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whiskey@throttle 
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Posted on: Sep. 06 2000,06:57 |
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Slowly, I grow fond of BBs such as this fine specimen, maintained by the witty, zeitgeist-gripping detonate.net.Can you remember the ol' glory days, in which you would rush home from junior high to flip on your external 2400baud box of joy and dial up a BBS? You'd race through the message boards, leave a message for the trusty sysop (who was either a Monty Python freak or a Repo Man fanatic), play some Tradewars, et cetera... Now, in the wake of Internet Explorer 5.5, we fester in the wake of an ever-expanding cesspool. Sure, Phillips/the Beatles is/are right..."things are getting better all the time." However, things are also getting worse. What was once a novelty of youthful curiosity and a token of spirited invention is now a blunt instrument tailored to sell, swindle, and ultimately profit. Sure, I know what you're thinking: tell us something we don't know. But it's still cracks my ass. ------------------
whiskey_throttle.mullet@boozin.meth.org [This message has been edited by whiskey@throttle (edited September 06, 2000).]
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Sithiee
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Posted on: Sep. 06 2000,08:12 |
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i couldnt agree more. things are getting more and more shitty as the years pass. granted, our economy is better, and thats good, but other stuff sucks now. our last roy rogers closed the other day. gas prices are higher. no one knows how to make a good platform game anymore. basically, i think we can all agree that things were better in the early 90s than right now...
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kai
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Posted on: Sep. 06 2000,10:57 |
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I myself wouldn't mind living in the 70's
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Vigilante
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Posted on: Sep. 06 2000,11:25 |
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2070? Yeah, me too.
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DuSTman
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Posted on: Sep. 06 2000,12:03 |
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I was a sysop myself.. No one ever called.
Mind you, it has to be said, it was a shit BBS, but there was something non-mainstream about the persuit.. I admit i used to get quite annoyed at how computing was being opened to the public. TV shows teaching the basics of computing irked me.. I prefered to be part of a small scene of leet haxors to being in a free-for-all lamors that wanted to learn.. But that's just me...
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starduck
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Posted on: Oct. 07 2000,20:15 |
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if you want crazy oldschool games, get a dreamcast
jeez, they've got overhead flight shooters on that thing. and I just can't get enough chu chu rocket.
as this is a topic about bbs and money, I digress. the problem with our society is that when we get something really cool, everyone grapples on to it and pretends to know all about it. while most of this phenomena only lasts a few months (mars rover, comet halebopp, y2k to name a few), computers, and the fact that you can make billions from one, has always been around. that's because you CAN make billions of dollars. however, you'll find some sites that don't sell out, but they're very few in breed. try weblogs, hahaha.
it's funny you should mention this because I was just taking a break from making the ultimate online industry, that will probably get some venture capital, and will allow me to retire at the ripe age of 18.
if it's worth a shot, why shouldn't everyone do it?
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