UMSF@10, We've come a long, long way together... |
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UMSF@10, We've come a long, long way together... |
 Feb 9 2014, 07:34 PM
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 Member  Group: Members Posts: 158 Joined: 8-February 04 From: Phoenix, AZ USA Member No.: 9  |
Wrote this on UMSF's 5th birthday:
UMSF@5 And this sometime later: Why I am here Both still hold, and my attachment to this community has only grown in the meantime. We've gone through successes and failures, victories and disappointments, and have laughed and been reflective (just like in baseball, there's no crying in UMSF!). I've learned so much here, and hope that we can continue on with the high standards set, and met, to Mount Sharp, Ceres, Pluto, Charon, infinity, and beyond! Member No. 9 -------------------- Tim Demko
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Feb 9 2014, 09:44 PM
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 Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 2922 Joined: 14-February 06 From: Very close to the Pyrénées Mountains (France) Member No.: 682 |
QUOTE (elakdawalla @ Feb 9 2014, 05:32 AM)  Gilles, you're in good company, it's my birthday too  (number 39, for real). Glad to be a part of this place. ADMIN: Seriously, this day is turning into a real party. Happy birthday Emily from all of us.  Thanks all and happy birthday Emily! 39, I guess it' Oppy's km so far...let's  to 60...
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Feb 9 2014, 10:00 PM
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 Special Cookie Group: Members Posts: 2168 Joined: 6-April 05 From: Sintra | Portugal Member No.: 228 |
"special cookie"...just noticed that I keep my rank after all this time.
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Feb 9 2014, 10:36 PM
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 Merciless Robot Group: Admin Posts: 8790 Joined: 8-December 05 From: Los Angeles Member No.: 602 |
It's well-earned.
Me, I'm going for "Master Of The Observable Universe" but the admin/mod team keeps votin' it down…they're pending for a bending!!! 
-------------------- A few will take this knowledge and use this power of a dream realized as a force for change, an impetus for further discovery to make less ancient dreams real.
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Feb 9 2014, 11:15 PM
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 Senior Member Group: Moderator Posts: 2785 Joined: 10-November 06 From: Pasadena, CA Member No.: 1345 |
For me personally (and a lot of people around me, too), UMSF has literally been a life-changing experience.
I'm very excited to see what the future brings. Onward! -------------------- Some higher resolution images available at my photostream: http://www.flickr.com/photos/31678681@N07/
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Feb 10 2014, 01:07 AM
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Merciless Robot Group: Admin Posts: 8790 Joined: 8-December 05 From: Los Angeles Member No.: 602 |
<bleeping bleep!!!> Yes.
You all DO realize that I'll be looking for job references once I retire from my current position, right? (Don't worry…not looking for anything that involves microphones because I'm real tired of melting the damn things…) -------------------- A few will take this knowledge and use this power of a dream realized as a force for change, an impetus for further discovery to make less ancient dreams real.
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Feb 10 2014, 10:00 AM
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 Senior Member Group: Moderator Posts: 2262 Joined: 9-February 04 From: Melbourne - Oz Member No.: 16 |
The earliest snapshot in the internet archive is from the 20th Feb 2004 - 12 days in. Banner is lost, but here is a screen-grab. So many memories.
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Feb 10 2014, 10:38 AM
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Senior Member Group: Moderator Posts: 2262 Joined: 9-February 04 From: Melbourne - Oz Member No.: 16 |
QUOTE (Astro0 @ Feb 8 2014, 10:52 PM)  Our first banner. Our first UMSF banner, post mer.rlproject was acutally:
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Feb 10 2014, 01:28 PM
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 Member Group: Members Posts: 822 Joined: 3-June 04 From: Brittany, France Member No.: 79 |
I was 20, a young space enthusiast who had just entered university when I discovered the UMSF forum. I was so glad to find a forum for sharing my passion for space exploration. Now I'm nearly 30 with a PhD in planetology and I continue to go everyday on the forum to follow the epic journey of Oppy and Curiosity
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Feb 10 2014, 01:51 PM
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 Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 3419 Joined: 9-February 04 From: Minneapolis, MN, USA Member No.: 15 |
QUOTE (jamescanvin @ Feb 10 2014, 04:00 AM) The earliest snapshot in the internet archive is from the 20th Feb 2004 - 12 days in. Banner is lost, but here is a screen-grab. So many memories. Ah, yes -- every forum "owned" by Doug and by Alex Blackwell, the guy who e-mailed me about this place starting up. I was already a member at this point, member number 15, joined on 2/9/04. So, I have been here, in and out of lurker mode, for the entire 10 years. It has added much to my life. Thanks for taking the leap of faith and setting this up for all of us, Doug! -the other Doug -------------------- “The trouble ain't that there is too many fools, but that the lightning ain't distributed right.” -Mark Twain
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Feb 10 2014, 02:58 PM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 154 Joined: 21-April 05 From: Rochester, New York, USA Member No.: 336 |
When did the MER Forums start up? I still think of the MER forums as the real beginning.
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Feb 10 2014, 03:40 PM
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Founder Group: Chairman Posts: 14449 Joined: 8-February 04 Member No.: 1 |
10 years ago. That's what we're celebrating. It's the same forum, it just got it's name changed after about a year.
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Feb 10 2014, 04:54 PM
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 Senior Member Group: Admin Posts: 4763 Joined: 15-March 05 From: Glendale, AZ Member No.: 197 |
It would be nice if Alex were to resurface and say hello.
-------------------- If Occam had heard my theory, things would be very different now.
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Feb 10 2014, 05:45 PM
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 Member Group: Admin Posts: 978 Joined: 29-September 06 From: Pasadena, CA - USA Member No.: 1200 |
Well, I joined the band quite late as you can see. I lurked for two years before posting. I got into deep trouble for that (I still remember a quite uncomfortable three-hour meeting with lawyers, and managers!). Still posting from time to time and trying to keep a low profile. Especially on the MER days you have no idea how many times UMSF, the mosaics and comments come up during our tactical shifts. Unfortunately I failed in trying to include this amazing group in the mission but I see that the enthusiasm and quality of work has not declined. Thank y'all.
Paolo -------------------- Disclaimer: all opinions, ideas and information included here are my own,and should not be intended to represent opinion or policy of my employer.
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Feb 10 2014, 05:55 PM
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 Forum Contributor Group: Members Posts: 1374 Joined: 8-February 04 From: North East Florida, USA. Member No.: 11 |
Bombastic indeed !
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