Are all BBS people insane?
Are all BBS people insane?
It blew my mind to have someone do that to me. Some of these
motherfuckers out there are REALLY fucked in the head! I only wish it wasn't a guy from my hometown!
Are all BBS people insane?
It blew my mind to have someone do that to me. Some of these
motherfuckers out there are REALLY fucked in the head! I only wish
it wasn't a guy from my hometown!
Fuck you, Shitty- you suck.
I could give some pretty compelling examples, but I don't want to drag anyone's names through the mud. Plus, if they really do have some serious mental issues, it'd feel a bit like punching down.
Fuck you, Shitty- you suck.
This is my new favorite message thread.
Are all BBS people insane?
I've been a BBS guy for more than 30 years, and I've noticed that most (if n all of us) have something weird and/or fucky about them (myself included, of course!)
Just yesterday, a friend of mine since childhood (at least 28 years) flipped the fuck out on me for supposedly "deleting his voting topic" and "restricti his access" to my BBS! He said "Lose my number!" What a fucking psycho? Then blocked me on Facebook. I can hardly believe that happened. The dude has always been cool in the past (to me at least.)
Could you imagine someone you know personally getting pissed at you for havi a piece of shit bbs? lol I tried the voting booth and that shit works. I bet he failed to save it because my bbs uses mystic and mystic asks like "Are yo sure you want to save this?" That, or maybe I restored from a backup one day and it was after he had already posted the topic.
I tried to tell the dude "There's like 2 people who call my BBS regularly. W the fuck do you think your polling with this shit?" I didn't consciencously delete it on him.
It blew my mind to have someone do that to me. Some of these motherfuckers o there are REALLY fucked in the head! I only wish it wasn't a guy from my hometown!
Are all BBS people insane?
I've been a BBS guy for more than 30 years, and I've noticed that most (if not all of us) have something weird and/or fucky about them (myself included, of course!)
Just yesterday, a friend of mine since childhood (at least 28 years) flipped the fuck out on me for supposedly "deleting his voting topic" and "restricting his access" to my BBS! He said "Lose my number!" What a fucking psycho? Then he blocked me on Facebook. I can hardly believe that happened.
Fuck you, Shitty- you suck.
This is my new favorite message thread.
Are all BBS people insane?
I think we are all a little "touched" in the head. We find technology from the80s and early 90s intriguing and are tired of technologies such
as Facebook andTwitter that remove some of the fun we once had.
Quoting Shitty, who said to All <-(:
Are all BBS people insane?
I've been a BBS guy for more than 30 years, and I've noticed that most
(if not all of us) have something weird and/or fucky about them (myself included, of course!)
Just yesterday, a friend of mine since childhood (at least 28 years) flipped the fuck out on me for supposedly "deleting his voting topic"
and "restricting his access" to my BBS! He said "Lose my number!" What
a fucking psycho? Then he blocked me on Facebook. I can hardly believe that happened. The dude has always been cool in the past (to me at
least.)
Could you imagine someone you know personally getting pissed at you for having a piece of shit bbs? lol I tried the voting booth and that shit works. I bet he failed to save it because my bbs uses mystic and mystic asks like "Are you sure you want to save this?" That, or maybe I
restored from a backup one day and it was after he had already posted
the topic.
before everyone is inoculated and allowed to gather publicly again. I feel sorry for the kids that will have grown up during the pandemic as their soci interactions will be limited and THAT, will have a negative effect in 20 yea or so.
I've been a BBS guy for more than 30 years, and I've noticed that most (if not
all of us) have something weird and/or fucky about them (myself included, of course!)
Just yesterday, a friend of mine since childhood (at least 28 years) flipped the fuck out on me for supposedly "deleting his voting topic" and "restricting
his access" to my BBS! He said "Lose my number!" What a fucking psycho? Then h
blocked me on Facebook. I can hardly believe that happened. The dude has always been cool in the past (to me at least.)
It blew my mind to have someone do that to me. Some of these motherfuckers out
there are REALLY fucked in the head! I only wish it wasn't a guy from my hometown!
I have already apologized to you a million times. Geesh.
I think we are all a little "touched" in the head. We find technology from the 80s and early 90s intriguing and are tired of technologies such as Facebook and Twitter that remove some of the fun we once had.
I think we are all a little "touched" in the head. We find technology from the 80s and early 90s intriguing and are tired of technologies su as Facebook and Twitter that remove some of the fun we once had.
