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Offline Gary350z

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Re: Where does your username come from?
« Reply #75 on: May 14, 2018, 02:04:41 pm »
I was always a rotary engine enthusiast. My 1st and 2nd cars were RX7's..
I used to have an RX7. Nice car. Drove the heck out of it.
I'm sure with your background you can figure out my username. ;D
 

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Re: Where does your username come from?
« Reply #76 on: May 14, 2018, 05:13:46 pm »
Quite an old long story. Basically a pun.

Many moons ago... let's say mid '90s, three friends and I went to a mountaineering trip in the Pyrenees. When we were about to reach our target summit (Posets) one of my friends suffered a very painful episode of leg cramps. We couldn't reach the summit and went back to the refuge. On the road back home we all decided to form a rock and roll band, which we did and we named it... Los Calambres ("The Cramps", in spanish)  8)

Some years later, once the band was just history, I joined a guitar forum where I announced my then new web site: www.pisotones.com dedicated to electric guitar effects DIY. The name "Calambres" was ideal because, in spanish, this word means both "cramps" and "electric shocks"   ;)

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Re: Where does your username come from?
« Reply #77 on: May 15, 2018, 04:46:12 am »
I have inherited an interest in traditional jazz from my father.  There is a tune I like called Basin Street Blues.  When I decided after retiring the first time to hold myself out as a design service I decided to use the name Basin Street Design.  The service didn't go very far but there you go... ::)
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Re: Where does your username come from?
« Reply #78 on: May 15, 2018, 11:58:46 am »
Initials, at least some of them.
 

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Re: Where does your username come from?
« Reply #79 on: May 15, 2018, 12:21:16 pm »
My last name translates loosely to Woodhouse in English. As that was also the stage name of an (in)famous Dutch accordionist I was called Woodhouse by friends when younger. That got shorted to Woody. And then 'Cheers' came along and it stuck :D
 

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Re: Where does your username come from?
« Reply #80 on: May 15, 2018, 02:10:11 pm »
1992 1982: at the university I had to choose my access name to the VAX 11/780.
I proposed my single name (rather unusual) but they said: too short!
I added 3 letter from my second name: since then I have always used such nickname.
« Last Edit: May 15, 2018, 07:55:03 pm by eliocor »
 

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Re: Where does your username come from?
« Reply #81 on: May 15, 2018, 03:04:45 pm »
Speaking of VAXes... Many years ago a young lady in another department called me for help with her MicroVAX computer, something VMS-related. After a successful resolution, she dubbed me a "modemhead" because I could set SYSGEN parameters off the top of my head.
 

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Re: Where does your username come from?
« Reply #82 on: May 23, 2018, 11:30:03 pm »
I always name forum aliases after "problems" or "troubles" usually related to the nature of the forum. So for a car forum it might be Spun_Bearing whereas for gardening it might be Root_Rot, etc. off the top of my head. For this forum I was hasty and used an old one. It could have been more electronics-related. Oh well.
It's perfectly acceptable to not know something in the short term. To continue to not know over the long term is just laziness.
 

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Re: Where does your username come from?
« Reply #83 on: May 24, 2018, 02:48:19 pm »
Some letters from my surname, Martin. Boring really :D
.. and for forums, if “Art” is taken, “@rt” is next.
 

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Re: Where does your username come from?
« Reply #84 on: May 24, 2018, 07:37:14 pm »
I'm a math professor, and I've always been fascinated by squid.
 

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Re: Where does your username come from?
« Reply #85 on: May 25, 2018, 02:13:55 am »
I'm a math professor, and I've always been fascinated by squid.

I am also fascinated by squid, as in breaded and fried.  Calamari, mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm :popcorn:
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Re: Where does your username come from?
« Reply #86 on: May 25, 2018, 04:00:35 am »
A place I lived plus initials.  Used on a wide range of forums.   Interestingly I did a Google search on this username and found that it is also being used by a lady in a very old profession.  Apparently she doesn't do much of her business development on line since it only shows a few hits.
 

