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Originally posted by: ithec
Originally posted by: Anand Lal Shimpi
haha you guys are awesome.

We're currently doing a final test import of FT over to vB. The mods/admins will get first access when it's done. The plan was to launch vB with the new AT site redesign in Q4 but we moved things around to prioritize the vB transition.

I'm 27 now, started at 14. Working 60 - 80 hour weeks for most of the past years definitely make me feel old now 🙂 I still feel young at heart. This past September took a lot out of me, was pushing 14 - 18 hour days for 7 days straight for all but 3 days of the month (minus airport time).

I was married for a short period of time, not everything makes sense to do at a very young age - learned that the hard way, but it was a good lesson. Girlfriend though, super talented photographer. Life is good, parents are well and healthy. I'm happy.

Oh and the hair - I think my dad is partly to blame for that, although he lost his a bit later than me 🙂 I don't mind though, I've never relied on looks (and definitely not hair) to impress 😛

I do want to do video in the future. If I can make it work, it'll be a 2010 thing.

Take care,
Anand

p.s. depending on your definition, only half durka durk, but born in MA 😉
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Pics of said GF? this is OT afterall 🙂


thanks for the VB update
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Haha, even Anand isn't immune from the rules.
 
Good to see Patrick Norton still hosting / talking tech. Always enjoyed watching him during the TechTV days. I'll have to keep an eye out for the SSD video. Would be interested to hear what Anand has to say about the current and upcoming offerings.

 
Originally posted by: akshatp
Originally posted by: Anand Lal Shimpi
haha you guys are awesome.

We're currently doing a final test import of FT over to vB. The mods/admins will get first access when it's done. The plan was to launch vB with the new AT site redesign in Q4 but we moved things around to prioritize the vB transition.

I'm 27 now, started at 14. Working 60 - 80 hour weeks for most of the past years definitely make me feel old now 🙂 I still feel young at heart. This past September took a lot out of me, was pushing 14 - 18 hour days for 7 days straight for all but 3 days of the month (minus airport time).

I was married for a short period of time, not everything makes sense to do at a very young age - learned that the hard way, but it was a good lesson. Girlfriend though, super talented photographer. Life is good, parents are well and healthy. I'm happy.

Oh and the hair - I think my dad is partly to blame for that, although he lost his a bit later than me 🙂 I don't mind though, I've never relied on looks (and definitely not hair) to impress 😛

I do want to do video in the future. If I can make it work, it'll be a 2010 thing.

Take care,
Anand

p.s. depending on your definition, only half durka durk, but born in MA 😉
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Thanks for the update... Hope you had a pre-nup!!
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What part of "learned that the hard way" did you not get. 😛

That and theres a reason he does not talk about his house/home theater, or his OLD house/home theater. 😉

 
Originally posted by: mrCide
isn't the baldness thing just a myth? pretty sure any gene in your family can be picked up regardless if its your parents or higher up the tree.
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nope.

male-pattern baldness is an x-linked trait...(iirc). and as such, a male with the trait (which would always be expressed) would pass to the daughter, who would (likely) be a non-expressing carrier (recessive, so needs 2 copies in homogametic sexes to express). Being that only one of her X's gets sent to a son, and if it is the X carrying the baldness gene, it will express in males as they have only the one X.

This is for male-pattern baldness, mind you.

because of this heredity, it is impossible for the father to pass it to a son, as the son only receives the father's Y. (but again, only in male-pattern baldness. I believe there are other types described)

Females do express a baldness trait, but I'm not sure it's the same pattern. Though being that this needs 2 X's carrying the trait for a female to express, it would follow with how rare it is in females.
 
Originally posted by: Anand Lal Shimpi
wow, you guys are awesome 🙂 thank you.

I want to do video, my plan was to do it this year, but this year turned out to be even busier than expected. I actually did some sample stuff, playing with different formats, delivery, etc... that never made it to the site. The tekzilla stuff makes me want to try a few more things. I have a problem with wanting to do more than I have time to, so I need to be careful not to get too excited until I can make it work 🙂

Take care,
Anand
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Sweet, video reviews that are like that Tekzilla video would be amazing. Impressive! :thumbsup:
 
Originally posted by: potato28
Originally posted by: Anand Lal Shimpi
wow, you guys are awesome 🙂 thank you.