More than that, I've wondered if some of the BBS scene people I've known th that seemed seriously "touched" were more genuinely stuck in the past in an
Quoting Arelor, who said to mseifert <-(:
Meh, I wish something like this had stuck while I was a kid so I could have skipped a couple of years of presential school.
Everybody talking about letting kids socialize as if it was always positive.
I have bad news: social interaction with random people may also get
people involved with the wrong sort of group. I know the standard
answer is "Kids need to meet the sucky individuals to grow too" which
is fine, but if your kid is put to pressure he may have to turn into something you would not like in order not to break.
School shootings are popular for a bunch or reasons. I think one of the reasons is that schools are great at making certains sorts of people break.
Sorry for the pseudo-rant but this subject makes me boil.
Hey, I get it.. I was both a victim of peer pressure and bullyinhg as a kid but, all in all the friendships I did make in those years have made it all worth while. The people who negatively impacted you are probably people who didn't have solid social interactions when growing up. (I am not defending o excusing their actions.) One of the bullies I had to endure was the son of wife beating a-hole. I feel sorry for him now, and how I handled him in the end, but I do see you side.. and I still worry about how this pandemic will effect the kids who become aware (2-3 years old) during it.. maybe they'll b fine.. maybe not.
School shootings are popular for a bunch or reasons. I think one of the reasons
is that schools are great at making certains sorts of people break.
I "touched" myself last night in a nostalgic way for some momentary enjoyment.
That stash of old 80s Hustler mags still paying dividends, eh?
School shootings are popular for a bunch or reasons. I think one of the reasons
is that schools are great at making certains sorts of people break.
Or they are also good at not dealing with kids that are obvious trouble makers. Some of the kids that wind up doing that are quiet and never in trouble, yes, but others (like the one in Florida 2-3 years ago) were a constant source of problems and were known to local law enforcement.
* SLMR 2.1a * PMS - Periodic Monster Syndrome
I "touched" myself last night in a nostalgic way for some momentary enjoyment.
That stash of old 80s Hustler mags still paying dividends, eh?
I don't know if he's to blame or not a lot of people lately, have become hyper-sensative, between being told to stay home and away from others..
I don't blame people.. I blame the frickin' pandemic for how unscrewed people have become. And sadly boys and girls we have at least another year or two of this before everyone is inoculated and allowed to gather publicly again. I feel sorry for the kids that will have grown up
during the pandemic as their social interactions will be limited and
THAT, will have a negative effect in 20 years or so.
I don't know if he's to blame or not a lot of people lately, have becom hyper-sensative, between being told to stay home and away from others.. I don't blame people.. I blame the frickin' pandemic for how unscrewed people have become. And sadly boys and girls we have at least another year or two of this before everyone is inoculated and allowed to gather publicly again. I feel sorry for the kids that will have grown up during the pandemic as their social interactions will be limited and THAT, will have a negative effect in 20 years or so.
I hate to say it, and while I agree with the result you're speaking of, I th that CELL PHONES, FaceBook, Instagram, TikTok, etc etc etc are much more damaging that this pandemic has been, on our children.
Technology is the real monster in the closet... and thats where my disconnec to it has mainly lived over the past 5 years or so. What we're 'giving' our kids access to is really taking away from society. IMO.
The pandemic, while bad, pales in comparison.
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That stash of old 80s Hustler mags still paying dividends, eh?
And the nice thing is that the stash was borrowed... I'm a classy guy.
I hate to say it, and while I agree with the result you're speaking of,
I think
that CELL PHONES, FaceBook, Instagram, TikTok, etc etc etc are much more damaging that this pandemic has been, on our children.
Perhaps you're onto something here, but it's also like being mad at the water for being wet. We can't retrograde technology just to make childhoods better. This is just the new normal. And not for nothin', but your post has a bit of that age-suppressing-youth thing that happens to every generation where the folks of parenting age grouse about what the kids are up to these days.
I hate to say it, and while I agree with the result you're speaking
of, I think
that CELL PHONES, FaceBook, Instagram, TikTok, etc etc etc are much
more damaging that this pandemic has been, on our children.
Perhaps you're onto something here, but it's also like being mad at the water for being wet. We can't retrograde technology just to make childhoods better. This is just the new normal. And not for nothin', but your post has a bit of that age-suppressing-youth thing that happens to every generation where the folks of parenting age grouse about what the kids are up to these days.
And Mr. Smashed guy still had the guts to say he didn't repent for bullying the
big guy in front of the camera.
