Volume
1, Number 7, November 27, 2001
From The
Editor:
We'd
like to have some submissions from our members for future Arrows. How about a
Letters To The Editor section? Opinion pieces are always welcome as are original poems
and short articles. Comments, either positive or negative are encouraged - for instance what
would you like to see included in The Arrow that isn't here now? What is your
favourite
section of The Arrow? Your least favourite? Support your site newsletter - let's hear from
you!
Dilbert's Corner:
Last Week:
Day
Hits
Average %
Sunday:
157249 114742.64 15.11%
Monday:
196164 169786.91 18.85%
Tuesday:
184648 123964.36 17.74%
Wednesday: 156850
128074.27 15.07%
Thursday:
91542 138596.36 8.80%
Friday:
134030 140441.91 12.88%
Saturday:
120174 116983.00 11.55%
Weekly Total: 1040657 932589.45
Come on people. What the heck happened on Thursday? You can't take off
completely because it was Thanksgiving in the US. I know that some will say
that people should be spending time with their loved ones on Thanksgiving,
but there are questions to ask and answers to give. From now on, if you are
going to take a day off from AIH, you are going to be required to provide a
stand-in to ask and answer questions while you are
gone.
Stickman Willy Dishes It Out:
Kanthume asks, "Would you mind if I put a picture of your
profile in my profile?"
SMW: Why not, everybody else does. I take a rather stunning profile
shot don't I?
Iri$ asks, "Why am I feeling so down, and why is everything
just shit, and why do I have a lot of
homework for Monday, and why doesn't anything go the way I want it to...?"
SMW: Let me guess - you're between the ages of 13 and 19,
right? It's called angst. Worry not, it
goes away.
benco0008 asks, "How does it feel to be frozen in a jumping jack for
all eternity?"
SMW: You mean that's not how I'm supposed to look?? To me, you
look funny.
Great Quotes? Which AIHer uttered these words of wisdom?
"I believe that the women on AIH are better looking, and certainly much smarter
than those
Hollywood women. If the women here on AIH were lavished with the attention,
money, and beauty
make-overs that those Hollywood women get, they would put them to shame. Really.
The women
here on AIH are much nicer."
Useful Freebie
For all you stargazers out there, WinStars is a
complete planetarium, showing you the appearance
of the sky, as seen from anywhere on Earth, for any date. With a click of the
mouse, it's possible to
have various information about all objects displaying by the program. This 2.97
MB program is well
worth it. You have the ability to select the sky view over your city, view all
asteroids and comets in
that vicinity and much more. It's a definite keeper!
"Spyware is the name which was given to software that - without the user of the
program knowing
that the software performs this kind of action - traces the user's usage of the
internet and sends
this information - again without the user knowing this is happening - to a
computer ("Server")
designated by the developer of the Spyware software." Check out TomCat's Spyware list.
This guy
has compiled a comprehensive list of programs which have spyware attached.
The
Target:
This
weeks targets are Sandra4564 and Linden
Rathan! Sandra lives in Dogwood Greene, has
asked 62 questions and answered 381. Linden calls Grey's North Country home, has
asked 42
questions and answered 596.
Sandra4564
Hi! My name is Sandra (obviously). I was born in good ol' Portland Oregon. I'm a Junior in High
School, which yes, makes me 16 years old. I just got my license 3 months ago so,
you can see me
drivin' around in my own little crappy VW Jetta...but don't get too
close...because, I am a teenage
driver, Beware!
A lot of people ask me, "What does 4564 mean in your name?" Well, the numbers
don't mean
anything, they are just easy to type, I'm lazy. :) Hmmm...my hobbies...I don't
really have time for
hobbies, because I'm a full time over achiever high school student. But, I do
love music. I've been
playing the violin for 6 years, but don't let time fool you, I'm not that good.
:) I love listening to the
Backstreet Boys!! I've been to 3 of
their concerts...and they were amazing! Even if you don't like
their music...you should go to one, they put on a great show! I'm also a fan of
Shaggy, Christina
Aguilera, Brian McKnight, Everclear, Blink 182, Fastball, 98*, R. Kelly, Papa
Roach, and Train.
I love Pugs. I think they are
great dogs, and call me crazy, I think their really cute! (Here comes my
cheap plug...) If you want to find out about Pugs, and look at pictures of my
incredibly adorable
pug, check out my site! PugPlace It's not much yet, but I'm working on expanding
it. I took a basic
class in HTML at school, and with the help of a few generous people, PugPlace
was created. And
that brings me to the topic of school. I'm currently taking Algebra 2 (Blah),
Orchestra, English, US
History, and Marine Biology. So, as you can see, I'm pretty stressed out about
all the required
classes. I enjoy school, because it gives me something to do. With no brothers,
sisters, or cousins,
life can get pretty boring. So, I try to think of stupid things, like making
rugs or watching TV to
keep me entertained. I love watching Boston Public, Survivor, Real World,
Everybody Loves
Raymond, and Roseanne. Yes, Roseanne.
So...what else can I say. I really enjoy AIH, it's helped me reduce my state of
boredom. I'm not
going to write anymore, because you're probably bored to death reading this, and
you probably
want to get back to AIH. So, I'm going to leave you with one of my favorite
quotes:
"Today is yesterdays effect, and tomorrow's cause" -Make the best of each day.
