what time of day do you browse MacRumors? [Archive]

krossfyter

Jun 28, 2002, 02:07 AM

mc allen tx in the house! i was born in the valley...most of my family is there...cousins ..uncles...aunts. etc. etc. i dig them valley lemons like a mofo.

anyways....ill usually get on between the afternoon to 5 am in the morining. i only get 4 hours of sleep...gives me more time to rock and roll.

edesignuk

Jun 28, 2002, 02:17 AM

Before work, at work, and after work! :D

Beej

Jun 28, 2002, 02:25 AM

Originally posted by krossfyter
i dig them valley lemons like a mofo.Good for you :)

I read pretty regularly between 10am and 12pm, Eastern Australian time. Not that that means anything to anyone here... eh Rower? :p

coolocity

Jun 28, 2002, 08:13 AM

I get on while I'm at work (8am - 5pm) and post a little here and a little there. Depending on when I get home, I do some there too.

Backtothemac

Jun 28, 2002, 08:15 AM

All day while at work. Sometimes when the ole lady is up, but then when she goes to be, I am on the boards big time. I like the late night posting, because I get to talk to all of the folks overseas. Kinda cool really.

teabgs

Jun 28, 2002, 08:30 AM

Well, I always get on in the morning when I'm drinking my coffee(which I'm doing now). Then I try to check the boards sometime during the day if I can....but lately I havent had too much time, and I prolly wont for a while.

Then I get on sometimes when I get home if Im not going out soon after.

The other time I'm usually on is late at night for the 1-2am EST posting crowd, which is fun like last night with the whole boxers/briefs thread.

Other then that its really whenever...

Macmaniac

Jun 28, 2002, 08:43 AM

The Beginning of school, during the lunch in school, and after school. During the Summer-Any time I can:cool: ;)

eyelikeart

Jun 28, 2002, 08:50 AM

hmm...whenever...

I keep it up sometimes in the morning while I'm getting ready for work...

it's always in the background while I'm working...

I keep it up while I'm working out...

late at night when I'm not tired I jump back on...

pretty much all the time I guess?

teabgs

Jun 28, 2002, 08:54 AM

Originally posted by eyelikeart

pretty much all the time I guess?

heheehe..... which is why you got 4370 posts

:p

tee hee....just messin with ya winky ;) ;) ;)

Yarrrrrrrrrrr

eyelikeart

Jun 28, 2002, 09:01 AM

Originally posted by teabgs

heheehe..... which is why you got 4370 posts

he he he...if only my boss saw this... :rolleyes: :D ;)

teabgs

Jun 28, 2002, 09:09 AM

Originally posted by eyelikeart

he he he...if only my boss saw this... :rolleyes: :D ;)

yeah, you'd be at 10,000 in no time. No work to slow your ass down.....hmmm....I think you should try not to let your boss know...

I think youre here enough as it is... ;)

King Cobra

Jun 28, 2002, 09:52 AM

You know you two, jello has been on a roll, especially with his previous 100+ posts in a day effort. I would just keep an eye out on that. Nope, that wasn't mispelled. :eek:

Whenever I am not at class, on the road, using other internet applications, having meals, or some other s!!t I am posting on the forums. But with the summer in season and no class I will be posting a lot, especially today and tomorrow, before the family and I are off to Maine for a litle less than a month.

With class, I get to post after 16:00 or so, maybe 17:00. But when I have all damn day I post when I feel like it. :cool:

eyelikeart

Jun 28, 2002, 10:10 AM

Originally posted by teabgs

yeah, you'd be at 10,000 in no time. No work to slow your ass down.....hmmm....I think you should try not to let your boss know...

I think youre here enough as it is... ;)

no kidding...

what's even worse is that B2TM used to live here in New Orleans...he was friends with my boss & all of their friends as well...

so small world in that aspect...

it'll be pretty cool though when he & the duke come here next month...we're going to see them play at the House of Blues...

then my secret will be out I think... ;)

Backtothemac

Jun 28, 2002, 10:37 AM

Originally posted by eyelikeart

no kidding...

what's even worse is that B2TM used to live here in New Orleans...he was friends with my boss & all of their friends as well...

so small world in that aspect...

it'll be pretty cool though when he & the duke come here next month...we're going to see them play at the House of Blues...

then my secret will be out I think... ;)

HA! That just shows how small the world really is. Actually, I went on a tear there for a while. Jello and I were on the same page for a while really. Now, I am just here when I want to be. No one will ever catch Duke and Eye as long as they maintain there current level of posts. Count on it.

eyelikeart

Jun 28, 2002, 10:44 AM

Originally posted by Backtothemac
No one will ever catch Duke and Eye as long as they maintain there current level of posts. Count on it.