I hate to say it, and while I agree with the result you're speaking of, I think
that CELL PHONES, FaceBook, Instagram, TikTok, etc etc etc are much more damagi
g that this pandemic has been, on our children.
Technology is the real monster in the closet... and thats where my disconnect t
it has mainly lived over the past 5 years or so. What we're 'giving' our kids a
ccess to is really taking away from society. IMO.
Technology is the real monster in the closet... and thats where my disc to it has mainly lived over the past 5 years or so. What we're 'giving' kids access to is really taking away from society. IMO.
The pandemic, while bad, pales in comparison.
I wanted to upvote your comment, but this area does not support it. Instead, I am going to post a message telling you to consider yourself upvoted.
I think
that CELL PHONES, FaceBook, Instagram, TikTok, etc etc etc are much m damaging that this pandemic has been, on our children.
Perhaps you're onto something here, but it's also like being mad at the water for being wet. We can't retrograde technology just to make childhoods better. This is just the new normal. And not for nothin', but your post has a bit of that age-suppressing-youth thing that happens to every generation where the folks of parenting age grouse about what the kids are up to these days.
Yep, which is especially funny since a huge portion of the people
involved in the BBS scene these days are here because they were highly dedicated to fucking off "online" when they were younger. Sure, it was different, BBSes and IRC weren't "social media" but how many of us had
our childhoods ruined because of it?
Yep, which is especially funny since a huge portion of the people
involved inthe BBS scene these days are here because they were highly dedicated tofucking off "online" when they were younger. Sure, it was different, BBSesand IRC weren't "social media" but how many of us had
our childhoods ruinedbecause of it?
Yep, which is especially funny since a huge portion of the people
involved in the BBS scene these days are here because they were highly dedicated to fucking off "online" when they were younger. Sure, it was different, BBSes and IRC weren't "social media" but how many of us had
our childhoods ruined because of it?
*remembers the original posts that started this thread*
Oh yeah, right... ;)
I agree. All the things Paulie mentioned have parental controls. If one thinks they are ruining their children's lives, one just needs to use the management tools available. Or better yet, educate children about the perils of the internet and society. Talk to them, frequently, Find out whats going on in their lives.
So... I can agree with the ending idea, that we'll always 'hate those
damn black leather jackets' - but its hard to see a point to be made
that the social medias, and that entire ball of wax isn't a gross negligence of both our jobs as parents - AND what should be our jobs as technologists. What I mean is... well, maybe I should state that - I completely agree that 'technology' is great for out society, even our children.. this is the first generation that has the world in their pockets, but I'm much more speaking about the socials than the hardware.
And those socials man, *IMO* its like undeniable that our kids are
getting dulled down to the world, sold a way of life that just - isn't real and its taking up vast majorities of their normal childhoods; kids are supposed to have real, genuine relationships - of all sorts... and
in this day and age, they simply DON'T.
Today, people have access to social media all the time everywhere. Fuck me, I read my twitter feed on my watch for the love of God.
And Mr. Smashed guy still had the guts to say he didn't repent for bullying the
big guy in front of the camera.
Kids that age who don't learn their lessons are on their way to being
adults who don't learn, either.
* SLMR 2.1a * Been there, done that, got the T-shirt.
And those socials man, *IMO* its like undeniable that our kids are getting dulled down to the world, sold a way of life that
just - isn't real and its taking up vast majorities of their normal childhoods; kids are supposed to have real, genuine
relationships - of all sorts... and in this day and age, they simply DON'T.
Yeah, pretty much.
A bunch of my school mates ended up in prison, dead or otherwise screwed up less than 12 years after I was out of high school.
True, but it provided a balance of sorts. In order to "fuck off" online in the 80s and 90s you had to do so at home, in front of a computer that required a big ass tubed display and a physical phone line. The second you stepped away from that you couldn't "fuck off" any more. I played sports, hung out with my friends and when I was home, I was online.
Today, people have access to social media all the time everywhere. Fuck me, I read my twitter feed on my watch for the love of God.
I also remember when taking a shit involved having a physical copy of CU Amiga or Amiga Format. The good old days.
I mean, I was totally downloading porn jpegs at 11 years old and corrupting all my friends. We all turned out fine (aside from the ones that died or went to jail).
Kids are less violent, less promiscuous, they don't smoke, they have much higher degrees of empathy than generations past, they are less racist/sexist/transphobic, bullying is tolerated less than ever...I guess I look at the benefits. Yeah, they're stuck on their phones all day. Oh well. When we were growing up they were on their landline phones all day; it was a freaking meme, the high school girl on the phone.
