Are you a thread killer?

[kaboodle_fish]

You know, you post a reply in a thread and then it just dies. No-one responds and you are left with that feeling that you killed the thread!

Are you a thread killer? :shock:

[Martje_001]

Yes, I am, and I just killed this thread!

[rune0077]

Yes, I am, and I just killed this thread!

No you didn't

[lukjad007]

Says you. I seem to have that happen a lot of times. It (fortunately) seems to happen less than the amount of times that I post and someone responds. Makes me feel kinda low though.

[rune0077]

Says you. I seem to have that happen a lot of times. It (fortunately) seems to happen less than the amount of times that I post and someone responds. Makes me feel kinda low though.

Maybe your point/argument is just so strong that nobody has any quarrels with it and it kind of says all there is to be said about the subject so there's no need for any further discussion. Or at least, if you tell yourself that, you'll feel a lot better about it :)

[lukjad007]

This thread should be renamed Thread Killers Anonymous.

[nrs]

Always been an admirer of scorched earth. ;-)

[swoll1980]

p_quarles is pretty good at killing a thread. "This thread is closed"

[lukjad007]

I hate it when he does that.

Hey! Is the thread dead already?
Then again, what can you expect from a bunch of thread killers?

[billgoldberg]

Thread Closed.

Damn, I can't do that.

[rune0077]

Thread Closed.

Damn, I can't do that.

Just post something really obscene or offensive, and it'll happen all by itself ;)

[lukjad007]

Better yet, start bashing Microsoft Windows and don't get an infraction. (JOKING DON'T DO THAT.) Let use try something. Let's see how long this thread can go before becoming dead. Any takers?

[swoll1980]

Better yet, start bashing Microsoft Windows and don't get an infraction. (JOKING DON'T DO THAT.) Let use try something. Let's see how long this thread can go before becoming dead. Any takers?

If we try to do that it will probably get moved to games

[schauerlich]

Thread Closed.

Damn, I can't do that.

When I skim posts, I identify the authors by their avatar as it appears in my peripheral vision as I scroll down the page. I keep thinking you're clash.

[lukjad007]

If we try to do that it will probably get moved to games
So?

[LaRoza]

p_quarles is pretty good at killing a thread. "This thread is closed"

He likes to post that. I like to either not post at all (why bump when you close?) or post the reasoning for the closing but not actually state I closed it.

I keep closing threads to a minimum and prefer to remove offending material or split threads.

As for being a thread killer, I am not. Threads seem to pick up when I post (sometimes they go way off topic, usually about my sex, and no, don't do it here. I can see you want to...)

[finer recliner]

ironically, whoever posts last in this thread, will officially gain the title of "thread killer". kind of like the game of hot potato. hope its not me!

[Sealbhach]

Winbl*ze.


.

[schauerlich]

winbl*ze.

no u

[Zeotronic]

Thats happened to me before... 'you' just post assuming that the thread is perfectly healthy, and then it falls over dead... ... ... even if its only happened once or twice, it really stands out and, yes, makes me feel bad.

Someone is always the last person standing... its just weird when it's 'you'.

[schauerlich]

thats happened to me before... 'you' just post assuming that the thread is perfectly healthy, and then it falls over dead... ... ... Even if its only happened once or twice, it really stands out and, yes, makes me feel bad.

Someone is always the last person standing... Its just weird when it's 'you'.

Quick, no one respond to him!

[lukjad007]

Too late...
NO! I fell into the trap!
Ahhhh! Grr.

[Zeotronic]

Quick, no one respond to him!
Killing the 'thread killer' thread? No, that is an achievement which should be fought for... until everyone decides that it's relatively pointless, and it's no longer desire-able to do...
... or the mods decide to take the kill.

[lisati]

I've had it happen too....put in some comment, come back later, no activity at all (and for some reason I just got a popup telling me that I couldn't eject the XP partition on my machine, when I was no where near it. WTF?)

[MaxIBoy]

I kill threads sometimes. No one can top me.

[lukjad007]

I just did.

[cristo-father]

sorry

[schauerlich]

BANG


I just killed yo' thread.

[grossaffe]

last one to post wins!

[PryGuy]

I think I'm responsible for deaths of so many innocent threads ;)

[grossaffe]

you know what's worse? killing a real life conversation. Be in a group of 5 or so people having an active conversation and then immediately after you say something: silence. talk about uncomfortable.

[lukjad007]

Too true. The only case that it is fun is when someone is trashtalking you.

[schauerlich]

Too true. The only case that it is fun is when someone is trashtalking you.

What a stupid comment.

:D

[ghindo]

I prefer "thread killa."

[lukjad007]

Hey! Are you talkin' 'bout me?

[Canis familiaris]

Thread Closed because I want to kill it.

EDIT: Thread Reopened because I dont misuse my moderation powers.

[lukjad007]

Anurag_panda, you are not a mod.

[shivans]

Oops, was this the 'thread reviver' thread?

Did I win yet?

[aaaantoine]

I've killed many a thread in my day...

[linuxisfree]

You know, you post a reply in a thread and then it just dies. No-one responds and you are left with that feeling that you killed the thread!

Are you a thread killer? :shock:

Oh, yeah! It's happened to me a couple of times.

[Joeb454]

I could kill it...

[lukjad007]

You're just a bluffer Joeb454.
I am the Thread KILLA!

[Canis familiaris]

No I am.
Thread Killed.

[lukjad007]

So you say.

[kevin11951]

i could kill it...

do it!!! Do it!!! Do it!!! Do it!!! Do it!!! Do it!!! Do it!!! Do it!!! Do it!!! Do it!!! Do it!!! Do it!!! Do it!!! Do it!!! Do it!!! Do it!!! Do it!!! Do it!!! Do it!!! Do it!!! Do it!!! Do it!!! Do it!!! Do it!!! Do it!!! Do it!!! Do it!!! Do it!!! Do it!!! Do it!!! Do it!!! Do it!!! Do it!!! Do it!!! Do it!!! Do it!!! Do it!!! Do it!!! Do it!!! Do it!!! Do it!!! Do it!!! Do it!!! Do it!!! Do it!!! Do it!!! Do it!!! Do it!!! Do it!!! Do it!!! Do it!!! Do it!!! Do it!!! Do it!!! Do it!!! Do it!!! Do it!!! Do it!!! Do it!!! Do it!!! Do it!!! Do it!!! Do it!!! Do it!!! Do it!!! Do it!!! Do it!!! Do it!!! Do it!!! Do it!!! Do it!!! Do it!!! Do it!!! Do it!!! Do it!!! Do it!!! Do it!!! Do it!!! Do it!!! Do it!!! Do it!!!

[Tom Mann]

I'm not. No Sorry.

[sydbat]

And here, I thought it was me. I have been the last to post in a few threads. Not sure if it makes me sad or utterly powerful!

[lukjad007]

I think that none of us will be true thread killers until we become mods. Then we will be the powerful ones. However, by that time, we may not care about power.

[miggols99]

Yes. It's happened to me quite a lot...

[phrostbyte]

Happens to me like EVERYTIME.

WHY DOESN'T ANYONE LIKE ME? :(:(:(:(:(:(:(

[Canis familiaris]

I will NOW surely KILL THIS THREAD.

THREAD CLOSED

Maybe this will work

MOVED TO COMMUNITY CAFE GAMES

Hell!

[lukjad007]

Not a chance.

[Sand & Mercury]

I've killed threads in the past. They were asking for it.

[armageddon08]

I will NOW surely KILL THIS THREAD.