Alpha's been on the prowl lately....

I think he's on a mission...he he he ;)

AlphaTech

Jun 28, 2002, 10:56 AM

During the week, from about 10am to 2am (from work and home).

On the weekends, just about all the time, up until the sun starts coming up (depending on how well the threads are moving). :D

AlphaTech

Jun 28, 2002, 11:00 AM

Originally posted by eyelikeart

Alpha's been on the prowl lately....

I think he's on a mission...he he he ;)

Aye eye, I'm on a mission, and it's NOT from god... muahahahahahahahahahaaa

[xmas type song]Roasting newbies on an open fire...[/xmas type song] :D:D

eyelikeart

Jun 28, 2002, 11:59 AM

Originally posted by AlphaTech
[xmas type song]Roasting newbies on an open fire...[/xmas type song] :D:D

he he he....we should start a Christmas Carols thread in December...

would be quite interesting... ;)

jelloshotsrule

Jun 28, 2002, 12:36 PM

Originally posted by King Cobra
You know you two, jello has been on a roll, especially with his previous 100+ posts in a day effort. I would just keep an eye out on that. Nope, that wasn't mispelled. :eek:

not really. i had like a week where i was on here all the time, and posting all the time. now there's not much to post for. no one's too fun anymore.

rower's been gone for a while and when he left i was like 100 behind him... i just checked and am still like 40 behind him. which in the past could have been done in one day easily. so i won't be catching anyone soon............. nor do i.

care

3rdpath

Jun 28, 2002, 12:47 PM

well i'm always on here when the little ones napping( 10:00-11:30 pst)

then i'll check the threads in the afternoon.

and the evenings may see quite a bit of posting if something fun is happening...like last night:D

King Cobra

Jun 28, 2002, 12:51 PM

Originally posted by jelloshotsrule
i had like a week where i was on here all the time, and posting all the time.

Speak for yourself! (http://www.macrumors.com/forums/showthread.php3?s=&threadid=5491&perpage=25&pagenumber=2)

Check out the bottom of the page for this quote:

by dukestreet
"Just out of curiousity I checked to see how many posts you had done so far today [May 24] jello, and you were at 116. I imagine that will go a little higher by then end of the night if your girlfriend doesn't get there soon.

So you've just made it to the uber-geek level, congrats!!"

Ah, the fond memories. :cool:

teabgs

Jun 28, 2002, 12:58 PM

Originally posted by eyelikeart

he he he....we should start a Christmas Carols thread in December...

would be quite interesting... ;)

Or Hannukah songs.......

...Anti-semite...

;)

krossfyter

Jun 28, 2002, 01:26 PM

alpha tech sings christimas carols? whats going on?

iGav

Jun 28, 2002, 01:39 PM

Generally from around 9am....... although I tend to keep it open in a window throughout the day, and whenever I get the chance I post.... I tend to see the usual names in the morning.... then from about 12 onwards the U.S. guys wake up...... luckily with being freelance I don't have a boss to worry about..... plus I'm into my fourth week of holiday at the moment... (time I took off to watch the world cup) although at the moment I'm in the middle of renovating a house.......:) and working on a project that has been going on since 2000...... total nightmare...... :( :p

krossfyter

Jun 28, 2002, 02:00 PM

mc allen in the house!

i went to bed at 5 am and woke up at 12pm. so i overslept. now im rocking it on macrumors soon to be doing it on the job.

work is going to be slow today so i will have plenty of time.

igav..... you get my mail?

eyelikeart

Jun 28, 2002, 02:15 PM

Originally posted by krossfyter
i went to bed at 5 am and woke up at 12pm. so i overslept. now im rocking it on macrumors soon to be doing it on the job.

he he he...sounds like my sleep time...just not the hours in which I sleep ;)

G4scott

Jun 28, 2002, 02:16 PM

Some people have a lot of time on their hands...

