Topic: Where have all the Inmates gone?

Checking up on the Happy World Graphic Design Day post, expecting a party- I noticed there have been no posts in the Asylum (except spam) in 3 days! Is this it, the end of the run? Who let all the inmates out?

My, how the mighty have fallen!

Still here, patroling these abandoned halls...

VPs mop is gathering dust, and I haven't seen the Nurse in ages.

Stash of pills running low.

Occasionally, I still hear the crackle of electricity deep down in the basement, and what sounds like
muffled screams...so I assume that Master Suho is still...researching things... *shivers*

WebShaman | The keenest sorrow (and greatest truth) is to recognize ourselves as the sole cause of all our adversities.
- Sophocles

Seems to happen every year around this time. I think it has to do with the recurrence of Spring and people getting out for wild romps through the fields and flora (Hopefully with a Fauna).

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-- not necessarily stoned... just beautiful.

I'm checking the Asylum daily but have had an insanely busy life for the last 6 months. All is good though.

All questions seem to get answered but I agree with hyperbole that it's most likely the time of year.

A bit of sunshine after a most dreary winter and the next thing you know whiter than white people are blinding each other ...there ought be a law against day-glow skin.

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I come and go. I read a lot more than I type. I would type more if I felt I had something more worthy to contribute. I still chime in with spurious postings when I'm in the mood.

It's nice to know there are others still floating around the forum, reading quietly.

I check here nearly daily, but I don't have much to talk about... I occasionally post when I spot an interesting conversation, or one that I can contribute to.

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Still here.

Been humping along in some really crazy directions lately. Right now I'm getting into waveletes (DWT) and JPEG stuffs (specifically DCT).

Every time I get the urge to sit down and write a series tutorials about the last thing I was working on, something new comes along and consumes my brain cycles.

There hasn't been any interesting posts in ages, it's mostly "I need help with x" at the moment, and I can rarely answer those :P

Cheers,

Yeah, I'm still around every day... people have diversified though... I mean I spent my days on the intersection of machine learning and bioinformatics... hardly the hot topics around here, especially since I've always shunned the philosophy and silliness tower

Among other things I've been integrating Atlassian Jira, MS Sharepoint, HP ServiceDesk and creating interactive tools/reports for Sharepoint with Adobe FLEX.

I still check in for my pills every day.

I still check the list of topics in the QuickChanges most days, sometimes I miss a day or two, but I typically don't have time to post anything. I can't remember the last time I did anything web and/or graphic related... I have plans for something, just no time (same story as most I imagine).

Spending my days deep in .NET, trying to wrap up a couple releases at work, and at the same time come up with ideas for new projects so I have something to work on after the current ones wrap up.

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Any sufficiently advanced bug is indistinguishable from a feature.

it's not just the asylum, all of the web has become very asocial in the last years.

Been deep in studying but i drop in on a daily basis and read the QC (@TP lots of machine learning this semester ^^).

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Lord_Fukutoku said:

I still check the list of topics in the QuickChanges most days,

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Don't use the RSS feed?

Later,

C:\

I always check in at least once a day if and when I have an internet connection, which, so far, is averaging out at about two weeks per month.
This is one of the busiest times of the year for me which reminds me to wish everyone a happy Beltane

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CPrompt said:

Don't use the RSS feed?

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... I must have been absent that day... wanders off to look for an RSS feed in the cafeteria

the feed has been plagued for me by not updating on thread posts... someday I have to get around to those fixes I promised a year ago...

Me has twin boys, age 2 now.

They make sure that Webbie has no free time.

Hahahahahaha...

"free" time...

Where be mah pills?

WebShaman | The keenest sorrow (and greatest truth) is to recognize ourselves as the sole cause of all our adversities.
- Sophocles

I still pop in (at least weekly)... don't know if it matters much though as I'm more of an "asker" than an "answerer".

