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#51 2016-03-20 05:31:29
- Monox D. I-Fly
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Re: Forum Dead?
A basilisk lizard is a reppie.
Actually I never watch Star Wars and not interested in it anyway, but I choose a Yoda card as my avatar in honor of our great friend bobbym who has passed away.
May his adventurous soul rest in peace at heaven.
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#52 2016-03-20 07:43:42
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A reppie stands at least 7 ft tall. Has thick plated scales. Is sometimes green or brown. Highly intelligent, somewhat telepathic, very fast, very strong, very aggressive, with sharp claws on hands and feet. Pupils are shaped as a lens, like a cats.
In mathematics, you don't understand things. You just get used to them.
If it ain't broke, fix it until it is.
Always satisfy the Prime Directive of getting the right answer above all else.
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#53 2016-03-20 10:01:01
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With the rise of social media people spend a lot of time on Facebook, Twitter, Instragram, Snapchat. They are the online version of sports stadiums and shopping malls.
We are more like a Parisian Cafe. We have our regulars, who can often be seen dining here and discussing with their friends, and also people who just pop in for a coffee or pastry.
"The physicists defer only to mathematicians, and the mathematicians defer only to God ..." - Leon M. Lederman
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#54 2016-03-20 13:21:54
- Monox D. I-Fly
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A reppie stands at least 7 ft tall. Has thick plated scales. Is sometimes green or brown. Highly intelligent, somewhat telepathic, very fast, very strong, very aggressive, with sharp claws on hands and feet. Pupils are shaped as a lens, like a cats.
A T-Rex, then?
Actually I never watch Star Wars and not interested in it anyway, but I choose a Yoda card as my avatar in honor of our great friend bobbym who has passed away.
May his adventurous soul rest in peace at heaven.
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#55 2016-03-20 19:04:32
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That one is about 20 - 25 ft tall.
In mathematics, you don't understand things. You just get used to them.
If it ain't broke, fix it until it is.
Always satisfy the Prime Directive of getting the right answer above all else.
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#56 2016-03-21 12:55:07
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I have never been to a parsian cafe
'And fun? If maths is fun, then getting a tooth extraction is fun. A viral infection is fun. Rabies shots are fun.'
'God exists because Mathematics is consistent, and the devil exists because we cannot prove it'
I'm not crazy, my mother had me tested.
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#57 2016-03-21 14:03:06
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Me neither, but he is right.
In mathematics, you don't understand things. You just get used to them.
If it ain't broke, fix it until it is.
Always satisfy the Prime Directive of getting the right answer above all else.
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#58 2016-05-25 01:14:01
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Here ya go, I'm new here, so we're up to date. I only wish my pages showed the most recent replies at the top of the list instead of the bottom or on the last page. And that threads replied to be bumped to the top of thread listings. That doable?
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#59 2016-05-25 02:19:10
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I don't get what you mean
'And fun? If maths is fun, then getting a tooth extraction is fun. A viral infection is fun. Rabies shots are fun.'
'God exists because Mathematics is consistent, and the devil exists because we cannot prove it'
I'm not crazy, my mother had me tested.
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#60 2016-05-25 06:39:41
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That is what I prefer too.
In mathematics, you don't understand things. You just get used to them.
If it ain't broke, fix it until it is.
Always satisfy the Prime Directive of getting the right answer above all else.
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#61 2016-05-25 07:44:19
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I don't get what you mean
When I go to a category the older threads are often listed first. When I click on a thread the older replies appear first.
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#62 2016-05-25 08:16:52
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When I go to a category the older threads are often listed first. When I click on a thread the older replies appear first.
It's normal for replies in a thread to be chronological, but not normal to see threads listed in the way you describe. Does this mean you are seeing threads from several years ago listed on page 1?
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#63 2016-05-25 13:10:42
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RussL wrote:When I go to a category the older threads are often listed first. When I click on a thread the older replies appear first.
It's normal for replies in a thread to be chronological, but not normal to see threads listed in the way you describe. Does this mean you are seeing threads from several years ago listed on page 1?
Yes.
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#64 2016-05-29 13:54:07
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Yes, but I feel that a more modern design would be more beneficial, such as https://www.invisionpower.com/clientarea/index.php?app=nexus&module=payments§ion=store&do=add&id=16&k=123 this. IDK about current costs now.
EDIT: I believe PhpBB would be better in preserving the plainness of the forum but adding some more features.
