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Title: What did you get for Christmas?
Post by: Stealth on December 24, 2002, 10:48:56 am
Well... it may be a little early (Christmas is tomorrow) but some of us in the different time zones, etc. are about to experience Christmas ;7 ;)

So... what did you get?

I haven't gotten my gifts yet, but in another 4 or 5 hours i will have

*can't wait*

post away...
Title: What did you get for Christmas?
Post by: Dark_4ce on December 24, 2002, 01:08:43 pm
Well, I just came back from our Christmas Eve feast, and just got my prezzies! Well, lets see here...

A lot of chocolate
8 free movie tickets
Spider-Man Special Edition DVD
Some incents
A winter hat
Champagne

And thats about it. :D
Title: What did you get for Christmas?
Post by: Ryder P. Moses on December 24, 2002, 01:18:54 pm
Carrara plugins, and as a special gift to myself, got MAX to work on my crappier computer. Slow as a retarded turtle with no legs nailed to the floorand sent into a time-warp bringing it down to one second every 20 years, but at least I have halfway decent particles again.
Title: What did you get for Christmas?
Post by: Levyathan on December 24, 2002, 02:27:28 pm
A 21" flat screen television and a suit. Both of them many weeks before Christmas.
Title: What did you get for Christmas?
Post by: Fineus on December 24, 2002, 02:35:58 pm
I want more of your christmases ;)

I haven't got anything yet either - still got some time to go before all that, but I will be getting an IOU for a new CPU/Motherboard for the new year when I can take advantage of lower prices etc....

Horray!
Title: What did you get for Christmas?
Post by: 01010 on December 24, 2002, 02:38:29 pm
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Originally posted by Dark_4ce
Some incents


God damn I thought that said Incest. For Christmas.
Title: What did you get for Christmas?
Post by: Nuclear1 on December 24, 2002, 03:07:54 pm
Quote
Originally posted by 01010


God damn I thought that said Incest. For Christmas.


:shaking:
Title: What did you get for Christmas?
Post by: Petrarch of the VBB on December 24, 2002, 03:10:17 pm
Well, although it is currently 21:10 on Christmas eve, I know what I am getting. The PC I am currently using (and have had since late September), qualified as my main pressie-ness, but I am getting mainly money for the event itself, so I can get a Radeon 9500! w00T!
Title: What did you get for Christmas?
Post by: diamondgeezer on December 24, 2002, 04:35:06 pm
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Originally posted by 01010
Incest... for Christmas.


Incest is a game the whole family can play :nod:

Tell you what, this is the first year in nearly twenty when my oldies haven't asked me what I want for Chrimbo - and this is the first year that I actually know what I want: Space: Above And Beyond DVD set! Woo!

Won't be getting it, mind :(

Meh, as long as I get enough Christmas dinner to feed five men, I'll be happy :nod:
Title: What did you get for Christmas?
Post by: an0n on December 24, 2002, 05:33:19 pm
*got £160 of boxing stuff, a box of various chocolates, a Stupid Laws book, a mind-games/IQ-builder book and an art set*
Title: What did you get for Christmas?
Post by: deep_eyes on December 24, 2002, 06:15:28 pm
1. Tek Northface winter coat (all late lol)
2. 300 American Dinero's
3. whatever wify gets me... :thepimp:
Title: What did you get for Christmas?
Post by: Terawatt_99 on December 24, 2002, 07:48:33 pm
so far:

- a brand-new 48x16x48 cd burner :heh:
- a brand-new koss MP3/CD player

i'm happy :D
Title: What did you get for Christmas?
Post by: 01010 on December 24, 2002, 08:18:00 pm
Socks (they make Lord Of The Rings socks, Wtf?)

Dave Pelzer trilogy thingy (A Boy Called It, The Lost Boy, A Man Named
Dave.)

The Silmarillion

Kyuss CD (...And The Circus Leaves Town)

More socks

Wireless mouse and keyboard

Even more socks

Two funsize packs of Smarties

and a four pack of Carling.


Not a bad haul by any means, really glad I got The Silmarillion though.
Title: What did you get for Christmas?
Post by: CP5670 on December 24, 2002, 09:14:44 pm
nothing :p

Already got everything I wanted this year a while ago, though. :D
Title: What did you get for Christmas?
Post by: Levyathan on December 24, 2002, 09:28:18 pm
Update: I also got some perfume.
Title: What did you get for Christmas?
Post by: CODEDOG ND on December 24, 2002, 10:02:43 pm
Swiss Army Cologne
1 Month of an OC-12 Dedicated for Ghost Recon.
Title: What did you get for Christmas?
Post by: Knight Templar on December 24, 2002, 10:02:45 pm
you mean cologne
Title: What did you get for Christmas?
Post by: Levyathan on December 24, 2002, 10:12:18 pm
Quote
Originally posted by Knight Templar
you mean cologne

Quote
From Cambridge Dictionaries
Cologne: a type of perfume
Title: What did you get for Christmas?
Post by: Fetty on December 24, 2002, 10:39:14 pm
i got nothing with air wraped arround it
2 dvds and 3 pair of socks :D
Title: What did you get for Christmas?
Post by: TheVirtu on December 24, 2002, 11:16:35 pm
I got...

A basket of some candy, a calculator, a solitare game....

Sounds lame?

....


.....


.....