I guess I just respectfully disagree. It's not a bad thing, it's just a different thing. And there are pluses and minuses.
The misinformation/disinformation stuff that permeates social media platforms seems to directly correlate to the normalization of these platforms for (gasp) stupid people. We've lowered the tech bar for access to these systems, and we shouldn't be surprised the collective IQ of these platforms has cratered.
Same here. The difference between me and many of those guys was that I grew up in a world where my parents cared enough to discipline me and I learned early on about consequences.
Ugh, me three.... :P I hear ya. And yea.. I was wrapped up in using tech to be a baddie...
Hmmm. I hate ya'll for showing me my age so prominently.
I am a child of the 80s and early 90s. We would get into fist fights
for the stupidest things. I was almost a parent at 16. If you got
hurt, I'd usually laugh. Racism was all over my family and God forbid
if you were gay or trans. Bullying, well, we tried to not bully but we
did anyway.
Looking back, I really wonder how our generation survived. Maybe that
What did we do different with our children? Or, maybe I should write
that as, "What did I do right with my children?" We taught our children to listen, to care, to love, and to laugh. They may be stuck on their phones all day but they are a hell of a lot better than we were at that age. I am hopeful that my children will continue to grow up to be
amazing members of society.
If it wasn't for the adoption of newer technology, I believe we would still be in the tech darkages. You're completely right, though. As
more people get online, the more we invite a less intelligent populace onto the platforms. Making it easy made it simple for everyone.
The term "disappointed" was not one of my favorites my father would use. After I knocked up a girlfriend of mine at 16, he used that word. It royally screwed me up and I stopped to think more frequently before acting.
Today, my oldest son has heard me use the word "disappointed" once. The rest of my children have never heard it. After being disappointed in my oldest, he turned around and started making better choices.
Yeah, though your reply to Ryan was on point, so forgive my knee jerk reaction to comments like these being to roll my eyes at the old men yelling at the clouds. That's no reason to disregard genuine concerns
and criticisms, and there's plenty to criticize about social media even
if I ultimately find myself siding with Ryan and Dream Master more in
this discussion.
Are all BBS people insane?
Ha! I've actually wondered this many times over the years...
I could give some pretty compelling examples, but I don't want to drag
Fuck you, Shitty- you suck.
If anything good can be said of this tech, is that it shows you which people is worth keeping around and which people deserves to be taken out and shot.
aggresion. Maybe it is stupid, but some people take being blocked very seriously. As if you had stolen their dog or something.
I think we are all a little "touched" in the head. We find technology
Okay, that's a little weird. You'd think your friend would've picked up the phone and called you before something like that would've happened.
don't have, only to talk smack about you or your hard work. Me.. I'm
that kind of Psycho.. (well.. I was when I was a Sysop!)
I don't blame people.. I blame the frickin' pandemic for how unscrewed people have become. And sadly boys and girls we have at least another
now. There were always a few crazies... maybe the crazies are just the only ones who stuck around?
Yep, which is especially funny since a huge portion of the people involved in the BBS scene these days are here because they were highly dedicated to fucking off "online" when they were younger. Sure, it was different, BBSes and IRC weren't "social media" but how many of us had our childhoods ruined because of it?
I agree. All the things Paulie mentioned have parental controls. If one think
they are ruining their children's lives, one just needs to use the management t
ools available. Or better yet, educate children about the perils of the intern
t and society. Talk to them, frequently, Find out whats going on in their liv
s.
Obviously we have a fun little nerdy community here, and it's sorta exciting to see BBS software evolve so much, but we are putting on a big show for a small crowd. That's kinda insane - but on the bright side the BBS gives us something fun to do with our computers.
It's funny to me that the democracy of ideas doesn't work when there are so many unintelligent people believing the normalization of these platforms means they have great ideas. Eh, that's a shitty worded sentence, but I think you probably catch my drift.
And no kids who are determined enough ever find their way around those, especially with technology that they know better than their parents do.
People don't know how to research. I know I'll get grief for that statement seeing that I am, as people on one side call it, a "leftie". Yes, I'm a liberal, let's all run for the hills now. Yet, I research almost everything I post on Facebook or other social platforms (BBSes, etc.). My research involves
not just the normal sites (CNN, MSNBC, FOX, Politico, and The Atlantic) but also research papers, studies, and other material that supports or disputes the
claim I'm trying to make. The problem with these platforms is that
there are too many people out there who simply don't do the research and spout out whatever the hell comes to mind (or what they heard on a talk show).
