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Let start with your clan name? major-Mark63 Do you have any nicknames? Personal or in game? Personnal nick is Markus (not too original) but i game some call be boner or lately SkidMark When and where were you born? born in Montreal ,Quebec ,Canada in 1963 from two cajun parents. When you were a child, what did you want to be when you grew up? At elementary school i dreamed about be plane pilot but since i wear glasses it changed to be a surgeon doctor. Where have you lived? All in Quebec prov. Carleton (gaspesian peninsula)then Boisbriand , Blainville ,Mirabel (all lower laurentians) Now Amherst Lake side 25 min of Mt-Tremblant Qc. What got you into gaming? early ages was Coleco vision that we had for christmas with my 3 brothers. Your first game you played? on pc it was DOOM my first FPS game and later Resident evil really hooked my in. And what do you play now? COD4 ,CODWAW (freeze tag) Left for Dead and of course a few resident evil games. Why did you join XI? I was playing a lot on DM XI server in afternoons and was asked to join the clan by Spinpuppy we had so much fun , and he felt a was a good idiot.. What do you get from being in this clan? Now since im retired got most of my social here on website and servers. What is your favorite hobby? actually my hobby is PC gaming but also like traditional board games like monopoly ,trivial pursuit etc and love listening to music. What is your favorite travel destination? All caribbeans and Mexico too for the sun the music and the rum. Are you married? not anymore , but now i live with my girlfriend since almost 20 yrs (shes really patient) Do you have children? yes two daughters , 33 and 31 and lately a grandson 2 months and a half. What kind of pets do you have, if any? What are their names? we have 3 cats at home ,the mother named Rosie (which she was homeless and she choose us ) and two of her baby cats that we kept Garcon tomcat and Fifille femal and all sterilized now hahah.. Are you a sports fan? If so, what is your favorite team? Yes indeed , Ice hockey is my sport and Montreal Canadian Habs forever What causes are you passionate about? War amputees and a local foundation to help the poorer people Do you volunteer? If so, where? no did had the time. What is an interesting fact about you? i know all world countries capitals but except geographic classes or trivial pursuit its useless. Have you continued your education past college or university with career development seminars or classes? What kind? i had continuous training for new technology that was involved in upgrading PLC Most AB , robots and processes. did almost evening classes for gaining my electrician licenses. Did you know what profession you wanted to work in when you started college? iwas studying electronics but the last year of college , General motors came in lab classes to recruit some electrician apprentices and i was hired in 1983. Did you belong to any professional organizations? i was in Teamsters Graphics union, but now retiree. What is your current job title? retired licensed electrician and also electrotechnician. Did you win any awards or recognitions during your education? had a few when younger at school , now they would call me a nerd. Where do you work? now retired since i was 56 yrs old. What other job titles have you had in your career? most title were electrician and or electrotechnician. Where else have you worked? General Motors from 1983 to 2002, then Kraft food from 2002-2006 then last at the Journal of Montreal printing plant 2006 to 2020 Why did you choose to work in your industry? i liked a lot osund systems so wanted to study how to repair or build it, so it got me in electronics Why do you like your job? the challenge of fast trouble shooting, and also learn the latest technologies.i was in maintenance and continuous improvement. How would you describe your career? very self rewarding and good money ive made. What are some accomplishments you've achieved during your career? all job i applied for was immediatly hired. But also getting the machinery ready in time in change overs is really rewarding. optimization of robots program decreasing time cycle for more productivity ; one line we did improve from 42 cars per hours to 57 just by tuning robots courses. Describe a time that your career was rewarding. in the first months when working at Kraft food plant a big boss came to me and one other electronician to personnaly give us congrats after we started up in 3 days a wrapping machine that was down for months. If you could give a younger person career advice, what would it be? Yes its good to do what you will enjoy but sometimes you can choose a job thats is also give better money. What is your favorite thing about your career or industry? electronics is always in progress and learned all the newest stuff that get on market. What is a valuable lesson you learned in your career? team work youll always need some one to help you or you can help. What do you hope to accomplish in your career? its done, it bring me to good retirement . Are you involved in any professional/ non-profit/sports organizations? If so, do you have a title or rank within these organizations? none What is your favorite sport? Ice hockey and cycling love also watching the olympics.. Do you play any sports? now only snow shoes trekking (raquettes in french) in winter and cycling and boating in summer. If you were granted 1 wish, what would you wish for? to have a perfect view without glasses that would have changed my life ...but to be not selfish no kids should die from deseases. THx for reading me. Mark.. 1St pic : me with my family,last august. first row my defunct mother Cecile was 82 and father Jean-Marie 84 2nd row brothers Michel , Pierre and Daniel and me on the right the oldest.

is the Game or balltenet thing , i see only consoles but no PC wonder if can have >XI< banner shown there

I miss playing lots of things going on. In the past 2 months lost my dad than my mom and now 2 weeks ago my younger brother age 61. Now I gave up quit my job got my SS. Well the good news is I got bored driving for Doordash work when I want. I live in the middle of the desert in AZ. There going to have great Wifi in 2 weeks! Cant wait to play again! Miss you people!