Maybe I'll try to post alot in this next week or so. I leave Wednesday for Colorado (If it hasn't burnt to the ground yet). I'm going with my family to stay in a cabin, and do fishing and wilderness stuff...

krossfyter

Jun 28, 2002, 02:17 PM

Originally posted by eyelikeart

he he he...sounds like my sleep time...just not the hours in which I sleep ;)

what are your hours?

krossfyter

Jun 28, 2002, 02:18 PM

Originally posted by G4scott
Some people have a lot of time on their hands...

mc allen in the house.

thats because i only sleep for a short time and rock and roll the rest of the time.

eyelikeart

Jun 28, 2002, 02:23 PM

Originally posted by krossfyter
what are your hours?

I usually go to bed between 1 & 2....get up between 6:30 & 7...work 8-5... ;)

krossfyter

Jun 28, 2002, 02:30 PM

Originally posted by eyelikeart

I usually go to bed between 1 & 2....get up between 6:30 & 7...work 8-5... ;)

ahhh...you are one of them normal folks!:D :D

eyelikeart

Jun 28, 2002, 03:02 PM

Originally posted by krossfyter

ahhh...you are one of them normal folks!:D :D

he he he....yeah....gotta get money some way...

I tried selling my body once...didn't do so well though ;)

krossfyter

Jun 28, 2002, 03:07 PM

Originally posted by eyelikeart

he he he....yeah....gotta get money some way...

I tried selling my body once...didn't do so well though ;)

i hear ya.

hold on...you tried selling your body dude?

im fortunate in that my job is a mixture of freelance hours and work hours which fall after lunch most the time. i work untill night time etc. etc. its cool like that because im a nocturnal creature.

but i will be moving soon...so a new job i will be looking for. i may just have to have normal sleeping hours again. ahhhhhh!

oh well.

coolocity

Jun 28, 2002, 03:07 PM

I get to post while I work :D I do get harassed about the whole mac thing though, but hey, their just jealous.

krossfyter

Jun 28, 2002, 03:09 PM

luckly i work in a lab full of powermacs.

i post here all the time.

whawho

Jun 28, 2002, 03:10 PM

Originally posted by verbose101
Before work, at work, and after work! :D

ditto

coolocity

Jun 28, 2002, 03:12 PM

Originally posted by krossfyter
luckly i work in a lab full of powermacs.

i post here all the time.

I want your job :(

krossfyter

Jun 28, 2002, 03:16 PM

Originally posted by coolocity

I want your job :(

nah...stay in new york. its more intresting up there. its hot and humid down here. sux hellarse.

AlphaTech

Jun 28, 2002, 06:18 PM

Originally posted by krossfyter
alpha tech sings christimas carols? whats going on?

Didn't you know?? It's the end of the world when that happens. :D

Originally posted by eyelikeart
I tried selling my body once...didn't do so well though

No one even wanted to pay the 50¢ you were asking??? :D :p Maybe they saw you in a cross-dressed moment... :D That would drive any potential customers away. :D

teabgs

Jun 28, 2002, 06:38 PM

Originally posted by krossfyter

nah...stay in new york. its more intresting up there. its hot and humid down here. sux hellarse.

Dude, hate to break it to you but its hot and humid in NY too...

I dont know about upstate, but in the city it's been really REALLY hot and like 90-100% humidity.

Plus being a city its inherently hotter...But yes, I still agree that its better then texas.

AlphaTech

Jun 28, 2002, 06:46 PM

Originally posted by teabgs
Dude, hate to break it to you but its hot and humid in NY too...

It's also hot and humid in MA... At least where I am (and just about every part of MA that has people I know). We MIGHT get a little relief tomorrow, but then back into the oven for Sunday and the rest of the week... ick

Good thing I picked up the new AC yesterday. It has a built in timer and actually uses real temperatures, no more grades of red to blue for me. :D

King Cobra

Jun 28, 2002, 07:37 PM

I think whoever has an AC in the NE end will need it during the summer. He!!, I'm in paradise! I have a supercomputer, AC, about 5 hand clocks...it's absolute paradise. Those w/o ACs need to spend the $400 freggin' dollars.