Linden
Rathan
Hello. My name is Peter, and I'm a professional Web Developer from Rugby, England. I came to
Ask-It-Here on the off chance after following a link from Lockergnome, a regular read of mine. I
suppose I'm here to tell you a bit about myself - Ok, lets make this logical.
Who am you?
Erm... I've already told you most of that. I suppose it's worthwhile telling you
that I'm 20, haven't
got a degree, have got a GNVQ, have been made redundant from every job I've
worked at (Sounds
good that - I've only worked at 3 ;) and don't want to work for anyone else
again - hence I'm setting
up in business for myself.
What are you like?
Reasonably quiet, I like to think I'm intelligent - perhaps I need to be a bit
more humble, but - hey,
we all have our faults ;) Physically, I'm reasonably fit (20 press-ups, 30 or 40
sit-ups and 10 or 15
pull-ups level fit) about 6', mousey hair and grey/blue eyes. No, I don't have a
photo on the net,
and no, you won't get to see one - I am terribly anti-photogenic.
What's this with your profile? You seem to have two...
Ah yes... the famous profile. I have one for me, the web developer, Peter
Street. And then I have
one for Linden Rathan - the character I base my online persona on. Actually, I
stole him. *Cue
assorted gasps of horror.* Well, sorry - but it's true. He's from the books by
Joanne Bertin - The
DragonLord series of books. You can find out more on them at her site, which you
can find linked
to in my profile.
Ok. So what's with this site you are supposed to be doing?
Ah yes - I keep harping on about that, don't I? Well, I'm developing a website
which is for my
business. But I'm not going very fast with it - I suppose I'm doing too much,
but that's always been
by way. It will be located at www.lazerfx.co.uk, and will contain lots of stuff -
tutorials, tips,
advertisements for my services; the usual stuff in other words. I hope to make
it the kind of site
you'll want to come back to, but I'm not 100% sure just how well it will work.
Right, so when will I be able to see it?
Well, I've currently penned a release date in as mid-December, but I've just
solved quite a few bugs
I thought were going to take me longer, so it might be sooner - watch out for an
announcement
when it comes ;)
But I don't give a damn about your stupid website!
Well, excuse me. I happen to be a web developer *Cue shouts of, "Geek! Geek!"*
Ok, yes, I'm a
geek - so what? :) But that's currently very important in my life, so it's
naturally what I want to
speak about.
Do you have any girlfriends?
Nope. No plans for that at the moment - I know myself, and I'm not half as
mature as I'd need to be
to sustain a relationship at the moment.
Do you live on your own?
Nope - still with parents. To tell you the truth, it's a damn sight easier.
After all, you get your food,
you get most things paid for you (rent, rates, poll tax) and you just have to
put in nominal effort
(cleaning up every now and again, occasionally helping out in the garden, that
sort of thing). It's a
very good system that I plan to milk out fo... Erm.. I mean, I plan to maintain
for as long as
possible.
Are you a Nerd?
No. I state that quite categorically - I'm not a Nerd. I am a Geek - there is a
difference. I also like to
think I'm a Hacker (The original term, someone who's good with computers, and
can fiddle with
them and find solutions to problems). A Nerd is a lifeless dweeb - I have a
life. I go to the pub with
friends, over to friends houses to watch a video and have a laugh, and friends
come over my place.
We go to movies. I don't spend my life behind a computer screen. I've never
spotted trains, or
aeroplanes or anything like that.
Ok, what's your favourites?
Hmmm... I'll just give you a quick list, then we'll draw this to a close:
- Favourite
Car: Subaru
Impreza - I've been in a rally version of one of these (As I like saying
;) and they really, really prod
buttock.
- Favourite
Colour: That would have to be something soft and pastel - perhaps a
pale yellow
or
red.
- Favourite
Song: That changes all the time, but top candidates would have to be
Oh Fortuna
- Carl Orf, Toccata and Fugue in D Minor - Bach, House of the Rising Sun -
Frijid Pink
(Their cover version), Full Throttle Theme / Legacy - Gone Jackals (That song
ROCKS),
Anything by The Who or Pink Floyd, The Gladiator Theme Tune, Anything by John
Williams... As you can see, quite a few :)
Well, that's me - anything else you want to know, I'm always there. And with 15
years of computing
experience behind me, I'm happy to help with your computer problems.
AIH Tips & Tricks:
We have touched on this before but it's definitely worth repeating - when you
click on that Move
Residence link to your left and view the list of possible moves for which you
are eligible, once
you've clicked a Residence name it's done. There's no undo feature. You are
immediately moved to
that Residence and your account is debited the required amount. So please click
wisely!
AIH Classifieds:
Wanted. Somebody to go back in time with me. This is not a joke. You'll get paid
after we get back.
Must bring your own weapons. Safety not guaranteed. I have only done this once
before. Write to
PO Box 322, Oakview CA 93002.
Used Tombstone for sale. Perfect for someone named Homer
HendelBergenHeinzel. One only. Call
1-888-555-0328.
FOR SALE BY OWNER Complete set of Encyclopedia Britannica. 45
volumes. Excellent
condition. $1,000.00 or best offer. No longer needed. Got married last
weekend. Wife knows
everything.
555-3098
Thanks
for tuning into The Arrow! See you next week. Sincerely, The Editorial Staff of
AIH's
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Arrow.
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TheArrow.
Triage uttered this week's Great Quote!
