Firesyde (aka. Moonfire)

Good evening ladies and gentleman.

I am insane. I have been told that one of my kind would possibly find a few kindred spirits in this clan. I am totally devoid of an e-peen. (I compensate by driving an e-hummer and wearing really tight wife beaters).
And I am excellent company on TS. In fact, if I bring along all of my split personalities it gets quite rowdy!

But I digress...

More about me: I started gaming when I was but a young lad back in 2004ish. My very first online game was Ultima Online, I played on the LoC shard hosted by SGS. That's where I first started using the nick "Moonfire" I know... I know... When that died out I moved to CoD:UO. I joined my very first clan (cBc) when I started playing CoD2. When they died out I was pretty rustig till CoD4 came around. I was at UbS for a few months before there was a massive split there. In 2008 I joined an amazing clan: Borg. I loved it there, I made a bunch of good friends... but sadly it slowly started dying after 2009.

I did play BF3 under the nick "Firesyde" but I sold my account due to personal reasons *cough*hopethatdamnwhoreburnsinhell*cough*. I plan on buying BF4 and playing with a bunch of awesome okes who can handle my insanity and weird sense of humor, but unfortunately I have to settle for applying here. <- that was a joke. <- I'm really bad at picking up women.

I have a disturbingly deep love for coffee and bacon, oh and I'm a junior developer in Stellenbosch.

Why Grrrrrrr: It seems like you guys put a lot of focus into being a family/community, rather than just your average run of the mill clan.

Why take me: I'm like a donkey that can do tricks, but not a donkey.

oh god! another one...

... wait. moonfire. hmm i do recall that nick from my cod2 days.

anyway.. good luck.

Wait what Dry is here? Oh hell, now you have to let me in. I really miss making "putting it in Dry" jokes.

Junior developer? Now this is gonna be fun. It is a pain in the arse to type questions on an iphone so i will do them tomorrow.... Mwhahahaha.

ps bonus points if you stop tge donkey jokes! They are close relatives.

Yo

So where exactly did you hear about us and why do you think your insanity would fit in here?

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Junior developer? Now this is gonna be fun. It is a pain in the arse to type questions on an iphone so i will do them tomorrow.... Mwhahahaha.

ps bonus points if you stop tge donkey jokes! They are close relatives.

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Donkeys? Did I say donkeys? I meant the cousins of the most glorious beasts known to man!

Paul, much like die Skim, I have lurked in the shadows in the gaming community for a very long time. There was a time when I was pretty active on the SGS forums. I've always thought that the Grrr is a bunch of really cool, mature peeps who I'd get along with very well. You guys stand out in the community. I personally couldn't care less about ranking/standing, I do however care a lot about the type of people in the clan I want to join. I don't like drama or politics, I just want to play with a bunch of people that value each other's company more than the number of wins or k/d ratio.

That said, I don't suck at games (much), and winning is always fun.

Cool, although we are predominantly about having fun we also plan to play competitively again this year and depending on the numbers we may even field 2 teams for BF4. What are your thoughts on that? Would you be interested in competitive play or would you prefer to just be a casual player. (There is room for both in the clan)

I love playing clan matches and competitively. I haven't played any of the battlefield games competitively before though, but I think the style of gameplay will suit me a lot better than CoD ever did. (I love teamwork games). It all depends on what is going to happen with my job next year, if all works out I will definitely be interested in competitive play if there is place.

Hi Moonside

we have quite a strange application process. In your case it might take a little longer than usual if we cant communicate with you in game (if you don't have bf3) having said that, you are more than welcome to join our TS channel and listen in/introduce yourself. We really do like to get to know our prospectives more before we let them in :) I presume you are over 21? You will also be bombarded with questions that may seem meaningless, but probably aren't.

good luck

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Hi Moonside

we have quite a strange application process. In your case it might take a little longer than usual if we cant communicate with you in game (if you don't have bf3) having said that, you are more than welcome to join our TS channel and listen in/introduce yourself. We really do like to get to know our prospectives more before we let them in :) I presume you are over 21? You will also be bombarded with questions that may seem meaningless, but probably aren't.

good luck

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Thanks man, what I could do is play a bit with you guys on my brother's account till BF4 is released? I should probably have waited a bit for BF4 to be released before applying, but admittedly I'm not a very patient guy once I've made up my mind ;)

I understand 100% that you guys want to get to know the applicants better before giving an answer, which is awesome. Bring on the seemingly meaningless questions and I'll give you seemingly meaningful answers...:tongue:

right then-----what is a hairy blender?

