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As to the Lounge's CP users group post
If CPians could enter their Long Lat coords, if desired,
It would be a simple matter for other users to find out if many CPians are near them.
It would make for a real interesting search tool as well.
Regardz
Colin J Davies
Sonork ID 100.9197:Colin
You are the intrepid one, always willing to leap into the fray! A serious character flaw, I might add, but entertaining.
Said by Roger Wright about me.
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I'm easy to find! Just get out a map of the Earth, look down to about the middle, roll it over... a little lower... Ah there, just north of the bung. That's Bullhead City!
"When in danger, fear, or doubt, run in circles, scream and shout!" - Lorelei and Lapis Lazuli Long
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Hehe, mines a bit easier....
Look at the US, now look for the bit of land that looks like the back of your left hand.... Look to the center of the 'mitten' and you've found me.
James
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Yep Now if I could get Roger's weather to come up here...
James
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France?
Hello I'm Courtney Love and I like to kill Otters with a spade
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David Wulff wrote:
France?
Close enough
James
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Effingham, IL USA
Latitude (North) 39.1183
Longitude (West) 88.6059
Jason Henderson start page ; articles
henderson is coming
henderson is an opponent's worst nightmare
* googlism *
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Colin Davies wrote:
If CPians could...
Okay now!
I just have to know what the heck is CPain????????????
Is it all members here on CP?
Rickard Andersson@Suza Computing
C# and C++ programmer from SWEDEN!
UIN: 50302279
E-Mail: nikado@pc.nu
Speciality: I love C#, ASP.NET and C++!
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Rickard Andersson wrote:
I just have to know what the heck is CPain????????????
Is it all members here on CP?
No, it's only those that have been personally apointed by
Regardz
Colin J Davies
Sonork ID 100.9197:Colin
You are the intrepid one, always willing to leap into the fray! A serious character flaw, I might add, but entertaining.
Said by Roger Wright about me.
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I'm sure Chris will add it, once all members promise to keep the position constantly updated... to within 5m or so!
Regards,
Ray
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That's right - we'll make sure everyone wears satellite tracking devices
cheers,
Chris Maunder
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Hey Chris,
I've been talking to a few people here in college who often visit CP and some of them think it'd be a good idea to have a new members forum [perhaps with a link visible on the homepage] so that they can ask sites about the site and about the forums etc. [Many of them said they were godsmacked at the sheer size of the site and that they were afraid to ask simple questions in the lounge]
Regulars could pop in and answer questions about navagation and where to ask questions and so on... obviously it could be open to the usual abuse... asking programming questions on so on, but at least this way we'll know what to expect and the new member can be pointed in the right direction and hopefully there'll be less non-related topics in the lounge.
Just a thought.
Brian
Regards,
Brian Dela
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Brian Delahunty wrote:
Many of them said they were godsmacked at the sheer size of the site and that they were afraid to ask simple questions in the lounge
Hallelujah! What drugs are you feeding them to get them to be afraid of posting non-Lounge questions in the Lounge? I mean, we need to distribute this amazing substance!
Good idea though btw. (why aren't you online? Sharon left and now all I have to talk to is, well, myself.. which is no bad thing, just I hear the same voice over and over.)
Paul Watson Bluegrass Cape Town, South Africa Colin Davies wrote:
...can you imagine a John Simmons stalker !
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Paul Watson wrote:
What drugs are you feeding them to get them to be afraid of posting non-Lounge questions in the Lounge?
Horse tranquilizers!!! [lol. ask Sharon about Horse Tranquilizers.. rotflmao ]
Paul Watson wrote:
Good idea though btw
Why thank you!
Paul Watson wrote:
why aren't you online? Sharon left and now all I have to talk to is, well, myself.. which is no bad thing, just I hear the same voice over and over.
I didn't go to work last night... first day off in 5 and I had some college work to get done.. a lot actually. I probably won't be on again until sunday. Only got your txt last night... don't know if you got my reply.
Regards,
Brian Dela
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I'd definitely be recommending the lounge for newcomers.
cheers,
Chris Maunder
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Chris Maunder wrote:
I'd definitely be recommending the lounge for newcomers.
Oh I am. Just some feel a little apprehensive about asking questions in there.
Regards,
Brian Dela
Níl aon tintéan mar do thintéan féin.
Is fear rith maith ná droch sheasamh.
Irish Sayings
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I agree a lot of new folk want to do the or emoticons but are embarrassed to ask.
Regardz
Colin J Davies
Sonork ID 100.9197:Colin
You are the intrepid one, always willing to leap into the fray! A serious character flaw, I might add, but entertaining.
Said by Roger Wright about me.
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Don't forget and
You will now find yourself in a wonderous, magical place, filled with talking gnomes, mythical squirrels, and, almost as an afterthought, your bookmarks
-Shog9 teaching Mel Feik how to bookmark
I don't know whether it's just the light but I swear the database server gives me dirty looks everytime I wander past.
-Chris Maunder
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Come on this is not a dating site. What would you use the heart for?
I mean, CP is still CodeProject and not CoolPartners, CrazyPairs or CouplePower.
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Andreas Saurwein wrote:
Come on this is not a dating site.
What? Seriously? You mean all this talk of programming isn't just a ruse to keep away jokers?
Shog9
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Sitting in muddy water
isn't such a bad life,
if it ends after the first time... - Yoko Kanno, The Real Folk Blues
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Nope, it isnt. Simple to verfiy - just check the number of females. Any dating site has at least dozen good looking singles that are always available. Not so on CP. Thats proof enough
I don't think this is a serious possesion, and the evil most likely comes from your hand. Colin J Davies, The Lounge
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Andreas Saurwein wrote:
Come on this is not a dating site. What would you use the heart for?
To describe our for of course!
I knew it would end badly when I first met Chris in a Canberra alleyway and he said 'try some - it won't hurt you'..... - Christian Graus on Code Project outages
A moment of silence please. A programmer's best friend has passed beyond that great exception in the sky.... - Mark Conger on "The coffee machine has died"
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CodeProject says:
1-4 articles posted = Bronze. 5-14 articles = Silver. 15-24 articles = Gold. 25+ articles = Platinum. Each 500 messages posted adds one level, and if a user has posted a message then each year of membership adds 1 level. Bonus levels not valid for Gold members. Bronze is awarded at the beginning of the first 500 messages posted instead of the end.
What is a "Bonus level"?
Now I am wondering, I have posted 5-14 articles, am member since 2 years+, and have posted more than 500 messages.
Why I am Gold? I know this has for sure been explained a hundred times, but I missed it
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(5 - 14 articles = Silver) + (500 messages) = Gold
Simple as that.
Michael
Life’s not a song.
Life isn’t bliss.
Life is just this.
It’s living. -- Buffy the Vampire Slayer: Once more, with feeling
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