Nearly the weekend, has anyone got any exciting plans?
Nearly the weekend, has anyone got any exciting plans?
To whoever thinks this pandemic is a hoax and that we should just go aboutour business, fuck you.
Wow. At least we can still have intelligent conversations. Great start!
Wow. At least we can still have intelligent conversations. Great star
Thanks for the sympathy, buddy!
You just told half the population to f$$$ you, and you want sympathy?
WOW!
You just told half the population to f$$$ you, and you want sympathy? WOW!
No, let me be more specific: f$$$ YOU. You yourself, just you. $$$ you.
So this weekend I'm staying in an AirBNB and washing the same three
sets of
clothes indefinitely until either I have multiple consecutive negative
COVID
tests /or/ I get and a) recover from or b) die from the illness.
To whoever thinks this pandemic is a hoax and that we should just go
about
our business, fuck you.
I'm not sure about hub 1, but he is now blocked on hub 4.
Dan, I think that's a little extreme. Sure, he shouldn't have said what
he said, but the emotions are running high. Others have said and done far worse.
I think a personal attack is extreme.
Black Panther wrote to Avon <=-
Paul,
I'm not sure about hub 1, but he is now blocked on hub 4.
I'm not sure about hub 1, but he is now blocked on hub 4.
While I tend to agree, and also understand your strong feelings on the matter, and I want to say perhaps best not to say such things, but part
of me is a little tired of armchair scientests who've managed to avoid personal contact with the virus. Because keeping your business afloat is more important that peoples lives. Sure it's a small percentage that die, but it is deaths we can do something to avoid. The fact that people
refuse to do anything for monetary gain makes me sick to the stomach.
Hi
Nearly the weekend, has anyone got any exciting plans?
Andrew
You just told half the population to f$$$ you, and you want symp WOW!No, let me be more specific: f$$$ YOU. You yourself, just you. $$$ yo
apam wrote to All <=-
Hi
Nearly the weekend, has anyone got any exciting plans?
We're having dominos pizza tonight (wife won a voucher). Which will be good..
apam wrote to Black Panther <=-
I'm not sure about hub 1, but he is now blocked on hub 4.
Dan, I think that's a little extreme. Sure, he shouldn't have said what
he said, but the emotions are running high. Others have said and done
far worse.
You just told half the population to f$$$ you, and you want sympathy? WOW!No, let me be more specific: fuck YOU. You yourself, just you. Fuck you.
So this weekend I'm staying in an AirBNB and washing the same three
sets of
clothes indefinitely until either I have multiple consecutive negative COVID
tests /or/ I get and a) recover from or b) die from the illness.
I am sorry to hear that, I hope you get the negative results.
To whoever thinks this pandemic is a hoax and that we should just go about
our business, fuck you.
While I tend to agree, and also understand your strong feelings on the matter, and I want to say perhaps best not to say such things, but part
of me is a little tired of armchair scientests who've managed to avoid personal contact with the virus. Because keeping your business afloat is more important that peoples lives. Sure it's a small percentage that die, but it is deaths we can do something to avoid. The fact that people
refuse to do anything for monetary gain makes me sick to the stomach.
I guess that's why politics aren't allowed here.
Andrew
My Great Dane, Big John and I have a date on Saturday, we're going on a smal but decent hike up Leeander Trail - A cool spot in Scappoose, Oregon.
No, let me be more specific: fuck YOU. You yourself, just you. Fuck
you.
I expect this behaviour on Facebook.. Surely you are better than this?
Hi
Nearly the weekend, has anyone got any exciting plans?
We're having dominos pizza tonight (wife won a voucher). Which will be
good..
Been doing bits on and off on my bbs software, added icons in windows :D
also a new powered by windows ansi that gets installed with the windows installer (so the windows version doesn't say powered by debian)..
Other than BBS stuff, haven't been up to much. My wife doesn't have a job
to go back to when her leave runs out, which she's a bit upset about, she really liked her job.
I'm installing NetBSD 9.1 on a spare computer, just for something to do.
Nearly the weekend, has anyone got any exciting plans?
Frankly, I don't have a magic solution up my sleeve but accusing Jack
of being
a greedy bastard is not helpful at all.
Sorry, but Domonos is the worst pizza on the planet. I tried it back in England in the 90's when I lived there and almost gagged. For a laugh I tried it here in Dallas a year or so ago...it was still nasty. Support your local pizzeria.
I have a retro computer to fix but a bout of pinkeye has stopped any
close up soldering work. I almost feel good enough to attempt it.
I had a friend get me into NetBSD. I liked it but I always had some sort of issue doing an update. That's when I found Mandrake CDs at a local
Half Price Books. I really liked their urpmi system, and it was fast but ended up progressing to CentOS.
Frankly, I don't have a magic solution up my sleeve but accusing Jack
of being
a greedy bastard is not helpful at all.
Perhaps Jack isn't the greedy bastard in this picture, perhaps it is
those hording the wealth that allow Jack's family to starve because he
has to close his shop for a few months/weeks.
Well you are moving the goal posts then.
Honestly, economical system or wealth distribution does not matter
much in this
case since a shutdown is a shutdown both in an anarchocapitalistic
system or in
a communist hellhole.
If you shutdown the shoe factories in order to prevent the spread of
the virus,
the country eventually runs out of shoes. You can point a gun against somebody's head and force him to buy shoes for everybody (pressumably manufactured in a country where shoe factories have not been shutdown)
Sorry, but Domonos is the worst pizza on the planet. I tried it back in England in the 90's when I lived there and almost gagged. For a laugh I tried it here in Dallas a year or so ago...it was still nasty. Support your local pizzeria.
Yeah, dominos is pretty bad. The best pizza here is from an italian place called La Taste. We only got dominos as the wife one a voucher for 2 free pizzas, garlic bread and drink.
La Taste pizza is fairly expensive though, so often when we have pizza it's pizza hut. I quiet like the "Butcher's Block" pizza they make, but yeah can't beat La Taste, their "The Lot" pizza with anchovies is my favorite. So loaded with toppings mmmm.
I have a retro computer to fix but a bout of pinkeye has stopped any close up soldering work. I almost feel good enough to attempt it.
Sounds like fun! What computer is it? I got into building Z80 based homebrew computers (inc RC2014) which was a lot of fun. Haven't done any of that lately though. Retro computers are so expensive these days, but the homebrew ones are pretty cheap (since they use new parts I guess).
Have you tried openSUSE? their zypper system is really good, and YaST as well is very good.
I don't have any interest in continuing this discussion with you (or with anyone infact).
I hope everyone is on board with that.
This topic is valid, and can be kinda-sorta not political (e.g., talking about one's own life), but I'm not finding any value in the current discussions. And I wonder if anyone is.
The topic of covid is completely non political and I think fair game
for people
to discuss or not as they please.
People who deny (whatever) are a dangerous sort who make me want to
load up my t
wit filter.
Maybe if we were bioligists living in a bubble, but in the real world bringing up covid is most definitley bringing up politics.
People who deny (whatever) are a dangerous sort who make me want to
load up my twit filter.
Not sure exactly what you mean by that.
I hate the lies and misinformation that some spread about covid. I
hate lies and
misinformation generally.
apam wrote to Al <=-
The topic of covid is completely non political and I think fair game
for people to discuss or not as they please.
Maybe if we were bioligists living in a bubble, but in the real
world bringing up covid is most definitley bringing up politics.
ryan wrote to apam <=-
Nearly the weekend, has anyone got any exciting plans?
Against my better judgement I was convinced to go on a work
related trip this week and was exposed to COVID.
This weekend, my fiancee and I booked a bunch of tours of spots
to go pick a wedding venue for spring of 2022, which are getting
booked up fast.
So this weekend I'm staying in an AirBNB and washing the same
three sets of clothes indefinitely until either I have multiple consecutive negative COVID tests /or/ I get and a) recover from
or b) die from the illness.
Meanwhile my fiancee will have to go spend a long weekend in wine
country picking a wedding venue wondering if she'll ever get to
see me again.
