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Title: What does ChadTower do for a living?
Post by: AlanS17 on November 14, 2006, 12:30:18 pm
I was gone for over a year from these boards. When I left, I was a top 5 poster. Now I'm down around 14th.

I noticed CT had 14,000+ posts. I figured he must be building them up steadily over time. Then I got online this morning and every 5 minutes he's got a new post!

ChadTower, what do you do for a living that affords you this kind of time?  :dizzy:
Title: Re: What does ChadTower do for a living?
Post by: JackTucky on November 14, 2006, 01:19:34 pm
Please don't try to be a  :badmood:

-J
Title: Re: What does ChadTower do for a living?
Post by: ChadTower on November 14, 2006, 01:20:50 pm

I don't care about post count.  It means nothing to me, so if this is a complaint about slipping in post count while you were gone, oh well.
Title: Re: What does ChadTower do for a living?
Post by: AlanS17 on November 14, 2006, 01:22:28 pm
It's not a complaint. It was a friendly jab. I guess it's hard to tell when you put it into words.   :dunno
Title: Re: What does ChadTower do for a living?
Post by: AlanS17 on November 14, 2006, 01:23:18 pm
On a side note, the only reason I've got so much free time is because I'm unemployed.
Title: Re: What does ChadTower do for a living?
Post by: vader on November 14, 2006, 01:24:59 pm

I don't care about post count.  It means nothing to me, so if this is a complaint about slipping in post count while you were gone, oh well.


If post count doesn't matter to us,  then why do we post in threads like these ?

http://forum.arcadecontrols.com/index.php?topic=51484.msg503364#msg503364
Title: Re: What does ChadTower do for a living?
Post by: AlanS17 on November 14, 2006, 01:26:56 pm
If post count doesn't matter to us,  then why do we post in threads like these ?

http://forum.arcadecontrols.com/index.php?topic=51484.msg503364#msg503364

Let's not go pointing fingers. This whole thread was meant as a joke. Nobody should start taking it seriously.
Title: Re: What does ChadTower do for a living?
Post by: ChadTower on November 14, 2006, 01:27:08 pm
Just to fix data, I guess.  Our instinct is to restore the damaged data to its normal state.
Title: Re: What does ChadTower do for a living?
Post by: vader on November 14, 2006, 01:29:09 pm
If post count doesn't matter to us,  then why do we post in threads like these ?

http://forum.arcadecontrols.com/index.php?topic=51484.msg503364#msg503364

Let's not go pointing fingers. This whole thread was meant as a joke. Nobody should start taking it seriously.

wasn't meant to point fingers....I did use the term " US "

Just to fix data, I guess.  Our instinct is to restore the damaged data to its normal state.

Having high post counts is nothing to be ashamed of, it just means you have more time to surf than other people who have to do work cause the boss is around.
Title: Re: What does ChadTower do for a living?
Post by: ChadTower on November 14, 2006, 01:30:58 pm

For me it's more a function of typing eleventy brazillian WPM.  I can make a post in about 5 seconds and then go back to my work.
Title: Re: What does ChadTower do for a living?
Post by: vader on November 14, 2006, 01:33:52 pm

For me it's more a function of typing eleventy brazillian WPM.  I can make a post in about 5 seconds and then go back to my work.

c'mon,   come up with a better excuse than that.  I type at 50+ wpm, I just can't find that much stuff worth typing about or worth responding to
Title: Re: What does ChadTower do for a living?
Post by: ChadTower on November 14, 2006, 01:35:20 pm

Boredom?
Title: Re: What does ChadTower do for a living?
Post by: vader on November 14, 2006, 01:36:36 pm

Boredom?

that's sufficent
Title: Re: What does ChadTower do for a living?
Post by: AlanS17 on November 14, 2006, 01:38:50 pm

For me it's more a function of typing eleventy brazillian WPM.  I can make a post in about 5 seconds and then go back to my work.
For what it's worth, I just tested my typing and it came out to over 50 words per minute. When I had my hand in a cast with a broken finger, my typing speed was up above 80 words per minute. Either I've really dropped off since then or this test isn't working right.
Title: Re: What does ChadTower do for a living?
Post by: mr.Curmudgeon on November 14, 2006, 01:40:15 pm
I can make a post in about 5 seconds...

Come on! They're not that well thought out.
Title: Re: What does ChadTower do for a living?
Post by: ChadTower on November 14, 2006, 01:42:00 pm

They are worth more than you pay for them.  That's good value.
Title: Re: What does ChadTower do for a living?
Post by: vader on November 14, 2006, 01:44:39 pm

For me it's more a function of typing eleventy brazillian WPM.  I can make a post in about 5 seconds and then go back to my work.
For what it's worth, I just tested my typing and it came out to over 50 words per minute. When I had my hand in a cast with a broken finger, my typing speed was up above 80 words per minute. Either I've really dropped off since then or this test isn't working right.

what site and test...I'm curious
Title: Re: What does ChadTower do for a living?
Post by: saint on November 14, 2006, 01:49:44 pm
Last time I tested myself (years ago) I came out about 72 WPM. Wonder if I've gotten faster or slower since.

Oh, what Chad does for a living? I pay him to keep the # of posts per day high :)

Title: Re: What does ChadTower do for a living?
Post by: ChadTower on November 14, 2006, 01:50:27 pm

 :laugh2:
Title: Re: What does ChadTower do for a living?
Post by: vader on November 14, 2006, 01:52:03 pm
Last time I tested myself (years ago) I came out about 72 WPM. Wonder if I've gotten faster or slower since.

