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naftee
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response 50 of 99:
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Feb 26 18:46 UTC 2005 |
:)
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other
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response 51 of 99:
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Feb 27 10:00 UTC 2005 |
So far, the stack of hard disk platters on the table is a foot high...
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mary
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response 52 of 99:
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Feb 27 11:54 UTC 2005 |
I thought the move went very well. We got a bit of a delayed start
but the bulk of the work took us just under three hours. We had a
great crew. I'm going to try to list everyone who participated on
move day. Hope I don't miss anyone. In no particular order: Lynne,
Eric, Scott, Joe, his (adorable) son Louie, Russ, Mark, John, Ken,
Drew, and, of course, Sindi and Jim. It's Jim and Sindi who's job
is really just starting as they are going to try to recycle a whole
lot of spent computer equipment.
We were able to be totally moved out and the property manager was
given the keys. The reward for all of this came when we were told
we were released from the remainder of our lease, beginning March
1st. Evidently he gets asked for available rooms quite often and
he's confident he can re-rent it soon. So that's a real savings for
Grex, starting sooner than anticipated. Yeah.
The moving group, minus Lynne unfortunately, all moved on to a
debrief dinner at the Parthenon. Then those older movers went home
to take a Motrin and go to sleep.
Thanks to everyone involved. You did real good. I took pictures
and will post them soonish.
If anyone finds my red striped flathead screwdriver, please let me
know.
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keesan
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response 53 of 99:
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Feb 27 16:13 UTC 2005 |
Eric came back and picked up a few pieces that looked like they went with the
mounting rack, which provide.net wanted, and also helped us take apart the
6-scsi-drive enclosure (and too the 6 2.1GB drives, which weigh about 10 lb
each), and identified for us the other drive enclosures for 1 drive each, the
size of a small computer (with power supply, and two case fans).
He pointed out the potential value of a portable dumb terminal with a
fold-down screen, and we may hold onto the two SPARC consoles and keyboard
and mouse and try to find owners. ANyone want the Ann Arbor Ambassador dumb
terminals? You can plug one into your linux machine and use it as a console.
Eric doubts anyone will want the rest of the Sun boards and case.
I did not see the many bags of 4MB SIMMs that had been invoiced but we found
a box of diskette labels without an invoice number, and a floppy disk that
we are not going to zero out, in the full-height IBM drive.
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dpc
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response 54 of 99:
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Feb 27 17:54 UTC 2005 |
Wow - this is great news! I'm so pleased the move went well, and that
the crew emptied out the whole Pumpkin.
I'm also delighted that we have been relieved of the balance of our lease.
Mary and others have worked a miracle here.
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mary
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response 55 of 99:
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Feb 27 18:23 UTC 2005 |
Here are some move pictures:
http://homepage.mac.com/mremmers/PhotoAlbum3.html
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slynne
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response 56 of 99:
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Feb 27 18:44 UTC 2005 |
Fun pictures. Can I steal one of the full pumpkin ones for my blog?
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mary
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response 57 of 99:
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Feb 27 18:58 UTC 2005 |
Absolutely.
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keesan
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response 58 of 99:
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Feb 27 19:14 UTC 2005 |
Mary, thanks for your diplomacy.
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slynne
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response 59 of 99:
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Feb 27 19:16 UTC 2005 |
Cool. thanks!
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cross
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response 60 of 99:
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Feb 27 19:48 UTC 2005 |
Mary et al: Outstanding job!
I'd like to point out that in the last two months, Grex has:
(1) Been upgraded to a new, substantially faster computer
running modern software.
(2) Moved into a colocation facility providing increased
bandwidth and improved connectivity.
(3) Moved out of the pumpkin, greatly reducing operating
costs.
(4) Eliminated at least one piece of redundant and
potentially flakey equipment (the terminal server).
This time hasn't been without its warts: dialin capabilities have
now gone beyond the reach of some users, and there have been
issues associated with moving to the new machine. But on the balance,
I'd say grex as a whole has accomplished quite a bit and in the long
run, it will turn out to be almost all good.
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scholar
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response 61 of 99:
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Feb 27 20:10 UTC 2005 |
Unlike, say, your mother.
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naftee
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response 62 of 99:
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Feb 28 00:11 UTC 2005 |
Whoa ! Can someone tell me who's who ?
http://url.rexroof.com/1240
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scholar
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response 63 of 99:
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Feb 28 00:29 UTC 2005 |
It should be kept in mind that I've never met any of these people, so my
guesses are based on extrapolations gained simply from PICTURES, though that
made be appropriate to this sort of task!
First of all, Mary Remmers up there lists TWELVE people who attended, yet
there are only NINE pictured (though, if I'm correct in my GUESSES, this
shouldn't present much of a problem because there are an ample set ELSEWHERE
of pictures of these present yet absent people), and so we must conclude that
three are missing.