To whoever thinks this pandemic is a hoax and that we should just
go about our business, fuck you.
Against my better judgement I was convinced to go on a
work related trip this week and was exposed to COVID.
So this weekend I'm staying in an AirBNB and washing the
same three sets of clothes indefinitely
..until either I have multiple consecutive negative COVID
tests /or/ I get and a) recover from or b) die from the
illness.
Many would say you and I are believing lies and misinformation.
And who was it that started this whole shitstorm thread by bringing up Covid?
That's right. Ryan.
Against my better judgement I was convinced to go on a work related trip this week and was exposed to COVID.
This weekend, my fiancee and I booked a bunch of tours of spots to go
pick a wedding venue for spring of 2022, which are getting booked up
fast.
So this weekend I'm staying in an AirBNB and washing the same three sets of clothes indefinitely until either I have multiple consecutive
negative COVID tests /or/ I get and a) recover from or b) die from the illness.
Meanwhile my fiancee will have to go spend a long weekend in wine country picking a wedding venue wondering if she'll ever get to see me again.
To whoever thinks this pandemic is a hoax and that we should just go
about our business, fuck you.
apam wrote to Gamgee <=-
And who was it that started this whole shitstorm thread by bringing up Covid?
That's right. Ryan.
How is that important?
He brought it up because he was upset and angry, so he's guilty
of not keeping his emotions in check.
You'd have to be blind to not see he was clearly upset and angry.
Yet someone had to bite. In this case it was Dan.
I'm sorry, but we're supposed to be adults. Pointing and saying
but he started it.... that's something a child would do.
You just told half the population to f$$$ you, and you want sympathy? WOW!
No, let me be more specific: fuck YOU. You yourself, just you. Fuck you.
Because... (you snipped it out for some reason...), you said that
"bringing up Covid was most definitely bringing up politics".
So to then seemingly defend him goes against the "no politics" policy
of this echo. Yes, you are/were defending him (see below) by pointing
out that he posted that because he was upset and angry. He probably
was, but that doesn't make it OK.
You just told half the population to f$$$ you, and you want sympathy? WOW!
No, let me be more specific: fuck YOU. You yourself, just you. Fuck you.
Black Panther wrote to Avon <=-
Paul,
I'm not sure about hub 1, but he is now blocked on hub 4.
Welcome to Fidonet. I quake at your amazing power great elflord.
I also formally request to be blocked from hub 4 which I will now
refer to as "Censorhub".
Nearly the weekend, has anyone got any exciting plans?Against my better judgement I was convinced to go on a work related trip thisweek and was exposed to COVID.
To whoever thinks this pandemic is a hoax and that we should just go aboutour business, fuck you.
My Great Dane, Big John and I have a date on Saturday, we're going on a but decent hike up Leeander Trail - A cool spot in Scappoose, Oregon.I shall encommend to you the task of having a lot of fun on that trip. Also pet Big John for me :-)
You know, I had a bit of a shaky morning and I think the onñly light I gotwhat an old lady's dog who come up to me and asked me for some pats, wagginghis tail like crazy :-P
--
I don't have any interest in continuing this discussion with you (or with anyone infact).
Andrew
And who was it that started this whole shitstorm thread by bringing up Covid?
That's right. Ryan.How is that important?
He brought it up because he was upset and angry, so he's guilty of not keeping his emotions in check.
You'd have to be blind to not see he was clearly upset and angry.
Yet someone had to bite. In this case it was Dan.
Yet someone had to bite. In this case it was Dan.
Disagree; or at least.. I understand that - EVERYONE is all f**ked off
in this c
urrent world. I think EVERYONE deserves a pass or three.
You, me, him, Dan, even The Millionairre. :P
Shut down worked here.
On 11-20-20 12:51, Nigel Reed wrote to apam <=-
Sorry, but Domonos is the worst pizza on the planet. I tried it back in England in the 90's when I lived there and almost gagged. For a laugh I tried it here in Dallas a year or so ago...it was still nasty. Support your local pizzeria.
On 11-21-20 05:46, Spectre wrote to apam <=-
Nearly the weekend, has anyone got any exciting plans?
On 11-21-20 06:44, apam wrote to Arelor <=-
There is a whole lot of middle ground that people seem to forget about these days, it's all leftie vs rightie, one extreme vs the other.
On 11-21-20 08:40, apam wrote to Arelor <=-
Shut down worked here.
Perhaps Jack isn't the greedy bastard in this picture, perhaps it is
Honestly, economical system or wealth distribution does not matter much in this case since a shutdown is a shutdown both in an
I hate the lies and misinformation that some spread about covid. I hate lies and misinformation generally.
Here, Dominos is OK, but I'm with Nigel, I much prefer the local
family run
pizza shop. Generally get a much better pizza that way. :)
Perhaps Jack isn't the greedy bastard in this picture, perhaps it is
Honestly, economical system or wealth distribution does not matter much this case since a shutdown is a shutdown both in an
Its not the "Jack"s that keep that factory open though, its the Imelda Marco of this word. ;) Jack's shoes are just subsistance, there's a lot of sh*t t we don't really need, and won't run out of in the quite possibly the next 6-12months if you had to close the entire globe down :) But there are porti of it that can't do that either... notably subsistence food supply avenues, mostly more 3rd world style countries.
The other thing you have to take into account is everyones political reality very different.. In Aus we have had excellent Govt' support during complete closures. The US doesn't like to do that for its citizens apparently. Its just a completely different model.
Spec
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Here, Dominos is OK, but I'm with Nigel, I much prefer the local family runpizza shop. Generally get a much better pizza that way. :)
paulie420 wrote to apam <=-
Man, its crazy.. I guess I have a girlfriend again; so we;ll be meeting
up tonight to enjoy an evening together. And probably again during the
day Sunday. Fun, passion, new; enjoy it while it lasts.
My Great Dane, Big John and I have a date on Saturday, we're going on a small but decent hike up Leeander Trail - A cool spot in Scappoose, Oregon.
apam wrote to All <=-
Other than BBS stuff, haven't been up to much. My wife doesn't have a
job to go back to when her leave runs out, which she's a bit upset
about, she really liked her job.
Gamgee wrote to apam <=-
And who was it that started this whole shitstorm thread by bringing up Covid?
That's right. Ryan.
ryan wrote to apam <=-
Against my better judgement I was convinced to go on a work related
trip this week and was exposed to COVID.
paulie420 wrote to Arelor <=-
I read about your morning; sorry. Ugh. I, also, run a small biz and it
has been hell this year.
paulie420 wrote to apam <=-
Disagree; or at least.. I understand that - EVERYONE is all f**ked off
in this current world. I think EVERYONE deserves a pass or three.
Vk3jed wrote to apam <=-
The use of waste water (sewage) testing is a useful tool to get a heads
up on where to focus testing. Seems to get a lot of false positives
from virus shedding and people passing through, but at least testing
can be done to identify any actual cases in the area.
Spectre wrote to Arelor <=-
The other thing you have to take into account is everyones political reality is very different.. In Aus we have had excellent Govt'
support during complete closures. The US doesn't like to do that for
its citizens apparently. Its just a completely different model.
apam wrote to Vk3jed <=-
My main problem with dominos is the ever shrinking "large" size. They claim they didn't but even the boxes got smaller.
Arelor wrote to Spectre <=-
I mean wtf, what worth is a lockdown if you don't use it properly.
Blue White wrote to Gamgee <=-
Gamgee wrote to apam <=-
And who was it that started this whole shitstorm thread by bringing up Covid?
That's right. Ryan.
Who happens to be in quarantine because he may have it and "it"
is pretty much his weekend plans, which was the original
question.
He may not always say things I like but I cannot fault him for
being very upset here.
My county just announced a lockdown from 10pm to 5am. I didn't know
viruses could tell time.
We got $1200 (or less, much less) in funding 9 months ago. According
to our treasury secretary, who hasn't paid rent in many years, he was
told that should last people "about 10 weeks".
