Re: [OT]

[DG]

Op 25-7-2017 om 17:45 schreef ervaqre:
> ervaqre is the saltiest of pirates:
>
>>> I AGREE WITH THESE POSTS!!!!11!!!1!!!
>>
>> TRIM YER QUOTES!!!!
>
> YOU FIGHT LIKE TEH COWS.
>
#SHUTUP

--
Danny.

[DG]

Op 11-12-2017 om 17:48 schreef ervaqre:

>>>> TRIM YER QUOTES!!!!
>>>
>>> YOU FIGHT LIKE TEH COWS.
>>>
>> #SHUTUP
>

> Why does it take you more than a week to reply? What are you? Lazy?! I
> will have to report you now.
>
Less than a week. Happy now?

--
Danny.

[DG]

Op 19-12-2017 om 9:45 schreef ervaqre:

>>>>>> TRIM YER QUOTES!!!!
>>>>>
>>>>> YOU FIGHT LIKE TEH COWS.
>>>>>
>>>> #SHUTUP
>>>
>>> Why does it take you more than a week to reply? What are you? Lazy?! I
>>> will have to report you now.
>>>
>> Less than a week. Happy now?
>

> HAPPY?!?!?!? How dare you ask that question!? Did you know that today 276
> years have passed since the death of Victor Bering? Victor is the man
> whose flesh I put on after I dug his corpse out of the Siberian soil. Yet
> I have the eyes and mind of Varro Reatinus.
>
> No, I am not happy with that.
>
I'm pretty sure Bering is that straight guy. But I'm not gonna go all
Wikipedia to find out who this Reatinus fellow is.

--
Danny.

[DG]

Op 20-12-2017 om 15:34 schreef ervaqre:

>>> HAPPY?!?!?!? How dare you ask that question!? Did you know that today
>>> 276 years have passed since the death of Victor Bering? Victor is the
>>> man whose flesh I put on after I dug his corpse out of the Siberian
>>> soil. Yet I have the eyes and mind of Varro Reatinus.
>>>
>>> No, I am not happy with that.
>>>
>> I'm pretty sure Bering is that straight guy. But I'm not gonna go all
>> Wikipedia to find out who this Reatinus fellow is.
>

> He was a Roman writer. I happen to be the president of the Varro Reatinus
> fan club in our village. Would you be interested in becoming a member?
> You'll receive a free bonus card!
>
> By the way rumor has it Bering wasn't straight at all. But I have no idea
> where rumor picked up that idea.
>
Is it so tough to get members to the village Varro Reatinus fan club
that you'd even consider outsiders who do not even know Varro Reatinus?

I've heard rumors that Bering wasn't even a guy (or was that
Shakespeare?). He certainly wasn't the straight guy. There aren't enough
straight guys anymore. Ask any stand-up comic, there all working alone
these days.

--
Danny.

[DG]

Op 21-12-2017 om 14:46 schreef ervaqre:

>>> He was a Roman writer. I happen to be the president of the Varro
>>> Reatinus fan club in our village. Would you be interested in becoming a
>>> member? You'll receive a free bonus card!
>>>
>>> By the way rumor has it Bering wasn't straight at all. But I have no
>>> idea where rumor picked up that idea.
>>>
>> Is it so tough to get members to the village Varro Reatinus fan club
>> that you'd even consider outsiders who do not even know Varro Reatinus?
>

> We're doing fine I guess. So far we have one member already. You could
> become the second member. We need a penningmeester anyway.

How much money are we talking about? How well monitored would this
penningmeester be? How much is a flight to the Cayman Islands?

>> I've heard rumors that Bering wasn't even a guy (or was that
>> Shakespeare?). He certainly wasn't the straight guy. There aren't enough
>> straight guys anymore. Ask any stand-up comic, there all working alone
>> these days.
>

> I don't think my Suske en Wiske's were of the standing up types. It's
> also better not to talk about straight and not straight. I am notorious
> on WAAglami for my views. They're considered to be sexist, racist and
> homophobic by some. Whenever I start typing, they cover their eyes!
>
This would explain the terrible spelling some people have on the
internets. It's hard to type while having your hands in front of your
eyes in order to not get Reindered.

--
Danny.

[DG]

Op 22-12-2017 om 14:33 schreef ervaqre:

>>> We're doing fine I guess. So far we have one member already. You could
>>> become the second member. We need a penningmeester anyway.
>>
>> How much money are we talking about? How well monitored would this
>> penningmeester be? How much is a flight to the Cayman Islands?
>

> We're still taking donations in exchange for copies of the works of the
> honorable Varro Reatinus. We might have to leave the village for this. So
> we would travel around the various kingdoms of Europe with a cart full of
> books. I'm sure we'll make millions. There's no monitoring involved,
> since we don't have enough money yet to buy even an old CRT-monitor.
> Instead, everything has to be done on paper. Can you write with a pen?

Hmmm, you may be better off crowd-funding this over the internets. It
saves on writing with pens and paying for employees who actually still
know how to hold one of those.

> Not sure if we'll make it to the Cayman Islands. Do you think the wild
> natives would be interested in becoming members of the fan club?

They're not wild about being called natives. It makes them restless.

>>> I don't think my Suske en Wiske's were of the standing up types. It's
>>> also better not to talk about straight and not straight. I am notorious
>>> on WAAglami for my views. They're considered to be sexist, racist and
>>> homophobic by some. Whenever I start typing, they cover their eyes!
>>>
>> This would explain the terrible spelling some people have on the
>> internets. It's hard to type while having your hands in front of your
>> eyes in order to not get Reindered.
>

> I've tried using my smartphone with my nose when it's too cold to take
> off my gloves. It works remarkably well.

To bad it gave the phone a virus and it goes atchoo every time someone
sends a text.

--
Danny.

[DG]

Op 1-1-2018 om 10:27 schreef ervaqre:

>> Hmmm, you may be better off crowd-funding this over the internets. It
>> saves on writing with pens and paying for employees who actually still
>> know how to hold one of those.
>

> Crowd-funding?! That sounds like the worst idea ever! When you walk
> around the kingdoms, you can simply force people to pay by threatening
> them with a sword. But if you crowd-fund through the internet, how are
> you going to threaten people? I'm not much of a keyboard warrior.

Threaten them to not give them what they paid for unless they pay even
more. Works on crowd-funding all the time.

>>> Not sure if we'll make it to the Cayman Islands. Do you think the wild
>>> natives would be interested in becoming members of the fan club?
>>
>> They're not wild about being called natives. It makes them restless.
>

> Aggressive wildlings?! Sounds like a great place to sell books. Perhaps
> we should also sell the Bible. Do you have any priest robes?

Don't use priest robes! You'll scare the kids. Or scar.

>>>> This would explain the terrible spelling some people have on the
>>>> internets. It's hard to type while having your hands in front of your
>>>> eyes in order to not get Reindered.
>>>
>>> I've tried using my smartphone with my nose when it's too cold to take
>>> off my gloves. It works remarkably well.
>>
>> To bad it gave the phone a virus and it goes atchoo every time someone
>> sends a text.
>

> You can change that, you know. If you'd like, you can even change it to
> your own voice screaming that you have a new message. Or do you still
> have a Nokia 3310?
>
Never had a Nokia 3310. I used a Siemens M35 about 15 years ago. Still
works.

--
Danny.

[DG]

Op 24-3-2018 om 1:35 schreef ervaqre:

>>> Crowd-funding?! That sounds like the worst idea ever! When you walk
>>> around the kingdoms, you can simply force people to pay by threatening
>>> them with a sword. But if you crowd-fund through the internet, how are
>>> you going to threaten people? I'm not much of a keyboard warrior.
>>
>> Threaten them to not give them what they paid for unless they pay even
>> more. Works on crowd-funding all the time.
>

> Smoky ashes arise from the smoke. The beavers show their teeth. And now,
> and then, and now, and then, I am the blind I. That is the letter O.

Sesame Street sure has changed since I was a kid.

>>> Aggressive wildlings?! Sounds like a great place to sell books. Perhaps
>>> we should also sell the Bible. Do you have any priest robes?
>>
>> Don't use priest robes! You'll scare the kids. Or scar.
>

> No way I am going to scar the aggressive wildlings for life with my naked
> presence. This sounds like a task suitable for you instead. It's a team
> effort after all.

I'm just here for the immoral support.

>>> You can change that, you know. If you'd like, you can even change it to
>>> your own voice screaming that you have a new message. Or do you still
>>> have a Nokia 3310?
>>>
>> Never had a Nokia 3310. I used a Siemens M35 about 15 years ago. Still
>> works.
>

> I just fired up a server in Panama to perform a Google Image search for
> that phone with randomized browser fingerprint settings just in care the
> authorities are after me. It looks a lot like the Siemens phone I had in
> 2002 and 2003. It was a horrible bastard and I buried it in Lithuania.

Lithuania, where horrible bastards go to die.

> Have you ever upgraded to the smart phone world?
>
Sort of. I don't use it as a phone so much, more as a map and for taking
photo's.

--
Danny.

[DG]

Op 28-3-2018 om 22:40 schreef ervaqre:

>>> Smoky ashes arise from the smoke. The beavers show their teeth. And
>>> now, and then, and now, and then, I am the blind I. That is the letter
>>> O.
>>
>> Sesame Street sure has changed since I was a kid.
>

> What's this thing with typing a reply that is totally unrelated to the
> text you are replying to? And you're only 16, officially you are still a
> kid. Do you even have your keyboard license?

It's a UK keyboard, I'm sure that explains everything.

>>> No way I am going to scar the aggressive wildlings for life with my
>>> naked presence. This sounds like a task suitable for you instead. It's
>>> a team effort after all.
>>
>> I'm just here for the immoral support.
>

> Like a cheerleader? Don't you know that is not of this time? That of
> course, is a literal translation of saying dat het niet van deze tijd is.

Maybe more of support animal. Immoral Support Elephant anyone?

>>> I just fired up a server in Panama to perform a Google Image search for
>>> that phone with randomized browser fingerprint settings just in care
>>> the authorities are after me. It looks a lot like the Siemens phone I
>>> had in 2002 and 2003. It was a horrible bastard and I buried it in
>>> Lithuania.
>>
>> Lithuania, where horrible bastards go to die.
>

> I have never been to Lithuania. But I would like to go there. Do you have
> time the first Saturday of May?

Do you know how far that is? I can't get there on my bicycle.

>> Sort of. I don't use it as a phone so much, more as a map and for taking
>> photo's.
>

> That is more or less what I do with it. Though I also use it to play
> Sudoku during my morning visit to the toilet. In addition, Google uses my
> phone to get to know everything about me. I hardly ever use it to make
> phone calls.

I'm sure Google will find your Sudoku habits very useful. TMI for my
taste though.

--
Danny.

[DG]

Op 7-5-2018 om 23:54 schreef ervaqre:

>>>> Sesame Street sure has changed since I was a kid.
>>>
>>> What's this thing with typing a reply that is totally unrelated to the
>>> text you are replying to? And you're only 16, officially you are still
>>> a kid. Do you even have your keyboard license?
>>
>> It's a UK keyboard, I'm sure that explains everything.
>

> Is that an UK keyboard as in a keyboard with a UK layout where the € sign
> is on the 4 rather than th 5? If so, why so much weirdness?!! Why are you
> not a good Dutch citizen who simply uses US International?

The € is on Alt Gr 4. The £ is on Shift 3, the $ on shift 4. It's cost
me 1€. Got three of 'em. Been using it for 4 to 6 years I think.

> I use the US International layout myself, but I have rearranged certain
> keys because I like it better that way. Pause for example minimizes
> everything, while Scroll Lock opens my Notes.

I don't even use multimedia keys and all that extra stuff. Let alone
switching stuff around.

>>> Like a cheerleader? Don't you know that is not of this time? That of
>>> course, is a literal translation of saying dat het niet van deze tijd
>>> is.
>>
>> Maybe more of support animal. Immoral Support Elephant anyone?
>

> The Immortal Elephant should still be in Kasper's toilet but you know
> what!!?? I contacted Kasper through SMTP some weeks ago and he thought it
> was a good idea for me to join Facebook. Why would anyone do that!?
> Though I have been told some people change their last name to Aglami and
> then join the Facebooks.

Aglami is a hip and cool last name, ya dig? If you start doing it too,
they're gonna think we're brothers or something. Nobody wants that.

>>> I have never been to Lithuania. But I would like to go there. Do you
>>> have time the first Saturday of May?
>>
>> Do you know how far that is? I can't get there on my bicycle.
>

> Well, it was Bevrijdingsdag and you needed that day to drink beer of
> course. How about next Saturday? What sort of bicycle do you have? I have
> a Gazelle which should easily take me to Lithuania. Though the last few
> days my chain has been creaking. Perhaps I should clean it and oil it.

I think it's Altec or some unknown brand. It has a Shimano Nexus 7 gear
system. I could get up the highest point of the Netherlands with it last
year. Did some 600km with it last week. So I guess it's an okay bike.

>>> That is more or less what I do with it. Though I also use it to play
>>> Sudoku during my morning visit to the toilet. In addition, Google uses
>>> my phone to get to know everything about me. I hardly ever use it to
>>> make phone calls.
>>
>> I'm sure Google will find your Sudoku habits very useful. TMI for my
>> taste though.
>

> TMI = too much information?
>
> In that case, I take it you're not interested in my submissions on
> ratemypoo.com... too bad. And also too bad the website no longer exists!

Don't be sad. It put the shite into webshite. Maybe try the wayback
machine if you want to relive old glory days.

--
Danny.

[DG]

Op 9-5-2018 om 18:27 schreef ervaqre:

>>>> It's a UK keyboard, I'm sure that explains everything.
>>>
>>> Is that an UK keyboard as in a keyboard with a UK layout where the €
>>> sign is on the 4 rather than th 5? If so, why so much weirdness?!! Why
>>> are you not a good Dutch citizen who simply uses US International?
>>
>> The € is on Alt Gr 4. The £ is on Shift 3, the $ on shift 4. It's cost
>> me 1€. Got three of 'em. Been using it for 4 to 6 years I think.
>

> You're behind the times again. In Germany Dell ships free keyboards with
> their computers. They all have a ₹ on the 4 instead of your £. That's the
> Indian rupee sign in case you are wondering. I have no idea how to type ₹
> though. AltGr + 4 brings up ¤.

Ah, but a €1 keyboard doesn't have unnecessary stuff like a Dell computer.

>>> I use the US International layout myself, but I have rearranged certain
>>> keys because I like it better that way. Pause for example minimizes
>>> everything, while Scroll Lock opens my Notes.
>>
>> I don't even use multimedia keys and all that extra stuff. Let alone
>> switching stuff around.
>

> Such madness! Then how do you bring down a terminal for some command
> prompt fun? Though the start button? Through I have heard they deleted
> the start button from recent versions of Windows.

I'm not Matthew Broderick. I leave the hacking to the Facebook apps.

>>>> Maybe more of support animal. Immoral Support Elephant anyone?
>>>
>>> The Immortal Elephant should still be in Kasper's toilet but you know
>>> what!!?? I contacted Kasper through SMTP some weeks ago and he thought
>>> it was a good idea for me to join Facebook. Why would anyone do that!?
>>> Though I have been told some people change their last name to Aglami
>>> and then join the Facebooks.
>>
>> Aglami is a hip and cool last name, ya dig? If you start doing it too,
>> they're gonna think we're brothers or something. Nobody wants that.
>

> Aglami is also a suburb of Lomé in Togo. People might think you are from
> there. Too bad Google Streetview is not available in Togo. I would love
> to walk around there from behind my desk. Guess I will visit Lagos in
> beautiful Nigeria instead tonight.

Streetview by night, hope it has streetlights.

>>> Well, it was Bevrijdingsdag and you needed that day to drink beer of
>>> course. How about next Saturday? What sort of bicycle do you have? I
>>> have a Gazelle which should easily take me to Lithuania. Though the
>>> last few days my chain has been creaking. Perhaps I should clean it and
>>> oil it.
>>
>> I think it's Altec or some unknown brand. It has a Shimano Nexus 7 gear
>> system. I could get up the highest point of the Netherlands with it last
>> year. Did some 600km with it last week. So I guess it's an okay bike.
>

> You ride your bike for 600 km in one week and you're not sure what brand
> it is? I have Nexus 8 by the way, but then again the mountains in Germany
> are higher. Normally I only cycle 20 km per day, the same route every
> single day.

I'm terrible with names, Pixel.

> I guess you're one of those 16 year old with a rear view mirror who just
> cycle all day long. Have you considered a trip to Togo?

Nope, I usually only go to places that are on Google Streetview so I
know where to go and I've heard rumors that Togo isn't.

>>> TMI = too much information?
>>>
>>> In that case, I take it you're not interested in my submissions on
>>> ratemypoo.com... too bad. And also too bad the website no longer
>>> exists!
>>
>> Don't be sad. It put the shite into webshite. Maybe try the wayback
>> machine if you want to relive old glory days.
>

> Or I could just take new photos.
>
It explains all the phones dropped in the toilet.

--
Danny.

[DG]

Op 24-5-2018 om 18:20 schreef ervaqre:

>>> You're behind the times again. In Germany Dell ships free keyboards
>>> with their computers. They all have a ₹ on the 4 instead of your £.
>>> That's the Indian rupee sign in case you are wondering. I have no idea
>>> how to type ₹ though. AltGr + 4 brings up ¤.
>>
>> Ah, but a €1 keyboard doesn't have unnecessary stuff like a Dell
>> computer.
>

> But how will you type ₹ then eh?! ₹₹₹₹₹₹₹!!!11!! Or are you one of those
> pro-EU people who will just go €€€€€€ all the time?

I will never type ₹. Because I never need to type ₹. As a matter of fact
I'm not even typing ₹ now. I've just copy pasty thingied it.

>>> Such madness! Then how do you bring down a terminal for some command
>>> prompt fun? Though the start button? Through I have heard they deleted
>>> the start button from recent versions of Windows.
>>
>> I'm not Matthew Broderick. I leave the hacking to the Facebook apps.
>

> Does this refer to a really old movie from before most of us Aglamians
> were born? And I am sure you like being hacked by Facebook. Today I
> learned that you can setup Facebook to create protective bubbles so that
> evil people cannot harm you. At least that is what neppie said.

Would you like to play a game?
How about Global Thermonuclear War?
If that's not enough of a hint, you really are a culture barbarian.

I'm currently wearing a couple of dozen Facebook pages, they apparently
function like a suit made of airbags. It's the safe thing to do.

It only works as long Facebook doesn't bugger out your security settings.

