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Re: Just to reassure you all - GPL Assistant has *nothing* to do with [a program we don't mention here - Ed]

20 posts by 11 people · 15 Aug 2000 - 22 Aug 2000 11:00 UTC

David Buttery's GPL Assistant and the unmentionable GPAL

David Buttery announced his GPL Assistant utility while joking that it had nothing to do with the never-released GPAL program, a long-running newsgroup joke. Replies were mostly in-jokes, a fix for a broken download link and banter about the page's visitor counter.

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Andre? -In Holland somewhere.<g> Jan. =--- Harjan Brand wrote... > Where is he? > > > <nsip>
On Tue 15 Aug 2000 12:01:38pm, Vintook wrote: ><whisper mode on>[censored - Ed] ><whisper mode off> >Shhhhhhhhhhhhh I *said* we don't mention it!!! Then you come along and say the bloody word out loud, bold as brass!!! I don't know!!! I'm going insane!!! ["going"? - Ed] -- David. (GPLRank handicap: -5.17) "After all, a mere thousand yards - such a harmless little knoll, really." (Raymond Mays on Shelsley Walsh) The GPL Scrapyard - mangled wrecks from http://www.hillclimbfan.f2s.com
Hey, it may be unfinished, it may be a pile of worthless junk, it may be an incredibly ugly hack (I may put some GOTO statements in just to annoy people...), it may be packed with bugs, it may not do half the things I want it to, it may crash from time to time, it may be pretty pointless anyway... ...but at least it exists *now*, unlike [how many times do I have to tell you? We don't say it in this newsgroup! - Ed]. -- David. (GPLRank handicap: -5.17) "After all, a mere thousand yards - such a harmless little knoll, really." (Raymond Mays on Shelsley Walsh) The GPL Scrapyard - mangled wrecks from http://www.hillclimbfan.f2s.com
Vintook 15 Aug 2000 11:01 UTC#241567
<whisper mode on> gpal <whisper mode off> Shhhhhhhhhhhhh Vintook "James Pickard" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:GS7m5.1357$[email hidden]...
Quoted text (26 lines)> Ah.... wha???? > > Did I miss somthing?? > > James > > > > David Buttery <[email hidden]> wrote in message > news:[email hidden]... > > Hey, it may be unfinished, it may be a pile of worthless junk, it may > > be an incredibly ugly hack (I may put some GOTO statements in just to > > annoy people...), it may be packed with bugs, it may not do half the > > things I want it to, it may crash from time to time, it may be pretty > > pointless anyway... > > > > ...but at least it exists *now*, unlike [how many times do I have to > > tell you? We don't say it in this newsgroup! - Ed]. > > > > -- > > David. (GPLRank handicap: -5.17) > > "After all, a mere thousand yards - such a harmless little knoll, > > really." (Raymond Mays on Shelsley Walsh) > > The GPL Scrapyard - mangled wrecks from http://www.hillclimbfan.f2s.com > >
Harjan Brand 15 Aug 2000 14:05 UTC#241576
Where is he? "Vintook" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:mq9m5.40723$[email hidden]...
Quoted text (33 lines)> <whisper mode on> > gpal > <whisper mode off> > Shhhhhhhhhhhhh > > Vintook > > "James Pickard" <[email hidden]> wrote in message > news:GS7m5.1357$[email hidden]... > > Ah.... wha???? > > > > Did I miss somthing?? > > > > James > > > > > > > > David Buttery <[email hidden]> wrote in message > > news:[email hidden]... > > > Hey, it may be unfinished, it may be a pile of worthless junk, it may > > > be an incredibly ugly hack (I may put some GOTO statements in just to > > > annoy people...), it may be packed with bugs, it may not do half the > > > things I want it to, it may crash from time to time, it may be pretty > > > pointless anyway... > > > > > > ...but at least it exists *now*, unlike [how many times do I have to > > > tell you? We don't say it in this newsgroup! - Ed]. > > > > > > -- > > > David. (GPLRank handicap: -5.17) > > > "After all, a mere thousand yards - such a harmless little knoll, > > > really." (Raymond Mays on Shelsley Walsh) > > > The GPL Scrapyard - mangled wrecks from
http://www.hillclimbfan.f2s.com > > > > > >
Brett C. Cammack 15 Aug 2000 15:12 UTC#241530
David, I got I "file not found" or something similar when I went to your site to download that file. Regards, Brett C. Cammack That's Racing! Motorsports Pompano Beach, FL
Vintook 15 Aug 2000 21:10 UTC#241422
LOL! Vintook "David Buttery" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:[email hidden]...
