[Official] I'm Old thread, and a thank you

[skyking]

I did not know you suffer from PPP, man.
Bummer.

 

[JC]

Crap, does this mean I'm old???

 

[highland145]

 

[Kaido]

I realized that I've been a member of this forum for 17 years, which is slightly over half of my entire life at this point. I think this qualifies me for Old Man status, just like BoomerD!

This forum and the main page actually had a significant influence on the path my life has taken. I used to obsess over the latest CPU/GPU releases and loved reading the Anandtech articles and debating on the forum about the latest and greatest. That interest led me to get a Computer Engineering degree and now I work at a chip company that's somewhat regularly featured on the Anandtech main page. Thanks Anand!

I was a bit of a social misfit in my teens (nowadays I can at least pretend to be somewhat normal), and appreciated being able to come here and feel like I fit in somewhere. Thank you everyone for tolerating me and for all of the entertainment over the many years.

I joined back in 2004, after a year or two of lurking. My whole CS class back in college was on here, plus a bunch of guys local to CT. Still friends with a lot of them, although many aren't active here anymore. Been in IT almost 20 years now. What have I done?!

 

[jmagg]

Got old, never saw that coming.

 

[BoomerD]

Got old, never saw that coming.

It's amazing how it just sneaks up on you...one minute, you're 16 years old...next minute, you're in your 60s and wondering where the fuck did the years go?

 

[PlanetJosh]

Will be 70 in Oct 2024. I'm so immature for my age yes?

 

[highland145]

Never grow up.

 

[BoomerD]

Never grow up.

I’ve definitely been growing out…

 

[brianmanahan]

forever young

i want to be forever young

 

[highland145]

Working my way back to diapers...

 

[BoomerD]

Working my way back to diapers...

You can share with your mom...

 

[highland145]

Ha, let her/your Medicare pay for em.

 

[BoomerD]

Ha, let her/your Medicare pay for em.

Fckn A!

 

[BoomerD]

Schneidy, I don't remember...(and my dossiers got degraded in a computer rebuild) didn't you live in Pleasanton/Dublin/San Ramon...then go to college in San Jose?

 

[olds]

Turned 65 this month.

 

[nOOky]

I'm only 55. Too young to retiree and spend like I do, but old enough to drink milk out of the carton and eat peanut butter right out of the jar like a boss.

 

[Pohemi]

Turned 65 this month.

WTH? I think you and Boomer have your nicknames backwards, lol. I assumed you were a bit older...oldsmoboat

 

[Torn Mind]

You're all still too young to be my parents.

 

[Paratus]

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Meh. My mom did punch cards.

 

[BoomerD]

You're all still too young to be my parents.

But not too young to do your mom...

 

[Torn Mind]

But not too young to do your mom...

She's not looking for anything. Unlike me, she has the decibels of a rock concert and the ability to drag out a conversation to the point of exhaustion. You'll be killed.

 

[Pohemi]

She's not looking for anything. Unlike me, she has the decibels of a rock concert and the ability to drag out a conversation to the point of exhaustion. You'll be killed.

I have a number of relatives like that, but thankfully they're extended family. There's been occasions that I won't go to some family thing because they'll be present. It gets to the point I just want to tell them to STFU, lol.

 

[Charmonium]

I had a couple of other careers before IT but started as a data control clerk at an IBM shop. After some night school, I was qualified to be an entry level PA (prgmr analyst). Eventually got into consulting.

No interesting story here. Well, there is some background but meh.

 

[Lanyap]

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I’ll see you

And raise you