>>> Aglami is also a suburb of Lomé in Togo. People might think you are
>>> from there. Too bad Google Streetview is not available in Togo. I would
>>> love to walk around there from behind my desk. Guess I will visit Lagos
>>> in beautiful Nigeria instead tonight.
>>
>> Streetview by night, hope it has streetlights.
>

> My phone has a

Landline?

>>> You ride your bike for 600 km in one week and you're not sure what
>>> brand it is? I have Nexus 8 by the way, but then again the mountains in
>>> Germany are higher. Normally I only cycle 20 km per day, the same route
>>> every single day.
>>
>> I'm terrible with names, Pixel.
>

> Your bicycle has a name? Just like how some people give their pets a name
> I suppose. I just refer to my bicycle as my bicycle.

I didn't name it, so don't blame me. I also didn't put the name on the
back fender somewhat left of center.

>>> I guess you're one of those 16 year old with a rear view mirror who
>>> just cycle all day long. Have you considered a trip to Togo?
>>
>> Nope, I usually only go to places that are on Google Streetview so I
>> know where to go and I've heard rumors that Togo isn't.
>

> Most of Germany also isn't. They have some nice bicycle paths. Though the
> German idea of a nice bicycle path involves a lot of mud and tree roots.
> Can your 7 gears handle that?

Sure. My gluteus maximus may not.

>>>> Don't be sad. It put the shite into webshite. Maybe try the wayback
>>>> machine if you want to relive old glory days.
>>>
>>> Or I could just take new photos.
>>>
>> It explains all the phones dropped in the toilet.
>

> You're behind the times again. Phones are water proof these days. That
> was you can also use them in the swimming pool to take photos of women
> and then post them on the internets.
>
I have one of those. It even had some sort of internet. Kinda. It also
had a rubber plug in the charge port. Siemens M35i, if I'm correct. Like
the non-waterproof one better. Has a color screen. Well, more colors
than just green and black.

--
Danny.

[DG]

Op 27-7-2018 om 22:04 schreef ervaqre:

>> I will never type ₹. Because I never need to type ₹. As a matter of fact
>> I'm not even typing ₹ now. I've just copy pasty thingied it.
>

> We're going to need those ₹'s. Perhaps you do not realize it yet, but we
> are going on a Grand Cycling Tour around the world. I announced it on
> WAAglami a few days ago and I am sure we will will end up in India one
> day. But it's okay. I will worry about the ₹'s. You can worry about
> getting us enough €'s and $'s.

I'm not going on a Grand Cycling Tour.

>>> Does this refer to a really old movie from before most of us Aglamians
>>> were born? And I am sure you like being hacked by Facebook. Today I
>>> learned that you can setup Facebook to create protective bubbles so
>>> that evil people cannot harm you. At least that is what neppie said.
>>
>> Would you like to play a game?
>> How about Global Thermonuclear War?
>> If that's not enough of a hint, you really are a culture barbarian.
>

> Was it ever released on the NES? Or the SNES? I am into retro-gaming
> these days. I just finished Duck Tales for the NES!

I'm pretty sure there was at least one War Games video game. And there
must be a couple of homebrew versions of Global Thermonuclear War.

>> I'm currently wearing a couple of dozen Facebook pages, they apparently
>> function like a suit made of airbags. It's the safe thing to do.
>>
>> It only works as long Facebook doesn't bugger out your security
>> settings.
>

> It feels like something got lost in translation. This must be some
> Facebook technology stuff that I have never heard of. How can you wear
> Facebook pages? Lost in Translation is also a movie. I could produce
> references to it and then you have to guess them. That is what people do
> all the time, right?

You ain't whistling Dixie.

>>>> Streetview by night, hope it has streetlights.
>>>
>>> My phone has a
>>
>> Landline?
>

> It was just an innocent JISBU.

But landline is right, yes?

>>> Your bicycle has a name? Just like how some people give their pets a
>>> name I suppose. I just refer to my bicycle as my bicycle.
>>
>> I didn't name it, so don't blame me. I also didn't put the name on the
>> back fender somewhat left of center.
>

> Well, it might become useful during our Grand Cycling Tour. Today I
> cycled for about two hours. It was a lovely sunny day and all the old
> people who usually congest the cycling infrastructure were nowhere to be
> seen. Perhaps too hot for them. I hope you're not neglecting your
> training, by the way. Africa is going to be a lot hotter!

Today did 130K whilst it was about 35C. But I ain't going to Africa. I
bet it rains down in Africa.
So you don't have to search for this reference:
https://knowyourmeme.com/memes/africa-by-toto

>>> Most of Germany also isn't. They have some nice bicycle paths. Though
>>> the German idea of a nice bicycle path involves a lot of mud and tree
>>> roots.
>>> Can your 7 gears handle that?
>>
>> Sure. My gluteus maximus may not.
>

> You can do 500 squats per day, like any normal person. Though I believe
> this is something you usually tell to women. It helps your body absorb
> tree root shocks.

You talk to women?

>>> You're behind the times again. Phones are water proof these days. That
>>> was you can also use them in the swimming pool to take photos of women
>>> and then post them on the internets.
>>>
>> I have one of those. It even had some sort of internet. Kinda. It also
>> had a rubber plug in the charge port. Siemens M35i, if I'm correct. Like
>> the non-waterproof one better. Has a color screen. Well, more colors
>> than just green and black.
>

> I Googled that and it looks a bit like my old Siemens A50. I hated that
> phone. I believe it did WAP.
>
Nowadays phones have gorilla glass. Imagine the decadence of glass made
from endangered animals.

--
Danny.

[DG]

Op 30-7-2018 om 23:22 schreef ervaqre:

>>> We're going to need those ₹'s. Perhaps you do not realize it yet, but
>>> we are going on a Grand Cycling Tour around the world. I announced it
>>> on WAAglami a few days ago and I am sure we will will end up in India
>>> one day. But it's okay. I will worry about the ₹'s. You can worry about
>>> getting us enough €'s and $'s.
>>
>> I'm not going on a Grand Cycling Tour.
>

> Hahahahaha yes sure. You really believe you're not going, don't you? It
> is what they all thought in the beginning. But then they started finding
> the cut off heads of their favorite horses in their beds. Do you have any
> favorite horses? Or perhaps hamsters?

Would you believe Reindeer?

>>> Was it ever released on the NES? Or the SNES? I am into retro-gaming
>>> these days. I just finished Duck Tales for the NES!
>>
>> I'm pretty sure there was at least one War Games video game. And there
>> must be a couple of homebrew versions of Global Thermonuclear War.
>

> Okay, I just played it on a DOS emulator. I am stuck already. It just
> asks me WHAT ITEM? and then when I answer it shows me an American flag
> and then WHAT ITEM? again. Or is that how it is supposed to be?

Maybe watch the movie? Or is it one of those copy-protections?

>>> It feels like something got lost in translation. This must be some
>>> Facebook technology stuff that I have never heard of. How can you wear
>>> Facebook pages? Lost in Translation is also a movie. I could produce
>>> references to it and then you have to guess them. That is what people
>>> do all the time, right?
>>
>> You ain't whistling Dixie.
>

> Too many weird and obscure references. Has the grass in your street died
> from the drought as well? Or have you been watering it?

Grass dead. Trees dead. Not just starting to fall. Trees actually
falling over.

>>>> Landline?
>>>
>>> It was just an innocent JISBU.
>>
>> But landline is right, yes?
>

> No, it's all wireless. Who has a landline these days anyway?

I was guessing you actually. Since you love to go all ASCII and stuff.

>>> Well, it might become useful during our Grand Cycling Tour. Today I
>>> cycled for about two hours. It was a lovely sunny day and all the old
>>> people who usually congest the cycling infrastructure were nowhere to
>>> be seen. Perhaps too hot for them. I hope you're not neglecting your
>>> training, by the way. Africa is going to be a lot hotter!
>>
>> Today did 130K whilst it was about 35C. But I ain't going to Africa. I
>> bet it rains down in Africa.
>

> 130K? That's quite a lot! I guess I am the one who needs to train more!

Did another 200K. But at a slow pace.

>> So you don't have to search for this reference:
>> https://knowyourmeme.com/memes/africa-by-toto
>

> Huh!? WHat?

Culture barbarian!

>>>> Sure. My gluteus maximus may not.
>>>
>>> You can do 500 squats per day, like any normal person. Though I believe
>>> this is something you usually tell to women. It helps your body absorb
>>> tree root shocks.
>>
>> You talk to women?
>

> Mostly just to one ever since the holy vow. Talking to other women too
> much is frowned upon in modern society.

And good divorce lawyers are soooooooo expensive.

>>>> I have one of those. It even had some sort of internet. Kinda. It also
>>>> had a rubber plug in the charge port. Siemens M35i, if I'm correct.
>>>> Like the non-waterproof one better. Has a color screen. Well, more
>>>> colors than just green and black.
>>>
>>> I Googled that and it looks a bit like my old Siemens A50. I hated that
>>> phone. I believe it did WAP.
>>>
>> Nowadays phones have gorilla glass. Imagine the decadence of glass made
>> from endangered animals.
>

> What will they do when we run out of gorillas? What animal will be next?
> I have a feeling that we might be getting giraffe glass.
>
I've never heard of a giraffe breaking its neck. You might me on to
something there.

--
Danny.

[DG]

Op 16-8-2018 om 22:42 schreef ervaqre:

>>> Hahahahaha yes sure. You really believe you're not going, don't you? It
>>> is what they all thought in the beginning. But then they started
>>> finding the cut off heads of their favorite horses in their beds. Do
>>> you have any favorite horses? Or perhaps hamsters?
>>
>> Would you believe Reindeer?
>

> Why did you write Reindeer with a capital letter R? It's not written like
> that. Or did auto-correct make you write it like that? Or perhaps the
> Gestapo? The Spanish Inquisition? WHOWASIT!?

Rudolph. Obviously. He's always sticking his nose where it doesn't belong.

>>> Okay, I just played it on a DOS emulator. I am stuck already. It just
>>> asks me WHAT ITEM? and then when I answer it shows me an American flag
>>> and then WHAT ITEM? again. Or is that how it is supposed to be?
>>
>> Maybe watch the movie? Or is it one of those copy-protections?
>

> Movie? What movie? I looked for it on The Pirate Bay but it's not there.

Try a thrift store that still has VHS. It may even be around on DVD.

>>>> You ain't whistling Dixie.
>>>
>>> Too many weird and obscure references. Has the grass in your street
>>> died from the drought as well? Or have you been watering it?
>>
>> Grass dead. Trees dead. Not just starting to fall. Trees actually
>> falling over.
>

> Meanwhile we've had some rain. Things are greening up again here. Did you
> pick up the trees again and give them some water? Or do people in your
> street not do that? Maybe you are surrounded by tokkies?

Over here they just cut them up. Keep the wood for burning in winter maybe.

> You know, I actually have no idea where you live. In the depths of my
> mind I seem to remember it is south of the rivers, but that factoid is
> not not even mentioned in the RRRRR!

The RRRRR mentions me being 16 so accuracy isn't the RRRRR strong suit.
I blame the editor.

>>> No, it's all wireless. Who has a landline these days anyway?
>>
>> I was guessing you actually. Since you love to go all ASCII and stuff.
>

> Well, it is true that we have a landline at home. The phone sometimes
> rings. I usually don't answer though. I don't like that.

You're very millennial that way. Only the bravest millennials would dare
to go up to landline phone and poke it with a stick. When it rings again
the brave little millennial will assumed they angered the prehistoric
device and hide behind the couch while muttering "safe space, safe space".

>>>> Today did 130K whilst it was about 35C. But I ain't going to Africa. I
>>>> bet it rains down in Africa.
>>>
>>> 130K? That's quite a lot! I guess I am the one who needs to train more!
>>
>> Did another 200K. But at a slow pace.
>

> You must be well into the 500 K's per day now. Do you actually go
> anywhere? Or do you just cycle around the block all the time?

Around the block there is actually a place to cycle around the block.
Went to Amsterdam last Wednesday. That's the farthest I've been this year.

>>>> So you don't have to search for this reference:
>>>> https://knowyourmeme.com/memes/africa-by-toto
>>>
>>> Huh!? WHat?
>>
>> Culture barbarian!
>

> My knowledge of Africa is not what it should be. I still see it as this
> big jungle continent with people cooking animals and missionaries in huge
> kettles.

Tintin has a lot to answer for.

>>>> You talk to women?
>>>
>>> Mostly just to one ever since the holy vow. Talking to other women too
>>> much is frowned upon in modern society.
>>
>> And good divorce lawyers are soooooooo expensive.
>

> Divorce? That is not going to happen. I first need to receive a telegram
> from Willem Alexander.

They still have telegrams? Or do you mean that app?

>>>> Nowadays phones have gorilla glass. Imagine the decadence of glass
>>>> made from endangered animals.
>>>
>>> What will they do when we run out of gorillas? What animal will be
>>> next? I have a feeling that we might be getting giraffe glass.
>>>
>> I've never heard of a giraffe breaking its neck. You might me on to
>> something there.
>

> https://www.deviantart.com/poundcakemlp2000/art/Thomas-The-Giraffe-Broke-
> His-Neck-654304480
>
I think the ant-eater is next on the broken neck list if he's doest
retract his tongue.

--
Danny.

[DG]

Op 18-10-2018 om 0:54 schreef ervaqre:

>>> Why did you write Reindeer with a capital letter R? It's not written
>>> like that. Or did auto-correct make you write it like that? Or perhaps
>>> the Gestapo? The Spanish Inquisition? WHOWASIT!?
>>
>> Rudolph. Obviously. He's always sticking his nose where it doesn't
>> belong.
>

> Would you believe there were 4000 news posts on WAAglami last weekend?
> They are all back. Then we invaded #aglami and snatched atob from there.
> It was total madness. I tell you.

It's nice and quiet here. I like nice and quiet. And chocolate.

>>>> Maybe watch the movie? Or is it one of those copy-protections?
>>>
>>> Movie? What movie? I looked for it on The Pirate Bay but it's not
>>> there.
>>
>> Try a thrift store that still has VHS. It may even be around on DVD.
>

> I prefer not to visit physical stores except Aldi and Lidl. A thrift
> store sounds like a store with no customers. Everybody would just stare
> at me. I would become uncomfortable and I might scream and jump.

Some are actually quite busy, but not with people jumping and screaming.
Unless they're having a sale on Nintendo games.

>>>> Grass dead. Trees dead. Not just starting to fall. Trees actually
>>>> falling over.
>>>
>>> Meanwhile we've had some rain. Things are greening up again here. Did
>>> you pick up the trees again and give them some water? Or do people in
>>> your street not do that? Maybe you are surrounded by tokkies?
>>
>> Over here they just cut them up. Keep the wood for burning in winter
>> maybe.
>

> It's still summer here. And we are in desperate need of water.

Don't worry, it'll get colder soon. It might get below 12 Celsius and
I'll have to stop wearing shorts and go for trousers.

>>> You know, I actually have no idea where you live. In the depths of my
>>> mind I seem to remember it is south of the rivers, but that factoid is
>>> not not even mentioned in the RRRRR!
>>
>> The RRRRR mentions me being 16 so accuracy isn't the RRRRR strong suit.
>> I blame the editor.
>

> The editor is busy with other things, such as finding a name for a baby.
> What do you think of Hommo?

That's real "Boy Named Sue" of you there. If the kid can survive school
with that name, it can survive WWIII. Any particular reason you're
looking for baby names?

>>> Well, it is true that we have a landline at home. The phone sometimes
>>> rings. I usually don't answer though. I don't like that.
>>
>> You're very millennial that way. Only the bravest millennials would dare
>> to go up to landline phone and poke it with a stick. When it rings again
>> the brave little millennial will assumed they angered the prehistoric
>> device and hide behind the couch while muttering "safe space, safe
>> space".
>

> You sound like those people in WAAglami who are talking about millennials
> all the time, such as Pixel. I have no idea what millennials are. Please
> don't group them together with me.

Millennials hate being grouped with millennials. They're all like "I was
a millennial before it was cool".

>>>> Did another 200K. But at a slow pace.
>>>
>>> You must be well into the 500 K's per day now. Do you actually go
>>> anywhere? Or do you just cycle around the block all the time?
>>
>> Around the block there is actually a place to cycle around the block.
>> Went to Amsterdam last Wednesday. That's the farthest I've been this
>> year.
>

> So how often do you change your chain? This is a serious question and I
> know I can only turn to Aglami for help. I just clean my chain every two
> months. There are people who tell me to change it every 10.000 km though.
> Would you recommend that?
>
> Last weekend I cycled 42 km. That was a nice trip through Twente.

It depends on the bike, type of gears, maintenance and so on. I plan to
change the chain with the rear cog and possibly the front one, depending
on wear, but I don't know quite when, I've done over 15.000km with it so
far. Generally it's wise to not just replace the chain. Worn cogs will
wear out the new chain quicker. The sharper the teeth, the more wear,
the more the chain will slip. I've actually managed to wear cogs down to
being nearly toothless. Not recommended.

>>> My knowledge of Africa is not what it should be. I still see it as this
>>> big jungle continent with people cooking animals and missionaries in
>>> huge kettles.
>>
>> Tintin has a lot to answer for.
>

> Yes, I know. It was only in 2014 that I learned Africa is more than just
> a jungle. They have a desert too.

In between they've got a savanna. It's where the lions live instead of
in the jungle. That's another lie you've been told: lions are not the
king of the jungle.

>>>> And good divorce lawyers are soooooooo expensive.
>>>
>>> Divorce? That is not going to happen. I first need to receive a
>>> telegram from Willem Alexander.
>>
>> They still have telegrams? Or do you mean that app?
>

> I guess you were never married. Our last Queen used to send telegrams to
> people who had been married for 50 years. I just assumed our current King
> does the same.

Amazingly telegrams still exist but they're 29 to 49 euro. You'd have to
be a king to pay that much.

>>>> I've never heard of a giraffe breaking its neck. You might me on to
>>>> something there.
>>>
>>> https://www.deviantart.com/poundcakemlp2000/art/Thomas-The-Giraffe-
> Broke-
>>> His-Neck-654304480
>>>
>> I think the ant-eater is next on the broken neck list if he's doest
>> retract his tongue.
>

> You really should not click links I send. They can be dangerous.
>
Link is a very apt Dutch word then.

--
Danny.

[DG]

Op 20-10-2018 om 23:47 schreef ervaqre:

>>> Would you believe there were 4000 news posts on WAAglami last weekend?
>>> They are all back. Then we invaded #aglami and snatched atob from
>>> there. It was total madness. I tell you.
>>
>> It's nice and quiet here. I like nice and quiet. And chocolate.
>

> You'd be right at home on Facebook Aglami then. Reliable people told me
> it's very quiet in there. People do not talk, ever! Perhaps Facebook can
> also help you with the chocolate. I wouldn't know. I banned it after I
> was reborn.

