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Apple earnings - ty97 Oct 21, 14:09 3
- Remember when Jobs said he'd be happy if they sold 1m iPhones in the first year? - Mr. Havens Oct 21, 14:10 2
  - I think that was 10 millions or 1% of mobile phones -- nm - Guigue Oct 21, 14:12 1
    - You're right. But still, almost 7m units in one quarter is pretty fucking incredible -- nm - Mr. Havens Oct 21, 14:15
Well ... I can see the various HSX pages, but I can't do anything like post to a forum or see my port. -- nm - ReluctantCynic Oct 21, 14:08 1
- I have done many activies...even made some money -- nm - RazorHawk Oct 21, 14:11
"Flag as offensive" makes me laugh. Also, whoever posted "Flag HSX as offensive" is funny too! -- nm - CrankYanker Oct 21, 14:08
Wow, I thought the old homepage was bad. this is really, really bad. -- nm - loosilu Oct 21, 14:07 2
- But YOU'RE gonna be rich rich RICH!!! -- nm - Cuzzin Todd Oct 21, 14:08 1
  - And POPULAR! -- nm - lileve Oct 21, 14:10
So instead of bitching, let's be somewhat productive. Bitch on the support forum... if you can get it to load. LINK -- (link) - lileve Oct 21, 14:05 3
- I'm going to sleep on it before posting to them. Otherwise, I'll just tell them how horrible I think everything is. -- nm - JaxSean Oct 21, 14:12
- I did my kvetching in a blog entry -- nm - Beryllium Oct 21, 14:10
- Doing that right now -- nm - budice Oct 21, 14:07
Happiest of Birthdays to Trish - Redhead!! Eat a good meal, play some fun games! -- nm - Epiphany Oct 21, 14:04 2
- Thanks! If I manage to keep oatmeal or something like that down today I'll be having a great birthday. - Trish Oct 21, 14:14
- happy birthday, Trish! -- nm - loosilu Oct 21, 14:08
Message to DMac: start looking for a new job now. - JaxSean Oct 21, 14:02 26
- It's shockingly bad. How could people who get paid to design websites be so utterly useless at their jobs? -- nm - Loyola Oct 21, 14:11
- yeah it's terrible -- nm - Gwaahjo Oct 21, 14:08
- I see it logs you in real quick too. 5 minutes so far...what a piece of shit. nm - Jovian Oct 21, 14:08
- Wow, I thought people were to pissed about TT going away to give the new version a chance, but it is really awful. -- nm - celedhrymandias Oct 21, 14:08 2
  - I dont even see how you log in to see your port. All I see are advertisments. nm - Jovian Oct 21, 14:09 1
    - I see ads, and gossip news that I can get anywhere else. -- nm - loosilu Oct 21, 14:10
- I don't know how many traders HSX has, but even if all (100?) misc board traders leave, they'd survive just fine. -- nm - ty97 Oct 21, 14:04 10
  - That's not accurate. It's a factor if there is no additional growth. -- nm - David Oct 21, 14:11
  - The question is really whether they attract new users. It seems to me that only a fraction of the players overall posted on TT. The new design is - pmb Oct 21, 14:10
  - Do you think it would just be that? Regular traders aren't going to like not being able to manage their ports either. -- nm - TFox Oct 21, 14:06 7
    - If the site pulls in traders to replace those that leave, it won't matter. - ty97 Oct 21, 14:10
    - I mean, if anything, we have a stronger tie than most other players. - TFox Oct 21, 14:09
    - after 8 years on HSX, I look at that homepage and my first thought is, did they get rid of trading? what the hell is this site for? -- nm - loosilu Oct 21, 14:08
    - Some people will get used to the change. Some people will not. But it's not just about current users -- nm - Mr. Havens Oct 21, 14:08 3
      - This is what Sony was thinking....when they essentialy killed Star Wars Galaxies with an update to attract new users -- nm - Scorpion Oct 21, 14:15
      - I understand that, but there is no way they had to abandon the current formula so thoroughly to attract new people. -- nm - TFox Oct 21, 14:10 1
        