Still around, but I'm in redroys camp... not much to offer except in the photog section... now that's quiet... only 4 posts in total this year

[sense]Organisation is anathema to organisations[/sense]

*waves*

~this is not a signature~

*Two gleaming eyes, shine out of the darkness of the Security Station* This security guard is always lurking in the shadows. I am still here. Too bad not many remember to fill my food bowl. *Sniffs at the dust and cobwebs building there.*


'Hey, take it easy and enjoy life.... or in your case, death.' -- Yoh Asakura, 'Shaman King'

Wolfen's Sig Site | WolfenMedia | Cell #226 | Fun Link | E-mails of Wisdom | Wolfen Deviantart

(Edited by Wolfen on 05-13-2009 12:16)

You mean that automatic daily food dispenser isn't working as advertised?

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Any sufficiently advanced bug is indistinguishable from a feature.

It still needs to be filled every once in a while.


'Hey, take it easy and enjoy life.... or in your case, death.' -- Yoh Asakura, 'Shaman King'

Wolfen's Sig Site | WolfenMedia | Cell #226 | Fun Link | E-mails of Wisdom | Wolfen Deviantart

Well crud... Guess we need to start work on an automatic food generator to go with it.

Or maybe we just need to get the basement squid to stop stealing your grub.

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Any sufficiently advanced bug is indistinguishable from a feature.

Yeah, it is gaining a lot of weight since Emps stopped playing with it...



WebShaman | The keenest sorrow (and greatest truth) is to recognize ourselves as the sole cause of all our adversities.
- Sophocles

maybe we can steal Suho's lab equipment to rig something up to exercise the squid....that way it will not eat all of Wolfen's food.

Later,

C:\

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WebShaman said:

Yeah, it is gaining a lot of weight since Emps stopped playing with it

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Emps! Now there's an inmate I'd like to see here again.

Call me an ol' sentimental fool, I don't mind. This place has become more than "just a forum" to me. There are people who have walked these corridors that I really do miss. We may have not met physically and only exchanged the odd orange word or two but quite often that has been enough. Simpatico, an unspoken shared experience, a nod of acknowledgement from the spirit within us all.

It may seem churlish to name some of the people I'd like to see here more often but I will anyway This is just off the top of my head and is by no means exhaustive, and only slightly alphabetical.

Where are you:- Asptamer, Bodhi, briggl, Bugimus, cfb, docilebob, dms, Dracusis, Eyezaer, fig, Gilbert Nolander, jstuartj, jung, krets, kuckus, lasun, Mahjqa, Moonshadow, Moth, Norm, Pugzly, Ramasax, reitsma, RhyssaFireheart, Rinswind, Ruski, Shiizzzam, sib, synax, weadah, wrayal oh yeah, there's yannah too.

Hang on.... I'm sending out a search party for these dudes too, I miss them.
Amerasu, JKMabry, Lacuna, skaaarjjj, slime, Steve, Trib, wez, Grythus Draconis, Moon Dancer.

Having said all that...

I'm so glad these wise inmates are still around, I'm a better person for walking the odd mile or two with you fellahs.

WebShaman, DL-44, Petskull, Tyberius Prime, po1, White Hawk, Arthurio, Lord_Fukutoku, War J, Suho, Ian, redroy, Wolfen, Arthemis, CPrompt, Grumble, Blacknight, NoJive, hyperbole, Sleeping Wolf, reisio, twitch.

OK I bet I've missed a lot of people, but that's just due to my absent mind, not my lack of appreciation, and I'm only stopping now because it's late.

It's only natural, time changes everything, it's what you do with it that counts.



[edit] I keep on remembering more inmates to include....I'm stopping now else I'll never sleep [/edit]

(Edited by Tao on 05-16-2009 02:42)

The Squid probability ate them. Quick...someone get a tablet pen... we might still be able to save them!

(on an off note...the amount of change and know how of my self from now and the last time I posted here is. . .quite interesting. The Effect of this place on me double so.
Good to see it still exists , even if that existence (at the very least) is between the dimensions of Still here and no more. )

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Still here, popping in regularly...just going through a very hard personal time though.

Nature & Travel Photography
Main Entrance

Hang in there bro.