Oh yeah....and $200!  + Whatever I get from my sister in a few days.
Title: What did you get for Christmas?
Post by: Knight Templar on December 25, 2002, 12:35:59 am
So far I got



And It's not even christmas :D

oh and to Levy: Perfume would be tossed around as an insult by my dad around here.. hence cologne
Title: What did you get for Christmas?
Post by: Bobboau on December 25, 2002, 01:07:44 am
I got me a big ole can-o-nothing :)

I'm saveing up for a computer

oh, wait, wait, I got some shoes, and some books (good books on programing, but I paid for them :doubt: )
Title: What did you get for Christmas?
Post by: Setekh on December 25, 2002, 03:17:45 am
Four digital photography books, an atlas of world history and a lot of good time with the family. ;)
Title: What did you get for Christmas?
Post by: Knight Templar on December 25, 2002, 04:12:45 am
I also just got sleeping pants, a robe, My SOC Ski Hat, HOL Hat curtesy of the HLP Store and a bunch of shirts
Title: What did you get for Christmas?
Post by: Setekh on December 25, 2002, 04:32:26 am
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Originally posted by Knight Templar
the HLP Store


The what? :eek:
Title: What did you get for Christmas?
Post by: Knight Templar on December 25, 2002, 04:34:46 am
:lol: :lol: :lol:

We have our own sweatshops now.. (http://www.cafeshops.com/freespace,freespace2,vasudan,hlp,ntf,holight,gtvi)
Title: What did you get for Christmas?
Post by: Setekh on December 25, 2002, 04:57:01 am
:eek2:

Is there one with just the logo on it? :D
Title: What did you get for Christmas?
Post by: Ryx on December 25, 2002, 05:31:19 am
I got:

Title: What did you get for Christmas?
Post by: Joey_21 on December 25, 2002, 06:42:20 am
Quote
Originally posted by Knight Templar

The Beavis and Butthead Time Life collection


w00t! :lol:



So far I have:


Sometime within the next few hours I'm hoping to open up presents here at the house. :D
Title: What did you get for Christmas?
Post by: Nuclear1 on December 25, 2002, 06:45:32 am
me...

its 8 am here.... waiting for rest of the fam to wake up...


fEEEeeeeddDddd............... soOOOOoooonnnnnn
Title: What did you get for Christmas?
Post by: kasperl on December 25, 2002, 07:41:44 am
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Originally posted by Knight Templar
:lol: :lol: :lol:

We have our own sweatshops now.. (http://www.cafeshops.com/freespace,freespace2,vasudan,hlp,ntf,holight,gtvi)


ermm:
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CafeShops Store Not Found

We are sorry, but the Store you requested could not be found. The page you are looking for may have been renamed, moved, or deleted. You may click on the "reload" button on your browser, or wait and try connecting again later. Please check the URL for spelling, capitalization, and punctuation errors, and click the "reload" button on your browser.

Enter a Store ID, Store Name or Keyword


:wtf:
Title: Same for me.
Post by: Redfang on December 25, 2002, 07:44:40 am
It doesn't work for me either. But I do know what it is, though. :p
Title: What did you get for Christmas?
Post by: vyper on December 25, 2002, 08:04:10 am
I got... a 17" monitor - which means the forums look great. Even at very high resolutions. Also, so do DVDs, VCDs, games, etc....

Lets see what else.... DVD (Goldfinger), clothes, sweets!, stuff for washing one-self with.... :thepimp: ;7 :nod: :) :D ;) :eek: :devil: :)
Title: What did you get for Christmas?
Post by: Levyathan on December 25, 2002, 10:46:33 am
Quote
Originally posted by Knight Templar
Perfume would be tossed around as an insult by my dad around here.. hence cologne


Huh?
Title: What did you get for Christmas?
Post by: Knight Templar on December 25, 2002, 11:15:39 am
Ok, Lessee whatelse I got..

MIB II DVD
Goldmember DVD
007 Nightfire : PC
Candee
Some Aididas clothes
Two clock/radio/cd players
Simpsons Caldendar dealie
One of those sweet cross section DK books on the James Bond films

EDIT: ah yes, also got a barbel wait set with 100 pounds (23 Kilos I think) worth of weights.

And I've still yet to see the entirety of my moms family :D
___________

Ok, for the store, go to the url addy and get rid of the "%20" 's, then it'll work , like so http://www.cafeshops.com/freespace,freespace2,vasudan,hlp,ntf,holight,gtvi

and the perfume thing, where I live, perfume would be a bad thing to say you have if you are a man. and so on..
Title: What did you get for Christmas?
Post by: phreak on December 25, 2002, 11:24:30 am
an mp3 player, an xbox and a 4.1 speaker system for my pc
Title: What did you get for Christmas?
Post by: Darkage on December 25, 2002, 11:30:21 am
I got a new wallet, a DVD player+3 movies ( now i can buy the season 1 DVD's of B5:D ) A tabbaco wallet and AXE deodrant.

I am damn happy, time to by season 1 dvd and the movie in the Begining.
Title: What did you get for Christmas?
Post by: Solatar on December 25, 2002, 11:44:25 am
Radion 9000 Pro 128mb
Unreal Tourny 2003
Awesome PC speakers (fs2 sounds awesome)
40gig USB hardrive
bunch of peeps (marshmellow candy served on Easter, now in Christmas shapes)

EDIT: Not to mention a PS2.:D
Title: What did you get for Christmas?
Post by: neo_hermes on December 25, 2002, 11:45:08 am
Flat screen
DVD The Thing
Xbox games: The Thing & Bruce lee....
Clothes
Candy.....mmmmmmmm Choclate yummy
Title: What did you get for Christmas?
Post by: JR2000Z on December 25, 2002, 11:56:37 am
I opened up presents on Christmas Eve night.

