've always wanted to try an ice cream cake from ice cream guy in The Boogeyman. (couldn't find his picture.) Anyways, many happy returns all

[labor_days]

Whatever happened to Becca? She disappeared from the forums.

She was fun though.

[hank41]

i saw Iron Man on my birthday (may 1st)

[cam-]

i saw Iron Man on my birthday (may 1st)

That's my brother's birthday!

I had a bar-b-que and a mini keg of heineken.

[knightfall]

Mine was last sunday the 17th just had my little get together with parents and one set of grandparents and had cake it was just a nice quiet day like i like them.

[hank41]

That's my brother's birthday!

I had a bar-b-que and a mini keg of heineken.

are you my brother?

;)

[niceguyeddie]

mine was may 11th. it was mothers day.
there was a barbeque for my grandma... she's older and we wanted to do something special... i didn't want to bring up the fact that it was my bday too.
but i had good bbq.

ps.

Conor's life can now be complete:
http://www.kruse.com/auctions/detail.asp?CONSIGN=3031&LOT_BEGIN=3001&LOT_END=3250&AUC_CODE=aubfall08&AUC_BREAD=Auburn%20Fall%202008&SEARCH_NAME=Sunday%20Red&PAGE=1

[neb]

I was at work. Boo to weekday birthdays.

[hank41]

at school, all you have to do is say that it's your birthday and the teachers feel bad for giving you homework

[dave-accampo]

Happy birthday to itsbecca (tuesday) and Valo (wednesday)!

Uh, aren't you forgetting someone in this mix?

[six-gun]

So, is Ifanboy proper down?

[cam-]

Seems that way.

[six-gun]

I hope nothing bad's happened. I'm not really a coder or anything so I'm relatively unversed in this. But after reading that NYT story about trolling I've been kind of paranoid about that kind of stuff.

Here's hoping the site wasn't hacked or anything

[esophagus]

I'm going to guess they are upgrading something. Wasn't there talk? Anyways, I'm sure it wasn't hacked.

On my most recent birthday I went and got hammered and saw some comedians. The way birthdays are meant to be spent.

Not on Skype, like some people do.

[hank41]

I'm going to guess they are upgrading something. Wasn't there talk? Anyways, I'm sure it wasn't hacked.

On my most recent birthday I went and got hammered and saw some comedians. The way birthdays are meant to be spent.

Not on Skype, like some people do.

that's the American way

[hank41]

i actually only celebrate my country's birthday

[conorkilpatrick]

iFanboy's server has had a lot of problems this week. We were down for about an hour on Monday and now it appears as if the problem is back. It's being worked on.

[paper]

It's being worked on.

http://i299.photobucket.com/albums/mm283/fuzzytype/garethkeenaninvestigateut7.jpg

My primary suspects, in order:

1. Romo
2. Red Hairing
3. swamp gases

[hank41]

i can't believe im actually enjoying this

http://play.typeracer.com/

[horatio616]

http://i299.photobucket.com/albums/mm283/fuzzytype/garethkeenaninvestigateut7.jpg

My primary suspects, in order:

1. Romo
2. Red Hairing
3. swamp gases

It's probably due to global warming and/or gas prices and/or underrage Chinese gymnasts.

Or this could be the work of the Anti-Monitor. The "anti-matter" effect destroys all it touches.

[niceguyeddie]

i can't believe im actually enjoying this

http://play.typeracer.com/

gah! i'm stuck at 52 wpm.

[hank41]

damn, im stuck at 50

[dave-accampo]

Or this could be the work of the Anti-Monitor. The "anti-matter" effect destroys all it touches.

Maybe it was a Superboy punch?

[gobo]

109 wpm, they made me do a test to prove I was human afterwards

[hank41]

@gobo

awww dayum!!

[gobo]

Hit 117 last race, this is too easy :)

[gobo]

121, there I am on the latest high scores ;)

[hank41]

how many fingers do you have?

[gobo]

I have 37

[gobo]

Woo, hit 130! Had to do another test to prove I'm human, those are annoying. I think I'm done with it

[hank41]

...dude...c'mon...

[gobo]

Damn you Stephen Chen!

[niceguyeddie]

Damn you Stephen Chen!

ha!
you're insane... how can you type so fast??

[gobo]

Practice? I think we had our first computer when I was like 4 or 5, only really started using a mouse when I was 16 or 17

[esophagus]

66. I have never felt slow typing at 66 WPM before today.

[denmmurray]

So...comics, eh?

