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new stuff comin"

Postby Ikyoto » Fri May 31, 2013 4:18 pm

I'm also working on gpu avatars, though the animated ones will be $5-10 per month for those who want one going forward
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Re: new stuff comin"

Postby SciFi Chick » Fri May 31, 2013 9:38 pm

This brings up a very interesting point. Perhaps it's time for those of us who can afford it to start chipping in. I know we did the Cafe Press thing for awhile, but that seems to have been abandoned. If you could let us know what the hosting costs are, those of us who desire to help out could PM you or Trish with the amount we want to help with. And you could keep track in the thread what amount has been raised. It would be similar to Go Fund Me, only it would be anonymous.

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Re: new stuff comin"

Postby FZR1KG » Fri May 31, 2013 9:47 pm

Sure.
I'm in.
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Postby pumpkinpi » Fri May 31, 2013 9:48 pm

I'd be happy to help out to pay the basic costs. My opinion is that if animated avatars cost that much, I'd prefer to stick with still images. That seems like a frivolity to me.
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Postby SciFi Chick » Fri May 31, 2013 9:52 pm

pumpkinpi wrote:I'd be happy to help out to pay the basic costs. My opinion is that if animated avatars cost that much, I'd prefer to stick with still images. That seems like a frivolity to me.


I agree in the sense that I can't believe Ikyoto has been paying that this whole time. If, on the other hand, he's deciding to charge that in order to help pay for hosting costs, it might not be so frivolous.
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Re: new stuff comin"

Postby FZR1KG » Fri May 31, 2013 9:52 pm

Or to cover medical costs.
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Postby geonuc » Fri May 31, 2013 10:04 pm

I hate animated avatars. I'll pay not to have them.
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Postby FZR1KG » Fri May 31, 2013 10:06 pm

geonuc wrote:I hate animated avatars. I'll pay not to have them.


LOL
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Postby SciFi Chick » Fri May 31, 2013 10:06 pm

:lol:
FZR1KG wrote:
geonuc wrote:I hate animated avatars. I'll pay not to have them.


LOL
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Re: new stuff comin"

Postby geonuc » Fri May 31, 2013 10:22 pm

Now, animated emoticons, they rock.

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Re: new stuff comin"

Postby Swift » Fri May 31, 2013 10:23 pm

It is hard to tell, but my avatar is animated, it is just that when frogs are stalking their prey, they are very still, then move so fast you can't tell. :o

More seriously, I don't wish to have an animated avatar, but I would be more than willing a reasonable amount toward the expense of running the board.
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Re: new stuff comin"

Postby SciFi Chick » Fri May 31, 2013 11:02 pm

Swift wrote:It is hard to tell, but my avatar is animated, it is just that when frogs are stalking their prey, they are very still, then move so fast you can't tell. :o

More seriously, I don't wish to have an animated avatar, but I would be more than willing a reasonable amount toward the expense of running the board.


And I reckon with the number of us that would pitch in, it will easily be a reasonable amount. The domain name was $125 according to brite, and I reckon she should be reimbursed.
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Re: new stuff comin"

Postby brite » Sat Jun 01, 2013 12:18 am

That paid for the hosting for 2 years... The company I chose -- Fat Cow (I LOVE the name!) is based in the US and so is their customer support... which means that should who ever takes over, should be able to understand them... a concept in and of itself...

I can understand most accents... I mean... hell... I understand Z... but Great Goddess in GLORY! Talking to the hosting company they were using for Loresinger, was like talking to someone who had marbles in their mouths...
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Re: new stuff comin"

Postby FZR1KG » Sat Jun 01, 2013 12:28 am

i have no accent. How many times do we have to go through this???

was the other hosting company Indian or Chinese?
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Postby brite » Sat Jun 01, 2013 12:37 am

Russian... With very heavy Russian accents... like they were in the Motherland...
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Postby FZR1KG » Sat Jun 01, 2013 1:07 am

That explains the lack of service.
unless you go to mother Russia, get drunk with them on vodka while negotiating the contract, you won't get anywhere.
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Postby brite » Sat Jun 01, 2013 1:21 am

I can relate to the vodka... as long as it's GOOD vodka...

Maybe that's where I was going wrong... I wasn't drunk....

And you do too have an accent... the rest of us talk fine... except for Fisher... who talks almost as funny as you do... only in American...
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Re: new stuff comin"

Postby Swift » Sat Jun 01, 2013 4:19 am

brite wrote:Russian... With very heavy Russian accents... like they were in the Motherland...

In Soviet Russia, you host web hosting company!
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Postby dayzed » Sun Jun 02, 2013 6:04 am

Jayzus Christo, FZ.... :lol:
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Postby The Supreme Canuck » Mon Jun 10, 2013 9:47 pm

SciFi Chick wrote:This brings up a very interesting point. Perhaps it's time for those of us who can afford it to start chipping in. I know we did the Cafe Press thing for awhile, but that seems to have been abandoned. If you could let us know what the hosting costs are, those of us who desire to help out could PM you or Trish with the amount we want to help with. And you could keep track in the thread what amount has been raised. It would be similar to Go Fund Me, only it would be anonymous.

Thoughts?


I'd be more than happy to chip in.
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Re: new stuff comin"

Postby pumpkinpi » Wed Jun 12, 2013 3:06 pm

SciFi Chick wrote:
pumpkinpi wrote:I'd be happy to help out to pay the basic costs. My opinion is that if animated avatars cost that much, I'd prefer to stick with still images. That seems like a frivolity to me.


I agree in the sense that I can't believe Ikyoto has been paying that this whole time. If, on the other hand, he's deciding to charge that in order to help pay for hosting costs, it might not be so frivolous.


I know this is waaay late but I just realized I forgot to reply. I agree, if the $$ goes to help pay for hosting, and is not an additional charge by the hosting company, then it's not frivolous.
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Re: new stuff comin"

Postby SciFi Chick » Wed Jun 12, 2013 4:03 pm

pumpkinpi wrote:
SciFi Chick wrote:
pumpkinpi wrote:I'd be happy to help out to pay the basic costs. My opinion is that if animated avatars cost that much, I'd prefer to stick with still images. That seems like a frivolity to me.


I agree in the sense that I can't believe Ikyoto has been paying that this whole time. If, on the other hand, he's deciding to charge that in order to help pay for hosting costs, it might not be so frivolous.


I know this is waaay late but I just realized I forgot to reply. I agree, if the $$ goes to help pay for hosting, and is not an additional charge by the hosting company, then it's not frivolous.


I"m going up for the charity gig, so I'll find out for sure what the story is then, and once I know, we can start a collection. I'll PM everyone that showed interest, as I'm very excited to use the new PM feature that allows more than one recipient. :lol:
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Re: new stuff comin"

Postby brite » Wed Jun 12, 2013 4:10 pm

If you're going up for the Brain Bash... keep an eye out for Cupicake's biscotto and my fruit breads... ;)




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Re: new stuff comin"

Postby SciFi Chick » Wed Jun 12, 2013 5:35 pm

brite wrote:If you're going up for the Brain Bash... keep an eye out for Cupicake's biscotto and my fruit breads... ;)




Just saying...


No problem! :mrgreen:

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Re: new stuff comin"

Postby code monkey » Thu Jun 13, 2013 7:28 am

brite wrote:Russian... With very heavy Russian accents... like they were in the Motherland...

perhaps they were.
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