There may be a job vacancy opening up soon that I am thinking I'll
try for, if it does, I'll likely be quieter on the BBS scene for a
few weeks while I try and pursue that. Did a bit of work on
LinkedIn today as a fist step.
What else, watched some Marvel films, re-watched Tron Legacy with
my daughter (we both love the film) and also re-watched Shawshank Redemption which I still think is a great film.
Well after a few days home I am slowly catching up on stuff. Went into work on Friday for a few hours, the first time I had been back in our office since
the lockdown had been eased and life in NZ has pretty much returned to normal.
This coming week I think I will likely work a couple of days at home and the other in the office.
Avon wrote to All <=-
What else, watched some Marvel films, re-watched Tron Legacy with my daughter (we both love the film) and also re-watched Shawshank
Redemption which I still think is a great film.
Well after a few days home I am slowly catching up on stuff. Went into work on Friday for a few hours, the first time I had been back in our office since the lockdown had been eased and life in NZ has pretty much returned to normal.
There may be a job vacancy opening up soon that I am thinking I'll try for, if it does, I'll likely be quieter on the BBS scene for a few weeks while I try and pursue that. Did a bit of work on LinkedIn today as a
fist step.
What else, watched some Marvel films, re-watched Tron Legacy with my daughter (we both love the film) and also re-watched Shawshank
Redemption which I still think is a great film.
I think I made a Linked in account once, I didn't really understand what it was all about though so left it.
home here and is talking of needing to go back to her mums place in a
few weeks time to sort more stuff out. I feel for her, it's not an easy time.
There may be a job vacancy opening up soon that I am thinking I'll try for, if it does, I'll likely be quieter on the BBS scene for a few weeks while I try and pursue that. Did a bit of work on LinkedIn today as a
On 06-21-20 20:56, Avon wrote to All <=-
Well after a few days home I am slowly catching up on stuff. Went into work on Friday for a few hours, the first time I had been back in our office since the lockdown had been eased and life in NZ has pretty much returned to normal.
Is the new job at the same place you are now?
I think I made a Linked in account once, I didn't really understand what it was all about though so left it.
Cool. My wife likes the shawshank redemption too. I don't mind it, but I don't watch it every time it comes on TV haha.
I've been working on stuff, Magicka now has enough knobs and buttons to run an FTN network, I was just testing file hatching the other day. I've made up a little info pack for happynet so hopefully I can lure some people to join in and add it to their list of networks to see just how well it holds together.
At present it's tiny, rushfan, deon and me, and it's holding together
with 7 nodes (rushfan, deon and me have 2 nodes each). I am expecting
bugs to surface if it grows larger, but we'll see :)
My mum is still in Queensland, she's going home July 5th. South
Australia just reopened their border to Queensland so she wont have to isolate when she gets home which she's happy about.
Hope you're well. Have been thinking of you guys a bit.
I just had my surgery on Monday so after 4 - 6 weeks I should be heading back to work. That's about 10 months off work. I thought I would be off work for a month or two. I might need some retraining. :)
talked about the 3 possible endings:
1. End with Red looking out the bus window talking about hope.
2. The theatrical ending where they zoom out from the beach.
3. An ending where they talk and have a drink at Andy's inn on the
beach.
There may be a job vacancy opening up soon that I am thinking I'll tr for, if it does, I'll likely be quieter on the BBS scene for a few we while I try and pursue that. Did a bit of work on LinkedIn today as a fist step.
Good luck! I'm still getting settled into my new position. So far, it has been going well. I'm working on writing unofficial reviews on my employees, and having them fill out self-evaluations. Within the next
week or so, I want to be able to sit down with each of them and find out where they would like to go within the company, and set expectations for them.
My belated condolences -- this certainly can't be easy. :(
while I try and pursue that. Did a bit of work on LinkedIn today as a
Good luck, and keeping my fingers crossed here then! :)
Werlcome back. :)
On 21 Jun 2020 at 07:37p, apam pondered and said...
Is the new job at the same place you are now?
Yes, in the same general team, it's yet to come up though but
hopefully next month I can apply for it.
Cool. My wife likes the shawshank redemption too. I don't mind
it, but I don't watch it every time it comes on TV haha.