Ban chocolate??? But what will they make the eggs and bunnies from that
they make in your honor after you die?

Facebook quiet? I *made* Facebook quiet!!!!

>>> I prefer not to visit physical stores except Aldi and Lidl. A thrift
>>> store sounds like a store with no customers. Everybody would just stare
>>> at me. I would become uncomfortable and I might scream and jump.
>>
>> Some are actually quite busy, but not with people jumping and screaming.
>> Unless they're having a sale on Nintendo games.
>

> Well, I also do not live in a city. The nearest real city is more than
> half an hour away. I would be crazy to go there. There are lots of cars
> on the road there. I don't like that. Cars and other motorized vehicles
> make me nervous. Especially if the people inside the vehicles are jumping
> and screaming while on their way to be Nintendo games. I love Nintendo
> games though.

Not to the point of screaming and jumping I hope. I like cities. Though
less people is always nice.

>>>> Over here they just cut them up. Keep the wood for burning in winter
>>>> maybe.
>>>
>>> It's still summer here. And we are in desperate need of water.
>>
>> Don't worry, it'll get colder soon. It might get below 12 Celsius and
>> I'll have to stop wearing shorts and go for trousers.
>

> Yes, I switched from summer socks to autumn socks last week. The trousers
> have also been taken out of the trousers box. I did like the sunny days
> though.

And the lack of rain. That was unexpected in frogland.

>>> The editor is busy with other things, such as finding a name for a
>>> baby. What do you think of Hommo?
>>
>> That's real "Boy Named Sue" of you there. If the kid can survive school
>> with that name, it can survive WWIII. Any particular reason you're
>> looking for baby names?
>

> It appears you haven't received the memo. But we still have a few more
> months to go before I become a father. Like many names in Groningen, Hommo
> ends with an "o". I am a traditional man, so that would work. What about
> Fokko though? Or a combination? Hommo Fokko? H.F. are nice initials too.

Wakko and Yakko if you're an Anamaniacs fan would work nice. The only
Groninger I ever know was named Han. Not Solo. Hmmm Solo Fokko? I think
the mum to be say Fokko Offo.

>>> So how often do you change your chain? This is a serious question and I
>>> know I can only turn to Aglami for help. I just clean my chain every
>>> two months. There are people who tell me to change it every 10.000 km
>>> though. Would you recommend that?
>>>
>>> Last weekend I cycled 42 km. That was a nice trip through Twente.
>>
>> It depends on the bike, type of gears, maintenance and so on. I plan to
>> change the chain with the rear cog and possibly the front one, depending
>> on wear, but I don't know quite when, I've done over 15.000km with it so
>> far. Generally it's wise to not just replace the chain. Worn cogs will
>> wear out the new chain quicker. The sharper the teeth, the more wear,
>> the more the chain will slip. I've actually managed to wear cogs down to
>> being nearly toothless. Not recommended.
>

> That's what you get when you cycle 500 km per day.

Not per day. 350 tops. Like once a year. Okay, maybe twice.

> I tend to keep delaying. I think I am well over 20.000 km by now, and
> sometimes the chain creaks, but that's mostly because of dirt. My daily
> route take me over a kiezelpad and a zandpad through the forest, so it is
> unavoidable. I completely clean the chain every few weeks and tighten it
> a bit when necessary.

See, that's something I can't bring myself to do, check the bike every
week. Only when there's an issue.

> I know the smart thing to do would be to have the chain and cogs
> replaced. According to the website of my local fietswinkel it is only
> €25. But then I would be tempted to get the brake wires replaced as well.
> And then what's stopping me from having them check everything. It might
> end up costing me over €100. I am more afraid of going to the fietswinkel
> than I am of going to the hospital for heart surgery.

You know what they say about heart surgery: it ain't brain surgery.
Still 100 euro is less than what a whole new bike costs. They could
charge you around 100 euro for one rear wheel, 500 or more for most
bikes. There's sub 200 new bikes, but they rarely have those at a small
town's bike shop.

>>> Yes, I know. It was only in 2014 that I learned Africa is more than
>>> just a jungle. They have a desert too.
>>
>> In between they've got a savanna. It's where the lions live instead of
>> in the jungle. That's another lie you've been told: lions are not the
>> king of the jungle.
>

> You have been watching the Lion King too much. They do live on the
> savanna in that movie. I bet you also believe some lions get along with
> hyenas.

Only if they sound like Whoopie Goldberg.

>>> I guess you were never married. Our last Queen used to send telegrams
>>> to people who had been married for 50 years. I just assumed our current
>>> King does the same.
>>
>> Amazingly telegrams still exist but they're 29 to 49 euro. You'd have to
>> be a king to pay that much.
>

> It's also an app for phones and other computer devices. But I guess you
> don't use it. And since when are people calling "programs" "apps"?

I blame Steve Jobs. Though he may have stolen the idea from someone.
Maybe the first programmer of small programs, a guy from Amsterdam
called Appie.

>>>> I think the ant-eater is next on the broken neck list if he's doest
>>>> retract his tongue.
>>>
>>> You really should not click links I send. They can be dangerous.
>>>
>> Link is a very apt Dutch word then.
>

> I am sure Link in the Zelda games is named after the Dutch word.
>
So are those little animations on the internet in gif format.

--
Danny.

[DG]

Op 2-11-2018 om 23:48 schreef ervaqre:

>>> You'd be right at home on Facebook Aglami then. Reliable people told me
>>> it's very quiet in there. People do not talk, ever! Perhaps Facebook
>>> can also help you with the chocolate. I wouldn't know. I banned it
>>> after I was reborn.
>>
>> Ban chocolate??? But what will they make the eggs and bunnies from that
>> they make in your honor after you die?
>

> Spinach. I am addicted to spinach these days. Are you okay with that?

Yes, but leave some for me, will ya?

>> Facebook quiet? I *made* Facebook quiet!!!!
>

> Last time I watched the news, Facebook had a poll on the front page about
> whether it would be acceptable for adult men to ask 14 year old girls for
> sexy photos. Sounds a lot like Facebook is where creepy people hang out
> these days.

This is only acceptable if they arrest anyone that said yes to that
question.

>>> Well, I also do not live in a city. The nearest real city is more than
>>> half an hour away. I would be crazy to go there. There are lots of cars
>>> on the road there. I don't like that. Cars and other motorized vehicles
>>> make me nervous. Especially if the people inside the vehicles are
>>> jumping and screaming while on their way to be Nintendo games. I love
>>> Nintendo games though.
>>
>> Not to the point of screaming and jumping I hope. I like cities. Though
>> less people is always nice.
>

> One of these Chinese ghost cities would be perfect for you then. Lots and
> lots of city, but hardly any people.

I could go live there, but a ghost city sounds more like a job for those
meddling kids from the Scooby Gang.

>>> Yes, I switched from summer socks to autumn socks last week. The
>>> trousers have also been taken out of the trousers box. I did like the
>>> sunny days though.
>>
>> And the lack of rain. That was unexpected in frogland.
>

> Right now I could use some below zero temperatures though. These days I
> still have to wear sunglasses to prevent hundreds of small insect from
> getting into my eyes. In WAAglami we already established Pixel is to
> blame for this.

Him and what tent?

>>> It appears you haven't received the memo. But we still have a few more
>>> months to go before I become a father. Like many names in Groningen,
>>> Hommo ends with an "o". I am a traditional man, so that would work.
>>> What about Fokko though? Or a combination? Hommo Fokko? H.F. are nice
>>> initials too.
>>
>> Wakko and Yakko if you're an Anamaniacs fan would work nice. The only
>> Groninger I ever know was named Han. Not Solo. Hmmm Solo Fokko? I think
>> the mum to be say Fokko Offo.
>

> No, the mum lets me decide. We are traditional people where whimsy women
> still listen to wise men. I never heard of a Groninger named Han though.

She doesn't read Aglami, does she?

>>> That's what you get when you cycle 500 km per day.
>>
>> Not per day. 350 tops. Like once a year. Okay, maybe twice.
>

> Doesn't that lead to extreme scrotum pain caused by your scrotum
> scratching against the fabric of your trousers, shorts or underwear? Or
> do you cycle around with vaseline in your fietstas?

Nope, rarely got problems. Though you do have to be careful when picking
your underwear. You don't want a coarse seam right down the middle. For
me it's also important not to dress too warm, even though this leads to
total strangers telling me I'm cold while sweat is dripping of my brow.
Sweat is a cause of chafing and in cold weather large amounts don't
evaporate easily.

>>> I tend to keep delaying. I think I am well over 20.000 km by now, and
>>> sometimes the chain creaks, but that's mostly because of dirt. My daily
>>> route take me over a kiezelpad and a zandpad through the forest, so it
>>> is unavoidable. I completely clean the chain every few weeks and
>>> tighten it a bit when necessary.
>>
>> See, that's something I can't bring myself to do, check the bike every
>> week. Only when there's an issue.
>

> Not every week! Every few weeks. And everyone knows that every few weeks
> turns into once every two months. Bicycles need it though. They are
> mechanic rather than organic, so there is no self-repair involved.

Now that's some bioengineering I could get behind. Self repairing bikes.
Get on it scientists! I know I would.

>>> I know the smart thing to do would be to have the chain and cogs
>>> replaced. According to the website of my local fietswinkel it is only
>>> €25. But then I would be tempted to get the brake wires replaced as
>>> well.
>>> And then what's stopping me from having them check everything. It might
>>> end up costing me over €100. I am more afraid of going to the
>>> fietswinkel than I am of going to the hospital for heart surgery.
>>
>> You know what they say about heart surgery: it ain't brain surgery.
>> Still 100 euro is less than what a whole new bike costs. They could
>> charge you around 100 euro for one rear wheel, 500 or more for most
>> bikes. There's sub 200 new bikes, but they rarely have those at a small
>> town's bike shop.
>

> I actually ended up getting my bicycle repaired yesterday. It cost me a
> whopping €78 for a new chain, a new rear cog wheel, having everything
> checked, oiled and re-adjusted, and getting a new spatbord for the front
> wheel. Half of the spatbord for the front wheel was missing after I rode
> over a fork lying on the street in front of a restaurant earlier this
> year. Somehow it had gotten in between the wheel and the spatbord.
>
> Still, €78 is a rib out of my life!

That's not even that expensive, especially when it's done professionally
and nearby.

>>>> In between they've got a savanna. It's where the lions live instead of
>>>> in the jungle. That's another lie you've been told: lions are not the
>>>> king of the jungle.
>>>
>>> You have been watching the Lion King too much. They do live on the
>>> savanna in that movie. I bet you also believe some lions get along with
>>> hyenas.
>>
>> Only if they sound like Whoopie Goldberg.
>

> I have always been a fan of Ed the hyena. Did you know Jim Cummings did
> not only do Ed, but also Scar during the singing scenes?

Nope. And I think I've already forgotten that. Strange however that
*this* is the pop culture reference you don't berate me for, but
actually get in on.

>>> It's also an app for phones and other computer devices. But I guess you
>>> don't use it. And since when are people calling "programs" "apps"?
>>
>> I blame Steve Jobs. Though he may have stolen the idea from someone.
>> Maybe the first programmer of small programs, a guy from Amsterdam
>> called Appie.
>

> Amsterdam is where Atob lives. Remember him? I wouldn't poke that city
> with a ten foot pole.

Pole's are rarely ten foot or even six, so I think you're safe.

>>>> Link is a very apt Dutch word then.
>>>
>>> I am sure Link in the Zelda games is named after the Dutch word.
>>>
>> So are those little animations on the internet in gif format.
>

> They're all fooling you though. Many of these animations, for example
> inside apps, are stored as .mp4. The Internets are not what they seem!
>
I know, HTML5 has allowed for embedded video without flash. In itself a
good thing since it's causing Adobe to pull Flash by 2020. Flash was the
cause of so many crashes and update pop-ups, I'm glad to see it gone.
Though occasionally you run into an old site that still needs flash.
Like some old flash games. Though Dicewars has a HTML5 version so I'm
mostly good.

Still the ever present "under construction" gif from the early days of
the internet must certainly be around somewhere. For the web is never
finished.

--
Danny.

[DG]

Op 19-11-2018 om 23:38 schreef ervaqre:

>>> Last time I watched the news, Facebook had a poll on the front page
>>> about whether it would be acceptable for adult men to ask 14 year old
>>> girls for sexy photos. Sounds a lot like Facebook is where creepy
>>> people hang out these days.
>>
>> This is only acceptable if they arrest anyone that said yes to that
>> question.
>

> I was going to write an inappropriate comment here, but I'd better not. I
> don't want the police knocking on my door. Is it just me, or was the
> Internet more free 15 to 20 years ago? These days I always have to be
> careful what I write.

You need to watch FBE's Do Teens & College Kids Think Seinfeld Is Funny
on Youtube. It's amazing what's not acceptable anymore.

>>> One of these Chinese ghost cities would be perfect for you then. Lots
>>> and lots of city, but hardly any people.
>>
>> I could go live there, but a ghost city sounds more like a job for those
>> meddling kids from the Scooby Gang.
>

> Sounds like somebody watches more cartoons than is good for him.

I don't watch many cartoons anymore. I should change that.

>>>> And the lack of rain. That was unexpected in frogland.
>>>
>>> Right now I could use some below zero temperatures though. These days I
>>> still have to wear sunglasses to prevent hundreds of small insect from
>>> getting into my eyes. In WAAglami we already established Pixel is to
>>> blame for this.
>>
>> Him and what tent?
>

> I forgot already. He has so many tents, it's hard to keep track. But it
> is okay, since last week the temperature has been below zero at night so
> all the insects are dead. I finally dare to cycle without sunglasses.

Now you only need to worry about cars with headlights at full blast.

>>> No, the mum lets me decide. We are traditional people where whimsy
>>> women still listen to wise men. I never heard of a Groninger named Han
>>> though.
>>
>> She doesn't read Aglami, does she?
>

> No, I prefer to keep reality and Aglami separated. I think every Aglamian
> does that, except neppie who got punished for that with a butt plug.

Wait, what? Nope, forget that. I'll only regret asking about it.

>>> Doesn't that lead to extreme scrotum pain caused by your scrotum
>>> scratching against the fabric of your trousers, shorts or underwear? Or
>>> do you cycle around with vaseline in your fietstas?
>>
>> Nope, rarely got problems. Though you do have to be careful when picking
>> your underwear. You don't want a coarse seam right down the middle. For
>> me it's also important not to dress too warm, even though this leads to
>> total strangers telling me I'm cold while sweat is dripping of my brow.
>> Sweat is a cause of chafing and in cold weather large amounts don't
>> evaporate easily.
>

> Wait...hold your horses. In my mind you were one of these 16 year old
> fietsbejaarden who cycle at a leisurely pace. Now sweat and underwear
> seams are introduced all of a sudden. You aren't any of those racefiets
> fanatics, are you?

Nope, just old and not in the best physical condition. But to you I'll
always be 16.

>>> Not every week! Every few weeks. And everyone knows that every few
>>> weeks turns into once every two months. Bicycles need it though. They
>>> are mechanic rather than organic, so there is no self-repair involved.
>>
>> Now that's some bioengineering I could get behind. Self repairing bikes.
>> Get on it scientists! I know I would.
>

> I would also like them to find a way to accelerate the regenerative
> capabilities of our bodies though. So if you lose a leg, it will simply
> regenerate. And when we're at it, who not grow a pair of bicycle tires?

So you want to be Deadpool. With bicycle tires.

>>> I actually ended up getting my bicycle repaired yesterday. It cost me a
>>> whopping €78 for a new chain, a new rear cog wheel, having everything
>>> checked, oiled and re-adjusted, and getting a new spatbord for the
>>> front wheel. Half of the spatbord for the front wheel was missing after
>>> I rode over a fork lying on the street in front of a restaurant earlier
>>> this year. Somehow it had gotten in between the wheel and the spatbord.
>>>
>>> Still, €78 is a rib out of my life!
>>
>> That's not even that expensive, especially when it's done professionally
>> and nearby.
>

> In China all that is done for not even a tenth of the price by one of
> these old guys whom you can find at most street corners. They bring their
> own toolbox, tires, etc. and just sit there all day long. A picture says
> more than words:
>
> https://tinyurl.com/ycy4swug
>
> A true professional, as you can see. And as opposed to here in the
> Netherlands, you don't need to wait an entire day.

Hmmm, try showing up there with some weird size tire. Or some other bike
part that's non-standard.

>>>> Only if they sound like Whoopie Goldberg.
>>>
>>> I have always been a fan of Ed the hyena. Did you know Jim Cummings did
>>> not only do Ed, but also Scar during the singing scenes?
>>
>> Nope. And I think I've already forgotten that. Strange however that
>> *this* is the pop culture reference you don't berate me for, but
>> actually get in on.
>

> I admit. I showed a moment of weakness. I was probably drunk.

Hakuna matata. It means the same as the Australian national slogan "No
worries, mate". Don't it mixed up with their other national slogans.
Those usually involve shrimps, knives and fair dinkums.

>>> Amsterdam is where Atob lives. Remember him? I wouldn't poke that city
>>> with a ten foot pole.
>>
>> Pole's are rarely ten foot or even six, so I think you're safe.
>

> I am still not sure. How about you try. Amsterdam is within cycling
> distance for you anyway.

Only in summer with nice weather.

>>> They're all fooling you though. Many of these animations, for example
>>> inside apps, are stored as .mp4. The Internets are not what they seem!
>>>
>> I know, HTML5 has allowed for embedded video without flash. In itself a
>> good thing since it's causing Adobe to pull Flash by 2020. Flash was the
>> cause of so many crashes and update pop-ups, I'm glad to see it gone.
>> Though occasionally you run into an old site that still needs flash.
>> Like some old flash games. Though Dicewars has a HTML5 version so I'm
>> mostly good.
>

> The Shockwave Flash plug-in of my Firefox installation has been on "Never
> Activate" for several years now I think. If I search for "Dicewars HTML5"
> on DuckDuckGo I get images of Star Wars, Asterix & Obelix, anal sex and
> bigfoot in a row. What kind of weird games do you play?

You do know that search engines often give individual users different
results based on their earlier preferences? DDG only gets me a long list
of Dicewars variants. But not the page I'm using, though some have the
exact same version.

>> Still the ever present "under construction" gif from the early days of
>> the internet must certainly be around somewhere. For the web is never
>> finished.
>

> Now what we also need is a side-scrolling marquee.
>
I think we'll need to hire a professional for that. We wouldn't want it
to look janky.