THREAD CLOSED

Maybe this will work

MOVED TO COMMUNITY CAFE GAMES

Hell!

No........you couldn't. And yes....I've been sort of a thread killer. It has happened to me like that a thread is doing really well....I give my opinion and nobody's gonna post ever again.....makes me feel kinda low.

Here's hoping that I don't do it again.:)

[lukjad007]

*Cough*notgoingtohappen*Cough*

[sydbat]

I think this really has become a game. Maybe if it is put into the games area, no one will post again, because no one will want to actually want to be the last one...

[lukjad007]

Hot potato? Naah.
This is deadly serious. This is not a game. This is a telling of war stories and of showing how we are better killers than anyone else. IT IS NOT A GAME!!!

[klange]

Happens to me all the time.

[lukjad007]

See! Not a game. SRS!

[Changturkey]

amidoinitrite?

[el mariachi]

I actually killed a couple of threads :D
Simon says:
"O'RLY?!"

"hell yeah :D"

edit: one hour without a reply? I'm THE thread killer.. don't even try to post after this... awful things will happen to your toilet paper muahahhaa

[sydbat]

Oh good...it wasn't me who killed this tread...DOH!

[loell]

hmm, maybe there should also be a thread Are you a necroposter? :lolflag:

[damis648]

I am a thread killer! I just hate that.:popcorn:

[init1]

You know, you post a reply in a thread and then it just dies. No-one responds and you are left with that feeling that you killed the thread!

Are you a thread killer? :shock:
Even worse: Threads have been locked due to my comments...

[Glucklich]

HASTA LA VISTA, BABY.
Too over the top?

[LookTJ]

Did I kill this thread? ;)

[pp.]

Thread killer? - no.
Thread throttler.

[lukjad007]

Sometimes, I cannot kill a thread but I can injure it or poison it. That is even more fun. You kill the thead with none of the blame.

[LookTJ]

Sometimes, I cannot kill a thread but I can injure it or poison it. That is even more fun. You kill the thead with none of the blame.
I agree. fun stuff.


:shock:

[lukjad007]

Finally, a kindred spirit!

[lukjad007]

I think that I can safely say that I have killed this thread. I am the SUPER THREAD KILLA!!!
Anyone else coming after me is just lame. I killed it. It's ours! Our own! Our precious!

[Bliepo32]

No, I will kill it.


ps -A
PID TTY TIME CMD
666 ? -3 Are you a thread killer?

sudo kill 666

[lukjad007]

Nice try. I killed it. I also gave it life again. Top THAT!

[schauerlich]

Mine.

[lukjad007]

Go away, and never come back!

[Trail]

I actually *want* to kill this thread now.

[Jay_Bee]

Why would you want that?
Poor little thread, you won't die, everything will be alright.

[lukjad007]

I have already killed this thread. Go away. ;)

[Jay_Bee]

You may be saying that now, but wait till the Thread Protection Agency (TPA) knocks on your door... You better get some good excuses and an alibi.

[ronnielsen1]

Ok, may as well

THREAD CLOSED

[Bliepo32]

:popcorn:

[Canis familiaris]

Ok, may as well

THREAD CLOSED

You didn't succeed.

I know I can but I wont misuse my mod power
__________________
Super Mod | Banner | Thread Killer

[lukjad007]

Thread Open!

[koenn]

Oh come on, this was a serious thread about how it feels to be the last poster in a thread and the feeling it produces in the poster.

I think the OP was very brave to bring this in the open and express his feelings about it.
Now you're turning it in a game, and risk this thread being moved to Cafe Games, while indeed it deals with a real problem that most (or at least some) of us have had to face, and which can be quite uncomfortable for the more sensitive among us.

The other aspect of killing a thread, i.e. posting the definitive answer to
a question, doesn't apply here. For one, there is no definitive answer to the OP's question, and two, that isn't what the OP's about. Solving a support issue doesn't kill a thread, it just ends it. There's a difference.

Lamely trying to get the last word in this thread is a game, and an insult to those of us who have indeed killed real threads and are considered enough to actually give it a second thought.

[timzak]

Wow...I've always referred to myself (in my own head) as a thread killer, not realizing anyone else ever felt the same way.

So in answer the the OP question...yes, I am a thread killer!

Gee, did I forget to put deodorant on or something? :)

[sefs]

*bump*

[chucky chuckaluck]

way too beloved.

[lukjad007]

Oh come on, this was a serious thread about how it feels to be the last poster in a thread and the feeling it produces in the poster.

I think the OP was very brave to bring this in the open and express his feelings about it.
Now you're turning it in a game, and risk this thread being moved to Cafe Games, while indeed it deals with a real problem that most (or at least some) of us have had to face, and which can be quite uncomfortable for the more sensitive among us.

The other aspect of killing a thread, i.e. posting the definitive answer to
a question, doesn't apply here. For one, there is no definitive answer to the OP's question, and two, that isn't what the OP's about. Solving a support issue doesn't kill a thread, it just ends it. There's a difference.

Lamely trying to get the last word in this thread is a game, and an insult to those of us who have indeed killed real threads and are considered enough to actually give it a second thought.


Maybe it's my way of coping with the pain. Maybe I prefer to laugh it off and not to dwell on the sad parts of life and keep a positive out look on life. Why do you wish to strip me of my coping mechanisms? An how dare you insinuate that I have never killed a thread. I have. I felt the pain. I am speaking from experience, I have been there. So don't go and say I didn't.

[koenn]

Wow...I've always referred to myself (in my own head) as a thread killer, not realizing anyone else ever felt the same way.

So in answer the the OP question...yes, I am a thread killer!

Gee, did I forget to put deodorant on or something? :)

You realize you've ruined a perfectly good thread-killing post, don't you ?

[qazwsx]

OP created immortal thread.

[koenn]

*bump*

wrong thread.
You want this one : http://ge.ubuntuforums.com/showthread.php?t=520091

[koenn]

An how dare you insinuate that I have never killed a thread. I have. I felt the pain. I am speaking from experience, I have been there. So don't go and say I didn't.

I looked at your post history. I see no reason to take back anything of what I said.

[pp.]

It's not my fault that the threads are so flimsy here.

[Jay_Bee]

I believe that one can not kill a thread... threads just die when their time comes... hey, it's a new philosophy :)

[lukjad007]

I don't see what you are saying. I have made plenty of last posts. I don't see what you are saying. You have not looked in my entire history since I am not able to do so myself. I stand by what I said. I choose to keep a positive outlook on life. I will not continue this discussion. It is a fruitless conversation that is quickly turning into a flame war. I will state this once more:

I have been the last poster before. I know what it feels like. I prefer to keep a light and bright outlook on life. If kaboodle_fish PMs me to stop joking on his thread, then I will respect his/her wishes. Otherwise, I will do as I see fit in the constraints of the CoC.

[pp.]

In fact, only the fittest threads survive. It's called da- da- er. Something. Ism.

[Dr Small]

It seems, that when I *start* a thread, I kill it. But then again, maybe that's because my questions are too complicated :p

[koenn]

In fact, only the fittest threads survive. It's called da- da- er. Something. Ism.

hm, isn't that "just a theory" ?

(warning: slippery slope, dead ahead)

[el mariachi]

Now I believe in zombie-threads! I only saw one once and the picture was blurry

[pp.]

hm, isn't that "just a theory" ?

(warning: slippery slope, dead ahead)

No, no, you've got it all wrong. It's all because of Iterative Deletion of the other threads which is a fact. You can read all about it in a printed book.

[Dixon Bainbridge]

I think I have killed more threads than any other forum poster in history.