I want to do video, my plan was to do it this year, but this year turned out to be even busier than expected. I actually did some sample stuff, playing with different formats, delivery, etc... that never made it to the site. The tekzilla stuff makes me want to try a few more things. I have a problem with wanting to do more than I have time to, so I need to be careful not to get too excited until I can make it work 🙂

Take care,
Anand
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Sweet, video reviews that are like that Tekzilla video would be amazing. Impressive! :thumbsup:
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Looking forward to it too.
First time seeing Anand :thumbsup:
 
Originally posted by: Leros
Originally posted by: ithec
Originally posted by: Anand Lal Shimpi
haha you guys are awesome.

We're currently doing a final test import of FT over to vB. The mods/admins will get first access when it's done. The plan was to launch vB with the new AT site redesign in Q4 but we moved things around to prioritize the vB transition.

I'm 27 now, started at 14. Working 60 - 80 hour weeks for most of the past years definitely make me feel old now 🙂 I still feel young at heart. This past September took a lot out of me, was pushing 14 - 18 hour days for 7 days straight for all but 3 days of the month (minus airport time).

I was married for a short period of time, not everything makes sense to do at a very young age - learned that the hard way, but it was a good lesson. Girlfriend though, super talented photographer. Life is good, parents are well and healthy. I'm happy.

Oh and the hair - I think my dad is partly to blame for that, although he lost his a bit later than me 🙂 I don't mind though, I've never relied on looks (and definitely not hair) to impress 😛

I do want to do video in the future. If I can make it work, it'll be a 2010 thing.

Take care,
Anand

p.s. depending on your definition, only half durka durk, but born in MA 😉
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Pics of said GF? this is OT afterall 🙂


thanks for the VB update
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Haha, even Anand isn't immune from the rules.
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She's cute... Anand chose well. She's a talented photographer and Anand and his GF look like such a happy couple together 🙂
 
Originally posted by: Crono
Is it that hard to set a date, Anand, or is there something so inexplicably complex about database import/bug fixing that requires months between news updates and no indication of arrival date other than the dreadfully vague "soon"?
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LOL "sooner than you think", {Perhaps April 1st? 😉 }.


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Beta forums open ... the address leaked, so we will be skipping our limited beta process and rather just announcing the opening of the beta server here.

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We are accepting suggestions and feedback on vB plugins. If you have any thoughts or advice on what we should install, please make them here.

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Originally posted by: Quintox
Originally posted by: oldsmoboat
Originally posted by: Quintox
I think Rossman is Anand.

And also, FWIW, I did not understand a word that came out of his mouth -- why doesn't he just go work for Intel or AMD? Seems intelligent enough. Or is he getting some tradeoff by testing out Intel's technology?
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n00b
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??

Originally posted by: Anand Lal Shimpi
wow, you guys are awesome 🙂 thank you.

I want to do video, my plan was to do it this year, but this year turned out to be even busier than expected. I actually did some sample stuff, playing with different formats, delivery, etc... that never made it to the site. The tekzilla stuff makes me want to try a few more things. I have a problem with wanting to do more than I have time to, so I need to be careful not to get too excited until I can make it work 🙂

Take care,
Anand
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I think adding videos would be a very interesting improvement to the site, something that you should think about start doing when the said site re-design gets completed. It should help get more traffic to the site, and plus you might be able to do what Tek did, and mention/thank sponsors, so you could pull in additional revenue for AT -- because we all know the forum use is probably killing your bandwidth, and no AT'ers ever click the ads 😀
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That's actually a pretty good idea. It seems being mentioned in a video review (or something similar) would be worth quite a bit more than a 3x2" flash ad.

Anand, thanks for vB update! I was beginning to think all was lost. 😛
 
Anand, though you posted and probably left, to not revisit this thread. But good video, and I am glad this site exists, and these forums.

Take care.
 
anand gave me a free motherboard and memory. i can't remember if he had a drink with me though. he's pretty cool.
 
Originally posted by: JohnCU
anand gave me a free motherboard and memory. i can't remember if he had a drink with me though. he's pretty cool.
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Pretty shitty memory you have there. Maybe that's why you got it for free.
 
Originally posted by: rahul
Originally posted by: JohnCU
anand gave me a free motherboard and memory. i can't remember if he had a drink with me though. he's pretty cool.
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Pretty shitty memory you have there. Maybe that's why you got it for free.
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by the time he showed up we were all pretty toasted
 
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