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DG
Sep 12, 2016, 6:02:38 PM9/12/16
to
ervaqre schreef op 10-9-2016 8:59:
> Is there life on this planet?
>
Shhh!!!
You'll wake the dead!
--
Danny.
> Is there life on this planet?
>
Shhh!!!
You'll wake the dead!
--
Danny.
DG
Sep 15, 2016, 5:07:40 PM9/15/16
to
ervaqre schreef op 15-9-2016 22:01:
>
> *jumps into a small blue box and disappears*
>
I think I should report you for spam, Bad Wolf.
--
Danny.
>
> *jumps into a small blue box and disappears*
>
I think I should report you for spam, Bad Wolf.
--
Danny.
DG
Sep 16, 2016, 2:40:43 AM9/16/16
to
ervaqre schreef op 16-9-2016 7:10:
> She wondered whatever happened to that DG person and then told me to
> get you over to the smartphone world.
>
> How does one reach you outside of here?
>
I'm not social enough for social media and for the smartphone world,
well, you can figure that one out. And I'm not phone-y enough either...
What social media are we talking about anyway? Most of that stuff is on
the regular web too. Minus the freaky front facing camera that you
accidentally start by having fingers that are too fat for the icons.
--
Danny.
>>> *jumps into a small blue box and disappears*
>>>
>> I think I should report you for spam, Bad Wolf.
>
> No, no, I am teh serious. Actually, Neppie asked specifically for you!
>>>
>> I think I should report you for spam, Bad Wolf.
>
> She wondered whatever happened to that DG person and then told me to
> get you over to the smartphone world.
>
> How does one reach you outside of here?
>
I'm not social enough for social media and for the smartphone world,
well, you can figure that one out. And I'm not phone-y enough either...
What social media are we talking about anyway? Most of that stuff is on
the regular web too. Minus the freaky front facing camera that you
accidentally start by having fingers that are too fat for the icons.
--
Danny.
DG
Sep 16, 2016, 4:43:05 PM9/16/16
to
ervaqre schreef op 16-9-2016 15:05:
> act as if there is something wrong with me. But I am just
> misunderstood.
>
> It's WhatsApp. There is a native Windows client, so you can run it
> from your computer even. Yet you need a smartphone to activate it the
> first time if I understand it correctly.
>
It apparently demands info of the credit card variety. So it's a nope
for me. It doesn't install on a Windows 7 PC, it does on 8 or 10, if you
ALSO have it installed on a smartphone. Oh, and it's owned by Facebook
since 2014.
I'd rather go on Facebook outright than via a credit card number (or
similar payment option) demanding app that only works on a sufficiently
advanced phone.
Oh, and I think Neppie has my e-mail from back when she was selling
Pokemon cards or similar stuff.
--
Danny.
>>> No, no, I am teh serious. Actually, Neppie asked specifically for you!
>>> She wondered whatever happened to that DG person and then told me to
>>> get you over to the smartphone world.
>>>
>>> How does one reach you outside of here?
>>>
>> I'm not social enough for social media and for the smartphone world,
>> well, you can figure that one out. And I'm not phone-y enough either...
>>
>> What social media are we talking about anyway? Most of that stuff is on
>> the regular web too. Minus the freaky front facing camera that you
>> accidentally start by having fingers that are too fat for the icons.
>
> I'm also not social. Whenever I open my mouth in there, people just
>>> She wondered whatever happened to that DG person and then told me to
>>> get you over to the smartphone world.
>>>
>>> How does one reach you outside of here?
>>>
>> I'm not social enough for social media and for the smartphone world,
>> well, you can figure that one out. And I'm not phone-y enough either...
>>
>> What social media are we talking about anyway? Most of that stuff is on
>> the regular web too. Minus the freaky front facing camera that you
>> accidentally start by having fingers that are too fat for the icons.
>
> act as if there is something wrong with me. But I am just
> misunderstood.
>
> It's WhatsApp. There is a native Windows client, so you can run it
> from your computer even. Yet you need a smartphone to activate it the
> first time if I understand it correctly.
>
It apparently demands info of the credit card variety. So it's a nope
for me. It doesn't install on a Windows 7 PC, it does on 8 or 10, if you
ALSO have it installed on a smartphone. Oh, and it's owned by Facebook
since 2014.
I'd rather go on Facebook outright than via a credit card number (or
similar payment option) demanding app that only works on a sufficiently
advanced phone.
Oh, and I think Neppie has my e-mail from back when she was selling
Pokemon cards or similar stuff.
--
Danny.
DG
Sep 17, 2016, 4:37:54 PM9/17/16
to
ervaqre schreef op 17-9-2016 22:03:
> They're now wondering whether you want us to text you, like a
> dinosaur. Text you as in sending you sms texts. And Mike wants to know
> your fax number.
>
Text like a dinosaur? How is a T-Rex going to hold a smartphone with
those claws? Meanwhile singing "I text you, you text me..."
I do have some sort of smartphone, but it doesn't deserve the name. It's
more like special-ed with remedial teaching and still failing. On an IQ
test it might come up with negative numbers. Texting works though. I've
done it exactly once the past year. To keep my simcard from expiring.
The Facebook, owners of Whatsapp, have got a new Danny Aglami in their
books.
As I don't smoke and the fire department frowns upon it, I cannot keep
you informed with smoke signals.
I could try to radio it, but I keep getting interference from some guy
called "nighthawk" who is yammering on about flashing knobs and
exploding Christmas puddings.
To bad Teletext only works one way.
--
Danny.
>>> Oh, and I think Neppie has my e-mail from back when she was selling
>>> Pokemon cards or similar stuff.
>
> Okay, the Aglami in my phone is a lot faster than the usenet version.
>>> Pokemon cards or similar stuff.
>
> They're now wondering whether you want us to text you, like a
> dinosaur. Text you as in sending you sms texts. And Mike wants to know
> your fax number.
>
Text like a dinosaur? How is a T-Rex going to hold a smartphone with
those claws? Meanwhile singing "I text you, you text me..."
I do have some sort of smartphone, but it doesn't deserve the name. It's
more like special-ed with remedial teaching and still failing. On an IQ
test it might come up with negative numbers. Texting works though. I've
done it exactly once the past year. To keep my simcard from expiring.
The Facebook, owners of Whatsapp, have got a new Danny Aglami in their
books.
As I don't smoke and the fire department frowns upon it, I cannot keep
you informed with smoke signals.
I could try to radio it, but I keep getting interference from some guy
called "nighthawk" who is yammering on about flashing knobs and
exploding Christmas puddings.
To bad Teletext only works one way.
--
Danny.
DG
Oct 1, 2016, 1:08:52 PM10/1/16
to
ervaqre schreef op 1-10-2016 15:09:
> text message every freaking six months. It is what I have been doing
> for the past 7 years, just in case if I ever end up living in the
> Netherlands again. I always send the message to myself.
And then you think "Oooh, someone sent me a text." Only to come to the
disappointing conclusion it was sent by yourself.
>> The Facebook, owners of Whatsapp, have got a new Danny Aglami in their
>> books.
>
> WHAT!?! So first there is all this talk about privacy and big evil
> corporations hunting you down and the government and the NSA and the
> Bilderberg Group and aliens, and then you suddenly sign up with
> Facebook!!
>
> HHAG!! GA! HA!!
>
> WhatsApp Aglamians tell me that the Facebook Aglamians are a sour and
> frustrated bunch. They cannot even be considered human. So yes!
That would mean the Aglamians break up into two factions. One day
they'll make a film about that.
Captain Aglamia: Civil War.
I want to be Spider-Aglami. According to the RRRRR I've got the right age.
>> As I don't smoke and the fire department frowns upon it, I cannot keep
>> you informed with smoke signals.
>>
>> I could try to radio it, but I keep getting interference from some guy
>> called "nighthawk" who is yammering on about flashing knobs and
>> exploding Christmas puddings.
>>
>> To bad Teletext only works one way.
>
> Well, since you have sailed over to Facebook, it means I finally have
> this newsgroup all to myself! DO YOU HEAR ME?! IT'S MINE!! MY
> PRECIOUS!! YES!
>
> *starts redecorating*
>
I can multitask. And shoot webs now. Handy on the Internet.
--
Danny.
>>> Okay, the Aglami in my phone is a lot faster than the usenet version.
>>> They're now wondering whether you want us to text you, like a
>>> dinosaur. Text you as in sending you sms texts. And Mike wants to know
>>> your fax number.
>>>
>> Text like a dinosaur? How is a T-Rex going to hold a smartphone with
>> those claws? Meanwhile singing "I text you, you text me..."
>>
>> I do have some sort of smartphone, but it doesn't deserve the name. It's
>> more like special-ed with remedial teaching and still failing. On an IQ
>> test it might come up with negative numbers. Texting works though. I've
>> done it exactly once the past year. To keep my simcard from expiring.
>
> I have a Dutch number like that. Though they force me to send out a
>>> They're now wondering whether you want us to text you, like a
>>> dinosaur. Text you as in sending you sms texts. And Mike wants to know
>>> your fax number.
>>>
>> Text like a dinosaur? How is a T-Rex going to hold a smartphone with
>> those claws? Meanwhile singing "I text you, you text me..."
>>
>> I do have some sort of smartphone, but it doesn't deserve the name. It's
>> more like special-ed with remedial teaching and still failing. On an IQ
>> test it might come up with negative numbers. Texting works though. I've
>> done it exactly once the past year. To keep my simcard from expiring.
>
> text message every freaking six months. It is what I have been doing
> for the past 7 years, just in case if I ever end up living in the
> Netherlands again. I always send the message to myself.
And then you think "Oooh, someone sent me a text." Only to come to the
disappointing conclusion it was sent by yourself.
>> The Facebook, owners of Whatsapp, have got a new Danny Aglami in their
>> books.
>
> corporations hunting you down and the government and the NSA and the
> Bilderberg Group and aliens, and then you suddenly sign up with
> Facebook!!
>
> HHAG!! GA! HA!!
>
> WhatsApp Aglamians tell me that the Facebook Aglamians are a sour and
> frustrated bunch. They cannot even be considered human. So yes!
That would mean the Aglamians break up into two factions. One day
they'll make a film about that.
Captain Aglamia: Civil War.
