Wednesday, March 31st 2010

I will be leaving TPU!

After all the drama in the comments section of our Fermi review, I realized that continuing with hardware reviews and this tech "scene" might not be what I want to do with my time in the future.

So I looked for options out of this mess, and found one, TPU will be operated by a different company in the near future, I will be leaving the site. But fear not, most of the staff will remain here, the site and forums will stay the same in the near future (months). However, I have no idea what's going to change in the long run but I'm sure it will be for the best.

Further info and a more detailed schedule will follow when I have a better idea what will happen with my software projects and other internals of the site.

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869 Comments on I will be leaving TPU!

#476
a_ump
TheMailMan78Why thank you. I just got another infraction.....:laugh:....really.
haha i bet i know why. n i'm with qubit. i love your smartassed, asshole'iss remarks to some. esp since i often feel its needed to get a laugh in a thread lol :toast:
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#477
Soylent Joe
Well, although I may never had much to do with you W1zz, I do wish you the best of luck in whatever field you may choose to pursue. Who knows, in a few years some technological revolution may re-spark your interest in the bleeding edge of tech. But, until then, hopefully the ethics you've integrated into this forum will continue to be around, in whatever form or place we may be in.
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#478
TheMailMan78
Big Member
I thought my current list of screw ups might be good for a laugh given this news.

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#480
Steevo
I didn't maybe its the drunken posting. Or maybe they are just working on it. At least I'm still coherent enough to use spell check.


W1zz, we all totally respect what you do here, those of us that bench, tweak, bench and tweak, and finally achieve nirvana with our hardware understand what you do. Those assholes who don't and can only post their uninformed, uneducated, total shit opinion of point and click shit user ideas don't deserve the ability to continue and post to drag this community down.


Who here has actually spent the time to write software, debug it, test the shit out of it, submit it to peer review and have the balls to continue. I didn't. I stopped after a few people started whining. Fucking assholes.




My list....
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#481
TheMailMan78
Big Member
SteevoI didn't maybe its the drunken posting. Or maybe they are just working on it. At least I'm still coherent enough to use spell check.


W1zz, we all totally respect what you do here, those of us that bench, tweak, bench and tweak, and finally achieve nirvana with our hardware understand what you do. Those assholes who don't and can only post their uninformed, uneducated, total shit opinion of point and click shit user ideas don't deserve the ability to continue and post to drag this community down.


Who here has actually spent the time to write software, debug it, test the shit out of it, submit it to peer review and have the balls to continue. I didn't. I stopped after a few people started whining. Fucking assholes.

img.techpowerup.org/100331/infract.jpg


My list....
Please thats weak. I have about 4 pages! :laugh: But damn Steevo you got one for having a potty mouth? Who would have guessed?! :laugh:
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#482
qubit
Overclocked quantum bit
TheMailMan78I thought my current list of screw ups might be good for a laugh given this news.

img.techpowerup.org/100331/Untitled.jpg
You can get a PM infraction too?! :laugh: Man, I don't believe it. Can you PM me who it was?

I've had two in total and that was a while back. Both unfairly given in my opinion.
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#483
overclocking101
this site has inspired so many in so many ways. it is a sad day today.

Even though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil, for you, w1zzard, with me; your rod and your staff, they comfort me, when my gpu over heats, your software alerts me, when i am alone your forums keep me company, when I look to me left and you, w1zzard, have walked with me.

lame but whatever
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#484
Steevo
TheMailMan78Please thats weak. I have about 4 pages! :laugh: But damn Steevo you got one for having a potty mouth? Who would have guessed?! :laugh:
Fuck you and the pair of horse you rode in on. :laugh:

Sorry mods. He was asking for it.

