A toast to Haken! by Ringwraith

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A toast to Haken!

POSTED BY: RINGWRAITH
UPDATED: Friday, December 4, 2009 08:16
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Saturday, September 21, 2002 10:56 AM

You've not only created a great fansite and community for all of us fans but you've managed to survive being slashdotted. That alone should get you a Medal of Honor.

I enjoy coming here and conversing with the rest of the Firefly fans. Who needs the official site when you've got this? Unless of course this site is a Fox plant.

On behalf of Tieka and myself I'd like to thank you for all of the hard work you've done so far.

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"How will this end?"
"In fire."
--Babylon 5, 'The Coming of Shadows'
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Saturday, September 21, 2002 11:01 AM

NOVAGRASS

Quote:
Originally posted by Ringwraith:

On behalf of Tieka and myself I'd like to thank you for all of the hard work you've done so far.

Agreed.

I'm actually impressed at how well Haken is handling the whole "Fox plant" situation. If it were me, I'd be horribly offended... especially because he's put so much work into the site.

Most slashdotters are elitest, pretentious asses who value their opinions far to heavily... and that is what makes them so damn offensive.

Way to take this maturely, Haken. Lord knows I'd be out for blood if I were you.

--Dylan Palmer, aka NoVaGrAsS--

"Oh, shoot" - Mal

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Saturday, September 21, 2002 12:45 PM

ZICSOFT

You know, I gave Haken advance warning, but he didn't seem to care. And why should he? His site scales. Not his problem if most sites do not.

What really amuses me is all the slashdotters who just can't believe this site isn't the product of a whole team of Fox webmonkeys.

As for the "plant" issue: I stand accused too. And all I can say to that is JOSH, WHERE'S MY CHECK???!!!

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Saturday, September 21, 2002 1:53 PM

LIVINGIMPAIRED

Uh, this may be an Idiot Jed moment, but what is a "slashdotter"?

________________

"I love to see a young girl go out and grab the world by the lapels. Life’s a bitch. You’ve got to go out and kick ass." —Maya Angelou

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Saturday, September 21, 2002 2:08 PM

MILLERNATE

Quote:

Most slashdotters are elitest, pretentious...who value their opinions far to heavily

This is different from me how exactly?

Nathan
"It looks like a great adventure...That's what it is; that's what it feels like. When I saw the pilot, it was really engaging. It was exciting. It was unusual. It threw me off every now and then. I think people will be grabbed by it." - Ron Glass, on the pilot, during an interview with the Indianapolis Star

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Saturday, September 21, 2002 2:52 PM

ZICSOFT

Quote:
Originally posted by LivingImpaired:
Uh, this may be an Idiot Jed moment, but what is a "slashdotter"?

Someone who hangs out on Slashdot.

How is Jed these days?

JOSH, WHERE'S MY CHECK???!!!

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Saturday, September 21, 2002 5:00 PM

JASONZZZ

Hip hip hurray for Haken...

hehe, good thing he really lives in Wisconsin and not Michigan.

Hey, how's that Cheese?

Hawaii *is* a nice front though.

no sig. blah...

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Saturday, September 21, 2002 6:41 PM

FLIGHTYKITTEN

Whooo! I'm down with that. You had the best, most informative site before the show even started. How many admins. can claim that?

I've never heard of Slashdot, or whatever, but it sounds evil.

Is it one of those sites where people bitch about everyone else to make themselves feel like lesser losers than they really are?

Wait. Don't tell me. I think I'd like to keep my innocence.

Haken, you're in Wisconsin too?!? WHERE, WHERE, WHERE, WHERE, WHERE?!?!?!

I'm in Hartford. Hee!

And here I thought I was the only poor soul...

Obscure Tv show reference: "Harry, it's Cooper, meet me for breakfast, 7:00 am, at the hotel lobby. I know who killed Laura Palmer. (Pause) No, this can wait till morning!"

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Saturday, September 21, 2002 7:12 PM

TIEKA

Quote:
Originally posted by Zicsoft:
Quote:
Originally posted by LivingImpaired:
Uh, this may be an Idiot Jed moment, but what is a "slashdotter"?

Someone who hangs out on Slashdot.

Well, that is an answer, but probaly not quite what they wanted to know. Slashdot is a forum for news and commentary for the internet and computer science community. Okay, it's a hangout for geeks and nerds.

You can find the site at http://slashdot.org Since there are a lot of people that read the posts there, any site that gets mentioned may be slashdotted This means that a few zillion geeks, nerds and wannabe's check out the mentioned site. Sometimes the massive numbers of visitors in a short period of time will actually crash a server and the site goes down. So, a site that is down or really slow due to heavy traffic, is called slashdotted. Oh yeah, one more: slashdotting is the act of posting at Slashdot.

There, that should explain all of Slashdot. Of course if you check out the site, you'll find out it is a LOT more complicated than this.

Hope that helps a bit.

to all

Once you've been in Serenity, you never leave. You just learn to live there. --Firefly script

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Saturday, September 21, 2002 7:31 PM

LIVINGIMPAIRED

Thanx. I dunno about visiting the site though... I may be a nerd, but I'm a introverted nerd that doesn't like crowds. I site with lots and lots of people nerdier than me would be intimidating.

________________

"I love to see a young girl go out and grab the world by the lapels. Life’s a bitch. You’ve got to go out and kick ass." —Maya Angelou

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Sunday, September 22, 2002 8:48 AM

NOVAGRASS

Quote:
Originally posted by millernate:
Quote:

Most slashdotters are elitest, pretentious...who value their opinions far to heavily

This is different from me how exactly?

You know, that sorta describes me perfectly as well... but hey, at least I'm up front about it!