I want to be Spider-Aglami. According to the RRRRR I've got the right age.
>> As I don't smoke and the fire department frowns upon it, I cannot keep
>> you informed with smoke signals.
>>
>> I could try to radio it, but I keep getting interference from some guy
>> called "nighthawk" who is yammering on about flashing knobs and
>> exploding Christmas puddings.
>>
>> To bad Teletext only works one way.
>
> this newsgroup all to myself! DO YOU HEAR ME?! IT'S MINE!! MY
> PRECIOUS!! YES!
>
> *starts redecorating*
>
I can multitask. And shoot webs now. Handy on the Internet.
--
Danny.
DG
Oct 6, 2016, 10:54:40 AM10/6/16
to
ervaqre schreef op 6-10-2016 13:41:
> assured, I am not quite there yet. I still have a more or less normal
> social life. Though I do get accused of not being social enough.
>
Ah, well, if someone accuses you of not being social enough it means
that you're being TOO social. I don't have anyone telling me I'm not
social enough. Because there isn't anyone around to do that. Shows them!
>>> WHAT!?! So first there is all this talk about privacy and big evil
>>> corporations hunting you down and the government and the NSA and the
>>> Bilderberg Group and aliens, and then you suddenly sign up with
>>> Facebook!!
>>>
>>> HHAG!! GA! HA!!
>>>
>>> WhatsApp Aglamians tell me that the Facebook Aglamians are a sour and
>>> frustrated bunch. They cannot even be considered human. So yes!
>>
>> That would mean the Aglamians break up into two factions. One day
>> they'll make a film about that.
>>
>> Captain Aglamia: Civil War.
>>
>> I want to be Spider-Aglami. According to the RRRRR I've got the right age.
>
> Hurg. Trust me. You no longer want to be part of Waaglami as we call
> it. Why? Well, it is WAY too busy. Sometimes when I grab my phone I
> see there are 400 news posts! Yes, 400! It's lunacy. And there are not
> even threads. And nobody quotes the person they are replying to. It's
> pure and utter chaos.
Maybe someone should make an app to put good old usenet on the smartyphones.
>>> Well, since you have sailed over to Facebook, it means I finally have
>>> this newsgroup all to myself! DO YOU HEAR ME?! IT'S MINE!! MY
>>> PRECIOUS!! YES!
>>>
>>> *starts redecorating*
>>>
>> I can multitask. And shoot webs now. Handy on the Internet.
>
> That's only what they want you to believe!
>
I'm... not... leaving... usenet...
It's like old LP's that are making a comeback. I even seen people
getting in to 8-track tapes. And they were never even a thing here!!!
So usenet shall rise again. And I'm sticking around to see the hipster
newbies come flooding in.
--
Danny.
>>> I have a Dutch number like that. Though they force me to send out a
>>> text message every freaking six months. It is what I have been doing
>>> for the past 7 years, just in case if I ever end up living in the
>>> Netherlands again. I always send the message to myself.
>>
>> And then you think "Oooh, someone sent me a text." Only to come to the
>> disappointing conclusion it was sent by yourself.
>
> That reminds me of this Merry Christmas, Mr. Bean episode. Rest
>>> text message every freaking six months. It is what I have been doing
>>> for the past 7 years, just in case if I ever end up living in the
>>> Netherlands again. I always send the message to myself.
>>
>> And then you think "Oooh, someone sent me a text." Only to come to the
>> disappointing conclusion it was sent by yourself.
>
> assured, I am not quite there yet. I still have a more or less normal
> social life. Though I do get accused of not being social enough.
>
Ah, well, if someone accuses you of not being social enough it means
that you're being TOO social. I don't have anyone telling me I'm not
social enough. Because there isn't anyone around to do that. Shows them!
>>> WHAT!?! So first there is all this talk about privacy and big evil
>>> corporations hunting you down and the government and the NSA and the
>>> Bilderberg Group and aliens, and then you suddenly sign up with
>>> Facebook!!
>>>
>>> HHAG!! GA! HA!!
>>>
>>> WhatsApp Aglamians tell me that the Facebook Aglamians are a sour and
>>> frustrated bunch. They cannot even be considered human. So yes!
>>
>> That would mean the Aglamians break up into two factions. One day
>> they'll make a film about that.
>>
>> Captain Aglamia: Civil War.
>>
>> I want to be Spider-Aglami. According to the RRRRR I've got the right age.
>
> it. Why? Well, it is WAY too busy. Sometimes when I grab my phone I
> see there are 400 news posts! Yes, 400! It's lunacy. And there are not
> even threads. And nobody quotes the person they are replying to. It's
> pure and utter chaos.
Maybe someone should make an app to put good old usenet on the smartyphones.
>>> Well, since you have sailed over to Facebook, it means I finally have
>>> this newsgroup all to myself! DO YOU HEAR ME?! IT'S MINE!! MY
>>> PRECIOUS!! YES!
>>>
>>> *starts redecorating*
>>>
>> I can multitask. And shoot webs now. Handy on the Internet.
>
>
I'm... not... leaving... usenet...
It's like old LP's that are making a comeback. I even seen people
getting in to 8-track tapes. And they were never even a thing here!!!
So usenet shall rise again. And I'm sticking around to see the hipster
newbies come flooding in.
--
Danny.
Pixel "#~
Oct 23, 2016, 11:16:56 AM10/23/16
to
On Sat, 10 Sep 2016 06:59:18 -0000 (UTC), ervaqre <m...@privacy.net>
wrote:
>Is there life on this planet?
Boo!
--
pixel
"This song is for the guy who keeps
yelling from the balcony, and it's
called 'we hate you, please die."
wrote:
>Is there life on this planet?
--
pixel
"This song is for the guy who keeps
yelling from the balcony, and it's
called 'we hate you, please die."
DG
Oct 27, 2016, 5:27:03 AM10/27/16
to
ervaqre schreef op 27-10-2016 8:54:
>>> That reminds me of this Merry Christmas, Mr. Bean episode. Rest
>>> assured, I am not quite there yet. I still have a more or less normal
>>> social life. Though I do get accused of not being social enough.
>>
>> Ah, well, if someone accuses you of not being social enough it means
>> that you're being TOO social. I don't have anyone telling me I'm not
>> social enough. Because there isn't anyone around to do that. Shows them!
>
> What a truly blissful life you must have! Nobody to bother you all
> day at home. No people who invite you for social company. I hope you
> also don't have any colleagues, but if you do I would consider
> changing careers. Why would anybody waste his time on this earth
> talking to other people?!
Oh, I'm fine talking to people. If only they did better on the answers.
>>> Hurg. Trust me. You no longer want to be part of Waaglami as we call
>>> it. Why? Well, it is WAY too busy. Sometimes when I grab my phone I
>>> see there are 400 news posts! Yes, 400! It's lunacy. And there are not
>>> even threads. And nobody quotes the person they are replying to. It's
>>> pure and utter chaos.
>>
>> Maybe someone should make an app to put good old usenet on the smartyphones.
>
> Apps for smartphones are mostly like programs for Windows in the 1990s
> and early 2000s. With ads and if you want any functionality you need
> to pay for it. The difference is that you can't even try the shareware
> version. You need to consider your purchase based on some screenshots.
Ironic if you're buying an app to make screenshots, especially since a
phone can do that without an app. You don't even need to bend the phone
to point the camera at the screen.
>> I'm... not... leaving... usenet...
>>
>> It's like old LP's that are making a comeback. I even seen people
>> getting in to 8-track tapes. And they were never even a thing here!!!
>>
>> So usenet shall rise again. And I'm sticking around to see the hipster
>> newbies come flooding in.
>
> You might even have a point there. Blondestranger, Tracicle and Neppie
> are all encouraging their children to play Monkey Island. So perhaps
> one day they might come here with questions.
And we'll be here to steer them wrong. See? Being an old fogey can be fun.
> Another reason to play computer games again. But, seeing as that I am
> forced to have a social life, I don't have time for that. How I miss
> the days when I could play Unreal Tournament till 5 a.m. without
> anyway to tell me I shouldn't!
These days you run the risk of playing against a 13 year old at that
hour who swears like a sailor and claims to do unspeakable things to
your mom. All shouting through his 150 dollar headset he got from his
granny because he's such a sweet little kid. So you're not missing out
on that. Gaming has become social...
--
Danny.
>>> That reminds me of this Merry Christmas, Mr. Bean episode. Rest
>>> assured, I am not quite there yet. I still have a more or less normal
>>> social life. Though I do get accused of not being social enough.
>>
>> Ah, well, if someone accuses you of not being social enough it means
>> that you're being TOO social. I don't have anyone telling me I'm not
>> social enough. Because there isn't anyone around to do that. Shows them!
>
> day at home. No people who invite you for social company. I hope you
> also don't have any colleagues, but if you do I would consider
> changing careers. Why would anybody waste his time on this earth
> talking to other people?!
Oh, I'm fine talking to people. If only they did better on the answers.
>>> Hurg. Trust me. You no longer want to be part of Waaglami as we call
>>> it. Why? Well, it is WAY too busy. Sometimes when I grab my phone I
>>> see there are 400 news posts! Yes, 400! It's lunacy. And there are not
>>> even threads. And nobody quotes the person they are replying to. It's
>>> pure and utter chaos.
>>
>> Maybe someone should make an app to put good old usenet on the smartyphones.
>
> and early 2000s. With ads and if you want any functionality you need
> to pay for it. The difference is that you can't even try the shareware
> version. You need to consider your purchase based on some screenshots.
Ironic if you're buying an app to make screenshots, especially since a
phone can do that without an app. You don't even need to bend the phone
to point the camera at the screen.
>> I'm... not... leaving... usenet...
>>
>> It's like old LP's that are making a comeback. I even seen people
>> getting in to 8-track tapes. And they were never even a thing here!!!
>>
>> So usenet shall rise again. And I'm sticking around to see the hipster
>> newbies come flooding in.
>
> are all encouraging their children to play Monkey Island. So perhaps
> one day they might come here with questions.
And we'll be here to steer them wrong. See? Being an old fogey can be fun.
> Another reason to play computer games again. But, seeing as that I am
> forced to have a social life, I don't have time for that. How I miss
> the days when I could play Unreal Tournament till 5 a.m. without
> anyway to tell me I shouldn't!