Good evening...

1) how far can you run into a forest?
2) how long is a piece of string?
3) have any clans declined your application, if so, why?
4) do you know any grrr members?

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Good evening...

1) how far can you run into a forest?
2) how long is a piece of string?
3) have any clans declined your application, if so, why?
4) do you know any grrr members?

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1. If it's a magical forest, right up till I encounter any naked elf tribes. Otherwise, till I encounter a bear, befriend it and take over the world. If it's a forest of midgets, it's a whole other story.

2. Twice the length of half of a piece of string.

3. No, this is only the third clan I've applied to, the first being UbS and the second Borg. I was invited into my first one.

4. I used to be in the same clan (Borg) as Dryman and Ecko7. I once tried to sell an old mobo to TygerBS over SGS. He never bought it. You bugger. Other than that I've only talked with a few in forum discussions on SGS, this was quite a while ago though.

Flycatcher -- I'm going to assume it's the necrophiliac version of a rusty trombone.

Hi Moonside
Welcome :)

Why is life like a tunnel?
Why are there fly's?
Do you think we will ever unite the general theory of relativity and quantum mechanics?
How much would could a woodchuck chuck?

Hey Firesyde. You are a lively one aren't you :p

1. Your real name your momma gave you.
2. Your actual age and your emotional age, eg. those of us who are older will always be 25 in their heads forever...
3. If you were a superhero, what would your powers be and why?

That's it for now :)

Tyger:

1. It isn't, it's more like a mountain trail. But if it was a tunnel, it's probably because of something Freudian.
2. To show us where stinky things are and to be a damn irritation.
3. Isn't there already a theory based on that theory? I would google it, but I find these things so fascinating I wouldn't get any work done.
4. A woodchuck could chuck how much a woodchuck could chuck if a woodchuck could chuck wood.

Onyx:

1. Hanno

2. I turn 21 in December, as for my mental age, it varies from the amount of coffee currently in my system and whether it is weekend or not. Although on average I'd say around 27. Most of my friends are in their late twenties or early thirties. In my previous clan I was used to playing with people in their late thirties and early forties (went to raAge with them as well), some of my fondest gaming memories.

3. Teleportation/Superhuman agility and telekinesis. Teleportation would give me the strategical edge in any situation and telekinesis would just be awesome to fling objects around.

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1. Your real name your momma gave you.

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That is all dependant on the mood she is in and the level of kak that was caused... In the case of BadAss, it varies between, "Jacqie", to "Jou fokken bliksem, kom hier..." so that is all relevant Onny.

Ok Moonshine, you are 21 years old, a junior developer, started playing games 20 years after some of us did, and you have no clue what a hairy blender is. Hang in with the questions, they may seem pointless, but they actually reveal alot about you.

Herewith my questions:

1. Post a picture of your current computer's insides. (Some members suffer from OCD you know)
2. Explain how the speed of light was measured back in the late 1600's
3. Since you are a programmer, here is a nice challenge for you:

- You can use any programming language you want. (programming languages that I have seen the code for include the following, VBA, VB, Delphi, Pascal, SAS, SQL, JAVA, PHP, Mattlab, you can pick your own favourite language)
- The answer must be calculated and output in plain text format (i.e. I want to see the answers)
- All the answers should be calculated within a matter of 5 minute. (i.e. using nothing but brute force is not recommended)

N O R T H +
E A S T +
S O U T H +
W E S T =
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E A R T H
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The above equation contains 10 unique letters, each letter represent a unique number between 0 and 9 (0 and 9 is included). The objective is to find all the possible combinations where the above sum is true. An example of one such a solution is:

H=0
R=1
S=2
A=3
N=4
T=5
W=6
U=7
O=8
E=9

replace each letter with a number then the sum will read:
4 8 1 5 0+
9 3 2 5+
2 8 7 5 0+
6 9 2 5=
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9 3 1 5 0

The above is but a single correct solution, there are more solutions to this problem. Your objective is to write a program that calculates and output all the possible answers within five minutes after pressing the "go" button. As I've mentioned, I have seen this done in a number of different languages and is actually quite fun to get it right. Ps, before some smart arse tells me it depens on how fast the computer is, I wrote a program in excel that calculates all the solutions in less than 100ms using an i3 laptop processor so doing it within 5 minutes is more than doable in any respectable language.

