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Title: Vacations, Absences, etc.
Post by: calcdude84se on June 24, 2010, 05:41:54 pm
Feel free to tell the community when you won't be able to access omnimaga.
You may also brag :P

I will personally be gone from Saturday (June 26) to probably half-way through next week. I may be able to post for the first few days, but almost certainly not after that :(
* calcdude doesn't feel like bragging, so he's done
Title: Re: Vacations, Absences, etc.
Post by: DJ Omnimaga on June 24, 2010, 05:45:36 pm
Aaaah ok, I hope you have fun during your vacations.
/me also hopes when you return that you work on PartesOS :P
Title: Re: Vacations, Absences, etc.
Post by: calcdude84se on June 24, 2010, 05:48:12 pm
Actually, with luck I'll be able to take my laptop with me, and, since I have all the documentation I need on it, I can probably work on it anyway, even w/o internet. :)
Title: Re: Vacations, Absences, etc.
Post by: DJ Omnimaga on June 24, 2010, 05:51:02 pm
YAY!

Btw were you entering the Axe contest too?

On a side note, unless things went wrong, I will most likely be around through all the Summer, altough maybe a bit busy for the first two weeks of July, so I may not be online at the same times.
Title: Re: Vacations, Absences, etc.
Post by: calcdude84se on June 24, 2010, 05:57:40 pm
Good for you DJ, sticking with the community :P
I'm afraid I'm not going to enter in the Axe contest, since I will be devoting time to my OS, not to mention I was never much of a contest person (I've never entered in one, actually, but, again, I'm not going to enter this time.) Sorry about that. :( Maybe a later contest, my OS having been worked to a good state.
Title: Re: Vacations, Absences, etc.
Post by: DJ Omnimaga on June 24, 2010, 06:02:19 pm
Aaaah ok ^^

Regarding the community I also hope most people currently around are planning to stay around for quite a while. It sucked the years when half of the people would leave after 3 or 4 months x.x
Title: Re: Vacations, Absences, etc.
Post by: calcdude84se on July 03, 2010, 11:08:30 am
*BUMP*
I have returned!
Sadly, I didn't take the laptop, but I should start working on it soon :)
And again, anyone is free to post their absences here (and brag), not just me. :P
Title: Re: Vacations, Absences, etc.
Post by: DJ Omnimaga on July 03, 2010, 01:32:13 pm
YAY! I am glad to see you back!

More confusion from people between calc84maniac and calcude84se ensues! j/k :P
Title: Re: Vacations, Absences, etc.
Post by: DJ Omnimaga on July 13, 2010, 04:51:32 pm
I am not too sure yet, but from Wednesday July 14th to Saturday July 17th, I may be inactive on the forums and IRC. I am not going to a trip anywhere but I've been really exhausted lately with work, so the small break from admin position (which was supposed to end on July 1st) is not enough anymore it seems. Some people may have noticed I'm getting quite irritated again too, lately.

If you noticed, my post rate dropped a lot lately, now it might be a few days without activity from my part, unless I change my mind. That said, it could simply be a break from other sites, though. But yeah if I dissapear for a few days (which is unusual) don't worry.
Title: Re: Vacations, Absences, etc.
Post by: calc84maniac on July 13, 2010, 05:26:48 pm
Btw, I am at math camp for those who haven't heard on IRC. I'll be back on the 24th.
Title: Re: Vacations, Absences, etc.
Post by: DJ Omnimaga on July 13, 2010, 06:45:24 pm
Ok. I hope you have fun
Title: Re: Vacations, Absences, etc.
Post by: calcdude84se on July 13, 2010, 08:37:01 pm
Yeah, have fun.
I'll be gone later this month (again), but I'll delay posting about it until it's about to happen.
Title: Re: Vacations, Absences, etc.
Post by: DJ Omnimaga on July 13, 2010, 08:40:17 pm
Aaaah ok I see. I hope you return soon afterward D:
Title: Re: Vacations, Absences, etc.
Post by: Zera on July 14, 2010, 12:50:04 am
I offered to drop a note of absence for Iambian. He's currently working on a new job, and doesn't have very much free time on his hands. This might go on for a few weeks; so he won't be very active (if at all) on any projects.
Title: Re: Vacations, Absences, etc.
Post by: DJ Omnimaga on July 14, 2010, 01:17:22 am
Yeah I noticed he was less active lately. He mentionned about a 2nd job as well. I hope he won't be too tired x.x
Title: Re: Vacations, Absences, etc.
Post by: _player1537 on July 14, 2010, 01:37:22 am
I'm leaving tomarrow (today?) to go on a sailing trip, I'll be gone until the 24th (I think...)
Title: Re: Vacations, Absences, etc.
Post by: DJ Omnimaga on July 14, 2010, 02:01:56 am
Lol, I hope it's not ghost town here when my vacations starts XD

