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Topic: Forgive me...
started by: Rhydant

Posted by Rhydant on May 29 2001,22:30

..for i hath sinned to-day.
i registered an AIM name. i use an AOL service...
*sniff* i didnt wanna do it!
now i feel so non-l33t. is there something wrong with this?

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I may be paranoid, but not an Andriod.

Posted by Observer on May 29 2001,22:40

Not if it was for the noble cause of communicating with a hot girlie who has no other means of chatting online.

Everybody makes sacrifices.

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When 1337 hax0rs start impaling each other with swords and typing code with a hook on one hand, then they can modify the term "pirate."

Posted by The_Stomper on May 29 2001,22:44

As long as it had a good purpose. The "hot chick" example works well, as does the fun of observing Buromisan's vicious attacks.

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Posted by kai on May 29 2001,23:05

quote:
Originally posted by Rhydant:
now i feel so non-l33t. is there something wrong with this?

it's ok. it happens to every guy every once in a while

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someone here is thinking about sex........... Okay, it's me.

Posted by jiggyfresh on May 29 2001,23:53

wtf, i know its a joke but still, whats wrong with using an AOL service, i have plenty of friends that use AIM so therefore i use AIM to talk to them, i could care less what company provides it
and btw, BuromiSan uses AIM and he is madd 1337 y0!

This message has been edited by jiggyfresh on May 30, 2001 at 06:56 PM

Posted by SLATE on May 30 2001,02:12

Using AIM gives me a sense that I'm ripping off AOL.. Since its a free service and all..
Also, what did you use before AIM?

Posted by Rhydant on May 30 2001,02:16

i used/still use IRC a whole lot. and ICQ, sometimes. but it never logged me in. stupid thing.

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I may be paranoid, but not an Andriod.

Posted by DuSTman on May 30 2001,07:07

ICQ is AOL now..
as is netscape..
and winamp (development paid for by the netscape corp which is now AOL)

Posted by Sithiee on May 30 2001,08:17

ICQ = crap!

Posted by Observer on May 30 2001,11:03

ICQ may be 0wned by AOL, but it's still a different service than AIM. Btw, when you said ICQ=crap, which version were you talking about?

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When 1337 hax0rs start impaling each other with swords and typing code with a hook on one hand, then they can modify the term "pirate."

Posted by CatKnight on May 30 2001,11:19

any version except the very first ones, before they added the occupied, free for chat, and n/a modes. my icq number is only 6 digits w00t but i never use it anymore because AIM is faster and more convienant and more people use it. the only nice thing about icq is sending messages to people while they are offline.

Posted by Greasemonk on May 30 2001,11:28

Id rather have an ICQ number then an AOL name, Im suprised AOL didnt start charging people $$$ to use. Plus on both ICQ and AOLIM the ads are annoying. I edited my ICQ so the ads dont pop up anymore. At least you can customize ICQ more...

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All that I know there was no God for me
Force that shatters all, absence of mortality

Posted by Rhydant on May 30 2001,13:15

wait, AOL bought Nullsoft (winamp)??!?!?
since when in the HELL did they do that? Winamp was the mp3 player of the l33t. now its 0wned by AOL... ughh...
*shudder*

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I may be paranoid, but not an Andriod.

Posted by kuru on May 30 2001,13:29

um, that happened a while ago.

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kuru
'dancing is the vertical expression of horizontal desire.'
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Posted by DuSTman on May 30 2001,13:40

Winamp used to be shareware but then they struck a deal with netscape to allow winamp to be bundled with communicator, in exchange for funding. (that was when winamp went freeware).

So now that AOL owns netscape I suppose AOL have nullsoft in their pocket.

I'm not sure if AOL actually own nullsoft per se, but they do fund them.

This message has been edited by DuSTman on May 31, 2001 at 08:48 AM

Posted by jim on May 30 2001,13:55

quote:
Nullsoft, Inc. expanded in the year following and in May of 1999, Nullsoft was acquired by America Online. Since the acquisition, the structure of Nullsoft has gradually evolved into what it is today: about 20 people who work within AOL Time Warner, and share a state of mind.

< http://www.nullsoft.com/ >

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Beauty is in the eye of the Beer Holder
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Posted by DuSTman on May 30 2001,14:18

Isn't sun microsystems entangled in this mess as well?

I seem to remember hearing word a while ago about a sort of Sun-AOL-Netscape coalition.. But that was before I heard of AOLs acquisition of netscape..

In what way is Sun now affiliated with AOL?

Posted by SLATE on May 30 2001,23:15

quote:
Originally posted by Rhydant:
wait, AOL bought Nullsoft (winamp)??!?!?
since when in the HELL did they do that? Winamp was the mp3 player of the l33t. now its 0wned by AOL... ughh...
*shudder*

That is why i made my own mp3 player.. let me know if you want a copy.. its pretty stable

Posted by Vigilante on May 30 2001,23:21

AOL has owned nullsoft for a very long time.

In fact, as I recall, someone from nullsoft wrote the first ver of Gnutella. AOL put its foot down on that right quick, but copies had already leaked out.

I use Sonique, myself. Not quite as functional, stable, or efficient as Winamp, but it's just cool.

This message has been edited by Vigilante on May 31, 2001 at 06:21 PM

Posted by Sithiee on May 31 2001,05:14

quote:
Originally posted by Observer:
ICQ may be 0wned by AOL, but it's still a different service than AIM. Btw, when you said ICQ=crap, which version were you talking about?

let me explain.

ICQ = crap!