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ervaqre schreef op 27-10-2016 8:54:

>>> That reminds me of this Merry Christmas, Mr. Bean episode. Rest
>>> assured, I am not quite there yet. I still have a more or less normal
>>> social life. Though I do get accused of not being social enough.
>>
>> Ah, well, if someone accuses you of not being social enough it means
>> that you're being TOO social. I don't have anyone telling me I'm not
>> social enough. Because there isn't anyone around to do that. Shows them!
>
> What a truly blissful life you must have! Nobody to bother you all
> day at home. No people who invite you for social company. I hope you
> also don't have any colleagues, but if you do I would consider
> changing careers. Why would anybody waste his time on this earth
> talking to other people?!

Oh, I'm fine talking to people. If only they did better on the answers.

>>> Hurg. Trust me. You no longer want to be part of Waaglami as we call
>>> it. Why? Well, it is WAY too busy. Sometimes when I grab my phone I
>>> see there are 400 news posts! Yes, 400! It's lunacy. And there are not
>>> even threads. And nobody quotes the person they are replying to. It's
>>> pure and utter chaos.
>>
>> Maybe someone should make an app to put good old usenet on the smartyphones.
>
> Apps for smartphones are mostly like programs for Windows in the 1990s
> and early 2000s. With ads and if you want any functionality you need
> to pay for it. The difference is that you can't even try the shareware
> version. You need to consider your purchase based on some screenshots.

Ironic if you're buying an app to make screenshots, especially since a 
phone can do that without an app. You don't even need to bend the phone 
to point the camera at the screen.

>> I'm... not... leaving... usenet...
>>
>> It's like old LP's that are making a comeback. I even seen people
>> getting in to 8-track tapes. And they were never even a thing here!!!
>>
>> So usenet shall rise again. And I'm sticking around to see the hipster
>> newbies come flooding in.
>
> You might even have a point there. Blondestranger, Tracicle and Neppie
> are all encouraging their children to play Monkey Island. So perhaps
> one day they might come here with questions.

And we'll be here to steer them wrong. See? Being an old fogey can be fun.

> Another reason to play computer games again. But, seeing as that I am
> forced to have a social life, I don't have time for that. How I miss
> the days when I could play Unreal Tournament till 5 a.m. without
> anyway to tell me I shouldn't!

These days you run the risk of playing against a 13 year old at that 
hour who swears like a sailor and claims to do unspeakable things to 
your mom. All shouting through his 150 dollar headset he got from his 
granny because he's such a sweet little kid. So you're not missing out 
on that. Gaming has become social...

-- 
Danny.