[Therion]

I think I have killed more threads than any other forum poster in history.
Next to me, maybe.

My Post = The *Kiss of Death.







( *With tongue. )

[lukjad007]

Ewwwwwwwwww!

[scouser73]

Could the biscuit barrel be empty?

[revleo]

killed thread interesting dammnit jim i'm a doctor not a thread killer

[fatality_uk]

Er I have odd feet!




















If that doesn't kill it, I don't know what will!

[Jay_Bee]

In order to be able to kill a thread, one must assume that thread is alive in the first place. And that is quite an assumption to make. Or you should explain your definition of "life".

[el mariachi]

here's mine: 42

[Bliepo32]

:popcorn:

[zxscooby]

It would be ironic if no one replied after i posted to this thread.

[scouser73]

It would be ironic if no one replied after i posted to this thread.

Wouldn't it just, by the way, the meaning of life is to sit down and watch Jeremy Kyle shouting "woop woop" every now and then.

[lukjad007]

Sometime there is a point where no one wants to continue a topic. Maybe that should be called "Death by Natural Causes"?

[uberdonkey5]

unfortunately, yes, I am a thread killer. I think it comes from being overly verbose and boring. By the time someone has finished my mail I am sure they think, damn, this thread has said all that has to be said and now its just saturated with repeated comments and boring repetition (see what I did there?).. blah blah zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz

[scouser73]

unfortunately, yes, I am a thread killer. I think it comes from being overly verbose and boring. By the time someone has finished my mail I am sure they think, damn, this thread has said all that has to be said and now its just saturated with repeated comments and boring repetition (see what I did there?).. blah blah zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz

No way, you're doing well and keep up the good work lol.

[lukjad007]

Interesting!

[el mariachi]

this is such a healthy thread isn't it xD

[uberdonkey5]

this is such a healthy thread isn't it xD

come-on this is getting boring now, people are BEGGING to have the thread closed on their post so they can gain the honorary title of thread killa.

Its kind of interesting, cos we have to be carfeul to make sure its not a game (in which case it would get shifted to games, and then become completely trite and boring), and try to insinuate that we are going to be offensive (without actually being offensive and thus being publically reprimanded or banished)... in fact I have an idea...

[uberdonkey5]

just as an aside, you know what I found on wikipedia? I'll just summarise it for you...



Ubuntu's first release was on October 20, 2004, as a temporary fork of the Debian project.[12] This was done so that a new version of Ubuntu could be released every six months,[13] resulting in a more frequently updated system. Ubuntu releases always include the most recent GNOME release, and are scheduled to be released about a month after GNOME.[14] In contrast with previous general-purpose forks of Debian—such as MEPIS, Xandros, Linspire, Progeny and Libranet, many of which relied on proprietary and closed source add-ons as part of their business model—Ubuntu has stayed closer to Debian's philosophy and uses free (libre) software most of the time.[15]

The Ubuntu logo and typography has remained the same since that first release. The hand-drawn,[16] lowercase OpenType font used is called Ubuntu-Title and was created by Andy Fitzsimon.[17] The font is distributed under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public License (LGPL) and use with logos derived from the Ubuntu logo is encouraged.[17] The font is available as a package for Ubuntu.[17]

Ubuntu packages have generally been based on packages from Debian's unstable branch: both distributions use Debian's deb package format and APT/Synaptic to manage installed packages, although Debian and Ubuntu packages are not necessarily binary compatible with each other.[18] Ubuntu cooperates with Debian—to some extent pushing changes back to Debian,[12] although there has been criticism concerning lack of occurrence.[19] Many Ubuntu developers are also maintainers of key packages within Debian. However, Ian Murdock, the founder of Debian, criticized Ubuntu packages for incompatibilities with Debian, saying Ubuntu had diverged too far from Debian Sarge to remain compatible.[19]

Ubuntu is currently funded by Canonical Ltd. On July 8, 2005, Mark Shuttleworth and Canonical Ltd announced the creation of the Ubuntu Foundation and provided an initial funding of US$10 million. The purpose of the foundation is to ensure the support and development for all future versions of Ubuntu. Mark Shuttleworth describes the foundation as an emergency fund in case Canonical's involvement ends.[20]

Ubuntu 8.04, released on April 24, 2008, is the current Long Term Support (LTS) release. Canonical has released previous LTS versions separated by two years, and has committed to releasing the next LTS version in 2010, two years after 8.04.[21][22][23]


[edit] Vendor support
A number of vendors offer computers with Ubuntu pre-installed. Dell and Tesco[24] have provided this option since 2007, while System 76 has done so since November 2005.[25] Dell and System76[26] customers are able to choose between 30-day, three-month, and yearly Ubuntu support plans through Canonical, Ubuntu's parent company. Dell offers Ubuntu-driven computers for sale in the United States, United Kingdom, France, Germany, Canada, Spain, and Latin America.[27] Selected Dell machines running Ubuntu 7.10 and 8.04 have proprietary, legal DVD playback capabilities using LinDVD.[28]. Dell computers running Ubuntu 8.04 include extra support for ATI Video Graphics, Dell Wireless, Fingerprint Readers, HDMI, Bluetooth and MP3/WMA/WMV. [29]


[edit] Features

A screenshot of Ubuntu 6.06 LTS, showing the Dawn of Ubuntu wallpaperUbuntu focuses on usability,[30] including the widespread use of the sudo tool for administrative tasks.[31] The Ubiquity installer allows installing Ubuntu to the hard disk from within the Live CD environment without the need for restarting the computer prior to installation. Ubuntu also emphasizes accessibility and internationalization, to reach as many people as possible. Beginning with 5.04, UTF-8 became the default character encoding.[32] The default appearance of the user interface in the current version is called Human and is characterized by shades of brown and orange.

The most recent version of Ubuntu comes installed with a wide range of software including: the OpenOffice.org productivity suite, the internet browser Firefox, the instant messenger Pidgin (formerly known as Gaim), the BitTorrent client Transmission and the raster graphics editor GIMP. Several lightweight card, puzzle games, and board games are pre-installed including Sudoku and chess. Ubuntu has all networking ports closed by default for added security, its firewall, which offers more fine-grained control of incoming and outgoing connections. Ubuntu is available in many languages. GNOME 2.22—the default desktop environment of Ubuntu 8.04—offers support for 46 languages.[33] There are numerous ways to install Ubuntu.[34]


[edit] Live CD
Installing Ubuntu is generally done with the Live CD, which allows a user to try out the operating system before permanently installing it. Ubuntu can also be used without a hard-disk as it can be run directly from a flash drive. This is particularly useful in testing for hardware compatibility and driver support. The CD also contains the Ubiquity installer,[35] which guides the user through the permanent installation process. Live CDs are mailed freely to anyone upon request, and CD images of all current and past distributions are available for download. Installing from the CD requires a minimum of 256 MB RAM.

Support for migration from Microsoft Windows was introduced in April 2007, when Ubuntu 7.04 was released.[36] The new migration tool, called Migration Assistant, imports Windows users' bookmarks, desktop background (wallpaper), and various settings for immediate use in the Ubuntu installation.[37]

Wubi allows the distribution to be installed on a virtual loop device requiring no partitioning. Wubi also makes use of the Windows migration tool to import users' settings. Wubi was initially developed as an independent project, and as such versions 7.04 and 7.10 were released as unofficial distributions. Wubi was later merged with Ubuntu, and as of 8.04-alpha5, Wubi can also be found in the Ubuntu Live CD.[38] Another program, UNetbootin, makes it possible to install Ubuntu on a USB drive or Windows partition using an ISO file.