These days you run the risk of playing against a 13 year old at that
hour who swears like a sailor and claims to do unspeakable things to
your mom. All shouting through his 150 dollar headset he got from his
granny because he's such a sweet little kid. So you're not missing out
on that. Gaming has become social...
--
Danny.
DG
Oct 27, 2016, 5:27:28 AM10/27/16
to
Pixel "#~ schreef op 23-10-2016 17:16:
--
Danny.
>> Is there life on this planet?
>
> Boo!
>
Stop quoting Monsters Inc.
>
> Boo!
>
--
Danny.
DG
Oct 27, 2016, 5:29:34 AM10/27/16
to
ervaqre schreef op 27-10-2016 8:56:
> sitting on the toilet.
>
You two are using a loveseat toilet? I mean, that's the only way I can
see you touching each others legs.
--
Danny.
>>> Is there life on this planet?
>>
>> Boo!
>
> Hurry up and inform me whether you can feel my legs when you're
>>
>> Boo!
>
> sitting on the toilet.
>
You two are using a loveseat toilet? I mean, that's the only way I can
see you touching each others legs.
--
Danny.
DG
Nov 17, 2016, 2:49:24 AM11/17/16
to
ervaqre schreef op 17-11-2016 8:00:
> have always found his answers to be delightfully insightful. And he's
> a much better conversationalist than Cortana on my phone who doesn't
> make sense most of the time and just steers me to commercial results.
> But seeing as that you don't have a very smart smartphone, you might
> have no idea what I am talking about.
Cortana is the Windows Alexa-like alternative to Google?
Hmmm, it could be funny to have these assistants strike a conversation.
>> Ironic if you're buying an app to make screenshots, especially since a
>> phone can do that without an app. You don't even need to bend the phone
>> to point the camera at the screen.
>
> Now if there would only be a way to take a screenshot on my e-reader,
> then I could share what I am reading with people on my smartphone.
> Though I doubt they'd be interested.
With the state of copyright protection they might cc a copy to the FBI.
Only to have that become public by Wikileaks.
>> And we'll be here to steer them wrong. See? Being an old fogey can be fun.
>
> Or we might tell them about all the embarrassing details their parents
> did during the Old and Glorious Days of Aglami. Good thing I don't
> have children.
I'm sure you have files on them. In case of you ever having children:
make sure you have files on them too. So you can threaten to update
their Wikipedia with nasty info.
>> These days you run the risk of playing against a 13 year old at that
>> hour who swears like a sailor and claims to do unspeakable things to
>> your mom. All shouting through his 150 dollar headset he got from his
>> granny because he's such a sweet little kid. So you're not missing out
>> on that. Gaming has become social...
>
> According to a similar thread on WAAglami, it's also the unemployed
> who drink beer and play computer games all day long.
That's an unfair stereotype. The guy from Classic Game Room on Youtube
does that for a full time job.
> Perhaps I should look into gaming that's not social then. Nintento
> just released their NES Classic which sounds fun. Too bad the cords
> are too short for my living room.
There are extensions. Just an USB-extension cable for a few euro's can
stretch the power cord to 5 meters. I don't need a Nintendo though. I've
got an Atari.
--
Danny.
>> Oh, I'm fine talking to people. If only they did better on the answers.
>
> You could try talking to MegaHAL instead. Despite showing his age, I
>
> have always found his answers to be delightfully insightful. And he's
> a much better conversationalist than Cortana on my phone who doesn't
> make sense most of the time and just steers me to commercial results.
> But seeing as that you don't have a very smart smartphone, you might
> have no idea what I am talking about.
Cortana is the Windows Alexa-like alternative to Google?
Hmmm, it could be funny to have these assistants strike a conversation.
>> Ironic if you're buying an app to make screenshots, especially since a
>> phone can do that without an app. You don't even need to bend the phone
>> to point the camera at the screen.
>
> then I could share what I am reading with people on my smartphone.
> Though I doubt they'd be interested.
With the state of copyright protection they might cc a copy to the FBI.
Only to have that become public by Wikileaks.
>> And we'll be here to steer them wrong. See? Being an old fogey can be fun.
>
> did during the Old and Glorious Days of Aglami. Good thing I don't
> have children.
I'm sure you have files on them. In case of you ever having children:
make sure you have files on them too. So you can threaten to update
their Wikipedia with nasty info.
>> These days you run the risk of playing against a 13 year old at that
>> hour who swears like a sailor and claims to do unspeakable things to
>> your mom. All shouting through his 150 dollar headset he got from his
>> granny because he's such a sweet little kid. So you're not missing out
>> on that. Gaming has become social...
>
> who drink beer and play computer games all day long.
That's an unfair stereotype. The guy from Classic Game Room on Youtube
does that for a full time job.
> Perhaps I should look into gaming that's not social then. Nintento
> just released their NES Classic which sounds fun. Too bad the cords
> are too short for my living room.
There are extensions. Just an USB-extension cable for a few euro's can
stretch the power cord to 5 meters. I don't need a Nintendo though. I've
got an Atari.
--
Danny.
DG
Nov 17, 2016, 2:50:22 AM11/17/16
to
ervaqre schreef op 17-11-2016 8:00:
>> You two are using a loveseat toilet? I mean, that's the only way I can
>> see you touching each others legs.
>
> It's an in-joke you are missing out on. You're getting old!
>> see you touching each others legs.
>
>
Wohoo! Seventeen at last!!! Now that's an in-joke.
--
Danny.
DG
Nov 17, 2016, 6:10:03 AM11/17/16
to
ervaqre schreef op 17-11-2016 9:00:
> How about we confirm with the Ministry of In-Jokes? And if we don't
> have such a Ministry, I can ask my dear old friend Donald Trump to
> create one just for us.
>
That in-joke is indeed almost as old as me. Almost.
Where it concerns creating ministries I'd consult John Cleese before
Donnie Drumpf.
--
Danny.
>>> It's an in-joke you are missing out on. You're getting old!
>>>
>> Wohoo! Seventeen at last!!! Now that's an in-joke.
>
> That's an old in-joke! It might very well be beyond the expiry date.
>>>
>> Wohoo! Seventeen at last!!! Now that's an in-joke.
>
> How about we confirm with the Ministry of In-Jokes? And if we don't
> have such a Ministry, I can ask my dear old friend Donald Trump to
> create one just for us.
>
That in-joke is indeed almost as old as me. Almost.
Where it concerns creating ministries I'd consult John Cleese before
Donnie Drumpf.
--
Danny.
DG
Nov 19, 2016, 5:33:46 AM11/19/16
to
ervaqre schreef op 19-11-2016 8:42:
> the Grand Book of Usenet In-Jokes. Or maybe, if we manage to live for
> 500 years, they will just reply in this thread and ask what you meant.
> I foresee a lot of newbies, Usenet History students perhaps, digging
> up old threads five centuries from now.
>
And they'll do it using brain-interfaces or even telepathically. Of
course it'll cause them to crash their flying cars...
--
Danny.
>>> It's an in-joke you are missing out on. You're getting old!
>>>
>> Wohoo! Seventeen at last!!! Now that's an in-joke.
>
> Future historians will wonder what the in-joke is and look it up in
>>>
>> Wohoo! Seventeen at last!!! Now that's an in-joke.
>
> the Grand Book of Usenet In-Jokes. Or maybe, if we manage to live for
> 500 years, they will just reply in this thread and ask what you meant.
> I foresee a lot of newbies, Usenet History students perhaps, digging
> up old threads five centuries from now.
>
And they'll do it using brain-interfaces or even telepathically. Of
course it'll cause them to crash their flying cars...
--
Danny.
DG
Nov 19, 2016, 5:44:15 AM11/19/16
to
ervaqre schreef op 19-11-2016 8:59:
> gotten 500 million views and gotten rich because of the ad revenue.
>
> Now I still have to find out how people actually make money on
> Instagram. As far as I know it doesn't even have ads.
The product that Intragram sells is probably the users, the info on
them, their connections to each other and their internet habits.
>>> Now if there would only be a way to take a screenshot on my e-reader,
>>> then I could share what I am reading with people on my smartphone.
>>> Though I doubt they'd be interested.
>>
>> With the state of copyright protection they might cc a copy to the FBI.
>> Only to have that become public by Wikileaks.
>
> In Glorious China there is no copyright protection for American and
> European companies. Copyright only exists if a Chinese company is
> involved. I really should return to the Far East. Here in the Far West
> it's just raining every day.
We're considering renaming it the Far Wet.
>>> Or we might tell them about all the embarrassing details their parents
>>> did during the Old and Glorious Days of Aglami. Good thing I don't
>>> have children.
>>
>> I'm sure you have files on them. In case of you ever having children:
>> make sure you have files on them too. So you can threaten to update
>> their Wikipedia with nasty info.
>
> I doubt my children will have Wikipedia pages. I don't even have one
> myself. And hopefully Wikipedia will no longer exist in the future. If
> it does, I will make sure it will be outlawed. Can't have people
> access too much information. They can't handle it.
I predict a law that requires all information to be fitted with handles
so people can handle it. I'd invest in handle-fitting companies now
they're still cheap.
>>> According to a similar thread on WAAglami, it's also the unemployed
>>> who drink beer and play computer games all day long.
>>
>> That's an unfair stereotype. The guy from Classic Game Room on Youtube
>> does that for a full time job.
>
> You spend way too much time on YouTube! Soon you'll tell me you watch
> all these prank channels. Though I thought the shampoo prank was
> funny.
The one with the super glue, the one with the endless bottle, the one
with the paint, the one with the horror movie character barging in...
Actually I avoid the pranky ones.
>>> Perhaps I should look into gaming that's not social then. Nintento
>>> just released their NES Classic which sounds fun. Too bad the cords
>>> are too short for my living room.
>>
>> There are extensions. Just an USB-extension cable for a few euro's can
>> stretch the power cord to 5 meters. I don't need a Nintendo though. I've
>> got an Atari.
>
> An Atari 2600? That was the first console I ever played on. Still, I
> have always been a Nintendo / Sega person. Perhaps a Raspberry Pi with
> emulators will do the trick.
