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Offline Fry_Day

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My military service is starting tomorrow, which means I won't really have the time for just about anything, including code contributions for the SCP, or lurking here, anymore.

It's been a nice year and a half or so over here at the HLP, and coding for the SCP was probably the most fun I had coding, ever (Yes, people who code in their free time do it because they enjoy it, not 'cause they're nice and want to help others. Well, maybe not only because they're nice :) ).

I might still drop in here over the weekends, but I doubt I'll have time for more than a cursory scan of what's been happening over the week.

Fare thee well, HLP.

 

Offline Goober5000

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Aw.  You did some good stuff; we'll miss you.  Good luck in the military. :yes:

 

Offline Flaser

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Good luck!

...and remember, if we're still around (and I damn hope and would like to) we'll be awaiting your return.
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Offline Sticks

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Noooooooooooo!

Aw man, I counted on you to set me straight when I was completely off the mark, and often I was. :)

Good luck sir, I bid thee well in thy future endevors. If you have the chance, try and scan the internal forum every now and then and hit us a few times with a trout if we're doing something stupid.

My hope is that we will be here when you return. You will return. Once you have joined us, you can never go back and...

Ahem. Sorry. Disregard that last sentence.
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Offline vyper

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Military service, eh? How tall are you Private? ;)

Come back and code damnit, and don't get urself killed or nowt.
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Gius time, yeeha! :p You aren't going into a combat unit, are you? December isn't a combat recruitment month that I can recall... :-/
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Offline pyro-manic

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Good luck! :) And don't get shot...
Any fool can pull a trigger...

 

Offline TopAce

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Why is this one sticky?
My community contributions - Get my campaigns from here.

I already announced my retirement twice, yet here I am. If I bring up that topic again, don't believe a word.

 

Offline Flipside

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Good luck FryDay, and thanks for all the hard work on the SCP :)

Flipside :D

 

Offline phreak

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Good luck Fry.  it was a pleasure working with you
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Offline redmenace

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Why is this one sticky?

Because Goodber gets his jollies from stickying useless threads ;) :rolleyes:
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Offline Sandwich

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*looks at watch*

Hmm, 9 am local. Right now he's probably getting yelled at by the Intimidator dude. ;)
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"...The quintessential quality of our age is that of dreams coming true. Just think of it. For centuries we have dreamt of flying; recently we made that come true: we have always hankered for speed; now we have speeds greater than we can stand: we wanted to speak to far parts of the Earth; we can: we wanted to explore the sea bottom; we have: and so  on, and so on: and, too, we wanted the power to smash our enemies utterly; we have it. If we had truly wanted peace, we should have had that as well. But true peace has never been one of the genuine dreams - we have got little further than preaching against war in order to appease our consciences. The truly wishful dreams, the many-minded dreams are now irresistible - they become facts." - 'The Outward Urge' by John Wyndham

"The very essence of tolerance rests on the fact that we have to be intolerant of intolerance. Stretching right back to Kant, through the Frankfurt School and up to today, liberalism means that we can do anything we like as long as we don't hurt others. This means that if we are tolerant of others' intolerance - especially when that intolerance is a call for genocide - then all we are doing is allowing that intolerance to flourish, and allowing the violence that will spring from that intolerance to continue unabated." - Bren Carlill

 

Offline Bobboau

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kind of weird knowing that he is going through military training as I code here in my nice warm room
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Offline Singh

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<-----is currently a Private in the Singapore Armed Forces, Pes E, so nothing more than a lowly clerk.

Hope you get the easy life of an army clerk if nothing else- I've seen what the other guys go through for Military training! Good luck!
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Offline Lightspeed

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Always sad to see someone go. Ah well, with a bit of luck he'll be back sometime. :)
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Offline Sandwich

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Originally posted by Singh
Hope you get the easy life of an army clerk if nothing else- I've seen what the other guys go through for Military training! Good luck!


No offense to you personally, of course, but while desk jobs seem nice and cushy, they are a hell of a depressing way to pass your army service here. Comraderie is virtually non-existant, unit morale is an unheard of concept, and most of your "unit-mates" are just (no offense to anyone here again) nerds who don't care about screwing someone over just so that they get an extra day at home.