[edit] Remastering
Many programs exist to create a customized Live CD/DVD of Ubuntu (a remaster), such as remastersys, the Ubuntu Customization Kit and Reconstructor.


[edit] Alternate installation
In addition to the Live CD, Ubuntu can be installed through alternate methods. One such method is the alternate install CD.

The alternate install CD is an alternative installation disk designed for specialist installations of Ubuntu by providing a text-based rather than graphical installation. The alternate install CD allows for the creation of pre-configured OEM systems, for the upgrading of older installations without network access, and for installation on systems with less than 320 MB of RAM. The alternate install CD also allows LVM and/or RAID partitioning to be set up, as well as the encryption of partitions using dm-crypt. The alternate install CD is not a Live CD.


Default login screen for Ubuntu 8.04 (Hardy Heron)'s server editionUbuntu can also be installed over a network via the network install CD. The network install CD installs Ubuntu directly from an Ubuntu mirror. Installation from a mirror ensures that installed packages are up-to-date. The network install CD contains only the kernel, to start up the installation. The installation is text-based.[39]

The final alternate installation method is used to install Ubuntu Server. The server install CD contains all packages needed for installation without a network connection. The server installation of Ubuntu does not install a graphical user interface.


[edit] Live USB
A Live USB of Ubuntu can be created manually or with tools like Ubuntu Live USB creator or UNetbootin.


[edit] Package classification and support

Ubuntu 8.04 CDUbuntu divides all software into four domains to reflect differences in licensing and the degree of support available.[40] They are as follows:

free software non-free software
supported Main Restricted
unsupported Universe Multiverse

Free software here includes only software that meets the Ubuntu licensing requirements,[41] which roughly correspond to the Debian Free Software Guidelines. There is one exception for the Main category, however — it contains firmware and fonts which are not allowed to be modified, but are included because their distribution is otherwise unencumbered.[40]

Non-free software is usually unsupported (Multiverse), but some exceptions (Restricted) are made for very important non-free software. Supported non-free software includes device drivers that are necessary to run Ubuntu on current hardware, such as binary-only graphics card drivers. The level of support in the Restricted category is more limited than that of Main, since the developers may not have access to the source code. It is intended that Main and Restricted should contain all software needed for a general-use Linux system. Alternative programs for the same tasks and programs for specialized applications are placed in the Universe and Multiverse categories.

Besides the official repositories is Ubuntu Backports,[42] which is an officially recognized project to backport newer software from later versions of Ubuntu. The repository is not comprehensive; it consists primarily of user-requested packages, which are approved if they meet quality guidelines.


[edit] Availability of Third party software
See also: Linux distribution#Proprietary software, Medibuntu, and Getdeb
Ubuntu has a certification system for third party software.[43] Third party software certified with Ubuntu should work well in Ubuntu. However, many programs familiar to users of non-free operating systems, such as Microsoft Windows, are incompatible and are not Ubuntu-certified. Some proprietary software that does not limit distribution is included in Ubuntu's multiverse component. The package ubuntu-restricted-extras additionally contains software that may be legally restricted, including support for MP3 and DVD playback, Microsoft TrueType core fonts, Sun's Java runtime environment, Adobe's Flash Player plugin, many common audio/video codecs, and unrar, an unarchiver for .rar files. Ultamatix (based on the old Automatix) can also install many popular software that may be difficult to install in other ways.


[edit] Releases
The Ubuntu project makes two releases per year, using the year and month of the release as a version number. The first Ubuntu release, for example, was Ubuntu 4.10 and was released on October 20, 2004.[44] Consequently, version numbers for future versions are provisional; if the release is delayed until a different month to that planned, the version number changes accordingly.

Ubuntu releases are also given code names, using an adjective and an animal with the same first letter. With the exception of the first two releases, code names are in alphabetical order, allowing a quick determination of which release is newer. Commonly, Ubuntu releases are referred to using only the adjective portion of the code name.

Releases are timed to be approximately one month after GNOME releases, which are in turn about one month after releases of X.org. Consequently, every Ubuntu release comes with a newer version of both GNOME and X. Release 6.06—and recently 8.04—have been labeled as a Long Term Support (LTS), to indicate support with updates for three years on the desktop and five years on the server, with paid technical support available from Canonical Ltd.[45]

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[edit] Ubuntu 4.10 (Warty Warthog)

Ubuntu 4.10
(Warty Warthog)Ubuntu 4.10 (Warty Warthog), released on 2004-10-20,[44] was Canonical's first release of Ubuntu Linux, building upon Debian GNU/Linux with plans for a new release every six months and eighteen months of support thereafter.[46] Ubuntu 4.10's support ended on 2006-04-30.[47] Ubuntu 4.10 was the first version of Ubuntu to offer ShipIt services, allowing users to order free install CDs.[48] The desktop version included, among other desktop programs, Gaim 1.0, GIMP 2.0, GNOME 2.8, Mozilla Firefox 0.9, and OpenOffice.org 1.1. The server version shipped with MySQL 4.0, PHP 4.3, and Python 2.3. Ubuntu 4.10 used Linux 2.6.8 kernel with XFree86 4.3.


[edit] Ubuntu 5.04 (Hoary Hedgehog)

Ubuntu 5.04
(Hoary Hedgehog)Ubuntu 5.04 (Hoary Hedgehog), released on 2005-04-08,[32] was Canonical's second release of Ubuntu Linux. Ubuntu 5.04's support ended on 2006-10-31.[49] Ubuntu 5.04 added many new features including an update manager,[50] upgrade notifier, readahead and grepmap, suspend, hibernate and standby support, dynamic frequency scaling for processors, ubuntu hardware database, Kickstart installation, and APT authentication.[51] Ubuntu 5.04 allowed installation from USB devices. Ubuntu 5.04 used UTF-8 by default.

The desktop installation of Ubuntu 5.04 included, among other programs, Gaim 1.1, GIMP 2.2, GNOME 2.10, Mozilla Firefox 1.0, and OpenOffice.org 1.1. The server installation included MySQL 4.0, PHP 4.3, and Python 2.4. Ubuntu 5.04 used Linux 2.6.10 and X.Org 6.8.


[edit] Ubuntu 5.10 (Breezy Badger)

Ubuntu 5.10
(Breezy Badger)Ubuntu 5.10 (Breezy Badger), released on 2005-10-13,[52][53] was Canonical's third release of Ubuntu Linux. Ubuntu 5.10's support ended on 2007-04-13.[54] Ubuntu 5.10 added several new features including a graphical bootloader (Usplash), an Add/Remove Applications tool,[55] a menu editor (alacarte), an easy language selector, logical volume management support, full Hewlett-Packard printer support, OEM installer support, and Launchpad integration for bug reporting and software development.[56]

The desktop installation of Ubuntu 5.10 included, among other programs, Gaim 1.5, GIMP 2.2, GNOME 2.12, Mozilla Firefox 1.0, and OpenOffice.org 1.9 (pre-2.0 release). The server installation included MySQL 4.1, PHP 5.0, and Python 2.4. Ubuntu 5.10 used Linux 2.6.12 and X.Org 6.8.


[edit] Ubuntu 6.06 (Dapper Drake)

Ubuntu 6.06
(Dapper Drake)Ubuntu 6.06 (Dapper Drake), released on 2006-06-01,[57][58] was Canonical's fourth release, and the first Long Term Support (LTS) release. Ubuntu 6.06's support will end in June 2009 for desktops and June 2011 for servers. Ubuntu 6.06 included several new features, including having the Live CD and Install CD merged onto one disc,[59] a graphical installer on Live CD (Ubiquity), Usplash on shutdown as well as startup, a network manager for easy switching of multiple wired and wireless connections, Humanlooks theme implemented using Tango guidelines, based on Clearlooks and featuring orange colors instead of brown, and GDebi graphical installer for package files.[60][61] Ubuntu 6.06 did not include a means to install from a USB device, but did for the first time allow installation directly onto removable USB devices.