The difference is: If you called them on it, they'd be offended, whereas we (at least me) have a sense of humor about it. (I think...

)

--Dylan Palmer, aka NoVaGrAsS--

"Oh, shoot" - Mal

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Sunday, September 22, 2002 7:15 PM

PANDORA

One of the things that entertains me most about this slashdot situation is the insane corporate paranoia that pervades such a respectable percentage of nerds on this planet!

Don't get me wrong, I find it hard not to suspect corporate assmonkeys of shadiness of wrongdoing on sheer principle, but some of these people were just being *crazy*.

But hey, no publicity is bad publicity, right?

Pandora
Fox webmonkey in disguise...

"Computer games don't affect kids negatively; I mean if Pac-Man affected us as kids, we'd all be running around darkened rooms, munching magic pills and listening to repetitive electronic music."

-Kristian Wilson, Nintendo, Inc.
1988

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Sunday, September 22, 2002 7:51 PM

MALCOLM

Quote:
Originally posted by Ringwraith:
You've not only created a great fansite and community for all of us fans but you've managed to survive being slashdotted. That alone should get you a Medal of Honor.

I enjoy coming here and conversing with the rest of the Firefly fans. Who needs the official site when you've got this? Unless of course this site is a Fox plant.

On behalf of Tieka and myself I'd like to thank you for all of the hard work you've done so far.

************************************************
"How will this end?"
"In fire."
--Babylon 5, 'The Coming of Shadows'
************************************************

Here, here!

Cheers!

-MBS

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Thursday, September 26, 2002 7:04 PM

JASONZZZ

Quote:
Originally posted by malcolm:

Here, here! Cheers!

-MBS

I bought a dozen of these cheap at the Enron auction. Saved one for Haken, anyone wanna
"chip in".

"

"

Anyone close to Houston who can
pick it up and truck it to Wisconson would
be great. Save on the shipping...

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Thursday, September 26, 2002 11:38 PM

HOOK

Quote:
Originally posted by LivingImpaired:
Uh, this may be an Idiot Jed moment, but what is a "slashdotter"?

I am. :)

well i just read the articles so I am a posser slashdoter :)

slashdot is a site and people who visit and comment on it are "slashdotters"

slashdot.com

Good work Haken, this site is very cool.

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Saturday, September 28, 2002 9:59 AM

JASONZZZ

Quote:
Originally posted by Novagrass:
Most slashdotters are elitest, pretentious asses who value their opinions far to heavily... and that is what makes them so damn offensive.

Way to take this maturely, Haken. Lord knows I'd be out for blood if I were you.

why wouldn't you value your opinion?
I suppose some people are into self-deprecation.
People who have low self-esteem undervalue themselves too much.

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Saturday, September 28, 2002 10:58 AM

HAKEN

Likes to mess with stuffs.

Quote:
Originally posted by Jasonzzz:
I bought a dozen of these cheap at the Enron auction. Saved one for Haken, anyone wanna
"chip in".

Those are nice. We were bidding on those Aeron chairs when SQUARE USA went under. But some big auction house or company bought the entire lot (and their entire "SUN" room).

So when are you sending mine over?

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Thursday, December 3, 2009 11:46 AM

HOLLISGREEN

HollisGreen Sez bump and 'Cheers to Haken'!

Happy Holidays from across the pond.

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Thursday, December 3, 2009 2:53 PM

BLACKROBEDBOOK

Cheers To Haken

"There's no hell for things like this, Captain" ~ Shepard Book, Better Days

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Thursday, December 3, 2009 2:57 PM

CORTEXOVERRIDE

SPEECH!!

>>CORTEX OVERRIDE....
>BROAD WAVE INITIATED...
>>SEND ALL<<<

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Thursday, December 3, 2009 4:35 PM

ZZETTA13

To Haken "Toast"!

I think this is one of the BEST Firefly sites I've ever come across. If it wasn't for FireflyFan.net and Joss mentioning it in the Serenity bonus material I don’t know that I would have found this place and made so many FF friends. I would still be a browncoat and all, but having a place to go where there are so many makes me feel so good.

Z

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Thursday, December 3, 2009 4:40 PM

BYTEMITE

Wow, all those other posts about being slashdotted makes me wonder what was going on. But yes, thanks for this site, Haken. :)

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Thursday, December 3, 2009 4:45 PM

NCBROWNCOAT

Thanks and more thanks Haken.

http://fireflyfaninnc.livejournal.com/

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Thursday, December 3, 2009 7:57 PM

DMI

Expired, forgotten, spoiled rotten.

Haken, the man we call Haken...

This is the not-at-all-crappy-town where you are a hero.
-e

I pray for one last landing,
on the globe that gave me birth.
Let me rest my eyes on the fleecy skies
and the cool, green hills of Earth.

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Thursday, December 3, 2009 8:43 PM

NIKI2

Gettin' old, but still a hippie at heart...

Haken:

Joss:

and

May the road always rise up to meet you both!

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Friday, December 4, 2009 1:57 AM

PIZMOBEACH

... fully loaded, safety off...

Imma Thanken Haken!

(and thankee to the mysterious HollisGreen for diggin' up these old gems)

Scifi movie music + Firefly dialogue clips, 24 hours a day - http://www.scifiradio.com

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Friday, December 4, 2009 3:38 AM

STINKINGROSE

Here's to Haken, we love him the best.
In front of our screens, in our jammies we're dressed.
He gives us a play-place with browncoats galore
To share shiny 'verse stuff and clamor for more.
So lift up your mouses, double click way up high
May his cup never empty and the well not run dry.

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Friday, December 4, 2009 8:16 AM

SUASOR

Haken, you the man.

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