In my area it can get really steamy and hot. Hey, it did this past February, when our area hit the 80s (I think). And that was f!!king winter. Now, it's summer, and people's hair roots are becoming aqueous w/o ACs! :eek:

AlphaTech

Jun 28, 2002, 07:58 PM

yeah... People could also go to Best Buy before Sunday and get the AC's for less... 10% off sale this week. I picked up mine for about $280 (after tax). It's an 8000 btu unit, that is cooling my ~450 square foot apartment quiet nicely.

I just checked the weather channel... pretty good tomorrow and Sunday (low 80s), but then back up into the high 80's and low 90's during the day (ick) for the rest of the week and into next weekend.

I hate the summer.

King Cobra

Jun 28, 2002, 08:05 PM

Actually, Tech, you might like the summer, as I have seen more people wearing sandles and T-shirts. Then there are those wearing a :eek: , an :) and a :D

My room stays ice cold, as I have my own AC. And I need it, considering that it is the top floor of the house and that it can get up to 37ºC up here. (Uh, for us Americans :) that's around 90.) Now I know how it feels to make my parents suffer from the heat downstairs with a crappy AC [evil laugh]

As for the weekend, I will be going to Maine for a lot of the summer, starting June 30. Even there, though, it gets rather hot. However, our apratment up there has a s!!k !!!! AC, which seems to act as a really loud noise maker, instead of cooling the damn place down. :cool:

iGav

Jun 29, 2002, 02:29 AM

I can't believe that everyone seems to have A/C in their homes...... Envy....

Last summer in London the night's were ultra muggy....... I couldn't stand it..... I went through phases of not sleeping for days because it got so bad........ and what made it worse is that my lady is one of those that likes to cuddle you ALL night long..... fine in the cold of winter..... not so good in the middle of July....... :p

ShaolinMiddleFinger

Jun 29, 2002, 04:27 AM

Hawaii's been roughly at the 87 to over 90 mark on the temperature ranges. I just got my A/C before summer. I love it. While my friends are sweating in the hot sun, i'll be all cool and relaxed in my 72 degree room:D

But back to what the discussions all about:

Lately I've been checking Macrumors at work and after I get home from work. So I guess around 8am to 11pm.

job

Jun 30, 2002, 12:01 AM

Originally posted by AlphaTech
During the week, from about 10am to 2am (from work and home).

On the weekends, just about all the time, up until the sun starts coming up (depending on how well the threads are moving). :D

Now that it is summer, I browse the boards from about 10 PM until about 4 AM. Not continually of course. :D There is always time to play some Tactical-Ops or Battle.net while waiting for people to reply to your posts. :D

AlphaTech

Jun 30, 2002, 12:19 AM

Originally posted by hitman
Now that it is summer, I browse the boards from about 10 PM until about 4 AM. Not continually of course. :D There is always time to play some Tactical-Ops or Battle.net while waiting for people to reply to your posts. :D

Well some of us actually work for a living, so we can't be lazy students on summer break (I even worked then while in school, ya bum :p). I do tend to stay up late on the weekends and when I have a few days off (like the coming break we get for the 4th), but then I return to work.

eyelikeart

Jun 30, 2002, 12:25 AM

Originally posted by AlphaTech

Well some of us actually work for a living, so we can't be lazy students on summer break (I even worked then while in school, ya bum :p). I do tend to stay up late on the weekends and when I have a few days off (like the coming break we get for the 4th), but then I return to work.

I don't mean to step on anyone's toes here...but when I was in tech school I held 2 jobs the entire time (for a brief few weeks I actually had 3 jobs). I worked my internship in the morning, went to school during the day, then worked my night job, plus had a pain in the ass girlfriend to deal with <shudder>.

Now I work about 45 hours a week, have about 5 different hobbies, exercise 4 times a week, get about 6 hours of sleep a night and still find time to post...

I need a life...:rolleyes:

AlphaTech

Jun 30, 2002, 12:30 AM

I might work only 45 hours a week during the summer... with more hours during the winter. All part of being a tech.