The desktop installation of Ubuntu 6.06 included, among other programs, Gaim 1.5, GIMP 2.2, GNOME 2.14, Mozilla Firefox 1.5, and OpenOffice.org 2.0. The server installation included MySQL 5.0, PHP 5.1, and Python 2.4, as well as an option to install LAMP. Ubuntu 6.06 used Linux 2.6.15 and X.Org 7.0.


[edit] Ubuntu 6.10 (Edgy Eft)

Ubuntu 6.10
(Edgy Eft)Ubuntu 6.10 (Edgy Eft), released on 2006-10-26,[62][63] was Canonical's fifth release of Ubuntu Linux. Ubuntu 6.10's support ended on 2008-04-25.[64] Ubuntu 6.10 added several new features including a heavily modified Human theme, Upstart init daemon, automated crash reports (Apport), Tomboy note taking application, and F-spot photo manager. EasyUbuntu, a third party program designed to make Ubuntu easier to use, was included in Ubuntu 6.10 as a meta-package.[65]

The desktop installation of Ubuntu 6.10 included, among other programs, Gaim 2.0, GIMP 2.2, GNOME 2.16, Mozilla Firefox 2.0, and OpenOffice.org 2.0. The server installation included MySQL 5.0, PHP 5.1, and Python 2.4. Ubuntu 6.10 used Linux 2.6.17 and X.Org 7.1.


[edit] Ubuntu 7.04 (Feisty Fawn)

Ubuntu 7.04
(Feisty Fawn)Ubuntu 7.04 (Feisty Fawn), released on 2007-04-19,[66] was Canonical's sixth release of Ubuntu Linux. Ubuntu 7.04's support will end in October 2008. Ubuntu 7.04 included several new features, among them a migration assistant to help former Microsoft Windows users transition to Ubuntu, support for Kernel-based Virtual Machine, assisted codec and restricted drivers installation, Compiz desktop effects, support for Wi-Fi Protected Access, the addition of Sudoku and chess, a disk usage analyzer (baobab), GNOME Control Center, and Zeroconf support for many devices.[67] Ubuntu 7.04 dropped support for PowerPC architecture.

The desktop installation of Ubuntu 7.04 included, among other programs, Gaim 2.0, GIMP 2.2, GNOME 2.18, Mozilla Firefox 2.0, and OpenOffice.org 2.2. The server installation included MySQL 5.0, PHP 5.2, and Python 2.5. Ubuntu 7.04 used Linux 2.6.20 and X.Org 7.2.


[edit] Ubuntu 7.10 (Gutsy Gibbon)

Ubuntu 7.10
(Gutsy Gibbon)Ubuntu 7.10 (Gutsy Gibbon), released on 2007-10-18,[68][69] was Canonical's seventh release of Ubuntu Linux. Ubuntu 7.10's support will end in April 2009. Ubuntu 7.10 included several new features, among them AppArmor security framework,[70] fast desktop search,[71] a firefox plug-in manager (Ubufox),[72] a graphical configuration tool for X.org[72] full NTFS support (read/write) via NTFS-3G, and a revamped printing system with PDF printing by default.[72] Compiz Fusion was enabled as default in Ubuntu 7.10[73] and Fast user switching was added.[71]

The desktop installation of Ubuntu 7.10 included, among other programs, GIMP 2.4, GNOME 2.20, Mozilla Firefox 2.0, OpenOffice.org 2.3, and Pidgin 2.2. The server installation included MySQL 5.0, PHP 5.2, and Python 2.5. Ubuntu 7.10 used Linux 2.6.22 and X.Org 7.2.


[edit] Ubuntu 8.04 (Hardy Heron)

Ubuntu 8.04
(Hardy Heron)Ubuntu 8.04 (Hardy Heron), released on 2008-04-24,[74] is Canonical's eighth and latest release of Ubuntu Linux. It is the second Long Term Support (LTS) release.[75][76] Ubuntu 8.04's support will end in April 2011 for desktops and April 2013 for servers. Ubuntu 8.04 included several new features, among them Tracker desktop search integration,[77] Brasero disk burner,[78] Transmission BitTorrent client,[78] Vinagre VNC client,[78] system sound through PulseAudio[79], and Active Directory authentication and login using Likewise Open.[80] In addition Ubuntu 8.04 included updates for better Tango compliance,[81] various Compiz usability improvements, automatic grabbing and releasing of the mouse cursor when running on a VMware virtual machine, and an easier method to remove Ubuntu. Ubuntu 8.04 is the first version of Ubuntu to include the Wubi installer on the Live CD that allows Ubuntu to be installed as a single file on a Windows hard drive without the need to repartition the disk.

The desktop installation of Ubuntu 8.04 included, among other programs, GIMP 2.4, GNOME 2.22, Mozilla Firefox 3.0 Beta 5, OpenOffice.org 2.4, and Pidgin 2.4. The server installation included MySQL 5.0, PHP 5.2, Python 2.5. Ubuntu 8.04 uses Linux 2.6.24 and X.Org 7.3.


[edit] Ubuntu 8.10 (Intrepid Ibex)
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The content may change as the software release approaches and more information becomes available.

Ubuntu 8.10 Alpha 5
(Intrepid Ibex)Ubuntu 8.10 (Intrepid Ibex), to be released on 2008-10-30,[82] will be Canonical's ninth release of Ubuntu.[44] It will be supported until April 2010. Ubuntu 8.10 has several planned new features including a new default theme,[83] improvements to mobile computing and desktop scalability, increased flexibility for Internet connectivity, a GUI driven Live USB creator (possibly Live USB system creator), a guest account[84] and an encrypted 'private' directory in each user's home directory.[85]


[edit] Ubuntu 9.04 (Jaunty Jackalope)
This article or section contains information about scheduled or expected future software.
The content may change as the software release approaches and more information becomes available.

Ubuntu 9.04 (Jaunty Jackalope), to be released sometime in April 2009 will be Canonical's tenth release of the distribution. It will be supported until October 2011. Announced intended features, as of September 8, 2008, to come in this release include a faster boot time and integration of web services and application into the desktop interface. It will also mark the first time that all of Ubuntu's core development will be moved to the Bazaar Distributed revision control system.[86]


[edit] Release history
Colour Meaning
Red Old release; not supported
Yellow Old release; still supported
Green Current release
Blue Future release
Version Code name Testing name Release date Supported until
Desktops Servers
4.10 Warty Warthog Sounder[87] 2004-10-20[44] 2006-04-30[47]
5.04 Hoary Hedgehog Array[88] 2005-04-08[32] 2006-10-31[49]
5.10 Breezy Badger Colony 2005-10-13[52][53] 2007-04-13[54]
6.06 LTS Dapper Drake Flight 2006-06-01[57][58] June 2009 June 2011
6.10 Edgy Eft Knot 2006-10-26[62][63] 2008-04-25[64]
7.04 Feisty Fawn Herd 2007-04-19[66] October 2008
7.10 Gutsy Gibbon Tribe 2007-10-18[68][69] April 2009
8.04 LTS Hardy Heron[89] Alpha/Beta 2008-04-24[74] April 2011 April 2013
8.10 Intrepid Ibex[11][90] Alpha/Beta 2008-10-30[82] (expected) April 2010
9.04 Jaunty Jackalope[86] Alpha/Beta April 2009[86] (expected) October 2011


[edit] Version End of life
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After a certain version of Ubuntu has reached its end-of-life time, its repositories will be removed from the main Ubuntu servers, as well as their mirrors. However, older versions of Ubuntu repositories can be found at old-releases.ubuntu.com. [91]


[edit] ShipIt
Canonical offers Ubuntu installation CDs at no cost, including paid postage for destinations in most countries around the world, via a service called ShipIt.[92] After a request for CDs is made and approved, disks are sent to the user's postal address in the mail at no charge. Delivery is estimated at six to ten weeks.[93] Currently, only Ubuntu, Kubuntu, and Edubuntu are offered for free via ShipIt. Other variants are not available through this service.[93] ShipIt offers only the most recent version of Ubuntu.