Only seen it twice now, first time in the 90s and then just the
other day. That's probably enough but the plot is solid.
cool. when I feel I can come up for air, I'll be looking to get
involved too.
It sounds like covid is still kicking in Australia, we're up to 9
cases in NZ again but all coming in from o/seas and in border
quarantine.
Honestly feeling mentally tired and still juggling family stuff and
a slow but measured return to the workplace office environment also
which is also taxing mentally after 2-3 months of working from home
and being told to stay home and save lives...
I just had my surgery on Monday so after 4 - 6 weeks I should be heading
back to work. That's about 10 months off work. I thought I would be off
work for a month or two. I might need some retraining. :)
good to hear surgery has occurred and went well, not sure I follow 4-6 weeks back to work,
and 10 months? So you were off for 8 or so months waiting for the surgery?
On 06-22-20 18:45, Avon wrote to Vk3jed <=-
On 22 Jun 2020 at 03:37p, Vk3jed pondered and said...
Werlcome back. :)
Nice to be back :)
I've been working on stuff, Magicka now has enough knobs and buttons to run an FTN network, I was just testing file hatching the other day. I've made up a little info pack for happynet so hopefully I can lure some
After all this time, I'm wondering what normal is...
Shawshank Redemption is a good movie. I still find it amazing that it was based on a short story. Of course the short story was better, but the movie is good. ;)
Makes me kinda want to do a life-update bulletin section or something.
Problem is, even if I started a blog like that today nobody I know
would read it (because it's not Facebook) and it would just get filled
up with spambots & hacking attempts.
Problem is, even if I started a blog like that today nobody I know
would read it (because it's not Facebook) and it would just get
filled up with spambots & hacking attempts.
Problem is, even if I started a blog like that today nobody I know would read it (because it's not Facebook) and it would just get filled up with spambots & hacking attempts.
I used to have a personal blog way back in the day. I wrote about almost anything & everything on there, including rantings about work before "tales from tech support" was a thing.
I use hugo for my blog.. it's a static site generator. I just write my post in markdown, save it in the posts directory, run hugo and upload
the output.
I have no idea if anyone reads my blog, I guess someone must because
there are occasionally reactions to posts.
But, eh, I'm probably a weird techie because I happily had lots of RSS feeds for friends' livejournal pages.
It sounds like it could be interesting, though it sounds like it could also be extremely self-important, navel-gazing, etc.
Though I guess I was kind of imagining, "And here's the monthly update
for me". But, eh, I guess it becomes a bit like writing a Christmas letter. Personally, I like those (though don't live in one place long enough to _get_ them, but I digress), though I have opinions on how
people should write them.
Avon wrote to poindexter FORTRAN <=-
On 21 Jun 2020 at 07:47a, poindexter FORTRAN pondered and said...
talked about the 3 possible endings:
1. End with Red looking out the bus window talking about hope.
2. The theatrical ending where they zoom out from the beach.
3. An ending where they talk and have a drink at Andy's inn on the
beach.
I wasn't aware those were options? Were there alternatives mooted by
the director/writer?
Warpslide wrote to Adept <=-
I used to have a personal blog way back in the day. I wrote about
almost anything & everything on there, including rantings about work before "tales from tech support" was a thing.
That was when the internet seemed a whole lot smaller than it is today (and before grandparents knew what the internet was). I even converted .mp3 files to .asf so you could listen to music on my blog, there
wasn't much risk of getting sued back then. Or at least I didn't think there was...
I believe I was using Movable Type for my blog, this was before
WordPress took over the world.
I still use RSS for news today. One of my Pi's has a ttrss install on
doesn't get a job they've applied for today. I should see if I can find it on the way-back-machine to see how cringe-worthy it is.
What's the link to your blog?
My problem is I doubt I would have very much interesting to write
about anymore. Last time I had a blog I was in my early 20's &
thought I was way more deep & interesting than I actually was. ;)
Today, there's only so much I can post about my cats & work... lol
I like the Christmas letter analogy, maybe instead of a blog I should
just spam my mom, aunt & grandparents every-so-often.
My Dad _still_ doesn't have a computer, the internet or a cell phone,
so I have to call his landline to keep in touch.
