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Hal Itosis?
#23494 09/23/12 09:47 AM
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A couple of months ago, Pendragon sent me an email asking about Hal Itosis because Hal hadn't been seen here for awhile. I replied that Hal usually goes away for a bit at this time of year. By this time, I expected him to return. Does anyone know anything about him?


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jchuzi #23495 09/23/12 10:01 AM
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I, too, have been wondering about Hal - for a while - because if he was on his regular summer hiatus, he's long past due.

If you recall, though, the last time he posted, back in April I think it was, long before his hiatus regularly started, he was, well, pretty darned grumpy.

I reeeally hope he's OK!


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jchuzi #23496 09/23/12 10:05 AM
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Y'know, on second thought, I think his hiatus used to run late, possibly even into October...fingers crossed.


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artie505 #23498 09/23/12 03:08 PM
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Originally Posted By: artie505
I think his hiatus used to run late, possibly even into October

Some time ago I set out to answer that very question, simply by going back and registering the beginning and end dates of his hiatus. In the 5 years before 2012 he invariably left late June, to return (variably) in September:

2012, left 03/29, returned 09/??
2011, left 06/29, returned 09/13
2010, left 06/28, returned 09/03
2009, left 06/27, returned 09/03 (MFIF closed on 08/04, Hal registered @ FTMF on 09/03)
2008, left 06/27, returned 09/08?* We're all doomed! [Lounge, Page #7]
2007, left 06/26, returned 09/12 Belgian Pale Ales [Lounge, Page #14]
2006, left 07/12, returned 09/22 Who's Hot? Who's Cool? [Lounge, Page #20]

Hal uses his handle elsewhere too, but so far his hiatuses there have matched the ones at FineTunedMac and MacFixIt. This year's starting date was 3 months early, and I hope his return will not be 3 months late as well. Most importantly, I hope he's well, and not too discombobulated with our attention here...

*) the MFIF Archive search function seems limited to 200 returns; shows last post listed in Summer.


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alternaut #23792 10/16/12 07:32 PM
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It's now Oct. 16 and no word from Hal. Does anyone know his real name and how to contact him? Do the mods have his email address?


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I sent him an email this morning.


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cyn #23796 10/17/12 11:35 AM
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Thanks, Cyn. Please keep us informed.


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Hal is alive and well. Sounds like we could see him back here some time in November.


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Good to hear. Thanks for checking.


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Wonderful news! I'm looking forward to having him around again.


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Originally Posted By: jchuzi
Wonderful news! I'm looking forward to having him around again.

Ditto!


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artie505 #23886 10/22/12 10:45 PM
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That is a relief.

It was one of Hal's postings in the original, now un-nameable forums that gave me the courage to use Terminal for the first time.


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Ditto!

-rsrc


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Virtual1 #23916 10/24/12 05:30 PM
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Originally Posted By: Virtual1
-rsrc

confused


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artie505 #24378 12/08/12 07:07 PM
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A bit late but perhaps still helpful: how about .rsrc? tongue


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alternaut #24380 12/08/12 08:18 PM
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Are you saying that Hal's real name is Tony Smith?


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jchuzi #24381 12/08/12 08:39 PM
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Or Bruce Horn?.......or, he's the storage of system-related data in a format that requires the rest of us to have less memory?


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ryck #24382 12/08/12 09:16 PM
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You guys look way too far. Let me spell it out: Hal's (like) a resource. laugh


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Whew! I was afraid you were suggesting that Hal's a forked resource.


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artie505 #24385 12/08/12 11:01 PM
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No, but he may look the part lately... shocked


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Originally Posted By: alternaut
A bit late but perhaps still helpful: how about .rsrc? tongue

Although Virtual's post referenced the Terminal command ditto's -rsrc option, not the .rsrc file extension...



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Re: Hal Itosis?
dkmarsh #24387 12/09/12 01:24 AM
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While you're clearly right about the correct provenance of -rsrc, I believe that the result of preserving the resource fork in question is the same (or close enough) as the one I offered above. tongue


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alternaut #24389 12/09/12 04:10 PM
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Originally Posted By: alternaut
No, but he may look the part lately... shocked
I hope that you don't mean that anything bad has happened...


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No, I didn't mean anything of the sort, if only because I have no information at all about Hal's whereabouts or condition. Cyn's post above is all I know.


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alternaut #24842 01/27/13 12:48 AM
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I'm bumping this thread to the top. Does anybody have any information about Hal?


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