        How many sites have stayed EXACTLY THE SAME as HSX had for the past eight years? Seriously - Mr. Havens Oct 21, 14:12
- It's terrible. Even if it was working as specified. -- nm - budice Oct 21, 14:04
- It's not his fault. He's just an employee -- nm - lileve Oct 21, 14:03 7
  - I didn't say it was. I'm saying he needs to start looking. -- nm - JaxSean Oct 21, 14:04
  - He's saying the change is likely to be a death blow to HSX and D. Mac will need a new job, so best to start looking now. -- nm - TWuG Oct 21, 14:04
  - My guess is that he was the voice of reason that was all too often shouted down. -- nm - David Oct 21, 14:04 4
    - Yes. "Guys, you zero out their ports there will be munity!" -- nm - lileve Oct 21, 14:09
    - yep. god forbid someone should pay attention to the users. -- nm - loosilu Oct 21, 14:06 1
      - agreed -- nm - lileve Oct 21, 14:07
    - Yup. I've been in that position before (at E-Loan). You can see where that's at now. -- nm - JaxSean Oct 21, 14:05
Fatal error: Call to undefined function ni_set() in /var/www/sites/www.hsx.com/html/cms/sites/def ault/settings.php on line 139 - ty97 Oct 21, 14:01 2
- I got that once, then refreshed and it was fine. -- nm - loosilu Oct 21, 14:09
- It's not that fatal. You're still here to post -- nm - Mr. Havens Oct 21, 14:03
Hmm... Based on my total port value and the total cash value, I think they may have cashed out a few things during the transfer. -- nm - TWuG Oct 21, 14:00 1
- Hmmm (part 2) Maybe it's because my port now holds zero StarBonds. Wonder if Bonds are getting reworked... -- nm - TWuG Oct 21, 14:02
Aw shit, no sleep tonight: wootoff incoming. -- (link) - celedhrymandias Oct 21, 13:57 4
- There's your economic stimulus package -- nm - ty97 Oct 21, 13:58 3
  - they are not really going to do that again are they? - Epiphany Oct 21, 14:00 2
    - If they do, it will after the election when Congress re-convenes -- nm - ty97 Oct 21, 14:01 1
      - okay - I have enough time to protest then. thanks -- nm - Epiphany Oct 21, 14:03
Do we plan to try to "first" on every HSX forum post now, as they roll to another page? - Marlowe Oct 21, 13:57
did we know this? Zac Efron played the young Simon on Firefly.... -- (link) - Andie Oct 21, 13:56 4
- No - I just saw that one and it looks nothing like him but okay. He just turned 21 - fair game - Epiphany Oct 21, 13:59
- We knew him when he was cool! -- nm - con_carne Oct 21, 13:58
- Those of us who play HWDYK did! -- nm - David Oct 21, 13:57
- Oh. No. - Spawn Oct 21, 13:57
so is that H$ you earn for posting? - ty97 Oct 21, 13:55 8
- that is not going to end well - Epiphany Oct 21, 13:58 5
  - they have decided that social networking is the future of the web and have created "hollywood facebook" -- nm - zork Oct 21, 14:27
  - I don't mind it if it is limited. Like, limited to your first 10 forums posts, or blog posts, or whatever. - TFox Oct 21, 14:02 2
    - exactly your standings won't mean much -- nm - Epiphany Oct 21, 14:03 1
      - loosi ftw! (NM) - Marlowe Oct 21, 14:04
  - Truly. The bastardization of the game and the obnoxiousness of the site are likely to keep me away.. - Marlowe Oct 21, 14:00
- yup -- nm - JaxSean Oct 21, 13:56 1
  - exactly. -- nm - gordon06 Oct 21, 14:01
Wow, HSX managed to minimize the one part of the game that everyone clicks, THE PORTS. What a fucking mess. -- nm - CrankYanker Oct 21, 13:54 10
- My opinion of their IT department could not be lower - Stewie Griffin Oct 21, 14:05
- It's so bad. No way it stays the way it is right now. - Krusty Oct 21, 13:59 1
  - yeah, the sort capability is a great tool.... how could they leave that out? -- nm - CrankYanker Oct 21, 14:03
- www.hsx.com/cms -- nm - JaxSean Oct 21, 13:55
- How do you get to it? -- nm - not2fast Oct 21, 13:55 5