>
Retropie. https://retropie.org.uk/
It may involve typing in a console to install some stuff. Right up your
alley.
--
Danny.
>>> You could try talking to MegaHAL instead. Despite showing his age, I
>>> have always found his answers to be delightfully insightful. And he's
>>> a much better conversationalist than Cortana on my phone who doesn't
>>> make sense most of the time and just steers me to commercial results.
>>> But seeing as that you don't have a very smart smartphone, you might
>>> have no idea what I am talking about.
>>
>> Cortana is the Windows Alexa-like alternative to Google?
>>
>> Hmmm, it could be funny to have these assistants strike a conversation.
>
> I am sure somebody has done that already. And posted it on YouTube and
>>> have always found his answers to be delightfully insightful. And he's
>>> a much better conversationalist than Cortana on my phone who doesn't
>>> make sense most of the time and just steers me to commercial results.
>>> But seeing as that you don't have a very smart smartphone, you might
>>> have no idea what I am talking about.
>>
>> Cortana is the Windows Alexa-like alternative to Google?
>>
>> Hmmm, it could be funny to have these assistants strike a conversation.
>
> gotten 500 million views and gotten rich because of the ad revenue.
>
> Now I still have to find out how people actually make money on
> Instagram. As far as I know it doesn't even have ads.
The product that Intragram sells is probably the users, the info on
them, their connections to each other and their internet habits.
>>> Now if there would only be a way to take a screenshot on my e-reader,
>>> then I could share what I am reading with people on my smartphone.
>>> Though I doubt they'd be interested.
>>
>> With the state of copyright protection they might cc a copy to the FBI.
>> Only to have that become public by Wikileaks.
>
> European companies. Copyright only exists if a Chinese company is
> involved. I really should return to the Far East. Here in the Far West
> it's just raining every day.
We're considering renaming it the Far Wet.
>>> Or we might tell them about all the embarrassing details their parents
>>> did during the Old and Glorious Days of Aglami. Good thing I don't
>>> have children.
>>
>> I'm sure you have files on them. In case of you ever having children:
>> make sure you have files on them too. So you can threaten to update
>> their Wikipedia with nasty info.
>
> myself. And hopefully Wikipedia will no longer exist in the future. If
> it does, I will make sure it will be outlawed. Can't have people
> access too much information. They can't handle it.
I predict a law that requires all information to be fitted with handles
so people can handle it. I'd invest in handle-fitting companies now
they're still cheap.
>>> According to a similar thread on WAAglami, it's also the unemployed
>>> who drink beer and play computer games all day long.
>>
>> That's an unfair stereotype. The guy from Classic Game Room on Youtube
>> does that for a full time job.
>
> all these prank channels. Though I thought the shampoo prank was
> funny.
The one with the super glue, the one with the endless bottle, the one
with the paint, the one with the horror movie character barging in...
Actually I avoid the pranky ones.
>>> Perhaps I should look into gaming that's not social then. Nintento
>>> just released their NES Classic which sounds fun. Too bad the cords
>>> are too short for my living room.
>>
>> There are extensions. Just an USB-extension cable for a few euro's can
>> stretch the power cord to 5 meters. I don't need a Nintendo though. I've
>> got an Atari.
>
> have always been a Nintendo / Sega person. Perhaps a Raspberry Pi with
> emulators will do the trick.
>
Retropie. https://retropie.org.uk/
It may involve typing in a console to install some stuff. Right up your
alley.
--
Danny.
DG
Nov 21, 2016, 3:45:25 AM11/21/16
to
ervaqre schreef op 21-11-2016 8:27:
> Law of Robotics to allow the human to be harmed? And if I mention the
> First Law of Robotics, wouldn't that mean a many pages long discussion
> of logic has to ensue?
>
The pages long logic in the programming of the car will end up slowing
the reaction time of the car. Hence crashing the flying car into an
air-tree.
--
Danny.
>>> Future historians will wonder what the in-joke is and look it up in
>>> the Grand Book of Usenet In-Jokes. Or maybe, if we manage to live for
>>> 500 years, they will just reply in this thread and ask what you meant.
>>> I foresee a lot of newbies, Usenet History students perhaps, digging
>>> up old threads five centuries from now.
>>>
>> And they'll do it using brain-interfaces or even telepathically. Of
>> course it'll cause them to crash their flying cars...
>
> Assuming the flying car is a robot, wouldn't it go against the First
>>> the Grand Book of Usenet In-Jokes. Or maybe, if we manage to live for
>>> 500 years, they will just reply in this thread and ask what you meant.
>>> I foresee a lot of newbies, Usenet History students perhaps, digging
>>> up old threads five centuries from now.
>>>
>> And they'll do it using brain-interfaces or even telepathically. Of
>> course it'll cause them to crash their flying cars...
>
> Law of Robotics to allow the human to be harmed? And if I mention the
> First Law of Robotics, wouldn't that mean a many pages long discussion
> of logic has to ensue?
>
The pages long logic in the programming of the car will end up slowing
the reaction time of the car. Hence crashing the flying car into an
air-tree.
--
Danny.
DG
Nov 21, 2016, 3:54:26 AM11/21/16
to
ervaqre schreef op 21-11-2016 8:47:
> YouTube I know channel owners get a percentage of the ad revenues. So
> more followers translates to more views and more money.
>
> But how do Instagram users make money? As far as I know it mostly
> consists of women wearing something skimpy who then have 3 million
> followers. How do they monetize that I have always wondered.
By directing traffic elsewhere? Like Youtube or even E-bay. Plenty of
people and companies have a "web presence" over multiple "platforms" in
order to direct users to possible "monetization opportunities". Or they
get money from their followers through stuff like Patreon.
>>> In Glorious China there is no copyright protection for American and
>>> European companies. Copyright only exists if a Chinese company is
>>> involved. I really should return to the Far East. Here in the Far West
>>> it's just raining every day.
>>
>> We're considering renaming it the Far Wet.
>
> So I was going to make a joke about my new country of residence that
> is related to das Wetter, but then I realized the native tribes do not
> have a sense of humor. Oh well, it's not raining today anyway!
You've decided to live in Germany??? But they've had such bad
experiences with foreign dictators within their borders...
Just make sure you don't mention the war.
>>> I doubt my children will have Wikipedia pages. I don't even have one
>>> myself. And hopefully Wikipedia will no longer exist in the future. If
>>> it does, I will make sure it will be outlawed. Can't have people
>>> access too much information. They can't handle it.
>>
>> I predict a law that requires all information to be fitted with handles
>> so people can handle it. I'd invest in handle-fitting companies now
>> they're still cheap.
>
> What kind of handles? Steel handles? Wooden handles? Stone
> handles? Concrete handles? Rubber handles? Paper handles? Chocolate
> handles? Strawberry handles?
Pine.
>>> You spend way too much time on YouTube! Soon you'll tell me you watch
>>> all these prank channels. Though I thought the shampoo prank was
>>> funny.
>>
>> The one with the super glue, the one with the endless bottle, the one
>> with the paint, the one with the horror movie character barging in...
>>
>> Actually I avoid the pranky ones.
>
> If you don't know about all their tricks, you run the risk of being
> pranked yourself one day. Imagine you're going to the supermarket with
> your earphones in and a nasty pranksters chooses you as the victim!
Nah, they usually go for pretty people. Or at least presentable ones.
*WE* are safe.
>>> An Atari 2600? That was the first console I ever played on. Still, I
>>> have always been a Nintendo / Sega person. Perhaps a Raspberry Pi with
>>> emulators will do the trick.
>>>
>> Retropie. https://retropie.org.uk/
>> It may involve typing in a console to install some stuff. Right up your
>> alley.
>
> You seem to take me for some sort of Linux nerd. Then again, I am
> typing in a console this very moment. The only reasonable argument
> against getting a games console is that I will use up all my free time
> and gain weight at an alarming rate. Hurg.
>
On the plus side you'd avoid all those people that talk funny, yet have
no sense of humor.
--
Danny.
>>> I am sure somebody has done that already. And posted it on YouTube and
>>> gotten 500 million views and gotten rich because of the ad revenue.
>>>
>>> Now I still have to find out how people actually make money on
>>> Instagram. As far as I know it doesn't even have ads.
>>
>> The product that Intragram sells is probably the users, the info on
>> them, their connections to each other and their internet habits.
>
> I don't mean Instagram the company, but the Instagram users. On
>>> gotten 500 million views and gotten rich because of the ad revenue.
>>>
>>> Now I still have to find out how people actually make money on
>>> Instagram. As far as I know it doesn't even have ads.
>>
>> The product that Intragram sells is probably the users, the info on
>> them, their connections to each other and their internet habits.
>
> YouTube I know channel owners get a percentage of the ad revenues. So
> more followers translates to more views and more money.
>
> But how do Instagram users make money? As far as I know it mostly
> consists of women wearing something skimpy who then have 3 million
> followers. How do they monetize that I have always wondered.
By directing traffic elsewhere? Like Youtube or even E-bay. Plenty of
people and companies have a "web presence" over multiple "platforms" in
order to direct users to possible "monetization opportunities". Or they
get money from their followers through stuff like Patreon.
>>> In Glorious China there is no copyright protection for American and
>>> European companies. Copyright only exists if a Chinese company is
>>> involved. I really should return to the Far East. Here in the Far West
>>> it's just raining every day.
>>
>> We're considering renaming it the Far Wet.
>
> is related to das Wetter, but then I realized the native tribes do not
> have a sense of humor. Oh well, it's not raining today anyway!
You've decided to live in Germany??? But they've had such bad
experiences with foreign dictators within their borders...
Just make sure you don't mention the war.
>>> I doubt my children will have Wikipedia pages. I don't even have one
>>> myself. And hopefully Wikipedia will no longer exist in the future. If
>>> it does, I will make sure it will be outlawed. Can't have people
>>> access too much information. They can't handle it.
>>
>> I predict a law that requires all information to be fitted with handles
>> so people can handle it. I'd invest in handle-fitting companies now
>> they're still cheap.
>
> handles? Concrete handles? Rubber handles? Paper handles? Chocolate
> handles? Strawberry handles?
Pine.
>>> You spend way too much time on YouTube! Soon you'll tell me you watch
>>> all these prank channels. Though I thought the shampoo prank was
>>> funny.