On the other hand, a combat soldier's life is much tougher, more difficult, and more oppressive - but along with all that comes the added support of your fellow unit-mates, the genuine friendships, and the, erm... increased appreciation for life. :nervous:

;)
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"...The quintessential quality of our age is that of dreams coming true. Just think of it. For centuries we have dreamt of flying; recently we made that come true: we have always hankered for speed; now we have speeds greater than we can stand: we wanted to speak to far parts of the Earth; we can: we wanted to explore the sea bottom; we have: and so  on, and so on: and, too, we wanted the power to smash our enemies utterly; we have it. If we had truly wanted peace, we should have had that as well. But true peace has never been one of the genuine dreams - we have got little further than preaching against war in order to appease our consciences. The truly wishful dreams, the many-minded dreams are now irresistible - they become facts." - 'The Outward Urge' by John Wyndham

"The very essence of tolerance rests on the fact that we have to be intolerant of intolerance. Stretching right back to Kant, through the Frankfurt School and up to today, liberalism means that we can do anything we like as long as we don't hurt others. This means that if we are tolerant of others' intolerance - especially when that intolerance is a call for genocide - then all we are doing is allowing that intolerance to flourish, and allowing the violence that will spring from that intolerance to continue unabated." - Bren Carlill

 
@Sandwich,

Having been at both situations, (Being an AA gunnery sargeant), anti-terrorism and anti-infiltration tactics were fun, working with/without dogs to capture infiltrators was loads of fun. Also, the first day chew out...running with hands behind your head instructors yelling at you to report your name all the time...

midnight drills. "Time-to-gun". "Pearl harbor" excercises...

1800 hours of guarding duty... waiting for the dawn and thinking you need to fry your feet to get them walking again..

Maintaining 50+ anti aircraft guns 20mm and 30mm caliber. NOT FUN AT ALL!!

Actually I remember 2 things of that period. One was the "off the record" training as to how to down a hijacked hiliner.
Second was the Senior Non-com instructing us Sarges that should the need arise we SHOULD kill any of our gun crew that faced with fear, ran. I swore then I wouldn't.
--> Then there was the camaderie, and the hatered for those who "didn't carry a gun"

When I had 5 months left I was assigned to an office for database maintaining (basically scrap the old and start anew... 30000 cells worth of it...) I just couldn't believe the things some of the other "clerks" did to avoid ANYTHING. Seemed that their only care in life was finding someone to dump their work TO! I mean, to pretend that someone's mother was terminally ill to avoid guarding duty (Ye gods!)

Of course, by night I was back with my unit, either guarding or 5-min readiness (my fave duty), where we would gather in front of the tv, cook food, wait for the night to end (and let some of those that couldn't) sleep. Of course, if some "tech" managed to come over (except if invited by one of us), he would get "washed". :D

Yet, when I had a problem (My sister got her degree and I had to "skip town" for a few hours), my buds backed me up. Had I been a tech, they would pile on my corpse demanding jail time for me like flies on ****.

You were a tanker huh? The only thing I can say is that maintaining an Artemis 30 is like having a tank without the engine.

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Originally posted by GT-Keravnos
@Sandwich,

Having been at both situations, (Being an AA gunnery sargeant), anti-terrorism and anti-infiltration tactics were fun, working with/without dogs to capture infiltrators was loads of fun. Also, the first day chew out...running with hands behind your head instructors yelling at you to report your name all the time...

midnight drills. "Time-to-gun". "Pearl harbor" excercises...

1800 hours of guarding duty... waiting for the dawn and thinking you need to fry your feet to get them walking again..

Maintaining 50+ anti aircraft guns 20mm and 30mm caliber. NOT FUN AT ALL!!


Hmm... although an AA unit is definitely not the first thing that comes to my mind when I thnik of a combat unit (no offense), it seems that you guys had the camraderie down to a T. ;) And I must admit that when I was with your kin in Jenin in March almost 2 years ago, those APC-mounted Vulcans were quite a bit more impressive than the tanks with their 105mm. :D
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"The very essence of tolerance rests on the fact that we have to be intolerant of intolerance. Stretching right back to Kant, through the Frankfurt School and up to today, liberalism means that we can do anything we like as long as we don't hurt others. This means that if we are tolerant of others' intolerance - especially when that intolerance is a call for genocide - then all we are doing is allowing that intolerance to flourish, and allowing the violence that will spring from that intolerance to continue unabated." - Bren Carlill