I think that is all my questions for now. Just a note, the above problem has a very beautiful solution.


Ps, regading the general theory of relativity and quantam mechanincs has not been sufficiently linked as yet. The current leading theory they have is something called "M-theory" which is an extension of "String-theory". If you are really interested in this topic, (and not just say so because Tyger is an intimidating individual) I have a couple of great books at home covering each subject of not only the two theories (relativity and quantam mechanics) but also how they attempt to bring the two theories together.

Moonfire,

Welcome dude,

1. Do you abuse the odd Mary Jane often?
2. Who in the clan would you give your 1st hairy blender - and please explain how you doing to go about it
3. If the answer is 42 what is the question
4. Why is Skouperd such a funny nick and how did he get it
5. Being Afrikaans, does english intimidate you

should do for now..... enjoy !!!

BadA$$jack:

1: ...Yes

2: I would give it to flycatchr, since it seems to be somewhat of a signature of his. I would stick a knife in his back at a critical moment and proceed to "go to town" as they say.

3: "What is the meaning of life?", "How many unicorns do you need to blend into a fine mist and spray on as cologne in order to attract hot virgins"

4: Any nickname with the word "Perd" in it tends to be funny, as for how he got the nick. I can only hazard a guess that he has luxurious long hair.

5: Not at all, I prefer reading English and I have no trouble speaking it. Most of the time I speak English at the office.

Skouperd:

Sounds about right, my last guess is that it's a type of unique teabag?

1: I will get that as soon as I get home

2: Being the 1600s: Cannons, wenches, lanterns and men stroking their long beards. The one that yielded the most successful results was the good ole "New World Theory" where they tested the times between the light of the glint of gold versus the speed of how fast the Spanish invaded. (A similar type of experiment with white flags and flares was done in later centuries in France).

3: Thanks! That actually sounds like it could be quite fun to figure out.

hanno! ha! complete brain fart there on my part... forgot that moonfire was your nick.
howsit going?

1. whats the best cure for a cold?
2. is it actually bad for you to drink while on prescribed meds?
3. tequila or jagermeister? (there is only one correct answer)
4. favorite weapon from cod2 & cod4?
5. explain what the event horizon is.

That's okay Dry, I knew you'd catch up eventually, I forgive you :D

1: For me either a bath/shower with a ton of steam and an equal amount of strong alcohol. Clears those sinuses right up.
2: Depends on how much/what you drink.
3: Tequila!
4: CoD2: Allies: M1 Garand/Mosin Nagant, Axis: Kar98k. CoD4: AK-47
5: If I understand correctly the Event Horizon is the area near a black hole, if something is "in" the event horizon it would seem like it's not moving/changing to someone observing from the outside of the event. I could be wrong but this is also due to the fact that light is unable to escape the horizon.

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BadA$$jack:

2: I would give it to flycatchr, since it seems to be somewhat of a signature of his. I would stick a knife in his back at a critical moment and proceed to "go to town" as they say.

3: "What is the meaning of life?", "How many unicorns do you need to blend into a fine mist and spray on as cologne in order to attract hot virgins"



Sounds about right, my last guess is that it's a type of unique teabag?

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FINALLY someone using their brain - and I suggest you watch YOUR back :)

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I suggest you watch YOUR back :)

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Believe this guy or else you'l get a favourite knife victim shirt at the end of the year :p p.s love the shirt fly!

Welcome Firesyde

A test of your comedic knowledge both modern and classic

1. Who had a bad dream that Mr T was gay?
2. There is only one lube better than tears for anal sex, what is it and who said it?
3. What was George Carlins view on Natural Selection?
4. Covered in Bees?