What I got:


-Cell phone
-Simpsons Season 2 DVD
-GoldFinger DVD
-License to Kill DVD
-Back to the Future DVD Set
-James Bond: NightFire PS2
-Austin Powers Goldmember DVD
-Spiderman DVD
-Sweater
-Atari Sweater
-Guiness Book of World Records 2003
-book
-Red Faction 2
-money
- Chocolate
Title: What did you get for Christmas?
Post by: Ulundel on December 25, 2002, 12:01:29 pm
I got tons of..stuff. You know, chocolate, clothes, cute things. Plus some money (1000)
Title: What did you get for Christmas?
Post by: Kamikaze on December 25, 2002, 12:41:45 pm
Hmmm let's see...

-Midi hookups + music software
-Whole series + movie of Evangelion
-3 books (one a math book, one a lego book and another is sci-fi)
-Candy (dark chocolate, mmm)
-Also a mechanical pencil


Altogether a pretty nice christmas :D
Title: What did you get for Christmas?
Post by: CP5670 on December 25, 2002, 12:53:52 pm
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Plus some money (1000)


:wtf: what currency is that? (if it is euros or dollars, you are one lucky guy :p)

Quote
one a math book, one a lego book


sounds good... ;7
Title: What did you get for Christmas?
Post by: Ryder P. Moses on December 25, 2002, 03:15:22 pm
I got, among other things, an electric razor and a displacement mapper. I just sent my computer into an estimated three-hour process freeze trying the disp mapper, and the razor I won't use until the FBI starts harassing me as a mullah.
Title: What did you get for Christmas?
Post by: Ulundel on December 25, 2002, 03:23:39 pm
Quote
Originally posted by CP5670
:wtf: what currency is that? (if it is euros or dollars, you are one lucky guy :p)


Hehe ;7 but I have to dissapoint you. It's 1000 EEK, that means about...100 USD. Not much.
Title: What did you get for Christmas?
Post by: Ryder P. Moses on December 25, 2002, 03:26:17 pm
Not much?!! Dude, send that **** to me, you don't think it's much. Hell, if I had $100, I could get a working Ray Dream rig, be rendering for real again!
Title: What did you get for Christmas?
Post by: Stealth on December 25, 2002, 03:26:39 pm
you guys get too much useless stuff like DVDs :p :D

i admit i used to collect them, but i got four 22" rims from my immediate family (mom, dad) and i don't know what else yet... i've been playing starcraft for the last 8 hours or so

got back from camping yesterday night... was fun
Title: What did you get for Christmas?
Post by: Ulundel on December 25, 2002, 03:28:52 pm
Quote
Originally posted by Ryder P. Moses
Not much?!! Dude, send that **** to me, you don't think it's much. Hell, if I had $100, I could get a working Ray Dream rig, be rendering for real again!


Weeeel, it's enough to buy a CD burner.
Title: What did you get for Christmas?
Post by: Stealth on December 25, 2002, 03:29:00 pm
Quote
Originally posted by Ten of Twelve


Hehe ;7 but I have to dissapoint you. It's 1000 EEK, that means about...100 USD. Not much.


if i work really hard (like if i go to work on time, etc.) then i can make $100.00 in one day (12:00 - 10:00) if not more.

Over the last two weeks, i've made (and am saving) $440.00.  I'm hoping to get to a thousand mid-january
Title: What did you get for Christmas?
Post by: Ulundel on December 25, 2002, 03:30:04 pm
Quote
Originally posted by Stealth


if i work really hard (like if i go to work on time, etc.) then i can make $100.00 in one day (12:00 - 10:00) if not more.

Over the last two weeks, i've made (and am saving) $440.00.  I'm hoping to get to a thousand mid-january


wo, dude, where are you working?
Title: What did you get for Christmas?
Post by: Ryder P. Moses on December 25, 2002, 03:41:21 pm
That's it. Stealth's on The List.
Title: What did you get for Christmas?
Post by: an0n on December 25, 2002, 03:54:24 pm
Quote
Originally posted by Ten of Twelve


wo, dude, where are you working?


The corner of 5th and Main. Look for the boy in the sailor outfit.
Title: What did you get for Christmas?
Post by: Petrarch of the VBB on December 25, 2002, 04:12:13 pm
:wtf:

Anyway, I also got a new Mobile phone, a gamepad (I can now play Incoming, w00t!), and a guide book for Flash 5. However, I don't have Flash 5. Oh well.
Title: What did you get for Christmas?
Post by: Nuclear1 on December 25, 2002, 04:14:35 pm
Just finished up cleaning up the paper.....

My list:

[list=1]
Total Recall
Predator
The ENTIRE Alien Saga (Alien, Aliens, Alien3, and Resurrection)
The 6th Day
Star Trek: Generations
Star Trek II: Wrath of Khan
Simpsons Board Game (w00t!)
LOTR: Fellowship of the Ring (4-disc DVD)
$25 Target Gift Card (so I can get on the 27th what I didn't get on the 24th, 25th, and 26th)
[/list]
Title: What did you get for Christmas?
Post by: Petrarch of the VBB on December 25, 2002, 04:21:25 pm
Quote
Originally posted by nuclear1

Star Trek: Generations


How odd, you could have just taped it off the TV the other night, tch.
Title: What did you get for Christmas?
Post by: Ryder P. Moses on December 25, 2002, 04:30:47 pm
Dammit, that's the THIRD YEAR RUNNING that I've put that CAWS on the top of my list, and haven't gotten it!