Funny story with my Dad: Up until recently he still wrote cheques &
mailed them to pay all of his bills. When he ran out of cheques, he
called the bank to order more & wanted to charge him for the cheques,
which used to be free with his account. How he goes into the bank to
pay all of his bills in person at the Teller (he still refuses to use
the ATM). He's also disabled tap on his debit card.
This comment made it occur to me that I have a better idea on what's
going on in people's lives in FSXnet-land than I do with pretty much all of my friends on Facebook, where I am treated to a variety of memes and political judgments.
It's nice to know what you and Avon are up to, though. I guess it's both a, "this is a neat thing" and a, "This is literally what Facebook is supposed to be for, but isn't."
Probably a different normal in New Zealand (with no known current community spread of COVID19) than it is elsewhere.
I watched Pride and Prejudice and Zombies after reading Pride and
I use hugo for my blog.. it's a static site generator. I just write my post in markdown, save it in the posts directory, run hugo and upload
the output.
I have no idea if anyone reads my blog, I guess someone must because
there are occasionally reactions to posts.
But, eh, I'm probably a weird techie because I happily had lots of RS feeds for friends' livejournal pages.
I still use RSS for news today. One of my Pi's has a ttrss install on
it.
Shawshank Redemption is a good movie. I still find it amazing that it was based on a short story. Of course the short story was better, but the movie is good. ;)
Well after a few days home I am slowly catching up on stuff. Went into work on Friday for a few hours, the first time I had been back in our office since the lockdown had been eased and life in NZ has pretty much returned to normal.
This coming week I think I will likely work a couple of days at home and the other in the office.
Just my daughter and I at home right now, my wife is still away staying
at her mums house trying to sort out family estate matters with her brothers. I think it will be another week or so before she gets back
home here and is talking of needing to go back to her mums place in a
few weeks time to sort more stuff out. I feel for her, it's not an easy time.
My daughter was away for 3 days on a school field trip and for the time
it was just me and the house pets... very strange feeling and awfully quiet. Still I got stuff done around the house and started back at work last Thursday.
I think work will be busy for a few weeks while I catch up on some projects that I have had to park due to absence.
There may be a job vacancy opening up soon that I am thinking I'll try for, if it does, I'll likely be quieter on the BBS scene for a few weeks while I try and pursue that. Did a bit of work on LinkedIn today as a
fist step.
What else, watched some Marvel films, re-watched Tron Legacy with my daughter (we both love the film) and also re-watched Shawshank
Redemption which I still think is a great film.
Best, Paul
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Maybe he could warm up to a tablet device?
I thought most banks have special senior accounts that provide free chequeing and/or free supplies.
Maybe he hasn't seen how to use the ATM and doesn't know how to ask for
a demo or something.
I wake up each day now and ask Alexa what's the latest news. I admit it kinda tickles my fancy to do that. I have it set up to play back audio from our national broadcaster - Radio New Zealand or RNZ news along with BBC News which I enjoy.
In my community life is pretty much back to normal with no major issues related to the virus now. There has been an economic impact on the
country but one I think was worth it.
I watched Pride and Prejudice and Zombies after reading Pride andNow that sounds like an interesting mix :)
Now I have three Alexa's, one downstairs, one as a alarm clock in the bedroom and one in my office. I should maybe give news a try on those.
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I like the Christmas letter analogy, maybe instead of a blog I should
just spam my mom, aunt & grandparents every-so-often. My Dad _still_ doesn't have a computer, the internet or a cell phone, so I have to call his landline to keep in touch.
Funny story with my Dad: Up until recently he still wrote cheques & mailed them to pay all of his bills. When he ran out of cheques, he called the bank to order more & wanted to charge him for the cheques, which used to be free with his account. How he goes into the bank to
pay all of his bills in person at the Teller (he still refuses to use
the ATM). He's also disabled tap on his debit card.
Probably better than the economic impact on the country where case
numbers keep going up.
I watched Pride and Prejudice and Zombies after reading Pride anNow that sounds like an interesting mix :)
Indeed it is. :)
Admittedly, not entirely how I expected it to go, but I do wonder how different the book is from the movie.
And if they'll ever make a movie of Sense and Sensibility and Sea Monsters.
And if they'll ever make a movie of Sense and Sensibility and Sea Monsters.