1. ""You lookin' mighty damn fine in them jeans boy" - Mr T" - Eddie Murphy
2. That sound a frightfully lot like Jimmy Carr if I have to guess.
3. Hmm, I'm not sure about that one, I do remember a show of his where he joked about the phrase "a near miss". "Aw look, they nearly missed" - when talking about airplanes.
4. Nicholas Cage with his academy award-deserving performance in "The Wickerman".

One should never scorn a free shirt, nay, excepteth if it is Justin Bieber, then shun that bugger.

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1. ""You lookin' mighty damn fine in them jeans boy" - Mr T" - Eddie Murphy
2. That sound a frightfully lot like Jimmy Carr if I have to guess.
3. Hmm, I'm not sure about that one, I do remember a show of his where he joked about the phrase "a near miss". "Aw look, they nearly missed" - when talking about airplanes.
4. Nicholas Cage with his academy award-deserving performance in "The Wickerman".

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1. Correct, nice easy one for starters
2. Correct again, i must book my tickets hes coming here again next year
3. The kid who swallows too many marbles doesn't get to grow up and have kids of their own
4. As laughable as that scene is alas no, here i was referring to Eddie Izzard

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hx2NCday924

Moony jou bliksem haha

1. Favorite band
2. Favorite game ever made
3. What will the pressure drop be over a shell and tube heat exchanger receiving a feed of 85% formic acid at a rate of 10 kg/s?
4. What material would you use to build the above mentioned heat exchanger?

Aggenee Ecko, donner man, ek het gedink ek kan uiteindelik 'n clan join waar jy nie al my kills steel nie!

1. Hard to say, because I love a wide variety of music from metal to classic.. Some of my all time favorites though: Blink 182, Linkin Park, Mumford and Sons...

2. Definitely between Age of Empires 2 or Half-Life 2.

3. 1500 Giggawatts

4. an obsidian powered flux capacitor.

Who is the clan's biggest douche? Paul,Stu or Ohmybrad?

I see you have embraced the gauntlet thus far. Good work.

1. What roll on the Battlefield reflects most accurately of your persona?
2. Hands on or hands off?
3. DO YOU EVEN LIFT BRO?
4. Are you interested in competing?
5. What are your thoughts on eSports in SA right now?

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3. What will the pressure drop be over a shell and tube heat exchanger receiving a feed of 85% formic acid at a rate of 10 kg/s?

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over 9000 !!!

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Aggenee Ecko, donner man, ek het gedink ek kan uiteindelik 'n clan join waar jy nie al my kills steel nie!

1. Hard to say, because I love a wide variety of music from metal to classic.. Some of my all time favorites though: Blink 182, Linkin Park, Mumford and Sons...

2. Definitely between Age of Empires 2 or Half-Life 2.

3. 1500 Giggawatts

4. an obsidian powered flux capacitor.

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Haha ja nee

RussianElite: The biggest douche, I won't be able to tell you at this moment. But If I have to guess I'd say Paul, this is a complete guess, but I just get that feeling y'know?

Phatso:

1. That would be either Assault or Support (BF3). I want to provide good support to my teammates, while being effective on the attack. I liked taking C4 with support so I can provide the engineers with some assistance in blowing up tanks. I guess you could say "Jack of All Trades". Although any role that gives me the opportunity of being a sneaky damn bugger and killing someone from the back or side.

2. On

3. Yah Brah. Like to be klapping the gym boet.

4. Yes.

5. I've been out of the loop pretty much since 2009-2010. In my opinion while prizes and competition have gotten better, the community has suffered. The community was a lot more tightly knit a few years ago. There would be discussions on SGS without it turning into a massive ego fest (although there were one or two of those) clans would congratulate each other on wins or thank eachother for clannies. So while ESports in SA are growing and healthy, the community is not. Just my 5c.

Firesyde your gut feeling has poven to be a sixth sense! If you use this skill you have developed you may well survive here. Paul just gives of a vibe like that doesnt he? The other two names listed arent far behind though, you'l do best to tred lightly.

If you were to walk 1550 ft backwards would it be the same distance if you walked forward?

In the same direction yes.