This whole "being good" thing is WAY overrated.
Title: What did you get for Christmas?
Post by: Stealth on December 25, 2002, 06:19:13 pm
Quote
Originally posted by Ryder P. Moses
That's it. Stealth's on The List.


what list...


oh, and Ten of Twelve:  I work in a restaurant... you know that :)
Title: What did you get for Christmas?
Post by: Nuclear1 on December 25, 2002, 06:33:00 pm
Quote
Originally posted by Stealth


what list...

 



The List, Stealth..... The List.....
Title: What did you get for Christmas?
Post by: SKYNET-011 on December 25, 2002, 06:46:44 pm
I got a working copy of Homeworld! :D
Title: What did you get for Christmas?
Post by: diamondgeezer on December 25, 2002, 08:08:13 pm
I got the new Discworld book, Hawking's book Universe in a Nutshell, and some assorted cheap tat. No S:AAB DVDs, but hey.
Title: What did you get for Christmas?
Post by: Styxx on December 25, 2002, 08:11:52 pm
You all got too much stuff. :p
Title: What did you get for Christmas?
Post by: an0n on December 25, 2002, 08:33:52 pm
Quote
Originally posted by Styxx
You all got too much stuff. :p

Aren't you supposed to be an evil capitalist?

More spending = Healthier economy = Better for businesses = Happy capitalist
Title: What did you get for Christmas?
Post by: Solatar on December 25, 2002, 08:50:10 pm
Quote
Originally posted by diamondgeezer
Hawking's book Universe in a Nutshell


Me too:) I read it already, but who cares? It came with "A brief History of Time".
Title: What did you get for Christmas?
Post by: Styxx on December 25, 2002, 08:59:10 pm
Quote
Originally posted by an0n
Aren't you supposed to be an evil capitalist?

More spending = Healthier economy = Better for businesses = Happy capitalist


Yes, but as you said, I'm an evil capitalist. I'd be happy if all your presents were rigged with hypnotic devices or something, the way it is you're just ordinarily happy.

:D
Title: What did you get for Christmas?
Post by: an0n on December 25, 2002, 09:04:20 pm
Ah, but many people got chocolate and computer-games. Those rot your teeth and brains and combined they can make you fat, leading to heart-problems and social isolation.
Title: What did you get for Christmas?
Post by: Ryder P. Moses on December 25, 2002, 09:07:11 pm
Can attest to the brain part. Computer geeks' brains are tough and stringy- I prefer jocks and politicoes. A bit fatty (they go straight to my thighs), but still nice and tender.
Title: What did you get for Christmas?
Post by: Styxx on December 25, 2002, 09:07:13 pm
Quote
Originally posted by an0n
Ah, but many people got chocolate and computer-games. Those rot your teeth and brains and combined they can make you fat, leading to heart-problems and social isolation.


True, true... Thanks for the cheering-up. ;)
Title: What did you get for Christmas?
Post by: an0n on December 25, 2002, 09:21:30 pm
Quote
Originally posted by Ryder P. Moses
Can attest to the brain part. Computer geeks' brains are tough and stringy- I prefer jocks and politicoes. A bit fatty (they go straight to my thighs), but still nice and tender.


~-=™! Braaaiiinnns!!!! !™=-~
Title: What did you get for Christmas?
Post by: Ryder P. Moses on December 25, 2002, 09:37:54 pm
Maybe with some Chianti and fava beans.
Title: What did you get for Christmas?
Post by: Vertigo1 on December 25, 2002, 09:44:53 pm
So far I've gotten:
$370 cash (total)
Wireless Logitech keyboard and mouse ("Cordless Elite Duo" for those that are curious)
Electric Razor (Remington Microscreen 2 TCT)
3 long-sleve shirts
$25 Lowes gift card

I got the gift card from a "Dirty Christmas" party with the relatives. (The rules: Everyone brings a boy & girl gift valued under $20. At the party, everyone draws a number. Once your turn comes up, you pick out a gift. Once you open the gift, its yours. However, if the next person likes what you picked out, they can take your gift and you get to choose another. This goes on till the last person gets a gift. If you get a gift for the third time, its yours and nobody can take it from you. The kicker is that the first person also can take another person's gift at the very end after the last person has gone.) It sounds kinda strange, but its alot of fun. I highly recommend it.
Title: What did you get for Christmas?
Post by: Solatar on December 25, 2002, 11:36:16 pm
My parents did that once. They kept stealing each other's stuff so at the end they had almost everything they wanted.
Title: What did you get for Christmas?
Post by: Kamikaze on December 25, 2002, 11:59:13 pm
Quote
Originally posted by Ryder P. Moses
That's it. Stealth's on The List.


Would that be your Birthday/Christmas/Easter/Whatever Wishlist? Or you Valentines Day list?
Title: What did you get for Christmas?
Post by: Nuclear1 on December 26, 2002, 08:38:38 am
Quote
Originally posted by SKYNET-011
I got a working copy of Homeworld! :D


You have been blessed, little one. Go and enjoy the sweet 3D combat, the kick*** graphics, and the joy of beating the crap out of up to 7 people online

:D
Title: What did you get for Christmas?
Post by: Stunaep on December 26, 2002, 08:43:27 am
from parents:

A new power-PC (not really a christmas present, because, I was planning this since 2001)

A MP3/CD portable player (man had I been longing for that)

:yes:A FEATHER pillow (the best of the three! God how I hate the stupid ****filled pillows):yes:

from friends:

a math book :wtf:

Age of Empires Gold Edition (not really useful, since I already own AoE and Rise of Rome)

a NOLF2 style keychain w/flashlight. very useful if its dark and you want to get home.