One, I would think, is John Remmers. This is based both on seeing OTHER
pictures of John Remmers, which, let me tell yuou, are quite plentiful at
http://www.grexergalleryn.et/ or whatever it is, and also based on the fact
that up there Mary Remmers said SHE took the pictures yet seems to be
pictured, and the fact that this phrasing would lend itself particularly well
to suggeseting that John Remmers was the one who (in body) took the pictures,
especially with the connotations around marriage of becoming one, etc., though
this may be taking things a little to far.
The other two? Based again on pictures, I can only conclude that it must be
Jim and Keesan, whose visages I've been but don't currently see.
Now that we've gotten this taken care of, let's decide who exactly is who in
the pictures, starting with the BACK ROW.
NOW, the first person (.e.e, the one from our perspective on the left) seems
to be none other than Joe Gelinas's son, who I don't believe I've ever
previously seen a picture of before, but seems to be the youngest person in
a picture composed of people who are self-proclaimed middle-agers or up.
Ah, the next (the one to the right) person must simply be aruba, whose visage
we've all seen on grexergallery.net.
The next one could only possibly be Joe Gelinass himself, what with the
unkempt hair he no doubt aquired in the particularly kempt Marines and other
secret societies he's been a member of.
The next guy, who looks short, punkish, and Jewish, could only possibly be
other, the person who wished to have me imprisoned for a crime he knew he
didn't know I committed.
Based simply on pictorial evidence, the next two must be, in order, Scott
Helmke and krj, both of whom I have reason to believe may be homo- or
bi-sexuals, though I have never received any direct suggestion pointing me
towards that reality.
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scholar
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response 64 of 99:
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Feb 28 00:34 UTC 2005 |
Ahh, a lower (higher) response for the lower (higher) people!
The first two must be slynne and mary, the two's being always sociable and
personable being reflected in the picture.
The last man (which you could use other methods to prove, i.e. he's the last
one, but for whom I'd rather use a positive method of Proof) must be Russ
Cage. We all know, both from charicature and what we see, that Russ is always
hanging out with the ladies yet is being (in a way consistent with Asperger's,
no doubt) particularly (at all times and in all contexts, we can only assume)
clumy and awkward, something that is reflected by where he's standing in the
picture and the awkward (I mean, geez, just look at him! He looks like a
football palyer in a huddle or something, mean tough-guy grimace and
everything!) way he's standing.
This is a truth I hold to be self evident.
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scott
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response 65 of 99:
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Feb 28 00:37 UTC 2005 |
Wrong. But partial credit for showing your work.
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scholar
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response 66 of 99:
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Feb 28 00:47 UTC 2005 |
What!
How was I wrong?!
What!
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scholar
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response 67 of 99:
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Feb 28 00:50 UTC 2005 |
Is the one on the bottom right (based on pictoral evidence) Jim?!
In such case, oughtn't one wonder just what Russ and Keesan were doing
together at the time?!
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scholar
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response 68 of 99:
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Feb 28 00:53 UTC 2005 |
I have reevaluated (based on PICTORAL EVIDENE) and now believe that every
single person pictured is none other than Tim Shores.
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naftee
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response 69 of 99:
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Feb 28 01:01 UTC 2005 |
The PERSON who is CROUCHING who scholar mistakenly identified as RUSS, must
of course be the famous JIM KEESAN, and the Ms. Keesan proper, who is missing
from the picture, must of course be enjoying some QUALITY time with the
equally well-known RUSS CAGE, known more for his pimping skills than anything
else.
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scholar
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response 70 of 99:
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Feb 28 01:02 UTC 2005 |
Dude.
But the evidence was so strong!
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naftee
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response 71 of 99:
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Feb 28 01:07 UTC 2005 |
Dude!
The EVIDENCE as you so aptly said, can simply be found in the hair-style.
Compare the style of the hair of the crouching man in the aforementioned
pumpkin photo with the hair style of the man in this photograph:
http://www.geocities.com/sindijim/misc/ushouse.jpg
Based on pictoral evidence, and the fact that jim's last name seems to be
DEIGERT, it's gotta be the right guy..
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scholar
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response 72 of 99:
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Feb 28 01:09 UTC 2005 |
Dude.
I totally agreen ow!
Especially after I considred that how Russ doesn't like havin g pictures taken
(perhaps aware of the way in which he undoubtedly LOOKS awkward)
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naftee
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response 73 of 99:
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Feb 28 01:15 UTC 2005 |
It is now fit for one to wonder, then, just what exactly Russ and Keesan were
doing together at the time, and of course, what role, if any, Tim Shores
played in this matchmaking day of Pumpkin emptying.
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other
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response 74 of 99:
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Feb 28 01:27 UTC 2005 |
I wonder if public masturbation is illegal in Canada...
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