Is that a real thing? :)
Probably better than the economic impact on the country where case numbers keep going up.I agree and I think that was the view of the NZ government at the time
I'm getting fairly bitter about the virus response in the US. Not even because of safety or economy -- just that I got a job in Germany, and it's looking increasingly like I won't be able to go because the virus response has been so abysmal.
I don't know why the resurgence of caronavirus now. It was devastating
but it looked like it was starting to get under control and now here we
go again. :(
That's a real bummer. I hope you can manage to somehow get to Germany
and your new job.
Maybe he could warm up to a tablet device?
Possibly, but then he'd have to get & pay for internet.
I thought most banks have special senior accounts that provide free
chequeing and/or free supplies.
I should probably look into that for him, but I'd much rather he
update his ways than encourage his stone-age behaviours... ;)
Maybe he hasn't seen how to use the ATM and doesn't know how to ask
for a demo or something.
He does need glasses, but often forgets to wear them.
have dozens of pen pals (in the true letter writing sense) ..but in
email, the person has nothing to say. The subject is always "hi" or "hello", and just one or two lines. When sending a photo, the person
ISBN-10 of 9781594744426
This reminds me of how my brother once talked about how, "If it's not in the internet, it doesn't exist.". This is probably a step further.
I'm getting fairly bitter about the virus response in the US. Not even because of safety or economy -- just that I got a job in Germany, and
it's looking increasingly like I won't be able to go because the virus response has been so abysmal.
On 06-25-20 18:22, Warpslide wrote to Al <=-
I had been working from home since March but stared going into the
office again on Monday. Yesterday I get a call from the other half
that one of his co-workers tested positive for covid.
ISBN-10 of 9781594744426
Thanks :)
ISBN nice... having worked in libraries I can relate to this.
I still use RSS for news today. One of my Pi's has a ttrss install on it.
I don't know why the resurgence of caronavirus now. It was devastating but it looked like it was starting to get under control and now here we go again. :(
You can play Tetris on your pi? :)
Just finally deleted Facebook from everything here. Been on there for 15 years and plugged at 5000 'friends'. It had became a hornet's nest and a scourge on civilization. It was a musician's best friend but holy shit...
Hows life without facebook? I lasted 3 months after deleting mine, but
my family made it difficult to not start a new account.
I created a new one, closed it up to not be visible to the public, and applied just about all privacy settings. I think I now have just under
or over 30 friends on there. It's more peaceful now.
Hows life without facebook? I lasted 3 months after deleting mine, but my
Hows life without facebook? I lasted 3 months after deleting mine,
but my
Facebook never did anything for me. I think my facebooklñess life is
as social as it was while facebook enabled. I find more interesting
people in BBS and IRC.
What gets hard is a life without popular mobile instant messengers. I am one of those, and having no popular messenger system really teaches you
who are your real friends. A lot of people won't acknowledge you exist at all if you are not in their platform of choise. They can't just be
bothered to email or phone you.
"Why didn't you invite me to the party?"
"You weren't in $mobile_messaging_platform."
If they can't be my friends unless I use the software their want they can **** themselves.
It is a hornets next of negativity and advertising for sure.
Ads within the middle of a video I'm watching, made me stop watching videos. So ... I wonder how that is working out for Facebook?
We can't be expected to be on all of them, but then there are people Wondering why aren't are we on the "their" preferred platforms. Nothing wrong with picking and choosing the ones we want.
That's why I'd like to have something that's "mine", whether it's a free Wordpress blog, a self-hosted static site or something like that. They want to know what I'm up to? Go there, but don't expect to find out what I ate for dinner last night.
themselves up to getting "involved" in someone's life. BUT.. they want you to see a picture of the food on their plate every night, too many pictures of flowers in their garden, where they are having a pedicure,
the restaurant they are currently visiting, etc. So sad.
See what I said about people not getting invited to a party because they aren't on platform X.
events because I am not on a platform they are in. You are not in their ecosystem, you don't exist, period, unless they REALLY need you.
The Godfather wrote to Mickey <=-
Hows life without facebook? I lasted 3 months after deleting mine, but
my family made it difficult to not start a new account. So .. I
created a new one, closed it up to not be visible to the public, and applied just about all privacy settings.