:yes:a years subscription of Technology World Estonian. yes! :yes:

another year subscription of Technology World Estonian :wtf:
Title: What did you get for Christmas?
Post by: Stunaep on December 26, 2002, 08:44:17 am
Quote
Originally posted by Ten of Twelve


Hehe ;7 but I have to dissapoint you. It's 1000 EEK, that means about...100 USD. Not much.


thats exactly 60 USD
Title: What did you get for Christmas?
Post by: Ulundel on December 26, 2002, 09:03:18 am
Quote
Originally posted by Stunaep


thats exactly 60 USD


First. Shup up. you didn't get the money. I did. You don't have to speak for me always. (should I add "for pete' sake" here)

And that sum was approximate.
Title: What did you get for Christmas?
Post by: Stunaep on December 26, 2002, 09:12:25 am
i just wanted to clarify the estonian-american currency rate these days (which is approx. 16,5).

no need to make an elephant out of a wasp.
Title: What did you get for Christmas?
Post by: Ulundel on December 26, 2002, 09:18:21 am
but that's what you're always doing.

nevermind, nevermind.
Title: What did you get for Christmas?
Post by: Stunaep on December 26, 2002, 09:20:35 am
Quote
Originally posted by Stealth


if i work really hard (like if i go to work on time, etc.) then i can make $100.00 in one day (12:00 - 10:00) if not more.

Over the last two weeks, i've made (and am saving) $440.00.  I'm hoping to get to a thousand mid-january

bah, americans.
;)

we still win you out by the number of sweet boyfriendless chicks per sq. km.
Title: What did you get for Christmas?
Post by: Fineus on December 26, 2002, 10:31:26 am
And England? England sucks ;)
Title: What did you get for Christmas?
Post by: phreak on December 26, 2002, 10:58:21 am
we got a foot of snow :mad:
Title: What did you get for Christmas?
Post by: CP5670 on December 26, 2002, 11:13:18 am
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a math book  :wtf:


the guy who gave you this was a genius. :D What is the title?

Did anyone here get "a course of modern analysis?" ;7

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we got a foot of snow :mad:


a few inches here, but that was it.
Title: What did you get for Christmas?
Post by: Redfang on December 26, 2002, 11:18:30 am
Quote
Originally posted by PhReAk
we got a foot of snow :mad:
We too! We too! Yay!
 
 
...
 
:blah:
Title: What did you get for Christmas?
Post by: Levyathan on December 26, 2002, 11:38:06 am
Quote
Originally posted by Ten of Twelve
but that's what you're always doing.


And you think his behaviour somehow is a barrier to your relationship, right? Make your feelings clear to him. Let us discuss this further.
Title: What did you get for Christmas?
Post by: Levyathan on December 26, 2002, 11:54:34 am
Quote
Originally posted by PhReAk
we got a foot of snow :mad:

Damn, no snow here. And I spent the whole day looking through the window waiting for it.
Title: What did you get for Christmas?
Post by: vyper on December 26, 2002, 12:06:18 pm
Quote
Originally posted by Levyathan


And you think his behaviour somehow is a barrier to your relationship, right? Make your feelings clear to him. Let us discuss this further.


This is all sounding a bit queer. :blah:
Title: What did you get for Christmas?
Post by: Stealth on December 26, 2002, 12:59:35 pm
Quote
Originally posted by Stunaep

bah, americans.
;)

we still win you out by the number of sweet boyfriendless chicks per sq. km.


that's it... i'm moving to estonia!

actually i'm going to sweden, i've heard nothing but good things about swedish chicks
Title: What did you get for Christmas?
Post by: Petrarch of the VBB on December 26, 2002, 01:40:36 pm
styxx is right, you all got too much stuff.

and stunaep, your pillow comments are entirelt justified. the best pillows I ever had was when I was in hospital in October, since then I've search high and low for some to rival them, but its not possible.
Title: What did you get for Christmas?
Post by: Ulundel on December 26, 2002, 02:21:23 pm
Quote
Originally posted by Levyathan


And you think his behaviour somehow is a barrier to your relationship, right? Make your feelings clear to him. Let us discuss this further.


No, I was just bored. :D
Title: What did you get for Christmas?
Post by: CP5670 on December 26, 2002, 03:11:52 pm
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and stunaep, your pillow comments are entirelt justified. the best pillows I ever had was when I was in hospital in October, since then I've search high and low for some to rival them, but its not possible.


:D The thing with those hospital beds is that the pillows are pretty good but the beds themselves are rock-hard. :doubt:
Title: What did you get for Christmas?
Post by: Levyathan on December 26, 2002, 03:59:13 pm
Quote
Originally posted by vyper
This is all sounding a bit queer. :blah:

It's a shrink!
Title: What did you get for Christmas?
Post by: vyper on December 26, 2002, 05:06:05 pm
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Originally posted by Levyathan

It's a shrink!


Pardon me? :wtf:
Title: What did you get for Christmas?
Post by: Levyathan on December 26, 2002, 06:34:07 pm
Yes.
Title: What did you get for Christmas?
Post by: Shrike on December 26, 2002, 06:47:01 pm
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Originally posted by Levyathan
Damn, no snow here. And I spent the whole day looking through the window waiting for it.
Should I tell him he's on the wrong side of the world for a snowy christmas? ;)
Title: What did you get for Christmas?
Post by: Knight Templar on December 26, 2002, 07:24:13 pm
naaah .. kinda sad though


*moves to Cape Horn*
Title: What did you get for Christmas?
Post by: Nuclear1 on December 26, 2002, 08:40:39 pm
Update!!!!