Anyway, if I don't visit for the rest of the week, see you Saturday evening or Sunday
Title: Re: Vacations, Absences, etc.
Post by: Eeems on July 14, 2010, 08:14:53 pm
I will be leaving on the 7 for four weeks I believe, so I wont be able to post at all the first week and then sparsely the next few weeks.
Title: Re: Vacations, Absences, etc.
Post by: LordConiupiter on July 15, 2010, 01:48:14 am
I am leaving tomorrow, but I don't know that would make a significant change to the number of replies an post when I don't post :P
Title: Re: Vacations, Absences, etc.
Post by: DJ Omnimaga on July 18, 2010, 11:28:32 pm
I hope you return soon D:

I hope you have fun when you are going, though.

I myself should be more active again soon. I am slowly catching up on the last few days activity (I mostly paid attention to the Nspire OS issue) as well as a lot of unread topics made since mid June (I kinda stopped keeping up with all new posts after those two days where we had 400 each) :P
Title: Re: Vacations, Absences, etc.
Post by: calcdude84se on July 27, 2010, 09:21:01 pm
*BUMP*
I meant to give a warning sooner, but I'll just tell you now.
I'm leaving tomorrow morning for a couple weeks and will be back somewhere in the second week of August.
DJ, I will be able to work on calc stuff during that time ;D
Title: Re: Vacations, Absences, etc.
Post by: apcalc on July 27, 2010, 09:22:47 pm
Have a good time calcdude84se!

We will miss you while you are gone. :(
Title: Re: Vacations, Absences, etc.
Post by: DJ Omnimaga on July 27, 2010, 11:03:14 pm
We will miss you :(

Can't wait for your return. I hope you have fun in your vacations, though.

As said in another topic, I will most likely be on and off for the next week or two, so I may take a long while to reply to some topics.
Title: Re: Vacations, Absences, etc.
Post by: apcalc on July 27, 2010, 11:05:29 pm
I just found out that I will be going on a short trip on the August 14-15 weekend (I think).  Once again, I am not sure if I will have internet access (last time I had to use a weird cable that was broken to get it in the hotel), hopefully, the hotel will have free wifi.  Nevertheless, I may disappear for these two days.
Title: Re: Vacations, Absences, etc.
Post by: DJ Omnimaga on July 27, 2010, 11:09:17 pm
Weren't you also supposed to be gone for a while a few weeks ago too? I remember you said something about it, but if I remember, you still showed up on the forums on a somewhat regular basis anyway. It might have been due to me not checking as much, though.
Title: Re: Vacations, Absences, etc.
Post by: calcdude84se on July 28, 2010, 07:45:52 pm
Hello ;D
I'm traveling, but this and tomorrow will probably be the only days with Internet access while I'm gone x.x
Let's hope I have all the files I need to work on calc stuff :P
Title: Re: Vacations, Absences, etc.
Post by: apcalc on July 28, 2010, 07:51:29 pm
I just found out it will be the 13-14, not 14-15 that I might not be available.

Weren't you also supposed to be gone for a while a few weeks ago too? I remember you said something about it, but if I remember, you still showed up on the forums on a somewhat regular basis anyway. It might have been due to me not checking as much, though.

DJ, Yes I was on vacation a few weeks ago, but I was lucky to have free internet access so I was able to get on the forums every night.  Hopefully I will have internet access this time so I can check out the forums also. 
Title: Re: Vacations, Absences, etc.
Post by: DJ Omnimaga on July 29, 2010, 05:59:48 pm
Have fun calcdude84se!

Aaah ok Apcalc, I see
Title: Re: Vacations, Absences, etc.
Post by: calcdude84se on August 03, 2010, 01:05:24 pm
*BUMP*
Woo, I'm in a library :P
I'll try to get through as many posts as possible. (So many) ;D
Title: Re: Vacations, Absences, etc.
Post by: DJ Omnimaga on August 03, 2010, 01:36:22 pm
Nice, don't forget to logout afterward, though :P
Title: Re: Vacations, Absences, etc.
Post by: Hot_Dog on August 03, 2010, 03:58:46 pm
We look forward to your return!
Title: Re: Vacations, Absences, etc.
Post by: Raylin on August 03, 2010, 07:58:10 pm
In regards to me, classes for Illinois Institute of Technology start on the 23rd...

