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how is this a big deal? with gaim, you can be online for 1 minute and set your idle time as 34252 days if you want.
 
Originally posted by: chambersc
picture is some aim properties box. the box says online time "33 minutes" idle time "34 minutes"

I didn't even notice that, I thought the joke was the retarded name.
 
dude, you've never seen that before?

it's been around for uh... 5+ years. basically, besides the aforementioned hacks and idle timers that are available (more recent than 5 years), you can be idle but then get disconnected while being idle. when you reconnect (assuming you auto-reconnect within the allotted time period), your idle status still remains the same as it was before.

it's funny. in college, i used to get disconnected regularly and was idle for god knows how long prior to that. soon, the AIM servers had incorrect information about me (that i couldn't change -- even if i forced a signoff!) telling users i've been idle for 6+ days or so (the amount of time i was initially idle when i first got disconnected) although i hadn't been. i've seen it with friends as well. it's not unusual.

welcome to the internet!
 
Originally posted by: mugs
Originally posted by: chambersc
picture is some aim properties box. the box says online time "33 minutes" idle time "34 minutes"

I didn't even notice that, I thought the joke was the retarded name.

no its the lame post linking a small image to a yousendit server

i didnt fall for it
 
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