[hank41]

Practice? I think we had our first computer when I was like 4 or 5, only really started using a mouse when I was 16 or 17

so what was that, like 25 years ago

:p

[gobo]

Nah 11-12 years ago :)

Windows 3.1 was just so much slower than DOS it wasn't worth it and we were late to the game with Win 95

[paper]

So...comics, eh?

Not a comics thread. :)

[hank41]

Nah 11-12 years ago :)

Windows 3.1 was just so much slower than DOS it wasn't worth it and we were late to the game with Win 95

i remember getting my (my brother's) first computer around that age too, but all i did was play Prince of Persia

[paper]

Cool story:

I recently started seeing a therapist every other week, and it's been a positive experience so far. Really helps. My doctor's a good guy, doesn't talk down to me or make me feel like I'm being studied. We talk a lot about writing and finding a career in writing. I'd mentioned that I write for a website, but I never elaborated. Just to keep things from being vague in today's session, I explained that I write about comics. And I was immediately on the defensive. I think most comic readers can probably relate. When you tell someone other than a friend that you're a comic reader, or even a comic columnist, there's the fear that the other person just doesn't get it or doesn't understand what we already know. That comics are just as valid a storytelling platform as a novel or film. So when I finish my rant about how the site I work for is comprised of a really thoughtful, intelligent community, he leans forward and goes, "So, when is Neil Gaiman going to write more Death books?"

We went on to discuss Sandman, Wormwood (the podcast), speculative fiction, and the Lovecraft inspired D&D group he joined in college. I'm loaning him my copy of Arkham Asylum the next time I go in.

What the hell are the odds?

[gobo]

That's awesome

[dave-accampo]

Cool story:

That is awesome, Paper.

And you're absolutely right about that "defensive" quality. I never lead with the I'm a comics geek thing, but when it comes up, I've always got that "It's just a different medium, like movies or books" line ready in my back pocket.

Hey, if we send him a signed copy of our Wormwood script, will he discount his usual fee? :D

[paper]

It's worth a shot.

The Lovecraft D&D thing actually sounded really interesting. I'm not a gamer, but the idea is kinda cool: Apparently your character gets less and less sane with each encounter with the Lovecraftian elements. So instead of gaining experience you actually lose your faculties. This is apparently how grad students in psychology and mathematics play D&D.

[dave-accampo]

It's worth a shot.

The Lovecraft D&D thing actually sounded really interesting. I'm not a gamer, but the idea is kinda cool: Apparently your character gets less and less sane with each encounter with the Lovecraftian elements. So instead of gaining experience you actually lose your faculties. This is apparently how grad students in psychology and mathematics play D&D.

So, basically, every campaign you play in this world ends in misery, madness, and despair?

gotta love that this is your THERAPIST we're talking about here... :D

[iSteve]

Hey iFanbase,

I've been out of touch with the forum for several months now. I don't think that I've ever shared that I have Chronic Fatigue Syndrome - a type of autoimmune disease. Back in the spring, I had a serious relapse. One of the consequences was that I had a difficult time reading or writing, hence my disappearance from the Rev3 forum and also from iFanboy.com. I'm making some progress and am encouraged. I have three major doctors with whom I consult. We're trying some new medications - I already take a bunch already - so I am hoping for good results. Another result of my illness is that I've gotten way behind in reading my beloved comics. Starting to catch up, but it is a challenge at times - concentration issues.

That's what's going on with me.

Cheers,

Steve

[dave-accampo]

Steve--

Welcome back, man. Sorry to hear about your troubles, but glad to see you back on the forums, and glad things are starting to look up!

[iSteve]

Thanks, Dave. Glad to be back.

[kwok_talk]

Steve

That sucks. Sorry to hear about that, but glad to hear from ya

[optimus187prime]

Glad to have you back Steve.

[six-gun]

it's great to have you back man

[esophagus]

Glad to see you again!

I'd been wondering where you went.

RE: Paper
Glad your therapist is so awesome. I quit going to therapy because there was 6 other therapists watching my sessions from behind a two way mirror. Very weird.

[labor_days]

Steve is incredibly comic smart.

Dude reads everything going back years.

One day, I will be an iSteve and the circle of my life shall be complete.

[kahunablair]

Steve, welcome back! We did miss you, man.

Pol, I know exactly what you are saying. That little bit of hesitation on trying to describe comics is a bitch. Happy to see that you were rewarded though!