Sorry if this is "political" The beginnings of computing technologies for the masses: 1984 Macintosh GUI computing, 2007 iPhone mobile computing, 2024 Vision Pro spatial computing

Congrats to @WeednFeed - he's been promoted from COD4 Mod to COD4 Admin, and he will make a great addition to the COD4 Admin Team!

XtremeIdiots would like to wish all members celebrating their birthday today a happy birthday. Velannia --

look at the name with XI tags

You are living the life, great read thanks.

Happy Birthday

Thankfully I'm the only stinky human here and soon my gate will be up so you can lock me in. I won't mind.

No worries Mule you will smell him long before you see him.

Happy Birthday

Congrats!

thanks for sharing major, a good shocking errr electrafied read

yea I'm still up for that got the equipment just need the bubble rap lmao

congratulations weed !!

Care ful mule he does not use mouth wash.

Its lake Cameron in front of my house in Laurentians mountains Quebec

Congratulations @WeednFeed but the clan is making a huge mistake. Promoting weeds in the server can cause multiple problems. It becomes a tripping hazard if you grow it all over. The smell will have all the players distracted while looking for strains like Norther Lights, Mimosa, The Grand Duke and many others. You won't be able to keep people out of the servers and the players will be having way too much fun distracted from real life. It's a really bad idea.

@major-mark63, nice read and pictures

Great read Mark. Looks like Gods country in the pics, beautiful!

Very nice great pictures

Looking good Major! Thanks for sharing.

@major-mark63 What a great read! Thank you for sharing.

Meeting summary for PigLo's XI Virtual Happy Hour (Monthly, Every 3rd Saturday) (02/17/2024) Quick recap The meeting involved a group of friends engaging in a casual conversation, mostly about gaming and personal stories, with no significant decisions, alignments, next steps, action items, or open questions being discussed. The conversation was filled with humor and witty banter, occasionally veering off-topic to discuss popular culture references and inside jokes. The participants also shared their experiences with different computer components and debated the merits of different brands. No clear decisions or action items were discussed in the meeting. Summary Casual Gaming and Little Rock Trip Plans The meeting involved a group of friends engaging in a casual conversation, mostly about gaming. They also shared personal stories and made plans for a trip to Little Rock. However, no decisions, alignments, next steps, action items, or open questions were discussed during the meeting. Humorous Conversations, No Decisions. The meeting was filled with a lot of humor, witty banter, and light-hearted conversations. The participants were discussing various topics, including their personal experiences, the software they were using, and a recent incident involving blackwidow's vehicle. The conversation occasionally veered off-topic, leading to discussions about popular culture references and inside jokes. However, no significant decisions or action items were discussed during this meeting. Informal Conversation and No Decisions The meeting involved a lot of informal conversation, jokes, and non-business related discussions. The participants talked about various topics such as a game they were playing, a potential holiday event, and personal anecdotes. No clear decisions, action items, or next steps were identified in the transcript. Computer Components and Banter The group discussed various computer components such as monitors, processors, and graphics cards, and shared their experiences using different brands and models. They also debated the merits of different types of RAM and hard drives. The conversation occasionally veered off into non-computer topics, including a discussion about a bed-in-a-box delivery and some playful banter. Friendly Banter, No Decisions Made". The meeting was a casual conversation among friends, primarily revolving around playful banter, humor, and non-work-related topics. There were no clear decisions or action items discussed in the meeting. Game, Cheating, Virtual Reality, Autism, Humor The meeting transcript is quite confusing and lacks a clear topic or summary. However, it seems that the participants were involved in a game, possibly a card game, where some participants were caught cheating. There were also discussions about virtual reality and a family member with autism who uses virtual reality. The transcript also includes some jokes and humorous comments. Next steps • Plan a different trip for Duffy to visit. • SAPPER will send a bottle of Korean rice wine to ToySoldier. AI-generated content may be inaccurate or misleading. Always check for accuracy.

shit thought we were talking about computers not mac's .. oh well

We were all screwed by the COVID lie, like Ivermectin doesn't work as a preventative and cure. So I don't see a problem.