--
Danny.

[DG]

Op 15-10-2019 om 22:16 schreef ervaqre:

>>> I was going to write an inappropriate comment here, but I'd better not.
>>> I don't want the police knocking on my door. Is it just me, or was the
>>> Internet more free 15 to 20 years ago? These days I always have to be
>>> careful what I write.
>>
>> You need to watch FBE's Do Teens & College Kids Think Seinfeld Is Funny
>> on Youtube. It's amazing what's not acceptable anymore.
>

> I think I once saw that. Or at least something similar where they thought
> innocent jokes were outrageous. Though it's not only teenagers. Even
> people in their 30s or incredibly easily offended these days. You can't
> even make jokes about women of people from weird countries anymore :(

Next you're gonna claim they don't even like you calling their countries
weird...

>>>> I could go live there, but a ghost city sounds more like a job for
>>>> those meddling kids from the Scooby Gang.
>>>
>>> Sounds like somebody watches more cartoons than is good for him.
>>
>> I don't watch many cartoons anymore. I should change that.
>

> Peppa Big is very popular these days. At least my offspring watches it.
> Personally I am still stuck with Boes Boes, Ovide and Dommel.

Great, now I've been struck by the Boes Boes tune earworm.

>>>> Him and what tent?
>>>
>>> I forgot already. He has so many tents, it's hard to keep track. But it
>>> is okay, since last week the temperature has been below zero at night
>>> so all the insects are dead. I finally dare to cycle without
>>> sunglasses.
>>
>> Now you only need to worry about cars with headlights at full blast.
>

> Not yet, it's still October and I tend to be home before dark. But cars
> with those ultra bright headlight sure are annoying. I remember that in
> China, people do not receive a fine for driving around with high beam
> lights on. Instead, they are placed on a chair and forced to look into
> high beam lights of a car for fifteen minutes. They should introduce that
> over here.

And you found that out how?

>>> No, I prefer to keep reality and Aglami separated. I think every
>>> Aglamian does that, except neppie who got punished for that with a butt
>>> plug.
>>
>> Wait, what? Nope, forget that. I'll only regret asking about it.
>

> For some weird reason she decided to let her teenage son join WAAglami on
> the phone of her grandmother. Just the exact moment he joined, some
> Aglamian started screaming about butt plugs. That's all.

Usually you refer to yourself as "omnipotent dictator" or something like
that, not "some Aglamian screaming about butt plugs".

>>> Wait...hold your horses. In my mind you were one of these 16 year old
>>> fietsbejaarden who cycle at a leisurely pace. Now sweat and underwear
>>> seams are introduced all of a sudden. You aren't any of those racefiets
>>> fanatics, are you?
>>
>> Nope, just old and not in the best physical condition. But to you I'll
>> always be 16.
>

> I dread the day that I will be old too. Right now I am physically
> stronger than ever before and also my endurance is excellent. But I do
> notice that it takes more time to recover from injuries. It's not going
> to get any better, is it?

It gets so much worse. So much worse...

>>> I would also like them to find a way to accelerate the regenerative
>>> capabilities of our bodies though. So if you lose a leg, it will simply
>>> regenerate. And when we're at it, who not grow a pair of bicycle tires?
>>
>> So you want to be Deadpool. With bicycle tires.
>

> Deadpool is one of these American super heroes, right? I guess that is
> what 16 year old kids watch. I find these movies silly. Then again, I
> hardly watch any television at all. On average maybe 5 to 10 hours per
> month.

Cultural Barbarian!!!

>>> In China all that is done for not even a tenth of the price by one of
>>> these old guys whom you can find at most street corners. They bring
>>> their own toolbox, tires, etc. and just sit there all day long. A
>>> picture says more than words:
>>>
>>> https://tinyurl.com/ycy4swug
>>>
>>> A true professional, as you can see. And as opposed to here in the
>>> Netherlands, you don't need to wait an entire day.
>>
>> Hmmm, try showing up there with some weird size tire. Or some other bike
>> part that's non-standard.
>

> In an ideal communist society, that is not a problem. All bicycles are
> identical. I suppose in the DDR they had the Volksfahrrad.

I bet some bicycles are more identical than other bicycles.

>>> I admit. I showed a moment of weakness. I was probably drunk.
>>
>> Hakuna matata. It means the same as the Australian national slogan "No
>> worries, mate". Don't it mixed up with their other national slogans.
>> Those usually involve shrimps, knives and fair dinkums.
>

> I know all about that. I spent one year in Australia. Though maybe this
> was before you joined Aglami. It was almost exactly 18 years ago. Where
> were you 18 years ago?

Replaying The Curse of Monkey Island.

>>> I am still not sure. How about you try. Amsterdam is within cycling
>>> distance for you anyway.
>>
>> Only in summer with nice weather.
>

> We had a wonderful summer. Only a few days with more than 40 degrees on
> which I preferred a vehicle with four wheels with air conditioning. Up to
> 35 degrees is still very comfortable cycling weather.

Not very comfortable. Not comfortable at all.

>>> The Shockwave Flash plug-in of my Firefox installation has been on
>>> "Never Activate" for several years now I think. If I search for
>>> "Dicewars HTML5"
>>> on DuckDuckGo I get images of Star Wars, Asterix & Obelix, anal sex and
>>> bigfoot in a row. What kind of weird games do you play?
>>
>> You do know that search engines often give individual users different
>> results based on their earlier preferences? DDG only gets me a long list
>> of Dicewars variants. But not the page I'm using, though some have the
>> exact same version.
>

> I never search for any of those terms. But because I always use a VPN, I
> sometimes get very weird results. I wish search engines would stop doing
> that and just give me neutral results.
>
> Anyway, I just started Dicewars and I have no idea what is happening. Do
> you need to click as fast as possible to beat the AI opponents?

Nope. Turn based. When it's your turn click one of your fields, click a
neighboring opponent's field and the dices roll. For every field you own
at the end of the turn you get an extra dice. These dice are distributed
over your fields, not by you but the game. Have fun.

>>>> Still the ever present "under construction" gif from the early days of
>>>> the internet must certainly be around somewhere. For the web is never
>>>> finished.
>>>
>>> Now what we also need is a side-scrolling marquee.
>>>
>> I think we'll need to hire a professional for that. We wouldn't want it
>> to look janky.
>

> Who's going to pay the professional? Perhaps we should get this newbie to
> pay. It would be his 6th trial.
>
They fail if they use Flash for the marquee.

--
Danny.

[DG]

Op 17-10-2019 om 20:56 schreef ervaqre:

>>> I think I once saw that. Or at least something similar where they
>>> thought innocent jokes were outrageous. Though it's not only teenagers.
>>> Even people in their 30s or incredibly easily offended these days. You
>>> can't even make jokes about women of people from weird countries
>>> anymore :(
>>
>> Next you're gonna claim they don't even like you calling their countries
>> weird...
>

> Well, how would they ever find out. People from weird countries usually
> don't speak our magnificent language. Speaking of easily offended,
> according to some weirdo "journalist" from the Algemeen Dagblad, Jip and
> Janneke now belong to the foutste boeken.

That's racist! It's because they're black, isn't it?

>>> Peppa Big is very popular these days. At least my offspring watches it.
>>> Personally I am still stuck with Boes Boes, Ovide and Dommel.
>>
>> Great, now I've been struck by the Boes Boes tune earworm.
>

> You can't be that old if you grew up watching Boes Boes. Or perhaps you
> watched Boes Boes after you had grown up already? That would be a bit
> disturbing, but probably a reason you ended up in Aglami.

I read Boes before it was cool and a cartoon! Did the same with the
Smurfs before the Hanna-Barbera series.
You need to be at least disturbing to be allowed in Aglami.

>>>> Now you only need to worry about cars with headlights at full blast.
>>>
>>> Not yet, it's still October and I tend to be home before dark. But cars
>>> with those ultra bright headlight sure are annoying. I remember that in
>>> China, people do not receive a fine for driving around with high beam
>>> lights on. Instead, they are placed on a chair and forced to look into
>>> high beam lights of a car for fifteen minutes. They should introduce
>>> that over here.
>>
>> And you found that out how?
>

> I read it on the online news section of Weixin, the largest social
> network in the world after Facebook.

Don't trust social media. They lie!

>>> For some weird reason she decided to let her teenage son join WAAglami
>>> on the phone of her grandmother. Just the exact moment he joined, some
>>> Aglamian started screaming about butt plugs. That's all.
>>
>> Usually you refer to yourself as "omnipotent dictator" or something like
>> that, not "some Aglamian screaming about butt plugs".
>

> I would never do that. Why would you ever suspect me? It could have been
> Alex Watson!

It seems too elementary for dear Watson.

>>> I dread the day that I will be old too. Right now I am physically
>>> stronger than ever before and also my endurance is excellent. But I do
>>> notice that it takes more time to recover from injuries. It's not going
>>> to get any better, is it?
>>
>> It gets so much worse. So much worse...
>

> Awesome! My personal view on life is that one needs hardship and
> discomfort to be able to truly enjoy the good periods!

Ha! You're assuming there will be good periods!

>>> Deadpool is one of these American super heroes, right? I guess that is
>>> what 16 year old kids watch. I find these movies silly. Then again, I
>>> hardly watch any television at all. On average maybe 5 to 10 hours per
>>> month.
>>
>> Cultural Barbarian!!!
>

> The thing I watch on television involves motorized vehicles driving
> around in circles. That is culture, right?

If it's tractors then it is agri-culture.

>>>> Hmmm, try showing up there with some weird size tire. Or some other
>>>> bike part that's non-standard.
>>>
>>> In an ideal communist society, that is not a problem. All bicycles are
>>> identical. I suppose in the DDR they had the Volksfahrrad.
>>
>> I bet some bicycles are more identical than other bicycles.
>

> Truth be told, there are not that many bicycles on the streets anymore
> over there. Bicycles are for poor peasants at the bottom of society.
> Anyone with a bit of honor would at least drive an expensive German
> luxury car. But then not have a fridge at home.

At least I have a fridge.

>>> I know all about that. I spent one year in Australia. Though maybe this
>>> was before you joined Aglami. It was almost exactly 18 years ago. Where
>>> were you 18 years ago?
>>
>> Replaying The Curse of Monkey Island.
>

> All day long, all week long and all year long? Why would you replay
> something you already played anyway? You already know how it ends.

It was just a wild guess. Honestly, I haven't kept track.

>>> We had a wonderful summer. Only a few days with more than 40 degrees on
>>> which I preferred a vehicle with four wheels with air conditioning. Up
>>> to 35 degrees is still very comfortable cycling weather.
>>
>> Not very comfortable. Not comfortable at all.
>

> Better than autumn with all the flies that want to insert your eyeballs.

>
>>> Anyway, I just started Dicewars and I have no idea what is happening.
>>> Do you need to click as fast as possible to beat the AI opponents?
>>
>> Nope. Turn based. When it's your turn click one of your fields, click a
>> neighboring opponent's field and the dices roll. For every field you own
>> at the end of the turn you get an extra dice. These dice are distributed
>> over your fields, not by you but the game. Have fun.
>

> We are talking about this game, right?
>
> https://www.gamedesign.jp/games/dicewars/flash/dice.html
>
> It seems I never get my turn...

That's the Flash version. I use the HTML5 one.
http://www.freewebarcade.com/html5/dicewars/index.html

>>>> I think we'll need to hire a professional for that. We wouldn't want
>>>> it to look janky.
>>>
>>> Who's going to pay the professional? Perhaps we should get this newbie
>>> to pay. It would be his 6th trial.
>>>
>> They fail if they use Flash for the marquee.
>

> But every professional used to have a copy of Macromedia Flash with a
> crack from Astalavista installed on his computer with Windows 98 SE!

And what virusses did they have? On the computer.

--

Danny.

[DG]

Op 20-10-2019 om 20:49 schreef ervaqre:

>>> Well, how would they ever find out. People from weird countries usually
>>> don't speak our magnificent language. Speaking of easily offended,
>>> according to some weirdo "journalist" from the Algemeen Dagblad, Jip
>>> and Janneke now belong to the foutste boeken.
>>
>> That's racist! It's because they're black, isn't it?
>

> You're obviously stuck in the first decade of this century. It's all
> about gender stereotypes these days. In Jip and Janneke, the mother tends
> to cook food in the kitchen and the father sits in his chair smoking a
> cigar. Though it is true they're all black. Perhaps Annie M.G. Schmidt
> wanted to make a statement about black people.

I read something about it and it actually had something to do with an
exhibit about books that nowadays could be burned. Among them also
religious works and plenty of other stuff that would get people up in arms.

>>> You can't be that old if you grew up watching Boes Boes. Or perhaps you
>>> watched Boes Boes after you had grown up already? That would be a bit
>>> disturbing, but probably a reason you ended up in Aglami.
>>
>> I read Boes before it was cool and a cartoon! Did the same with the
>> Smurfs before the Hanna-Barbera series.
>> You need to be at least disturbing to be allowed in Aglami.
>

> I also read it as a comic in Suske en Wiske Weekblad. Though that was
> after the cartoon. As a child, I always assumed that the cartoon was
> there before the comic. Those days you couldn't just look things up on
> the internet.

Before Wikipedia there was Winkler Prins and other encyclopedias. They
even had libraries with encyclopedias in them!!!

>>> I read it on the online news section of Weixin, the largest social
>>> network in the world after Facebook.
>>
>> Don't trust social media. They lie!
>

> I'd make a reference to fake news here, but every time I mention my
> favorite politician the people of WAAglami roll their eyes. So I censor
> myself.

You're into Winny The Pooh?

>>> I would never do that. Why would you ever suspect me? It could have
>>> been Alex Watson!
>>
>> It seems too elementary for dear Watson.
>

> Is this a Sherlock Holems reference?! I have been getting better at these
> cultural references.

Yeah, Watson and Holmes have been around for over a century so: no s**t
Sherlock. Even though "Elementary my dear Watson" didn't come from the
books.

>>>> It gets so much worse. So much worse...
>>>
>>> Awesome! My personal view on life is that one needs hardship and
>>> discomfort to be able to truly enjoy the good periods!
>>
>> Ha! You're assuming there will be good periods!
>

> When the body fails, one still has his mind! The mind can do anything! It
> can make you ignore the physical ailments and believe in the glorious
> now. Like those monks do when they put themselves on fire.

I bet the one thing a monk on fire wants one thing: for it to end. Dying
does just that. Not gonna test out my hypothesis though.

>>> The thing I watch on television involves motorized vehicles driving
>>> around in circles. That is culture, right?
>>
>> If it's tractors then it is agri-culture.
>

> It is motorcycles of course. I see enough tractors in real life already.
> In the east of our country, on these narrow roads that wind themselves
> through the meadows, I am almost crushed almost every day.

>
>>> Truth be told, there are not that many bicycles on the streets anymore
>>> over there. Bicycles are for poor peasants at the bottom of society.
>>> Anyone with a bit of honor would at least drive an expensive German
>>> luxury car. But then not have a fridge at home.
>>
>> At least I have a fridge.
>

> Do you turn it off in winter and just put your food outside? I used to do
> that when I was in my 20s.

Weren't you in the deep-freezer part of China then?

>>>> Nope. Turn based. When it's your turn click one of your fields, click
>>>> a neighboring opponent's field and the dices roll. For every field you
>>>> own at the end of the turn you get an extra dice. These dice are
>>>> distributed over your fields, not by you but the game. Have fun.
>>>
>>> We are talking about this game, right?
>>>
>>> https://www.gamedesign.jp/games/dicewars/flash/dice.html
>>>
>>> It seems I never get my turn...
>>
>> That's the Flash version. I use the HTML5 one.
>> http://www.freewebarcade.com/html5/dicewars/index.html
>

> Okay, when I first tried the game the other players had their turn first.
> That's why I couldn't do anything. I thought it was some multiplayer game
> and that I was up against ferociously clicking teenagers.
>
> I played it properly now. So far I have wasted many hours because it is
> extremely addictive. Thanks for that. I am not clicking on your links
> anymore!

I never had the illusion of playing against others. I was puzzled by the
fact that I couldn't distribute the won dices myself though. Figuring
out what the AI algorithm does and using it against itself is a lot of
fun though.

>>>> They fail if they use Flash for the marquee.
>>>
>>> But every professional used to have a copy of Macromedia Flash with a
>>> crack from Astalavista installed on his computer with Windows 98 SE!
>>
>> And what virusses did they have? On the computer.
>

> With the free version of Avast Antivirus you would NEVER get a virus. But
> you also needed the free version of ZoneAlarm to keep hackers out.

The best computer destroying virus is the user. Especially if they get a
mail telling to delete a file in the windows directory because it is a
virus. No Avast or ZoneAlarm can defend Windows 98 SE from that.

--
Danny.

[DG]

Op 24-10-2019 om 22:56 schreef ervaqre:

>>> You're obviously stuck in the first decade of this century. It's all
>>> about gender stereotypes these days. In Jip and Janneke, the mother
>>> tends to cook food in the kitchen and the father sits in his chair
>>> smoking a cigar. Though it is true they're all black. Perhaps Annie
>>> M.G. Schmidt wanted to make a statement about black people.
>>
>> I read something about it and it actually had something to do with an
>> exhibit about books that nowadays could be burned. Among them also
>> religious works and plenty of other stuff that would get people up in
>> arms.
>

> Soon these will be problems of the past though. People hardly read books
> these days. There are still some lost souls out there who buy books, but
> that is only to collect them rather than read them.
>
> Today I was at the library to return a book. Apart from a few very old
> people who are probably bored a lot in their retirement homes and some
> refugees using the free internet, it was empty.

Ah, a bastion of nostalgia yet unclaimed by retro-minded hipsters. Not
even visited 'ironically'. Except for you, of course.

>>> I also read it as a comic in Suske en Wiske Weekblad. Though that was
>>> after the cartoon. As a child, I always assumed that the cartoon was
>>> there before the comic. Those days you couldn't just look things up on
>>> the internet.
>>
>> Before Wikipedia there was Winkler Prins and other encyclopedias. They
>> even had libraries with encyclopedias in them!!!
>

> I doubt the Winkler Prins has an entry on the Boes Boes comic. I have the
> Grote Oosthoek at home and it doesn't mention it.

It may need to be updated. Try clicking refresh.

>>> I'd make a reference to fake news here, but every time I mention my
>>> favorite politician the people of WAAglami roll their eyes. So I censor
>>> myself.
>>
>> You're into Winny The Pooh?
>

> I can't say anything about Pooh Bear on here. They are watching us.