maybe it has to do with years of dealing with noob bullcrap? Or maybe I just never retired like I should have from this game. 30 years old this year and feeling it some days. I started in 94' at computers. Started in the glory days when the internet was young and anything was possible. Today it has grown to more than most of us dreamed, and so large it takes what feels like months of time to keep up.
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#485
kid41212003
I have a feeling Wizz's using this to sell this website... and to get married...
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#486
TheMailMan78
Big Member
SteevoFuck you and the pair of horses you rode in on. :laugh:

Sorry mods. He was asking for it.

maybe it has to do with years of dealing with noob bullcrap? Or maybe I just never retired like I should have from this game. 30 years old this year and feeling it some days.
Fixed.
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#487
brandonwh64
Addicted to Bacon and StarCrunches!!!
TheMailMan78Fuck you and the pair of horses you rode in on.

Sorry mods. He was asking for it.

maybe it has to do with years of dealing with noob bullcrap? Or maybe I just never retired like I should have from this game. 30 years old this year and feeling it some days.
TheMailMan78Fixed.
LOL x2!
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#488
Nick89
TheMailMan78I have to find a new home.
If you find a good one, BRING ME ALONG!
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#489
hat
Enthusiast
Heh, I thought w1zz had given you a going away present mailman o_O
who did you insult? :o
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#490
KainXS
if someone else takes over your then I know whose getting banned first


"looks at mailman:rolleyes:"
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#491
johnspack
Here For Good!
Good lord no!!! This is not right. How can TPU be TPU without Wiz???
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#492
GREASEMONKEY
THANK YOU WIZZ! For creating the best Tech sight on the netz! :toast: :respect:
Thanks for giving me a little home away from home! :toast:
Thank you for your great un-biased reviews! :toast:

I just hope that you are doing it for all the RIGHT reasons! :cool:
You will be GREATLY missed! :(

I would say that i am going to abandon TPU also,like others have said,BUT,i love this place too much to make such a rash decision like that. I'll leave that one as a "Time will Tell" :ohwell:.

I dont understand why you just don't take a LONNNNG break and hand down some responsibilities to others.Then just sit back and relax and enjoy what you have created.(kind of like a Grandparent would do).Though,you have your own reasons.

What ever you do though,My kindest thought's travel with you.:)

And again. THANK YOU
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#493
Triprift
Im going to be positve and say whoever steps into W1zz's shoes wont rock the boat to much.
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#494
panchoman
Sold my stars!
W1z,

It really sucks to see you go. When selling tpu, don't forget that it is YOU who gave rise to this incredible website, and it is your blood sweat and tears that got this site to be the way it is. I really do appreciate all that you've done for TPU, and the hard work you've put into the great software you've released (such as gpu-z, tpucapture, and atitool).

I would like to wish you the best of luck for all of your new endeavors and hope that you are just as successful in whatever you choose to do as you have been here at TPU.

Thank You for all that you've done.

-Panchoman
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#495
Chicken Patty
All I will say is that if it wasn't for you W1Z, I wouldn't be who I am right now, why? Well, no TPU, that's why. This place is absolutely amazing and the community is great. I checked out the fermi thread and honestly that's why I never even subscribe to that type of thread. Easy to criticize when you are not the one doing a review or what not. Whatever you do, good luck man and we'll def. be here if you need us dude :rockout:
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#496
Assassin48
Why are people thanking his OP ?

Doesn't thanking him on that post means thanking him for leaving ?
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#497
jellyrole
They're thanking him for all the work he's done creating this site, not for leaving. They may be wishing him good luck with his adventures, but that's what I've read so far.
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#498
johnspack
Here For Good!
Wizzard is the reason TPU is now so popular. He built it. We owe our existence to him. If he leaves, it will be a huge dent. We can't let him leave!!!!
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#499
dnihilist
W1z...thanks for all the furballs (used the very first one). Hope to see you on another site soon, if not, all the best.
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#500
Triprift
Im pretty sure w1zz will make sure that when he does leave that TPU is in good hands. Its w1zz's baby TPU and he will make sure it doesnt fall apart after he leaves.
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