The first industries called out by name for relief - hotels and
cruise liners.
A government not bought and paid for by big business would have
provided ongoing relief to people, because, guess what? People with
money spend it and *that* props up businesses.
Arelor wrote to Spectre <=-
I mean wtf, what worth is a lockdown if you don't use it properly.
My county just announced a lockdown from 10pm to 5am. I didn't know
viruses could tell time.
... Voice your suspicions
I mean wtf, what worth is a lockdown if you don't use it properly.
My county just announced a lockdown from 10pm to 5am. I didn't know
viruses could tell time.
Speakeasies have mage a HUGE comeback. :D
I hate the lies and misinformation that some spread about covid. I
hate lies and misinformation generally.
So you'd really be agin sadistics, oh hang on... satistics then... :)
It's on *all* of us to work to uphold things we can agree are worth upholding. I can't do it on my own, nor will I.
Thanks for reading :)
Best, Paul
Yeah I agree. Just to be clear, I don't have anything against Dan, I like him, and consider him a friend.
It is tough times, and you're right everyone deserves a little slack. Andrew
Here, Dominos is OK, but I'm with Nigel, I much prefer the local
family run
pizza shop. Generally get a much better pizza that way. :)
My main problem with dominos is the ever shrinking "large" size. They claim they didn't but even the boxes got smaller.
They taste ok, but yeah, as you say much better from the pizza shop.
Andrew
Man, its crazy.. I guess I have a girlfriend again; so we;ll be meeti up tonight to enjoy an evening together. And probably again during th day Sunday. Fun, passion, new; enjoy it while it lasts.A returning one or a new one? Hope you all have fun with whatever you getup to.
My Great Dane, Big John and I have a date on Saturday, we're going on small but decent hike up Leeander Trail - A cool spot in Scappoose, Oregon.Hope the weather is good for your hike. Sounds like fun!
Here, Dominos is OK, but I'm with Nigel, I much prefer the local family run
pizza shop. Generally get a much better pizza that way. :)
My main problem with dominos is the ever shrinking "large" size. They claim they didn't but even the boxes got smaller.
They taste ok, but yeah, as you say much better from the pizza shop.LOL - I just had domino's last night and now I wish I hadn went elsewhere.. Damnit, I think lunch is pizza too. :/ Ugh.
My childhood favorite Pizza was Godfathers (oddly .. not what I named
I get the sinking feeling that it's started getting worse. I drive
along interstate 101 in San Jose to get to my office once a week, and
this week noticed a couple of storefronts with painted over signs
that a couple of weeks ago were businesses.
It's one of those things that you see every day and don't pay
attention, but I knew they had business names recently. One of them
was an auto repair shop, while people still need to drive, people
aren't driving anywhere near what they used to, and so need less
service.
We got $1200 (or less, much less) in funding 9 months ago. According
to our treasury secretary, who hasn't paid rent in many years, he was
told that should last people "about 10 weeks".
We had a restraunt here called "Woggies" that was sort of themed after "The Godfather". Although I'm not particularly keen on the name, they did make good pizza. We went once, they had all you can eat pizza and pasta, and it was delicious, so we ordered pizza takeaway another time, not as good. It seemed they loaded up the small pizzas, but the takeaway ones
not so much.
Anyway, they closed down saying they were moving, but never reopened.
This was some years ago, before the current drama.
Andrew
HOWEVER, after having Chicago Pizza (In Chicago) and New York Pizza (almost every year, in New York) as many times as I have, there just isn't much to compare.
yeah Woggies is a weird name for a Pizza place :) But good pizza is
good pizza,
.. I always enjoyed their deep dish pizza. All we have around here,
it seems w
eekly, is a new burger and pizza joint, and they all taste the same
and suck. B
ut we are close enough to Chicago that I know have 2-3 Chicago Pizza
places that
have expanded from Illinois to here and their pizza is amazing -- but
Warpslide wrote to Vk3jed <=-
There's a local shop here in town called "Chicago Style Pizza" which as When we're in the mood for something a little more expensive and
locally owned & operated that's what we opt for.
On 11-21-20 21:18, apam wrote to Vk3jed <=-
My main problem with dominos is the ever shrinking "large" size. They claim they didn't but even the boxes got smaller.
They taste ok, but yeah, as you say much better from the pizza shop.
On 11-21-20 09:49, Warpslide wrote to Vk3jed <=-
There's a local shop here in town called "Chicago Style Pizza" which as you might guess, makes Chicago Style pizzas. It's a deep dish pizza
where you have maybe one or two inches of cheese:
http://www.chicagostylepizza.ca/gallery/csp12.jpg
When we're in the mood for something a little more expensive and
locally owned & operated that's what we opt for.
They even appeared on a TV show on the Food Networked called "You Gotta Eat Here" and became SUPER busy after that.
On 11-21-20 07:23, poindexter FORTRAN wrote to Vk3jed <=-
I read about a campus in the US that tested out sewage testing and
was able to isolate a COVID outbreak to a dorm building and stop the
spread early. Sounds promising.
On 11-22-20 15:18, apam wrote to The Godfather <=-
yeah Woggies is a weird name for a Pizza place :) But good pizza is
good pizza,
Well, it was an italian restraunt that made pizza, a Wog is a
derogatory term for italian (I assume that's the same there?) so yeah,
I guess they got away with it as the area I live in (country
queensland) is a little more supportive of those who dislike political correctness. I don't really see it flying in Melbourne or somewhere
like that.
Speakeasies have mage a HUGE comeback. :D
ZIMA TASTES BETTER WHEN IT'S ILLEGAL
--- SBBSecho 3.11-Win32
HOWEVER, after having Chicago Pizza (In Chicago) and New York Pizza (almost every year, in New York) as many times as I have, there just
isn't much to compare. They are the best. I sure hope I don't start an East coast pizza war .. thats all I have to go by...
pizza, and too many around here pop up that are just aweful. They all taste pretty much the same as papa johns which I'm not a fan of.
kids to feed is either Jets Pizza or Pizza Hut. I can tolerate those
Here, Dominos is OK, but I'm with Nigel, I much prefer the local family run pizza shop. Generally get a much better pizza that way. :)
and track in the arvo. Ran a decent 400m today in good conditions
- 62.8 seconds. :)
can be done to identify any actual cases in the area. The last
couple of Victorian outbreaks at the end of the second wave, the one
My complaint was more tailored to people who is using the "lives over economy" eslogan to shun other people who only wants to work. It gets
Lockdowns don't work.
yeah Woggies is a weird name for a Pizza place :) But good pizza is good
Well, it was an italian restraunt that made pizza, a Wog is a derogatory
I assume that about the only thing more likely to be argued about in the pizza world is whether or not it's reasonable to put pineapple on a non-dessert pizza.
Huh. I thought Papa Johns was decent. Though it's been a while since I atethere (obviously not really possible at the moment), and I felt kinda... notgreat about eating there due to non-food reasons (which I am very much _not_discussing here).
Though I think I might have trashy taste in pizza, since I grew up eating Little Caesar's.
Well, it was an italian restraunt that made pizza, a Wog is a derogatory term for italian (I assume that's the same there?) so yeah, I guess they got away with it as the area I live in (country queensland) is a little more supportive of those who dislike political correctness. I don't
really see it flying in Melbourne or somewhere like that.
Yeah, having a proper east coast pizza on the Jersey Shore opened my
west coast
eyes.
It makes more sense if you know, that back in the enlightened 70's we
used tocall Greeks, Wogs.. bubble, or bubble n squeek didn't really run here.. Wehad wogs, skips and dagos..
Spec
Well, it was an italian restraunt that made pizza, a Wog is a derogatory term for italian (I assume that's the same there?) so yeah, I guess they got away with it as the area I live in (country queensland) is a little more supportive of those who dislike political correctness. I don't
really see it flying in Melbourne or somewhere like that.
I assume that about the only thing more likely to be argued about in the pizza world is whether or not it's reasonable to put pineapple on a non-dessert pizza.