>>
>> The one with the super glue, the one with the endless bottle, the one
>> with the paint, the one with the horror movie character barging in...
>>
>> Actually I avoid the pranky ones.
>
> pranked yourself one day. Imagine you're going to the supermarket with
> your earphones in and a nasty pranksters chooses you as the victim!
Nah, they usually go for pretty people. Or at least presentable ones.
*WE* are safe.
>>> An Atari 2600? That was the first console I ever played on. Still, I
>>> have always been a Nintendo / Sega person. Perhaps a Raspberry Pi with
>>> emulators will do the trick.
>>>
>> Retropie. https://retropie.org.uk/
>> It may involve typing in a console to install some stuff. Right up your
>> alley.
>
> typing in a console this very moment. The only reasonable argument
> against getting a games console is that I will use up all my free time
> and gain weight at an alarming rate. Hurg.
>
On the plus side you'd avoid all those people that talk funny, yet have
no sense of humor.
--
Danny.
DG
Nov 22, 2016, 3:33:52 AM11/22/16
to
ervaqre schreef op 22-11-2016 8:23:
> your reply, you showed no signs of recognition. What are you, a
> Culture Barber?! You probably watch really bad television all day
> long, don't you?
>
I didn't react because it would have been pedantic to point out that
Asimov's stories were about how the Laws of Robotics don't work.
--
Danny.
>>> Assuming the flying car is a robot, wouldn't it go against the First
>>> Law of Robotics to allow the human to be harmed? And if I mention the
>>> First Law of Robotics, wouldn't that mean a many pages long discussion
>>> of logic has to ensue?
>>>
>> The pages long logic in the programming of the car will end up slowing
>> the reaction time of the car. Hence crashing the flying car into an
>> air-tree.
>
> I just made a reference to popular science fiction literature. But in
>>> Law of Robotics to allow the human to be harmed? And if I mention the
>>> First Law of Robotics, wouldn't that mean a many pages long discussion
>>> of logic has to ensue?
>>>
>> The pages long logic in the programming of the car will end up slowing
>> the reaction time of the car. Hence crashing the flying car into an
>> air-tree.
>
> your reply, you showed no signs of recognition. What are you, a
> Culture Barber?! You probably watch really bad television all day
> long, don't you?
>
I didn't react because it would have been pedantic to point out that
Asimov's stories were about how the Laws of Robotics don't work.
--
Danny.
DG
Nov 22, 2016, 3:47:56 AM11/22/16
to
ervaqre schreef op 22-11-2016 8:47:
> millions of followers you will of course, but not if you only have
> 30k. I guess I need to work harder on pretending I have an awesome
> life on Instagram.
Well, apparently Youtube doesn't earn people a lot either. Hence the
whole Patreon thing you see at the beginning or end of some productions.
I know on Twitter some monetize their tweets by throwing in sponsored
content.
>>> So I was going to make a joke about my new country of residence that
>>> is related to das Wetter, but then I realized the native tribes do not
>>> have a sense of humor. Oh well, it's not raining today anyway!
>>
>> You've decided to live in Germany??? But they've had such bad
>> experiences with foreign dictators within their borders...
>>
>> Just make sure you don't mention the war.
>
> I have no ambitions to become a dictator yet. For now, I will just
> shut up and eat sausages every day. But it's a welcome change from
> China. People at least speak Turkish here.
The Germans can speak Turkish as much as they want. Just as long as they
don't start firing people because of alleged connection to an
organization alleged to have been part of a failed coup. That way you're
just motivating people to organize a new coup.
>>> What kind of handles? Steel handles? Wooden handles? Stone
>>> handles? Concrete handles? Rubber handles? Paper handles? Chocolate
>>> handles? Strawberry handles?
>>
>> Pine.
>
> Dat hebben we niet!
Is "that having we not" even English???
>>>> Actually I avoid the pranky ones.
>>>
>>> If you don't know about all their tricks, you run the risk of being
>>> pranked yourself one day. Imagine you're going to the supermarket with
>>> your earphones in and a nasty pranksters chooses you as the victim!
>>
>> Nah, they usually go for pretty people. Or at least presentable ones.
>> *WE* are safe.
>
> WE? Are you refering to yourself as WE now? Because I am very
> presentable. I even once was asked to be a model!
A model what? A model citizen? A model train? A Dinky Toy?
Wait. This was in China, wasn't it? They needed an American for a
commercial and the closest they got was you?
>>> You seem to take me for some sort of Linux nerd. Then again, I am
>>> typing in a console this very moment. The only reasonable argument
>>> against getting a games console is that I will use up all my free time
>>> and gain weight at an alarming rate. Hurg.
>>>
>> On the plus side you'd avoid all those people that talk funny, yet have
>> no sense of humor.
>
> You mean the Germans? I think they are all right. Here in this part of
> the country they're very similar to the Dutch. I think one day I even
> noticed one of them smiling.
>
That one failed the citizenship-test. Even Merkel won't show mercy and
kick that one out.
--
Danny.
>>> I don't mean Instagram the company, but the Instagram users. On
>>> YouTube I know channel owners get a percentage of the ad revenues. So
>>> more followers translates to more views and more money.
>>>
>>> But how do Instagram users make money? As far as I know it mostly
>>> consists of women wearing something skimpy who then have 3 million
>>> followers. How do they monetize that I have always wondered.
>>
>> By directing traffic elsewhere? Like Youtube or even E-bay. Plenty of
>> people and companies have a "web presence" over multiple "platforms" in
>> order to direct users to possible "monetization opportunities". Or they
>> get money from their followers through stuff like Patreon.
>
> It still doesn't sound like it will earn them a lot. If you have
>>> YouTube I know channel owners get a percentage of the ad revenues. So
>>> more followers translates to more views and more money.
>>>
>>> But how do Instagram users make money? As far as I know it mostly
>>> consists of women wearing something skimpy who then have 3 million
>>> followers. How do they monetize that I have always wondered.
>>
>> By directing traffic elsewhere? Like Youtube or even E-bay. Plenty of
>> people and companies have a "web presence" over multiple "platforms" in
>> order to direct users to possible "monetization opportunities". Or they
>> get money from their followers through stuff like Patreon.
>
> millions of followers you will of course, but not if you only have
> 30k. I guess I need to work harder on pretending I have an awesome
> life on Instagram.
Well, apparently Youtube doesn't earn people a lot either. Hence the
whole Patreon thing you see at the beginning or end of some productions.
I know on Twitter some monetize their tweets by throwing in sponsored
content.
>>> So I was going to make a joke about my new country of residence that
>>> is related to das Wetter, but then I realized the native tribes do not
>>> have a sense of humor. Oh well, it's not raining today anyway!
>>
>> You've decided to live in Germany??? But they've had such bad
>> experiences with foreign dictators within their borders...
>>
>> Just make sure you don't mention the war.
>
> shut up and eat sausages every day. But it's a welcome change from
> China. People at least speak Turkish here.
The Germans can speak Turkish as much as they want. Just as long as they
don't start firing people because of alleged connection to an
organization alleged to have been part of a failed coup. That way you're
just motivating people to organize a new coup.
>>> What kind of handles? Steel handles? Wooden handles? Stone
>>> handles? Concrete handles? Rubber handles? Paper handles? Chocolate
>>> handles? Strawberry handles?
>>
>> Pine.
>
Is "that having we not" even English???
>>>> Actually I avoid the pranky ones.
>>>
>>> If you don't know about all their tricks, you run the risk of being
>>> pranked yourself one day. Imagine you're going to the supermarket with
>>> your earphones in and a nasty pranksters chooses you as the victim!
>>
>> Nah, they usually go for pretty people. Or at least presentable ones.
>> *WE* are safe.
>
> presentable. I even once was asked to be a model!
A model what? A model citizen? A model train? A Dinky Toy?
Wait. This was in China, wasn't it? They needed an American for a
commercial and the closest they got was you?
>>> You seem to take me for some sort of Linux nerd. Then again, I am
>>> typing in a console this very moment. The only reasonable argument
>>> against getting a games console is that I will use up all my free time
>>> and gain weight at an alarming rate. Hurg.
>>>
>> On the plus side you'd avoid all those people that talk funny, yet have
>> no sense of humor.
>
> the country they're very similar to the Dutch. I think one day I even
> noticed one of them smiling.
>
That one failed the citizenship-test. Even Merkel won't show mercy and
kick that one out.
--
Danny.
DG
Jan 11, 2017, 5:30:46 AM1/11/17
to
ervaqre schreef op 3-1-2017 18:19:
> companies that Aglami has a lot of lurkers who are keen to buy products.
> Speaking of lurkers, I wonder if we still really have them around. You
> know, those cold, cruel people who just watch these threads go by. They
> never say anything, but are always there.
They're playing #shutup
>> The Germans can speak Turkish as much as they want. Just as long as they
>> don't start firing people because of alleged connection to an
>> organization alleged to have been part of a failed coup. That way you're
>> just motivating people to organize a new coup.
>
> Stop referring to something that was in the news months ago!
So how aboot that wall in Berlin coming down, eh?
Sorry, I suddenly sounded Canadian there.
>>> Dat hebben we niet!
>>
>> Is "that having we not" even English???
>
> I'm pretty sure it isn't. That "pining" we not on the other hand might be
> a good candidate to become part of the English language by 2036.
Dutch English as an official English dialect? We've been doing that for
years in Aglami.
>> A model what? A model citizen? A model train? A Dinky Toy?
>> Wait. This was in China, wasn't it? They needed an American for a
>> commercial and the closest they got was you?
>
> They needed a white person and since I was the only white person in town,
> they offered me money for photo shoots. Because otherwise the company
> would need a white model to be flown in from the capital.
Then they'd have to decide how white, what color hair and eyes and all
that whilst looking through a white models catalog.
> I refused of course. Though I am pretty sure my photo has been used for
> advertising in a store I once visited. Also lots of random people who
> took my photo on the street. Wonder what those were used for.
A poster in the store:
"Have you seen this foreign man? Presumed armed and dangerous."
>> That one failed the citizenship-test. Even Merkel won't show mercy and
>> kick that one out.
>
> Citizenship test? I don't think they have those in Germany. Nobody ever
> asked me or my wife anything. And what are they going to ask anyway? Who
> the most famous German in history was?