But talking about King Louie, the orangutan from Disney's version of
Jungle Book, is alright?

>>> Is this a Sherlock Holems reference?! I have been getting better at
>>> these cultural references.
>>
>> Yeah, Watson and Holmes have been around for over a century so: no s**t
>> Sherlock. Even though "Elementary my dear Watson" didn't come from the
>> books.
>

> Probably one of those movies. Like movies that people watch in a cinema
> or go to the video store and get a VHS tape and then insert it into a
> machine underneath the television and then it appears on the television.
> I don't think I have ever seen a Sherlock Holmes movie.

Not even the German ones? They made a lot of those. Seemed like the
weird thing you'd be in to.

>>>> Ha! You're assuming there will be good periods!
>>>
>>> When the body fails, one still has his mind! The mind can do anything!
>>> It can make you ignore the physical ailments and believe in the
>>> glorious now. Like those monks do when they put themselves on fire.
>>
>> I bet the one thing a monk on fire wants one thing: for it to end. Dying
>> does just that. Not gonna test out my hypothesis though.
>

> According to Marcus Aurelius, one of the foremost Stoics, pain cannot be
> unbearable. As long as you endure pain, it is by definition bearable.
> Pine is fine! Perhaps you can test it on a guinea pig first. There must
> be a pet store close to you.

Stoics suck.

I'm pretty sure there isn't. There used to be one, but I think that
closed after it stopped selling animals and only did supplies. Anyway I
don't want pets. Then I'd have to take care of it. I have a hard time
keeping plants alive, let alone animals.

>>>> At least I have a fridge.
>>>
>>> Do you turn it off in winter and just put your food outside? I used to
>>> do that when I was in my 20s.
>>
>> Weren't you in the deep-freezer part of China then?
>

> The first half I was a student in the Netherlands. Putting stuff outside
> is just what people in a studentenhuis do.

That explains all the beer bottles and other junk left by inebriation
enthusiasts.

>>> I played it properly now. So far I have wasted many hours because it is
>>> extremely addictive. Thanks for that. I am not clicking on your links
>>> anymore!
>>
>> I never had the illusion of playing against others. I was puzzled by the
>> fact that I couldn't distribute the won dices myself though. Figuring
>> out what the AI algorithm does and using it against itself is a lot of
>> fun though.
>

> Yes, after a while you can predict when and where they attack and control
> them by keeping a buffer between you and them. It's a nice game though,
> very suitable for when you are an office drone and just want to kill time
> at the office.

I used to do Hattrick while I worked at an office. A bunch of guys had
their own football teams on there and we made our own league. That was
15 years ago.

> So do you play it from dusk till dawn or do you also play other games?
> Right now, I am playing Lunar (PSX version) and this is on my list of
> games to play after I finish that one:
>
> - Dragon Quest III
> - Mega Man X
> - Flintstones - The rescue of Dino and Hoppy
> - Mega Man 3
> - Phantasy Star 4
> - Shinobi 3
> - Metroid Fusion
>
> Gotta do something with all that free time.

Hardly any games at all. Got plenty though. Past year GTA V is wat I
played most. I usually play stuff that's ten years old or more. Like
World of Goo. Stuff like Civilization and Sim City is what I like best
though.

>>>> And what virusses did they have? On the computer.
>>>
>>> With the free version of Avast Antivirus you would NEVER get a virus.
>>> But you also needed the free version of ZoneAlarm to keep hackers out.
>>
>> The best computer destroying virus is the user. Especially if they get a
>> mail telling to delete a file in the windows directory because it is a
>> virus. No Avast or ZoneAlarm can defend Windows 98 SE from that.
>

> Good thing everybody knows somebody good with computers whom you can call
> in a situation like that!
>
Like trying to install an AGP video card? I haven't done support in
quite a while. I kinda like it like that. Nice and quiet.

--
Danny.

[DG]

Op 4-11-2019 om 0:38 schreef ervaqre:

>>> Today I was at the library to return a book. Apart from a few very old
>>> people who are probably bored a lot in their retirement homes and some
>>> refugees using the free internet, it was empty.
>>
>> Ah, a bastion of nostalgia yet unclaimed by retro-minded hipsters. Not
>> even visited 'ironically'. Except for you, of course.
>

> WHAT!? I am so not a hipster! I am the total and complete opposite of a
> hipster!! Also, I was there only to hand in a book for somebody else. I
> don't read many paper books myself anymore. Everything is on my e-reader.
> Okay, I just realized that sounded hipstery.

Admit it, you were a hipster before it was cool. And after.

>>>> Before Wikipedia there was Winkler Prins and other encyclopedias. They
>>>> even had libraries with encyclopedias in them!!!
>>>
>>> I doubt the Winkler Prins has an entry on the Boes Boes comic. I have
>>> the Grote Oosthoek at home and it doesn't mention it.
>>
>> It may need to be updated. Try clicking refresh.
>

> How does one click on a physical book? Sounds like a design flaw.

Then turn it off and on again.

>>>> You're into Winny The Pooh?
>>>
>>> I can't say anything about Pooh Bear on here. They are watching us.
>>
>> But talking about King Louie, the orangutan from Disney's version of
>> Jungle Book, is alright?
>

> Which world leader is he supposed to represent? I don't spend enough time
> on Twitter or Facebook to keep track of these things.

The orange color should be a hint.

>>> Probably one of those movies. Like movies that people watch in a cinema
>>> or go to the video store and get a VHS tape and then insert it into a
>>> machine underneath the television and then it appears on the
>>> television. I don't think I have ever seen a Sherlock Holmes movie.
>>
>> Not even the German ones? They made a lot of those. Seemed like the
>> weird thing you'd be in to.
>

> When I turn on the television, there will be a Krimi on most channels.
> Today I watched part of a Krimi that was filmed on the market in Münster,
> about a Dutch family selling licorice there. It involved a lot of jokes
> that weren't even funny.

Then how could you tell it was a joke. Do Krimis have laugh tracks now?

>>> According to Marcus Aurelius, one of the foremost Stoics, pain cannot
>>> be unbearable. As long as you endure pain, it is by definition
>>> bearable. Pine is fine! Perhaps you can test it on a guinea pig first.
>>> There must be a pet store close to you.
>>
>> Stoics suck.
>

> I am a stoic and that comment does not affect me.

That sucks.

>> I'm pretty sure there isn't. There used to be one, but I think that
>> closed after it stopped selling animals and only did supplies. Anyway I
>> don't want pets. Then I'd have to take care of it. I have a hard time
>> keeping plants alive, let alone animals.
>

> We're talking about a guinea pig that is supposed to be burned alive, so
> it would be in the right hands...

I don't think the neighbors would like it if an escaped flaming guinea
pig burned the neighborhood down.

>>> The first half I was a student in the Netherlands. Putting stuff
>>> outside is just what people in a studentenhuis do.
>>
>> That explains all the beer bottles and other junk left by inebriation
>> enthusiasts.
>

> Sometimes people get left outside as well. In between the beer bottles.
> Not that I ever had anything to do with that. I only drink water.

They tried to get a container-deposit from you as they shoved you into
the return machine, didn't they?

>>> Yes, after a while you can predict when and where they attack and
>>> control them by keeping a buffer between you and them. It's a nice game
>>> though, very suitable for when you are an office drone and just want to
>>> kill time at the office.
>>
>> I used to do Hattrick while I worked at an office. A bunch of guys had
>> their own football teams on there and we made our own league. That was
>> 15 years ago.
>

> Football!? I can't think of anything worse than sitting locked up in an
> office with a bunch of colleagues who not only want to talk about
> football, but also want to play games about football while at work. It
> must have been hell!

That was actually the fun part. That organization however was quite
flawed. But by no means the worst one I've seen.

>>> So do you play it from dusk till dawn or do you also play other games?
>>> Right now, I am playing Lunar (PSX version) and this is on my list of
>>> games to play after I finish that one:
>>>
>>> - Dragon Quest III - Mega Man X - Flintstones - The rescue of Dino and
>>> Hoppy - Mega Man 3 - Phantasy Star 4 - Shinobi 3 - Metroid Fusion
>>>
>>> Gotta do something with all that free time.
>>
>> Hardly any games at all. Got plenty though. Past year GTA V is wat I
>> played most. I usually play stuff that's ten years old or more. Like
>> World of Goo. Stuff like Civilization and Sim City is what I like best
>> though.
>

> GTA V is played online, right? Where your opponents are screaming
> teenagers with a headset and a dedicated gaming mouse, gaming keyboard
> and gaming chair. The only Civilization-like game I ever played was
> Settlers III. Does that count?

It has an off-line story. But you can turn the screamkiddies off in
online mode. I actually only came into contact with only one that
invited me to a heist and started yelling at me for accepting the
invitation and then kicked me out. Oh, and there was a French twelve
year old that texted me in game. He wanted to drive my car. Other than
that little or no communication. That has its effect on gameplay: total
lack of coordination.

>>>> a mail telling to delete a file in the windows directory because it is
>>>> a virus. No Avast or ZoneAlarm can defend Windows 98 SE from that.
>>>
>>> Good thing everybody knows somebody good with computers whom you can
>>> call in a situation like that!
>>>
>> Like trying to install an AGP video card? I haven't done support in
>> quite a while. I kinda like it like that. Nice and quiet.
>

> I used to do support on a help desk for a while. It was the worst job
> ever. At least family and friends who need help with computers don't
> scream at you.

They complain if I scream at them though. So not giving IT aid anymore.

> I no longer have an AGP video card. It's one of those integrated ones
> from Intel. Also, I think my entire computer is smaller than that AGP
> card from back then.

You should have seen some of the ISA cards from the eighties. No
coolers, but dozens of chips and sometimes even empty sockets for more
chips.

--
Danny.

[DG]

Op 14-11-2019 om 23:41 schreef ervaqre:

>>> WHAT!? I am so not a hipster! I am the total and complete opposite of a
>>> hipster!! Also, I was there only to hand in a book for somebody else. I
>>> don't read many paper books myself anymore. Everything is on my
>>> e-reader. Okay, I just realized that sounded hipstery.
>>
>> Admit it, you were a hipster before it was cool. And after.
>

> I am in the process of dehipstering. You can see it on my phone. Today I
> replaced Google Maps with Magic Earth and the default weather app had to
> make place for the KMNI app. I'm sure the hipsters are lurking in here
> though. If tomorrow you hear people at your local Starbucks talking about
> Magic Earth, you know where they got the idea.

I use the KNMI trough the browser. Like ye olde school.
Do hipsters know they're named after a type of underwear?

>>> How does one click on a physical book? Sounds like a design flaw.
>>
>> Then turn it off and on again.
>

> It doesn't react at all. I think it's frozen. It needs a hard reset. How
> does one do that with these physical books. I already tried pressing and
> holding the first page number.

This sheds a whole new light on those book burnings. Those books were
just defective and only usable as kindle, ironically.

Maybe try making your finger wet and swipe the page from right to left.

>>> Which world leader is he supposed to represent? I don't spend enough
>>> time on Twitter or Facebook to keep track of these things.
>>
>> The orange color should be a hint.
>

> I had to search for that on Altavista, but it's Trump! My favorite world
> leader! Before, I didn't really know much about him other than that he
> was some billionaire real estate guy. Then, after he became president, I
> once read a very large collection of all the outrageous things Trump has
> ever said. I am sure the author intended to make him look bad, but I have
> been a fan ever since. The people at WAAglami think I am trolling, but
> that's not the case. I have even read some of Trump's books!

Does Altavista have a text only mode? Since that's how you roll.
You do know he didn't write those books, right? Apparently it's by some
ghost-writer. Either way they weren't written ironically.

>>>> Not even the German ones? They made a lot of those. Seemed like the
>>>> weird thing you'd be in to.
>>>
>>> When I turn on the television, there will be a Krimi on most channels.
>>> Today I watched part of a Krimi that was filmed on the market in
>>> Münster,
>>> about a Dutch family selling licorice there. It involved a lot of jokes
>>> that weren't even funny.
>>
>> Then how could you tell it was a joke. Do Krimis have laugh tracks now?
>

> No, but the actors start laughing. Laugh tracks would be a great idea
> though. That makes me wonder. Do Germans dub the laugh tracks of American
> comedy shows?

I'm actually not sure. I vaguely remember hearing French dubbed stuff
with alternative laugh tracks. At least they didn't sound the same as
the English version. That could make sense because the punchline timing
is different or that voice and laugh were on the same track in older
stuff. But I think it was stock canned laughter.

>>>> I'm pretty sure there isn't. There used to be one, but I think that
>>>> closed after it stopped selling animals and only did supplies. Anyway
>>>> I don't want pets. Then I'd have to take care of it. I have a hard
>>>> time keeping plants alive, let alone animals.
>>>
>>> We're talking about a guinea pig that is supposed to be burned alive,
>>> so it would be in the right hands...
>>
>> I don't think the neighbors would like it if an escaped flaming guinea
>> pig burned the neighborhood down.
>

> They'd respect you. You would be a man to be feared. Nobody would dare to
> oppose the neighbor that burns animals.

I'm pretty sure some of my neighbors have burned animals. Just by
leaving chicken too long in the oven or creating extremely crispy bacon
and stuff like that.

>>> Sometimes people get left outside as well. In between the beer bottles.
>>> Not that I ever had anything to do with that. I only drink water.
>>
>> They tried to get a container-deposit from you as they shoved you into
>> the return machine, didn't they?
>

> Hurg. As I said. I had nothing to do with such things. I was a very
> serious student. The rest of the time I was playing computer games.

That would sound a lot better if you used to be a computer games
engineering student.

>>> Football!? I can't think of anything worse than sitting locked up in an
>>> office with a bunch of colleagues who not only want to talk about
>>> football, but also want to play games about football while at work. It
>>> must have been hell!
>>
>> That was actually the fun part. That organization however was quite
>> flawed. But by no means the worst one I've seen.
>

> Next thing you'll reveal that you are a football fan and also watch it on
> television...

Nah. Only Euro or World Cup stuff. And I can't even remember when I last
watched that.

>>>> Hardly any games at all. Got plenty though. Past year GTA V is wat I
>>>> played most. I usually play stuff that's ten years old or more. Like
>>>> World of Goo. Stuff like Civilization and Sim City is what I like best
>>>> though.
>>>
>>> GTA V is played online, right? Where your opponents are screaming
>>> teenagers with a headset and a dedicated gaming mouse, gaming keyboard
>>> and gaming chair. The only Civilization-like game I ever played was
>>> Settlers III. Does that count?
>>
>> It has an off-line story. But you can turn the screamkiddies off in
>> online mode. I actually only came into contact with only one that
>> invited me to a heist and started yelling at me for accepting the
>> invitation and then kicked me out. Oh, and there was a French twelve
>> year old that texted me in game. He wanted to drive my car. Other than
>> that little or no communication. That has its effect on gameplay: total
>> lack of coordination.
>

> Sounds like nothing much has changed since I played Quake 2 online.
> Except that back then I screamed at the other players. That was before
> microphones were a thing in games though. I had to scream textually.

Probably at Leroy Jenkins.

> Speaking of Dice Wars, I also tend to scream at the screen from time to
> time. I hate it when I lose a field when I obviously should win. For
> example when I have 4 dice and the opponent only 1 and I still lose. When
> it happens several times in a row, I get ANGRY!!

See, I knew you'd like it. If you throw 3 ones and a three, hence a
total of 6, but your defending opponent throws a 6 the defender gets the
advantage. Of course this can happen multiple times in a row. Resulting
in a far less favorable position. Careful and conservative is often a
good tactic.

>>> I used to do support on a help desk for a while. It was the worst job
>>> ever. At least family and friends who need help with computers don't
>>> scream at you.
>>
>> They complain if I scream at them though. So not giving IT aid anymore.
>

> What did you scream at them? "Do not change things in the registry!!!"?
> Though I suppose these days people would need help with their smart
> phones which has taken over and which you don't have.

Almost 20 years ago someone shoved a phone in my hands and asked me to
explain how it worked and how to turn of T9 predictive text. I had never
used one. I wasn't able to explain that it's not the same as a C64 or an
Amiga or a Atari 2600. They were amazed that I needed to see the manual
and had to explain to them there was no permanent way to turn off T9. At
least according to the manual they never read. People tend to think that
anyone that knows anything about computers is one pointy hat short of
being a wizard.

>>> I no longer have an AGP video card. It's one of those integrated ones
>>> from Intel. Also, I think my entire computer is smaller than that AGP
>>> card from back then.
>>
>> You should have seen some of the ISA cards from the eighties. No
>> coolers, but dozens of chips and sometimes even empty sockets for more
>> chips.
>

> I remember some of those, even though I didn't get into computers until
> the 1990s. I was a PCI guy. The PCI years were the best years. Computer
> games in the 1990s were also the best. Not sure about the music though.
>
I was always a bit underwhelmed by the midi tunes on PC games. The C64's
SID chip made such cool computery sounds and the Amiga did fantastic
stuff with samples. Even PC's playing tracks straight from CD were often
sub par since that music was often knocked out in a day with a Casio
keyboard. Only around 2000 when music was being put in MP3's stuff
started sounding good on PC. Certainly the radio stations in the Grand
Theft Auto Games put the sound to good use.

--
Danny.

[DG]

Op 24-11-2019 om 23:03 schreef ervaqre:

>>> I am in the process of dehipstering. You can see it on my phone. Today
>>> I replaced Google Maps with Magic Earth and the default weather app had
>>> to make place for the KMNI app. I'm sure the hipsters are lurking in
>>> here though. If tomorrow you hear people at your local Starbucks
>>> talking about Magic Earth, you know where they got the idea.
>>
>> I use the KNMI trough the browser. Like ye olde school.
>> Do hipsters know they're named after a type of underwear?
>

> Having an app as a widget on your phone is easier than starting Netscape
> Navigator and finding the KNMI website in your Bookmarks. You would have
> to carry a computer with you to do that. Are your fietstassen large
> enough for that?

I've used them to transport Ikea table flat-packs. I bet you would fit
too. I certainly could make you fit.

> I have no idea what hipster underwear is. A short while ago I tried to
> start a rant on WAAglami about how I could only find weird and tight
> underwear for men, but the response was apathetic. I guess it means that
> most young men these days wear hipster underwear.

Even boxers are tight nowadays. Tight like formfitting, not like "on
fleek". It may not be the hipsters fault though: we live in the
post-mankini age.

>>> It doesn't react at all. I think it's frozen. It needs a hard reset.
>>> How does one do that with these physical books. I already tried
>>> pressing and holding the first page number.
>>
>> This sheds a whole new light on those book burnings. Those books were
>> just defective and only usable as kindle, ironically.
>

> See! That's a reference I understand. I have a Kindle and I use it every
> day. Most useful gift I have ever received.