So, I may be less active FYI.
Title: Re: Vacations, Absences, etc.
Post by: Eeems on August 03, 2010, 08:14:40 pm
I'll be gone as of Saturday I believe and I wont be back for a while, although I may get wifi here and there, but I doubt it...
Title: Re: Vacations, Absences, etc.
Post by: DJ Omnimaga on August 03, 2010, 10:35:54 pm
D: I assume you are returning for school year, right?

Just make sure to at least post a bit every now and then when you have access :P
Title: Re: Vacations, Absences, etc.
Post by: Eeems on August 04, 2010, 12:59:40 am
Yes I am :) oh and now that I'm an uncle I might not be away as long, although I'm not sure...
Title: Re: Vacations, Absences, etc.
Post by: DJ Omnimaga on August 04, 2010, 01:14:07 am
Aaah ok ^^
Title: Re: Vacations, Absences, etc.
Post by: mapar007 on August 09, 2010, 05:16:23 am
You will see a sharp drop in my activity due to opera rehearsals taking almost all day, and planning stuff for homeschooling next year. (those laws are really thight in our country :( )
Sorry.


Btw, I got facebook now, mainly out of necessity to be able to access pics and stuff. My name is Matthias Valvekens for those who didn't know yet.


I'll probably still lurk around, but no 'quality content' :P
Title: Re: Vacations, Absences, etc.
Post by: DJ Omnimaga on August 09, 2010, 12:31:01 pm
Aaaah ok, how long do you think you'll be inactive? Will it be until like September/October?
/me hopes Rogue z80 doesn't die...
Title: Re: Vacations, Absences, etc.
Post by: fb39ca4 on August 10, 2010, 09:38:47 pm
I'll be gone for a couple of weeks (music camp), but I should be back online by the 24th.
Title: Re: Vacations, Absences, etc.
Post by: DJ Omnimaga on August 10, 2010, 11:02:08 pm
Aaah ok, I hope you have fun. August definitively seems to be Band Camp month, because several people returned from theirs or are currently in band camp. I can't wait for your return afterward!
Title: Re: Vacations, Absences, etc.
Post by: calcdude84se on August 11, 2010, 01:13:18 pm
Back! :)
Having finally worked my way through the posts I missed to this one, I'd just like to say that I have returned.
And, slightly off-topic, school where I am starts in exactly two weeks x.x
Title: Re: Vacations, Absences, etc.
Post by: willrandship on August 11, 2010, 01:51:58 pm
The 24th seems to be the pivotable point of return for many people, but funnily enough I won't be here that day. my brother's coming home from texas. Once school starts, around sept. 1 here, I'll be on much more often (many comp classes) :D
Title: Re: Vacations, Absences, etc.
Post by: DJ Omnimaga on August 15, 2010, 06:05:04 pm
Welcome back Calcdude84se. :)

Hopefully activity will pick up again soon (unless everyone is too busy with school). Lately some projects have been getting a lot less feedback, which can be a bit discouraging for their authors when it lasts for a long while x.x.

On a side note, I'll probably do another staff addition run soon, like I normally do at the end of each Summer. I'M not sure if I feel like working on a tribute video again, though x.x. It's a whole lot of work.
Title: Re: Vacations, Absences, etc.
Post by: calcdude84se on August 15, 2010, 07:10:33 pm
Thanks. :)
What would we have to put in the tribute video, anyway? You already did Axe, and I'm not sure about more large projects besides S.A.D. (not that it's bad, :P but there needs to be more than one project)
Speaking of school, I start in ten days, though I'll try to stay active. Might be a bit difficult, though x.x
Title: Re: Vacations, Absences, etc.
Post by: DJ Omnimaga on August 15, 2010, 07:53:29 pm
Normally, I showcase most staff projects and sometimes older stuff. However, given how large this community grew in the past 6 months, I would probably also showcase some non-staff projects as well. MY concern, though, is that only like 10% of projects get finished, so one year later, we look at the video and most stuff we see are dead projects :/

I might just do a shorter video that is a bit like some sort of ad
Title: Re: Vacations, Absences, etc.
Post by: bwang on August 26, 2010, 05:12:12 am
I might have reduced activity for the next week or so, since its my first week at MIT.
Title: Re: Vacations, Absences, etc.
Post by: shmibs on August 26, 2010, 08:21:49 am
that's understandable XD
good luck with college junk
Title: Re: Vacations, Absences, etc.
Post by: apcalc on August 26, 2010, 08:43:38 am
Good luck in college bwang!