>
That's a trick question. The most famous German was an Austrian.
--
Danny.
>> Well, apparently Youtube doesn't earn people a lot either. Hence the
>> whole Patreon thing you see at the beginning or end of some productions.
>> I know on Twitter some monetize their tweets by throwing in sponsored
>> content.
>
> Let's do the same thing on the usenet. First though, we need to convince
>> whole Patreon thing you see at the beginning or end of some productions.
>> I know on Twitter some monetize their tweets by throwing in sponsored
>> content.
>
> companies that Aglami has a lot of lurkers who are keen to buy products.
> Speaking of lurkers, I wonder if we still really have them around. You
> know, those cold, cruel people who just watch these threads go by. They
> never say anything, but are always there.
They're playing #shutup
>> The Germans can speak Turkish as much as they want. Just as long as they
>> don't start firing people because of alleged connection to an
>> organization alleged to have been part of a failed coup. That way you're
>> just motivating people to organize a new coup.
>
So how aboot that wall in Berlin coming down, eh?
Sorry, I suddenly sounded Canadian there.
>>> Dat hebben we niet!
>>
>> Is "that having we not" even English???
>
> a good candidate to become part of the English language by 2036.
Dutch English as an official English dialect? We've been doing that for
years in Aglami.
>> A model what? A model citizen? A model train? A Dinky Toy?
>> Wait. This was in China, wasn't it? They needed an American for a
>> commercial and the closest they got was you?
>
> they offered me money for photo shoots. Because otherwise the company
> would need a white model to be flown in from the capital.
Then they'd have to decide how white, what color hair and eyes and all
that whilst looking through a white models catalog.
> I refused of course. Though I am pretty sure my photo has been used for
> advertising in a store I once visited. Also lots of random people who
> took my photo on the street. Wonder what those were used for.
A poster in the store:
"Have you seen this foreign man? Presumed armed and dangerous."
>> That one failed the citizenship-test. Even Merkel won't show mercy and
>> kick that one out.
>
> asked me or my wife anything. And what are they going to ask anyway? Who
> the most famous German in history was?
>
That's a trick question. The most famous German was an Austrian.
--
Danny.
DG
Jan 11, 2017, 5:43:29 AM1/11/17
to
ervaqre schreef op 3-1-2017 17:50:
> tampered with? I do recall his stories being about how the Laws of
> Robotics DO work.
Well, what does "human" mean? The robots are not supposed to harm them.
But what qualifies as human? Genetically we are quite different.
Male/female, race and even the number of chromosomes can differ as
people with Down Syndrome have an extra one.
Not only that, but Asimov fiddled with the laws (or optimized them). He
added a zeroth law, stating that robots shouldn't harm humanity. Proving
that the laws don't work flawlessly.
> And speaking of robots, I changed to a new newsreader. Rather than slrn,
> I am now using Pan. Quite a significant change for somebody who believes
> software nowadays is way too wonky. Good thing Pan looks like something
> from the 1990!
>
They finally dragged you out of the eighties. In another twenty years
you may find yourself using twenty-first century software.
--
Danny.
>> I didn't react because it would have been pedantic to point out that
>> Asimov's stories were about how the Laws of Robotics don't work.
>
> Uh? What? Have we been reading the same books? Or have my books been
>> Asimov's stories were about how the Laws of Robotics don't work.
>
> tampered with? I do recall his stories being about how the Laws of
> Robotics DO work.
Well, what does "human" mean? The robots are not supposed to harm them.
But what qualifies as human? Genetically we are quite different.
Male/female, race and even the number of chromosomes can differ as
people with Down Syndrome have an extra one.
Not only that, but Asimov fiddled with the laws (or optimized them). He
added a zeroth law, stating that robots shouldn't harm humanity. Proving
that the laws don't work flawlessly.
> And speaking of robots, I changed to a new newsreader. Rather than slrn,
> I am now using Pan. Quite a significant change for somebody who believes
> software nowadays is way too wonky. Good thing Pan looks like something
> from the 1990!
>
They finally dragged you out of the eighties. In another twenty years
you may find yourself using twenty-first century software.
--
Danny.
DG
Jan 17, 2017, 3:29:34 AM1/17/17
to
ervaqre schreef op 17-1-2017 8:21:
>> They're playing #shutup
>
> Probably they're just afraid of joining the conversation. Seeing as this
> is a pirate newsgroup full of pirates, they probably think you're going
> to arrest them. Seeing as that you used to work for the police.
That was so long ago. Back when I was 16.
>> So how aboot that wall in Berlin coming down, eh?
>>
>> Sorry, I suddenly sounded Canadian there.
>
> That's what you get when you're drinking too much Screech. Or is it rye
> whiskey that you're throwing in your head?
Nope. Diet soda.
>> Dutch English as an official English dialect? We've been doing that for
>> years in Aglami.
>
> I'll be running for prime minister in a decade, so I'm planning on
> exporting the language to the rest of the world. Also, we need to take
> back our former colonies.
Trying to take back the colonies? Now that would unite the country.
Against you, but still. I mean the Left doesn't want to go back to those
times, the Middle is done converting people and the right doesn't want
to do with anything foreign. Then again that dude who wanted to build a
giant mountain in the middle of the country gained quite a following, so
you never now.
>> Then they'd have to decide how white, what color hair and eyes and all
>> that whilst looking through a white models catalog.
>
> Nah, they don't have such requirements. If you're white in China that's
> enough to do pretty much everything. I remember this taxi driver from
> Australia who became a university professor. I'm sure with some fake
> qualifications printed out from the internet, you can also become a brain
> surgeon or a rocket scientist.
Wait, what? I thought you claimed they were slightly racist over there?
Now you're saying they'd let you operate on their brains and install
rockets? (Not necessarily at the same time.)
>> A poster in the store:
>> "Have you seen this foreign man? Presumed armed and dangerous."
>
> Really? And there I thought women and teenage girls would use my photo to
> masturbate to.
Sure, if they like a bad boy. A pale white bad boy.
>>> Citizenship test? I don't think they have those in Germany. Nobody ever
>>> asked me or my wife anything. And what are they going to ask anyway?
>>> Who the most famous German in history was?
>>>
>> That's a trick question. The most famous German was an Austrian.
>
> Too bad he's not around anymore. I'm sure he would have joined Aglami.
>
I doubt however if Aglami would have joined him. Or was your RRRRR a
secret registration thingy?
--
Danny.
>> They're playing #shutup
>
> Probably they're just afraid of joining the conversation. Seeing as this
> is a pirate newsgroup full of pirates, they probably think you're going
> to arrest them. Seeing as that you used to work for the police.
That was so long ago. Back when I was 16.
>> So how aboot that wall in Berlin coming down, eh?
>>
>> Sorry, I suddenly sounded Canadian there.
>
> whiskey that you're throwing in your head?
Nope. Diet soda.
>> Dutch English as an official English dialect? We've been doing that for
>> years in Aglami.
>
> exporting the language to the rest of the world. Also, we need to take
> back our former colonies.
Trying to take back the colonies? Now that would unite the country.
Against you, but still. I mean the Left doesn't want to go back to those
times, the Middle is done converting people and the right doesn't want
to do with anything foreign. Then again that dude who wanted to build a
giant mountain in the middle of the country gained quite a following, so
you never now.
>> Then they'd have to decide how white, what color hair and eyes and all
>> that whilst looking through a white models catalog.
>
> enough to do pretty much everything. I remember this taxi driver from
> Australia who became a university professor. I'm sure with some fake
> qualifications printed out from the internet, you can also become a brain
> surgeon or a rocket scientist.
Wait, what? I thought you claimed they were slightly racist over there?
Now you're saying they'd let you operate on their brains and install
rockets? (Not necessarily at the same time.)
>> A poster in the store:
>> "Have you seen this foreign man? Presumed armed and dangerous."
>
> masturbate to.
Sure, if they like a bad boy. A pale white bad boy.
>>> Citizenship test? I don't think they have those in Germany. Nobody ever
>>> asked me or my wife anything. And what are they going to ask anyway?
>>> Who the most famous German in history was?
>>>
>> That's a trick question. The most famous German was an Austrian.
>
>
I doubt however if Aglami would have joined him. Or was your RRRRR a
secret registration thingy?
--
Danny.
DG
Jan 17, 2017, 3:33:47 AM1/17/17
to
ervaqre schreef op 17-1-2017 8:34:
> yet. I really should read it, but it's at the bottom of the list of books
> on my Kindle. And that's because I forced myself to read more German and
> Chinese books. Good thing conversations in Aglami can span several
> months, so perhaps next time I reply in this thread I will have read the
> book.
Maybe find the Chinese or German version.
>> They finally dragged you out of the eighties. In another twenty years
>> you may find yourself using twenty-first century software.
>
> What's 21st century software? Snapchat?! Isn't that what teenagers use
> these days to exchange naked photos of themselves?
>
I don't think that's the only way they send nudes, but I do believe
snapchat is known for that. Also popular: screengrab software so they
can keep the pictures snapchat destroys after viewing.
Hmmm. Maybe staying in the world of 20th century software isn't a bad thing.
--
Danny.
>> Well, what does "human" mean? The robots are not supposed to harm them.
>> But what qualifies as human? Genetically we are quite different.
>> Male/female, race and even the number of chromosomes can differ as
>> people with Down Syndrome have an extra one.
>>
>> Not only that, but Asimov fiddled with the laws (or optimized them). He
>> added a zeroth law, stating that robots shouldn't harm humanity. Proving
>> that the laws don't work flawlessly.
>
> Apparently the Zeroth Law is in Robots and Empire, which I haven't read
>> But what qualifies as human? Genetically we are quite different.
>> Male/female, race and even the number of chromosomes can differ as
>> people with Down Syndrome have an extra one.
>>
>> Not only that, but Asimov fiddled with the laws (or optimized them). He
>> added a zeroth law, stating that robots shouldn't harm humanity. Proving
>> that the laws don't work flawlessly.
>
> yet. I really should read it, but it's at the bottom of the list of books
> on my Kindle. And that's because I forced myself to read more German and
> Chinese books. Good thing conversations in Aglami can span several
> months, so perhaps next time I reply in this thread I will have read the
> book.