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Re: Where does your username come from?
« Reply #87 on: May 25, 2018, 06:22:38 am »
I used to flit around a lot in yellow colored, rag covered flying machines that were built in Lock Haven, Pennsylvania.  Some one of these years, I'll get back to doing it.

-Pat
If it jams, force it.  If it breaks, you needed a new one anyway...
 

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Re: Where does your username come from?
« Reply #88 on: May 25, 2018, 07:54:24 am »
I drive a 1991 Honda Beat - and have difficulty coming up with unique usernames...

See also: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kei_car

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Re: Where does your username come from?
« Reply #89 on: May 25, 2018, 08:32:50 am »
I created it in 1989 to serve as my philosophy in life... A School, or Acecool.... To learn as much as I can for as long as I can and to be able to easily communicate it a way understandable to someone who isn't familiar on the topic... And to be a master in as many fields as I can...

Legally, I own the trademark starting in 1989 the date of conception and first use because TM law acts like Copyright law - it's automatic for something new / unique / creation immediately upon completion... I don't need to register it unless I have to go to court over infringement - someone stole my domains in 90s and finally got them taken down but I still need them to be retransferred to me - they're trying to hold them hostage for $9000 so I'll need to fight them and provide the proof that I registered it, starting out for 10 years and GoDaddy or whoever it was ended up reselling it within that 10 year period ( remember those 10 year domain specials? Then them stealing domains from people - happened to me )...
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Re: Where does your username come from?
« Reply #90 on: May 26, 2018, 07:52:08 am »
My username was created because of email server limitations and a lack of imagination.

It was in the early 1990's when I first had internet access. This was only available at the school where I work. I used Windows V3.11  for internet access. Windows V3.11 required add on programs to add a TCP/IP stack and a web browser. Dial-up internet service was not available in west virginia. I'd expect that it was not generally available anywhere in the US at this time. 

The west virginia schools email system allowed a maximum of eight characters for an email  username. I chose my first name initial and full last name.

Using even a part of your real name is probably now a bad idea on the internet. It's far too late for me to change this. The Wayback Machine has decades of archives with me using "lmester" and my full name "Luke Mester"

I still use lmester as my username. I now also use two factor authentication for anything that's critical like my bank web site.

I'll probably still get hacked.  :(  I've at least tried to make my net access a little more secure.

The internet used to be a safe place for geeks to play. I used a browser for years before I saw the first pop-up advertisement on a web page. And, A virus was some rare nasty code that you got from a copy of a  friend's floppy disk or a BBS (bulletin board system) download.

 

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Re: Where does your username come from?
« Reply #91 on: May 27, 2018, 11:56:51 am »
My "Mummy & Daddy" gave it to me in 1955 !!   ;D
Mostly, in 'Forums', 'Quora', 'Youtube' etc, I use my real name, as I don't/need/want
to Hide my true self. I'm open to anyone.
On certain specialized sites/followings, I use the name "NeutralDensity"......
Mostly just for 'fun'...  due to my life long interest in photography, amongst others !!

(Orig pre-digital, a 'Neutral Density' Filter, as by the book, is a filter that reduces or modifies
the intensity of all wavelengths of light equally, giving no changes in hue of color rendition).
I used to often utilize some almost as dark as a welding-mask glass !!!! (on a tripod of course).
NORMAL exposure, may be something like....  F11, 125th/Sec. However with this 'filter' it may
be an exposure time of 1 or 2 minutes !!...  Why do this ???....
Transient objects in the 'scene' like moving vehicles/people walking past, have LITTLE effect on
the framed exposure. The 'myriad' of pedestrians etc simply vanish for architectural shots!!!
Diagonal of 1x1 square = Root-2. Ok.
Diagonal of 1x1x1 cube = Root-3 !!!  Beautiful !!
 

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Re: Where does your username come from?
« Reply #92 on: May 27, 2018, 06:37:28 pm »
My nickname that some old friends and coworkers know me by. Everybody else uses a different nickname.
 