Let me see...Emps will appear, when Wacko runs nekkid down the hall, VP takes up his mop and DG returns to the Garden...and then Shizzzam will hand out pills to everyone, and Your Final Moments will return...



WebShaman | The keenest sorrow (and greatest truth) is to recognize ourselves as the sole cause of all our adversities.
- Sophocles

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INSANEdrive said:

The Squid probability ate them.

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The squid probability... I like it. That determines the odds that the squid will make an appearance in any given thread, right?

Nice trip down memory lane WS

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Any sufficiently advanced bug is indistinguishable from a feature.

Tao....
Me Be Here, somewhere, sometimes

I mostly read nowadays, don't really code anymore due to changes in position and a lot less time.


/D

*/ I'm a ginio.....genios......genu......smart person! /*

{cell 260} I have no site due to no free time.
-{ Sleep: A common physical disorder that manifests itself as the level of blood in the caffeine circulation exeeds 20% }-

I still pop through from time to time. I just don't have as much time as I used to.

F1_edit: and I guess my sig file has gone deadski....

(Edited by F1_error on 05-18-2009 18:53)

...........here and everywhere else....

~Sig coming soon~

*gives Wolfen a handful of doggy chocs and a bag of bone snacks* =D

Edit: Goddammit! I'm sure I had more fingers than that just now... o.o

(Edited by White Hawk on 05-21-2009 10:46)

*Looks at white hawk, chewing innocently.*


'Hey, take it easy and enjoy life.... or in your case, death.' -- Yoh Asakura, 'Shaman King'

Wolfen's Sig Site | WolfenMedia | Cell #226 | Fun Link | E-mails of Wisdom | Wolfen Deviantart

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chewing innocently

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*shudder*

WebShaman | The keenest sorrow (and greatest truth) is to recognize ourselves as the sole cause of all our adversities.
- Sophocles

I stop in completely randomly every few months. I don't know as it has any true purpose, because I typically have no intention to post even if something struck me as interesting. There's a few oldies out there I'd like to get in touch with again at some point... but I think to some degree, while the fascination exists to stop in and say hello to each other here or via emails, it's like a high school reunion of sorts. You say your piece, they say theirs... and you go back to whatever you were doing until you get curious enough to find out if they are still there -- and you do it again. (not that this is a good or bad thing... it's just a thing)

Cheers.

Talk about inmates noticeable by their absence. The birthday boy himself has been keeping a low profile.
Happy birthday Doc.
Nice "Asylum" header image by the way, whomever made it.

I usually pop in once a year or so to see what's going on. Haven't participated earnestly since the early days though. This place was really special to me in that it bridged the gap between being a hobbyist and becoming a professional web developer. Back in the 90s the Doc whetted my appetite for the potential of the web. A community like this was really special because the web wasn't very interactive yet and blogs were few and far between. Now we have half a million web development blogs and Google. Granted it's nice to be able to find an answer to anything instantly, and the work we are all doing now is at another level, but I definitely get nostalgic about the simpler times. Here's to those carrying the torch forward, talk to you next year

-jiblet

Hey Max!

Nice to see you drop by!

WebShaman | The keenest sorrow (and greatest truth) is to recognize ourselves as the sole cause of all our adversities.
- Sophocles

There was a time when the web was newer and we were night coders and midnight tinkerers. Everyone would prop their sig with pride and hoist up their latest and greatest invention. We ate it up and threw tips in each others hats. We even took a family photograph one year (link anyone?).

The world has realized, "hey, there really is something to this internet thingy" and they waved their fist full o' dollars, and made us for hire. Now, many of us are just too busy to post. Doc found a girlfriend, got hitched, introduced her to us, and then they both rode off into the sunset. (talk about deep flings ).

Life goes on, but the Ozone colors remain the same. .

(Edited by jive on 07-07-2009 18:57)

Hey kids...everyone still alive and kickin?


EDIT: I really need to edit my sig

EDIT 2: sig edited

Figdigital has returned...sorta.

(Edited by Fig on 07-16-2009 18:17)

Wow!

Hiya Fig!!!!

WB!

