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So you're over 100 years old? Wow!Mountaineer wrote: ↑Sat Aug 29, 2020 5:53 pmSheeeeeeesh you youngsters. I made it fo 50 years w/o Al Gore’s invention.Kriegsspiel wrote: ↑Sat Aug 29, 2020 4:48 pm I've lived... yeesh, over 7 years of my adult life without home internet. You spend less time fucking around on it, that's for sure.
He didn't address when it was invented, just when he started using it.Libertarian666 wrote: ↑Sat Aug 29, 2020 9:57 pmSo you're over 100 years old? Wow!Mountaineer wrote: ↑Sat Aug 29, 2020 5:53 pmSheeeeeeesh you youngsters. I made it fo 50 years w/o Al Gore’s invention.Kriegsspiel wrote: ↑Sat Aug 29, 2020 4:48 pm I've lived... yeesh, over 7 years of my adult life without home internet. You spend less time fucking around on it, that's for sure.
Yes, I was just being silly.Xan wrote: ↑Sat Aug 29, 2020 10:36 pmHe didn't address when it was invented, just when he started using it.Libertarian666 wrote: ↑Sat Aug 29, 2020 9:57 pmSo you're over 100 years old? Wow!Mountaineer wrote: ↑Sat Aug 29, 2020 5:53 pmSheeeeeeesh you youngsters. I made it fo 50 years w/o Al Gore’s invention.Kriegsspiel wrote: ↑Sat Aug 29, 2020 4:48 pm I've lived... yeesh, over 7 years of my adult life without home internet. You spend less time fucking around on it, that's for sure.
Well, I might have exagerated a little as to the 50 years of non-use, it's more like ~40. But what's a decade or so among friends? And, 50 (half a century) is such a nice round number; plus, when one has a chance to gore Gore, or is that credit Gore for his wisdom and awesome invention .......Libertarian666 wrote: ↑Sat Aug 29, 2020 11:57 pmYes, I was just being silly.Xan wrote: ↑Sat Aug 29, 2020 10:36 pmHe didn't address when it was invented, just when he started using it.Libertarian666 wrote: ↑Sat Aug 29, 2020 9:57 pmSo you're over 100 years old? Wow!Mountaineer wrote: ↑Sat Aug 29, 2020 5:53 pmSheeeeeeesh you youngsters. I made it fo 50 years w/o Al Gore’s invention.Kriegsspiel wrote: ↑Sat Aug 29, 2020 4:48 pm I've lived... yeesh, over 7 years of my adult life without home internet. You spend less time fucking around on it, that's for sure.
300 BAUD was FastMountaineer wrote: ↑Sun Aug 30, 2020 4:57 amWell, I might have exagerated a little as to the 50 years of non-use, it's more like ~40. But what's a decade or so among friends? And, 50 (half a century) is such a nice round number; plus, when one has a chance to gore Gore, or is that credit Gore for his wisdom and awesome invention .......Libertarian666 wrote: ↑Sat Aug 29, 2020 11:57 pmYes, I was just being silly.Xan wrote: ↑Sat Aug 29, 2020 10:36 pmHe didn't address when it was invented, just when he started using it.Libertarian666 wrote: ↑Sat Aug 29, 2020 9:57 pmSo you're over 100 years old? Wow!Mountaineer wrote: ↑Sat Aug 29, 2020 5:53 pmSheeeeeeesh you youngsters. I made it fo 50 years w/o Al Gore’s invention.Kriegsspiel wrote: ↑Sat Aug 29, 2020 4:48 pm I've lived... yeesh, over 7 years of my adult life without home internet. You spend less time fucking around on it, that's for sure.
Yes, it was. Then 1200 baud was like lightning, but when I got to 9600 baud for my Compuserve access, I was in heaven!shekels wrote: ↑Sun Aug 30, 2020 9:45 am300 BAUD was FastMountaineer wrote: ↑Sun Aug 30, 2020 4:57 amWell, I might have exagerated a little as to the 50 years of non-use, it's more like ~40. But what's a decade or so among friends? And, 50 (half a century) is such a nice round number; plus, when one has a chance to gore Gore, or is that credit Gore for his wisdom and awesome invention .......Libertarian666 wrote: ↑Sat Aug 29, 2020 11:57 pmYes, I was just being silly.Xan wrote: ↑Sat Aug 29, 2020 10:36 pmHe didn't address when it was invented, just when he started using it.Libertarian666 wrote: ↑Sat Aug 29, 2020 9:57 pmSo you're over 100 years old? Wow!Mountaineer wrote: ↑Sat Aug 29, 2020 5:53 pmSheeeeeeesh you youngsters. I made it fo 50 years w/o Al Gore’s invention.Kriegsspiel wrote: ↑Sat Aug 29, 2020 4:48 pm I've lived... yeesh, over 7 years of my adult life without home internet. You spend less time fucking around on it, that's for sure.
