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#3251602 21-Jun-2024 13:07

Coming up 16 for me..

I'd lurked awhile and then joined to moan about WxC sending p2p copyright infringement notices after just launching a torrent plan and got told off by freitasm lol

Since then there's been a lot of reading, posting, laughing, pizza, beer and the odd rustled jimmy or three.

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#3251604 21-Jun-2024 13:10

I hit 20 years last month. Pretty sure there's a badge for 21 years.

People often mistake me for an adult because of my age.

Keep calm, and carry on posting.

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#3251781 21-Jun-2024 21:33

Just checked my profile and I'm about 16 years. However I did not that my lifetime subscription ends in 2099, what happens if I live longer than this?

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#3251782 21-Jun-2024 21:39

I'm just a newbie, will be 14 in December. But it does feel longer than that, whats that about?

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#3251790 21-Jun-2024 23:20

@kiwifidget:

I'm just a newbie, will be 14 in December. But it does feel longer than that, whats that about?

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#3251815 22-Jun-2024 08:35

18 for me in October! Mostly lurking in that time.

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#3251833 22-Jun-2024 10:16

19 years this week. How time flies.

PDA's and Cell phones brought me here. The days when Palm was King.

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#3251844 22-Jun-2024 11:20

I joined 27-Jun-2003 so about to roll over 21 years! Crazy!!

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#3251848 22-Jun-2024 11:35

@Technofreak:

19 years this week. How time flies.

PDA's and Cell phones brought me here. The days when Palm was King.

I loved my US Robotics Pilot 1000, the first generation, before it was the Palm Pilot. Bought it around the end of 1996.

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#3251855 22-Jun-2024 12:00

freitasm:

@Technofreak:

19 years this week. How time flies.

PDA's and Cell phones brought me here. The days when Palm was King.

I loved my US Robotics Pilot 1000, the first generation, before it was the Palm Pilot. Bought it around the end of 1996.

So far as PIM software goes I don't think we've got anything better in the intervening period.

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#3251972 22-Jun-2024 17:18

17 years as well

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#3252405 24-Jun-2024 11:57

20+ years and I continue to expand my knowledge. Thanks to all the contributors.

that would be an ecumenical matter

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#3252422 24-Jun-2024 12:27

Ooh, wow. Coming up to 17 this year (December).

Time flies. Not sure I'm happy about that ;/

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#3253737 27-Jun-2024 10:21

I've been here for 15 years in July.

I'm still waiting to actually know something.

There have been some interesting characters pop up and disappear over the years.

My ability to think seems to have diminished somewhat over the intervening years. Hard to believe I joined when I was 40 years old...what was I thinking?

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#3253909 27-Jun-2024 18:10

17.5 for me on this account. I had one or two before this. :)

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