That sounds like a good idea; if there was a way to stop the process
of people forwarding political links and sharing them it would make
FB tolerable again.
On 06-29-20 02:08, The Godfather wrote to poindexter FORTRAN <=-
You definitely discover who your real friends are, as some will seek
you back out to send a friend request -- most you'll realize were past co-workers, or friends of friends, you really forgot all about. And,
for those who constantly forward political posts that annoy you? Just ignore the friend request. Also, shutting down public view (I think,
maybe Adept knows more than I regarding this) eliminates ex partners, employers/potential or current, among others from stalking you facebook
profile. Buuuuuuuttttt ... then you have to have self control not to subscribe to political sites :)
most you'll realize were past co-workers, or friends of friends, you really forgot all about.
I have had some good reconnections on Facebook, so I don't mind getting friend requests, but I only accept the ones that make sense.
Haha I'd need an Ouija add-on for my first partnet to contact me (though that's someone who I would let contact me, if it was possible). :)
Haha I tend to avoid those, and these days I really try to avoid American politics, it's just got too toxic for my liking.
Other than family, the rest of my Facebook is mostly current/past co-workers.
Not too long ago I got a friend request from some random stranger, or so
I thought, but it turns out we had a few classes together back in high school...
The Godfather wrote to poindexter FORTRAN <=-
That sounds like a good idea; if there was a way to stop the process
of people forwarding political links and sharing them it would make
FB tolerable again.
You definitely discover who your real friends are, as some will seek
you back out to send a friend request -- most you'll realize were past co-workers, or friends of friends, you really forgot all about.
for those who constantly forward political posts that annoy you? Just ignore the friend request. Also, shutting down public view (I think, maybe Adept knows more than I regarding this) eliminates ex partners, employers/potential or current, among others from stalking you facebook profile. Buuuuuuuttttt ... then you have to have self control not to subscribe to political sites
-tG
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(candid camera style). SO .. I keep it on lock down. But then again, I literally don't use it anymore other then to communicate with my dad
uses facebook as the family communication tool and scheduling tool; that
and my wife seems to think it's easier to send a facebook message from
the other room then to walk to the room I'm in and say what she needs to
ticker while in my online classes, and if something BIG happens thats
news worthy, it'll catch my attention and I may watch.
select stores, or what web pages you surf. SO ... I might be overly "acting like my 74 year old paranoid dad" here but .. well .. I guess
it's within the genes.
I'm finding, much to my consternation that they're forgetting about
me more than the other way around. I guess I'm more sentimental about
work relationships than others.
It looks like you can filter forwarded posts, so when that friend of
yours posts the political ad, you can mute the ad maker, your friend
or both. It's helped quite a bit with those family members who watch
too much Fox News.
I guess it's hard to avoid Facebook if people are using it as a
scheduling tool, though I've been perfectly fine continuing to use Messenger Lite for Facebook messaging. It's nice -- you can even suspend your Facebook account and still use it.
But I tend to communicate with my parents mostly through post cards. They generally communicate through e-mail. But I don't think my situation and preferences are at all normal, on that count. I'm also generally far
away.
Why not watch a Twitch stream or something, then?
I guess it's not news, then, but still...
Oh, thinking of news things that I tend not to watch, I've enjoyed that Last Week Tonight with John Oliver is sponsoring Marble League 2020. Go Raspberry Racers and Team Galactic! It's the sporting event of the
summer.
On 06-29-20 10:54, The Godfather wrote to Vk3jed <=-
I shut mine down and have to be the one to initiate friend requests.
Too many ex coworkers or employees I'd prefer not interacting with now that I no longer work with them, were trying to "reconnect" when I
changed my account. Not to mention ex girlfriends that finally figure
out facebook exists and search me out to rekindle things and or snoop
around. Lastly, I'm looking for employment, and I do subscribe to Fox Financial news, and Anonymous (For fun) and wouldn't want a perception
of political affiliation to get in the way of a job. Not to mention
the many Jack Kale (I think thats his last name) farting pranks he does (candid camera style). SO .. I keep it on lock down. But then again,
I literally don't use it anymore other then to communicate with my dad uses facebook as the family communication tool and scheduling tool;
that and my wife seems to think it's easier to send a facebook message from the other room then to walk to the room I'm in and say what she
needs to (rolling eyes).
