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Topic: How old you be?
started by: eng_man

Posted by eng_man on Jun. 05 2000,23:33

Well I can see that this will just muddy up the picture thread, so I decided I'd try and head it off before it got outta hand and keep things fairly on topic.

So ... the question is, how old you be?

I'll start, I'm 19, you?

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Posted by Kayy on Jun. 06 2000,01:48

Well, all depends on how you mean, if you mean mentally then I think I probably surpass the combined ages of everyone on DetNet.. (not kidding)

As for physical age, then I'm afraid I'm going to have to hold out on that one, I dont want to put myself to shame

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Posted by Anztac on Jun. 06 2000,02:29

I have to agree with kayy there. I really think people would undermine my opinion if I told them my age.

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Posted by Happyfish on Jun. 06 2000,04:38

I am a 133t h4x0r!

I know Kayys B-Day..not to hard to figure out..

Posted by SLATE on Jun. 06 2000,06:24

age does not make you a lesser person.. as long as your a detnet fan

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Posted by DuSTman on Jun. 06 2000,06:37

Posted by DuSTman on Jun. 06 2000,06:40

I don't know about anyone else.. But i'm getting really curious about anztac's age now.

The secrecy makes me think probably about 9.. (Just because he says he's younger than he sounds.)

Hmmn

Posted by Wolfguard on Jun. 06 2000,06:55

im older than dirt. When god said "let there be light!" i threw the switch.

The year of my birth ends in BC

I caused Atlantis to sink by pulling the wrong plug on my bathtub.

Well they do say your only as old as you feel and today sucks already.

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Posted by Hellraiser on Jun. 06 2000,09:12

I'm 17 for what it's worth.

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Posted by Lordbrandon on Jun. 06 2000,11:22

Im 21 that means me and Fiona Apple can go out. yeea

Posted by Anztac on Jun. 06 2000,11:40

quote:
Originally posted by DuSTman:
I don't know about anyone else.. But i'm getting really curious about anztac's age now.
The secrecy makes me think probably about 9.. (Just because he says he's younger than he sounds.)
Hmmn

Well that wasn't very nice.

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Posted by caseman984 on Jun. 06 2000,11:57

like I said, IM 15! Ive been told I seem 20 online, dah I dont belive it!

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Posted by Proteun on Jun. 06 2000,14:06

I was thinking of asking people their ages, but I thought pictures was enough. I'm 19, once I was 18, but things change. But age really doesn't matter online. That's not because of something like, "When you're online true mentality comes out" well it could be, but I think it's more like, "When you're online you find more opperotunities to say smart sounding things that makes you sound older"
is what I think.

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Posted by kuros- on Jun. 06 2000,14:26

For anybody who really cares - 20

Posted by DuSTman on Jun. 06 2000,15:19

No, anztac.. I dodn't mean it in an unpleasant way..

You say people won't take you as seriously if you tell us your age.. there seem to have been a couple of 17 year olds.. So you would have to be significantly younger than that...

Let's say that that puts a 15 year cap on my estimation of your age, and as you seemed so enthusiastic in the pr0n thread, i'd say you're probably between 9 and 15.

true?

Posted by kuros- on Jun. 06 2000,15:32

anztac - either 15/16 or a pensioner gone back to study ????

Posted by Rhydant on Jun. 06 2000,16:55

Anztac is 15 for any of j00 l33t hax0rs that read the frickin thread about jobs.

mwahahahahahahaa! im 15 too! does that mean i can be a l33t hax0r? :P

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Posted by aventari on Jun. 06 2000,18:13

Anztac: anyone who who think less of you for your age is pretty ignorant. you dont need to worry about them

I was just thinking of starting this thread, and then it happened! heh heh

oh yeah, im 22

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Posted by Anztac on Jun. 06 2000,19:04

Ok sorry to take away all the mystery, and geussing, but I'm 14. I'm starting college next year.

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Posted by Hellraiser on Jun. 06 2000,19:18

Do you think they'll teach you how to spell guessing at college? They taught me how to spell professional.

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Posted by PersonGuy on Jun. 06 2000,21:46

YOU'RE 14 ANZTAC!!!! I've got a question... and please take me seriously, cause I'm NOT kidding... Do child prodigies get pubes early? And how about masterbating? Or do you even know what I'm talking about? I REALLY SERIOUSLY am curious, cause maybe the geniouses start at 7... I DON'T KNOW!

Oh and, I'm 17...

