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 Posted: Oct 01, 2007 - 05:31 AM |
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Johan's muse must be over here visiting state-side. My apologies for the OT drift, but since we're all waiting for the return of #1995 and have nothing to do in the meantime anyway...
There once was a 'freak from Nantucket
Who said "These PICs really suck it
"Don't run worth a hoot
"And are ugly to boot
"To use them you might as well go fly a kite" |
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Posted: Oct 02, 2007 - 01:38 PM |
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Well Cliff has reached the unofficial 10k number.
clawson + WrightFlyer = 9995 + 5 = 10000 !!!!!!
Congratualtions and many thanks for helping us so many times!!!!
Best Regards
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Posted: Oct 02, 2007 - 02:55 PM |
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Ah but we still don't know what the forum software is going to call a 10K poster (I'm kind of hoping it might be "sad anorak" or something!)
As I said elsewhere I was just using this ID because one of the things that bugs me about 'freaks is that once you access the board and start reading messages then if you leave the thing for 30minutes or more (is it?) then all your message read/non-read counters get reset and you lose track of what you've read and when you haven't. So I was just using "WrightFlyer" to have a quick look (and post as it turned out!)
BTW, I kind of wish I HAD registered this second ID as "RetroCliff" (with the bi-polar personality) in memory of our good friend HWMNBN !
(actually I use "WrightFlyer" on almost all other message boards I use as my main passion in life is aviation and that aircraft (at 10:30am on Dec 17th 1903 for 120ft) along with the earlier research gliders by George Cayley and Otto Lilienthal represents some of mankind's greatest achievements ever IMHO) |
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Posted: Oct 02, 2007 - 03:31 PM |
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Location: Lund, Sweden
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other message boards I use
What!?! Other boards!?! And how many posts do you have on those? |
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Posted: Oct 02, 2007 - 03:43 PM |
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In another thread, Cliffs alter ego wrote
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Operation Grande Canal went well by the way!
What? M.I.L. is in a bucket of concrete at the bottom? |
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Posted: Oct 02, 2007 - 03:46 PM |
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Posted: Oct 02, 2007 - 04:40 PM |
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I use "WrightFlyer" on almost all other message boards
You two timing floozy!!! We trusted you. Never talk to us again!
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Posted: Oct 02, 2007 - 04:44 PM |
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I think we should all just start using the phrase "wearing a WrightFlyer" when engaging in certain types of social intercourse. Something symbolizing a certain level of anonymity and protection.
example: "Remember, Smiley says to wear a WrightFlyer when you post an answer to that troll" |
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Posted: Oct 03, 2007 - 11:00 AM |
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OK, I'll blow another count towards 10K to say that in part that's exactly what I had in mind when I decided to start "two timing" 'freaks. I wanted a "semi anonymous" ID that I could use to be sarcastic to the suspected trolls/just plain idiots who clearly have made zero effort to answer their question before posting.
Cliff (T - 3) |
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Posted: Oct 03, 2007 - 11:14 AM |
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Ah, the old "Dr Clawson and Mister Wright"-trick!
And the M.I.L. pictures?  |
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Posted: Oct 03, 2007 - 11:39 AM |
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Cliff: Teasing us are we?  |
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Posted: Oct 03, 2007 - 03:38 PM |
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LIFT OFF!
(did anything actually happen? did the world just shift slighty on it's axis? was the explosion heard on the other side of the globe? but most of all - is the cheque in the post? )
PS still just a plain old "Raving Lunatic" I'm afraid  |
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Posted: Oct 03, 2007 - 03:46 PM |
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Congrats cliff! may your nex 10000 be just as wise as the last ones! Congrats!
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(did anything actually happen? did the world just shift slighty on it's axis? was the explosion heard on the other side of the globe? but most of all - is the cheque in the post? )
I can't ping google...oh wait, there it is!
I hereby propose this day to be: Cliff apreciation day! |
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Posted: Oct 03, 2007 - 06:24 PM |
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Okay , we have liftoff ..... acknowledge that ..... speed is increasing to 200 km/h ..... expect soundbarrier-break soon ..... then light-barrier .... flash .... picture from space .... warp-engines coming on-line
Congratulations Cliff !
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Posted: Oct 03, 2007 - 07:24 PM |
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I think Atmel should sponsor a Free STK-600 to the first 10K poster
This is a lot of helping out ....
Congrats .. Cliff
And we even get "The 5 Rules" for free
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Posted: Oct 03, 2007 - 07:29 PM |
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I think Atmel should sponsor a Free STK-600 to the first 10K poster
Hear! Hear! And put him on their retirement account, too. Best non-employee and public relations hound they have! |
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Posted: Oct 03, 2007 - 07:53 PM |
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Oh, I missed it, I missed it!!!!
Congratulations Cliff, thanks for the first 10K, being a top 'freak in all aspects I can think of, and lets hope for another few 10K of posts before the AVR( eventually goes to the grave...
(Now, theres a new nonsense subject we can delve into! How long will the AVR architecture last? Another 10 years? 15? 20? Will it outlive me? Will programmable logic, say the follow up to FPGAs as we know them today, at one time become so cheap that they will totally oust the traditional microcontrollers as we know them?) |
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Posted: Oct 03, 2007 - 11:05 PM |
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Thanks to everyone - though I'm not sure a loud mouthed gob-shite like me actually deserves the plaudits!
As it took 807 days to get here I guess it'll be January 2010 for the next 10K. I doubt the AVR range will have chnaged much in such a sort span. Perhaps we might have seen the first 512K device by then and I guess as die sizes shrink we'll see even better power consumption figures and hopefully cheaper silicon in that time frame. Of course the Xmegas should be well established by then. Should be fun.
BTW Johan I was just reading the datasheet about one of the FPSLIC devices the other day as there's been a few posts about them recently and they sure look like an interesting area for the future of AVRs
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Posted: Oct 03, 2007 - 11:33 PM |
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10000 posts/807 days = 12.39 posts/day
Good God! You ARE a raving lunatic
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Posted: Oct 03, 2007 - 11:36 PM |
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For those who missed the grand moment moment...
(yes, it's the real screen shot, not modified in any way) |
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