Three letters: ORB

:D

Damn that game's addictive.....
Title: What did you get for Christmas?
Post by: Anaz on December 26, 2002, 09:00:30 pm
The cool stuff I got:

new 60 gig HD, a nice 7200 rpm maxtor one with a quite bering
48x16x48 CD burner (upg from a 8x2x4 :D)
a $40 best buy gift card (still trying to figure out whether to get wc3, nwn, or UT2k3...)

and that is all of the cool stuff...the other stuff doesn't matter...
Title: What did you get for Christmas?
Post by: Turnsky on December 26, 2002, 10:34:47 pm
i got...

Cordless earphones.. (sony)
New computer chair (a cushy one :D )
3d prophet 9000 128 mb (whee!)
2 games ( Serious sam 2nd encounter & cnc: renegade)
and a few more goodies
Title: What did you get for Christmas?
Post by: mikhael on December 26, 2002, 11:24:21 pm
Fellowship of the Ring Special Edition DVD set. The finest gift I've ever recieved. I can re-experience it over and over and over and over. :D

Cologne

Near painful amounts of money (new laptop here I come!)

And the second bestest gift ever: I didn't get the job with the creepy creepy people :D

Oh, and membership to a bondage/S&M club. Not going to see much use, I'm afraid, but I know where I'll be for Halloween this year. ;)
Title: What did you get for Christmas?
Post by: Stunaep on December 27, 2002, 04:54:20 am
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Originally posted by PhReAk
we got a foot of snow :mad:

now thats a good thing. :yes:

unless you´re also 20 degrees below zero Celsius.
Title: What did you get for Christmas?
Post by: Stunaep on December 27, 2002, 04:58:37 am
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Originally posted by Stealth


that's it... i'm moving to estonia!

with the number of HLP who are on their way to estonia, our population is gonna skyrocket! until an0n arrives, that is.


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Originally posted by CP5670


the guy who gave you this was a genius. :D What is the title?

actually it was a gal. I can´t remember the name offhand, but it was something in the style of "Introduction to special functions and programming" or some such ****.
Title: What did you get for Christmas?
Post by: CP5670 on December 27, 2002, 10:40:59 am
Special functions?! :eek: dude, that is exactly the subject that I am into! From the title it sounds like stuff on numerical algorithms and programming techniques for computing these functions. At any rate, you will love that stuff. ;7

Anything in there on the Lambert function? (the product logarithm) I have not seen any really good formulas for getting numerical values of that one, and the standard power series for the principal branch around zero has total crap convergence.
Title: What did you get for Christmas?
Post by: Knight Templar on December 27, 2002, 01:37:26 pm
oh gawd.. :rolleyes:

err.. I just got the Sims and Need For Speed: Hot Pursuit 2 from my uncle.. those any good?
Title: What did you get for Christmas?
Post by: 01010 on December 27, 2002, 01:44:04 pm
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Originally posted by Knight Templar
oh gawd.. :rolleyes:

err.. I just got the Sims and Need For Speed: Hot Pursuit 2 from my uncle.. those any good?


The Sims is good for a while buts gets repetitive before too long, just got NFS myself yesterday and it's quite fun for the moment.
Title: What did you get for Christmas?
Post by: Nuclear1 on December 27, 2002, 03:10:06 pm
Another update! Sweeeeeet one too....

Warcraft III: Reign of Chaos (not the gift set tho)
Title: What did you get for Christmas?
Post by: Ulundel on December 27, 2002, 04:02:13 pm
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Originally posted by Knight Templar
oh gawd.. :rolleyes:

err.. I just got the Sims and Need For Speed: Hot Pursuit 2 from my uncle.. those any good?


The Sims?

:shaking:
Title: What did you get for Christmas?
Post by: Turnsky on December 28, 2002, 05:16:09 am
the sims eh?

.... and another one joins the masses

who said microsoft enveloped things, it seems maxis is doing the same too huh? :D
Title: What did you get for Christmas?
Post by: Petrarch of the VBB on December 28, 2002, 05:19:48 am
Exactly. If you have bought the sims, and all the addons. (when they came out) you will have spent about £180 on it! I used to like Maxis, when they made SIM Isle, and that sort of thing, but i've quickly gone off them
Title: What did you get for Christmas?
Post by: Ulundel on December 28, 2002, 05:22:02 am
You people actually...like Sims?
Title: What did you get for Christmas?
Post by: Petrarch of the VBB on December 28, 2002, 05:28:00 am
Are you blind or something? For god sake NO! the sims is pure evil!
Title: What did you get for Christmas?
Post by: Ulundel on December 28, 2002, 05:44:42 am
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Originally posted by Petrarch of the VBB
Are you blind or something? For god sake NO! the sims is pure evil!


that's the spirit
Title: What did you get for Christmas?
Post by: Stealth on December 28, 2002, 09:52:18 am
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Originally posted by mikhael
Fellowship of the Ring Special Edition DVD set. The finest gift I've ever recieved. I can re-experience it over and over and over and over. :D


that's a good DVD set :cool:
:p

be sure to check in the appendixes, i forget which disk, but they're making fun of this indian guy (the way he speaks)... it's hilarious... he's like 4'10" or something, and he's a stunt double, and he's got this heavy indian accent, and they all make fun of him, the entire cast... it's hilarious.

oh, and another stunt double (who thinks he's all that)... all he says when they hold the microphone to his mouth is:

"I'm *whoever*, i'm 4'8", and... uh.... i have a black belt in a martial art"

... it's pathetic really, my best friend cracked up and so did i.  some of those small stunt doubles (the 4 and 5 foot ones) do a lot of stuff!  The one guy gets set on fire for one part... they are incredible, despite the size!
Title: What did you get for Christmas?
Post by: CP5670 on December 28, 2002, 12:08:51 pm
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err.. I just got the Sims and Need For Speed: Hot Pursuit 2 from my uncle.. those any good?