Yep, which is especially funny since a huge portion of the people involved in the BBS scene these days are here because th
were highly dedicated to fucking off "online" when they were younger. Sure, it was different, BBSes and IRC weren't "socia
media" but how many of us had our childhoods ruined because of it?
I probably would have spent more time outside which probably would have
been better for me at a younger age. I might also not have seen IT as such a great career path... something that probably didn't ruin my childhood but certain would have been better for my adult ment
health if I had not
pursued it in my youth.
* SLMR 2.1a * OPCODE: MWAG = Make Wild-Assed Guess
In my opinion, distilling all of this down to the responsibility of news media to dictate to us what reality is misses the point. In the USA, there are very few true sources of information (vs countless sources of opinion or outrage validation rhetoric). However, we do ha
the entire world with a fairly transparent internationally accepted range of media sources that
aren't selling some America-tainted narrative.
paulie420 said to mseifert <-
I hate to say it, and while I agree with the result you're speaking of,
I think that CELL PHONES, FaceBook, Instagram, TikTok, etc etc etc are much more damaging that this pandemic has been, on our children.
Technology is the real monster in the closet... and thats where my disconnect to it has mainly lived over the past 5 years or so. What
we're 'giving' our kids access to is really taking away from society.
IMO.
The pandemic, while bad, pales in comparison.
In my opinion, distilling all of this down to the responsibility of news media to dictate to us what reality is misses the point. In the USA, there are very few true sources of information (vs countless sources of opinion or outrage validation rhetoric). However, we do have the entire world with a fairly transparent internationally accepted range of media sources that aren't selling some America-tainted narrative.
I'd also suggest that people that feel vindicated by finding evidence on youtube that contradicts what the most educated people in a specific field put forth as factual results of research is a special kind of selfish paranoia, which unfortunately is in abundance around here. :(
If I had integrated better with the kids at school I would have gained a meaningful social circle, and ended up being a loser, because integrating with the kids would have meant rejecting studies and getting involved in lots of not-good activities.
Agreed. The problem in America is the Fairness Doctrine that went out during the Reagan years. Trying to find reliable and properly conceived sources of information is becoming increasingly more difficult. Don't
get me wrong, I love watching CNN and I keep CNN as one of my favorite bookmarks, but they aren't my only source of news and information. It isn't difficult to find bias in reports generated on CNN and other news sources.
There's a political historican named Heather Cox Richardson (https://heathercoxrichardson.substack.com) who provides an insightful
and fact-filled commentary on American politics. I've been reading her for some time and it provides me a basis for many things I write or comment on. When you read her, she cites her references throughout.
I'll hit those and then follow links elsewhere to obtain the full story.
paulie420 said to mseifert <-
I hate to say it, and while I agree with the result you're speaking of, I think that CELL PHONES, FaceBook, Instagram, TikTok, etc etc etc are much more damaging that this pandemic has been, on our children.
Technology is the real monster in the closet... and thats where my disconnect to it has mainly lived over the past 5 years or so. What we're 'giving' our kids access to is really taking away from society. IMO.
The pandemic, while bad, pales in comparison.
I know that social media has been the major reason that people's attention spans are becoming shorter and shorter. I often see young kids and think I can't imagine all the cool things they'll see, I've seen cell phones, touch-tone phones, the internet, colour television, microwaves, automatic transmissions, electric cars, pacemakers, cloned sheep, 3d printers, home computers, dvds, cassettes, vhs tapes, digital cameras, driverless cars, and lot of other things.. but I wonder just how much of it will be helpful to th and how much will make things worse for them.
... Not now ... I have to go mow the laundry.
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Re: Re: BBS People
By: Arelor to Dumas Walker on Wed Feb 10 2021 03:42 am
If I had integrated better with the kids at school I would have gained meaningful social circle, and ended up being a loser, because integrati with the kids would have meant rejecting studies and getting involved i lots of not-good activities.
My social circle was all over the place. I entertained a whole group of friends and associates simply to ensure I knew what was going on. I partied I drank. I screwed around with too many girls. Yet, I remained who I am. was a nerd then or however you want to call it. People knew I loved working computers and electronics but still kept me around... maybe for comic relief to find out about everyone else.
Life ... during high school ... is a strange time for everyone.
