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AthlonRob Send message Joined: 18 May 99 Posts: 378 Credit: 7,041 RAC: 0 |
I'm in Oregon, a bit south of Portland... the nearest cruncher I can think of to me would be Rom... and nope, we haven't met, although I did meet FreeLarry (who doesn't frequent these forums as far as I know, but does hit #boinc pretty regularly) for breakfast once where he gave me Frankenstein. :-) Rob |
Captain Avatar Send message Joined: 17 May 99 Posts: 15133 Credit: 529,088 RAC: 0 |
for breakfast > once where he gave me Frankenstein. :-) Is that like a hickey for you north westerners? |
Misfit Send message Joined: 21 Jun 01 Posts: 21804 Credit: 2,815,091 RAC: 0 |
> once where he gave me Frankenstein. :-) He gave you a wedgie? |
Raven Send message Joined: 28 Aug 02 Posts: 373 Credit: 99,071 RAC: 0 |
Well, let's see, I was born and mostly raised here, except for a few years when I was very young and my Dad (an officer in the Navy) was transferred here. Then I got married, and since my wife couldn't find work in my home town, I moved to join her here. Since the city I live in is really just a suburb of this one, the BOINCer I'd probably be closest to (that I know of) would be our own Byron Leigh Hatch, but, we haven't met (yet). (I'm still hoping to convert him to my team for B.C.ers, though! :) ) |
Daniel Michel Send message Joined: 2 Feb 04 Posts: 14925 Credit: 1,378,607 RAC: 6 |
i live in southern illinois...about 60 miles east of st. louis missouri...if you are near me...let me know. PROUD TO BE TFFE! |
AthlonRob Send message Joined: 18 May 99 Posts: 378 Credit: 7,041 RAC: 0 |
> > once where he gave me Frankenstein. :-) > > He gave you a wedgie? Close... Frankenstein is a computer he threw together from old used parts he had lying around... it turned in to my gaming/Windows computer. :-) Rob |
Misfit Send message Joined: 21 Jun 01 Posts: 21804 Credit: 2,815,091 RAC: 0 |
> > > once where he gave me Frankenstein. :-) > > > > He gave you a wedgie? > > Close... Frankenstein is a computer he threw together from old used parts he > had lying around... it turned in to my gaming/Windows computer. :-) But I bet you would have prefered the wedgie. |
Dan Wulff Send message Joined: 18 Mar 00 Posts: 178 Credit: 5,039,952 RAC: 0 |
> I'm in Oregon, a bit south of Portland... the nearest cruncher I can think of > to me would be Rom... or me. I live in the SW suburbs of Portland, Oregon, USA. Aloha, Oregon actually. I have not met anyone here that participates on the forums. I've recruited a couple of people, but that shouldn't count. Plus 5,026 SETI Classic Units |
Murasaki Send message Joined: 22 Jul 03 Posts: 702 Credit: 62,902 RAC: 0 |
> I'm in Oregon, a bit south of Portland... the nearest cruncher I can think of > to me would be Rom... and nope, we haven't met, although I did meet FreeLarry I'm not sure where Rom lives, but I live 15 minutes south of Tacoma on I-5. From what I understand he worked for Microsoft at one time. Does he still live in Washington? |
kinhull Send message Joined: 3 Oct 03 Posts: 1029 Credit: 636,475 RAC: 0 |
I'm in Hull (officially Kingston Upon Hull), East Yorkshire, UK; on the River Hull, off the River Humber, not too far from the North Sea coast :) Latitude 53:45:05N Longitude 0:21:13W Don't know who is closest to my location. Anyone nearby? Join TeamACC Sometimes I think we are alone in the universe, and sometimes I think we are not. In either case the idea is quite staggering. |
Rom Walton (BOINC) Send message Joined: 28 Apr 00 Posts: 579 Credit: 130,733 RAC: 0 |
> I'm not sure where Rom lives, but I live 15 minutes south of Tacoma on I-5. > From what I understand he worked for Microsoft at one time. Does he still > live in Washington? Yeah, I still live in Redmond, Washington. Yes, I used to work for Microsoft in a few different product groups. ----- Rom BOINC Development Team, U.C. Berkeley My Blog |
Murasaki Send message Joined: 22 Jul 03 Posts: 702 Credit: 62,902 RAC: 0 |