Lol! Or Sardines .. bluck (or however you spell that non-word). I'm
I just think that things that aren't meant to taste sweet, shoudn't, and vice versa :) Let the politics of pizza begin!
Little Caesar's.lol! Kidding. I think many kids grew up on that stuff. Chuckie Cheese is another intolerable for parents, but the price is right. That
Pineapple absolutely belongs on pizza, dessert or otherwise.
dessert pizzas. Especially when they had the all-you-can-eat pizza
buffet during their heyday when it was a full sit-in family restaurant.
Pineapple belongs on a grill or wrapped in aluminium foil and tossed in a fire, after having been fully seasoned with cinnamon and sugar.
What's weird is that I ate at that sort of Pizza Hut back in January, so it'snot like it's that far gone
here.. Wehad wogs, skips and dagos..
Spec, I'm 49, and did experience the crappy 70's lol! I never heard
those words in the states. How wierd. I suppose having lived in a
Actually in Melbourne, the community took ownership of the term "wog", and those of Italian or Greek backgrounds were proudly calling themselves "Wogs" when I was at uni. And in the 90s, there was even a stage
paulie420 wrote to Blue White <=-
This gal I met a few months ago. We met during an open part of this
summer and decided that one new person that you'd see multiple times
while things aren't completely normal was well worth the risk involved.
Thanks, we had a good fun newly dating couple Friday eve. :P Hooray for human contact.
Hope the weather is good for your hike. Sounds like fun!:P Lets roll, Big John!
Yep, John and I are fixin to get outta here and into the woods. He's pretty pumped, but I just know that we're gonna get rained on pretty
good.
I also decided to eat some dispensary breakfast so... yea. I'll either
be weirded out or enjoy nature a little more than normal - I'm into it.
poindexter FORTRAN wrote to paulie420 <=-
A little compassion goes a long way. I've been trying to impress on my daughter when someone does something that makes you mad or offends you that everyone is going through stressful times, and reminds her that stress brings out the worst in people some times. But it passes.
poindexter FORTRAN wrote to Arelor <=-
My county just announced a lockdown from 10pm to 5am. I didn't know
viruses could tell time.
apam wrote to The Godfather <=-
yeah Woggies is a weird name for a Pizza place :) But good pizza is
good pizza,
Well, it was an italian restraunt that made pizza, a Wog is a
derogatory term for italian (I assume that's the same there?) so yeah,
I guess they got away with it as the area I live in (country
queensland) is a little more supportive of those who dislike political correctness. I don't really see it flying in Melbourne or somewhere
like that.
Well they only work if you can convince the low grade morons to tow the line rather than blindly going around doing their regular thing. Like everything though they're not a silver bullet.. so mileage will vary
The Godfather wrote to poindexter FORTRAN <=-
Right? Great pizza. They say it's the water and I believe them. There are even bagel places out here that try to replicate a New York bagel
.. they just can't get the dough right, ever.
I do miss the west and
the west coast for Mexican food though, the best I've ever had.
Vk3jed wrote to apam <=-
Actually in Melbourne, the community took ownership of the term "wog",
and those of Italian or Greek backgrounds were proudly calling
themselves "Wogs" when I was at uni. And in the 90s, there was even a stage play called "Wogs out of Work". :)
Adept wrote to The Godfather <=-
Though I think I might have trashy taste in pizza, since I grew up
eating Little Caesar's.
Warpslide wrote to Adept <=-
It's 7:58am and now I want pizza... ;)
Adept wrote to The Godfather <=-
Hmm. Chuck E Cheese pizza really would be in the "terrible" category
for me.
Warpslide wrote to Adept <=-
All of the Pizza Huts here are going the way of Little Caesars.
They're all in strip plazas and have no eat in area. It's still good
for what it is, but I really do miss their dessert pizzas.
All of the fast food places are showing concepts of smaller locations with outdoor seating and multi-lane drive throughs as the look of the
future. We'll be using our cars as eat-in areas from now on, I
presume.
It makes more sense if you know, that back in the enlightened 70's we used tocall Greeks, Wogs.. bubble, or bubble n squeek didn't really here.. Wehad wogs, skips and dagos..
Spec
Spec, I'm 49, and did experience the crappy 70's lol! I never heard thosewords in the states. How wierd. I suppose having lived in a different part ofthe states may have been the reason? Now .. I did used to hear some ratherracist terms used to define races (growing up) but
was too young to reallyunderstand their meanings. Wog, skips and dagos
was never any of those ..wierd. I'll be sure to never have those words within my vocabulary for sure,unless referring to dragons or skipping while talking to my kids.
That was fun - flew into Las Vegas, spent 3 days on the strip, rentedIm thinking about flying into Vegas to see Morrissey play live.
a Crown Vic, drove through Nevada, over the Hoover dam, up to the
poindexter FORTRAN wrote to The Godfather <=-
I took a trip through the southwest about 10 years ago, and
great mexican food seemed to alternate adjacent states. California
was good. Nevada bad. New Mexico great, Arizona bad.
That was fun - flew into Las Vegas, spent 3 days on the strip,
rented a Crown Vic, drove through Nevada, over the Hoover dam, up
to the Grand Canyon for a couple of days, then through New Mexico
to Albaquerque and Taos, then a high speed burn back to Las Vegas.
I took a trip through the southwest about 10 years ago, and great
mexican food seemed to alternate adjacent states. California was
good. Nevada bad. New Mexico great, Arizona bad.
That was fun - flew into Las Vegas, spent 3 days on the strip, rented
a Crown Vic, drove through Nevada, over the Hoover dam, up to the
Grand Canyon for a couple of days, then through New Mexico to
Albaquerque and Taos, then a high speed burn back to Las Vegas.
Dayum, tG - I thought I was old. :P Kidding papa!!! I haven't heard most of the words listed by Spec - OR YOU. :P Lol... and I've lived all
around the United States; New York, Ohio, California, Texas, Arizona and Oregon. :shrug:
We'll be using our cars as eat-in areas from now on, I presume.
I should buy stock in the company that makes ScotchGard.
future. We'll be using our cars as eat-in areas from now on, I
presume.
I should buy stock in the company that makes ScotchGard.
Spectre wrote to apam <=-
Well, it was an italian restraunt that made pizza, a Wog is a derogatory
Regional thing perhaps, but I only know wog in relation to Greek... not the Eye-talians.. :)
I always make sure to keep one slice in reserve, to have for
breakfast the next day. Cold pizza with a piping-hot cup of coffee.
Breakast of Champions.
Blue White wrote to poindexter FORTRAN <=-
Like, it is OK not to react.
Gamgee wrote to poindexter FORTRAN <=-
Was there any Fear and Loathing involved? ;-)
Warpslide wrote to poindexter FORTRAN <=-
That's why I have happy I have leather seats in my car. I'm due for a good vacuuming though, one should not eat everything bagels while driving...
Vk3jed wrote to apam <=-
I haven't tried for a while, I just find Dominoes a bit lacking in
taste and texture. Pizza Hut isn't bad, especially for a chain store,
but yeah my preference is a local pizza shop.
I have cloth seats as I needed to get a car that day, there wasn't a
leather model available, and leather included a bunch of extras I
didn't want.
I ScotchGarded them as soon as I got the car.
After 6 years and 140,000 miles, stains still come out. I bought a
portable carpet cleaner and went over the carpets and the seats, and
they look like new.
poindexter FORTRAN wrote to Gamgee <=-
Was there any Fear and Loathing involved? ;-)
Step on the gas, this is BAT COUNTRY!
Yeah, but being able to take a kid there, let them run around and
have fun, win some tickets on cheap games, and trade them in for
some little prize makes up for the bad pizza.
around the United States; New York, Ohio, California, Texas, Arizona and Oregon. :shrug:
Warpslide wrote to poindexter FORTRAN <=-
SOMEBODY dropped some cranberry sauce on it... *guilty look*
I should maybe try the carpet cleaner on it.
I went there as an adult with my family, for my own birthday, so, yeah, I can see the value.
