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Hello all you hammies ..like myself who troll the Net
as well packet...etc.... Just got thru reading
three comments on the big bad Net...
<< Quoting G0FTD to INET@WW >>
>From : G0FTD To : INET @WW
>Type/Status : B$ Date/Time : 25-Jun 19:03
>Bid : 530009G0FTD Message # : 260318
>Title : Death of the internet.
>
> Over the past few years I've amassed "membership" of
> many user groups such as on Yahoo as well as checking
> out newsgroups e.g uk.radio.amateur, uk.telecom.mobile
> and frankly I find them all pretty useless.
Me too, and I even have now a book for all the reg numbers
and passwords, as well IDs. Some are useless, and therefore
I wouldn't go back. For some useless ones, I go there only
because I am innvolved there.
Drop'em Andy. Plenty of better ones out there.
> Rarely do I see anything of any use.
>
> Just reams and reams of daft users posting crap questions
> like:
>
> "what's the best coax for my FT817 ?"
>
> or
>
> "Radio hams or radio amateurs?"
I get this on a hammie site too, but then they have to ask
the question, even if it is "CRAP". CRAP..mmm..reminds me
of my CRAP@WW ...but then in different parts of the world
CRAP means something else...but here in Cannuckia we have
many definitions...but then cannuckians have, and are of
different beliefs...we make our own minds up...eh
> Utterly pointless and time wasting tosh that's going to
> get ther chop.
>
> Apart from some email and a few useful websites I'm
> finding that I need the internet less and less and finding
> it less useful each day I use it.
Actually Andy, I only use it for email like you. I have
searched, all I might have asked before the Internet came to
be ... for every search, as you there is the crap and the
good results, and where ever pro and con on a subject I
have requested a search.
As I have asked, all I need to ask...I too lately have been
using it less. Of course in the passed few days due to
whatever, I have been marine in the rubber pond.
> I seem to be going back to traditional media, such as
> newspapers with respected reporting (instead of vacuuous
> blogs!), BBC Radio 4 and ye olde worlde TV Teletext.
Yes agreed. I don't buy papers. And only at night I sort
of check the national news and weather. Thats all...and
I am off to bed. << NO Warren... not with Rusty >>.
> And if there's nothing of interest on these outlets then
> I'll read a book or play radio.
Yes..and I hope have fun too! Thats important.
> This so called information society is a waste of time,
> too much tittle tattle, junk and trivia and content for
> content's sake !
>
> Wither the internet.
>
> - Andy -
>
>[End of Message #260318 from G0FTD]
Well Andy. The waste of time, is sorting thru all the comments
"pro" and "con" on just about every subject you can think of.
It is a waste of time, just sorting it all out, and making up
your own mind. Don't give up ... this is the Information
Highway that is bridging the gaps between nations...Hang in\
there and troll along. Bring the trolley too with the tea pot.
Take care ...
OK now is comments from Warren KB2VXA
<< Quoting KB2VXA to INET@WW >>
>From : KB2VXA To : INET @WW
>Type/Status : B$ Date/Time : 26-Jun 00:23
>Bid : 64815_NJ2AR Message # : 260326
>Title : Re: G0FTD > Death of the Internet
>
> Hi Andy and all,
>
> If anyone can kill the Internet you can. If it's so
> useless why do you use it or maybe Southgate is your
> last refuge?
Now Warren..how is Andy going to kill the Internet?
Is he not right about the useless dribble there, and
how long one must sift through all the sites to get
and answer to a question? There is always pro and
con...and no time to really read them all.
> Using your logic packet is less than useless so why
> DON'T you go read a book? Hmmm, maybe you can ask
> Paris Hilton to come over and play...
He does read...he mentioned it. As for Paris Hilton
mmmm would you really want her to come over and play...eh?
> Hey, I just remembered those grumpy old men from
> Michigan so maybe taking holiday in Canada will take
> your mind off grumping on us.
>
>73 de Warren
>
>[End of Message #260326 from KB2VXA]
Oh no! Warren...If the grumpy old men from Michigan come
here, they might unite with the Grumpy Old men from the
skating rink, and then I'd have a cold summer...boring too!
I better call CISaS and have them block them at the border.
Oh.. geesh..warren must have been to the fridge for that
bite and got a bum piece of food...eeeeeesh pumpout time
for Warren in hospital eating hospital food and doggie
biscuits....MMMM maybe I should get on a jet to NJ with
rusty and we could visit him in hospital. hahahaha
Oh yeah back to our topic....ok Bob VK6BE is up next
<< do you think grouping all these messages together is
going to keep me on top as the King of 21K ? >>
Bob VK6BE is next ....
<< Quoting VK6BE to INET @WW >>
>From : VK6BE To : INET @WW
>Type/Status : B$ Date/Time : 26-Jun 01:33
>Bid : 591043VK6BE Message # : 260327
>Title : Re: Death of the internet.
>
> It all depends on just what you want from the Internet,
> Andy. I find it almost indispensible now.
Hello Bob .... now correct me if I am wrong, but I seem to
remember or there is something telling me that you once
got a message from the UK'ers telling you to get Internet
which you told them you already have....and oh well, without
going down this road again ... the below reply was pretty
good.
> Over the past five years I have researched my family tree
> going back for a couple of hundred years. I edit a magazine
> and use a lot of material from the internet, cartoons and
> information.
> I am a musician and the Internet is a great source of music
> of various genre, much of which is no longer copyright.
> This includes actual notation or words or both.
> I recently bought a bass clarinet on eBay from overseas for
> about $AUD1000 less than I would have bought it in Australia.
> I have gained friends in other countries to whom I can speak
> using skype or one of the other telephonic programmes.
> I keep contact with relatives in various parts with no cost to
> me.
> I use the news service provided by my ISP. Email?
> I rarely buy stamps or envelopes now; most of those with whom
> I keep in contact are on email, and this includes the
> societies to which I belong.I am secretary of one of
> these.
> I have downloaded games which I play when I feel like it.
> My grandchildren use the Internet as a valuable resource for
> research for their studies.
> Running costs? Well, cost of some programs, but much of what
> is needed is available free of charge - just download it.
> ISP fees? Cheap! Electricity costs? Well so has your TV or
> radio. What do you want from the Internet?
> Cheers,
> Bob VK6BE.
>
[End of Message #260327 from VK6BE]
Yikes...truer words were never spoken so well...thanks Bob.
I hope this gives Andy faith and support from us all to
keep the Net for what it is, and just sift thru the stuff
like everyone else.
To Andy G0FTD, Warren KB2VXA and BOB VK6BE who put the
icing on the cake....many thanks to you all ... I'll keep
my Internet going...maybe get DSL, and wireless network
for the home...as Maria and I are both on the net.
73 Pete VE3WBZ
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