> Yeah, I still live in Redmond, Washington. AHA!!! So I AM the barrier to communication between our excellent developers here. (ref: a very old joke) :) |
Rom Walton (BOINC) Send message Joined: 28 Apr 00 Posts: 579 Credit: 130,733 RAC: 0 |
> AHA!!! So I AM the barrier to communication between our excellent developers > here. (ref: a very old joke) :) Hmmmmmm, I didn't realize the Internet was being run as a big game of telephone, like in grade school. :) ----- Rom BOINC Development Team, U.C. Berkeley My Blog |
Misfit Send message Joined: 21 Jun 01 Posts: 21804 Credit: 2,815,091 RAC: 0 |
> Hmmmmmm, I didn't realize the Internet was being run as a big game of > telephone, like in grade school. Think of two paper cups connected by a tought string. |
Murasaki Send message Joined: 22 Jul 03 Posts: 702 Credit: 62,902 RAC: 0 |
Well that does seem to settle it. Rom is the closest one to me. About an hour and a half drive from me if traffic is marginally kind (I had a store I serviced in Bellevue at Crossroads Mall, so I'm very familiar with how marginal that kindness gets). Second closest would be Athlon Rob, a 2.5 to 3hr drive at highway speeds, I assume. When you said "South of Portland", you meant like Multnomah or Oregon City or something yes, not Salem? [EDIT] Oops. Keeping with the topic of the forum, I'm ORIGINALLY from Largo, Florida, lived in that area a few years, as well as Nashville, TN, and Topeka, Kansas, but through high school I lived in Plymouth, Massachusetts (Pilgrims, the rock, no I don't wear belt buckles on my shoes, I'm not a tourist, I live here, and I don't answer questions...) I landed in Washington State because I was assigned to McChord AFB.[/EDIT] |
Angus Send message Joined: 26 May 99 Posts: 459 Credit: 91,013 RAC: 0 |
Nope. I'm halfway between you and Rom. |
[B^S] HenryHunter Send message Joined: 22 Oct 02 Posts: 14 Credit: 802,430 RAC: 0 |
> Please this is a good thread try to keep it on topic. > > Where are you from, A brief history, who are you close too. Have you met? > etc.... > > Thanks. > I'm living in Hamburg (Germany). Still looking for chrunchers in that area :-)) "Hard work never killed anybody" But why take the risk ! Proud member of Boinc Synergy. Join our team |
AthlonRob Send message Joined: 18 May 99 Posts: 378 Credit: 7,041 RAC: 0 |
<blockquote>Second closest would be Athlon Rob, a 2.5 to 3hr drive at highway speeds, I assume. When you said "South of Portland", you meant like Multnomah or Oregon City or something yes, not Salem?</blockquote> Near Yamhill/Marion counties. :-) And yeah, Rom would be a few hours away, but it looks like Dan Wulff is actually fairly close to me. I commute farther than that most days. <blockquote>I landed in Washington State because I was assigned to McChord AFB.</blockquote> Are you still in? I have some friends who did a few years at McChord. Rob |
Murasaki Send message Joined: 22 Jul 03 Posts: 702 Credit: 62,902 RAC: 0 |
> > I landed in Washington State because I was assigned to McChord AFB. > > Are you still in? I have some friends who did a few years at McChord. I've been out since 1997. After all the places I've lived, I realized I liked this area the best so I stayed here instead of having them ship me back east. I still live just about a block away from one of the base housing areas. |
Siran d'Vel'nahr Send message Joined: 23 May 99 Posts: 7379 Credit: 44,181,323 RAC: 238 |
<blockquote>> I'm in Oregon, a bit south of Portland... the nearest cruncher I can think of > to me would be Rom... or me. I live in the SW suburbs of Portland, Oregon, USA. Aloha, Oregon actually. I have not met anyone here that participates on the forums. I've recruited a couple of people, but that shouldn't count. </blockquote> Hey, you avatar is my desktop. Galaxy M81. Cool....! CAPT Siran d'Vel'nahr - L L & P _\\// Winders 11 OS? "What a piece of junk!" - L. Skywalker "Logic is the cement of our civilization with which we ascend from chaos using reason as our guide." - T'Plana-hath |
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