The Godfather wrote to apam <=-
Not that I'm aware of. One similar, that I wouldn't repeat, but no I
had not heard the word 'Wog' used in any circle I've been within, in
the US. Thats wild that they chose that name, but if you live in a
place that slightly proud of political incorrectness, I guess it makes more sense (?) lol! Thats crazy they called it that knowing the
meaning behind the word now (wiki'ed it ...)
Adept wrote to Warpslide <=-
Pineapple belongs on a grill or wrapped in aluminium foil and tossed in
a fire, after having been fully seasoned with cinnamon and sugar.
djatropine wrote to Spectre <=-
The more restrictions = More pissed off people.
I think here the word used to be 'wop' ('p' instead of 'g') but the only place I have ever heard that word is in historical fiction and old
movies.
I watched "Lawrence of Arabia" a few weeks back, and I think "wog" was
the derogatory term the army used for Arabians.
On 11-22-20 17:38, Spectre wrote to Vk3jed <=-
We used to have a good local pizza, but the A team that ran it split up and the B team that was left then started employing a bunch of dare I
say underage kids and it went to hell in a handbasket...
Dominos and Jabba the Hut both seem to do a reasonable job.. but you
know wherever and wherever you order one its going to be pretty much
the same.
Dprv whoops got the keys the other way around... Spec
On 11-22-20 17:39, Spectre wrote to Vk3jed <=-
and track in the arvo. Ran a decent 400m today in good conditions
- 62.8 seconds. :)
You good for a 4 minute mile yet?
On 11-22-20 17:43, Spectre wrote to Vk3jed <=-
can be done to identify any actual cases in the area. The last
couple of Victorian outbreaks at the end of the second wave, the one
Hey did you notice the SA outbreak may be a mutant with a faster incubation period? Some fringe concern at this stage that some of the
vaccines may make it a tougher beast to deal with down the track
depending on actual effectiveness of the vaccine and actual uptake I guess.. No point having the worlds best vaccine if only 10% of the population use it.
On 11-23-20 01:49, Spectre wrote to Vk3jed <=-
By the time I hit high school, there was a team in a open volleyball competition that called itself WOG Kings... claiming that WOG stood for Warriors of Greece. ;)
On 11-22-20 09:13, poindexter FORTRAN wrote to Vk3jed <=-
I watched "Lawrence of Arabia" a few weeks back, and I think "wog" was
the derogatory term the army used for Arabians.
On 11-23-20 10:52, Tiny wrote to Vk3jed <=-
We order from Papa John's since my favorite local shop doesn't offer
gluten free for Andrea. We've tried all the chains that offer GF and
PJ's is the best for her and with the deals / coupon codes the price
is okay too.
Shawn
... To my embarrassment, I was born in bed with a lady!
On 11-22-20 21:57, Spectre wrote to apam <=-
Well, it was an italian restraunt that made pizza, a Wog is a derogatory
Regional thing perhaps, but I only know wog in relation to Greek... not the Eye-talians.. :)
On 11-23-20 15:58, Blue White wrote to djatropine <=-
Everyone seemed on board with the restrictions in my state right up
until the protests started. The governor's "well, it's ok for them to
do this-or-that but the rest of you need to keep doing what I say"
stance pretty much brought that to an end. People who had been OK with not going to church or family gatherings or funerals started getting pissed off about it.
It is really hard to convince people that things are really serious
when you are letting one group break all the rules.
On 11-24-20 10:27, Spectre wrote to poindexter FORTRAN <=-
It's been multipurpose. At some point in my grandparents generation it was also used for cold/flu... if you got sick you'd caught the wog....
my father used to use it in that context, but I've never come across it anywhere else. So I am only guessing it came from an earlier generation
as he was an only child that tended to hang out with adults.
Vk3jed wrote to Spectre <=-
You good for a 4 minute mile yet?
LOL no, not my distance. :P
and track in the arvo. Ran a decent 400m today in good conditions -
You good for a 4 minute mile yet?
LOL no, not my distance. :P
And that led to some funny wordplay when you say "Mum was in bed with a wog". D
At least here, they did fine protesters (for whatever cause), if they violated any social distancing or mask rules that were in place at the time.
I went there as an adult with my family, for my own birthday, so, yeah can see the value.Pictures of you on the throne with the inflatable crown or IT DIDN'T HAPPEN. :)
On 11-24-20 07:36, poindexter FORTRAN wrote to Vk3jed <=-
Vk3jed wrote to Spectre <=-
You good for a 4 minute mile yet?
LOL no, not my distance. :P
I broke the 4 minute mark and was quite proud of it. That last hurdle
was a bugger!
On 11-25-20 04:35, Spectre wrote to Vk3jed <=-
and track in the arvo. Ran a decent 400m today in good conditions -
You good for a 4 minute mile yet?
LOL no, not my distance. :P
Working up to it? :P
On 11-25-20 04:38, Spectre wrote to Vk3jed <=-
And that led to some funny wordplay when you say "Mum was in bed with a wog". D
Might be splitting hairs, but that would've been Mum is in bed with the wog. Otherwise yeah dad might be getting the fowling piece out for a reckoning...
On 11-24-20 13:26, Blue White wrote to Vk3jed <=-
At least here, they did fine protesters (for whatever cause), if they violated any social distancing or mask rules that were in place at the time.
They may have in parts of the US but not in my state. Our governor actually threatened to fine stay-in-your-car churchgoers and masked-and-socially-distanced protesters who were making some 2A
statement at the capitol. Later, when protests broke out that involved property destruction, no social distancing, and a lot of no
mask/improper mask wearing, his reaction was that they were free to
voice their freedom of speech.
From that point on, any enforcement or threats thereof were very inconsistent, and our state starting having issues with our COVID
numbers.
... Canadian DOS Prompt -- EH?:\>
Vk3jed wrote to Blue White <=-
From that point on, any enforcement or threats thereof were very inconsistent, and our state starting having issues with our COVID
numbers.
Now that's just ludicrous. :/
Vk3jed wrote to poindexter FORTRAN <=-
I broke the 4 minute mark and was quite proud of it. That last hurdle
was a bugger!
Hmm, I don't follow. :)
Vk3jed wrote to Spectre <=-
You good for a 4 minute mile yet?
LOL no, not my distance. :P
I would love to get back into running again. I used to run a good
30-40 miles a week, many pounds ago. I'm losing now, told myself when
I got to a point when I thought my knees could take it I'd try again.
It does tend to make me wonder, though -- do people enjoy the running? It's not something I've ever really done, as the closest I get is something akin to interval training.
On 11-26-20 08:31, Warpslide wrote to Vk3jed <=-
On 26 Nov 2020, Vk3jed said the following...
... Canadian DOS Prompt -- EH?:\>
LOL
Jay
... How do Canadians spell Canada? C-Eh-N-Eh-D-Eh!
On 11-26-20 07:24, poindexter FORTRAN wrote to Vk3jed <=-
Vk3jed wrote to poindexter FORTRAN <=-
I broke the 4 minute mark and was quite proud of it. That last hurdle
was a bugger!
Hmm, I don't follow. :)
Hurdles are usually like 100m races. To run a 4 minute hurdle, imagine having to climb over each one individually. :)
On 11-26-20 07:31, poindexter FORTRAN wrote to Vk3jed <=-
"Start Slow and Taper Down"
...A local running club slogan.
I would love to get back into running again. I used to run a good
30-40 miles a week, many pounds ago. I'm losing now, told myself when
I got to a point when I thought my knees could take it I'd try again.
On 11-26-20 19:44, Adept wrote to poindexter FORTRAN <=-
So that's about 10k steps every day, I think. (2k steps per mile, 5
miles a day, 7 days in a week, 35 miles in a week)
Which definitely seems doable. I do something close to that, but at the brisk-walk pace, and in a dress while wearing a backpack, since I'm walking to and from work, or to a grocery store or something.
It does tend to make me wonder, though -- do people enjoy the running? It's not something I've ever really done, as the closest I get is something akin to interval training.