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May bobbym have a wonderful time in the pearly gates of heaven.
He will be sorely missed.
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#65 2016-05-30 01:40:48
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Yes, but I feel that a more modern design would be more beneficial, such as https://www.invisionpower.com/clientarea/index.php?app=nexus&module=payments§ion=store&do=add&id=16&k=123 this. IDK about current costs now.
EDIT: I believe PhpBB would be better in preserving the plainness of the forum but adding some more features.
MIF is too busy. We need to send in a "petition".
His dominion is an everlasting dominion, Which shall not pass away, And His kingdom the one Which shall not be destroyed.
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#66 2016-05-30 02:05:34
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mathgogocart wrote:Yes, but I feel that a more modern design would be more beneficial, such as https://www.invisionpower.com/clientarea/index.php?app=nexus&module=payments§ion=store&do=add&id=16&k=123 this. IDK about current costs now.
EDIT: I believe PhpBB would be better in preserving the plainness of the forum but adding some more features.MIF is too busy. We need to send in a "petition".
also phpBB is free, so....
http://www.forum-software.org/forum-reviews
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The integral of hope is reality.
May bobbym have a wonderful time in the pearly gates of heaven.
He will be sorely missed.
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#67 2016-05-30 02:07:17
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David wrote:mathgogocart wrote:Yes, but I feel that a more modern design would be more beneficial, such as https://www.invisionpower.com/clientarea/index.php?app=nexus&module=payments§ion=store&do=add&id=16&k=123 this. IDK about current costs now.
EDIT: I believe PhpBB would be better in preserving the plainness of the forum but adding some more features.MIF is too busy. We need to send in a "petition".
also phpBB is free, so....
Write a "petition"... This is a very large forum... Moving it will use up a lot of time... Plus, consider the hosting and other fees...
His dominion is an everlasting dominion, Which shall not pass away, And His kingdom the one Which shall not be destroyed.
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#68 2016-05-30 02:09:43
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mathgogocart wrote:David wrote:MIF is too busy. We need to send in a "petition".
also phpBB is free, so....
Write a "petition"... This is a very large forum... Moving it will use up a lot of time... Plus, consider the hosting and other fees...
Indeed. However so few members are active. Could we counteract it with ads at least a bit?
The integral of hope is reality.
May bobbym have a wonderful time in the pearly gates of heaven.
He will be sorely missed.
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#69 2016-05-30 02:14:37
- David
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David wrote:mathgogocart wrote:also phpBB is free, so....
Write a "petition"... This is a very large forum... Moving it will use up a lot of time... Plus, consider the hosting and other fees...
Indeed. However so few members are active. Could we counteract it with ads at least a bit?
There used to be ads on the old forum... I believe MIF doesn't even have time to think about adding in a n ads system on this forum! Yikes! There used to be more active members once upon a time... 
His dominion is an everlasting dominion, Which shall not pass away, And His kingdom the one Which shall not be destroyed.
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#70 2016-05-30 05:57:14
- bobbym
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Yes, it used to be more active in the past. But the worth of the forum is not measured in how much activity it has.
In mathematics, you don't understand things. You just get used to them.
If it ain't broke, fix it until it is.
Always satisfy the Prime Directive of getting the right answer above all else.
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#71 2016-05-30 14:04:36
- Monox D. I-Fly
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But the worth of the forum is not measured in how much activity it has.
Right. My country has a forum which discuss anything but most of the posts are junk-posts.
Actually I never watch Star Wars and not interested in it anyway, but I choose a Yoda card as my avatar in honor of our great friend bobbym who has passed away.
May his adventurous soul rest in peace at heaven.
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#72 2016-05-30 14:22:35
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I am sure every country has plenty of those.
In mathematics, you don't understand things. You just get used to them.
If it ain't broke, fix it until it is.
Always satisfy the Prime Directive of getting the right answer above all else.
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#73 2016-05-30 15:17:34
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The worth is in the "heritage".
His dominion is an everlasting dominion, Which shall not pass away, And His kingdom the one Which shall not be destroyed.
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#74 2016-05-30 18:01:12
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The heritage?
In mathematics, you don't understand things. You just get used to them.
If it ain't broke, fix it until it is.
Always satisfy the Prime Directive of getting the right answer above all else.
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#75 2016-05-30 18:05:56
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His dominion is an everlasting dominion, Which shall not pass away, And His kingdom the one Which shall not be destroyed.
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