I hope we see you back here soon. :)
Title: Re: Vacations, Absences, etc.
Post by: ztrumpet on August 26, 2010, 09:57:50 am
Good luck Bwang. :)
Title: Re: Vacations, Absences, etc.
Post by: DJ Omnimaga on August 26, 2010, 12:07:30 pm
Good luck Bwang!

On a side note welcome back fb39ca4, noticing you started posting again recently.
/me hopes Mapar007 will return soon
Title: Re: Vacations, Absences, etc.
Post by: yunhua98 on August 26, 2010, 04:30:38 pm
I might have reduced activity for the next week or so, since its my first week at MIT.

MIT?!  Congradulations!
Title: Re: Vacations, Absences, etc.
Post by: TIfanx1999 on August 28, 2010, 07:47:32 am
I haven't been as active recently because runescape is having a bonus xp weekend coming up on Labor day weekend(Sept 3-6). I have been busy gathering supplies and focusing on this recently. Also, my interest tends to wane from time to time. :) Just figured I'd mention it.
Title: Re: Vacations, Absences, etc.
Post by: DJ Omnimaga on August 28, 2010, 01:18:57 pm
X.x, I hope you don't get addicted to it too much. I remember my bro played some random MMORPG day and night or close, 2 years ago x.x.

Also I noticed around Feb, you usually vanish from the TI community until June, or rarely visit anymore. I hope you don't eventually lose interest for good :O
Title: Re: Vacations, Absences, etc.
Post by: TIfanx1999 on August 28, 2010, 08:23:06 pm
Nah, I don't play all the time. I can't see myself getting addicted to a MMORPG, no matter how much I enjoy them. As for leaving permanently; I'm sure it will happen eventually, I just don't know when that will be.
Title: Re: Vacations, Absences, etc.
Post by: DJ Omnimaga on August 28, 2010, 09:27:22 pm
/me hopes it will not be soon :(
Title: Re: Vacations, Absences, etc.
Post by: DJ Omnimaga on September 09, 2010, 04:27:18 am
Not really a vacation but if on October 2nd weather is not terrible and that I work on October 3rd, I may not be very active during that weekend. On the 2nd, I'm going at a hockey game during evening, but during afternoon there is another event going on in Quebec city and I may be going there and I'm not planning to go back home between that and the game. I'm probably gonna be tired the next day x.x

Just letting you know because due to my generally high activity it may feel as a surprise if I suddently vanish for a few days :P
Title: Re: Vacations, Absences, etc.
Post by: shmibs on September 09, 2010, 08:35:49 am
you canadians and your hockey...
have fun!
Title: Re: Vacations, Absences, etc.
Post by: qazz42 on September 09, 2010, 08:38:41 am
Just to say..

if anyone has noticed, my omnimaga participation went down for a bit, but it is steadily increasing

I hope to get everything back to normal once I get used to high school
Title: Re: Vacations, Absences, etc.
Post by: DJ Omnimaga on September 09, 2010, 09:22:38 am
you canadians and your hockey...
have fun!
<.<

Those comments are precisely why that October 2nd afternoon event is happening. People are tired of the NHL commish ruining the league keeping teams in cities where almost nobody cares and want to show him (and governments) that they would happily take one of them. Maybe there are some people exception in Phoenix, Atlanta, Florida, Long Island and Tampa Bay, but teams cannot survive with 4000-5000 people every game that gets their tickets for dirt cheap (despite the league showing fake attendance numbers in the 15000s). Same thing happens with baseball over here. (except independent leagues)
Title: Re: Vacations, Absences, etc.
Post by: MRide on November 16, 2010, 10:51:20 pm
Hello, Omnimaga.  My parents have decided that my activity on here has begun to negatively affect my grades.  On their command, I will not be accessing Omnimaga during the next week, except for maybe a few posts on my phone (which I'm on now).  My activity following this will probably be sporadic until my parents see straight A's.  I fully intend to return completely as soon as possible, but until then, have fun!