  - I still haven't firgured that out - that was a Beta problem as well. No clear "key" links. -- nm - Cuzzin Todd Oct 21, 13:57
  - Top left, underneath the logo -- nm - Guigue Oct 21, 13:56 3
    - I see menus there, but nothing that either looks like a port or anything that works. - not2fast Oct 21, 13:59 2
      - You have to log in first. Once you do, a menu of items under the "Home" bar shows up with a link to your portfolio. -- nm - JaxSean Oct 21, 14:03 1
        
        Ok, I already tried that, but just get a database error. -- nm - not2fast Oct 21, 14:22
Right, well, um. Let's just say that the new design rates as "fail" for viewing over remote desktop -- nm - Beryllium Oct 21, 13:54 3
- also, it looks like www.hsx.com is live, but hsx.com is broken -- nm - Beryllium Oct 21, 13:56 2
  - Did you know there is a hsx sailc cloth company? Just for you to replace your sails when you get your boat. -- nm - BAD Oct 21, 14:00 1
    - Good to know :) I was researching sails over the last few days. I can't find any example prices on "new" ones - Beryllium Oct 21, 14:11
"Advanced Users: Full HTML allowed" muahahaha. -- nm - JaxSean Oct 21, 13:53
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- All the best to your little one... - glory Oct 21, 14:09
- I hope he gets well quickly. *sends good thoughts* -- nm - Krusty Oct 21, 14:02
- I'm so sorry, good luck with him. Hospitals are awful awful places. - Trish Oct 21, 14:02
- We'll be praying for y'all. -- nm - TFox Oct 21, 14:00
- Best of luck. -- nm - pmb Oct 21, 13:59 1
  - ditto -- nm - budice Oct 21, 14:00
- positive thoughts going out to you and V2 -- nm - sgtmike Oct 21, 13:57
- Best hopes and wishes to you and yours! - ReluctantCynic Oct 21, 13:56
- I have used my Heroes power and have seen the future, and he will be fine -- nm - peglegpete Oct 21, 13:54 2
  - pegleg petrelli? :) -- nm - Beryllium Oct 21, 13:55 1
    - I see him more as in the outback. -- nm - Spawn Oct 21, 13:56
- Sending good thoughts... -- nm - Inigo Oct 21, 13:54
- *good thoughts for a speedy recovery* -- nm - Dano School Musical 3 Oct 21, 13:54
- He'll get better. Continuing to send good thoughts your way. -- nm - JaxSean Oct 21, 13:53
- From one parent to another: Hang in there. -- nm - TWuG Oct 21, 13:53
- hoping for the best -- nm - ty97 Oct 21, 13:53
- Hoping for the best for all involved. -- nm - Cuzzin Todd Oct 21, 13:53
- continued good wishes -- nm - Epiphany Oct 21, 13:53
- best wishes. We'll be thinking about you. -- nm - Callisto Oct 21, 13:53
- Good luck to the little one and the family. -- nm - Name Withheld By Request Oct 21, 13:53
- Well, that's good, isn't it? I mean, not that V2 got sick but that it's not as bad as feared -- nm - Mr. Havens Oct 21, 13:53
- I wish you all the best! -- nm - lileve Oct 21, 13:52
- Hang in there, and give lots of hugs to all. -- nm - Spawn Oct 21, 13:52
This is actually too bad. They screwed up a unique and interesting game. Wonder how this will impact their data service? -- nm - gordon06 Oct 21, 13:50 7
- The game itself will survive largely intact. -- nm - Cuzzin Todd Oct 21, 13:56 1
  - Not if you can't actually trade your port. -- nm - gordon06 Oct 21, 14:00
- This type of game really was never meant to be some sort of social website -- nm - lileve Oct 21, 13:54 4
  - at least they could have spun off the social stuff to a different physical machine. This stuff doesn't scale well. -- nm - Beryllium Oct 21, 13:57
  - Right On!!! -- nm - gordon06 Oct 21, 13:57 2
    - TT Misc was a fluke. A great one but they are trying to expand in it with this. I -- nm - lileve Oct 21, 14:01 1
      - FUCKING enter key. I'm not sure it's going to work. -- nm - lileve Oct 21, 14:01
Drupal is *everywhere* -- nm - Completely Drupalled. Oct 21, 13:49
