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"Websence caused my absence..."

Good evening people

After a brief spell of absence (As well as SlaveUnits), I have finally returned to the Web forum..
Main reason for absence, the corporate doom of WebSense, the filter from hell, the program of internet censorship... but thanks to finally giving in to getting a PC at home, I am now able to return to the forum...

**I vcan feel the shudders from here**

So now I'm back, I need to catch up on events...

Is Funkygamer still about?
Has View & Play finally died a death?
Is Turbo still preaching PHP and Linux (Soon to become a convert myself!)
Has anyone produced a site worth looking at yet?

Questions, questions, questions...

Bring me up to date guys...

In my life... Currently working on two new corporate websites as well as my own. Picking up XML, xSLT, PHP, and soon, Linux! And getting to grips with a 56k home connection (I miss my 4MB Pipe!!) And as for Windows 98!!! Arghhhh!!!

Whooo! wrote:
> I thought you couldnt *cough* acquire *cough* WinXP?

Depends on your sources:-)

I thought you couldnt *cough* acquire *cough* WinXP?

Turbonutter wrote:
> I wouldn't be so sure. It's not like I'll never own a MS OS in the
> future. In fact, I'm currently in the process of *cough* aquiring
> WinXP Pro,

*cough* I too am in the process of aquiring Win XP pro

I wouldn't be so sure. It's not like I'll never own a MS OS in the future. In fact, I'm currently in the process of *cough* aquiring WinXP Pro, fo gaming and Macromedia purposes. It's just that Linux is so much better! sudo cat /dev/mem > /dev/dsp!!!

I wouldn't be so sure. It's not like I'll never own a MS OS in the future. In fact, I'm currently in the process of *cough* aquiring WinXP Pro

Tyla wrote:
> getting my PC was a case of being in the right place at the right time. > i didn't actually go out and plan to get one!!

Or should that be the wrong place at the wrong time?? ;) Hhehe, there is no defence for owning anything MS in the eyes of Turbonutter.

Anyway, welcome back Tyla, you have been missed.

Whooo! wrote:
> Up 'ere in t'north eh funkygamer? how cool..

Eh up, just got tuh fetch tha whippets in....

> I worry about you living in the same city as rob though...

You and me both!

> Move to Manchester, much nicer place and lovely people *cough*.

Actually, I hail from Rochdale, which ain't too far from old Manny, Leeds is a lot more cosmopolitan, dahhhling. Does that guy still stand outside Manchester Victoria selling "Manches' Heevnin' Kneeeewwwsss!!!"?

Turbonutter wrote:
> ARGH! GODDAMN IT NO IT'S NOT FRIGGIN' LINUX BASED SHUTUP SHUTUP
> SHUTUP!!!

Eh! eh! carm down our kid! But apparently it's more stable now... All we need now is a version of Windows based on Linux... ;)

> Anyway... LEEDS!!! I live near there! Where abouts in Leeds?

I'll hopefully be living in Moortown by the end of May (ish), but you never know with these house deals, still waiting for the surveyors report, but I'm not expecting anything horrible.

funkygamer wrote:
> Main fun has been "Gar-J", I hope you have read the
> "post your portfolio" thread, I tried to bring some calm
> sense to the proceedings, but it all went a bit Pete Tong, so I
> thought discretion was the better part of valour and left everybody to
> the flame wars, it was entertaining though.

Shame, missed all of that!!

> Sounds interesting, XML is cool, you just make up your own tags and
> off you go ;) What is xSLT though?

xSLT is the code used to translate XML into HTML etc. Without it XML is useless as you cannot produce a site on pure XML. xSLT will take XML and render it into anything, and i mean anything... From HTML, xHTML, PDF, Word, Quark, PDA WML, you name it and xSLT can turn XML into anything, that's the beauty of it.

Any one can creat XML, but getting it to work is another question... Remeber my post on DTD's? Without a DTD, xSLT and XML is completely useless...

The future is bright, the future is XML...

> In my life, I'm just about to move to Leeds having spent 2 or 3 months
> trying to find a house, oh, and some crazy invester with a copy of
> Frontpage '98 is bringing the company I work for to it's knees with
> bad publicity, and I'm just waiting for the next IT staff culling
> season. But hey, I hope to contact you after I have moved house with
> regards to the corp ID stuff, probably just business cards and
> letterheads for now though. Once I have settled in and got myself
> sorted in my new house, I'll need your skills.

Excellent... now I'm set up at home, I 'm all yours when your ready...

> Mwahahaha, *NOTE TO SELF: must get broadband ASAP* How come you didn't
> get a Mac then? It's all Linux based now isn't it?

Too expensive, and getting my PC was a case of being in the right place at the right time. i didn't actually go out and plan to get one!!

Up 'ere in t'north eh funkygamer? how cool..

I worry about you living in the same city as rob though...

Move to Manchester, much nicer place and lovely people *cough*.