Quoted text (16 lines)> On Tue 15 Aug 2000 12:01:38pm, Vintook wrote: > > ><whisper mode on> > [censored - Ed] > ><whisper mode off> > >Shhhhhhhhhhhhh > > I *said* we don't mention it!!! Then you come along and say the bloody > word out loud, bold as brass!!! I don't know!!! I'm going insane!!! > ["going"? - Ed] > > -- > David. (GPLRank handicap: -5.17) > "After all, a mere thousand yards - such a harmless little knoll, > really." (Raymond Mays on Shelsley Walsh) > The GPL Scrapyard - mangled wrecks from http://www.hillclimbfan.f2s.com
On Tue 15 Aug 2000 04:14:28pm, Brett C. Cammack wrote: >David, > >I got I "file not found" or something similar when I went to your site >to download that file. Yep - typo in the URL. Now fixed. (Whether it was worth it or not I'll leave you to decide...) -- David. (GPLRank handicap: -5.17) "After all, a mere thousand yards - such a harmless little knoll, really." (Raymond Mays on Shelsley Walsh) The GPL Scrapyard - mangled wrecks from http://www.hillclimbfan.f2s.com
James Pickard 16 Aug 2000 00:15 UTC#241546
Ah.... wha???? Did I miss somthing?? James David Buttery <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:[email hidden]...
Quoted text (14 lines)> Hey, it may be unfinished, it may be a pile of worthless junk, it may > be an incredibly ugly hack (I may put some GOTO statements in just to > annoy people...), it may be packed with bugs, it may not do half the > things I want it to, it may crash from time to time, it may be pretty > pointless anyway... > > ...but at least it exists *now*, unlike [how many times do I have to > tell you? We don't say it in this newsgroup! - Ed]. > > -- > David. (GPLRank handicap: -5.17) > "After all, a mere thousand yards - such a harmless little knoll, > really." (Raymond Mays on Shelsley Walsh) > The GPL Scrapyard - mangled wrecks from http://www.hillclimbfan.f2s.com
rik anthrax 16 Aug 2000 00:24 UTC#241328
what is gpal? Vintook <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:mq9m5.40723$[email hidden]...
Quoted text (33 lines)> <whisper mode on> > gpal > <whisper mode off> > Shhhhhhhhhhhhh > > Vintook > > "James Pickard" <[email hidden]> wrote in message > news:GS7m5.1357$[email hidden]... > > Ah.... wha???? > > > > Did I miss somthing?? > > > > James > > > > > > > > David Buttery <[email hidden]> wrote in message > > news:[email hidden]... > > > Hey, it may be unfinished, it may be a pile of worthless junk, it may > > > be an incredibly ugly hack (I may put some GOTO statements in just to > > > annoy people...), it may be packed with bugs, it may not do half the > > > things I want it to, it may crash from time to time, it may be pretty > > > pointless anyway... > > > > > > ...but at least it exists *now*, unlike [how many times do I have to > > > tell you? We don't say it in this newsgroup! - Ed]. > > > > > > -- > > > David. (GPLRank handicap: -5.17) > > > "After all, a mere thousand yards - such a harmless little knoll, > > > really." (Raymond Mays on Shelsley Walsh) > > > The GPL Scrapyard - mangled wrecks from
