response 86 of 126:

Jul 14 18:11 UTC 2008

re #85
You totally missed the mark.  

response 88 of 126:

Jul 14 18:40 UTC 2008

And that's how it goes
millions of grexers
losing contro-o-ol

response 90 of 126:

Jul 15 07:42 UTC 2008

Re #79: "your slurs exhibit al the pathos of an immature thinker - try
again." 

I beg to differ: "an axe to grind" seems to be more appropriate. <bops
the scholar on ze head - you seem to forget sweetie that there are
elections held, so it *IS* an open community>

Re #83: She isn't even close to being morbidly obese. You shouldn't
abandon honesty when you attack someone, it looses all its *sting*

*Mmm* my lunch is not half bad :) Cold chicken with rice+carrots but
there is tangy bread with butter and just the right amount of tang to it
:) I need that tangy-jammy recipe :)

Actually, maybe, would it be possible to backup the Grex server and give
complete root access to scholar, cdalten and lar just for like a month
or so AFTER warning everyone?? Or maybe setup an alternate domain using
VMware?? evvvilhax0r.cyberspace.org. 

Hmm come to think off it, scholar is a canuck, canucks have cheap
bandwidth - can't he run a temporary thing on his home box and if things
work out.. just a suggestion - I wouldn't dream of allowing scholar,
chad and maybe lar near the actual grex server but maybe we could all
login (and use different passwords for his box) and see how things are
run there...

Just a suggestion, no nasty flames please. It would resolve to some
extent this problem.. It would be fun, it might really take off, we have
another box to play with, and it would feel like Grex :)

response 92 of 126:

Jul 17 01:40 UTC 2008

yeah, swindled and lied to

response 94 of 126:

Jul 17 04:20 UTC 2008

I don't have records of the exact amount, but I definitely donated quite a
bit, especially compared to my income.

response 96 of 126:

Jul 17 07:17 UTC 2008

Pt Barnum said there's a sucker born every minute

response 98 of 126:

Jul 17 09:43 UTC 2008

polytarp is the one who got suckered into sending grex $$. Did you 
send them any? That's why I said sucker.

response 102 of 126:

Jul 18 04:31 UTC 2008

Over ten years, I have donated $600.  Normal membership dues.

response 104 of 126:

Jul 18 09:23 UTC 2008

Sheesh! Grr! I only just started working this month, and though I am a
plutocrat right now, my main paycheck hasn't arrived as yet! Plus if you
think I'm going to postpone my new computer by a additional few seconds
from the moment the money hits my account, think again <glares at Lar
and Sindi> I mean Sheesh! Grrr! Plus you guys are rolling in dough and
it's not like you got Scrooge on your doorstep! And if you think I'm
simply stalling think again! A new comp costs like 30-35K minimum with
UPS. I mean sheesh I'm using a 400Mhz right now! And I need a new pair
of shoes! Given that I have a surplus of 10K from one contract job and
approximately 25K from the regular job (and god knows what the
deductions will be on that) I might still wind up a little short!

response 106 of 126:

Jul 18 10:38 UTC 2008

600 U.S. dollars = 25525.3978 Indian rupees

You can do a Google: 600 USD to INR and it will convert for you. Works
for any currency i think. You can't compare currencies like that
though.. price of articles is more accurate.

response 108 of 126:

Jul 19 04:07 UTC 2008

Can't you buy used computers or shoes in India?  Used shoes here are $2, and
used computers are free.  Someone just gave us 30 rack-mount models that just
need scsi drives added, 750MHz or faster.  Their business upgraded.  
Can you upgrade your 400MHz cpu to 500MHZ and if so, can I mail you a cpu?
I have Slot 1, Super Socket 7, or Socket PGA370 of that speed (or faster).

response 110 of 126:

Jul 20 09:16 UTC 2008

wo! wo! heh, ah heck Sindi! and Lar

Anyway:
1. Essentially I hate shopping because of the traffic so my mom and sis
buy stuff for me. My old pair was a hand me down from my junior sib and
it used to rub my little toe.. bad for running but okay for college and
mild walking. Anyway, they bought the shoes, new ones, Adidas, for
Rs:800 approximately. I thought it would be 1 or 2K! It's on their
account since my mom shouldn't have thrown away my oldest pair which fit
perfectly but was a bit battered.

2. computerwarehousepricelist.com is down for some reason. They host a
Excel sheet with pricing and stuff in Rupees. I'm looking for a studly
Core 2 Duo! With 1-2GB RAM, DVD writer, 200GB disk, TVSE UPS (800VA),
maybe a dot matrix printer, built in audio/video/LAN, 17" monitor (CRT
is fine) and good mobo (boxed), and possibly a wireless 3 port thingy
(but I could postpone this since i use CAT5 anyways), I already have
lots of dvd's.

No Dell crap, too expensive, unbranded is best! *sigh* Oh the joys of
living in a consumer oriented society :P Bet you could create a cluster
out of that.

That secondhand suggestion is not a bad idea! I recently came across a
firm called connoi/www.connoiseur.com and the sysadmins here said they
bought  HP Dual Cores for like 10K and though the case is a bit
battered.. I thought it was a bargain! If i get a bargain I'll pick it
up from them :) and through the sys-admins who I've become pally with :)

Lets see, I need to first collect my loot.