Maybe find the Chinese or German version.
>> They finally dragged you out of the eighties. In another twenty years
>> you may find yourself using twenty-first century software.
>
> these days to exchange naked photos of themselves?
>
I don't think that's the only way they send nudes, but I do believe
snapchat is known for that. Also popular: screengrab software so they
can keep the pictures snapchat destroys after viewing.
Hmmm. Maybe staying in the world of 20th century software isn't a bad thing.
--
Danny.
DG
Jan 19, 2017, 5:48:25 AM1/19/17
to
ervaqre schreef op 19-1-2017 8:53:
> should update the info on Aglami.com. The domain name is for sale for
> only $3195.
If only there was a way to contact the person responsible for the RRRRR.
Buying the domain should be easy. Just pas the hat around in WAaglami. I
hear it's really lively there.
>> Nope. Diet soda.
>
> That's not a traditional Canadian drink. And besides, soda is the devil.
> It will drain your energy, stifle your sperm production, kill your
> creative thoughts and it will cause you to burp involuntarily. You could
> try drinking water.
Water is the same stuff that runs through the toilet when you flush it.
And it doesn't taste lemons.
>> Trying to take back the colonies? Now that would unite the country.
>> Against you, but still. I mean the Left doesn't want to go back to those
>> times, the Middle is done converting people and the right doesn't want
>> to do with anything foreign. Then again that dude who wanted to build a
>> giant mountain in the middle of the country gained quite a following, so
>> you never now.
>
> Just look at the state of our former colonies. Corruption is everywhere
> and they're living in poverty. They obviously don't know what's good for
> them and need a strong leader. But duly noted, if I can't get enough
> support by taking back our colonies, I will think about building a
> mountain.
You're assuming the corruption would be stopped by our interference and
not spread to here. I would not be so bold.
> Pixel though, claims the French already built a mountain at the end of
> his street. Something called the Pyramide van Austerlitz.
Pixel is making a mountain out of a molehill. The damn thing is made of
earth and just 36 meters high.
>> Wait, what? I thought you claimed they were slightly racist over there?
>> Now you're saying they'd let you operate on their brains and install
>> rockets? (Not necessarily at the same time.)
>
> Yes, they're openly racist, but they do believe in racial hierarchy. If
> you're white you will be admired, if you're black you will be called a
> monkey. They place themselves just below whites.
Now that's the dumbest form of racism I've ever heard of. Not placing
yourself on top? Oh, well, I guess it's better than racist with more
ambition and an overly bolstered self-esteem.
>> Sure, if they like a bad boy. A pale white bad boy.
>
> They also like being pale themselves. Some women use make-up that makes
> them look sick and pale. They think it's hot. The men also think it's
> hot. This goes for most of East-Asia by the way.
Meanwhile in the West some are positively glowing with the orange of a
fake tan.
>> I doubt however if Aglami would have joined him. Or was your RRRRR a
>> secret registration thingy?
>
> No, I am not much of a Hitler fan. Though I did like his ideas for a
> Breitspurbahn.
>
You do realize what he ended up using the railways for?
--
Danny.
>> That was so long ago. Back when I was 16.
>
> Wait?! You're not 16 anymore?! How did that happen? Somebody really
>
> should update the info on Aglami.com. The domain name is for sale for
> only $3195.
If only there was a way to contact the person responsible for the RRRRR.
Buying the domain should be easy. Just pas the hat around in WAaglami. I
hear it's really lively there.
>> Nope. Diet soda.
>
> That's not a traditional Canadian drink. And besides, soda is the devil.
> It will drain your energy, stifle your sperm production, kill your
> creative thoughts and it will cause you to burp involuntarily. You could
> try drinking water.
Water is the same stuff that runs through the toilet when you flush it.
And it doesn't taste lemons.
>> Trying to take back the colonies? Now that would unite the country.
>> Against you, but still. I mean the Left doesn't want to go back to those
>> times, the Middle is done converting people and the right doesn't want
>> to do with anything foreign. Then again that dude who wanted to build a
>> giant mountain in the middle of the country gained quite a following, so
>> you never now.
>
> and they're living in poverty. They obviously don't know what's good for
> them and need a strong leader. But duly noted, if I can't get enough
> support by taking back our colonies, I will think about building a
> mountain.
You're assuming the corruption would be stopped by our interference and
not spread to here. I would not be so bold.
> Pixel though, claims the French already built a mountain at the end of
> his street. Something called the Pyramide van Austerlitz.
Pixel is making a mountain out of a molehill. The damn thing is made of
earth and just 36 meters high.
>> Wait, what? I thought you claimed they were slightly racist over there?
>> Now you're saying they'd let you operate on their brains and install
>> rockets? (Not necessarily at the same time.)
>
> you're white you will be admired, if you're black you will be called a
> monkey. They place themselves just below whites.
Now that's the dumbest form of racism I've ever heard of. Not placing
yourself on top? Oh, well, I guess it's better than racist with more
ambition and an overly bolstered self-esteem.
>> Sure, if they like a bad boy. A pale white bad boy.
>
> them look sick and pale. They think it's hot. The men also think it's
> hot. This goes for most of East-Asia by the way.
Meanwhile in the West some are positively glowing with the orange of a
fake tan.
>> I doubt however if Aglami would have joined him. Or was your RRRRR a
>> secret registration thingy?
>
> Breitspurbahn.
>
You do realize what he ended up using the railways for?
--
Danny.
DG
Jan 19, 2017, 5:55:26 AM1/19/17
to
ervaqre schreef op 19-1-2017 9:18:
> television where everything is dubbed. They gave Schwarzenegger a high
> pitched voice.
So one guy does the voice for Schwarzie and Mickey Mouse? I bet Arnold
doesn't even have a Austrian accent in the German version. I know that
people like him and Terrence Hill have been asked not to speak German
when on German TV. Because their voices and the dubbed versions don't match.
>> I don't think that's the only way they send nudes, but I do believe
>> snapchat is known for that. Also popular: screengrab software so they
>> can keep the pictures snapchat destroys after viewing.
>
> Looks like you really need to invest in a real smartphone one day. They
> come with a built-in screenshot feature. No need for an additional app.
> It's usually a combination of the power button and one of the volume
> buttons. Remember that next time your neighbor sends a nude photo of
> herself.
The neighbor is a guy in his fifties with a health problem. I'll pass.
>> Hmmm. Maybe staying in the world of 20th century software isn't a bad
>> thing.
>
> In the 20th century I also was only 16 years old.
>
Weren't we all.
--
Danny.
>> Maybe find the Chinese or German version.
>
> Reading translated books is almost as annoying as watching German
>
> television where everything is dubbed. They gave Schwarzenegger a high
> pitched voice.
So one guy does the voice for Schwarzie and Mickey Mouse? I bet Arnold
doesn't even have a Austrian accent in the German version. I know that
people like him and Terrence Hill have been asked not to speak German
when on German TV. Because their voices and the dubbed versions don't match.
>> I don't think that's the only way they send nudes, but I do believe
>> snapchat is known for that. Also popular: screengrab software so they
>> can keep the pictures snapchat destroys after viewing.
>
> come with a built-in screenshot feature. No need for an additional app.
> It's usually a combination of the power button and one of the volume
> buttons. Remember that next time your neighbor sends a nude photo of
> herself.
The neighbor is a guy in his fifties with a health problem. I'll pass.
>> Hmmm. Maybe staying in the world of 20th century software isn't a bad
>> thing.
>
>
Weren't we all.
--
Danny.
DG
Jan 23, 2017, 7:33:15 AM1/23/17
to
ervaqre schreef op 23-1-2017 8:11:
> enough money to buy rice and noodles. As for WAAglami being lively, that
> is true. Everybody's talking about his or her social lives or how much
> they admire the new POTUS.
I hear the dictator in chief likes posting messages and the walls they
go on.
>> Water is the same stuff that runs through the toilet when you flush it.
>> And it doesn't taste lemons.
>
> Really? I flush my toilet with diet soda. Helps to counteract the demonic
> bacteria that come out of my body. Would you like to drink from my toilet?
Didn't you once post a picture of your toilet on the internets? I'm
pretty sure it didn't look like a desirable chalice.
>> You're assuming the corruption would be stopped by our interference and
>> not spread to here. I would not be so bold.
>
> So we just kill them all. See, I have final solutions for everything.
I get why you like living in Germany.
>> Pixel is making a mountain out of a molehill. The damn thing is made of
>> earth and just 36 meters high.
>
> That reminds me of the folders and brochures available at Dutch embassies
> around the world. Waar een klein land groot in kan zijn. No mention of
> any mountain making skills though.
But we are big in Aglami attendance. That's the skill that counts.
>> Now that's the dumbest form of racism I've ever heard of. Not placing
>> yourself on top? Oh, well, I guess it's better than racist with more
>> ambition and an overly bolstered self-esteem.
>
> Well, they have a history of being overpowered by smaller countries. The
> government propaganda makes them believe though that they will rule the
> earth by the end of this century. They have millions of Little Emperors
> lined up already.*
>
> * This is a cultural reference you might not understand.
I had to look it up, but it turned out I had heard of it. The Little
Emperor moniker didn't stick though. Isn't it lovely how strict
government rules have unintended consequences that could have been
predicted with a little knowledge of human nature.
>> You do realize what he ended up using the railways for?
>
> Getting haircuts and watching movies. At least that were some of the
> plans before they were thwarted by the Allied Forces.
>
You forgot visiting dentists for removal of gold teeth.
--
Danny.
>> If only there was a way to contact the person responsible for the RRRRR.
>> Buying the domain should be easy. Just pas the hat around in WAaglami. I
>> hear it's really lively there.
>
> Hey! I don't have €3195 lying around. I'm a poor person. I hardly have
>> Buying the domain should be easy. Just pas the hat around in WAaglami. I
>> hear it's really lively there.
>
> enough money to buy rice and noodles. As for WAAglami being lively, that
> is true. Everybody's talking about his or her social lives or how much
> they admire the new POTUS.
I hear the dictator in chief likes posting messages and the walls they
go on.
>> Water is the same stuff that runs through the toilet when you flush it.
>> And it doesn't taste lemons.