WebShaman | The keenest sorrow (and greatest truth) is to recognize ourselves as the sole cause of all our adversities.
- Sophocles

One thing that's been stealing alot of users from sites like the Asylum is this huge site called StackOverflow. Anybody been there?

I'm bummed to see sites like our Asylum slowing down, the Stack is cool and all but it doesn't have the personality that this place does.



- AIM: MASKKKK

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I'm bummed to see sites like our Asylum slowing down, the Stack is cool and all but it doesn't have the personality that this place does.

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bah...it comes it goes. This happens all the time. That Stack Overflow looks like it would be difficult to get around in.
It does seem that a lot of spammers have been getting through lately though.

Later,

C:\

In the immortal words of Dr. Nick "Hi Everybody!"

I switched positions and just haven't had much time, but I still pop in now and then to peruse a thread or two...

I still recommend this forum as the best place for coding and graphics info on the web... shame the chatter has subsided.

I suppose we'll all have to make a concerted effort to liven things up a bit in here.

Peanut butter biskits here if you're still hungry Wolfen!

Bodhi! Missed ya'.

I know I never really contributed much, but let's change that this time around =D

I'd love to see this place as lively as it used to be. I remember a time when you couldn't even read half of what went on in the quickchanges if you missed a day. good times, good times.

anybody up for a game of pong?



I focus on the pain; The only thing that's real (Trent Reznor)

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bodhi23 said:

In the immortal words of Dr. Nick "Hi Everybody!"I switched positions and just haven't had much time, but I still pop in now and then to peruse a thread or two...I still recommend this forum as the best place for coding and graphics info on the web... shame the chatter has subsided. I suppose we'll all have to make a concerted effort to liven things up a bit in here. Peanut butter biskits here if you're still hungry Wolfen!

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OOOOOOOHHHHHHH Biscuit! Biscuit! Biscuit! Biscuit! Biscuit! Biscuit! *begs greatfully!*


'Hey, take it easy and enjoy life.... or in your case, death.' -- Yoh Asakura, 'Shaman King'

Wolfen's Sig Site | WolfenMedia | Cell #226 | Fun Link | E-mails of Wisdom | Wolfen Deviantart

Hey WS, sorry, visited here then went to Costa Rica for a week

hope everyone is doing well, I'm working for a small marketing firm, primarily designing websites and presentations, and also doing a bit of freelance work on identities and websites. I just launched Fusion Beans, a heavily modified/hacked WP template. It's actually fantastic coffee (roasted by a very talented friend of mine) if we've got any coffee drinkers around (he says, already knowing the answer to that question).

figdigital has returned...sorta.

(Edited by Fig on 07-28-2009 18:35)

Every once in a while I still drop in...

I miss your groovy animations mahjqa

Later,

C:\

Hah! I sell jewelry now - it's all I think about (have time to think about, I mean.) Last couple of months were all about scripting the new checkout POS system using jquery and json objects - learning time for the ol' doc there, heh. Now I'm integrating Facebook, so all sorts of people are shocked to see me there! "Hey doc, you into... social networking now?" =) I had a visit from Bugs a few months back, that was cool, (and also a little surreal at first!) I love meeting people finally and discovering we get along well in meatspace too.

Where was I, what am I doing? Oh yah...
? I live in Leucadia, California now.
? Malin and I got married about 5-6 years ago.
? We started up http://deepfling.com/ Jewelry 4-5 years ago.
? We have 3 cats - Jpeg, Tonka and Peppar.
? I gained 10 pounds, like out of the blue! Weird.

Your pal, -doc-

(Edited by DocOzone on 08-03-2009 23:48)

He LIVES!

yeah. Life gets busy. Figured you were chin deep in necklaces and bracelets. I hunted your FB down and added you. Don't know you in meatspace, but one day perhaps, life is funny that way.

Wish you well.

Good to "hear" from everyone! I just popped in randomly myself and see that I missed Doc by mere days. ESP?! Doc, the site is awesome as usual! I hope everyone is doing well. The Asylum was an extremely important component in my career direction and I'm very thankful to have been in the company of pioneers so many years back.