Royal Pineapple

Jun 30, 2002, 12:33 AM

Originally posted by eyelikeart

he he he....yeah....gotta get money some way...

I tried selling my body once...didn't do so well though ;)
thats because you ovbiouslly forgot the first rule of marketing...Give the people what they want;)

eyelikeart

Jun 30, 2002, 12:34 AM

Originally posted by Royal Pineapple

thats because you ovbiouslly forgot the first rule of marketing...Give the people what they want;)

actually it was quite the opposite...

they just couldn't handle me...he he he ;)

job

Jun 30, 2002, 12:36 AM

eyelikeart

Jun 30, 2002, 12:38 AM

Originally posted by hitman

Oh come on, I have a job too. :D Just one that does not require me to be very awake while working..... :p **cough**Working at Krogers.**cough** I do have to get money from somewhere if I am to restore my 1976 VW Beetle convertable. :D

hey...I held a job in a 1 hour photolab for close to 2 years...and before that I was Al Bundy...for 5 years... ;)

Royal Pineapple

Jun 30, 2002, 12:40 AM

Originally posted by eyelikeart

hey...I held a job in a 1 hour photolab for close to 2 years...and before that I was Al Bundy...for 5 years... ;)
you sold shoes???

how was the job in the photolab?:D

krossfyter

Jun 30, 2002, 12:41 AM

a convertible vw beatle...post a pic!!

what photlab did you work at eye?

job

Jun 30, 2002, 12:42 AM

Originally posted by eyelikeart

hey...I held a job in a 1 hour photolab for close to 2 years...and before that I was Al Bundy...for 5 years... ;)

I am though, starting a non-paying internship at my cousin's private school as a tech assistant in the computer lab. They use Macs! The internship will last for almost the whole month of July, starting, I think, on the 6th.

AlphaTech

Jun 30, 2002, 12:44 AM

Originally posted by eyelikeart

actually it was quite the opposite...

they just couldn't handle me...he he he ;)

Couldn't find anything worth handling from what I've heard... :p :D

krossfyter

Jun 30, 2002, 12:49 AM

Originally posted by hitman

I am though, starting a non-paying internship at my cousin's private school as a tech assistant in the computer lab. They use Macs! The internship will last for almost the whole month of July, starting, I think, on the 6th.

what school might this be? i might know of it.

job

Jun 30, 2002, 12:57 AM

I'm not so sure of the name of the school (and I'm going to be working there in a week!) It is near Westheimer in Houston itself. I could probably tell you tomorrow. Btw, hold on, I'm uploading a pic of a Beetle similar to mine to my iTools account now.

job

Jun 30, 2002, 12:59 AM

Ok, here's a pic. Link (http://homepage.mac.com/red_fox15/index/PhotoAlbum4.html) The Beetle is not mine, but it looks a lot like mine and since I don't have any pics of my Beetle on my comp I'm forced to use this one. Mine has a white roof and 8 spoke chrome wheels, not 5 spoke. Enjoy!

hitman

krossfyter

Jun 30, 2002, 01:04 AM

cool man! what needs to be done to it?

job

Jun 30, 2002, 01:08 AM

at the moment i need to restore the interior (i.e. new chairs, dash, etc) and put in a new exaust system as the present one is extreamly rusty (after sitting outside for 6 years). Also needed is a nice sound system. (but im not so sure how im going to afford that and the new tower i need :D )

krossfyter

Jun 30, 2002, 01:26 AM

i hear ya on that one. good luck with the restoration. i hope you can get it done soon.

job

Jun 30, 2002, 03:21 AM

Thanks mate. I think I should have my Bug in pretty good condition by the end of August.