Haha I'd need an Ouija add-on for my first partnet to contact me (though that's someone who I would let contact me, if it was possible). :)
Yikes, I'm sorry to hear that.
Haha I tend to avoid those, and these days I really try to avoid American politics, it's just got too toxic for my liking.
Agreed, try living here :) (If you don't already,) I only leave the TV
On 06-29-20 19:11, Adept wrote to The Godfather <=-
Then again, I've never been a phone person. I guess BBSs hit early
enough in my life that it never seemed normal to _talk_ to people.
a "soft approach" of un-friending them. It would be nice if they simplified the work to filter content then their system currently allow.
My conspiracy theory is that they don't do this sort of thing, because they're trying to actively encourage engagement with posts, and all the enraging posts are the ones that lead to the highest engagement.
So it's a negative feedback cycle, where Facebook delves further into the radicalizing content because it's what gets people to engage.
But maybe that's just what people want to post, and it's unavoidable. *shrug*.
I don't have too many that I'd prefer not to interact with, so meffectively a non issue, and I discussed previous relationships before, with the Ouija protocol not supported by Facebook, that's a non issue! ;)
I generally don't follow that sort of content.
Haha that reminds me of the time in a local wifi experimenters group, where we had around 15 people in the same house on IRC, and people were sending messages like "Hey XXXX, can you grab a can from the fridge for me?" :D
It was 15 years ago, so I've processed it. But I did lose a very close friend last year too. :( That's one Facebook contact I really miss.
LOL thankfully, I don't, it's bad enough with a planet in between!
On 06-30-20 00:36, The Godfather wrote to Vk3jed <=-
Thats good. I as not nearly as selective when I first engaged in facebook. My wife had to tap me on the shoulder and let me know that everyone could see all of the political posts I had been "liking" and I
was rather embarrassed I had not known that my friends, and their
friends, could see them. I was initially turned off by Facebook as my wife and mother in law would play farmville daily, to the point of one calling the other to state they were out grocery shopping and would ask the other to harvest their crops (sigh). So I was a late adopter to
the format. To me, a "like" to the author. Most of the time it wasn't
the subject discussed but a comment and or the content of the article I agreed with and or liked, so I'd "like" the post to let "them" know. Little did I know that "them," was several hundred of my "friends." Whoops.
I love shows like Impractical Jokers, the old Candid Camera shows, etc.
My grandma watched them all of the time; my mom lived in New York
prior to her passing, and she would call to watch Impractical Jokers together. I suppose watching them reminds me of their laughs. But
yes, prank videos do require a rather unique sense of humor (for better
or worse).
I'd go insane .... however ... my mom worked for the phone company
when I was in k-12, and when she finally added a second corded line for me, I'd call her to ask her to bring me chocolate milk ... I imagine
she's making me pay for it now lol!
I'm sorry to hear that; it's amazing what one remembers, misses, and desires, when someone close to us is lost. There are so many times I almost subconsciously wish I could reach out to those long passed, that
I have to shake off. It's painful, friend or family member aside.
LOL thankfully, I don't, it's bad enough with a planet in between!
Lucky you! I'd love to visit Australia some day. One of my best
friends moved there and loves it. My oldest boy (12) races BMX and
from the emails I get from the BMX association, it's a big deal in Australia and Japan, compared to here. And, lots of BBS'ers too! We
need a pause button in the states :)
On 06-30-20 00:21, The Godfather wrote to Adept <=-
No, your conspiracy theory is likely correct from what I've seen. I've read many comments of various popular news or social related posts
(local, national, or global), and often times it appears obvious that a BOT started the conversation. The BOT never replies, as it would
appear the goal was to orchestrate the proverbial snowball effect of strangers engaging within a typo-thon of insults toward one another.
My conspiracy theory is that many powerful institutions do the aforementioned to promote agendas they'd like fulfilled.
I'm sure I've brought up 'Marco Polo' on here before. It's a great ap
my family, close friends, and I have adopted. If not, it's like
texting, except video based. It's nice to see the person and hear
their voice, especially those long distance. Facetime never clicked
with me, as I'm never on the same schedule as those who Facetime,
Skype, schedule zoom parties, or call. Marco Polo allows for it to
occur as time is convenient for everyone involved, just like texting.
