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Down and South are not the same thing.

You could run a BBS! Synchronet and Enigma both have Docker images available.

It’s really the epitome of a pointless endeavor, but it also gives you an entirely new kind of system to learn, tinker with, and customize.

Way up heah in Maine, bub.

It was always “nitch” to me growing up in New England. Then I thought people were getting fancy and mispronouncing it as the internet rose. Then last year I found out that I am the idiot and “neesh” is the proper way.

But I still have a hard time saying it and not feeling pompous.

Shit drives me nuts. I work for a service delivery organization and the last few years have seen us adopting a new platform that likes to talk up automation and efficiencies. Making things work is my job, but I don’t hesitate to tell folks that while we can help improve and change the jobs they do, they still have to have call center and field resources.

I love that Ice-T just found a steady gig but has continued putting out Body Count albums even as he’s closing in on 70.

King of opposite what you asked, I was just talking to my wife about Kelly Clarkson’s career the other day. Plucked from obscurity in the first season of American Idol, shot to stardom, now hosting daytime talk show. The woman has an incredible voice and can sing anything. It just makes me kind of sad that her talent is so underutilized.

Found the guy who’s never been hit by a car.

Sorry about the confusion. I meant Wikipedia.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Usenet

I think your confusion is in thinking that Usenet is a centralized space. It isn’t. Yes, you need a provider, but if one does carry what you want, you go elsewhere.

Highly recommend reading the wiki articlenon Usenet.

It must have been around 1981. Five years old. Empire Strikes Back was probably the first movie I ever saw in theaters.

I woke up from a nightmare and went across the hall to my parents’ room for some comfort. They both started to get up and they were fucking STORMTROOPERS! I ran through the house screaming while they calmly and quietly pursued.

It was the most vivid, realistic, and terrifying dream I have ever had.

I spent a fair bit of the past weekend spinning it up and loading my library. Still have some cleanup to do, a fair bit of learning I think, and dipping into the community for some questions. At this point, I’m not sure it holds a ton of value for me personally, but it looks great and has been a lot of fun. Definitely looking forward to what the future brings.