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Re: Where does your username come from?
« Reply #93 on: May 27, 2018, 10:52:38 pm »
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Legally, I own the trademark starting in 1989 the date of conception and first use

Are you sure? I am not a lawyer, never mind a US patent lawyer,  but the USPTO site says (my emphasis):

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Must all trademarks be registered? No, registration is not mandatory.  You can establish “common law” rights in a mark based solely on use of the mark in commerce, without a registration.

ISTM that just creating a cool name doesn't also create a trademark or servicemark unless you actually use it (and continue to use it) for trade or service.
 
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Re: Where does your username come from?
« Reply #94 on: May 28, 2018, 05:35:26 pm »

(Orig pre-digital, a 'Neutral Density' Filter, as by the book, is a filter that reduces or modifies
the intensity of all wavelengths of light equally, giving no changes in hue of color rendition).
I used to often utilize some almost as dark as a welding-mask glass !!!! (on a tripod of course).
NORMAL exposure, may be something like....  F11, 125th/Sec. However with this 'filter' it may
be an exposure time of 1 or 2 minutes !!...  Why do this ???....
Transient objects in the 'scene' like moving vehicles/people walking past, have LITTLE effect on
the framed exposure. The 'myriad' of pedestrians etc simply vanish for architectural shots!!!


Using these filters one can make real stunning photos, like the first one on this page:
http://world.wideweg.de/fotografieren-im-wasser-das-solltest-du-beachten/

Note: Not my photos, it's GFs daughter who does these great photos, she just published an ebook about aurora borealis  (northern lights), planned to translate to English. It features really great photos, I'm impressed every time I look at them.

Safety devices hinder evolution
 
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Re: Where does your username come from?
« Reply #95 on: May 29, 2018, 09:19:11 am »
I wanted a cheesy comic book style superhero sounding name.
 

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Re: Where does your username come from?
« Reply #96 on: May 29, 2018, 07:32:03 pm »
Mine is quite simple, no philosophy or other fancy things behind - just the first   2 chars of each of my two first names and my last name. PeLuLe -Done.
You will learn something new every single day
 

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Re: Where does your username come from?
« Reply #97 on: May 29, 2018, 10:00:14 pm »
When I was a kid and camped a lot I used to like playing with squirrels and chipmunks, feeding them, taming them, even petting them etc.  We mostly get red squirrels here, and I'm a red head, so picked that on a whim once on a forum and I stuck with it.  Used this username for at least 15 years.    When it's already taken I just add FTW at the end. 
 

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Re: Where does your username come from?
« Reply #98 on: May 31, 2018, 12:09:47 pm »

(Orig pre-digital, a 'Neutral Density' Filter, as by the book, is a filter that reduces or modifies
the intensity of all wavelengths of light equally, giving no changes in hue of color rendition).
I used to often utilize some almost as dark as a welding-mask glass !!!! (on a tripod of course).
NORMAL exposure, may be something like....  F11, 125th/Sec. However with this 'filter' it may
be an exposure time of 1 or 2 minutes !!...  Why do this ???....
Transient objects in the 'scene' like moving vehicles/people walking past, have LITTLE effect on
the framed exposure. The 'myriad' of pedestrians etc simply vanish for architectural shots!!!


Using these filters one can make real stunning photos, like the first one on this page:
http://world.wideweg.de/fotografieren-im-wasser-das-solltest-du-beachten/

Note: Not my photos, it's GFs daughter who does these great photos, she just published an ebook about aurora borealis  (northern lights), planned to translate to English. It features really great photos, I'm impressed every time I look at them.

Dear Capt BullShot.....
Thank you for your reply xxx
I know WE are slightly off-topic here, but that is life !!! xx
The photos you showed from your GF's daughter are very good!!!!!!!!!
However, it does not demonstrate what I meant about LONG time delays in order to
eliminate transient 'objects' in a 'scene'.   What they demonstrated was 'Parts' of a
second to highlight 'movement' of water... to create the animated 'milkiness' needed.
They were LOVELY photos none the less !!! xox
Diagonal of 1x1 square = Root-2. Ok.
Diagonal of 1x1x1 cube = Root-3 !!!  Beautiful !!
 
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Re: Where does your username come from?
« Reply #99 on: May 31, 2018, 12:47:03 pm »
My old motherboard.
 


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