Dude, ur forum smells like ass!

Y-u-no-guy

One thing I’ve just been reminded of his how incredibly stale Internet forums can become.

 

I’ve been on the internet since around 1997 and on FidoNET before that since around 1993. I’ve been in a lot of forums based on a lot of different subjects including bands I like, computers and software I use, TV shows I like etc. I’ve made a lot of good friends in those forums and there is nothing better that the community spirit in a good forum…

 

But it doesn’t last.

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praest76@home:~$ sudo apt-get install something-better

Reading package lists… Done Building dependency tree Reading state information… Done The following extra packages will be installed: shitloads shitloads-dev shitloads-dbg libshitloads libshitloads-dev gholdem Suggested packages: tuxcart iesperanto kholdem kholdem-themes hurd hurd-doc-se The following NEW packages will be installed shitloads shitloads-dev shitloads-dbg libshitloads libshitloads-dev gholdem 0 upgraded, 7,346,982 newly installed, 0 to remove and 0 … Read more

St. Patty’s Day

Annual holiday in the US to celebrate the life of failed female industrialist and notorious public alcoholic Patricia Hoffgarden who famously saved the Brooklyn Dodgers from being eaten by wolves. It is observed by liberal consumption of alcohol and the colouring of things green which was for many years erroneously considered Patricia’s favourite colour but … Read more

Gone Digitally

It’s come to a point where I feel inconvenienced by an album not getting a digital release. Having to *buy* a CD online and *wait* for it to come to my home, then having to rip the thing… and then find somewhere to keep the case and physical disc, having to put it away somewhere … Read more

Tux sux, and you know it!

Which is the odd one out? Yeah, that’s right. Regardless of any personal opinion you might have about the companies in question, Apple and Microsoft both have well designed and instantly recognisable logos. Apple’s in particular is a cultural icon. The windows logo is ubiquitous. Tux, on the other hand… Tux is an embarrassment. A … Read more

Coca-Cola: Scraping the barrel since 1888.

If there is one cringe-worthy hackneyed colloquialism missing from this embarrassingly patronising localised example of tasteless unnecessary brand awareness from those peddlers of tooth rot juice it’s this: Don’t make me boke!” I’m bewildered by the fact that I’ve yet to see such line added to any of these posters that have been plastered all … Read more

Why I still run Windows

I’m distinctly unemployable. I’ve been unable to stay in a career for any length of time, usually getting bored and leaving or sticking it out and eventually going mental and killing my co-workers with items of furniture. Because of this I am regularly looking for work. Adobe Acrobat, being a fairly standard format, was once … Read more

Shutdown Day

Can you survive for a day without your computer, mp3 player, TV, cellphone, or indeed any technology? Why not try it on the 3rd of May and see. This is what the organisers of the second annual Shutdown Day are advocating. For one day people should shut down their computers and go outside, enjoy life. … Read more

Friendship

I love how the modern concept of making friends means adding someone to a list on some poxy website. Last week some stranger was railing at me because I removed him/her from my “friends” list on a popular website. I had confirmed their request to add me a week previously because when they requested my … Read more