I don't know about the former, but HP2 is awesome. :nod:

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Warcraft III: Reign of Chaos (not the gift set tho)


My brother got this recently (although not really for christmas); I have not played it myself yet, but it appears to be pretty nice, if a bit weird (helicopters in a medieval game? :wtf: :D).
Title: What did you get for Christmas?
Post by: Levyathan on December 28, 2002, 12:51:59 pm
Yeah! And strong orcs. It's just crazy!
Title: What did you get for Christmas?
Post by: Ulundel on December 28, 2002, 01:03:41 pm
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Originally posted by CP5670


I don't know about the former, but HP2 is awesome. :nod:



My brother got this recently (although not really for christmas); I have not played it myself yet, but it appears to be pretty nice, if a bit weird (helicopters in a medieval game? :wtf: :D).


It's basically a bicycle with a propeller. And a very good defence unit too I'd say. :p
Title: What did you get for Christmas?
Post by: CP5670 on December 28, 2002, 01:59:21 pm
still, you would have to pedal it like a madman to even get it flying for an instant... :D
Title: What did you get for Christmas?
Post by: TheVirtu on December 28, 2002, 02:08:39 pm
Virtu's Final Christmas Tallyup!

-DVD Player
-DVDs: Spiderman Special Edition, Panic Room, Corky Romano, something else.

-300 USD in cash
-Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past (Game Boy Advance)
-Calculator
-Candy
-Toothbrush
-Solitare Game
Title: What did you get for Christmas?
Post by: Knight Templar on December 28, 2002, 02:12:45 pm
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Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past  (Game Boy Advance)


Doesn't the GBA one have some kind of extra game for multiplay or something? I remember ALTP. One of the best Zelda games out there. :nod:
Title: What did you get for Christmas?
Post by: Anaz on December 28, 2002, 03:12:40 pm
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Originally posted by Knight Templar


Doesn't the GBA one have some kind of extra game for multiplay or something? I remember ALTP. One of the best Zelda games out there. :nod:


I think it's called 'four swords'...
Title: What did you get for Christmas?
Post by: diamondgeezer on December 28, 2002, 03:25:49 pm
That's the one. Basically Link to the Past but with four player mode.
Title: What did you get for Christmas?
Post by: Stealth on December 28, 2002, 04:24:59 pm
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Originally posted by TheVirtu
Virtu's Final Christmas Tallyup!

-DVD Player
-DVDs: Spiderman Special Edition, Panic Room, Corky Romano, something else.

-300 USD in cash
-Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past (Game Boy Advance)
-Calculator
-Candy
-Toothbrush
-Solitare Game


that's a very nice christmas present dude! :nod: :yes: :)
Title: What did you get for Christmas?
Post by: Setekh on December 28, 2002, 07:44:19 pm
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Originally posted by CP5670
Special functions?! :eek: dude, that is exactly the subject that I am into! From the title it sounds like stuff on numerical algorithms and programming techniques for computing these functions. At any rate, you will love that stuff. ;7

Anything in there on the Lambert function? (the product logarithm) I have not seen any really good formulas for getting numerical values of that one, and the standard power series for the principal branch around zero has total crap convergence.


I know you're speaking English, but I hardly understand. :blah: ;)
Title: What did you get for Christmas?
Post by: Joey_21 on December 29, 2002, 12:17:21 am
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Originally posted by Setekh


I know you're speaking English, but I hardly understand. :blah: ;)


:lol: I sorta know what he's talking about - I'm almost into Calculus 1 though. I've just recently figured out how to compute a pretty accurate version of the Gamma function (in which mr. CP5670 tried to assist me with quite a while ago ;) ).

Binet's second formula didn't quite work out for me, CP, sorry. :p I had to stick with a form of the Lanczos approximation along with the reccurrence relation and negative relationship.

I didn't get any maths stuffs for christmas but I did finally discover how to graph custom programs in my TI-82. :D
Title: What did you get for Christmas?
Post by: Vertigo1 on December 29, 2002, 02:43:16 am
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Originally posted by CP5670
still, you would have to pedal it like a madman to even get it flying for an instant... :D


See!  Not only is it a decent defense unit and doubles as an exercise device! :D
Title: What did you get for Christmas?
Post by: Stunaep on December 29, 2002, 05:45:27 am
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Originally posted by CP5670
Special functions?! :eek: dude, that is exactly the subject that I am into! From the title it sounds like stuff on numerical algorithms and programming techniques for computing these functions. At any rate, you will love that stuff. ;7

Anything in there on the Lambert function? (the product logarithm) I have not seen any really good formulas for getting numerical values of that one, and the standard power series for the principal branch around zero has total crap convergence.

whoah, hold on there, cp! the moment my brain gets an illegal error, should be the moment we stop talking about this subject (incidentally, this also causes me to run amok naked on the local supermarket, screaming "THE HERMAFRODITES ARE COMING, THE HERMAFRODITES ARE COMING!!").

besides, I´ve only read the first two chapters of the book. from 3rd chapter and on, i suddenly start thinking about naked women.
Title: What did you get for Christmas?
Post by: CP5670 on December 29, 2002, 11:41:00 am
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besides, I´ve only read the first two chapters of the book. from 3rd chapter and on, i suddenly start thinking about naked women.


what were they about? gamma functions, right? (every special functions book starts with the gamma function :D)

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Binet's second formula didn't quite work out for me, CP, sorry.  I had to stick with a form of the Lanczos approximation along with the reccurrence relation and negative relationship.