[valoharth]

Welcome back Steve

@Pol, Yea, I get that way too. Actually I get defensive about most things, I've been trying to break that habit though. I like Dave's approch to it, just say its a diffrent medium.

[horatio616]

I know I've missed some birthdays so Happy Birthday to all those of my message board peeps who celebrated recently. Yo.

[paper]

Ah, welcome back, Steve! We were worried about you. Glad to hear that things are getting better, and I hope that continues.

[jumpingjupiter]

http://www.youtube.com/profile_videos?user=gunecologist

[cam-]

Hey good to hear from you Steve!

Now where's that graham kid?

[labor_days]

message boarding is hard work.

[horatio616]

Late to the party, but welcome back Steve!

[valoharth]

I don't think anyone else is going to PAX this year (and I think I've asked before) but I will ask just incase, is anyone here going to PAX this year?

[six-gun]

I don't think anyone else is going to PAX this year (and I think I've asked before) but I will ask just incase, is anyone here going to PAX this year?

I wish

[six-gun]

We won our first regular season game 26-16 last night.

[paper]

I don't think anyone else is going to PAX this year (and I think I've asked before) but I will ask just incase, is anyone here going to PAX this year?

Remember to wear some TRS gear and look for Jeff Cannata to get some free stuff from their bag o' swag.

I'll be sure to check out PAX when it comes to the east coast.

[paper]

We won our first regular season game 26-16 last night.

Congrats, dude!

[valoharth]

Remember to wear some TRS gear and look for Jeff Cannata to get some free stuff from their bag o' swag.

I'll be sure to check out PAX when it comes to the east coast.

I don't own any TRS gear; however, I will be on the hunt for Cannata.

[six-gun]

Congrats, dude!

thanks man! there's a really good article on the game here (http://www.tfponline.com/news/2008/aug/23/david-brainerd-tops-sunbright-opener/)

A quick rundown, Brooks Thedford and Will Keebler have been playing football with me since the 6th grade. Helping to give them the chance to get this kind of exposure in our senior year really makes me happier than I can describe.

I personally had a mediocre game, I only had six tackles, which is a paltry sum for a middle linebacker, and I had one bad snap, which is unacceptable.

[hank41]

We won our first regular season game 26-16 last night.

congrats bud. you guys are starting kind of early no?

[hank41]

congrats bud. you guys are starting kind of early no?

well, i guess not. my team starts next week (first week of school)

[hank41]

i don't mean to derail the discussion or anything, but my computer is having major issues and i think i need to replace it. i was thinking that i might as well get a laptop because i need one for college next year anyways right?

so, mac or pc?

i don't really know toooooooo much about computers, but as much as i need to know and i know what i like.

thanks in advance

[gobo]

Have you used OSX before?

You could definitely get a much cheaper laptop if you went windows.

[optimus187prime]

i don't mean to derail the discussion or anything, but my computer is having major issues and i think i need to replace it. i was thinking that i might as well get a laptop because i need one for college next year anyways right?

so, mac or pc?

i don't really know toooooooo much about computers, but as much as i need to know and i know what i like.

thanks in advance
To get specific it really depends what you intend to use it for.

Personally for me, if you want a laptop I prefer Mac. They are painless and will resell for a lot more than a PC laptop will. So if you decide to upgrade later it will be easier.

I am not a huge Mac guy either. For me, PC=Work and Mac=play.

As far as desktops Id say either would be adequite.

[optimus187prime]

Have you used OSX before?

You could definitely get a much cheaper laptop if you went windows.

More expensive upfront but will retain that value for longer.

[paper]

...Mac.

[gobo]

More expensive upfront but will retain that value for longer.

Definitely true, but I usually hang on to a computer until it dies so reselling for me isn't an issue.

I'm definitely on the Mac side of things, I totally love my Macbook. Plus it's really nice to be able to bring it to an Apple Store in town instead of having to ship things back to Dell or whoever. (also no god awful phone support)

[paper]

I just saw a Macbook Air in person for the first time yesterday (Best Buy). The perfect setup would be an Air and a 24 inch iMac. Something powerful for editing and music at home, and something really light for writing and web surfing on the go.

[gobo]

Ug I hate the idea of iMacs, those beautiful screens hobbled by hardware that will become obsolete FAR sooner than the screen.

[paper]

I just need something quiet. I had a G5 and it had fucking turbines to cool it.

[optimus187prime]

Definitely true, but I usually hang on to a computer until it dies so reselling for me isn't an issue.