That's *THE ONE* you understand??? I thought you were going to Gopher
this one.

>> Maybe try making your finger wet and swipe the page from right to left.
>

> I can do the same by just tapping on the right part of the page. Some
> more expensive models have buttons, but I don't mind moving my hand to
> move to the next page every minute. Now if only they would add a page
> turning sound.

You have a mouth. Say swoosh every so often. Or order Alexa to do it for
you every time your kindle turns a page. I believe they're both Amazon
products, so they should be compatible.

>>> I had to search for that on Altavista, but it's Trump! My favorite
>>> world leader! Before, I didn't really know much about him other than
>>> that he was some billionaire real estate guy. Then, after he became
>>> president, I once read a very large collection of all the outrageous
>>> things Trump has ever said. I am sure the author intended to make him
>>> look bad, but I have been a fan ever since. The people at WAAglami
>>> think I am trolling, but that's not the case. I have even read some of
>>> Trump's books!
>>
>> Does Altavista have a text only mode? Since that's how you roll.
>

> I upgraded to Firefox with a VPN and NoScript, uBlock Origin and Saka
> Key. Altavista forwards me to Yahoo which is Bing, but it gives me search
> results that look like the way they did in the 1990s!

VPN's are too much trouble. NoScript and uBlock Origin are ESSENTIAL to
get around. There are a lot of websites though that block you or cripple
the page when you use them.

>> You do know he didn't write those books, right? Apparently it's by some
>> ghost-writer. Either way they weren't written ironically.
>

> It's usually people who didn't read his books who tell me he didn't write
> them. But I admit he looks like the type of person who dictated them to a
> writer though. Just like Hitler did. His books are written in the same
> style as his Twitter feed.

To be fair, most people haven't read his books. Including him, but he's
not gonna tell you he didn't write them, I think.

>>> No, but the actors start laughing. Laugh tracks would be a great idea
>>> though. That makes me wonder. Do Germans dub the laugh tracks of
>>> American comedy shows?
>>
>> I'm actually not sure. I vaguely remember hearing French dubbed stuff
>> with alternative laugh tracks. At least they didn't sound the same as
>> the English version. That could make sense because the punchline timing
>> is different or that voice and laugh were on the same track in older
>> stuff. But I think it was stock canned laughter.
>

> If there are companies that produce laughing tracks, it sounds like a
> great company to work for. You just show up at work, laugh a bit, and
> then go back home again.

You're out of luck. Apparently a lot of the people on laugh tracks are
dead since they're still using really old stock recordings. Though there
are those "live audience" recordings. Sometimes that means the laugh
track is recorded from people watching a pre-recorded show. But even
when it's not, they still mix the heck out of it. Despite knowing that,
I generally don't mind laugh tracks. Usually when they're annoying they
are meant to be annoying by way of parody.

>>> They'd respect you. You would be a man to be feared. Nobody would dare
>>> to oppose the neighbor that burns animals.
>>
>> I'm pretty sure some of my neighbors have burned animals. Just by
>> leaving chicken too long in the oven or creating extremely crispy bacon
>> and stuff like that.
>

> You need to outdo them then. How about burning humans? There are plenty
> of them you can dig up at the graveyard. Try some of the older graves
> though, those forgotten and without flowers.

Wanna help me out? I can offer you free transport in my big ass bicycle
bags.

>>> Hurg. As I said. I had nothing to do with such things. I was a very
>>> serious student. The rest of the time I was playing computer games.
>>
>> That would sound a lot better if you used to be a computer games
>> engineering student.
>

> Back when I was young, that wasn't a thing you could study at our Dutch
> universities. Truly a missed opportunity. Though there there are some
> Aglamians who did end up in the computer gaming industry. Guess who?

You know, I haven't the foggiest.

>>> Sounds like nothing much has changed since I played Quake 2 online.
>>> Except that back then I screamed at the other players. That was before
>>> microphones were a thing in games though. I had to scream textually.
>>
>> Probably at Leroy Jenkins.
>

> Leeroy Jenkins was in World of Warcraft, well into the 2000s. Quake 2 was
> in the late 1990s. You should know this. Are you sure you are 16?

Sir Jenkins is likely to have pulled that shtick before in other games.
There certainly must have been other fellows of his ilk.

>>> Speaking of Dice Wars, I also tend to scream at the screen from time to
>>> time. I hate it when I lose a field when I obviously should win. For
>>> example when I have 4 dice and the opponent only 1 and I still lose.
>>> When it happens several times in a row, I get ANGRY!!
>>
>> See, I knew you'd like it. If you throw 3 ones and a three, hence a
>> total of 6, but your defending opponent throws a 6 the defender gets the
>> advantage. Of course this can happen multiple times in a row. Resulting
>> in a far less favorable position. Careful and conservative is often a
>> good tactic.
>

> Sometimes I do not have the patience. What I sometimes also do not like
> is that you can often guess whether you will win or not after a few
> rounds. Age of Empires II is still a better game.

Oh, yes, sometimes the board is laid out so badly you might as well jump
of a cliff. It makes me think it's truly random and therefore lifelike.
Not always a good thing for games.

>>> What did you scream at them? "Do not change things in the registry!!!"?
>>> Though I suppose these days people would need help with their smart
>>> phones which has taken over and which you don't have.
>>
>> Almost 20 years ago someone shoved a phone in my hands and asked me to
>> explain how it worked and how to turn of T9 predictive text. I had never
>> used one. I wasn't able to explain that it's not the same as a C64 or an
>> Amiga or a Atari 2600. They were amazed that I needed to see the manual
>> and had to explain to them there was no permanent way to turn off T9. At
>> least according to the manual they never read. People tend to think that
>> anyone that knows anything about computers is one pointy hat short of
>> being a wizard.
>

> Umm... things have progressed a bit since the time of T9 though. But
> people thinking you know everything about every computer program ever
> created are still around. It still baffles me that them going out of
> their way asking you, actually takes them more time than if they would
> have simply typed their question on Altavista.

The problem with people like that using any search engine, let alone one
that yahoos bing, is that they struggle to form the right question. How
is someone going to type "how do I turn off the T9 in my Siemens model
X" if they don't know that the predictive text is actually called T9,
what model the phone is and why typing in Siemens off gets you manuals
for washing machines? They then get distracted by the cute purple
gorilla they had installed on their PC...

>>> I remember some of those, even though I didn't get into computers until
>>> the 1990s. I was a PCI guy. The PCI years were the best years. Computer
>>> games in the 1990s were also the best. Not sure about the music though.
>>>
>> I was always a bit underwhelmed by the midi tunes on PC games. The C64's
>> SID chip made such cool computery sounds and the Amiga did fantastic
>> stuff with samples. Even PC's playing tracks straight from CD were often
>> sub par since that music was often knocked out in a day with a Casio
>> keyboard. Only around 2000 when music was being put in MP3's stuff
>> started sounding good on PC. Certainly the radio stations in the Grand
>> Theft Auto Games put the sound to good use.
>

> I remember those, though I only played the original GTA and the London
> mission packs. After that, I never had a computer powerful enough to play
> modern games. I am considering buying a Nintendo Switch however.

Really? I don't get why people are buying that en mass. Especially with
Black Friday coming with PS4's for 130 euro. (They'll only have 2 per
Intertoys shop though.) A Switch is twice that. It's probably the power
of Mario, Zelda and the whole gallery of Nintendo characters. But
there's little or no GTA and stuff like that.

--
Danny.

[DG]

Op 3-12-2019 om 0:30 ervaqre is zelf een kokosnoot:

>>>> I use the KNMI trough the browser. Like ye olde school.
>>>> Do hipsters know they're named after a type of underwear?
>>>
>>> Having an app as a widget on your phone is easier than starting
>>> Netscape Navigator and finding the KNMI website in your Bookmarks.
>>> You would have to carry a computer with you to do that. Are your
>>> fietstassen large enough for that?
>>
>> I've used them to transport Ikea table flat-packs. I bet you would
>> fit too. I certainly could make you fit.
>

> I'm sure I can transport Ikea tables in my fietstassen as well. They're
> a whopping 40 liters each. Just going to Ikea by bicycle does not sound
> like a good idea though. Between my house and Ikea, basically the only
> road is a 22 km long highway.

Ha, there's a parallel road here so I don't have to go on a highway.

> By the way a word of warning. I just changed my Usenet newsreader. Pan
> unfortunately is too buggy to be enjoyable to use. I thought of using
> Thunderbird, but I already use that for business e-mail. I am afraid I
> will accidentally select the wrong account when sending out an e-mail.
> My customers probably wouldn't like it when they ask for an invoice and
> get an answer from some guy called ervaqre instead who calls them a
> coconut and has "posting from the moon" in his signature. So now I am
> using Sylpheed. If this post gets messed up, you know the reason.

I haven't noticed any difference, then again anything you write sounds
messed up :-)

>>> I have no idea what hipster underwear is. A short while ago I tried
>>> to start a rant on WAAglami about how I could only find weird and
>>> tight underwear for men, but the response was apathetic. I guess it
>>> means that most young men these days wear hipster underwear.
>>
>> Even boxers are tight nowadays. Tight like formfitting, not like "on
>> fleek". It may not be the hipsters fault though: we live in the
>> post-mankini age.
>

> I found some that were not tight. They were stacked underneath the
> tight ones, probably because nobody ever buys them anymore. This world
> is doomed. Next thing you'll see is women who wear pants!

I thought it suspicious some guys having such large pecks! They must
have been women.

>>> See! That's a reference I understand. I have a Kindle and I use it
>>> every day. Most useful gift I have ever received.
>>
>> That's *THE ONE* you understand??? I thought you were going to Gopher
>> this one.
>

> I'm totally with the times now. I ditched Lynx, a wonderful text only
> browser, for Firefox as my main program to explore the World Wide Web.
> A whole new world is opening up for me. It's full of images and video.

Just a few more years and you'll be needing glasses to be able to see
any of it.

>>> I can do the same by just tapping on the right part of the page.
>>> Some more expensive models have buttons, but I don't mind moving my
>>> hand to move to the next page every minute. Now if only they would
>>> add a page turning sound.
>>
>> You have a mouth. Say swoosh every so often. Or order Alexa to do it
>> for you every time your kindle turns a page. I believe they're both
>> Amazon products, so they should be compatible.
>

> Alexa is one of those smart assistants available on a speaker slash
> microphone that is always on. It sound like one of the worst thing
> ever to me. A huge global corporation that records every sound in your
> house. I cannot wait for hackers getting their hands on this.

Who says they haven't? The hackers are probably listening in and sending
Roombas with knives after anyone who figures it out.

>>> I upgraded to Firefox with a VPN and NoScript, uBlock Origin and
>>> Saka Key. Altavista forwards me to Yahoo which is Bing, but it
>>> gives me search results that look like the way they did in the
>>> 1990s!
>>
>> VPN's are too much trouble. NoScript and uBlock Origin are ESSENTIAL
>> to get around. There are a lot of websites though that block you or
>> cripple the page when you use them.
>

> A VPN was necessary during my years in the Middle Kingdom, but even now
> it is always on. The only trouble I can think of is that Here Maps
> usually cannot find my location or thinks I am in Switzerland.

Or Maps knows you're fondling gold in some Swiss vault.

> From NoScript I have changed to uMatrix already. It provides even more
> control. With NoScript I couldn't find out a way to only allow scripts
> from for example google.com when I am on a weird site that wants me to
> select pictures of all traffic lights. It's either block or allow a url
> everywhere, even when it is loaded as a third party from another site.

I can do that in Noscript. Click on the Noscript Icon, menu appears,
click on the option in front of the script's origin site. Choose between
standard, temporarily trusted, trusted, not trusted and custom. You can
also allow all for a single tab temporarily with icons top right after
clicking the Noscript icon. I've put my Noscript icon top right. I don't
know where it appears on stock Firefox though.

>>> If there are companies that produce laughing tracks, it sounds like
>>> a great company to work for. You just show up at work, laugh a bit,
>>> and then go back home again.
>>
>> You're out of luck. Apparently a lot of the people on laugh tracks
>> are dead since they're still using really old stock recordings.
>> Though there are those "live audience" recordings. Sometimes that
>> means the laugh track is recorded from people watching a pre-recorded
>> show. But even when it's not, they still mix the heck out of it.
>> Despite knowing that, I generally don't mind laugh tracks. Usually
>> when they're annoying they are meant to be annoying by way of parody.
>

> You seem to know everything there is to know about laughing tracks. Did
> you once work for a laughing track company and do you get to hear
> yourself being remixed all the time? I don't think I would be able to
> recognize my own laughter though.

That's a good thing. People with recognizable (annoying) laughs have
been known to be removed from shows. Or ridiculed by stand-ups.

>>> You need to outdo them then. How about burning humans? There are
>>> plenty of them you can dig up at the graveyard. Try some of the
>>> older graves though, those forgotten and without flowers.
>>
>> Wanna help me out? I can offer you free transport in my big ass
>> bicycle bags.
>

> A real man has his own ride. And if I bright my own bicycle, we can
> transport more corpses from the graveyard. I bet it would only
> take us a night to clear out the graveyard of a small village.

Are we playing Frankenstein and Igor now? Dibs on Frankenstein. You
start digging Igor!!!

>>> Back when I was young, that wasn't a thing you could study at our
>>> Dutch universities. Truly a missed opportunity. Though there there
>>> are some Aglamians who did end up in the computer gaming industry.
>>> Guess who?
>>
>> You know, I haven't the foggiest.
>

> There was one of the Australians who wrote for a gaming magazine. I
> believe it was SnornL. Then there was one of those Scandinavians,
> though I have also forgotten his name. I thought you would know about
> this since you are on Facebook.

Hardly. I play dead most of the time on there.

>>> Sometimes I do not have the patience. What I sometimes also do not
>>> like is that you can often guess whether you will win or not after
>>> a few rounds. Age of Empires II is still a better game.
>>
>> Oh, yes, sometimes the board is laid out so badly you might as well
>> jump of a cliff. It makes me think it's truly random and therefore
>> lifelike. Not always a good thing for games.
>

> Sometimes you don't even get to start, or if you are lucky you have one
> field with one dice left when it finally is your turn. Though perhaps
> the creator of the game wants to make people angry. Apparently it's
> some Japanese guy. I bet he's mad he didn't get a job at Nintendo.

Maybe he's mad that he did get a job at Nintendo and is stuck making
Mario games. What he really wants to do cerebral horror game with lots
of blood and origami figures as clues.

>>> Umm... things have progressed a bit since the time of T9 though. But
>>> people thinking you know everything about every computer program
>>> ever created are still around. It still baffles me that them going
>>> out of their way asking you, actually takes them more time than if
>>> they would have simply typed their question on Altavista.
>>
>> The problem with people like that using any search engine, let alone
>> one that yahoos bing, is that they struggle to form the right
>> question. How is someone going to type "how do I turn off the T9 in
>> my Siemens model X" if they don't know that the predictive text is
>> actually called T9, what model the phone is and why typing in Siemens
>> off gets you manuals for washing machines? They then get distracted
>> by the cute purple gorilla they had installed on their PC...
>

> Good thing there's Alexa now. And Siri for Apple users I believe. My
> Android phone also has a similar option. I tried it before I disabled
> this function, but it basically involves your phone asking you "Did you
> mean X" where X is something totally different from what you asked.
> Though this might be because of my weird accent from the far north.

There are some funny clips of Irish people talking to those robot
voices. It usually ends with swear words, sometimes even from the Irish.

>>> I remember those, though I only played the original GTA and the
>>> London mission packs. After that, I never had a computer powerful
>>> enough to play modern games. I am considering buying a Nintendo
>>> Switch however.
>>
>> Really? I don't get why people are buying that en mass. Especially
>> with Black Friday coming with PS4's for 130 euro. (They'll only have
>> 2 per Intertoys shop though.) A Switch is twice that. It's probably
>> the power of Mario, Zelda and the whole gallery of Nintendo
>> characters. But there's little or no GTA and stuff like that.
>

> I have thought of a PS4, but it's at the end of its life whereas there
> will still be plenty of new games released for the Switch in the
> future. Many games I really would like to play, such as Dragon Quest
> XI and Hollow Knight, are available for both systems. And of course
> there are the Zelda games and the upcoming Metroid Prime which I am
> sure will be superb.

I found my self completely lacking in interest in new games. Too many
old ones to catch up on.

> Though it might still take a few years. Right now I am still happy with
> a RecalBox playing games from the 16-bit and 32-bit eras. I still tend
> to prefer 2D to 3D.

A preference for 2D is not something I have. Though there is a strong
nostalgia for Atari 2600, C64 and Amiga games. Yet I don't even try to
find the time to get back to those. Sometimes I see those games being
played on Youtube and they look much worse than I remember. Oddly the
Atari 2600 suffers the least.

> Oh, and how's your plant doing?
>
Dead. Chuck died a while ago. After 14 years. But over the years some
others have joined. Oddly some die within months, others seem
indestructible. No matter how hard I try. And before you ask: I checked.
They're not plastic. They even grow. I just hope they don't start
calling me Seymour.

--
Danny.

[DG]

Op 10-12-2019 om 0:05 schreef ervaqre:

>>> I'm sure I can transport Ikea tables in my fietstassen as well.
>>> They're a whopping 40 liters each. Just going to Ikea by bicycle
>>> does not sound like a good idea though. Between my house and Ikea,
>>> basically the only road is a 22 km long highway.
>>
>> Ha, there's a parallel road here so I don't have to go on a highway.
>

> There are some other roads I could take, but it would involve cycling
> through Twente which is full of old people almost falling off their
> bicycles who get scared when I approach cruising at 18 km/h.

Here those same people have e-bikes and zoom past you at 25 km/h whilst
hardly moving their legs. They tend to stop in unforeseen places like
crossroads or the middle of bike paths to look on the map, change coats
or decide what bar/restaurant to go to.

>>> By the way a word of warning. I just changed my Usenet newsreader.
>>> Pan unfortunately is too buggy to be enjoyable to use. I thought of
>>> using Thunderbird, but I already use that for business e-mail. I am
>>> afraid I will accidentally select the wrong account when sending
>>> out an e-mail. My customers probably wouldn't like it when they ask
>>> for an invoice and get an answer from some guy called ervaqre
>>> instead who calls them a coconut and has "posting from the moon" in
>>> his signature. So now I am using Sylpheed. If this post gets messed
>>> up, you know the reason.
>>
>> I haven't noticed any difference, then again anything you write
>> sounds messed up :-)
>

> I just checked and I see you are using Thunderbird version 45 to post
> to the Usenet. How can you stand a program that does this?
>
> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=windows-1252; format=flowed
>
> Format=flowed!!?!?! That's a crime almost worse than top posting!