Brian Klauss <-> Dream Master
Caught in a Dream | caughtinadream.com a Synchronet BBS
Obviously we have a fun little nerdy community here, and it's sorta exciting to see BBS software evolve so much, but we are putting on a big show for a small crowd. That's kinda insane - but on the bright side the BBS gives us something fun to do with our computers.
I hooked this dude up with my wife's hot friend, he took her to dinner, and >then hid in the men's room when the waiter brought the check! This is after he >short-changed me on weed twice. So I'm crazy for giving him so many chances to >not be a dick.
And no kids who are determined enough ever find their way around those, especially with technology that they know better than their parents do.
Can't say I'd ever pin cleverness as detrimental. *shrug*
In my opinion, distilling all of this down to the responsibility of news media to dictate to us what reality is misses the point. In the USA, there are very few true sources of information (vs countless sources of opinion or outrage validation rhetoric). However, we do have the entire world with a fairly transparent internationally accepted range of media sources that aren't selling some America-tainted narrative.
People is no longer willing to put the slightiest ammount of work into their hobbies. They want it all spoon fed.
So I'd say that these things never prove as toxic as we think. :) And
it's probably the older generation's prerogative to point out the things they think will happen due to new technological evils, but...again, historically, these issues are pretty unfounded.
Kids are less violent, less promiscuous, they don't smoke, they have much higher degrees of empathy than generations past, they are less racist/sexist/transphobic, bullying is tolerated less than ever...I
guess I look at the benefits. Yeah, they're stuck on their phones all
day. Oh well. When we were growing up they were on their landline phones all day; it was a freaking meme, the high school girl on the phone.
Hmmm. I hate ya'll for showing me my age so prominently.
Yeah, though your reply to Ryan was on point, so forgive my knee jerk reaction to comments like these being to roll my eyes at the old men yelling at the clouds. That's no reason to disregard genuine concerns
and criticisms, and there's plenty to criticize about social media even
if I ultimately find myself siding with Ryan and Dream Master more in
this discussion.
Yeah, though your reply to Ryan was on point, so forgive my knee jerk reaction to comments like these being to roll my eyes at the old men yelling at the clouds. That's no reason to disregard genuine concerns and criticisms, and there's plenty to criticize about social media ev if I ultimately find myself siding with Ryan and Dream Master more in this discussion.
Plus one to this - I have a tendency to be abrasive, it's a habit I'm trying to break, but I don't disagree with the "those damn kids" perspective entirely. I just spend my energy giving my main perspective
is all :)
Fuck you, Shitty- you suck.
Insane BBS person #99, thank you for your feedback. :)
I usually cut people out of my life after the first time they fuck me around, but this guy was a friend of mine since I was about 14, and I didn't want it to go that way.
I hooked this dude up with my wife's hot friend, he took her to dinner, and then hid in the men's room when the waiter brought the check! This
is after he short-changed me on weed twice. So I'm crazy for giving him
so many chances to not be a dick.
Now imagine that what your social environment is asking from you is beating other kids because of... reasons. Being yourself becomes a harder thing to accomplish. It is only easy if being yourself is not contrary to beating other kids.
Obviously we have a fun little nerdy community here, and it's sorta exciting to see BBS software evolve so much, but we ar
putting on a big show for a small crowd. That's kinda insane - but on the bright side the BBS gives us something fun to do
with our computers.
There is definately the "big show for a small crowd" thing going on. I guess that could be considered some form of insanity. I cannot count the hours I spent setting up doors, message areas, etc., that rarely get used. On the other hand, if I'd not been doing that, I'd probably have been wasting that time on something else that likely would have lead to a whole lot more trouble than a door game. :)
* SLMR 2.1a * Midget soothsayer robs bank! Small medium at large....
In my opinion, distilling all of this down to the responsibility of news media to dictate to us what reality is misses the
point. In the USA, there are very few true sources of information (vs countless sources of opinion or outrage validation
rhetoric). However, we do have the entire world with a fairly transparent internationally accepted range of media sources
that aren't selling some America-tainted narrative.
I might be wrong, but my memory says that there are/have been recent non-US participants in the BBS nets who have pointed ou
that their own "international" media very much has a tainted or slanted narrative when it comes to what is going on here.
Based on my experience with one, and only one, Canadian, I am very
convinced the media must be pretty anti-US tainted in Canada's Pacific NW.
* SLMR 2.1a * This just in: Research causes cancer in rats!
Re: Re: BBS People
By: Arelor to mseifert on Wed Feb 10 2021 01:50 pm
People is no longer willing to put the slightiest ammount of work into their hobbies. They want it all spoon fed.