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Posted by Sithiee on Jun. 06 2000,22:04

im 16, and props to PersonGuy for mentioning pubes in a serious mannor....usually i only ever hear that word in conjunction with "Whats that on my leg?...oh its a " or "damn, there are far to many pubes in this urenal"

Posted by Cyrino on Jun. 06 2000,22:22

18, and can't wait to be 19.

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Posted by Happyfish on Jun. 07 2000,00:00

quote:
Originally posted by Kayy:
HappyFish - You only know what I want you to know, and want you to think as well.
For all you know I could be a 10yr old with a Net connection, or I could be an aged old pensioner with a hax0red dialup account out of the old folks home.

Okay, you're correct. Perhaps if I rephrase it? I have good reason to believe that there is a possibilty that I may have an idea when Kayy's birthdate is.

Posted by Kayy on Jun. 07 2000,05:20

HappyFish - You only know what I want you to know, and want you to think as well.

For all you know I could be a 10yr old with a Net connection, or I could be an aged old pensioner with a hax0red dialup account out of the old folks home.

Posted by jptech on Jun. 07 2000,21:26

Hey, I'm 19 but I look 30. It helps a lot in job interviews and bars =)

Posted by rig_hater on Jun. 07 2000,23:35

i'm 20 and lovin' it - been of legal age for over a year, and it made frosh week ever so much more fun.

Partying takes practice when you always hit the bars with a bunch of crazy engineers and other compsci's!

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Posted by PersonGuy on Jun. 07 2000,23:40

You actually STILL BELIVE in masturbating!!! Don't you know it's all made up like Santa Clause and the Tooth Fairy!?!

LOL

But what does "belive in" mean?

Ok, I'm just kidding, so I'll leave you alone now...

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Posted by Octavian on Jun. 08 2000,00:16

props to anz. contrary to your fears, i think even more of you than i used to. as far as the spelling thing, don't worry, 3/4 of the people on this site can't spell. but it's cool, cause' it really doesn't matter unless i want to make fun of you. (jk)

and i'm seventeen, even though i might sound like a 11-year-old on occasion.

if you were serious about the college thing, where are you going/wanting to go?

Posted by Anztac on Jun. 08 2000,02:32

OSU. I'm hoping to start in the winter. My dad was a chair there so I get a good discount. So that's pretty undisputed. I'm going to take like all the classes I am going to miss in high school (cause I don't want to sit through annoying classes with assholes who spend a whole period trying to figure out the simple concept...then there's the students =8^P ) like advanced algebra (I was half way through this when I got pissed and went homeschooling), FST, Calc., English equivalents, also comp. sci. and others. Note not all in one quarter, but that's a couple of the classes I'll be taking. I might be taking a couple classes (maybe 1 or 2) at CCAD for art. Right now I think that I have 4 major choices for career: Programmer (sit in tiny cubical and live a life with no grip on reality and underestimated genius); UNIX SA (sit in large cubical and live a life of breakdowns and slightly less totally underestimated genius) ; Graphics design (like ILM or web design) ; start my own business ; or maybe just a combination of all four.

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Posted by Anztac on Jun. 08 2000,05:59

Pubes I believe I got those at a normal time. I also believe in masterbating although it's increadably nasty. Thanks for considering me a child prodigy (even if you guys think I can't spell). I doubt I'm anything of the sort. Just a really big nerd.

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Posted by DuSTman on Jun. 08 2000,08:58

Anztac: Wanna join forces with me and program quake 4? :]

Coming up to the summer break, i'm planning to write a bit of a 3d game engine for a laugh..

Posted by Anztac on Jun. 08 2000,10:54

Actually. I would love to dust. One problem though. I know so little c++ it's embarrasing. The best programing experience I have is in PHP. I would LOVE to learn though. I think I'm a pretty quick learner. Hey I figured PHP out in less then an hour =8^)
and eng don't say anything about that shitty ass script I whipped up at 4 in the morning on the comments when tired.

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Posted by Kayy on Jun. 08 2000,13:16

But you have to ask yourself that question dont you, I mean, the question of whether thats my real birthday, and whether the year on that date is Before Christ or Anno Domini.

Posted by DuSTman on Jun. 08 2000,13:52

I also know little C++, i was intending to use this little project to improve my skills (i think i have knowledge of the grammar OK, i just need to learn the various calls offered by windows...)