You're assuming I know what that means or that I care.

>>> I found some that were not tight. They were stacked underneath the
>>> tight ones, probably because nobody ever buys them anymore. This
>>> world is doomed. Next thing you'll see is women who wear pants!
>>
>> I thought it suspicious some guys having such large pecks! They must
>> have been women.
>

> Did your mother never tell you to avoid women with pecks in their pants?

Nope.

>>> I'm totally with the times now. I ditched Lynx, a wonderful text
>>> only browser, for Firefox as my main program to explore the World
>>> Wide Web. A whole new world is opening up for me. It's full of
>>> images and video.
>>
>> Just a few more years and you'll be needing glasses to be able to see
>> any of it.
>

> Ha! No need for that. I have the best eyes! I train them every time I
> cycle along the canals and peer into the distance. I had to do an eye
> test a few years ago to be allowed to move motorized vehicles at great
> speed in Germany and it turned out I had the best eyes.

That just means you won't see it coming.

>>> Alexa is one of those smart assistants available on a speaker slash
>>> microphone that is always on. It sound like one of the worst thing
>>> ever to me. A huge global corporation that records every sound in
>>> your house. I cannot wait for hackers getting their hands on this.
>>
>> Who says they haven't? The hackers are probably listening in and
>> sending Roombas with knives after anyone who figures it out.
>

> You keep throwing around weird terms nobody has ever heard of. Roomba
> sounds like a dance from Latin America. So I guess this is about people
> who hire Roomba Dancing Robots to help them learn the Roomba?

Those suck too.

>>> From NoScript I have changed to uMatrix already. It provides even
>>> more control. With NoScript I couldn't find out a way to only allow
>>> scripts from for example google.com when I am on a weird site that
>>> wants me to select pictures of all traffic lights. It's either
>>> block or allow a url everywhere, even when it is loaded as a third
>>> party from another site.
>>
>> I can do that in Noscript. Click on the Noscript Icon, menu appears,
>> click on the option in front of the script's origin site. Choose
>> between standard, temporarily trusted, trusted, not trusted and
>> custom. You can also allow all for a single tab temporarily with
>> icons top right after clicking the Noscript icon. I've put my
>> Noscript icon top right. I don't know where it appears on stock
>> Firefox though.
>

> Are we talking about the same thing? For example, let's say I would like
> to go to buienradar.nl, click on the NoScript icon and then set rtl.nl
> to Trusted. If I then go to rtl.nl after that, everything is still
> Trusted. Javascript and other crap all get loaded. If however, I do the
> same thing in uMatrix, then the sources from rtl.nl do load, but _only_
> when I visit buienradar.nl. If I go to rtl.nl instead, everything I
> want to be blocked by default is blocked again. See these screenshots:
>
> https://imgur.com/a/OhglDyF

Left of DEFAULT you've got noscript icons. To the right an S with a
little clock for temporary (single session). This does allow the script
for all websites, but next time you open Firefox it is back to default
noscript. So if you click the S with the clock scripts from that URL are
allowed until you turn Firefox off. Or you click on the top right clock
icon that revokes temporary allowed scripts.

If uMatrix can allow rtl.nl on the tab you've got buienradar and at the
same block it when you go to rtl.nl in the next tab, uMatrix is the
better option for you. Otherwise they basically do the same. I'm not
familiar with uMatrix though.

>>> You seem to know everything there is to know about laughing tracks.
>>> Did you once work for a laughing track company and do you get to
>>> hear yourself being remixed all the time? I don't think I would be
>>> able to recognize my own laughter though.
>>
>> That's a good thing. People with recognizable (annoying) laughs have
>> been known to be removed from shows. Or ridiculed by stand-ups.
>

> But what if people from a certain race tend to have more annoying
> laughs then people from other races? Then it would be racism! I
> also don't generally watch stand-up comedians, but I often cycle past
> the house of a famous Dutch stand-up comedian.

I don't think the laugh tracks record color.
Herman Finkers? He's the only famous Twent comic I know.

>>> A real man has his own ride. And if I bright my own bicycle, we can
>>> transport more corpses from the graveyard. I bet it would only
>>> take us a night to clear out the graveyard of a small village.
>>
>> Are we playing Frankenstein and Igor now? Dibs on Frankenstein. You
>> start digging Igor!!!
>

> No way! If one of the characters has the same name as somebody you know
> in real life, you can choose not to be that character. I know Igor very
> well. He is in the Russian army now. You don't happen to know somebody called Frankenstein, do you?

I happen to know several guys named Frank and even a Stein. Haven't seen
Stein for over 15 years. Maybe twenty. And I have come across an Igor too.

>>>> You know, I haven't the foggiest.
>>>
>>> There was one of the Australians who wrote for a gaming magazine. I
>>> believe it was SnornL. Then there was one of those Scandinavians,
>>> though I have also forgotten his name. I thought you would know
>>> about this since you are on Facebook.
>>
>> Hardly. I play dead most of the time on there.
>

> From what I hear, it is what most people do. Though apparently Mike
> tells people all about his adventures in Malaysia and his recent near
> death experience. You could do the same.

I don't wanna go to Malaysia and do the other thing.

>>> Sometimes you don't even get to start, or if you are lucky you have
>>> one field with one dice left when it finally is your turn. Though
>>> perhaps the creator of the game wants to make people angry.
>>> Apparently it's some Japanese guy. I bet he's mad he didn't get a
>>> job at Nintendo.
>>
>> Maybe he's mad that he did get a job at Nintendo and is stuck making
>> Mario games. What he really wants to do cerebral horror game with
>> lots of blood and origami figures as clues.
>

> To be honest, I am not the biggest Mario fan out there. I do admit the
> games are great, but the precision jumping from platform to platform is
> not my thing. It will make you mad enough to enjoy horror games. Though
> I do have a Retro-Bit Official Sega Mega Drive Controller these days,
> which is awesome when playing precision games such as Ninja Gaiden.

The whole NES SNES thing passed me by. That only became successful here
in the late eighties, early nineties. Before that everything was Atari
2600, C64 or Amiga for me. I didn't know anyone with Nintendo stuff
other than the Game and Watch handhelds. If they had anything that
wasn't Commodore or Atari it was most likely some other home computer
like an MSX.

>>> Good thing there's Alexa now. And Siri for Apple users I believe. My
>>> Android phone also has a similar option. I tried it before I
>>> disabled this function, but it basically involves your phone asking
>>> you "Did you mean X" where X is something totally different from
>>> what you asked. Though this might be because of my weird accent
>>> from the far north.
>>
>> There are some funny clips of Irish people talking to those robot
>> voices. It usually ends with swear words, sometimes even from the
>> Irish.
>

> See, a modern smart phone would be perfect for you. With the YouTube
> app, you could watch those funny clips everywhere all the time. Even
> on the toilet!

I don't spend enough time on the toilet for that. Let's keep it that way.

>>> Though it might still take a few years. Right now I am still happy
>>> with a RecalBox playing games from the 16-bit and 32-bit eras. I
>>> still tend to prefer 2D to 3D.
>>
>> A preference for 2D is not something I have. Though there is a strong
>> nostalgia for Atari 2600, C64 and Amiga games. Yet I don't even try
>> to find the time to get back to those. Sometimes I see those games
>> being played on Youtube and they look much worse than I remember.
>> Oddly the Atari 2600 suffers the least.
>

> I used to have an Atari 2600. If you are an expert on it, perhaps you
> can help me find the game I played as a kid. All I remember is that it
> had pyramids and that you had to walk upwards.

Aztec Challenge wasn't on the Atari 2600. That's the first one that
sprang to mind. You actually run up an Aztec pyramid in that game.
Riddle of Sphinx has you running up the screen and has just about
everything you'd expect of Egypt. I actually have that game. It's a
silver label cartridge with rainbow colors and the title, no image.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DXXK1ulWLzE

> Atari 2600, C64 Amiga 1200 and 600 are all supported by RecalBox or the
> inferior Retropie by the way. You would like it.

Why emulate if you've got the real deal? If I must emulate, I do it on
the regular PC.

>>> Oh, and how's your plant doing?
>>>
>> Dead. Chuck died a while ago. After 14 years. But over the years some
>> others have joined. Oddly some die within months, others seem
>> indestructible. No matter how hard I try. And before you ask: I
>> checked. They're not plastic. They even grow. I just hope they don't
>> start calling me Seymour.
>

> I have a few potted plants in my office. I find that those into which I
> deposit nasal mucus tend to live shorter. Often the mucus turns into
> some white fungus. Removing the top part of the soil where the fungus
> resides helps. Have you tried that?
>
This plant is no more! It has ceased to be! It's expired and gone to
meet its maker! It's mulch! Bereft of life, it rests in peace! It's
kicked the bucket, it's shuffled off its mortal soil, run down the
curtain and joined the sapling choir invisible!! THIS IS AN EX-POTTED
PLANT!!

And it's not pining for the fjords because it actually came from
friggin' Twente!!!

--
Danny.

[DG]

Op 24-12-2019 om 16:29 schreef ervaqre:

>>> I just checked and I see you are using Thunderbird version 45 to
>>> post to the Usenet. How can you stand a program that does this?
>>>
>>> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=windows-1252; format=flowed
>>>
>>> Format=flowed!!?!?! That's a crime almost worse than top posting!
>>
>> You're assuming I know what that means or that I care.
>

> Normal people who post to the usenet make sure that their lines are
> wrapped at a maximum of 78 characters. It's one of the rules of
> netiquette, just like how you should not top-post.
>
> Format=flower on the other hand, creates posts where the text adapts
> itself to the with of the window. Let's say I were to maximize the
> window of my newsreader. Your text would sprawl all the way from the
> first to the 1920th horizontal pixels of my screen. I would need to
> move my head a lot to read it all, and in the end my neck would stretch
> and I would turn into a giraffe!

Hmm, an improvement. You may thank me later.

>>> Ha! No need for that. I have the best eyes! I train them every time
>>> I cycle along the canals and peer into the distance. I had to do an
>>> eye test a few years ago to be allowed to move motorized vehicles
>>> at great speed in Germany and it turned out I had the best eyes.
>>
>> That just means you won't see it coming.
>

> I have been told I look even more handsome than usual wearing glasses.
> Women surely will drool over me wherever I go. That seems slightly
> inconvenient. I may have to get my poncho from one of my Gamma boxes
> stored on the attic.

Another problem solved by having a giraffe-neck.

>>> Are we talking about the same thing? For example, let's say I would
>>> like to go to buienradar.nl, click on the NoScript icon and then
>>> set rtl.nl to Trusted. If I then go to rtl.nl after that,
>>> everything is still Trusted. Javascript and other crap all get
>>> loaded. If however, I do the same thing in uMatrix, then the
>>> sources from rtl.nl do load, but _only_ when I visit buienradar.nl.
>>> If I go to rtl.nl instead, everything I want to be blocked by
>>> default is blocked again. See these screenshots:
>>>
>>> https://imgur.com/a/OhglDyF
>>
>> Left of DEFAULT you've got noscript icons. To the right an S with a
>> little clock for temporary (single session). This does allow the
>> script for all websites, but next time you open Firefox it is back to
>> default noscript. So if you click the S with the clock scripts from
>> that URL are allowed until you turn Firefox off. Or you click on the
>> top right clock icon that revokes temporary allowed scripts.
>>
>> If uMatrix can allow rtl.nl on the tab you've got buienradar and at
>> the same block it when you go to rtl.nl in the next tab, uMatrix is
>> the better option for you. Otherwise they basically do the same. I'm
>> not familiar with uMatrix though.
>

> It seems like NoScript falls in between uBlock and uMatrix when it
> comes to blocking javascript and the like. uBlock also blocks
> javascript, and you can block scripts from third party sites if you
> like. Sometimes when I am in a benevolent mood I just use uBlock plus
> some settings in Firefox for everything.
>
> One disadvantage of all this blocking is that sometimes it cripples the
> website and that it can take a long time to get it working again. In
> frustration I then just disable all blocking, only to come face to face
> with a website that wants me to do something as silly as clicking on
> pictures of zebra crossings. That's when I usually rethink my life and
> wonder why I spend so much time on the internet.

Don't blame me for that one.

>>> But what if people from a certain race tend to have more annoying
>>> laughs then people from other races? Then it would be racism! I
>>> also don't generally watch stand-up comedians, but I often cycle
>>> past the house of a famous Dutch stand-up comedian.
>>
>> I don't think the laugh tracks record color.
>> Herman Finkers? He's the only famous Twent comic I know.
>

> It is him indeed. Though I have no idea whether I have ever seen him,
> because I have no idea what he looks like. I wonder whether he's aware
> an Aglamian cycles past his house from time to time.

Make sure you tell him if ever he runs you over. He'll certainly work
you into his stand-up material. Something about a guy in a poncho with
an elongated neck, suspiciously giraffe-like, managed to not see me
coming. After scraping him from the pavement talked about a small town
in Togo full of pirates called Aglami. While bleeding half to death,
complaining about being overtaken by ye olde e-bikers he called *ME* the
inferior weakling.

>>> No way! If one of the characters has the same name as somebody you
>>> know in real life, you can choose not to be that character. I know
>>> Igor very well. He is in the Russian army now. You don't happen to
>>> know somebody called Frankenstein, do you?
>>
>> I happen to know several guys named Frank and even a Stein. Haven't
>> seen Stein for over 15 years. Maybe twenty. And I have come across an
>> Igor too.
>

> I assume you keep track of their activities with Facebook now. Or
> perhaps you follow the adventures of Frank en Stein on TikTok. The last
> time I saw Frank was on a funeral. Next time I see him I'll tell him to
> say hello to you from me. It will probably be at another funeral.

Another victim of Herman Finkers, no doubt.

>>> From what I hear, it is what most people do. Though apparently Mike
>>> tells people all about his adventures in Malaysia and his recent
>>> near death experience. You could do the same.
>>
>> I don't wanna go to Malaysia and do the other thing.
>

> Why would you not want to go to Malaysia? It's a beautiful country for
> cycling. If you get hungry, you just grab some tropical fruit from the
> trees along the road.

Nope, send the fruit to me if you want to force me to eat healthy.

>>> To be honest, I am not the biggest Mario fan out there. I do admit
>>> the games are great, but the precision jumping from platform to
>>> platform is not my thing. It will make you mad enough to enjoy
>>> horror games. Though I do have a Retro-Bit Official Sega Mega Drive
>>> Controller these days, which is awesome when playing precision
>>> games such as Ninja Gaiden.
>>
>> The whole NES SNES thing passed me by. That only became successful
>> here in the late eighties, early nineties. Before that everything was
>> Atari 2600, C64 or Amiga for me. I didn't know anyone with Nintendo
>> stuff other than the Game and Watch handhelds. If they had anything
>> that wasn't Commodore or Atari it was most likely some other home
>> computer like an MSX.
>

> I actually had an Atari 2600 when I was young, but I only ever had
> two games. I think it was at the end of the 1980s. Then we got a NES
> around the time Super Mario Bros. 2 was released, which was in 1989.
> The good thing was that you could rent games. I guess I mostly still
> play 8-bit and 16-bit games out of nostalgia.

Likely an Atari 2600 junior. About the size of two adult hands, black
with a silver bar with the logo on it.

>>> See, a modern smart phone would be perfect for you. With the YouTube
>>> app, you could watch those funny clips everywhere all the time. Even
>>> on the toilet!
>>
>> I don't spend enough time on the toilet for that. Let's keep it that
>> way.
>

> You can combine it with your breakfast. Many people do that and it
> saves a lot of time. Personally, I am into dashcam crash videos a lot
> these days.

I wonder if Herman Finkers has one of those.

>>> I used to have an Atari 2600. If you are an expert on it, perhaps
>>> you can help me find the game I played as a kid. All I remember is
>>> that it had pyramids and that you had to walk upwards.
>>
>> Aztec Challenge wasn't on the Atari 2600. That's the first one that
>> sprang to mind. You actually run up an Aztec pyramid in that game.
>> Riddle of Sphinx has you running up the screen and has just about
>> everything you'd expect of Egypt. I actually have that game. It's a
>> silver label cartridge with rainbow colors and the title, no image.
>>
>> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DXXK1ulWLzE
>

> Riddle of the Sphinx was the game indeed! It looks awful! Why did I
> think it was an awesome game when I was a child?

Monkey Island wasn't out yet?

>>> Atari 2600, C64 Amiga 1200 and 600 are all supported by RecalBox or
>>> the inferior Retropie by the way. You would like it.
>>
>> Why emulate if you've got the real deal? If I must emulate, I do it
>> on the regular PC.
>

> I just like sitting in front of the television to play games. I also
> don't have a personal computer meant for gaming. It's just an office
> computer meant for office things, which is what I use it for.

Gotcha, Minesweeper and Solitaire only.

> The advantages of emulation over the real deal is that you can speed up
> the game, useful for boring cut scenes, or rewind if you die and don't
> want to go back to the beginning of the level. Setting turbo buttons is
> also a lifesaver in some very difficult games.

Not having to hook up an ancient system with analog TV signal out only
to a TV that may not even understand non-digital video signals is also a
plus.

>> This plant is no more! It has ceased to be! It's expired and gone to
>> meet its maker! It's mulch! Bereft of life, it rests in peace! It's
>> kicked the bucket, it's shuffled off its mortal soil, run down the
>> curtain and joined the sapling choir invisible!! THIS IS AN EX-POTTED
>> PLANT!!
>>
>> And it's not pining for the fjords because it actually came from
>> friggin' Twente!!!
>

> Wait, where do you live again? It's not in the RRRRR, but I seem to
> remember it is somewhere in the far south of the Kingdom. How and why
> does a plant travel from Twente to the far south?
>
It was brought. It didn't travel of its own accord. Call it
plant-napped. A house-warming gift, but burning it seemed a waste.

--
Danny.

[DG]

Op 27-3-2020 om 15:03 schreef ervaqre:

>>> Normal people who post to the usenet make sure that their lines are
>>> wrapped at a maximum of 78 characters. It's one of the rules of
>>> netiquette, just like how you should not top-post.
>>>
>>> Format=flower on the other hand, creates posts where the text adapts
>>> itself to the with of the window. Let's say I were to maximize the
>>> window of my newsreader. Your text would sprawl all the way from the
>>> first to the 1920th horizontal pixels of my screen. I would need to
>>> move my head a lot to read it all, and in the end my neck would stretch
>>> and I would turn into a giraffe!
>>
>> Hmm, an improvement. You may thank me later.
>

> Well, it has been some time now and I already found a perfect solution.
> I said farewell to the graphical interface world and returned to the
> dark realms of text. Everything looks perfect now. I also returned to a
> text only browser. My browsing speeds have gone through the roof.

