Boycott?

Re: Boycott?

Postby geonuc » Thu Jul 16, 2015 10:41 pm

I prefer the forum style of group internet interaction. I have a login on Reddit but I admit I haven't really figured out how to use it as a forum substitute. I do like Facebook and I keep my posts and information such that I don't care who reads it. Almost all my posts are public.
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Re: Boycott?

Postby Rommie » Fri Jul 17, 2015 11:19 am

I think it's like anything, we tend to be comfortable with what we're used to.

I've found my favorite subreddits on Reddit by just typing in various hobbies I have, and then sometimes following to other subreddits that are linked there, etc. For example, /r/amateurradio is by far the nicest Ham radio forum-type place I've ever come across on the interwebz.

Unfortunately though I don't find the astronomy ones particularly useful or interesting for the most part- too much noise usually. And one of the biggest issues with Reddit IMO is the lack of really getting to know people on some places because of the sheer size of how many users are posting.

But then, I am now one of their top users and sold my next piece for Discover based on a popular Reddit comment I wrote, so clearly I'm getting something out of it! But I'll still keep popping into here until the lights turn off, I assure you. :)
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Re: Boycott?

Postby brite » Sat Jul 18, 2015 12:32 am

I have a blog on the msnbc site newsvine that I write for (that I m SO far behind on, right now) that I save for my political stuff, FB I save for stalking the kids and grandkids, and I use this to annoy y'all... There are a few other places that I write for to make pizza money... But, I don't know how to use reddit or some of the other platforms.... And I haven't the time to figure them out.....
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Re: Boycott?

Postby grapes » Mon Jul 20, 2015 12:09 pm

code monkey wrote:swift - sorry but you'll have to ty much harder to start a fight. for inspiration take a look at the religion wars between fz and yosh. (and where are they now?)

grapes - just whom are you calling old? are you familiar with the concept of fighting words?

See, swift?

What's that old saying? if you can still do at forty what you could do at twenty, then you couldn't do much at twenty.

I tried to look it up, see who said it, but I couldn't find it. When I was younger, I could've found out in minutes.
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Re: Boycott?

Postby squ1d » Mon Sep 14, 2015 11:29 am

Yes, social media is slowly starving the BB action
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Re: Boycott?

Postby Sigma_Orionis » Tue Sep 15, 2015 5:47 pm

Welcome back :P
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Re: Boycott?

Postby vendic » Tue Oct 06, 2015 7:49 pm

I haven't been around much lately online at all.
It's only in the last few days I had time to revisit FB and this place.
It's also a long story for the reasons why but suffice to say that I had the choice to either be online or actually work, I didn't have it in me to do both and still don't. It is getting better though.
So I may not be around much but I am hoping to be around more so soon. As in a few months from now.
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Re: Boycott?

Postby code monkey » Fri Oct 09, 2015 3:49 am

vendic wrote:I haven't been around much lately online at all.


we've noticed and missed you

vendic wrote:It's only in the last few days I had time to revisit FB and this place.
It's also a long story for the reasons why but suffice to say that I had the choice to either be online or actually work, I didn't have it in me to do both and still don't. It is getting better though.
So I may not be around much but I am hoping to be around more so soon. As in a few months from now.


actual work (much like actual grace) is important as it enables us to pay our bills etc. and, much as we enjoy your posts, how could we enjoy them knowing that they came at the expense of your work?
and still i persist in wondering whether folly must always be our nemesis. edgar pangborn

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Re: Boycott?

Postby Thumper » Wed Mar 09, 2016 5:33 pm

This place is rockin' this week.
Having trouble keeping up. :P
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Re: Boycott?

Postby SciFiFisher » Thu Mar 10, 2016 4:15 am

roll:
Thumper wrote:This place is rockin' this week.
Having trouble keeping up. :P
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Re: Boycott?

Postby code monkey » Fri Mar 11, 2016 2:47 am

Thumper wrote:This place is rockin' this week.
Having trouble keeping up. :P


such sarcasm in one so young.
and still i persist in wondering whether folly must always be our nemesis. edgar pangborn

come gentle night. come loving black browed night
give me my romeo. and when he shall die
take him and cut him out in little stars
and he will make the face of heaven so fine
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Re: Boycott?

Postby Thumper » Fri Mar 11, 2016 12:25 pm

Immaturity aside, not so young anymore.
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Re: Boycott?

Postby vendic » Fri Mar 11, 2016 2:36 pm

Some work finally came my way so I've dropped out for a while.
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Re: Boycott?

Postby pumpkinpi » Fri Mar 11, 2016 3:26 pm

Thumper wrote:Immaturity aside, not so young anymore.


"Old" is always 10 years older than your parents.
Too bad ignorance isn't painful.
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Re: Boycott?

Postby Sigma_Orionis » Fri Mar 11, 2016 3:29 pm

roll:
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Re: Boycott?

Postby Thumper » Fri Mar 11, 2016 6:30 pm

:P
That is starting to get pretty old...
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Re: Boycott?

Postby Swift » Fri Mar 11, 2016 9:06 pm

pumpkinpi wrote:
Thumper wrote:Immaturity aside, not so young anymore.


"Old" is always 10 years older than your parents.

My parents are dead... does that mean I'm always old or never old? :confused:


As I always say "I, for one, welcome our old dead parent overlords".
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No wait, the other thing I say is "You're as old as you feel... I'm 143". :P
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Re: Boycott?

Postby vendic » Fri Mar 11, 2016 11:24 pm

Like I said to my aunt years ago when she kept asking when I'm getting married and that I'm getting old, "you're only as young as the woman you feel. Yesterday I was 36. Two 18 year old's."
Never had anymore questions after that.
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Re: Boycott?

Postby SciFiFisher » Sat Mar 12, 2016 12:10 am

vendic wrote:Like I said to my aunt years ago when she kept asking when I'm getting married and that I'm getting old, "you're only as young as the woman you feel. Yesterday I was 36. Two 18 year old's."
Never had anymore questions after that.


The look of horror was priceless. For everything else there's MasterCard. :lol:
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Re: Boycott?

Postby code monkey » Mon Mar 14, 2016 3:24 am

Thumper wrote:Immaturity aside, not so young anymore.


but quite a bit of sarcasm.
and still i persist in wondering whether folly must always be our nemesis. edgar pangborn

come gentle night. come loving black browed night
give me my romeo. and when he shall die
take him and cut him out in little stars
and he will make the face of heaven so fine
that all will be in love with night
and pay no worship to the garish sun. william shakespeare
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