Jake Posted July 17, 2007 Share Posted July 17, 2007 While searching for something else just now I found this classic old thread: http://www.mkivsupra.net/vbb/showthread.php?t=21366 Those were the days. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JustGav Posted July 17, 2007 Share Posted July 17, 2007 Some things don't change much then *grin* Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Homer Posted July 17, 2007 Share Posted July 17, 2007 Thats classic Good to see nothing has changed much, except sadly some of the more knowledgeable people there don't reply anymore Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Class One Posted July 17, 2007 Share Posted July 17, 2007 Just goes to show how nice we are now these days. Perhaps we should have retro month and let all the oldies go wild? That woud be fun. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jake Posted July 17, 2007 Author Share Posted July 17, 2007 sadly some of the more knowledgeable people there don't reply anymore Yeah, I miss Paul Evans too Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Class One Posted July 17, 2007 Share Posted July 17, 2007 The paradox is that I;m am the n00best mod, yet the oldest bugger of the lot. Jake, I'm disappointed you're not coming to TOTB. What can I do to make you change your mind? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Homer Posted July 17, 2007 Share Posted July 17, 2007 Yeah, I miss Paul Evans too His posts in technical are sorely missed... FSE regulators that stop det on BPU cars Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest gzaerojon Posted July 17, 2007 Share Posted July 17, 2007 if you write like a retard people tend to assume that you are one. that did make me laugh Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Homer Posted July 17, 2007 Share Posted July 17, 2007 Some other classics: "Where's my turbos" "How many spark plugs do I need" Can't find the threads though, think they have been removed Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jake Posted July 18, 2007 Author Share Posted July 18, 2007 Jake, I'm disappointed you're not coming to TOTB. Me too, Doug. It'll be the first one I've missed since 2003 What can I do to make you change your mind?Well, you could do my shift at Visa Europe that weekend. How's your Unix skillz? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jake Posted July 18, 2007 Author Share Posted July 18, 2007 that did make me laugh There's some belters from Ian C in that thread too! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Class One Posted July 18, 2007 Share Posted July 18, 2007 Me too, Doug. It'll be the first one I've missed since 2003 Well, you could do my shift at Visa Europe that weekend. How's your Unix skillz? Non existant. It's a real shame as the I'm having a ball and chain free weekend. I expect I'll be about for next year... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JustGav Posted July 18, 2007 Share Posted July 18, 2007 I'd offer, but I fear my unix skills are probably rusty.. esp. solaris... *grin* enjoying it there? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jake Posted July 18, 2007 Author Share Posted July 18, 2007 I fear my unix skills are probably rusty.. esp. solaris... Me too. Solaris is mostly the same as AIX though innit? It better be or I'm screwed! enjoying it there?I don't start 'til tomorrow though, Gav. I'm on the shift/team as Ashley. I hope he doesn't bully me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Homer Posted July 18, 2007 Share Posted July 18, 2007 I'm on the shift/team as Ashley. I hope he doesn't bully me. Me too. For his sake Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JustGav Posted July 18, 2007 Share Posted July 18, 2007 Me too. Solaris is mostly the same AIX though innit? It better be or I'm screwed! I don't start 'til tomorrow though, Gav. I'm on the shift/team as Ashley. I hope he doesn't bully me. When I first started in IT back in 92, my boss sat me down and made me learn VI, and said if you can do VI you will be fine on any flavour of unix, the rest is in the man files. This was on some WACKY version of unix on MCD machines (MCD4680 I believe..) ran both sysv and bsd style OS which screwed me up for years afterwards *grin* It took me 2 months to get gcc to compile Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jake Posted July 18, 2007 Author Share Posted July 18, 2007 Me too. For his sake Nah, I owe him a lot. I wouldn't have even got the interview there if it wasn't for him. I offered him a £500 'thank-you' but he wouldn't take it. Top geezer! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JustGav Posted July 18, 2007 Share Posted July 18, 2007 I offered him a £500 'thank-you' but he wouldn't take it. Top geezer! Must be the princess in his life.... Softening him up Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Class One Posted July 18, 2007 Share Posted July 18, 2007 When I first started in IT back in 92, my boss sat me down and made me learn VI, and said if you can do VI you will be fine on any flavour of unix, the rest is in the man files. This was on some WACKY version of unix on MCD machines (MCD4680 I believe..) ran both sysv and bsd style OS which screwed me up for years afterwards *grin* It took me 2 months to get gcc to compile Geek It's all foreign to me. Hence why i will be forever in the doldrums while you finally give Mel & the Kids what they deserve. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jake Posted July 18, 2007 Author Share Posted July 18, 2007 When I first started in IT back in 92, my boss sat me down and made me learn VI, and said if you can do VI you will be fine on any flavour of unix, the rest is in the man files. That's vi not VI you n00b! I nearly had a fit when they first showed me the vi editor. I was like "let me get this straight; I press the L key to move the cursor right? Can't I just use notepad and paste it in when I'm done?" I love vi now though. Best editor ever. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JustGav Posted July 18, 2007 Share Posted July 18, 2007 Geek It's all foreign to me. Hence why i will be forever in the doldrums while you finally give Mel & the Kids what they deserve. Hehehe, funny you should say that.. The other friday, my mates ben and phil were round and we had a frank discussion on salaries and stuff... Bit of background Phil = Tyre Fitter (How_supra has met him when she had new tyres) Ben = Carpenter Myself = IT We were just commenting about how my current job pays so well, but I then explained that IT life span isn't as good as people think. Having been caught in the Dotcom rush (was in IT prior to that, so I'm not what I would class as a dotcom bunny), and at the moment yes I'm on the wave so it helps. However I've been made redundant in the past and the super income drops to 0, whereas someone like Ben who is a carpenter/handyman will pretty much ALWAYS have an income (while it may be lower) since people always need a place to live and that needs to be maintained. During that period when the income was 0, we as a family took a hard hit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JustGav Posted July 18, 2007 Share Posted July 18, 2007 That's vi not VI you n00b! I nearly had a fit when they first showed me the vi editor. I was like "let me get this straight; I press the L key to move the cursor right? Can't I just use notepad and paste it in when I'm done?" I love vi now though. Best editor ever. 0wn5d.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrRalphMan Posted July 18, 2007 Share Posted July 18, 2007 %s/vi is great/vi is a major pain in the ass/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gaz1 Posted July 18, 2007 Share Posted July 18, 2007 :Di heard you was a bully jake, but did not realize how big of a bully you are:D:p Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MaveriK Posted July 18, 2007 Share Posted July 18, 2007 Vi, PAH, superted was the way forward! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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