[edit] Variants
See also: List of Ubuntu-based distributions

Kubuntu 8.04 KDE3 desktop
Xubuntu is useful for older computers with lesser or reduced specificationsSeveral official and unofficial Ubuntu variants exist. Of the official variants, Kubuntu[94] and Edubuntu[95] are also available free of charge via mail order through Ubuntu's ShipIt service, but Xubuntu is not available.[96] These Ubuntu variants simply install a set of packages different from the original Ubuntu, but since they draw additional packages and updates from the same repositories as Ubuntu, all of the same software is available for each of them. Unofficial variants and derivatives are not controlled or guided by Canonical and are generally forks with different goals in mind. These different versions correspond to development efforts run by largely separate groups of people who try to bring different functionalities to the distribution; increased stability and/or usability for differing end-user needs implemented through various default program configurations and user interface customizations. The official sister distributions are:[97]

Edubuntu, a distribution designed for classrooms using GNOME
Gobuntu, a free software distribution
Kubuntu, a desktop distribution using KDE rather than GNOME
Xubuntu, a "lightweight" distribution based on the Xfce desktop environment instead of GNOME
Mythbuntu, a distribution heavily integrated with MythTV
Ubuntu Studio, a multimedia-creation form of Ubuntu
Ubuntu JeOS (pronounced as "juice"), is described as "an efficient variant ... configured specifically for virtual appliances".[98]
Ubuntu Mobile, an Ubuntu edition that targets mobile Internet devices.[99]
Ubuntu Netbook Remix,[100] to be released later in 2008,[101] designed for ultra-portables such as the ASUS Eee PC.

[edit] System requirements
The desktop version of Ubuntu currently supports the Intel x86 and the AMD64 architectures. Some server releases also support the SPARC architecture[102] in addition to Intel x86 and AMD64. Unofficial support is available for the PowerPC,[103] IA-64 (Itanium) and PlayStation 3 architectures.

The minimum system requirements for a desktop installation are a 300 MHz x86 processor, 64 MB of RAM, 4 GB of hard drive space,[104] and a video card which supports VGA at 640x480 resolution. The recommended system requirements for the desktop installation are a 700 MHz x86 processor, 384 MB of RAM, 8 GB of hard drive space,[104] and a video card which supports VGA at 1024×768 resolution. The server installation requires a 300 MHz x86 processor, 64 MB of RAM,[105] and a video card which supports VGA at 640×480. Computers that do not meet the minimum recommended system requirements are suggested to try Xubuntu, based on Xfce, which requires roughly half of the RAM and disk space.[106]

Desktop & Laptop[107] Server[107]
Required Recommended
Processor 300 MHz(x86) 700 MHz(x86) 300 MHz (x86)
Memory 64 MB 384 MB* 64 MB[105]
Hard drive capacity 4 GB[104] 8 GB[104] 500 MB[105]
Video card VGA @ 640x480 VGA @ 1024×768 VGA @ 640×480

* - With compositing effects enabled


[edit] Response
Ubuntu's popularity has climbed steadily since the software's release in 2004. Ubuntu has been the most viewed Linux distribution on Distrowatch.com three years running: 2005,[2] 2006,[3] 2007[4] and is currently the most viewed for 2008.[108] Google searches for "Ubuntu" have been steadily climbing since 2004, while searches have been shrinking or plateauing for terms related to other major desktop Linux distributions such as "Fedora", "Debian" or "SUSE" over the same period.[109] In an August 2007 survey of 38,500 visitors on DesktopLinux.com, Ubuntu was the most popular distribution with 30.3% of respondents claiming to use it.[5]

Ubuntu was awarded the Reader Award for best Linux distribution at the 2005 LinuxWorld Conference and Expo in London,[110] has been favorably reviewed in online and print publications,[111][112][113] and has won InfoWorld's 2007 Bossie Award for Best Open Source Client OS.[114]

Mark Shuttleworth indicated at least eight million people used Ubuntu by the end of 2006,[115] resulting in a large up-spring of non-Canonical websites. These websites include general help sites (Easy Ubuntu Linux[116]), dedicated weblogs (Ubuntu Gazette[117]), niche websites (Ubuntu Women[118]) and online publications (Full Circle[119]).[120][121][122]

Ubuntu has also received negative assessments. Ars Technica reviewed the initial release of Ubuntu 8.04 and concluded that while it was a clear improvement over Ubuntu 7.10, some flaws significantly detracted from the quality of the user experience.[123] Specifically, Ars Technica felt that Transmission (a BitTorrent client) was too simple for BitTorrent power users, that the default search system Tracker was inferior to Beagle and that the PulseAudio configuration that shipped was buggy[123] (a view shared by Pulseaudio creator Lennart Poettering, who states, "Ubuntu didn't exactly do a stellar job [adopting PulseAudio]. They didn't do their homework"[124]). PC World criticized the lack of an integrated desktop effects manager, although this did not prevent them from naming Ubuntu the "best all-around Linux distribution available today".[125] ChannelWeb criticized the Wubi installer, noting that it hung after the installation was complete.[126] ChannelWeb also noted that while they were able to connect to Microsoft Active Directories, the process was not seamless.[126] In their preview of Ubuntu 8.04 InfoWorld stated that they felt Brasero's CD/DVD burning was lackluster as compared to similar pay-to-use programs available for Windows or Mac OS X.[127]


[edit] See also
Linux portal
Debian
List of Linux distributions
Comparison of Linux distributions
Ubuntu (philosophy)
Ubuntu Certified Professional

[edit] Notes
a. ^ The UltraSPARC and UltraSPARC T1 platforms are only supported by the Server Edition. b. ^ Edgy Eft (6.10) was the last version to officially support the PowerPC architecture; newer PowerPC version is now community supported. Dapper Drake (6.06) is still officially supported for three years on the desktop and five years on the server.


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P.S. he he

[pp.]

Are you quite sure? How did you arrive at your conclusion in line 146?

[Canis familiaris]

*/me kills Thread with the Gravity Gun*

Thread Killed.

[uberdonkey5]

Are you quite sure? How did you arrive at your conclusion in line 146?

lol. ok, thats the best I've got. We need another strategy.

[lukjad007]

I get your game. This thread will be closed due to lack of focus.

[elmer_42]

Shouldn't this be in Community Cafe Games (http://ubuntuforums.org/forumdisplay.php?f=298)?

[lukjad007]

Shouldn't this be in Community Cafe Games (http://ubuntuforums.org/forumdisplay.php?f=298)?

Bight your tongue! This is a therapy thread. We make light of our problems to keep our spirits.