So, despite my high levels of walking briskly, I doubt I could jog for
all that long. I don't even particularly understand how to keep an appropriate pace.
On 11-26-20 12:57, poindexter FORTRAN wrote to Adept <=-
When I ran consistently, it was almost meditative. My body knew how to
run without being told, which freed my mind up to do the thinking. I'd usually end up sorting out things that had been bothering me, which combined with a shot of endorphins made the experience enjoyable.
Hi
Nearly the weekend, has anyone got any exciting plans?
We're having dominos pizza tonight (wife won a voucher). Which will be good..
Been doing bits on and off on my bbs software, added icons in windows
:D
also a new powered by windows ansi that gets installed with the
windows
installer (so the windows version doesn't say powered by debian)..
Other than BBS stuff, haven't been up to much. My wife doesn't have a
job
to go back to when her leave runs out, which she's a bit upset about,
she
really liked her job.
I'm installing NetBSD 9.1 on a spare computer, just for something to
do.
Not much else is new. Found a bug in magiterm, well a couple actually.
One is the ESC[J doesn't work correctly, and the other looks like I
broke
scroll back functionality.
I've fixed the ESC[J bug, but haven't looked at scroll back yet.
hoping
it's something simple.
Andrew
When I ran consistently, it was almost meditative. My body knew how to
run without being told, which freed my mind up to do the thinking. I'd usually end up sorting out things that had been bothering me, which combined with a shot of endorphins made the experience enjoyable.
Many run far more than that. :) My weekly didtance when 100% fit is around 15km of training related running/walking and probably another 10-15km of incidental walking.
Because to cover any appreciable distance in a "useful" time requires me to run at my aerobic limits, which means a degree of lactic fatigue, I
am very good at pacing over everything from 200m to 5km+ Anything
really love sprints - for me nothing like unleasing that kind of power
and for several seconds, going faster than anyone else in the stadium. :)
Working up to it? :P
Nope. I'm build for speed. You don't enter a dragster in Bathurst for a reason. :P
Hurdles are usually like 100m races. To run a 4 minute hurdle, imagine having to climb over each one individually. :)
It does tend to make me wonder, though -- do people enjoy the running?
So, despite my high levels of walking briskly, I doubt I could jog for all that long. I don't even particularly understand how to keep an appropriate pace.
You might be suprised. Any activity done for long enough becomes a aerobic excercise, so your capacity may be better than you expect,
you're using all the same muscle groups also. It would just be a
matter of starting slow and seeing how far you can lift the pace
without causing undue stress.
On 11-27-20 09:43, Spectre wrote to Vk3jed <=-
Working up to it? :P
Nope. I'm build for speed. You don't enter a dragster in Bathurst for a reason. :P
You'll have to work on your versatility then :) Besides a 4 minute
mile is pretty much a flat sprint as I recall... rightly or wrongly.
On 11-27-20 18:23, Adept wrote to Vk3jed <=-
Since a mile was designed as being 1000 paces (so 2000 steps), thus the math is easy to convert from steps to miles.
But 30km per week means 18 miles, which means 36k steps per week, whichincidental exercise can add up, if we let it. :)
is probably a good amount for staying in good shape, but not something super time consuming.
Which is probably how exercise should be for most people.For many,
But, yeah, some people do way more than that, and train for amazing things, or just get into incredible shape. I don't think I'll get
there, but it's nice to have enough cardio (And low enough weight) to
be able to join in a pickup game of some athletic thing and do okay.
Nice! Yeah, for me doing a 5k winds up being, "okay, I can definitely
go faster, so I'll run for a while" followed by, "I need to breathe
more before continuing to run".
it's fun to go all out. Even if I was moderately fast at some point, I wasn't _that_ fast, but it's still fun and kind of freeing to just go
at a fast speed for a while.
But I think it's also interesting for me, because normally I'm carrying something, so there's something extra to just running.
On 11-27-20 09:58, Spectre wrote to poindexter FORTRAN <=-
Hurdles are usually like 100m races. To run a 4 minute hurdle, imagine having to climb over each one individually. :)
How about a steeplechase in stead? :)
On 11-27-20 10:07, Spectre wrote to Adept <=-
You might be suprised. Any activity done for long enough becomes a aerobic excercise, so your capacity may be better than you expect,
you're using all the same muscle groups also. It would just be a
matter of starting slow and seeing how far you can lift the pace
without causing undue stress.
On 11-29-20 07:42, Adept wrote to Spectre <=-
I suppose. It might also be that I go, "I can literally walk this
quickly" then switch to walking or go at at faster pace than I can maintain for 2000+ steps.
So it's possible it just requires having patience to use the different method for a while until I get used enough to it to go at a faster
pace.
Which then it becomes more an issue with being willing/able to put in
the different sort of training work, and that's frequently an issue for everyone, I assume.
Spectre wrote to poindexter FORTRAN <=-
Hurdles are usually like 100m races. To run a 4 minute hurdle, imagine having to climb over each one individually. :)
How about a steeplechase in stead? :)
Spectre wrote to Adept <=-
You might be suprised. Any activity done for long enough becomes a aerobic excercise, so your capacity may be better than you expect,
you're using all the same muscle groups also. It would just be a
matter of starting slow and seeing how far you can lift the pace
without causing undue stress.
Vk3jed wrote to Adept <=-
Since a mile was designed as being 1000 paces (so 2000 steps), thus the math is easy to convert from steps to miles.
Interesting, and that seems to pretty close for me off the top of
my head. At what I call "measuring speed" (from its use in
orienteering), I do 60 paces/120 steps per 100m, which is 965
paces/1930 steps / mile.
I know my limits so well that I can run a continuous 5k, which takes around 25 minutes when fit for that distance.
in high school. But today, I'm quite fast. I'm looking at potentially sub 13 seconds for 100m, once I get my Achilles sorted. Keep in mind
I'm now 52, and that sort of time puts me into a class occupied by relatively few people in the state.
For something with structure to follow, look at Couch 2 5k. There's several variants, but they all achieve more or less the same thing. :)
That's a call each of us has to make. I put in the time needed for my chosen activity. :)
I have always considered a pace to be the same as a step. One step
(or one pace) is about 3 feet. Not sure how you guys are equating one pace to two steps...
On 11-30-20 11:22, Gamgee wrote to Vk3jed <=-
I have always considered a pace to be the same as a step. One step
(or one pace) is about 3 feet. Not sure how you guys are equating one pace to two steps...
On 11-30-20 19:16, Adept wrote to Vk3jed <=-
I know my limits so well that I can run a continuous 5k, which takes around 25 minutes when fit for that distance.
I think that 25 minutes was about the time I did 6 or 7 years ago when trying a 5k. I imagine I was a bit lighter than I am now, and slightly better shape.
Not that I especially timed it - I just did a 5k fun run where all my friends deserted me, and I decided it was reason enough to just get it done as quickly as possible.
So it's not like I was _slow_, I guess, just unable to keep a
consistent speed above high walking pace. Or too impatient to do so.
So your continuous pace for 25 minutes seems pretty impressive.
in high school. But today, I'm quite fast. I'm looking at potentially sub 13 seconds for 100m, once I get my Achilles sorted. Keep in mind
I'm now 52, and that sort of time puts me into a class occupied by relatively few people in the state.
Yeah, that's pretty impressive. I don't really know times for things,
but to get up to speed and have a high-enough top speed to get under 13 seconds seems pretty impressive, even if you were 25.
On 11-30-20 19:20, Adept wrote to Vk3jed <=-
For something with structure to follow, look at Couch 2 5k. There's several variants, but they all achieve more or less the same thing. :)
I suppose that would seem reasonable, especially as something to get
into a different mindset, rather than the actual training (since I basically do two every day with my commute, so it'd just be trying to
do them _faster_.)
That's a call each of us has to make. I put in the time needed for my chosen activity. :)
Yeah. To be fair, judging from the effort I put into things, my spare
time productive hobby is making a daily ANSI graphic, so eh. :)
Not that I especially timed it - I just did a 5k fun run where all my friends deserted me, and I decided it was reason enough to just get i done as quickly as possible.