Oh, and The Game.
Title: Re: Vacations, Absences, etc.
Post by: guy6020665 on November 16, 2010, 10:55:11 pm
Ok see you later then MRide, on that note, I may not be on as often for a while because I'm now participating in tennis at my school.
Title: Re: Vacations, Absences, etc.
Post by: DJ Omnimaga on November 16, 2010, 10:56:12 pm
Ouch I hope they won't block the site or something. X.x I hate when that happens. Good luck with grades and see you soon!

By the way do they really mean only A's? Over here, most parents were fine with a bunch of B's and as less D's as possible.
Title: Re: Vacations, Absences, etc.
Post by: MRide on November 16, 2010, 10:59:23 pm
@DJ: Well, I told my mom I was doing fine in a class that I had a B+ in, and she said, "No, that's not fine."
Title: Re: Vacations, Absences, etc.
Post by: DJ Omnimaga on November 16, 2010, 11:02:45 pm
Ouch, sorry to hear. I guess standards are much higher in  USA, or maybe exams over here are just harder. X.x

Good luck! Hopefully you can still post from time to time, even if lowered activity.
Title: Re: Vacations, Absences, etc.
Post by: MRide on November 16, 2010, 11:07:27 pm
Thanks. :)
About them blocking me: I doubt they could.  My dad might make a feeble attempt, but I use Google Chrome, which none of my family has ever used, and I know the passwords to the admin account, so they really can't stop me electronically.  They have to do it physically.
Title: Re: Vacations, Absences, etc.
Post by: yunhua98 on November 16, 2010, 11:21:00 pm
see you until then, then.  ;)
Title: Re: Vacations, Absences, etc.
Post by: Jonius7 on November 16, 2010, 11:30:14 pm
Then the blocking of stuff shouldn't be a problem.
See you later mride!!
Title: Re: Vacations, Absences, etc.
Post by: MRide on November 21, 2010, 07:55:01 pm
Well, I managed to get back just in time for a retreat!  So, Monday I probably won't be on, absolutely not on Tuesday, and not until the afternoon on Wednesday.  At least this time it's not a punishment.
Title: Re: Vacations, Absences, etc.
Post by: DJ Omnimaga on November 21, 2010, 07:59:50 pm
Ah cool to hear you can come back online more often :D

On a side note, I noticed activity dropped recently, especially the people from Europe. Is it exam time for everyone? I know most people finish school in about 3 weeks but I heard some people finish next week or so.
Title: Re: Vacations, Absences, etc.
Post by: AngelFish on November 21, 2010, 08:07:24 pm
I'm going to be taking a break from Omnimaga for a few days. The Team Battle really burned me out on programming.
Title: Re: Vacations, Absences, etc.
Post by: DJ Omnimaga on November 21, 2010, 08:08:14 pm
Sorry to hear. D:

I hope you return soon.
Title: Re: Vacations, Absences, etc.
Post by: AngelFish on November 21, 2010, 08:13:55 pm
Don't worry, I might lurk a bit. But I'm probably not going to be checking in very frequently.
Title: Re: Vacations, Absences, etc.
Post by: DJ Omnimaga on November 21, 2010, 08:24:30 pm
Ah ok. Sometimes breaks are good. I myself am a bit less active lately because I had a lot on my plate.
Title: Re: Vacations, Absences, etc.
Post by: yunhua98 on November 21, 2010, 09:16:15 pm
I'm going to be taking a break from Omnimaga for a few days. The Team Battle really burned me out on programming.

ah, I'm sorry I didn't help out more.  :-[
Title: Re: Vacations, Absences, etc.
Post by: AngelFish on November 21, 2010, 09:19:02 pm
I'm going to be taking a break from Omnimaga for a few days. The Team Battle really burned me out on programming.

ah, I'm sorry I didn't help out more.  :-[

Breaking my break here :P
It's not your fault. It was largely the integration that burned me out and the half dozen problems I had to overcome with it (including routing the files halfway around the world and back so I could access them). It would have been impossible for two people to do that process together.
Title: Re: Vacations, Absences, etc.
Post by: yunhua98 on November 21, 2010, 09:26:25 pm
yeah, but I could've helped more.  :P  Well, actually not really, I was VERY behind on some math homework.  (still am in fact.  :o)
Title: Re: Vacations, Absences, etc.
Post by: MRide on November 21, 2010, 09:56:00 pm
Oh, well, hope you get less burnt out soon! (And good luck with the math, yunhua)