Do you mean Stirling's formula? (Binet's formula is the bernoulli-type e2pt-1 integral) Although the Lanczos approximation is also quite effective, since it is derived from the same thing except with a term dropped out. :nod:

There is a pretty nice set of numerical special functions out on the internet for the 89 and 92+. Includes gamma, zeta, legendre P and a few others. It cannot do symbolic work, but is good for getting graphs and stuff of the functions.

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See! Not only is it a decent defense unit and doubles as an exercise device!


lol yep, they would certainly get a ton of exercise trying to get that thing to fly... :D
Title: What did you get for Christmas?
Post by: Joey_21 on December 29, 2002, 04:04:58 pm
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Originally posted by CP5670

Do you mean Stirling's formula? (Binet's formula is the bernoulli-type e2pt-1 integral) Although the Lanczos approximation is also quite effective, since it is derived from the same thing except with a term dropped out. :nod:

There is a pretty nice set of numerical special functions out on the internet for the 89 and 92+. Includes gamma, zeta, legendre P and a few others. It cannot do symbolic work, but is good for getting graphs and stuff of the functions.


I'm pretty sure it was a "form" of the Lanczos.
Reference:
http://www.rskey.org/gamma.htm

Look around where it says "...demonstrates a much more efficient algorithm, the so-called Lanczos approximation for computing the Gamma function..." and then you'll start running into:

Gamma(z) = Sqrt(2*pi)/z*(P(0) + [n = 1 through 6]  P(n)/(z+n)) * (z+5.5)^(z+0.5)*e^-(z+5.5)

where:
p0 = 1.000000000190015
p1 = 76.18009172947146
p2 = -86.50532032941677
p3 = 24.01409824083091
p4 =  -1.231739572450155
p5 = 1.208650973866179 * 10^(-3)
p6 = -5.395239384953 * 10^(-6)

And then from that:

Gamma(-z) = -pi/(Gamma(z+1)*Sin(pi*z))

And using the recurrence relation, the factorial of much larger numbers can be computed (so far for one of my java programs I got the Gamma(171) = 7.257415615308e306 where Windows Calculator computed 170! to be 7.257415615307998967396728211129e+306 so I'd say this thing is pretty accurate :D ).

If you want my source code and stuff just gimme a hollar. :D

There's lots of other good stuff on that page also.

Edit: Might I note that the Stirling formula wasn't "precise" enough for what I was trying to calculate (the shorter one, anyway as shown on the page... and for some reason the long version didn't quite help me out either, not sure why :doubt: ). Although x^x*e^-x*Sqrt(2*pi*x)*(1+1/(12*x)) looks pretty good on a graph, the number output for the approximation above looked much, much better. :)

Edit #2: Oh yea, I remember why the longer version of Stirling's wasn't working right - it was because the accuracy only improved for digits over 5. :ick

This one?:

e^(x*ln(x)-x+ln(Sqrt(2*3.14159265358979/x))+1/(1188*x^9)-1/(1680*x^7)+1/(1260*x^5)-1/(360*x^3)+1/(12*x))
Title: What did you get for Christmas?
Post by: Ulundel on December 29, 2002, 04:20:56 pm
Holy Jesus... :shaking:
Title: What did you get for Christmas?
Post by: Levyathan on December 29, 2002, 04:26:03 pm
Poor thread. I guess maths is for threads like AIDS is for humans. Not a good way to die.
Title: What did you get for Christmas?
Post by: Dr.Zer0 on December 29, 2002, 04:33:59 pm
bah, I know math better then him


lemme see....

X.X+X = ;7
Title: What did you get for Christmas?
Post by: Joey_21 on December 29, 2002, 04:36:44 pm
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Originally posted by Dr.Zer0
bah, I know math better then him


lemme see....

X.X+X = ;7


Oh yea? Well (2/pi)^((1/4)*(1-Cos(pi*x)))*2^(x/2)*Gamma(x/2+1) = x!!

:p
Title: What did you get for Christmas?
Post by: Dr.Zer0 on December 29, 2002, 04:38:35 pm
:blah:

uhh...


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Title: What did you get for Christmas?
Post by: TheVirtu on December 29, 2002, 06:09:48 pm
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Title: What did you get for Christmas?
Post by: 01010 on December 29, 2002, 06:38:11 pm
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Title: What did you get for Christmas?
Post by: Joey_21 on December 29, 2002, 06:39:42 pm
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>COMMANDLINE: Set options

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>Thank you for using The LIST, these users will now be captured and beaten.

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:wtf:

Now you know anybody who tries to get near us will be confused by our l33t m4th sk1llz and run away. :p
Title: What did you get for Christmas?
Post by: Dr.Zer0 on December 29, 2002, 08:15:28 pm
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Originally posted by Levyathan
Poor thread. I guess maths is for threads like AIDS is for humans. Not a good way to die.


nah, more like spontaneous combustion :doubt:
Title: What did you get for Christmas?
Post by: Shrike on December 30, 2002, 06:51:31 am
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