Rower_CPU

Jun 30, 2002, 03:48 AM

Originally posted by Beej
I read pretty regularly between 10am and 12pm, Eastern Australian time. Not that that means anything to anyone here... eh Rower? :p

Sure, pick on a guy while he's away...:p

I had a hard enough time transitioning from US Pacific time to Mountain...and back this last week:rolleyes:

eyelikeart

Jun 30, 2002, 11:08 AM

Originally posted by AlphaTech

Couldn't find anything worth handling from what I've heard... :p :D

he he he...that's what they told everyone...didn't want to let out the truth... ;)

eyelikeart

Jun 30, 2002, 11:15 AM

Ok...I took a first real job as a stock clerk in a shoe store when I was 15. I eventually became part of the management and finally resigned from the company when I was 19. Being Al Bundy wasn't always so bad, it honestly helped build some social skills I hadn't quite developed on my own...plus every now & then u would catch some hottie who didn't know how to sit without...ahem...exposing herself? :D

I held a job at an Eckerd Express Photolab for about 2 years. Definitely wasn't the most glamorous job either, but I had a lot of fun while I was there. Had I no plans for the future, I could have joined management there as well.

I also had an internship with WDSU-TV 6, the NBC affiliate here in New Orleans. I learned how to use station equipment such as a Quantel Paintbox & a Sony Beta-Max (for those who don't know, it's a Beta box). I eventually created all of the graphics for the daily news show...very...very exciting stuff to see your work broadcast live on tv! :D I also got to sit through many video productions, help out with actual shoots, and got a small taste of computer video editing in a Media 100 editing suite.

The Eckerd & WDSU gigs I did both while handling 18 hours of classes at tech school. I worked roughly 12-13 hour days every day, Mon-Fri...along with weekend time for the Photolab job. I didn't get paid for my internship, so I had to get as many hours as I could witht he Photolab. All together I was averaging about between 55-70 hours a week total, depending on what I had going on with the Photolab.

AlphaTech

Jun 30, 2002, 11:20 AM

Originally posted by Rower_CPU
Sure, pick on a guy while he's away...:p

That is the best time to do it... :D Also, ALWAYS kick someone when they are down, it's the best time to do it. :D

I had a hard enough time transitioning from US Pacific time to Mountain...and back this last week:rolleyes:

Isn't that just a one hour difference??? How could it be all that difficult??? sheesh dude. :eek: :rolleyes: :D :cool:

BTW, You have really let your posting slip there buddy... :D

krossfyter

Jun 30, 2002, 01:19 PM

how you figure alphatek?

Rower_CPU

Jul 1, 2002, 01:35 AM

Originally posted by AlphaTech
That is the best time to do it... :D Also, ALWAYS kick someone when they are down, it's the best time to do it. :D

...and then try to keep them down.;)

Isn't that just a one hour difference??? How could it be all that difficult??? sheesh dude.

BTW, You have really let your posting slip there buddy... :D

It's just one hour, BUT there aren't any signs to tell you when/where it happens...it's not on state borders...anyways, it wasn't that bad.:p

Difficult to post from within Yellowstone National Park...no Airport for my TiBook.:(

I headed out for another 5 days camping with family in Nor-Cal, so I'll catch up with y'all next weekend.:D

krossfyter

Jul 1, 2002, 06:36 AM

Originally posted by eyelikeart
Ok...I took a first real job as a stock clerk in a shoe store when I was 15. I eventually became part of the management and finally resigned from the company when I was 19. Being Al Bundy wasn't always so bad, it honestly helped build some social skills I hadn't quite developed on my own...plus every now & then u would catch some hottie who didn't know how to sit without...ahem...exposing herself? :D

I held a job at an Eckerd Express Photolab for about 2 years. Definitely wasn't the most glamorous job either, but I had a lot of fun while I was there. Had I no plans for the future, I could have joined management there as well.

I also had an internship with WDSU-TV 6, the NBC affiliate here in New Orleans. I learned how to use station equipment such as a Quantel Paintbox & a Sony Beta-Max (for those who don't know, it's a Beta box). I eventually created all of the graphics for the daily news show...very...very exciting stuff to see your work broadcast live on tv! :D I also got to sit through many video productions, help out with actual shoots, and got a small taste of computer video editing in a Media 100 editing suite.

The Eckerd & WDSU gigs I did both while handling 18 hours of classes at tech school. I worked roughly 12-13 hour days every day, Mon-Fri...along with weekend time for the Photolab job. I didn't get paid for my internship, so I had to get as many hours as I could witht he Photolab. All together I was averaging about between 55-70 hours a week total, depending on what I had going on with the Photolab.

you get around man. good job. keep it up.

:D