Re: Chancellor of the Exchequer
by talexb (Chancellor) on Jul 21, 2023 at 15:36 UTC
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OMG! This is hilarious. I've been busy getting ready for TPRC 2023 for the last three months, and haven't had time to visit perlmonks.org much. Now that the conference is over, I had time to write a meditation about it, and I happened to see this post as I started to write.
I turned 65 in April, and in May I was relieved of my employment by Tucows Domains (no comment). So I'm now semi-retired, thanks to a corporate client I do a little work for. So maybe I can make a push and get into the top 50. Heh. Or not -- part of the semi-retired gig is, y'know, not doing techie stuff as much any more. :)
Alex / talexb / Toronto
Thanks PJ. We owe you so much. Groklaw -- RIP -- 2003 to 2013.
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Or not -- part of the semi-retired gig is, y'know, not doing techie stuff as much any more. :)
In my book, retiring means choosing what you want to do based on whether it is fun or not...not depending on whether you once called it $work.
People seem to come to The Monastery and stay in The Monastery for three reasons which do overlap a bit...
- They need help with something Perl related
- They want to help with something Perl related
- They enjoy the community
From reading your posts talexb, 1 doesn't seem to apply so you must enjoy the world of Perl. So, why would retirement take you completely away from it?
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OMG! This is hilarious ... maybe I can make a push and get into the top 50
talexb, congratulations on finally reaching target planetscape!
🎉🧨🥳🎈🍾🥂
🏆👍🤝👏
Though not yet in the top 50, you look certain to get there (as afoken already has)
if you keep plugging away for another six months or so.
Running totals of this enthralling marathon race can be found here.
Details on the ten congratulatory emojis:
🎉 U+1F389 PARTY POPPER
🧨 U+1F9E8 FIRECRACKER
🥳 U+1F973 FACE WITH PARTY HORN AND PARTY HAT
🎈 U+1F388 BALLOON
🍾 U+1F37E BOTTLE WITH POPPING CORK
🥂 U+1F942 CLINKING GLASSES
🏆 U+1F3C6 TROPHY
👍 U+1F44D THUMBS UP SIGN
🤝 U+1F91D HANDSHAKE
👏 U+1F44F CLAPPING HANDS SIGN
Updated: added details on the ten congratulatory emojis.
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Re: Chancellor of the Exchequer
by Gavin (Archbishop) on Mar 24, 2023 at 17:37 UTC
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Safe bet, afoken is currently posting much more than the others
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52 afoken 30573 Chancellor (21) 2217 2009-02-28 20:01
53 talexb 30559 Chancellor (21) 2250 2001-12-12 20:34
I noticed today that they're now exactly level at 2264 posts apiece, as presciently predicted by LanX:
50 afoken 31471 Chancellor (21) 2264 2009-02-28 20:01
53 talexb 30888 Chancellor (21) 2264 2001-12-12 20:34
Had to post this quick before it disappeared. :)
See also: Re: planetscape and me: 1282 nodes apiece by chacham
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Re: Chancellor of the Exchequer
by eyepopslikeamosquito (Archbishop) on Aug 27, 2023 at 23:10 UTC
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Etched in our monastery walls,
Are the names of fifty illustrious and ancient monks,
Their fame, renown and power through sects and speech is such that
They are deservedly praised more oft than the sum total of lesser monks.
Who will become our new fiftieth monk? Will it be:
- jdporter from the bold new world of the Americas?
- afoken from an ancient and revered line of Germanic monks?
- talexb singing under the Northern Lights in the frozen Canadian wilderness?
Many moons ago, Gavin and LanX made a bold Nostradamus-like prediction:
Scribing more than the others
afoken is
Ergo, wager is safe
By furlongs afoken will conquer!
With planetscape still stuck on 31378,
their prescient prediction can be admired in the table below:
Date | Monk | XP | Monk | XP | Monk | XP |
Mar 24 2023 | jdporter | 30760 | afoken | 30573 | talexb | 30559 |
May 20 2023 | afoken | 30838 | jdporter | 30804 | talexb | 30593 |
Jun 20 2023 | afoken | 30990 | jdporter | 30830 | talexb | 30610 |
Jul 20 2023 | afoken | 31090 | jdporter | 30910 | talexb | 30612 |
Aug 28 2023 | afoken | 31262 | jdporter | 31000 | talexb | 30806 |
Is anyone willing to predict when the 31378 XP target will be reached?
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Re: Chancellor of the Exchequer
by afoken (Chancellor) on Sep 15, 2023 at 14:58 UTC
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Who do you predict will win this race to the Top 50?
It happend a few minutes ago:
# | User | Experience | Level | Writeups | User Since | Last Here |
49 | demerphq | 31747 | Chancellor (21) | 3265 | 2001-08-28 20:16 | 17 weeks ago |
50 | afoken | 31383 | Chancellor (21) | 2257 | 2009-02-28 21:01 | 1 second ago |
51 | planetscape | 31382 | Chancellor (21) | 1303 | 2005-03-27 11:28 | 1 year ago |
Alexander
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Today I will gladly share my knowledge and experience, for there are no sweeter words than "I told you so". ;-)
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