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Have you forgotten what happens to dissidents of SPUFpowered?
I believe a good example was made just last week with one of the more flagrant ones.

Taking more hours this semester for the opportunity to graduate even earlier, applying to every company on the planet that I'm remotely interested in, and other general college shenanigans. I've also been doing a lot more work at teamfortress.tv recently, including organizing a pretty major tournament, so that's pretty cool.
I got reminded that this place existed when I had to come and pay the bills. For better or for worse, I no longer have the fanatical obsession I once did with this place, but I'll always come back and be able to talk with friends.

Have you forgotten what happens to dissidents of SPUFpowered?
I believe a good example was made just last week with one of the more flagrant ones.

Taking more hours this semester for the opportunity to graduate even earlier, applying to every company on the planet that I'm remotely interested in, and other general college shenanigans. I've also been doing a lot more work at teamfortress.tv recently, including organizing a pretty major tournament, so that's pretty cool.
I got reminded that this place existed when I had to come and pay the bills. For better or for worse, I no longer have the fanatical obsession I once did with this place, but I'll always come back and be able to talk with friends.

I come back to subSPUF just to have my eyes burnt out. Somebody is gonna get fired.
Also, hey everyone.

Taking more hours this semester for the opportunity to graduate even earlier, applying to every company on the planet that I'm remotely interested in, and other general college shenanigans. I've also been doing a lot more work at teamfortress.tv recently, including organizing a pretty major tournament, so that's pretty cool.
I got reminded that this place existed when I had to come and pay the bills. For better or for worse, I no longer have the fanatical obsession I once did with this place, but I'll always come back and be able to talk with friends.

Taking more hours this semester for the opportunity to graduate even earlier, applying to every company on the planet that I'm remotely interested in, and other general college shenanigans. I've also been doing a lot more work at teamfortress.tv recently, including organizing a pretty major tournament, so that's pretty cool.
I got reminded that this place existed when I had to come and pay the bills. For better or for worse, I no longer have the fanatical obsession I once did with this place, but I'll always come back and be able to talk with friends.

Taking more hours this semester for the opportunity to graduate even earlier, applying to every company on the planet that I'm remotely interested in, and other general college shenanigans. I've also been doing a lot more work at teamfortress.tv recently, including organizing a pretty major tournament, so that's pretty cool.
I got reminded that this place existed when I had to come and pay the bills. For better or for worse, I no longer have the fanatical obsession I once did with this place, but I'll always come back and be able to talk with friends.

Taking more hours this semester for the opportunity to graduate even earlier, applying to every company on the planet that I'm remotely interested in, and other general college shenanigans. I've also been doing a lot more work at teamfortress.tv recently, including organizing a pretty major tournament, so that's pretty cool.
I got reminded that this place existed when I had to come and pay the bills. For better or for worse, I no longer have the fanatical obsession I once did with this place, but I'll always come back and be able to talk with friends.

Taking more hours this semester for the opportunity to graduate even earlier, applying to every company on the planet that I'm remotely interested in, and other general college shenanigans. I've also been doing a lot more work at teamfortress.tv recently, including organizing a pretty major tournament, so that's pretty cool.
I got reminded that this place existed when I had to come and pay the bills. For better or for worse, I no longer have the fanatical obsession I once did with this place, but I'll always come back and be able to talk with friends.

I come back to subSPUF just to have my eyes burnt out. Somebody is gonna get fired.
Also, hey everyone.

Good one my friend!

Good one my friend!

Good one my friend!

On the bright side, it finally gave me the last push I needed to finish cp_hydro.

On the bright side, it finally gave me the last push I needed to finish cp_hydro.

On the bright side, it finally gave me the last push I needed to finish cp_hydro.

​Currently overseas, will be working a full-time internship when I get back in a few days. For the past few months, have been spending more time working with the competitive TF2 community than anything else.
I have been keeping my head down here in order to not provoke any more drama, but the universe conspired to generate it without my involvement today.

​Currently overseas, will be working a full-time internship when I get back in a few days. For the past few months, have been spending more time working with the competitive TF2 community than anything else.
I have been keeping my head down here in order to not provoke any more drama, but the universe conspired to generate it without my involvement today.

​Currently overseas, will be working a full-time internship when I get back in a few days. For the past few months, have been spending more time working with the competitive TF2 community than anything else.
I have been keeping my head down here in order to not provoke any more drama, but the universe conspired to generate it without my involvement today.

IPS 4 has gone gold, and therefore we are planning to upgrade imminently (probably tonight, maybe tomorrow night, no later than the end of this weekend).
 
Obviously, the forum will be inaccessible while this upgrade is being performed.

That bike wheels guy has the right idea.
 

I feel like such a tragic event deserves more than a simple acknowledgement, so here goes.
 
For as long as I've been on the Internet, it's been natural to see people come and go, some quietly and some very loudly, but that's just how everything in life goes. Even I myself didn't expect to be a part of this community as long as I have, knowing my own history, but I've been around long enough to see plenty of members come and go.
 
For all that I've been a part of, I've never had to confront the possibility that someone would so suddenly depart, permanently and with no chance to return. Of course, nobody ever does because of the nature of the Internet, where nothing ever truly dies, but is simply forgotten to most. It feels even more surreal because of how separated the Internet is from real life, leading most of us to believe in them as two completely separate realms.
 
That brings us to now, where one of our own has had to depart life suddenly and at a relatively young age. I can't claim to have known XYTWO too well beyond the server I once ran and the forums I still run, but from the times I did have with him he was always a great friend to have, committed, active, and fun. He made more than enough of an impact here to make the members of this forum acutely aware when he disappeared during this tragic course of events.
 
It's no understatement to say that he's made his mark, and his presence will be sorely missed. His passing reminds us that at the end of the day, all we can hope to do is have made enough of a good impact when it is time for us to finally move on.
 
Thus, we bid farewell to you, James "XYTWO" Lebowitz. Your impact on the people here will never be forgotten and will continue with us to the end of time, and when it is time for us to join you beyond the mortal coil, all that we can hope for is to have measured up to you.
 
Rest in peace, dear friend.

It's been a trying day for all involved.

It's been a trying day for all involved.