My wife criticized me the other day for spending too much time on the computer.
It wasn't a bad thing. She recognizes that I no longer work all night and instead work on the BBS and other techie BS.
My sons, they play a lot of video games. They'll spend hours upon hours. Maybe they're onto something. :D
Brian Klauss <-> Dream Master
Caught in a Dream | caughtinadream.com a Synchronet BBS
I know that social media has been the major reason that people's
attention spans are becoming shorter and shorter. I often see young
kids and think I can't imagine all the cool things they'll see, I've
seen cell phones, touch-tone phones, the internet, colour television, microwaves, automatic transmissions, electric cars, pacemakers, cloned sheep, 3d printers, home computers, dvds, cassettes, vhs tapes, digital cameras, driverless cars, and a lot of other things.. but I wonder just how much of it will be helpful to the and how much will make things
worse for them.
I agree. All the things Paulie mentioned have parental controls. If one think
they are ruining their children's lives, one just needs to use the management t
ools available. Or better yet, educate children about the perils of the intern
t and society. Talk to them, frequently, Find out whats going on in their liv
s.
And no kids who are determined enough ever find their way around those, especially with technology that they know better than their parents do.
Well, but did you had fun setting the infrastructure up?
Shitty said to mseifert <-
You can't put 2 insane people in a room together for too long.
I don't blame people.. I blame the frickin' pandemic for how unscrewed people have become. And sadly boys and girls we have at least another
Have you seen people outside the BBS world acting crazy too? I haven't seen it because I hardly leave the house. But there have been news
reports of a lot of insane stuff happening during the past year.
dedication are a shrinking group. Nowadays you get lots of
gamers that purchase games by the scores, play a bit of one, a bit of other, and never get any good at any of them.
Space habitation
Flying vehicles
A real pandemic
Technology controls are just a backstop to parenting.
Currently, I'm avoiding the outside world, which in part I think a lot of people are doing, which is probably the reason we're all slowly (in some cases not so slowly), crazy. Humans have survived because we were
hunters and gatherers and lived in communities, whereas of late we've
kept ourselves indoor and isolated, going totally against what we have been doing for thousands of years. Yes I'm worried about us as a
society. I know we'll survive, but I'm concerned about how this will
cause us to change.
Yep - agree with this. I grew up in the pre-smartphone era, as did most people here, and I think we can all remember friends growing up with absentee parents and lack of discipline or consequences. I say this not having a dog in the fight because I'm not a parent and won't be. But I find it interesting nevertheless.
But I see complaints of folks that struggle to work when stuck home alone and thrive in an office environment. I'm very hopeful now they know how different these worlds can be and that people like me will have more respect when it comes to telework requests in the future.
Apparently, that "old school" way no longer applies. My company is instituting a "work day" policy once the pandemic eases up. Interesting how all my team is based throughout the United States with most not even in the office. I really wonder if they are going to force be back into the office even though my boss is in New Jersey and the rest of my team
is spread out in North Carolina, New York, Texas, and Illinois.
I think my children are doing a hell of a lot better than I did at their age.
Ha, 100%. My kids, as much as I want to kill them from time to time, are angels compared to the shit I did at their ages.
Arelor said to mseifert <-
Re: Re: BBS People
By: mseifert to paulie420 on Mon Feb 08 2021 12:05 pm
Funny the subject pops up.
Back in the old days of roleplaying games, you could expect most
players to know the rules of the game. The Game Master was the dude who had to do most of the hard work and know most of the rules, but he was
one in a group of 5. The other players would know how their own
characters worked and the rules linked to them.
People is no longer willing to put the slightiest ammount of work into their hobbies. They want it all spoon fed.
So you can add to the list of things the youth is going to miss:
hobbies that required actual work to be enjoyed :-)
paulie420 said to mseifert <-
Good job listing some of the awesome things that were remarkable in:P
your lifetime. What do my BBS breather-en believe our children [or the next generation] will see in their lifetimes?
I have some ideas, but maybe I'll wait to see if this makes a thread...
A couple:
Space habitation
Flying vehicles
A real pandemic
It drives me nuts that everything has to be dumbed down. Sometimes I have to dumb down when I'm explaining things to people. I have to laugh sadly, as I'm a self educated high-shool drop out who never got more than 8 of the 31 course credits to graduate (it took me 5 years to get that far). I can't be certain if they're stupid, lazy, or crazy. I know I'm not the brightest bulb in the drawer at times.... err.. whatever... :)
I think the major cultural shift delivered via technology (and I'm hopeful) will be widespread teleworking. Office culture has its place
but I think we've demonstrated that many people don't benefit from being confined to an office. Hell, I'm one of them. I'd rather never go to an office again. So teleworking seems like something I'd add here.