Posted by Kolben on Jun. 08 2000,16:01

I know java. I know a lot of java! Actually I think that I'm thinking it these day.
public final int KOLBEN_AGE = 21;

Posted by Lordbrandon on Jun. 08 2000,17:12

if every body didnt find that kavys birthday on icq(if you even cared)in 5 seconds shoot yourself in the head for not being l33t

Posted by AnimalPrime on Jun. 08 2000,18:19

i just turned 17

like the new sig..???

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Posted by eng_man on Jun. 08 2000,19:38

Heh, way to remind me about that PHP script you made Anztac =)

I had just about forgot about it.

Oh well, no biggie. When I write code I usually write what I'm thinking, run it (it doesn't work) then go from there. It's just they way I do it. FUCK FLOWCHARTS!

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Posted by Anztac on Jun. 08 2000,22:13

Do I get to be the exception to your rule or am I 14m3 Nero?

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Posted by Anztac on Jun. 08 2000,22:37

Oh yeah. I don't plan my code. I get vauge ideas in my head and they get clearer as I code it. Then when I have problems I go away for a while and when I'm laying in bed, whatching TV, or reading a book the solution comes to me, or a better version of code gets in to my head. I love that irrational part of my brain.

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Posted by DrunkNigel on Jun. 08 2000,23:17

Very few people know my real age, and the ones who do often forget, as I don't act it. I been told that I sound like I'm in my mid-twentys, yet they were shocked when I told them my real age >=)

Take a stab at it, some people (especially people who came to BAM) should know >=)

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Posted by jim on Jun. 08 2000,23:19

I turn 25 on Monday. Happy B-day to me!

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Posted by ScruplaniS on Jun. 09 2000,02:28

I'm uhh... 21, I think that is right anyway

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Posted by ScruplaniS on Jun. 09 2000,02:31

quote:
Originally posted by eng_man:
Oh well, no biggie. When I write code I usually write what I'm thinking, run it (it doesn't work) then go from there. It's just they way I do it. FUCK FLOWCHARTS!

That is the best and only way to go, Hehe... I hate planning things, usually when I plan something it never works quite the way I wanted it to...

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Posted by Nero on Jun. 09 2000,05:22

kolben, that's kinda sad. anztac, is it like a resident honors program at OSU? i have a couple of friends that are skipping their senior years of high school to go to USC to do a dual enrollment thing. they aren't l33t at all, a writer and a debate kid.

i, by the way, feel older than god every morning. and feel my age, 17, by the time i've been at work for four hours and i'm mentally still asleep.

Posted by renegade on Jun. 09 2000,14:21

im 17

Posted by DuSTman on Jun. 09 2000,18:39

The way i code things:

Think of a way of doing it
Refine to use more linked lists
Repeat above step until runnable solution occurs.

I just love linked lists!

Posted by Sithiee on Jun. 09 2000,18:59

i hate planning. the true way to code, is to do top down design, which is half planning, because you plan while your coding, and you also get straight into the code, so its easier to see what wont work. my VB teacher says that all(as in there are no exceptions) college proffessors require flow charts. i refuse to believe it. thats among the stupidest things ive ever heard. the best way to do something of course, is to hire an intelligent programmer to write the code, and then hire a obessive compulsive programmer to super-optimize the code. you spend more, but in the end its a better product. and linked lists are nice, but doubly linked circular lists are far superior.

Posted by Kolben on Jun. 09 2000,19:40

Flowcharts suck unless you draw them yourself. They get way to big way too fast. And if you try to present them to other people they'd most likely not understand a thing. But in getting an overview of stuff they're handy.

Posted by Nero on Jun. 09 2000,19:58

nah anztac, i only meant that my friends didn't know shit about computers. one is a writer as in novels/stories NOT code and the other is a journalism (non-technology) and debate fuckup. she specifically is a fuckup, not every individual debate kid.

Posted by eng_man on Jun. 09 2000,20:15

Well so far none of my college profs. have required flowcharts (thank goodness). But I remember in BASIC class in HS we _had_ to make flowcharts. I'm like, WTF? for BASIC? They were completely worthless. I could get the working code to a problem faster than I could draw the damn flowchart. Whata crock.

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Posted by renegade on Jun. 09 2000,21:59

my c++ teacher wanted us to do structure charts, i hated those, because they served no purpose that could not be acheived by commenting your code...but i knew more c++ than she did so it didnt matter all that much...

