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spiderfrommars - Big Honking Planet Eater
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by spiderfrommars » Fri Jan 18, 2008 7:51 pm
Arrrgh, I'm rubbish at this even though I can hear most of them in my head.
Love the quote from Closer.
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Halfshell - Fit only for the Smelting pool
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by Halfshell » Sat Jan 19, 2008 1:00 pm
It's the headbutt one that's driving me up the wall. I know it. I know I know it. But everytime I think "oh, it's such and such" - no. Wrong. GAH.
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Aaron Hong
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by Aaron Hong » Sat Jan 19, 2008 4:09 pm
Backed off at 'register'. That sh8t takes way too long.
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by Guest » Sat Jan 19, 2008 6:02 pm
Aaron Hong wrote:Backed off at 'register'. That sh8t takes way too long.
Yes, indeed. The five minutes max (depending on how well you know yourself), plus the hour or so maximum wait for the email to arrive. It's a real chore.
I will get more than 20. I will get more than 20. I will get more than 20.
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Aaron Hong
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by Aaron Hong » Sun Jan 20, 2008 1:31 am
Rebis wrote:Aaron Hong wrote:Backed off at 'register'. That sh8t takes way too long.
Yes, indeed. The five minutes max (depending on how well you know yourself), plus the hour or so maximum wait for the email to arrive. It's a real chore.
You forgot the different conection speeds and relative traffic of each part of the world. That's another factor.
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Halfshell - Fit only for the Smelting pool
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by Halfshell » Sun Jan 20, 2008 11:43 am
I'm on 56k and it took a grand total of three minutes from starting the sign up procedure to getting the activation email.
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by Guest » Sun Jan 20, 2008 2:26 pm
Aaron Hong wrote:Rebis wrote:Aaron Hong wrote:Backed off at 'register'. That sh8t takes way too long.
Yes, indeed. The five minutes max (depending on how well you know yourself), plus the hour or so maximum wait for the email to arrive. It's a real chore.
You forgot the different conection speeds and relative traffic of each part of the world. That's another factor.
Actually, I factored those in. I am quite familiar with internet bottlenecks and multiple-path packet routing, thank you.
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Aaron Hong
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by Aaron Hong » Sun Jan 20, 2008 3:57 pm
Yeah, well I've still had email verifications that take a whole week to come in. At least one needed a resend to get it off its arse. Sorry, but that kind of thing tears at your patience and just keeps going.
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by spiderfrommars » Sun Jan 20, 2008 3:59 pm
I'm already registered for the forum there.
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by Metal Vendetta » Sun Jan 20, 2008 5:14 pm
Gah, 23/90 first time around
Some of them I definitely know, but just can't place the quote...
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I would have waited a ******* eternity for this!!!!
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