[lswest]

I like to think it's not thread killing but ending their misery. Makes me feel better after the deed! Please, please, never call me a thread killer! I'm a HELPER not a MURDERER :P

[lukjad007]

I don't know... I don't agree with suicide or euthanasia.

[lswest]

I don't know... I don't agree with suicide or euthanasia.

Me either, but I find it's better than murder? However, let's NOT change this into a whole ethics and morality debate :P

[lukjad007]

Well you brought it up!

[lswest]

Well you brought it up!

Yup, I did indeed, but this will officially be my last post in this thread :P For fear of sparking off an intellectual debate lol.

[lukjad007]

All right. I'll drop it.

[scouser73]

All right. I'll drop it.

Don't!

[lukjad007]

Don't what? *Crash!*

[Jay_Bee]

What do you think?
Should there be a punishment for thread killing?
What should the punishment be?
Is the thread killer the one who posts last or all of those who read the post and don't answer to it, leaving it to die in pain?
:popcorn:

[lukjad007]

I think that the thread killer should be forced to watch TV and play computer games while he drinks coffee and is force fed hohos.

[koenn]

Is the thread killer the one who posts last or all of those who read the post and don't answer to it, leaving it to die in pain?
:popcorn:
Interesting question.
I suppose it will depend on whether or not the behaviour of " those who read the post and don't answer to it" is caused by or influenced by the last post.
That, in turn, is the question that torments the last poster : is what I posted the reason that no one else posts in this thread any more - did I "kill" this thread. Would it have made any difference if someone else posted in stead of me ? How ? Why ? and why does this always seem to be happening to me ?

[scouser73]

I think that the thread killer should be forced to watch TV and play computer games while he drinks coffee and is force fed hohos.

I don't know what hohos are but my mind has gone into overdrive, anyway, no coffee, just a nice cup of tea and playing games, yeah, I couldn't agree with you more. - Thread Officially Killed.

[lukjad007]

I am not too sure what Ho Hos (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ho_Hos) are either, I just heard they were a popular US treat.

[niccholaspage]

I am a thread killer 100% It happens all the time with me for no reason.

[lukjad007]

Oh, there's a reason niccholaspage... See flame thread.

[scouser73]

Well the mystery of the "ho-ho's" has been cleared up, so, err what do you all think of the particle thingy done by CERN?


The Large Hadron Collider
Our understanding of the Universe is about to change...

The Large Hadron Collider (LHC) is a gigantic scientific instrument near Geneva, where it spans the border between Switzerland and France about 100 m underground. It is a particle accelerator used by physicists to study the smallest known particles – the fundamental building blocks of all things. It will revolutionise our understanding, from the minuscule world deep within atoms to the vastness of the Universe.

Two beams of subatomic particles called 'hadrons' – either protons or lead ions – will travel in opposite directions inside the circular accelerator, gaining energy with every lap. Physicists will use the LHC to recreate the conditions just after the Big Bang, by colliding the two beams head-on at very high energy. Teams of physicists from around the world will analyse the particles created in the collisions using special detectors in a number of experiments dedicated to the LHC.

There are many theories as to what will result from these collisions, but what's for sure is that a brave new world of physics will emerge from the new accelerator, as knowledge in particle physics goes on to describe the workings of the Universe. For decades, the Standard Model of particle physics has served physicists well as a means of understanding the fundamental laws of Nature, but it does not tell the whole story. Only experimental data using the higher energies reached by the LHC can push knowledge forward, challenging those who seek confirmation of established knowledge, and those who dare to dream beyond the paradigm.


Now if that doesn't kill it then I don't know what will:lolflag:

[Ms_Angel_D]

Gotchya last!!!!!!!!!!
:lolflag:

[crimesaucer]

Yes.

I answer questions that I know the correct answers to and I always seem to be the last thread in the post.....


..... It's like the threads fall of the face of the earth.

[schauerlich]

I'm going to post in this thread just before they turn on the LHC.

I will truly be the thread killer.

[pp.]

It's one of the primary tenets of psychohistory that its rules only apply if and when the populace is not aware of psychohistory being done.

[Ms_Angel_D]

Hey Gotchya last!!!!!!!!!!
:lolflag:

[Canis familiaris]

No You didn't

[Ms_Angel_D]

Yes i did :D

[Mine's Ultimate R]

i kill threads like no other on this other forum, like if you go down the list of threads, my user name is always the one that shows up under "last poster" :)

wow this thread is completely spammed up

[lukjad007]

The secret to killing a thread is to post during prime time in your time zone, but the dead zone for everywhere else and then let the thread slide into nonexistence.

[Ms_Angel_D]

GOTCHYA LAST
:lolflag:

[lukjad007]

Nice try.

[Ms_Angel_D]

lol and again I say
GOTCHYA LAST
:lolflag:

[Mine's Ultimate R]

what are you guys doing? playing tag?

[Ms_Angel_D]

Maybe :D
GOTCHYA LAST
:lolflag:

[lukjad007]

MetalHellsAngel is just being annoying.

[SZF2001]

giant letters

:(

[pp.]

The rain is particularly wet this season.

[lukjad007]

Wine falls from the sky where you live?

[Ms_Angel_D]

MetalHellsAngel is just being annoying.

I wasn't trying to be annoying I was just playing around sheesh.... lighten up guy ;)

[el mariachi]

you know---- killing a thread with HUGE letters isn't going to make anything happen

[marufaberlin]

Why bother with the end of a thread, if the end of the world is near...
http://imgs.xkcd.com/comics/turn-on.png
(xkcd.org)

Thread closed.

[doas777]

wow. now i don't feel so bad about it.
kewl...

[marufaberlin]

thread closed

[pp.]

this thread reminds me of the Prisoner's Dilemma.

[marufaberlin]

yes, I suppose so, maybe it does :)

[doas777]

yes, I suppose so, maybe it does :)

I salute your dedication. have fun

[marufaberlin]

I will.

[Sealbhach]

http://www.hanselman.com/blog/content/binary/tumbleweed_small.jpg



.

[LookTJ]

http://www.hanselman.com/blog/content/binary/tumbleweed_small.jpg



.Weird picture. No one's around in an old town.. lonely.

[crimesaucer]

In this thread..... I can pretend that I'm not the infamous thread killer.

[Ms_Angel_D]

YET AGAIN.......

GOTCHYA LAST
:lolflag:

[Bruce M.]

I don't kill threads, my posts just put people to sleep and ...poof...

no more replies.

[Canis familiaris]

Not Killed Yet...

[pp.]

I don't kill threads, my posts just put people to sleep and ...poof...

no more replies.

That reminds me of an entity in a novel possibly called "Options" by the author possibly called Robert Sheckley. The entity was a predator which killed by boring its prey to death.

That novel also featured some other very strange critters and a robot which was at least as funny as Marvin became later on.

[Canis familiaris]

Kill the thread

[lukjad007]

I wasn't trying to be annoying I was just playing around sheesh.... lighten up guy ;)
Maybe fake grouchiness is my form of humour? O:)

[Canis familiaris]

RUNnnnnnnnnnnnn.............
HIDEeeeeeeeeeee.............
DIEyyyyyyyyyyyy.............

[lukjad007]

Ummmmm?
Whaaaaa?

[Ms_Angel_D]

The secret to killing a thread is to post during prime time in your time zone, but the dead zone for everywhere else and then let the thread slide into nonexistence.

Hey you said that already and btw ;)

GOTCHYA LAST!!!
:lolflag:

[Canis familiaris]

Hey you said that already and btw

GOTCHYA LAST!!!
:lolflag:

Failed Again :evil:

[Ms_Angel_D]

Failed Again :evil:

Sheesh Now I know why they stopped playing this game on that puppet show I used to watch as a kid...roflmao

[lukjad007]

...said the failing panada...