>
> bacteria that come out of my body. Would you like to drink from my toilet?
Didn't you once post a picture of your toilet on the internets? I'm
pretty sure it didn't look like a desirable chalice.
>> You're assuming the corruption would be stopped by our interference and
>> not spread to here. I would not be so bold.
>
I get why you like living in Germany.
>> Pixel is making a mountain out of a molehill. The damn thing is made of
>> earth and just 36 meters high.
>
> around the world. Waar een klein land groot in kan zijn. No mention of
> any mountain making skills though.
But we are big in Aglami attendance. That's the skill that counts.
>> Now that's the dumbest form of racism I've ever heard of. Not placing
>> yourself on top? Oh, well, I guess it's better than racist with more
>> ambition and an overly bolstered self-esteem.
>
> government propaganda makes them believe though that they will rule the
> earth by the end of this century. They have millions of Little Emperors
> lined up already.*
>
> * This is a cultural reference you might not understand.
I had to look it up, but it turned out I had heard of it. The Little
Emperor moniker didn't stick though. Isn't it lovely how strict
government rules have unintended consequences that could have been
predicted with a little knowledge of human nature.
>> You do realize what he ended up using the railways for?
>
> plans before they were thwarted by the Allied Forces.
>
You forgot visiting dentists for removal of gold teeth.
--
Danny.
DG
Jan 23, 2017, 7:39:41 AM1/23/17
to
ervaqre schreef op 23-1-2017 8:19:
> voice dubbing them as they speak. It's highly annoying. But I guess one
> reason is costs.
It's also a habit. When one Dutch channel tried dubbing for a German
series there were people protesting all across the internet. Among them
teachers that felt their jobs would get harder.
>> The neighbor is a guy in his fifties with a health problem. I'll pass.
>
> There's also another app I have been hearing about. Tinder or something.
> It allows you to search people near you and you. Maybe that might be of
> interest to you.
Nope. I've heard it's full of people like me. Not the kind of folks one
would want to hang out with. Or worse.
>> Weren't we all.
>
> If Aglami would still get new members, some of them might not. They might
> not even be born in the 20th century. But I guess we will never get new
> newbies again. Those days are gone.
>
Well, some Aglamians have taken it upon themselves to produce newbies.
Could be a decade before they're ready for this mayhem of postings though.
--
Danny.
>> So one guy does the voice for Schwarzie and Mickey Mouse? I bet Arnold
>> doesn't even have a Austrian accent in the German version. I know that
>> people like him and Terrence Hill have been asked not to speak German
>> when on German TV. Because their voices and the dubbed versions don't
>> match.
>
> And if they speak English on German television, there's always a German
>> doesn't even have a Austrian accent in the German version. I know that
>> people like him and Terrence Hill have been asked not to speak German
>> when on German TV. Because their voices and the dubbed versions don't
>> match.
>
> voice dubbing them as they speak. It's highly annoying. But I guess one
> reason is costs.
It's also a habit. When one Dutch channel tried dubbing for a German
series there were people protesting all across the internet. Among them
teachers that felt their jobs would get harder.
>> The neighbor is a guy in his fifties with a health problem. I'll pass.
>
> It allows you to search people near you and you. Maybe that might be of
> interest to you.
Nope. I've heard it's full of people like me. Not the kind of folks one
would want to hang out with. Or worse.
>> Weren't we all.
>
> If Aglami would still get new members, some of them might not. They might
> not even be born in the 20th century. But I guess we will never get new
> newbies again. Those days are gone.
>
Well, some Aglamians have taken it upon themselves to produce newbies.
Could be a decade before they're ready for this mayhem of postings though.
--
Danny.
DG
Feb 17, 2017, 4:08:41 PM2/17/17
to
ervaqre schreef op 17-2-2017 19:53:
> need to watch them. They're all the same. All they have is Krimi's.
Watch them? Some even watch German networks to see stuff like Gute
Zeiten Slechte Zeiten. Or American movies in the original German.
Because they have a harder time understanding English than German. I'm
not saying there are a lot of them, but some.
>> Nope. I've heard it's full of people like me. Not the kind of folks one
>> would want to hang out with. Or worse.
>
> Maybe you can hit on yourself. You'd be like one of those chess
> grandmasters who practice by playing against themselves. Soon you'd be
> the Tinder master of your neighborhood. I'm sure you'd have a lot of
> followers. Perhaps even your neighbor will follow you!
A guy even older than me with a suspicious cough. I'll skip.
>> Well, some Aglamians have taken it upon themselves to produce newbies.
>> Could be a decade before they're ready for this mayhem of postings
>> though.
>
> Since they just won't shut up talking about their children on WAAglami, I
> happen to know all about it. I can tell you, we have nothing to worry
> about. Pixel's son only eats grapes all day, Neppie's has a fridge in his
> room so he can snack responsibly in the middle of the night, and Blonde's
> offspring apparently is too busy destroying cars.
>
Spade and neutered starts sounding appealing. I trust everyone is okay?
Even the car?
--
Danny.
>> It's also a habit. When one Dutch channel tried dubbing for a German
>> series there were people protesting all across the internet. Among them
>> teachers that felt their jobs would get harder.
>
> As if Dutch people actually watch German television series. There is no
>> series there were people protesting all across the internet. Among them
>> teachers that felt their jobs would get harder.
>
> need to watch them. They're all the same. All they have is Krimi's.
Watch them? Some even watch German networks to see stuff like Gute
Zeiten Slechte Zeiten. Or American movies in the original German.
Because they have a harder time understanding English than German. I'm
not saying there are a lot of them, but some.
>> Nope. I've heard it's full of people like me. Not the kind of folks one
>> would want to hang out with. Or worse.
>
> grandmasters who practice by playing against themselves. Soon you'd be
> the Tinder master of your neighborhood. I'm sure you'd have a lot of
> followers. Perhaps even your neighbor will follow you!
A guy even older than me with a suspicious cough. I'll skip.
>> Well, some Aglamians have taken it upon themselves to produce newbies.
>> Could be a decade before they're ready for this mayhem of postings
>> though.
>
> happen to know all about it. I can tell you, we have nothing to worry
> about. Pixel's son only eats grapes all day, Neppie's has a fridge in his
> room so he can snack responsibly in the middle of the night, and Blonde's
> offspring apparently is too busy destroying cars.
>
Spade and neutered starts sounding appealing. I trust everyone is okay?
Even the car?
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Danny.
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ervaqre schreef op 17-2-2017 20:44:
> much they dislike the new POTUS. I seem to be the only one who actually
> likes the guy.
Being Dutch doesn't mean you have to love everything that's orange.
>> Didn't you once post a picture of your toilet on the internets? I'm
>> pretty sure it didn't look like a desirable chalice.
>
> I have moved four times since that toilet. These days they are German
> quality. Also no more shower head right above the toilet, unfortunately.
> Makes it a lot more difficult to clean up.
Have you moved every time because of you breaking the toilet and the
German Monster is the only one strong enough to survive you?
>> I get why you like living in Germany.
>
> Also Dirk is living here. And Tracy, sort of. They just have a different
> dialect in those mountains. So we outnumber all other countries of
> residence. Would you like to move over as well?
First get me a good job. Then I'd need to learn German. Then we'll talk
moving. I'm crap at languages, yet I'm always surprised I find so many
people that are even worse.
>> But we are big in Aglami attendance. That's the skill that counts.
>
> That's true. Now if only the embassies would pick up on it. Then they'd
> have brochures about Aglami and possible future immigrants would drop by
> here. That might be a good or bad thing depending on which political
> party is in control.
Make sure they don't think Aglami is in Togo or so.
>>
>> I had to look it up, but it turned out I had heard of it. The Little
>> Emperor moniker didn't stick though. Isn't it lovely how strict
>> government rules have unintended consequences that could have been
>> predicted with a little knowledge of human nature.
>
> Maybe the consequences were intended though. Thirty million men without a
> partner. They'd make a perfect army.
Nothing drives a man to take up arms as a nagging wife at home. Being a
bachelor doesn't even make the list.
>> You forgot visiting dentists for removal of gold teeth.
>
> Hey! Hey! I am actually talking about the real and very detailed ideas
> they had for a new type of huge train. Not about the trains that went to
> certain little villages in Poland. Read some Wikipedia and be amazed:
>
> https://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Breitspurbahn
So that's where the Koreans behind Snowpiercer got their idea. Still,
it's no hyperloop.
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Danny.
>> I hear the dictator in chief likes posting messages and the walls they
>> go on.
>
> Hey, hold on. You at least must be on my side? All Aglamians tell me how
>> go on.
>
> much they dislike the new POTUS. I seem to be the only one who actually
> likes the guy.
Being Dutch doesn't mean you have to love everything that's orange.
>> Didn't you once post a picture of your toilet on the internets? I'm
>> pretty sure it didn't look like a desirable chalice.
>
> quality. Also no more shower head right above the toilet, unfortunately.
> Makes it a lot more difficult to clean up.
Have you moved every time because of you breaking the toilet and the
German Monster is the only one strong enough to survive you?
>> I get why you like living in Germany.
>
> dialect in those mountains. So we outnumber all other countries of
> residence. Would you like to move over as well?
First get me a good job. Then I'd need to learn German. Then we'll talk
moving. I'm crap at languages, yet I'm always surprised I find so many
people that are even worse.
>> But we are big in Aglami attendance. That's the skill that counts.
>
> have brochures about Aglami and possible future immigrants would drop by
> here. That might be a good or bad thing depending on which political
> party is in control.
Make sure they don't think Aglami is in Togo or so.
>>
>> I had to look it up, but it turned out I had heard of it. The Little
>> Emperor moniker didn't stick though. Isn't it lovely how strict
>> government rules have unintended consequences that could have been
>> predicted with a little knowledge of human nature.
>
> partner. They'd make a perfect army.
Nothing drives a man to take up arms as a nagging wife at home. Being a
bachelor doesn't even make the list.
>> You forgot visiting dentists for removal of gold teeth.
>
> they had for a new type of huge train. Not about the trains that went to
> certain little villages in Poland. Read some Wikipedia and be amazed:
>
> https://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Breitspurbahn
So that's where the Koreans behind Snowpiercer got their idea. Still,
it's no hyperloop.
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Danny.
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