I see - deserted as in pulled out? or simply took off ahead? :)
more of a sprinter (like me), pacing gets even trickier, because 5k race pace feels like a slow jog at the start, but a tough slog by 4km into
the race. :)
Some things I can't help with. They have to come from you. I represent
probably a more extreme case, but when fully fit, I have:
On 12-03-20 19:49, Adept wrote to Vk3jed <=-
I see - deserted as in pulled out? or simply took off ahead? :)
Pulled out. I think it was supposed to be four people in total?
Something like that, anyway, and everyone canceled. I think I go extra t-shirts or something and held them up, pretending that I was there
with all the people who skipped out.
I think all the other people were more likely to participate in a 5k
where you had to drink a beer every kilometer, so I imagine the pace would've been significantly slower.
To be fair, one of the people had completed an Ironman competition
within a year or two of then, but they did it in 17 hours (the cutoff time), so not fast. (But also significantly more endurance than I have
any interest in training for, even if my swimming abilities were
somewhere above, "well, I _might_ not drown if thrown in a lake not particularly far from shore")
more of a sprinter (like me), pacing gets even trickier, because 5k race pace feels like a slow jog at the start, but a tough slog by 4km into
the race. :)
That seems about right. Mind you, I fairly frequently wind up walking
10k on a trip while fully laden, so it's not like I have problems with exercising for a while. Just not running that distance.
On 12-03-20 19:55, Adept wrote to Vk3jed <=-
Some things I can't help with. They have to come from you. I represent
Indeed. And, while I have some interest in running, I mostly just have interest in keeping up a decent level of physical activity.
I'll probably wind up adding more yoga back in. In part because I now
have a yoga mat again. I tried yoga on my (super hard) bed, and it
didn't go particularly well.
probably a more extreme case, but when fully fit, I have:
Yeah, that's quite the regimen.
And it does seem like you have more willpower on it than me, since I've never really been tempted by even the idea of a gym, aside from having
access to sports facilities. It's hard to go swimming without something that holds a lot of water. It's hard to play volleyball without space
and a net. And so on.
So it's friday. I bought a carton today, but no I'm not going to drink
We went shopping today, braved the masses at Grand Central, Toowoomba's
We ended up getting a tree. it was $9 at the reject shop, bargain! I got
especially. Though, I am thankful we both have our health, and recognise
It's strange how grief affects different people in differnt ways. And how one can some how harden oneself to it, I'm not sure if that's a good
thing or not, if it is a disservice to those we lost if we are not as overcome by grief as in the past?
but I am not religious, and it seems the christians have usurped this celebration, so I'll just wish you all a happy holidays instead.
A carton for me means a carton of cigarettes. Never heard of it being referred to booze.
Pardon my ignorance. Is that in the States?
Now I feel like I got ripped off, paying close to 40 bucks for mine.
That is,
40 Canadian dollars, so yea, may 9 US dollars afterall...
Yes, and you're blessed to have your girls even if you can't see them
this
Christmas. Still must be hard not to see them. Can't pretend to know
what
it's like. Mine is just 6 but feel really lucky to have her in my
life.
Our girls were still-born earlier this year, they were twins and we lost them at 22 weeks. It's been really hard especially for my wife, and this
Really sorry to hear that. It must be really hard. I apologize for my
last
message, I misconstrued your previous message.
So it's friday. I bought a carton today, but no I'm not going to drink them all today - I'm on my fourth for today, as it's quiet hot, and the beer is cold.
We went shopping today, braved the masses at Grand Central, Toowoomba's premier shopping center. Got a couple of XBox games, and my wife got some pandora charms. That's our christmas presents done :)
We ended up getting a tree. it was $9 at the reject shop, bargain! I got some colourd lights from coles for $20 and the cool thing is they can be controlled by alexa or google home. That, and they look cool.
This should have been our first christmas with our girls, but, it is not. So will be a quiet one as it's a bit of a sad time for my wife
especially. Though, I am thankful we both have our health, and recognise that this year will be especially tough for those who have lost loved ones.
It's strange how grief affects different people in differnt ways. And how one can some how harden oneself to it, I'm not sure if that's a good
thing or not, if it is a disservice to those we lost if we are not as overcome by grief as in the past?
Anyway, thats all a bit deep. I would wish everyone a merry christmas,
but I am not religious, and it seems the christians have usurped this celebration, so I'll just wish you all a happy holidays instead.
Take care, and I hope you can find things to celebrate despite the terrible year we have had.
We used to get a real pine branch as a tree but more lately have used a plastic tree. It's a bit of a pain to set up but nowhere as messy as the realthing. I'm slowly coming around to liking it.
On 12-18-20 17:22, apam wrote to All <=-
Anyway, thats all a bit deep. I would wish everyone a merry christmas,
but I am not religious, and it seems the christians have usurped this celebration, so I'll just wish you all a happy holidays instead.
Take care, and I hope you can find things to celebrate despite the terrible year we have had.
It's been a tough year for many, but we still have each other and our communities (including on the boards!). Maybe it's a good time to take stock of what we do have at a time it can be easy to lose sight of that.
On 12-22-20 10:31, Avon wrote to Vk3jed <=-
Amen to that... always nice to read your posts here. I hope this
upcoming Christmas/New Year period is a relaxing one for you and
yours..
Well, it looks like it's going to be quiet, but 2020 is not finished
yet. :)
On 12-23-20 07:40, Warpslide wrote to Vk3jed <=-
There's 8 days left, just please 2020, don't take Betty White...
We ended up getting a tree. it was $9 at the reject shop,
bargain! I got some colourd lights from coles for $20 and the
cool thing is they can be controlled by alexa or google home.
That, and they look cool.
It's strange how grief affects different people in differnt
ways..
..if it is a disservice to those we lost if we are not as
overcome by grief as in the past?
Anyway, thats all a bit deep. I would wish everyone a merry
christmas, but I am not religious, and it seems the
christians have usurped this celebration, so I'll just wish
you all a happy holidays instead.
Take care, and I hope you can find things to celebrate
despite the terrible year we have had.
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Re: Re: Friday
By: apam to Al on Sat Nov 21 2020 11:17 am
Maybe if we were bioligists living in a bubble, but in the real world bringing up covid is most definitley bringing up politics.
Yes, that is certainly true here in North America. Someone may simply
want to talk about covid.. their own or others experience with it and
not wish a political discussion but it may very well elicit an unwanted political response.
People who deny (whatever) are a dangerous sort who make me want to
load up my twit filter.
Not sure exactly what you mean by that.
People who reply to a covid question or discussion and say covid is not any kind of danger and only 6000 people have died from it.
I hate the lies and misinformation that some spread about covid. I hate lies and misinformation generally.
I've not been in the BBS Scene for a long time, so right now I'm sticking my toe in the water and doin
sanity check on it. Whether I remain or go back into hibernation from it, will largely be determined b
my observations of people's attitudes. If most people in the scene these days know how to be civil, ag
to disagree, have calm discussions and act like real humans,
then cool. I might just stick around. But if I find the same levels of outrage and attitude that I find on the main stream web, then remaining would be a redundancy.
I just don't like it that no one is allowed to even ask any questions about anything. Open civil rational discussions are not welcomed.
Wear a mask, don't wear a mask. Think its real, think its fake. Fine
by me.
The people I'm tempted to add to my twit filter, are the ones who say
we should not question, should not discuss, and who gas light people
for having safety concerns, as well as other type of concerns.
I've not been in the BBS Scene for a long time, so right now I'm
sticking my toe in the water and doing a sanity check on it.
I just don't like it that no one is allowed to even ask any questions about anything.
Open civil rational discussions are not welcomed.
The world has basically gone completely insane, which is a much greater threat than covid could ever be, and a threat that existed and was building before 2020, and that this whole thing has set a brush fire to.