mafic's right, the jokes here when my bird died were well placed based on the circumstances and helped. -- (link) - dogbert183 Oct 21, 13:48 [Backboard]
What? "User Forsaken earned H$1,000! Total H$ from schmoozing...H$2,000." Iearn $H for starting a topic? LAME! - lileve Oct 21, 13:47 6
- Loosi: One Mogul to rule them all. -- nm - emoticripple Oct 21, 13:48 3
  - Holy crap that's going to make some people so competitive. -- nm - Amy Oct 21, 13:49 2
    - Hopefully it is a short term "reward using the new format" deal to get us used to the change. - TWuG Oct 21, 13:51 1
      - "The first trader to earn H$100,000,000 will get to test the new, "Punch David Through the Internets" Button! -- nm - Spawn Oct 21, 13:55
- I earn rater -- nm - lileve Oct 21, 13:47 1
  - RATHER! -- nm - lileve Oct 21, 13:48
SITWAP: Mortgage Bankers Association has annual conference in San Francisco. -- (link) - TaurusII Oct 21, 13:46 3
- "I predict a riot" -- nm - Loyola Oct 21, 13:47 2
  - ~Let's start a riot! a riot! let's start a riot!~ - 3 Days Grace Oct 21, 13:51 1
    - Mine was Kaiser Chiefs. You like 3DG? -- (link) - Loyola Oct 21, 13:57 [youtube]
my god - i just earned $1,000 by posting! do you kow how RICH we'd all be if it had always been like that? -- nm - Andie Oct 21, 13:46 5
- That blows. - pmb Oct 21, 14:01
- I'd be a billionaire just on the last 8 years of posting alone. -- nm - TWuG Oct 21, 13:52
- Loosi would be a Unodecillionaire -- nm - Mr. Havens Oct 21, 13:50
- I love that (_______|_______) is worth $1000. -- nm - Amy Oct 21, 13:48 1
  - expensive piece of ass - Epiphany Oct 21, 13:52
Well - none of that worked. -- nm - Diva Oct 21, 13:45 6
- you just have to keep trying. it's hit and miss. -- nm - Andie Oct 21, 13:46
- The pages are only working intermittently, appears they are still bringing everything on-line -- nm - ty97 Oct 21, 13:46 4
  - Thx ty and andie - I guess I'll try it later tonight. -- nm - Diva Oct 21, 13:47 3
    - It's pretty hit or miss, but more is becoming available the more I try. -- nm - Cuzzin Todd Oct 21, 13:49
    - you can keep trying now. i got busy message about 3 out of 4 tries for everything. -- nm - Andie Oct 21, 13:48 1
      - nuh-uh - gots to go to therapy. -- nm - Diva Oct 21, 14:02
I'm settled here. I'm not going back. Bery, you're stuck with me. -- nm - Dano School Musical 3 Oct 21, 13:45 9
- and me. I could have lived with a phpBB type thing, but I really don't like the one they have. -- nm - Callisto Oct 21, 13:57
- And I, as well. - ReluctantCynic Oct 21, 13:50
- Yeah. Those forums are even worse than I could have imagined. -- nm - JaxSean Oct 21, 13:49 4
  - They really don't allow for a feeling of having a communtiy discussion...just a series of topics -- nm - The Calico Cat Coalition Oct 21, 13:50 3
    - Maybe that's what they were going for -- nm - Mr. Havens Oct 21, 13:51 2
      - And I wish them luck, but it's not what I am going for. -- nm - Dano School Musical 3 Oct 21, 13:53 1
        
        With all due respect, you're not the one trying to make money off the site -- nm - Mr. Havens Oct 21, 14:01
- Word! -- nm - Krusty Oct 21, 13:46
- Me too -- nm - con_carne Oct 21, 13:45
What option displays the port? I can't find it. -- nm - not2fast Oct 21, 13:44 1
- There is a small portfolio link toward the top right, I think -- nm - ty97 Oct 21, 13:46
Man, those ads are atrocious. -- nm - emoticripple Oct 21, 13:44
THERE'S SNOW OUTSIDE!!! - Andie Oct 21, 13:44 5
- Ha! Snowfree in Winnipeg still. -- nm - Name Withheld By Request Oct 21, 13:54
- Duh, your in Canada. -- nm - lileve Oct 21, 13:45
- So it's late this year... -- nm - TaurusII Oct 21, 13:45 2
  - hahahaha, yuk it up. this is unheard of (and, it's pretty much stopped.) -- nm - Andie Oct 21, 13:47 1
    - Oh, I'm sure karma will get me. - TaurusII Oct 21, 13:50

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