http://www.hillclimbfan.f2s.com > > > > > >
Andre Warringa 16 Aug 2000 00:39 UTC#241352
On Tue, 15 Aug 2000 21:10:45 GMT, "Vintook" <[email hidden]> wrote:
Quoted text (16 lines)>LOL! > >Vintook > >"David Buttery" <[email hidden]> wrote in message >news:[email hidden]... >> On Tue 15 Aug 2000 12:01:38pm, Vintook wrote: >> >> ><whisper mode on> >> [censored - Ed] >> ><whisper mode off> >> >Shhhhhhhhhhhhh >> >> I *said* we don't mention it!!! Then you come along and say the bloody >> word out loud, bold as brass!!! I don't know!!! I'm going insane!!! >> ["going"? - Ed]
So now you call yourself 'David' ? :) Allready a very nice tool with some great possibillities, keep up the good work Jack! Andre >> -- >> David. (GPLRank handicap: -5.17) >> "After all, a mere thousand yards - such a harmless little knoll, >> really." (Raymond Mays on Shelsley Walsh) >> The GPL Scrapyard - mangled wrecks from http://www.hillclimbfan.f2s.com >
On Wed, 16 Aug 2000 00:24:09 GMT, "rik anthrax" <[email hidden]> wrote: >what is gpal? DON'T push me rik! Andre
Quoted text (41 lines)>Vintook <[email hidden]> wrote in message >news:mq9m5.40723$[email hidden]... >> <whisper mode on> >> gpal >> <whisper mode off> >> Shhhhhhhhhhhhh >> >> Vintook >> >> "James Pickard" <[email hidden]> wrote in message >> news:GS7m5.1357$[email hidden]... >> > Ah.... wha???? >> > >> > Did I miss somthing?? >> > >> > James >> > >> > >> > >> > David Buttery <[email hidden]> wrote in message >> > news:[email hidden]... >> > > Hey, it may be unfinished, it may be a pile of worthless junk, it may >> > > be an incredibly ugly hack (I may put some GOTO statements in just to >> > > annoy people...), it may be packed with bugs, it may not do half the >> > > things I want it to, it may crash from time to time, it may be pretty >> > > pointless anyway... >> > > >> > > ...but at least it exists *now*, unlike [how many times do I have to >> > > tell you? We don't say it in this newsgroup! - Ed]. >> > > >> > > -- >> > > David. (GPLRank handicap: -5.17) >> > > "After all, a mere thousand yards - such a harmless little knoll, >> > > really." (Raymond Mays on Shelsley Walsh) >> > > The GPL Scrapyard - mangled wrecks from >http://www.hillclimbfan.f2s.com >> > >> > >> >> >
Olav K. Malmin 16 Aug 2000 11:54 UTC#241187
[email hidden] (David Buttery) writes:
Quoted text (9 lines)> On Tue 15 Aug 2000 04:14:28pm, Brett C. Cammack wrote: > > >David, > > > >I got I "file not found" or something similar when I went to your site > >to download that file. > > Yep - typo in the URL. Now fixed. (Whether it was worth it or not I'll > leave you to decide...)
Hey, the counter says i'm number one on that page. Do I get a price ? :) > -- > David. (GPLRank handicap: -5.17) > "After all, a mere thousand yards - such a harmless little knoll, > really." (Raymond Mays on Shelsley Walsh) > The GPL Scrapyard - mangled wrecks from http://www.hillclimbfan.f2s.com -- Olav K. Malmin remove spam when replying
:^) Andre Warringa <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:[email hidden]...
