• Re: BBSes today

    From MRO@VERT/BBSESINF to Andeddu on Sunday, August 16, 2020 19:38:33
    Re: Re: BBSes today
    By: Andeddu to MRO on Sun Aug 16 2020 05:59 pm

    Re: Re: BBSes today
    By: MRO to Andeddu on Sat Aug 15 2020 06:54 pm

    i miss vine. it was very entertaining.

    TikTok is very similar... will you miss that too?

    it's similar but not the same entirely. i find it less enjoyable and i'm not an avid user.
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  • From paulie420@VERT/BEERS20 to Nightfox on Sunday, August 16, 2020 20:56:00
    I know its unpopular, but with the TikTok/WhatsApp bans that Trump is bringing... I just think that America shouldn't tell its citizens wha they can and can't do. I can't wrapo my head around how thats OK. If

    I've heard of the TikTok ban, but haven't heard anything about WhatsApp being ba nned..

    Yea, along with TikTok hes trying to push a WhatsApp ban too - *IF* its not WhatsApp, its weibo or... one that like EVERYONE in China and India use. Regardless, I don't use either- but... if I wanted to, I thought I lived in America so that I could CHOOSE. Sure, inform me of the risks but.... free?



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  • From The Lizard Master@VERT/NITEEYES to Andeddu on Sunday, August 16, 2020 20:30:59
    Re: Re: BBSes today
    By: Andeddu to Nightfox on Sun Aug 16 2020 05:28 pm

    There are some things I guess I don't pay much attention to. There's a TV show called Breaking Bad, which was apparently fairly popular, but I had never heard of it until there was a news story that it was in its last season. :P

    Haha, I think everone's seen Breaking Bad over here except me, I can't be arsed watching something that's 5+ seasons long. Too much to get through, so I'd rather not bother.

    It's worth it. One of the best series of all-time.

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  • From Tracker1@VERT/TRN to Andeddu on Monday, August 17, 2020 03:06:41
    On 8/13/2020 11:00 AM, Andeddu wrote:

    20GB should be enough of a threshold for most people. Having a phone with an uncapped unlimited data plan has sure changed the way I use technology. I pretty much just use my phone these days... I very rarely browse the web on my
    PC and the only other device I use to go online is my iPad. Around a decade ago
    I used my laptop to carry out at least 90% of all my media consumption.

    How things change!

    Yeah... I use a combination of things... I'm WFH, and have a wired VPN
    device for my work laptop. Beyond this, there's a combination of
    devices connected to the TVs. I have my Shield TV, fiance and daughter
    prefer Fire sticks, and there's also chromecasting. I do watch youtube
    on TV, but will use my phone a lot of the time.

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  • From Tracker1@VERT/TRN to Andeddu on Monday, August 17, 2020 03:46:53
    On 8/16/2020 9:28 AM, Andeddu wrote:
    There are some things I guess I don't pay much attention to. There's a TV >> show called Breaking Bad, which was apparently fairly popular, but I had
    never heard of it until there was a news story that it was in its last
    season. :P

    Haha, I think everone's seen Breaking Bad over here except me, I can't be arsed
    watching something that's 5+ seasons long. Too much to get through, so I'd rather not bother.

    It's a decent show. You don't have to binge it, you can do it just like
    any syndication show, watching an episode a night during the week to
    wind down.

    If you like "Breaking Bad" should also give "The Shield" a view.

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    Michael J. Ryan
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  • From Andeddu@VERT/AMSTRAD to MRO on Monday, August 17, 2020 11:14:25
    Re: Re: BBSes today
    By: MRO to Andeddu on Sun Aug 16 2020 07:38 pm

    it's similar but not the same entirely. i find it less enjoyable and i'm not an avid user.

    I never used Vine or TikTok but I have seen my fair share of videos posted on YouTube. I agree, some can be highly entertaining. There will be a gap in the market for a new app to take over should TikTok be banned in the US.

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  • From MRO@VERT/BBSESINF to Tracker1 on Monday, August 17, 2020 16:54:58
    Re: Re: BBSes today
    By: Tracker1 to Andeddu on Mon Aug 17 2020 03:06 am

    Yeah... I use a combination of things... I'm WFH, and have a wired VPN


    what the hell is WFH

    white fat human?
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  • From MRO@VERT/BBSESINF to Andeddu on Monday, August 17, 2020 17:00:07
    Re: Re: BBSes today
    By: Andeddu to MRO on Mon Aug 17 2020 11:14 am

    Re: Re: BBSes today
    By: MRO to Andeddu on Sun Aug 16 2020 07:38 pm

    it's similar but not the same entirely. i find it less enjoyable and
    i'm not an avid user.

    I never used Vine or TikTok but I have seen my fair share of videos posted on YouTube. I agree, some can be highly entertaining. There will be a gap


    the thing about vine is it was quick, it was entertaining and it was easy.
    and you could use 3rd party apps
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  • From Hatton@VERT/THRCORN to MRO on Tuesday, August 18, 2020 01:31:23
    Re: Re: BBSes today
    By: MRO to Tracker1 on Mon Aug 17 2020 04:54 pm

    Yeah... I use a combination of things... I'm WFH, and have a wired
    VPN

    what the hell is WFH

    white fat human?

    ROFLMAO... thanks for the laugh of the night!

    WFH in this case probably means Working From Home, esepcially with the added context of a wired VPN.

    But still, I needed the laugh... thanks!

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  • From Vk3jed@VERT/FREEWAY to MRO on Tuesday, August 18, 2020 15:35:00
    On 08-17-20 16:54, MRO wrote to Tracker1 <-

    what the hell is WFH

    Working from home. :)


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  • From Andeddu@VERT/AMSTRAD to Tracker1 on Tuesday, August 18, 2020 19:40:13
    Re: Re: BBSes today
    By: Tracker1 to Andeddu on Mon Aug 17 2020 03:06 am

    Yeah... I use a combination of things... I'm WFH, and have a wired VPN device for my work laptop. Beyond this, there's a combination of
    devices connected to the TVs. I have my Shield TV, fiance and daughter prefer Fire sticks, and there's also chromecasting. I do watch youtube
    on TV, but will use my phone a lot of the time.

    Shield TV... as in the nVidia shield? I haven't heard about that thing for a long time. Do you stream your PC onto your TV screen?

    My friend sometimes brings his Chromecast along to mine so we can watch football matches on his BT subscription... it's a brillaint versatile device. I don't have anything for my TV as all the apps I need are already on it. If I had to move from house to house, a Chromecast would be nice.

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  • From Andeddu@VERT/AMSTRAD to Tracker1 on Tuesday, August 18, 2020 19:51:57
    Re: Re: BBSes today
    By: Tracker1 to Andeddu on Mon Aug 17 2020 03:46 am

    It's a decent show. You don't have to binge it, you can do it just like
    any syndication show, watching an episode a night during the week to
    wind down.

    If you like "Breaking Bad" should also give "The Shield" a view.

    --
    Michael J. Ryan

    I'll keep The Shield in mind. The first long running show I have to get through will have to be Game of Thrones. I have never watched it before, so I really must.

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