I think you had mentioned BBS'ing shifting you more toward a texting format of communication. Heck, I remember being on the phone with my highschool girl friend all night while coding in basic or waiting 2
hours for a game to download at 300 baud :)
Vk3jed wrote to The Godfather <=-
Haha that reminds me of the time in a local wifi experimenters group, where we had around 15 people in the same house on IRC, and people were sending messages like "Hey XXXX, can you grab a can from the fridge for me?" :D
On 06-30-20 07:23, poindexter FORTRAN wrote to Vk3jed <=-
I went to college before home internet, and before the internet was
really covered at all; I remember hearing about group houses where
they had a house domain with a web server and home pages, ethernet
run in the house, a shared laser printer and IRC.
I'm sure some group houses now have a shared media server.
It is a hornets next of negativity and advertising for sure. Ads
within the middle of a video I'm watching, made me stop watching
Vk3jed wrote to poindexter FORTRAN <=-
The Internet hadn't come to Australia when I started university, but
later in my course, we did study IP and the LAN was running RFC1918 addresses, while waiting for an actual connection and address
assignments.
On 07-01-20 07:26, poindexter FORTRAN wrote to Vk3jed <=-
It wasn't until my second job after college, in 1993 or so, that I
first got an internet connection. I was responsible for a 56k (!)
leased line and a Cisco router, with 3 class C networks. I learned IP
networking from a book, then took a Cisco class at the University.
Networking was just text-based email, gopher and NNTP, so we did OK
with 50 people using that circuit.
Later on, had to build DNS from scratch, using Cricket Liu's DNS and
BIND book from O'Reilly over a weekend. I started in the morning with
a spare PC and a BSD/OS CD, and had a working resolver after lunch.
Those were good times, learning a ton of new crap.
Hi all.
I lugged firewood in tonight and I think later this week we'll certainly be using it... a cold snap is forecast in the next 1-2 days.
Hi all.
I've yet to read/catch-up on happenings here.
Have been full on at work and also traveling recently to help my father with some more downsizing we've been supporting him with at my childhood home.
Hope to spend some time this week playing catch up and doing some more overdue admin.
Daylight savings ended over here last weekend and already the days are feeling shorter (daylight wise) and that whiff of 'winter is coming' is definitely in the air now.
I lugged firewood in tonight and I think later this week we'll certainly be using it... a cold snap is forecast in the next 1-2 days.
Speaking of firewood I had best sign off and go out and cover it up! Had the tarp off it today and in the sun to help keep it dry.
Hope this finds you well.
Best, Paul
Hi all.
I've yet to read/catch-up on happenings here.
Re: Hey there
By: Avon to All on Sun Apr 13 2025 05:36 pm
Hi all.
Howdy,
I lugged firewood in tonight and I think later this week we'll certainl using it... a cold snap is forecast in the next 1-2 days.
Curios how expensive firewood is for you?
I love the open fire, but firewood here is just ridiculously expensive.
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Yeah, I'd be interested too... On average in east Vic I was seeing firewood advertised at an average of around $180 per cubic meter, I was getting it for between $120-130 last two years - going through an average of 5-6 per year.
How far "east" are you?
When I look around, I'm seeing around $380m3, or $550 or so a tonne.
(I'm south
east melbourne.)
I'm obviously looking at the wrong places...
Actually I just looked in gumtree - looks a little better at around $230m3...
Curios how expensive firewood is for you?
I love the open fire, but firewood here is just ridiculously expensive.
Curios how expensive firewood is for you?
I love the open fire, but firewood here is just ridiculously expensive.
So far I have about 2 cubic meters of mostly dry firewood and another 2-3 still to be cut & left out to dry
hollowone wrote to deon <=-
It used to be expensive during covid like anything. then normalized a
bit in my country and now a cubic of oak and similarly caloric wood is about eq 100 bucks.
I have a landscaper who's a bit of a barter-er. He trades work for work<cut>
He called me one day and asked if I wanted some firewood. He's traded something for it and had more than he needed, and just charged me for his travel time. I ended up with a good 1/4 cord of seasoned wood and a backache from carrying it down 2 flights of stairs...
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