Wear a mask, don't wear a mask. Think its real, think its fake. Fine by me. The people I'm tempted to add to my twit filter, are the ones who say we should not question, should not discuss, and who gas light people for having safety concerns, as well as other type of concerns. People these days are just addicted to fear and outrage, regardless of what side of any issue they might take.
I've not been in the BBS Scene for a long time, so right now I'm sticking my toe in the water and doing a sanity check on it. Whether I remain or go back into hibernation from it, will largely be determined by my observations of people's attitudes. If most people in the scene these days know how to be civil, agree to disagree, have calm discussions and act like real humans, then cool. I might just stick around. But if I find the same levels of outrage and attitude that I find on the main stream web, then remaining would be a redundancy.
In my experience, the level of civility to be found is heavily dependant on whihc networks you visit.
Re: Re: Friday
By: Arelor to Paradigms Shifting on Wed Mar 31 2021 07:04 am
In my experience, the level of civility to be found is heavily dependant on wh
networks you visit.
Choose your areas and conversations.. :)
Fidonet has a very wide assortment of areas so you don't need go into areas that ar
uniteresting or ...
Ttyl :-),
Al
... Between two evils, I always pick the one I never tried before.
Re: Re: Friday
By: Paradigms Shifting to Al on Wed Mar 31 2021 11:22 pm
I've not been in the BBS Scene for a long time, so right now I'm sticki toe in the water and doin
sanity check on it. Whether I remain or go back into hibernation from i will largely be determined b
my observations of people's attitudes. If most people in the scene thes days know how to be civil, ag
to disagree, have calm discussions and act like real humans,
then cool. I might just stick around. But if I find the same levels of outrage and attitude that I find on the main stream web, then remaining would be a redundancy.
In my experience, the level of civility to be found is heavily dependant on whihc networks you visit.
Fidonet looks like a lost cause in that regard. Feel free to distregrd this line as trolling, though :-P
*** Quoting Paradigms Shifting from a message to Al ***
I just don't like it that no one is allowed to even ask any questions about anything. Open civil rational discussions are not welcomed.
Wear a mask, don't wear a mask. Think its real, think its fake. Fine by me.
Exactly this. People are way too concerned with what others are doing, especially when it's not really doing any harm. Who cares if a person
is wearing a mask by themself in their car? Maybe they're quickly
driving from point a to point b, or maybe they have anxiety and feel
safer wearing one when they're outside the house. Let them be.
The people we should be concerned about are those who flagrantly
disregard our new normal because it conflicts with their freedom or they have a "medical condition".
I witnessed a woman screaming at the top of her lungs because she wasn't allowed in a grocery store without a mask. She was being quite loud and obnoxious about it, making quite a scene, all the while holding up the (quite long) line behind her. At one point while carrying on she got almost nose -to-nose with the manager while screaming at him. So much
for 6ft apart.
The people I'm tempted to add to my twit filter, are the ones who say we should not question, should not discuss, and who gas light people for having safety concerns, as well as other type of concerns.
Yup, and then you'll have people "comment" about your use of twit
filters. I've been "shamed" on here before about mentioning my use of them. Again, people can't just "live & let live" anymore. If you don't do exactly the same as them then you're wrong.
I've been back for almost a year now. I'd stick around, the people here seem to come & go.
This time last year fsxNet was quite busy, active & pleasant for the
most part. I do take breaks from time-to-time if things do seem to get heated.
I just don't like it that no one is allowed to even ask any questions about anything.
I have not felt that I couldn't question what I wanted to question or ask questions.
Open civil rational discussions are not welcomed.
I am open to discussing almost anything that folks bring up.
The world has basically gone completely insane, which is a much great threat than covid could ever be, and a threat that existed and was building before 2020, and that this whole thing has set a brush fire
I dunno, covid is a pretty clear and present danger. It's not something anyone wished for but it happens from time to time. Hopefully these new vaccines will prove to be effective and we can get back to normal.
Wear a mask, don't wear a mask. Think its real, think its fake. Fine me. The people I'm tempted to add to my twit filter, are the ones who we should not question, should not discuss, and who gas light people having safety concerns, as well as other type of concerns. People the days are just addicted to fear and outrage, regardless of what side o issue they might take.
Discussion is what we do in these echo areas. In normal times we just discuss what's on our minds and maybe those in the discussion can help
us come to some real honest truths. Maybe not but it doesn't hurt us or those around us to discuss what's on our minds.
Most times the discussions are not all that heavy but in some areas it
can get heavy. Have the discussions you want/need/enjoy and leave those that are not helpful where you found them is the way I look at it.
I've not been in the BBS Scene for a long time, so right now I'm stic my toe in the water and doing a sanity check on it. Whether I remain back into hibernation from it, will largely be determined by my observations of people's attitudes. If most people in the scene these know how to be civil, agree to disagree, have calm discussions and ac like real humans, then cool. I might just stick around. But if I find same levels of outrage and attitude that I find on the main stream we then remaining would be a redundancy.
If I have the time I am usually not far from the BBS and the message areas, I've always enjoyed BBSing and the folks I find and have conversations with. I find there is lots to enjoy and lots to stay away from.
around. But if I find the same levels of outrage and attitude that I
find on the main stream web, then remaining would be a redundancy.
I _think_ it's generally better, but it's generally better because of
the no
politics rule, and because of various deficiencies of the format that
wind up
being positives (e.g., messages are in date order, no one is viewing
this as
a super-profitable business, posting memes that are words on pictures
is next
to impossible (or at least would take converting to ANSI, which would hopefully at least be a bit of skill), and so on).
BY: Paradigms Shifting(21:1/101)
Fidonet looks like a lost cause in that regard. Feel free to distregrd
this line as trolling, though :-P
When I was a regular in the BBS Scene, there were valid reasons that w called it "Fight-O-Net" :D
I ran a BBS from 1992-2002, and was on Fidonet for part of that.
I brought my BBS back in January of this year, and I can tell you, in 25 years...not much has changed on that network.
I was amazed that the defining document still dates back to 1987, I believe.
ANSI memes = LOL
I did throw together an ANSI Bernie meme in about 15 minutes, once
(no words on it, or anything).
I did throw together an ANSI Bernie meme in about 15 minutes, once (no words on it, or anything).Was it a mittens one? lol
I _think_ it's generally better, but it's generally better because of the no
politics rule, and because of various deficiencies of the format that wind up
being positives (e.g., messages are in date order, no one is viewing this as
a super-profitable business, posting memes that are words on pictures is next
to impossible (or at least would take converting to ANSI, which would hopefully at least be a bit of skill), and so on).
Vigourous head-nodding. 100% love the no-politics rule on fsxNet. Sure,
as you said, certain phrases can still have political connotations, but I usually just mentally note not to take the bait. When I was newly
returned to BBSing, i did take the bait once, and woo-boy did I have instant regret.
I still carry all the "debate" echos from other 'nets. but just skip
them.
ANSI memes = LOL
Spent the day setting up one of my domain names for my internal network, sorted out a couple of resolution issues, cranked up the firewall on my router, reset the DNS to Cisco Umbrella, and played with containers on Proxmox (lxc natively on Proxmox, Docker/Kubernetes running on an Ubuntu VM inside of Proxmox)
I still want to get a *real* NAS, I'm thinking about a 2-bay Synology
NAS - but will need to get new drives to go with it.
In the meantime, was watching NetworkChuck on Youtube and am inspired to
ram or more. its a great deal. that being said they also do suck up a lot of electricity. but ProxMox is rock solid on them.
No idea what your power pricing is like there, ours has been going through the roof for last 10 years or more... % increase on % increase.. its gotten prohibitive to run lots of equipment 24/7
Avon wrote to poindexter FORTRAN <=-
In the meantime, was watching NetworkChuck on Youtube and am inspired to
He's good. I enjoy his videos too but man he drinks a lot of coffee.
Spectre wrote to gcubebuddy <=-
No idea what your power pricing is like there, ours has been going
through the roof for last 10 years or more... % increase on %
increase.. its gotten prohibitive to run lots of equipment 24/7
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