So how do you do a reverse image search?

>>> It is him indeed. Though I have no idea whether I have ever seen him,
>>> because I have no idea what he looks like. I wonder whether he's aware
>>> an Aglamian cycles past his house from time to time.
>>
>> Make sure you tell him if ever he runs you over. He'll certainly work
>> you into his stand-up material. Something about a guy in a poncho with
>> an elongated neck, suspiciously giraffe-like, managed to not see me
>> coming. After scraping him from the pavement talked about a small town
>> in Togo full of pirates called Aglami. While bleeding half to death,
>> complaining about being overtaken by ye olde e-bikers he called *ME* the
>> inferior weakling.
>

> Well, with things as they are now, it's not likely he will spend any
> time outside. These days many comedians and other celebrities all have
> this new fashionable disease and they stay home.

They used to call it cocooning, now it's called the end of times. Some
reserved a room especially for this. Although I wonder how roomy that
room is with all that toilet paper in it.

> Strangely though, it has been incredibly busy on the cycling paths in
> this part of the realm for the last week or so. Also, nobody seems to
> care about keeping their distance. I have not yet found a solution for
> that. Perhaps I should shout at them? Or cycle around in a hazmat suit?

Sneeze.

Though plenty try to keep distance, there's plenty that don't seem to
know. There are even elderly folks out with the grandkids. Exactly what
they shouldn't do. Oddly cars seem to keep more distance. Not just from
me, but each other.

> Talking of this new disease, are you still all right? It's no secret
> that you are a secretive person, but if my memory serves me right you
> live somewhere where the apocalypse is happening. Stay safe!

Wow, Reinder going against character and becomes genuine and caring! ;-)
I'm not in the hardest hit part. We've got fewer cases per 100.000
people than Amsterdam, Rotterdam or Tubbergen. The rise seems to be
fairly slow here, here's hoping that lasts. Haven't gone to the shops in
9 days now. Since you can be infectious without symptoms I plan to
reduce all contact to as near to zero.

>>> I assume you keep track of their activities with Facebook now. Or
>>> perhaps you follow the adventures of Frank en Stein on TikTok. The last
>>> time I saw Frank was on a funeral. Next time I see him I'll tell him to
>>> say hello to you from me. It will probably be at another funeral.
>>
>> Another victim of Herman Finkers, no doubt.
>

> Probably not, as Frank and I are from the north, while Finkers is from
> the east. I don't know of any comedians from the north, so he should be
> safe. Unless comedians from other parts of the country travel to the
> north, but why would anyone do that?

Just Freek de Jonge is from way up North. There's Jochem Myjer who's
actually from Leiden but studied in Groningen when he made a career out
of having ADHD.

>>> Why would you not want to go to Malaysia? It's a beautiful country for
>>> cycling. If you get hungry, you just grab some tropical fruit from the
>>> trees along the road.
>>
>> Nope, send the fruit to me if you want to force me to eat healthy.
>

> Okay, I will do that. Don't forget to disinfect it with bleach before
> eating. You never know whether these delivery people have any diseases.

But how do I disinfect the bleach that I had delivered so I can
disinfect the food??? This is like scissors in a blister-pack all over
again.

>>> I actually had an Atari 2600 when I was young, but I only ever had
>>> two games. I think it was at the end of the 1980s. Then we got a NES
>>> around the time Super Mario Bros. 2 was released, which was in 1989.
>>> The good thing was that you could rent games. I guess I mostly still
>>> play 8-bit and 16-bit games out of nostalgia.
>>
>> Likely an Atari 2600 junior. About the size of two adult hands, black
>> with a silver bar with the logo on it.
>

> Ah yes, that was the one! I never developed any nostalgia feelings for
> it though. Later, we sold it on a rommelmarkt. Wonder whether it is
> still around and where it is now. I should have placed a chip with GPS
> in it.

I can tell you spent time in China.

>>> Riddle of the Sphinx was the game indeed! It looks awful! Why did I
>>> think it was an awesome game when I was a child?
>>
>> Monkey Island wasn't out yet?
>

> I didn't get to play Monkey Island till much, much later. And that was
> the third game in the series. Up to this day, I still have not played
> the first two games. Don't tell any other Aglamians though.

You can't play those anymore anyway with your all text machine. There
graphic adventures, not text adventures.

>>>> And it's not pining for the fjords because it actually came from
>>>> friggin' Twente!!!
>>>
>>> Wait, where do you live again? It's not in the RRRRR, but I seem to
>>> remember it is somewhere in the far south of the Kingdom. How and why
>>> does a plant travel from Twente to the far south?
>>>
>> It was brought. It didn't travel of its own accord. Call it
>> plant-napped. A house-warming gift, but burning it seemed a waste.
>

> Burning it would have warmed the house. Right now I have a grand total
> of four plants in this room where I connect to the internet. There is a
> reason for that though. Apparently toddlers up to a certain age don't
> understand that they cannot eat plants. So the plants where moved from
> other rooms and brought here. It's like being in the jungle now.

How did they manage to explain to you that those plants aren't spinach
and you're not Popeye? Oh, wait, you're averse to healthy food.

> Hurg! Time to disconnect and cycle (for work). Hopefully I will make it
> back alive with all those coughing people who are out there for their
> non-essential business.

You stay safe too. I don't wanna see thousands of posts here because
you're in quarantine and bored.

--
Danny.

[DG]

Op 30-3-2020 om 21:23 schreef ervaqre:

>>> Well, it has been some time now and I already found a perfect solution.
>>> I said farewell to the graphical interface world and returned to the
>>> dark realms of text. Everything looks perfect now. I also returned to a
>>> text only browser. My browsing speeds have gone through the roof.
>>
>> So how do you do a reverse image search?
>

> I just checked and it doesn't work. It probably depends on javascript.
> Then again, I can't think of any occasion during the last 20 years that
> I have felt a need to reverse search for an image. Why do other people
> that are not me reverse search images?

To check if an image with a news story is accurate. It's common to use
pre-existing images with fake news. Or you have a photo of an item that
you may not know the name of, like old electronics or a plant.

>>> Well, with things as they are now, it's not likely he will spend any
>>> time outside. These days many comedians and other celebrities all have
>>> this new fashionable disease and they stay home.
>>
>> They used to call it cocooning, now it's called the end of times. Some
>> reserved a room especially for this. Although I wonder how roomy that
>> room is with all that toilet paper in it.
>

> Aglamians are also hoarders. Pixel bought 24 rolls of toilet paper and
> Gina has boxes full of face masks. I wonder whether they have special
> rooms for this current end of times.

I trust TP and face masks are soft enough to sleep on. So the bedroom in
lieu of bed.

>>> Strangely though, it has been incredibly busy on the cycling paths in
>>> this part of the realm for the last week or so. Also, nobody seems to
>>> care about keeping their distance. I have not yet found a solution for
>>> that. Perhaps I should shout at them? Or cycle around in a hazmat suit?
>>
>> Sneeze.
>>
>> Though plenty try to keep distance, there's plenty that don't seem to
>> know. There are even elderly folks out with the grandkids. Exactly what
>> they shouldn't do. Oddly cars seem to keep more distance. Not just from
>> me, but each other.
>

> I had a bumperkleving car behind me today though. I was going 50 where
> 50 is the speed limit and it drove hime insane. He certainly was within
> 2 meters of my bumper. It was a Pole by the way! He must have known I
> was an Aglamian and that we once invaded the Polish usenet back when you
> were still 16.

In Poland the speed limit is often regarded as a "suggestion". I once
was a passenger in Poland with the father of a Polish colleague.
Whenever there was a "Punkt Czarne", a crossroad with a sign containing
the number of accidents and deaths, he made a cross with his hand and
ignored the speed limit. Went 80 where the sign said 30...

Weirdly today there was a lot less traffic during the day, compared to
Friday.

>>> Talking of this new disease, are you still all right? It's no secret
>>> that you are a secretive person, but if my memory serves me right you
>>> live somewhere where the apocalypse is happening. Stay safe!
>>
>> Wow, Reinder going against character and becomes genuine and caring! ;-)
>> I'm not in the hardest hit part. We've got fewer cases per 100.000
>> people than Amsterdam, Rotterdam or Tubbergen. The rise seems to be
>> fairly slow here, here's hoping that lasts. Haven't gone to the shops in
>> 9 days now. Since you can be infectious without symptoms I plan to
>> reduce all contact to as near to zero.
>

> It must be because I used to watch the Care Bears when I was a child. It
> has made me a very caring person. I am not close to Tubbergen though,
> but right next to municipality to the east of it that is very dark and
> very red on the RIVM map. I am doomed.

I'm surprised by how certain municipalities had sudden sharp rises
though they seem to have no obvious connection to hot spots.
Goeree-Overflakkee for one.

> Then again, reducing all contact to near zero is not a difficult task
> for Aglamians who are all computer nerds and just stay by default
> anyway. Nothing much changes.

I am totally shocked, not that little has changed for me, but that so
many seem to go stir crazy. They're bored, don't know what to do and so
on. I never have that problem.

>>> Probably not, as Frank and I are from the north, while Finkers is from
>>> the east. I don't know of any comedians from the north, so he should be
>>> safe. Unless comedians from other parts of the country travel to the
>>> north, but why would anyone do that?
>>
>> Just Freek de Jonge is from way up North. There's Jochem Myjer who's
>> actually from Leiden but studied in Groningen when he made a career out
>> of having ADHD.
>

> I was already going to say there is no way Jochem Myjer can be from the
> north. People in the north know how you spell Meijer. How can a comedian
> not even know how to spell his last name?

Maybe he doesn't just have ADHD but also dyslexia. He seems to spell
ADHD as Adéhadé. Or maybe his family were ahead of their time. It seems
to be all the rage. Like Flickr, Tumblr and Scribd.

>>>> Nope, send the fruit to me if you want to force me to eat healthy.
>>>
>>> Okay, I will do that. Don't forget to disinfect it with bleach before
>>> eating. You never know whether these delivery people have any diseases.
>>
>> But how do I disinfect the bleach that I had delivered so I can
>> disinfect the food??? This is like scissors in a blister-pack all over
>> again.
>

> You can leave the bleach on your doorstep until the virus dies. On
> plastic, that takes about three days. I will make sure there will be
> durians delivered to your door. The smell should keep any thieves away
> for those three days. It may help you with the two meter social
> distance as well.

There's a problem: there are multiple homes sharing the front door. And
we're not supposed to leave anything in the stairwell. You know, like
sofas that catch fire at new year.

>>> Ah yes, that was the one! I never developed any nostalgia feelings for
>>> it though. Later, we sold it on a rommelmarkt. Wonder whether it is
>>> still around and where it is now. I should have placed a chip with GPS
>>> in it.
>>
>> I can tell you spent time in China.
>

> If only this were China, I could track where the Atari went on the
> security cameras. In most cities, they now have close to 100% coverage.
> How awesome is that?

I'm gonna ask Neppie if she can send a face mask over. In case we get
the same situation as in China.

>>> I didn't get to play Monkey Island till much, much later. And that was
>>> the third game in the series. Up to this day, I still have not played
>>> the first two games. Don't tell any other Aglamians though.
>>
>> You can't play those anymore anyway with your all text machine. There
>> graphic adventures, not text adventures.
>

> I have ScummVM on my Recalbox. But I admit, I am too busy with old
> console games to have any time for Monkey Island. It also might give me
> RSI again, just like that Dice Wars game.

You played it that much? Wait, that game isn't just the reason you got
RSI, it's also the reason you went back to text browsing. Right?

>>> Burning it would have warmed the house. Right now I have a grand total
>>> of four plants in this room where I connect to the internet. There is a
>>> reason for that though. Apparently toddlers up to a certain age don't
>>> understand that they cannot eat plants. So the plants where moved from
>>> other rooms and brought here. It's like being in the jungle now.
>>
>> How did they manage to explain to you that those plants aren't spinach
>> and you're not Popeye? Oh, wait, you're averse to healthy food.
>

> Where did you get that idea?! I only eat healthy food! Just ask the
> people at WAAglami, I tend to annoy them with my habit of only drinking
> water and nothing else.

You're just a moist breathtarian then.

>>> Hurg! Time to disconnect and cycle (for work). Hopefully I will make it
>>> back alive with all those coughing people who are out there for their
>>> non-essential business.
>>
>> You stay safe too. I don't wanna see thousands of posts here because
>> you're in quarantine and bored.
>

> It's okay. I have books to get me through the crisis. Right now I am
> reading something about a makelaar in koffi who lives on the
> Lauriersgracht.

Max Havelaar? Never read it, never seen the film. Don't drink much
coffee either.

--
Danny.

[DG]

Op 26-5-2020 om 23:25 schreef ervaqre:

>> To check if an image with a news story is accurate. It's common to use
>> pre-existing images with fake news. Or you have a photo of an item that
>> you may not know the name of, like old electronics or a plant.
>

> You have very weird internet habits. I never read the news and I am also
> not really interested in plants, so I probably do not belong to the
> target audience when it comes to reverse searching images.

Yeah, I'm one of those weirdos that still uses usenet and teletext.

> However, I have taken my surfing on the world wide web to another level.
> I went back to the world of graphics, but now with a Firefox add-on that
> allows me to just use my keyboard for clicking links and other common
> tasks. So it's just like a text browser but then with images! I now burn
> through web pages like a maniac. If you evey encounter a web page thats
> feels roasted, twisted or just messed up, well, then I probably was
> there just before you arrived.

Then you must have visited a LOT of web pages. Especially ones on
politics, they get really twisted.

>>> Aglamians are also hoarders. Pixel bought 24 rolls of toilet paper and
>>> Gina has boxes full of face masks. I wonder whether they have special
>>> rooms for this current end of times.
>>
>> I trust TP and face masks are soft enough to sleep on. So the bedroom in
>> lieu of bed.
>

> Don't give IKEA any ideas. Before you can say Threepwood, they will have
> a new even cheaper mattress called Röllo.

Thrëpwöd would be even cheaper: a triplex wooden mattress.

>> In Poland the speed limit is often regarded as a "suggestion". I once
>> was a passenger in Poland with the father of a Polish colleague.
>> Whenever there was a "Punkt Czarne", a crossroad with a sign containing
>> the number of accidents and deaths, he made a cross with his hand and
>> ignored the speed limit. Went 80 where the sign said 30...
>>
>> Weirdly today there was a lot less traffic during the day, compared to
>> Friday.
>

> There may have been a Pole in your neighborhood who took out all the
> other cars Friday night, GTA style.

Nah, there still there. Slowly returning to usage.

>> I'm surprised by how certain municipalities had sudden sharp rises
>> though they seem to have no obvious connection to hot spots.
>> Goeree-Overflakkee for one.
>

> Well, who would have known that an entire pandemic can fit in between
> two Aglami posts. Last time everybody was scared, now it's mostly over
> and people are just annoyed with all the restrictions. Or they ignore
> them, which I tend to do.

I really think you should stop kissing strangers.

>> I am totally shocked, not that little has changed for me, but that so
>> many seem to go stir crazy. They're bored, don't know what to do and so
>> on. I never have that problem.
>

> I think it may have something to do with suddenly having to be with
> family members a lot more than usual. Some people can't handle that.

Weirdly suicides have gone down, even though everyone expected there to
be more isolated depressed people. I think people were happy to have an
excuse not to have to visit anyone. Weirdly deadly accidents stayed
about level. Less traffic, same number of deaths. They blame more kids
playing getting hid by speeding cars (because less traffic means you can
go faster than the speed limit) and pensioners on e-bikes that haven't
ridden at 25KM/h since they were 25.

>> Maybe he doesn't just have ADHD but also dyslexia. He seems to spell
>> ADHD as Adéhadé. Or maybe his family were ahead of their time. It seems
>> to be all the rage. Like Flickr, Tumblr and Scribd.
>

> You know what is weird? The other day when I opened the YouTube app to
> look up a walkthrough for Dragon Quest 3, a recommended video of Jochem
> Myjer popped up out of nowhere! I had never heard of the guy before. It
> can only mean that Google spies on me even here in Aglami! They're such
> Flickrs! (Though I like real flikkers better than I like Google. Is one
> still allowed to use that word these days? I am very bad with social
> norms when it comes to what you can and cannot say.)

Let's pretend you meant the flashing of lights like a flikkerlicht.
Other flashing is available.

>> There's a problem: there are multiple homes sharing the front door. And
>> we're not supposed to leave anything in the stairwell. You know, like
>> sofas that catch fire at new year.
>

> What kind of weird building do you live in? Or rather the question
> should be what kind of weird people do you share a building with? Are
> there also Poles who live with 15 people in one apartment? I had such a
> situation once when I was a student in the only city of the north. It
> never really bothered me that much though, because most of the Polish
> women would just walk around in their underwear.

Poles have lived here. Nice people. Actually spoke Dutch. But it's
mostly Dutch looking folk with one African guy.

>> I'm gonna ask Neppie if she can send a face mask over. In case we get
>> the same situation as in China.
>

> She uses those for when she changes the cat litter if I remember
> correctly. But no worries, apparently face masks are widely available
> these days. Here in the Holy Roman Empire almost everybody uses one. It
> looks totally ridiculous.

I've hardly seen anyone use one. But cycling with one seem nearly
impossible.

>> You played it that much? Wait, that game isn't just the reason you got
>> RSI, it's also the reason you went back to text browsing. Right?
>

> Funny. Just a few days ago people on WAAglami asked about getting
> ScummVM to work on a mobile phone. Everything is always connected. But
> yes, that silly Dice Wars game has thrown me into rodent dependency
> hell. Click! Click! Click! Click! Click! When will it ever end!?

Glad to have been of service.

>>>> You stay safe too. I don't wanna see thousands of posts here because
>>>> you're in quarantine and bored.
>>>
>>> It's okay. I have books to get me through the crisis. Right now I am
>>> reading something about a makelaar in koffi who lives on the
>>> Lauriersgracht.
>>
>> Max Havelaar? Never read it, never seen the film. Don't drink much
>> coffee either.
>

> You culture barber. The book is great in the beginning though. But after
> a while, it is just endless dialogue. I never really like that in
> books. Anything written by Bordewijk is much better.

No barbers here, plenty of facial hair though. Cute of you to assume I'm
familiar with Bordewijk. I was educated outside of the Netherlands.

--
Danny.