I also think we'll see the decline of personal car ownership. Once cars are driverless, electric, and available on demand via an app, there's little incentive to own a car. They're the stupidest investment
decisions one can make now and it's still something people actually
need. I look forward to a world where car ownership is an extravagant luxury.
Honestly, I'd rather have him being functional than a drunk.
was briefly in the news that either China or Japan (I don't clearly recall) said they would debut their flying car at the 2020 summmer Olympics. Not sure
From my experience around people who are smoking pot recreationally, they are not much more functional than a drunk. I woudn't want either driving me anywhere, or making any serious decisions for me, for example.
OTOH, the pot smokers seem less likely to be angry. ;)
Honestly, I'd rather have him being functional than a drunk.
From my experience around people who are smoking pot recreationally, they are not much more functional than a drunk. I woudn't want either driving
me anywhere, or making any serious decisions for me, for example.
OTOH, the pot smokers seem less likely to be angry. ;)
* SLMR 2.1a * A distant ship, smoke on the horizon....
From my experience around people who are smoking pot recreationally, they are not much more functional than a drunk. I woudn't want either driving me anywhere, or making any serious decisions for me, for example.
OTOH, the pot smokers seem less likely to be angry. ;)
Dumas Walker said to mseifert <-sure
was briefly in the news that either China or Japan (I don't clearly recall) said they would debut their flying car at the 2020 summmer Olympics. Not
As Japan was hosting, I would guess that they were planning that. Then again, China could have been planning such a thing to show them up.
From my experience around people who are smoking pot recreationally, they are not much more functional than a drunk. I woudn't want either driving me anywhere, or making any serious decisions for me, for example.
OTOH, the pot smokers seem less likely to be angry. ;)
He's never angry. Always happy. This is very acceptable.
My hope for our kids is that they get to live in the utopia we only see
in movies.
I will agree, I don't drive or do anything that requires quick reaction timing
hile high. My video game play is atrocious.
But I bet you still enjoy playing the games that way. :)
I've been a BBS guy for more than 30 years, and I've noticed that most
(if not all of us) have something weird and/or fucky about them (myself included, of course!)
Just yesterday, a friend of mine since childhood (at least 28 years) flipped the fuck out on me for supposedly "deleting his voting topic"
and "restricting his access" to my BBS! He said "Lose my number!" What a fucking psycho? Then he blocked me on Facebook. I can hardly believe
that happened. The dude has always been cool in the past (to me at
least.)
Could you imagine someone you know personally getting pissed at you for having a piece of shit bbs? lol I tried the voting booth and that shit works. I bet he failed to save it because my bbs uses mystic and mystic asks like "Are you sure you want to save this?" That, or maybe I
restored from a backup one day and it was after he had already posted
the topic.
I tried to tell the dude "There's like 2 people who call my BBS
regularly. Who the fuck do you think your polling with this shit?" I didn't consciencously delete it on him.
It blew my mind to have someone do that to me. Some of these
motherfuckers out there are REALLY fucked in the head! I only wish it wasn't a guy from my hometown!
Something I learnt in the Libertarian party is that every news outlet is for sale.
You may get some international media source that is not
American-tainted, but it will be tainted nevertheless. The best you can
do is choose the pollution you like the best.
Something I learnt in the Libertarian party is that every news outlet i for sale.
You may get some international media source that is not American-tainted, but it will be tainted nevertheless. The best you can do is choose the pollution you like the best.
My favorite pollution is
ANCAPISTAN!!
I "touched" myself last night in a nostalgic way for some momentary enjoyment.
That stash of old 80s Hustler mags still paying dividends, eh?
It reminds me of this case in an Australian school where every kid was bullying this big chubby guy, everybody knew it, and nobody ever did anything about it.
Until something cracked and Big Chubby Guy smashed the guy on the floor with extreme prejudice and it made the news.
And Mr. Smashed guy still had the guts to say he didn't repent for bullying the big guy in front of the camera.
That stash of old 80s Hustler mags still paying dividends, eh?
And the nice thing is that the stash was borrowed... I'm a classy guy
Makes sense, it's like having a built in recommendation system.
"ooooh 3 stuck pages, this is a good one! <unzip>"
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