Oh, what Chad does for a living? I pay him to keep the # of posts per day high :)




Saint,

You couldn't afford that kind of manhour pay

before we know it, BYOAC is a pay site cause you have to pay CT to post all day  :cheers:
Title: Re: What does ChadTower do for a living?
Post by: JackTucky on November 14, 2006, 02:01:34 pm

I don't care about post count.  It means nothing to me, so if this is a complaint about slipping in post count while you were gone, oh well.

You're people skills are incredible.

-J
Title: Re: What does ChadTower do for a living?
Post by: ChadTower on November 14, 2006, 02:13:17 pm

That wasn't a usage of people skills.
Title: Re: What does ChadTower do for a living?
Post by: vader on November 14, 2006, 02:16:21 pm

That wasn't a usage of people skills.

Chad doesn't need people skills.  When he shows up for work, they lock him in his cube
and release him for two pee breaks and one lunch til it's time to go home.

Title: Re: What does ChadTower do for a living?
Post by: ChadTower on November 14, 2006, 02:33:37 pm

The second pee break is during lunch. 
Title: Re: What does ChadTower do for a living?
Post by: vader on November 14, 2006, 02:41:00 pm

The second pee break is during lunch. 

must be different labor laws in Mass
Title: Re: What does ChadTower do for a living?
Post by: AlanS17 on November 14, 2006, 02:43:43 pm
If more people started bringing their machines to work and leaving them in the break room, everyone here would have more time to get on the forums. It would be good distraction for everyone else and a good excuse for you.
Title: Re: What does ChadTower do for a living?
Post by: ChadTower on November 14, 2006, 02:50:33 pm

We have wireless laptops.  No need to stop for things like toilet breaks.
Title: Re: What does ChadTower do for a living?
Post by: shardian on November 14, 2006, 03:11:50 pm
Last time I tested myself (years ago) I came out about 72 WPM. Wonder if I've gotten faster or slower since.

Oh, what Chad does for a living? I pay him to keep the # of posts per day high :)



Reminds me of when I applied for a co-op with the Corps of Engineers. The application came to a spot asking how many words I could type a minute. I had no idea, but did know I am fairly quick. I asked my mom what is a decent number for typing, and she told me with a confident tone 120! I didn't know better, so I put that down. :laugh2: :laugh2:

I got the job...but they never asked about the typing thing. :laugh2: :laugh2:
Title: Re: What does ChadTower do for a living?
Post by: AtomSmasher on November 14, 2006, 03:15:20 pm
on a side note, damnit, I missed my leet post.  I was going to screenshot the occasion, but I wasn't paying attention.  Thats what I get for rarely looking at my post count.
Title: Re: What does ChadTower do for a living?
Post by: shmokes on November 14, 2006, 06:42:32 pm
I can type incredibly fast -- 85 WPM on a good day.  Then I see people typing 120+ WPM and I think, "Jesus, that's like the difference between me and someone who only types 40 WPM.  How is that even possible? Maybe I can't type incredibly fast" 

I can't really wrap my head around it being possible to increase my typing speed by 40 or 50 WPS.  I think the world record is over 200 WPM.  My fingers are already moving so quickly and fluidly when I'm typing at my fastest that it doesn't seem possible that they could be typing more than twice as fast.  I guess I don't really know what my point is.

and so on . . .
Title: Re: What does ChadTower do for a living?
Post by: DrewKaree on November 14, 2006, 08:00:45 pm

I guess I don't really know what my point is.


"Check out how well I can describe how teh kewl I yam"? ;)
Title: Re: What does ChadTower do for a living?
Post by: AlanS17 on November 15, 2006, 01:45:19 am
The world record for typing wasn't set on a qwerty keyboard. It has a layout built for speed. The standard qwerty keyboard was designed back when type writers were common. It was implemented intentionally to slow people down. This prevented them from locked up their type writers.
Title: Re: What does ChadTower do for a living?
Post by: HaRuMaN on November 15, 2006, 09:09:36 am

I don't care about post count.  It means nothing to me, so if this is a complaint about slipping in post count while you were gone, oh well.

You're people skills are incredible.

-J

Your grammar skills are incredible.

-H
Title: Re: What does ChadTower do for a living?
Post by: MinerAl on November 15, 2006, 11:20:30 am
I don't have time to post in this thread.
Title: Re: What does ChadTower do for a living?
Post by: JackTucky on November 15, 2006, 12:19:16 pm
Quote from: HarumaN link=topic=60133.msg594750#msg594750

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Your[/b] grammar skills are incredible.

-H

You are right.  But I've never claimed to have excellent grammar skills.

-J
Title: Re: What does ChadTower do for a living?
Post by: More Cowbell on November 16, 2006, 03:25:25 pm
This post took me 12 minutes to type. How fast is that? Wait, 15 minutes.
Title: Re: What does ChadTower do for a living?
Post by: AlanS17 on November 17, 2006, 02:27:31 am
This post took me 12 minutes to type. How fast is that? Wait, 15 minutes.
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Title: Re: What does ChadTower do for a living?
Post by: Kremmit on November 18, 2006, 02:07:34 am
Last time I tested myself (years ago) I came out about 72 WPM. Wonder if I've gotten faster or slower since.

Oh, what Chad does for a living? I pay him to keep the # of posts per day high :)




Saint,

You couldn't afford that kind of manhour pay

before we know it, BYOAC is a pay site cause you have to pay CT to post all day  :cheers:

I can't tell if you mis-spelling is "manure" or "manwhore".   ;D
Title: Re: What does ChadTower do for a living?
Post by: ChadTower on November 18, 2006, 08:57:06 am

Yrmom pays well for both, so I make out either way. 
Title: Re: What does ChadTower do for a living?
Post by: Glaine on November 18, 2006, 01:50:07 pm
Everytime you post, we all pay.
Title: Re: What does ChadTower do for a living?
Post by: ChadTower on November 19, 2006, 10:15:39 am
 :applaud: ;D