[lukjad007]

What puppet show? Was it about a certain st.?

[Canis familiaris]

...said the failing panada...

MetalHellsAngel != panada

[Ms_Angel_D]

What puppet show? Was it about a certain st.?

No I can't remember exactly what it was called it was a Nickelodeon show....

[Canis familiaris]

I dont watch Television.

[Ms_Angel_D]

What puppet show? Was it about a certain st.?

OHHH I REMEMBER NOW it was Pinwheel http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pinwheel_(TV_show)

The Puppets Plus and Minus used to play Gotchya Last tagging each other...lol

http://www.johnnorrisbrown.com/classic-nick/pinwheel/index.htm

[lukjad007]

Cute. I never heard of it before.

[marufaberlin]

:lolflag:

[lukjad007]

Have we met?

[HousieMousie2]

Better yet, start bashing Microsoft Windows and don't get an infraction. (JOKING DON'T DO THAT.) Let use try something. Let's see how long this thread can go before becoming dead. Any takers?

No bashing Microsoft!?! You realize you just took away one of my hobbies. Kidding... never really had troubles with running Windows.

But anyway, just doing my civic duty to this forum/thread...

BUMP.

:D

[lukjad007]

I see. You motivation is touching. :D

[HousieMousie2]

I see. You motivation is touching. :D

LOL I do what I can.

[lukjad007]

We can all see that.

[tarps87]

Talking about killing I've just walked past two pc's and they've both crashed

[lukjad007]

^
||
The Grim Rebooter.

[Ms_Angel_D]

GOTCHYA LAST!!!!
:lolflag: :wink:

[tarps87]

Are you quite sure? How did you arrive at your conclusion in line 146?

I'm sure that's a blank line

[Jay_Bee]

This "gotchya last" thing is so annoying...
At least try to write something that makes sense.
I mean, we could all just go on a "gotchya last" frenzy but that would be stupid wouldn't it...

[lukjad007]

It's an insider joke I think...

[Canis familiaris]

Another try:

THREAD CLOSED

[lukjad007]

And that's all it is. An attempt. And a failed one.

[tarps87]

I may not kill this thread but I'll get that last pink pony

[Exershio]

hah, this thread is still alive? I don't think it'll ever die :guitar:

[Canis familiaris]

To this thread:

RUNnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnn
HIDEeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee
DIEeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee

[k33bz]

And now the REAL THREAD "KILLER"

:lolflag:

[sargetech]

Give'em a little line
and reel'em in!!!

Give em a little line
and reel'em in!!!

Give'em a little line
and reel'em in!!!

Give'em a little line
and reel'em in!!!

Oh snap!!! the line broke.....:lolflag:

[baruch60610]

I like to think of it as my replies being so cogent and well thought out that I leave nothing more to be said.

[uberdonkey5]

I like to think of it as my replies being so cogent and well thought out that I leave nothing more to be said.

Yes, definately, anything after this would be just superfluous.

:guitar:

[pp.]

I'm sure that's a blank line

Nothing more dangerous than a conclusion on a blank line. It's wide open to interpretation.

[lukjad007]

What's this line 146 business?

[pp.]

What's this line 146 business?

From earlier in this thread.

[lukjad007]

I kind of remember, could I have a refresher?

[phrostbyte]

I will shutdown the Internets just so I can get the last post on this thread.

[Ms_Angel_D]

I use my super hero powers fight against your internet shutting down powers, and post on this thread!!!! MUAHAHAHAHAHAHA..........:lolflag:

P.S. People without a sense of humor of so annoying, because...

I GOTCHYA LAST!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[GreyShadow]

now it stops

[compnut41]

Sad how after nearly 300 replys nobody is able to kill this tread.

[niccholaspage]

It will happen soon my friend.

[GreyShadow]

Zombie thread!

[ubuntu27]

I always carry an ritual knife when I want to kill a thread.

I carry the knife and chant: Ambu Din Din Ubunti ti, ubun ni mu kill ubunti thread nam dam bu dabu bye bye thread.


1, 2, 3!


THREAD KILLED.

[Ms_Angel_D]

Ummmm No....lol

[Xzallion]

I killed a thread in Reno, just to watch it die.

[Ms_Angel_D]

I killed a thread in Reno, just to watch it die.

OMG the poor thread.....lol

[Xzallion]

it had it coming... it owed me money.

[Ms_Angel_D]

But I thought you said it was just to watch it die...if it owed you money then there was a reason... ;)

[kee zee ent]

can some body please tell me how to post a thread. I am tryna ask a Q. about acid pro
Thanx

[Ms_Angel_D]

Click the new thread button.

[pp.]

I kind of remember, could I have a refresher?

Certainly. Just follow the (back) links in the quotes. That will land you just below the post that is referred to.

[Xzallion]

But I thought you said it was just to watch it die...if it owed you money then there was a reason... ;)

I took the money from it's wallet. Watching was just for fun. :lolflag:

[scouser73]

I can't believe it's not butter.

[Ms_Angel_D]

Hmmm that's Deep.....

[lukjad007]

What? That's just fatty!

[Ms_Angel_D]

lukjad007 you are officially my ubuntu forums pal, I dig your sense of humor ;)

[lukjad007]

Thanks. So... Do you use, like, a shovel or a backhoe?

[Ms_Angel_D]

Neither.... lol

[lukjad007]

You dig with your hand?!?!? Ow, that's gotta hurt!

[Ms_Angel_D]

lmao

What do you use?

[lukjad007]

I'm a gopher. I use my teeth.
(See ya later. School.)

[Ms_Angel_D]

lmao HAGD at School!!!!!

[lukjad007]

I'm here. I just finished reinstalling my OS.

[Xzallion]

Pinky, are you pondering what I'm pondering?

[lukjad007]

Who knows?

[Yellow Stevens]

I'm not really a thread killer but I am sometimes a conversation killer.

I met this guy once who worked away from home. I asked him if he was married or had a partner. He said he did.

"That must be hard for you both."
"Yeah" he said "but when I get back from a trip we kinda make it special"
"Riiiiight" I said.
Then without warning he just pours forth about how he and his partner are into S & M and how he's really good at all the knots and all and last time he came home from a trip she dressed up in her rubber maids outfit and paddled him to his backside was red raw and how this 'rubbery stuff' called 'second skin' which is soft and smooth and how he has a mask made out of it.

He went on for about 15 minutes without taking a breath.

Then he says:

"So do you work away from home?"
"No" I said "I work at home."
"Really? What do you do?"
"I'm a priest."

Then....there was just silence.

[lukjad007]

*Snerk!*

[scouser73]

Is it possible to eat yellow snow, or would that be wrong?:lolflag:

[scouser73]

Better yet, start bashing Microsoft Windows and don't get an infraction. (JOKING DON'T DO THAT.) Let use try something. Let's see how long this thread can go before becoming dead. Any takers?

Kill this thread and end the pain, or suffer a fate worse than the Blue Screen of Death.

Lawyer Terminology::lolflag:

No references are made to any companies, persons, events or anything else that can be thought of, it's purely coincidental that I mentioned the "Blue Screen Of Death", notably associated with shards of glass (dodged a bullet there hey). Anyway, is anyone going to make a cup of Tea?:lolflag:

[lukjad007]

I have some Earl Grey...

[scouser73]

Earl Gray?, behave mate, I want a cup of Tetleys finest, you scoundrel.:lolflag:

[Canis familiaris]

I want to kill this thread......................

now