Since then, I got into web development and had much fun. 2 years ago we started a company called Mango Languages (www.mangolanguages.com). We serve U.S. public libraries with an online language learning system. The experience I gained through you fellas has been amazing. Thanks for being there!

(Edited by Thumper on 08-09-2009 18:16)

Still alive here. Living in NYC, professional Flash/Flex programmer now, after bouncing around through all varieties of coding. I've moved away from the design side as much as possible, which is why I left the Asylum, but when an Asylum page came up in a random web search (something about the onScroll DOM event) I noticed this little reunion thread. Just letting you know I'm doing fine.

I talk to Skaarjj pretty frequently -- he's doing well too. He's got a place of his own in Melbourne, and a career as a sysadmin. He recently left a bad situation at his old job, with some hard-won experience, and is on the trail of a new one. These are tough times, but he's a man of skills, and I'm sure he'll do fine.

Cell 1250 :: alanmacdougall.com :: Illustrator tips

The Asylum is about more than design, these days more than ever!

That, and you don't get the Philosophy & other Silliness flame wars on other sites like stack overflow

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(Edited by Moon Shadow on 09-16-2009 17:47)

I'm a new patient here. They had planned to move me here a long time ago but there was no available space. Mmhmm. Mmm happy pills. Yes indeed.

...everyone seems to have forgotten me.. where's weada?? weaduh....

cell 799

Well I'm new but I plan to stay. Bookmarked.

Who in the heck is Rick



WebShaman | The keenest sorrow (and greatest truth) is to recognize ourselves as the sole cause of all our adversities.
- Sophocles

Hello.
Been a while.
Super busy with work ... new house ... 2 kids ... new dog ... two old cats ... new sex slave ;-)

I talk to Bugs on facebook occasionally, but that is about it...

I guess they tried, but did not blow up the moon! I was really hoping they would destroy it. I will have to start a random philosophy topic!!!

Gotta go to bed.


.Quotes.

HeHe...

http://www.ozoneasylum.com/31389


.Quotes.

I see some familiar names here. It's good to hear from the good Doc. I am still an active Asylum inmates, but not as active as I used to. Still a good place to hang out, though, and I really miss the good ol' days learning all things web design. I'm teaching now, but haven't lost the web development things. Been doing some new web projects lately, but never really got to finish them like how I wanted to.

I need a pill...

cell 799

I'm here!

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Still checking the Asylum daily-ish and busy with work ( still a JS dev @ Opera in Oslo ) & life.
Oh and I'm a married potato now.

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poi said:

and I'm a married potato now

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Well that didn't take long. Or at least it doesn't seem that it's been that long since you got the job at Opera. I remember your haircut.

Did you find her there or is she pre-haircut?

Congratulations!

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He he. Thanks!
I've been in Norway, working for Opera, for 4 years now. We met here and yes it was a bit fast, but well... when you know it, you know it

Hi Yannah!

Nice to see you drop by.

Grats on getting married, poi.

WebShaman | The keenest sorrow (and greatest truth) is to recognize ourselves as the sole cause of all our adversities.
- Sophocles

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poi said:

Still checking the Asylum daily-ish and busy with work ( still a JS dev @ Opera in Oslo ) & life.Oh and I'm a married potato now.

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Great stuff Po1 well done.

Hi there Yannah, good to see you

Hey guys,

Nice to see the asylum is still open .
Unfortunately the Gurus Network seems to have died more or less, except for the Doc who actually intends to clean up the Spam mess around there...
Aah, around 2000-ish, those were the days...

Cheers,
Robin.


-=[ Read my code or eat my dust, 'cause bite you might, but learn you must. ]=-

Ditto what Michael said.
*waves*

Here.

Here!

Hello there!


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I must admit that I haven't visited in a while. I've been busy doing work, trying to fill in the gap between stable jobs. Trying to break into the government and health sectors, but still doing Systems Administration. It's kind of weird, when I got my last job, everyone wanted a minimum of 2 years experience in the industry. Now that I've got 3 years experience under my belt, everyone wants 5 years experience. It's an uphill battle.