Quoted text (32 lines)> On Wed, 16 Aug 2000 00:24:09 GMT, "rik anthrax" > <[email hidden]> wrote: > > >what is gpal? > > DON'T push me rik! > > Andre > > > >Vintook <[email hidden]> wrote in message > >news:mq9m5.40723$[email hidden]... > >> <whisper mode on> > >> gpal > >> <whisper mode off> > >> Shhhhhhhhhhhhh > >> > >> Vintook > >> > >> "James Pickard" <[email hidden]> wrote in message > >> news:GS7m5.1357$[email hidden]... > >> > Ah.... wha???? > >> > > >> > Did I miss somthing?? > >> > > >> > James > >> > > >> > > >> > > >> > David Buttery <[email hidden]> wrote in message > >> > news:[email hidden]... > >> > > Hey, it may be unfinished, it may be a pile of worthless junk, it
may > >> > > be an incredibly ugly hack (I may put some GOTO statements in justto > >> > > annoy people...), it may be packed with bugs, it may not do halfthe > >> > > things I want it to, it may crash from time to time, it may bepretty > >> > > pointless anyway... > >> > > > >> > > ...but at least it exists *now*, unlike [how many times do I haveto
Quoted text (14 lines)> >> > > tell you? We don't say it in this newsgroup! - Ed]. > >> > > > >> > > -- > >> > > David. (GPLRank handicap: -5.17) > >> > > "After all, a mere thousand yards - such a harmless little knoll, > >> > > really." (Raymond Mays on Shelsley Walsh) > >> > > The GPL Scrapyard - mangled wrecks from > >http://www.hillclimbfan.f2s.com > >> > > >> > > >> > >> > > >
David Buttery 17 Aug 2000 01:26 UTC#240749
On Wed 16 Aug 2000 12:54:18pm, Olav K. Malmin wrote: >Hey, the counter says i'm number one on that page. Do I get a price >? :) A price? Howsabout �1.28? <g> Seriously, I think the counter bit of the server is down - it was over 100 when I last looked. -- David. (GPLRank handicap: -5.17) "After all, a mere thousand yards - such a harmless little knoll, really." (Raymond Mays on Shelsley Walsh) The GPL Scrapyard - mangled wrecks from http://www.hillclimbfan.f2s.com
JS 18 Aug 2000 02:38 UTC#240269
Who is he? On Tue, 15 Aug 2000 12:05:38 GMT, "Harjan Brand" <[email hidden]> wrote: >Where is he? > > --------------------------------------------- LWFF Ball Bearing conversion at: http://members.xoom.com/JensSchu/ GPLRank: -0.39
JS 18 Aug 2000 02:38 UTC#240270
You get the one with the virus ;-) Jens On 16 Aug 2000 13:54:18 +0200, [email hidden] (Olav K. Malmin) wrote: >Hey, the counter says i'm number one on that page. Do I get a price ? :) > --------------------------------------------- LWFF Ball Bearing conversion at: http://members.xoom.com/JensSchu/ GPLRank: -0.39
On Fri 18 Aug 2000 03:38:29am, JS wrote: >You get the one with the virus ;-) Yep - forgot about that - visitor number one will have been infected with a virus that gradually turns every sim they posess into copies of Spirit of Speed 1937... -- David. (GPLRank handicap: -5.17) "After all, a mere thousand yards - such a harmless little knoll, really." (Raymond Mays on Shelsley Walsh) The GPL Scrapyard - mangled wrecks from http://www.hillclimbfan.f2s.com
LOL, what an horror trip JensSchumi On 18 Aug 2000 03:34:24 GMT, [email hidden] (David Buttery) wrote: >Yep - forgot about that - visitor number one will have been infected >with a virus that gradually turns every sim they posess into copies of >Spirit of Speed 1937... --------------------------------------------- LWFF Ball Bearing conversion at: http://members.xoom.com/JensSchu/ GPLRank: -1,69
Must remember to update winguard.....they can mess up my bios all they like.....but SoS 1937.....now that IS a virus ;) Ash "JS" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:[email hidden]... | LOL, what an horror trip | JensSchumi | | On 18 Aug 2000 03:34:24 GMT, [email hidden] (DavidButtery)
Quoted text (11 lines)| wrote: | | >Yep - forgot about that - visitor number one will have been infected | >with a virus that gradually turns every sim they posess into copies of | >Spirit of Speed 1937... | | --------------------------------------------- | LWFF Ball Bearing conversion at: | http://members.xoom.com/JensSchu/ | | GPLRank: -1,69

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