I am like that with my PC desktops because I can upgrade a tower easily. A laptop though I like to "trade in" every 3-5 years.

[paper]

Speaking of which, does anybody have advice for selling a tower? I have a G5 PowerPC and I'm sort of just sitting on it. Had no idea if it was worth anything now that Mac has shifted to Intel.

[gobo]

I just need something quiet. I had a G5 and it had fucking turbines to cool it.

They're gorgeous and are great machines right now, I just find them not very future proof which is annoying.

[optimus187prime]

Speaking of which, does anybody have advice for selling a tower? I have a G5 PowerPC and I'm sort of just sitting on it. Had no idea if it was worth anything now that Mac has shifted to Intel.

I would say just get your selling price by checking mac refurb sites and ebay. Then just use ebay to sell it. Actually you being in a major city you might want to look locally, craigslist or something.

[gobo]

Craigslist is definiteiy way better than ebay for dealing with this kind of stuff if you have a good craigslist community

[optimus187prime]

I am catching up on some old Word Balloons at work. Just found out that Scriver is not penciling Blackest Night. Thats disappointing. He had to make a choice between that and Flash Rebirth. At least he is still doing character designs.

[deadspace]

Sorry to post off topic but is anyone else not able to access this forum? I could only get into this thread via the rev3 main forum where all the sub forums are listed. I can't get into the ifanboy forum. I'm only asking cos it seems people have been posting tonight... :/

[esophagus]

When I came here it wouldn't let me log on, but as soon as I clicked to the main forum it told me I was, and it let me back here okay.

[deadspace]

Well whenever I go to the ifanboy forum I get this message:

"Thanks for visiting Revision3.com! Unfortunately you caught us at a bad time. We're in the process of bringing you some new hotness to the website. So, sit tight, relax and we'll be back momentarily. Thanks!"

It's been like that all day.

[optimus187prime]

Well whenever I go to the ifanboy forum I get this message:

"Thanks for visiting Revision3.com! Unfortunately you caught us at a bad time. We're in the process of bringing you some new hotness to the website. So, sit tight, relax and we'll be back momentarily. Thanks!"

It's been like that all day.
I have been fine all day. Havent even had the login issues that happen way too often.

[deadspace]

Nevermind, I just cleared my cookies and it's ok now :D

[optimus187prime]

In honor of the end of the Summer Olympics and since the U.S. lead the medal count. Here is a treat.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rq2_YKQGE_U

[labor_days]

Oh man I just had the most fun I ever had on the internet- an 8 hour message boarding marathon run on a single private forum and several other forums the members also post on.

The rules were you had to remain in the top 20 and have at least 5.0 posts an hour. Slack off and you got banned for life.

My stats for the day~

92 posts in the private General Discussion
23 in the private Film & TV section
47 posts in the Music section
13 in the Literature section

19 on another music forum
7 on yet another music forum
14 on another general interest/hijinx forum

+ whatever I posted here, e-mail and on blogs. But those weren't being counted as part of the marathon. Strictly relaxation posts for me.

Finished 17th overall. There was some truly next level message boarding I witnessed.

So much fun, glad it's over. But fuck it was blast.

Now I am going to sleep.

[luthor]

Very many nerdy things said in a row.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4UIO2dAGjgE&feature=related

[esophagus]

Oh man I just had the most fun I ever had on the internet- an 8 hour message boarding marathon run on a single private forum and several other forums the members also post on.

The rules were you had to remain in the top 20 and have at least 5.0 posts an hour. Slack off and you got banned for life.

My stats for the day~

92 posts in the private General Discussion
23 in the private Film & TV section
47 posts in the Music section
13 in the Literature section

19 on another music forum
7 on yet another music forum
14 on another general interest/hijinx forum

+ whatever I posted here, e-mail and on blogs. But those weren't being counted as part of the marathon. Strictly relaxation posts for me.

Finished 17th overall. There was some truly next level message boarding I witnessed.

So much fun, glad it's over. But fuck it was blast.

Now I am going to sleep.That actually does sound like a lot of fun.

[dave-accampo]

That actually does sound like a lot of fun.

Fuck! Did they go and change the definition of "fun" on me again? Now I gotta go buy a whole new dictionary... :mad:



(I kid, of course. Fun, like art, is obviously subjective.)

[gobo]

Agreeing with Dave, I've really become extremely sick of "Forums as Competition" instead of "Forums as Discussion"

[esophagus]

I don't think that is the point. Those forums weren't saying the person with the most points always wins. Just through that day.

