I was just looking at mine and wondering why it's so long. Anybody?

oh man!!! Did they delete the thread? awww, dang it! That was a good one, too!

I was just looking at mine and wondering why it's so long. Genetics

Tyger_purr - hehehehehehehehehehehehehe!

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Now they'll have to delete this thread, too. Probably just when it gets interesting.

Nah, it's not long enough... to be interesting. :innocent grin: Actually I was wondering the same thing about the number just last night. Product codes usually have more information in them than simply the specific product and the sequence of purchase. A company doesn't need to know if you were buyer #20 or #2067, but knowing if you have the German version or patched version or bought the downloadable version might help with customer service. At least if I was assigning codes, there would be information to be gleaned... if a customer in Germany or Japan was using the English version, and tech support knew it, it might save them from making a stupid assumption or giving wrong directions. Carolly

or it could be that they wanted to make it that much harder for code generators to make cracks .. or for legit users to type the d*mned thing in by hand

Its actually the length of your DNA.

Actually it's your drivers license number, times your date of birth, times the serial number of your motherboard, times the average number of hours that you run your computer every day. Sheesh, I thought everyone knew that!

You should see the numbers required to register 3dsMax 20 digit request code and a 30 digit serial number. Plus 3 hours on tech support. But dang was it worth it. The Ever Viscious Skidlicious

The old thread was not deleted. It was transferred into a moderators-only forum.

When I buy software, I promptly copy its serial number onto a separate piece of paper which I keep in a separate place.

I think its long to discourage people from trying to memorize it when it pops up on their friend's computer. I miss out on all the deleted threads :(

You mean the mods are having fun posting to that thread and we can't? Sheesh! Spoilsports! mac

Now this is getting depressing.

That was a fun thread.

Too bad.

Now I suppose that someone will have to threaten to go away forever....or something. Isn't that the accepted/expected tradition in such cases?

What is the meaning of life?

I was just looking at mine and wondering why it's so long.

Genetics

No, I just sent off $20 to an e-mail spammer for it. Course they don't warn you about the side effects. Have you ever tried dressing P4 man without turning certain things off? I reckon he's been buying from online pharmacies...

The meaning of life? It's encoded in your drivers license.
In fact is: it IS your drivers license. That's why it's so difficult to commit an auto-crime so serious that THEY'll take it away. Posession of that license is an essential part of convincing people that they are free. If THEY make it difficult enough to find the bars, people won't notice that they're in a cage. Mind you, how THEY thought THEY'd get away with dressing Agent Smith up as Lord Elrond I do not know. Sheesh, obvious or what?

Anyhow, I'm going away forever now, at least until Tuesday.

John

@igohigh: 42 (what else?)

Dressing Agent Smith as Lord Elrond was nothing compared to seeing him as Mitzy. Green is NOT his color! ;^) (A friend loaned me "Priscilla, Queen of the Desert" because she knew that I liked "The Lord of the Rings" and thought that I should see Hugo Weaving in a more expansive role. He is actually very good. Under the humor, there are some serious questions about humanity and inhumanity.) Carolly

Yeah, a couple of people have told me that "Priscilla" is my kind of thing, some how it's avoided me so far - though I've think there's a DVD of it in the house somewhere - really must get around to actually watching some of the stuff i buy! John

Learning to type would be cool too!

I avoid comedies. (My sense of humor is very dry, witty, and a tad sarcastic... not at all mainstream.) but this was a funny movie. I might have seen this for the costumes (the guys sewing in the bus reminded me of too many WorldCons where the costumers would bring their machines and be up all night sewing), but being straight, I wouldn't have checked out the racks in the gay/lesbian area. Sometimes putting things in a niche can be counter-productive. I've bought games that I never got around to playing, and there are stacks of unread books. When the mood strikes, they'll be at hand. Carolly

I had the interesting and surreal experiance of seeing Priscilla for the first time at a lil theatre in Chelsea (NYC) during Stonewall week. I would have been hard pressed to tell the audience from the actors. I still have to say that the line regarding 'Just what Australia needs ..." (which I can't finish here lest I get scolded) is opne of the best bits in the movie.

I noticed a slight bit of cheating there... wasn't he supposed to do that in heels? However watching someone achieve his dream with comrades beside him and encouraging him was good... and the photography expansive. It really is an empty land for the most part. Carolly