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William Labbett
Member #4,486
March 2004
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When's the next one ?
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BAF
Member #2,981
December 2002
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Quote:
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Steve Terry
Member #1,989
March 2002
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I want to put together a ChinaCon ___________________________________ |
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Erikster
Member #9,510
February 2008
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A very crazy man said: I want to put together a ChinaCon There are so many jokes I could make about that, but I'd throw the thread so off-topic you couldn't find it without a miracle. Cat! I'm a kitty cat. And I dance dance dance, and I dance dance dance. |
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Matthew Leverton
Supreme Loser
January 1999
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ChinaCon? Let's all just meet up at our local Wal-Mart. |
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nonnus29
Member #2,606
August 2002
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I don't patronize Walmart, how about Target? |
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gnolam
Member #2,030
March 2002
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Jakub Wasilewski said:
As long as it's not Hedda's Unholy Irradiated Wine
... oh God no. I'm not even sure there was any actual wine in all that antifreeze. Jakub Wasilewski said: As for the summer project: it'd be nice to meet again. Although Lublin is not a tourist attraction in itself (I mean, it is an old city and you can do a bit of sight-seeing, but you probably won't find it interesting for more than a day), there are a lot of interesting places nearby. And I'm sure you could find a lot of interesting stuff to see in the rest of Poland - probably starting with Kraków
Sounds good enough for me. Steve Terry said:
From the thumbnail it looked as if Andrei was peeing in a corner of one of the abandoned buildings.. instead he's taking a radiation reading
That's not Andrei. BAF said: I hope that isn't supposed to be English on the right hand sign.
It's Ukrenglish. GullRaDriel said: That trip is really one of the trip I would have. A pity I am so far away from ya.
Pfft. You're not much farther away than we are. -- |
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OICW
Member #4,069
November 2003
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It's Ukrenglish.
Holy cow, it took quite a while to understand what they wanted to say. [My website][CppReference][Pixelate][Allegators worldwide][Who's online] |
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GullRaDriel
Member #3,861
September 2003
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Pfft. You're not much farther away than we are. For my girlfriend to be OK with a travel to Uk it would take dozen of years :p "Code is like shit - it only smells if it is not yours" |
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Johan Halmén
Member #1,550
September 2001
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http://www.allegro.cc/files/attachment/595169 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Years of thorough research have revealed that what people find beautiful about the Mandelbrot set is not the set itself, but all the rest. |
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bamccaig
Member #7,536
July 2006
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Johan Halmén, I expected humor... That just seems sincere... -- acc.js | al4anim - Allegro 4 Animation library | Allegro 5 VS/NuGet Guide | Allegro.cc Mockup | Allegro.cc <code> Tag | Allegro 4 Timer Example (w/ Semaphores) | Allegro 5 "Winpkg" (MSVC readme) | Bambot | Blog | C++ STL Container Flowchart | Castopulence Software | Check Return Values | Derail? | Is This A Discussion? Flow Chart | Filesystem Hierarchy Standard | Clean Code Talks - Global State and Singletons | How To Use Header Files | GNU/Linux (Debian, Fedora, Gentoo) | rot (rot13, rot47, rotN) | Streaming |
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Kibiz0r
Member #6,203
September 2005
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Look at his hand. It's subtle. --- |
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Arthur Kalliokoski
Second in Command
February 2005
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I didn't notice the hand! I thought all the little white things behind him on the shoulder of the road were tombstones or something... They all watch too much MSNBC... they get ideas. |
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bamccaig
Member #7,536
July 2006