People who eat the most pie are rarely winners, but they do fairly well at pie eating competitions.

[humphrey-lee]

Dolla dolla bill y'all!!

http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y246/HumphreyLee/0827080336.jpg

[labor_days]

Fuck! Did they go and change the definition of "fun" on me again? Now I gotta go buy a whole new dictionary... :mad:



(I kid, of course. Fun, like art, is obviously subjective.)

It was fun. Not too dissimilar from what we do here- running jokes, photoshops, busting each other's balls, et cetera.

The General Discussion was a free-for-all of unrestrained posting. We got to be as sarcastic, flip and mean as we wished. The Admin turned on HTML and the shit we did in threads (and to one another's browsers!) was nothing short of visionary.

There was more serious discussion on the ancilary message boards where our hijinx were less than ideal and in the private forums sub forums of film & TV, music and literature.

Ended the night by mass invading another web site and spamming it. Which was awesome coordinated internet chaos when the IP bans began rolling in.

I opened Photoshop 15 mins into the marathon and knew I would not close the program for the rest of the day.

Board hard or get off the internet. :cool:

[labor_days]

Heh. One guy faked his own death, So we created a youtube tribute video of all his posts, fake obit, fake eulogy and fake charity. Those not in on the joke took it very seriously despite tell-tale clues it was hoax.

The dead guy posted in his own death thread! Bwwhaha.

[gobo]

It was fun. Not too dissimilar from what we do here- running jokes, photoshops, busting each other's balls, et cetera.

The General Discussion was a free-for-all of unrestrained posting. We got to be as sarcastic, flip and mean as we wished. The Admin turned on HTML and the shit we did in threads (and to one another's browsers!) was nothing short of visionary.

There was more serious discussion on the ancilary message boards where our hijinx were less than ideal and in the private forums sub forums of film & TV, music and literature.

Ended the night by mass invading another web site and spamming it. Which was awesome coordinated internet chaos when the IP bans began rolling in.

I opened Photoshop 15 mins into the marathon and knew I would not close the program for the rest of the day.

Board hard or get of the internet. :cool:

Yeah... no, this is exactly the kind of shit I got tired of. Glad you had fun though Labor.

[labor_days]

Not everyone can board at a high meta level.

[dave-accampo]

It was fun. Not too dissimilar from what we do here- running jokes, photoshops, busting each other's balls, et cetera. Oh sure, I get it. I was mainly teasing. It's just not for me. I think that the reason I like message boards here (or really just in general) is because I can come to it when I want. I can take it or leave it. If i have something to say, I say it. So doing a kinda marathon would, to me, feel like talking to keep talking, rather than talking because I have something to say -- you get the idea. It's not for me, but I'm glad you had a blast.

[labor_days]

Sure, sure. I enjoy that aspect of forums too.

But keep in mind this was a private board where all the members are good friends online and off. We had lots of material/topics to bandy about.

No different if one were spouting off 20 twitters a day and forum posting. Though admittedly, this particular message board group is comprised of media folk, graduate students, music writers, journalists, musicians, artists and bloggers. To say we are a verbose bunch is...an understatement.

[drwally]

Gurgle Gurgle glug glug -- My media blackout is now lifted, and I finally (after being in this country for 7 weeks) have internet at home, after moving from Tokyo to Korea. Whew. Now getting settled in the Cool Korean Burbs of Incheon. I am feeling much more settled, as opposed to all the bumpy chaos of the past 6 weeks. This weekend I go shopping at the local mega mall at Incheon Arts Center for a telephone set (got the hard line, but no thing with the buttons and thing you hold against your head). I also got a line on where I can get my comics to catch up with Secret Invasion, Final Crisis, etc.

Got lucky - got to see Dark Knight when it first came out on IMAX, as they have an IMAX theater at the megamall. I was with two American teachers, and everyone else was on a date. We sat center, row 16 or thereabouts, great seats. Going from Tokyo to Incheon, Korea, I am not sure you can imagine the depth of my media blackout.

The movie itself? I want to marry Christopher Nolan. I may have to build a shrine to that man. Saw the first one on DVD again a few days ago. Wow and wow.

[kahunablair]

Three things:

-No new GD thread?

-Welcome back, DrWally. Glad to hear all is well!

-Anyone that looks down on Labor for his craziness must be reminded of a certain night we all spent on YahooLive that resulted in a makeshift bubble boy/cult initiation ceremony.

Thankfully I have recovered from the operation!

[paper]

Complain complain complain.