Posted by DaTaFuSioN on Jun. 09 2000,23:11

Anz, I know exactly where you are coming from. I am graduationisizing college next year, and I am still not old enough to buy frickin' pr0n. This country sucks! >:-<

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Posted by DaTaFuSioN on Jun. 09 2000,23:13

I wonder if we could do a poll to find out the average age of det.net users? I guess it would be a pretty col deomgraphic.... maybe...., well, probably not but it would be interesting

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Posted by Rol3x on Jul. 20 2000,20:22

16-

whos bright idea was it to call it "sweet sixteen" ?!! what the fuck is sweet about it. being 16 sucks hard unless youve got a car, and live somewhere cool.

Posted by *Feste* on Jul. 21 2000,00:49

22... *grinZ*

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Posted by Bozeman on Jul. 21 2000,22:41

I have been gone for a while, but I'm back now. I'm 18 for those who care.

Posted by Zamt on Jul. 22 2000,00:22

Guess I'm one of the old bastards. 27. I have belly button lint older than most of you guys.

Posted by k00gs on Jul. 23 2000,15:39

anztac .. you can make up the educational equivalent of high school with your custom college classes, but the phrase "cause I don't want to sit through annoying classes with assholes who spend a whole period trying to figure out the simple concept" is not a good enough reason to skip high school.

Its amazing you predict your futures as being so narrow. Ever think of working for the army? being an artist/musician? or a nomad, wandering the forests and mountains of foreign countries? auto mechanic? I don't recommend a future of computing. Life, intelligence and technology don't always have to go hand in hand. I was smart like you once, and at your age too. I skipped out on high school because I really was too smart for my own good. I was so smart I even figured out how to fool my parents into thinking I had attended high school for one and a half years, when in actuality I was home every day on my computer. (they found me out eventually, only because I was young) I didn't get the necessary attention, like you are getting, for my learning abilites. I was capable of such college matters in the sixth grade. Yet it doesn't matter whether you go to college or home schooling, you just can't replace high school. There's things you can't learn anywhere else. Those unsaid things .. social cues, ideas, friends and interaction with folks your own age.. Yes I know age doesn't matter on the internet (thats why we have this post right?) but life isn't your computer. And HS today is worse than it was yesterday, but life ain't a fuckin walk in the park. What doesn't kill you will make you stronger. Sorry that I sound like /am being an asshole but the point I'm trying to make is I threw away four years of my life I'll never get back, so don't fuck things up like I did. GO TO HIGH SCHOOL! If you're as smart as you say you are, you won't get any stupider by waiting.

Posted by Chrissy on Jul. 24 2000,00:18

I'm 21 gonna be 22 in October. I can't wait to finish college (one more semester yippy).

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Posted by ch1ckie on Jul. 24 2000,01:06

belly button lint? GROSS heh. and i'm seventeen.

Posted by nautilus on Jul. 24 2000,13:58

I'm 20....only 9 months and 9 days until I can legally drink!

Posted by kixzor2 on Aug. 16 2000,10:54

Wow! Ch1ckie I thought you were at least 19. I mean that in a good way

Any way, I'm 19 for the record.

Posted by starduck on Aug. 16 2000,15:30

turned 15 today
got some rollerblades and tennis stuff
and somehow I'm using it all at the same time right now

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Posted by aventari on Aug. 18 2000,00:12

Although I didn't skip HS (I'm not smart enough, and/or my parents aren't that driving) I do enjoy an above average intelligence and all the shit that goes with it.. (GATE, AP/honors classes, etc etc)

I must agree with what k00gs just said. There's a lot more to school then just the books and classes.
I spend the entire 4 years shunning HS and escaping into the online world of BBS's and games, which was GREAT for learning computing and skills for my career, BUT as social creatures we definately need the interaction and experience that you can only get in a place like school.

Dont get me wrong, I had plenty of friends and stuff in HS, but I never did ANYthing extra curricular, and looked down on most anyone not as smart as I. I wish I would've participated in things more, and the big one, MADE MORE FRIENDS. it's easy, and if theres one universal truth I've found it's: NOT WHAT YOU KNOW, WHO YOU KNOW. Meet and be nice to as many people as you can, you never know where it can get you.

I'm not saying do this in a manipulative way either, because it's a 2 way street, but there's more to life than computers and stuff.

I've been a hardcore computer nerd since 1st grade, and it's gotten me a LOT, but i've also had to give up a lot. I dont have the greatest social skills, and my wrists are already fux0red beyond belief (i'm only 22..)
*gets off soapbox*

GL to all

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Posted by Wolfguard on Aug. 18 2000,10:03

er...koogs just said that a MONTH AGO!

For an inteligent guy you have a problem with dates and a bad sense of time

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