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Muaha, I see... -- acc.js | al4anim - Allegro 4 Animation library | Allegro 5 VS/NuGet Guide | Allegro.cc Mockup | Allegro.cc <code> Tag | Allegro 4 Timer Example (w/ Semaphores) | Allegro 5 "Winpkg" (MSVC readme) | Bambot | Blog | C++ STL Container Flowchart | Castopulence Software | Check Return Values | Derail? | Is This A Discussion? Flow Chart | Filesystem Hierarchy Standard | Clean Code Talks - Global State and Singletons | How To Use Header Files | GNU/Linux (Debian, Fedora, Gentoo) | rot (rot13, rot47, rotN) | Streaming |
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Andrei Ellman
Member #3,434
April 2003
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Hi, it's me. Yes, I'm still alive. So far, no noticable mutations (despite getting a drop of water landing on me in an abandoned building) unless you count the darker skin-colour, longer hair and slightly slimmer appearance). After having spent 1.5 weeks in the Ukraine (also got to go hiking in the Crimean peninsula and got whisked through the Carparthinian region), I am now in the Slovakian Tatras (Strbske Pleso). Will write more and post some pics when I get back, but basically, my sentiments are pretty much the same as what's already been posted, and agree with what Jakub said about meeting the a.cc'ers. I only realised too late that Advantix film is not sold anymore (Question: is this just true in the Ukraine, or is this the case elsewhere?). Fortunately, I had about 3 rolls of spare film on me, but it means I will end up with twice as many pictures of a decaying nuclear reactor than pictures of the Crimean coastal hills and Tatra mountains. Looks like I'll have to consider getting a digital camera when I return. As for a possible Poland a.cc con, I might consider coming if it's at the same sort of time as this. AE. -- |
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Bruce Perry
Member #270
April 2000
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Wow -- |
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le_y_mistar
Member #8,251
January 2007
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ITT, reasons not to go to an allegro convention. Thanks for the warning pics.:o ----------------- |
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OICW
Member #4,069
November 2003
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Quote: I am now in the Slovakian Tatras (Strbske Pleso). I've been there as well few years ago and it was really nice there. Shame the windstorm two yeas ago destroyed the woods around. And where are you going from there? [My website][CppReference][Pixelate][Allegators worldwide][Who's online] |
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Andrei Ellman
Member #3,434
April 2003
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Hi, OICW said:
Quote: I am now in the Slovakian Tatras (Strbske Pleso). I've been there as well few years ago and it was really nice there. Shame the windstorm two yeas ago destroyed the woods around. And where are you going from there? Actually, the storm did not do too much damage to the trees at Strbske Pleso although I took the train up from Poprad Tatry and along the route, there were many places where all the trees had been felled. Half of Strbske Pleso is like a building site now (building hotels etc.). After that, I spent two nights in Olomouc, cz and one memorable night in Prague (met some Brazillians, went to a nightclub where we could play bongo-drums and one of the Brazillians even sung a tune for us there). I am now in Dresden, East-Germany and hope to to visit the Sächsische Schweiz area and go hiking tomorrow, and then, back to Amsterdam. Anyway, I heard that about 5 or so years ago, Pripyat was completely ransacked. Also, I was immagining I'd be shown around people's appartments and be shown things like abandoned photos; which seemed depressing when I saw the pictures on the Internet. Instead, I was shown nature taking over which felt inspiring. This means that hope can occur even in the strangest places where you'd least expect it (this makes for a good sermon). Take care, AE. -- |
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OICW
Member #4,069
November 2003
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Quote: After that, I spent two nights in Olomouc, cz and one memorable night in Prague (met some Brazillians, went to a nightclub where we could play bongo-drums and one of the Brazillians even sung a tune for us there). What a shame, we could have met here in Prague. Quote: Half of Strbske Pleso is like a building site now (building hotels etc.). That's quite a shame. I was there in winter where just the old hotel was standing and the rest was untouched nature. [My website][CppReference][Pixelate][Allegators worldwide][Who's online] |
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Andrei Ellman
Member #3,434
April 2003