I still have several Floppy Discs, one may be for CompuServe if you want to try out a New subscription.Libertarian666 wrote: ↑Sun Aug 30, 2020 10:12 amYes, it was. Then 1200 baud was like lightning, but when I got to 9600 baud for my Compuserve access, I was in heaven!shekels wrote: ↑Sun Aug 30, 2020 9:45 am300 BAUD was FastMountaineer wrote: ↑Sun Aug 30, 2020 4:57 amWell, I might have exagerated a little as to the 50 years of non-use, it's more like ~40. But what's a decade or so among friends? And, 50 (half a century) is such a nice round number; plus, when one has a chance to gore Gore, or is that credit Gore for his wisdom and awesome invention .......Libertarian666 wrote: ↑Sat Aug 29, 2020 11:57 pmYes, I was just being silly.Xan wrote: ↑Sat Aug 29, 2020 10:36 pmHe didn't address when it was invented, just when he started using it.Libertarian666 wrote: ↑Sat Aug 29, 2020 9:57 pmSo you're over 100 years old? Wow!Mountaineer wrote: ↑Sat Aug 29, 2020 5:53 pmSheeeeeeesh you youngsters. I made it fo 50 years w/o Al Gore’s invention.Kriegsspiel wrote: ↑Sat Aug 29, 2020 4:48 pm I've lived... yeesh, over 7 years of my adult life without home internet. You spend less time fucking around on it, that's for sure.
Believe it or not, Compuserve still exists, at least as a web site. I'm pretty sure they don't have the dial-up BBS any more, though.shekels wrote: ↑Sun Aug 30, 2020 10:28 amI still have several Floppy Discs, one may be for CompuServe if you want to try out a New subscription.Libertarian666 wrote: ↑Sun Aug 30, 2020 10:12 amYes, it was. Then 1200 baud was like lightning, but when I got to 9600 baud for my Compuserve access, I was in heaven!shekels wrote: ↑Sun Aug 30, 2020 9:45 am300 BAUD was FastMountaineer wrote: ↑Sun Aug 30, 2020 4:57 amWell, I might have exagerated a little as to the 50 years of non-use, it's more like ~40. But what's a decade or so among friends? And, 50 (half a century) is such a nice round number; plus, when one has a chance to gore Gore, or is that credit Gore for his wisdom and awesome invention .......Libertarian666 wrote: ↑Sat Aug 29, 2020 11:57 pmYes, I was just being silly.Xan wrote: ↑Sat Aug 29, 2020 10:36 pmHe didn't address when it was invented, just when he started using it.Libertarian666 wrote: ↑Sat Aug 29, 2020 9:57 pmSo you're over 100 years old? Wow!Mountaineer wrote: ↑Sat Aug 29, 2020 5:53 pmSheeeeeeesh you youngsters. I made it fo 50 years w/o Al Gore’s invention.Kriegsspiel wrote: ↑Sat Aug 29, 2020 4:48 pm I've lived... yeesh, over 7 years of my adult life without home internet. You spend less time fucking around on it, that's for sure.
Seriously??? What on earth is the rationale for that? Is COVID somehow now an STD or something??
Yeah, It's a COVID-19 thing. I'm not 100% sure how closing off the bathrooms does anything to promote public safety when they are allowing people to dine-in anyway.WiseOne wrote: ↑Tue Sep 01, 2020 4:01 pmSeriously??? What on earth is the rationale for that? Is COVID somehow now an STD or something??
Of course here in NYC the restaurants are forbidden to allow customers inside, and there's no indication that inside dining will ever be allowed again - and a hint that this state of affairs will continue for at least another year. (It's just one of our dear mayor's many tactics for killing this city off.) So the bathroom issue is moot here.
KnR -- damn, I remember that book, along with the C++ ARM. But I think we've been over this before? Memories of a time almost before you were born, working at the company that inspired "Buck Forland" bumper stickers at Microsoft....
What did you use for your speed test? I'll do the same on mine and report the results.
Showoff! We're lucky to get 20 mbps, with a terrible ping, but that's satellite internet for you.
I used to use a dedicated website but it looks like Google now has it as a feature!
After my couple weeks on 3G even 20 Mbps would seem like a rocket ship I'm sure.Libertarian666 wrote: ↑Sat Sep 12, 2020 3:21 pm
Showoff! We're lucky to get 20 mbps, with a terrible ping, but that's satellite internet for you.
It's a lot better now that it has been in the past (up to about 18 months ago), so I don't generally complain.
Yes, I've had way too much experience with crappy internet service.Smith1776 wrote: ↑Sat Sep 12, 2020 3:37 pmAfter my couple weeks on 3G even 20 Mbps would seem like a rocket ship I'm sure.Libertarian666 wrote: ↑Sat Sep 12, 2020 3:21 pm
Showoff! We're lucky to get 20 mbps, with a terrible ping, but that's satellite internet for you.
It's a lot better now that it has been in the past (up to about 18 months ago), so I don't generally complain.
Every provider I've ever had has always delivered just a fraction of the upload speed relative to download speed.Kriegsspiel wrote: ↑Sat Sep 12, 2020 5:32 pm Yea, that's download/upload. I think that's pretty standard, right? I'm on fiber. If I was wired in it would be 150mb/s, but I'm using a wifi router so I can be upstairs, in the bathroom, out on the deck, upside down, whatever.