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I've been back since Wednesday. Have been taking advantage of the nice weather here and been out cycling so not had much time to post here. Here is a map of my journey {"name":"595289","src":"\/\/djungxnpq2nug.cloudfront.net\/image\/cache\/8\/9\/8936c509d1770c02d53239ffc892df18.png","w":854,"h":480,"tn":"\/\/djungxnpq2nug.cloudfront.net\/image\/cache\/8\/9\/8936c509d1770c02d53239ffc892df18"} I originally thought about going to Romania and Moldova but as the pace of my journey was going slower than I'd imagined, I decided I'd save money by just going via Slovakia instead (that and the fact that the place the guy at the youth-hostel in Kyiv directed me to (Mukachevo) was not a good place for accessing Romania). I got to visit all the paces marked on the map (although I only used Prešov as a place to spend the night). There were several highlights to the trip, but it was great to meet two fellow a.cc'ers in the flesh. My photos should be developed on Thursday (must get a digital camera soon). OICW said: What a shame, we could have met here in Prague. Pity about that. I thought about posting a possible itinerary on a.cc before I left to see if any a.cc'ers along the way would want to meet up, but I was so unsure of not only my schedule but also which places I'd visit that I thought arranging a meeting would have been too hard. If ever I'm in Prague again, I'll take you up on my offer. My stay in Prague was brief. Went to a nightclub, went to the National Museum the next day and had a brief wander around the city centre before leaving (was also in Prague back in 1999 so saw it before). OICW said:
Quote: Half of Strbske Pleso is like a building site now (building hotels etc.). That's quite a shame. I was there in winter where just the old hotel was standing and the rest was untouched nature. Even though more buildings are going up, the town itself still blends in with the scenery - especially the mini-lake on the south. AE. -- |
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Johan Halmén
Member #1,550
September 2001
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Andrei said: must get a digital camera soon Can't you just buy a digital camera for the money you spend on buying, shooting and developing film of one trip? BTW, how do you travel? Own car, bus, train? [edit] Oh, train. Great. I went two times on interrail back in the 80's. Best journeys I've ever made! Besides... ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Years of thorough research have revealed that what people find beautiful about the Mandelbrot set is not the set itself, but all the rest. |
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Andrei Ellman
Member #3,434
April 2003
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And here are some of my pics. Only a few from Chernobyl coz mine are pretty much the same as everyone else's. Pripyat: http://www.allegro.cc/files/attachment/595369 http://www.allegro.cc/files/attachment/595370 Chernobyl: The first course of a Chernobilese lunch. Kiev: Me pretending to mourn for the loss of my falling-apart boots. My trip wasn't just about visiting a disused nuclear reactor and a ghost town. Balaklava underground submarine facility: Bakhchisaray: The hills around Balaklava and a secluded beach: Tatry mountains in Slovakia: Prague: Me (right) and two of three Brazilians I met in Prague (the third one is taking the photo). Saxon Switzerland south of Dresden: http://www.allegro.cc/files/attachment/595384 http://www.allegro.cc/files/attachment/595385 http://www.allegro.cc/files/attachment/595386 http://www.allegro.cc/files/attachment/595387 http://www.allegro.cc/files/attachment/595388 Richard Phipps said:
Nice pics. Shame you all dressed like real geeks.
A trip to Chernobyl's not exactly a black-tie event Johan Halmén said: Can't you just buy a digital camera for the money you spend on buying, shooting and developing film of one trip? Quote: BTW, how do you travel? Own car, bus, train? [edit] Oh, train. Great. I went two times on interrail back in the 80's. Best journeys I've ever made! Most of the trip was by train, but some parts (most notably Uzhhorod to Prešov) by bus. Inter-rails rock! Went on two in 1999 and one in 2002. -- |
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gnolam
Member #2,030
March 2002
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Andrei: Pretty! Oh, and I still haven't finished my page with the extra, higher-res photos and more detailed account, because I'm a horrible horrible person. -- |
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Arthur Kalliokoski
Second in Command
February 2005
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Quote: (Also, I've been coughing my lungs up for the last couple of weeks.) That's a joke! Isn't it? Pretty please? With u235 on top? They all watch too much MSNBC... they get ideas. |
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