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Post by Velkontés on Jan 6, 2013 16:06:57 GMT -5
So I had a dream last night, which in itself wasn't particularly message-board-topic worthy or anything, but in the dream was this girl who I used to work with a long long long time ago now. I hadn't really thought of her in a while either. So I was thinking "I wonder what happened to her". So just for a larf I put her (very unusual, thus memorable) name into google and only a half a dozen or so hits come up, most of them electoral register records from yonks ago. Evidently she doesn't do Facebook, or she got married at some point in the last 10 fucking years.
There isn't going to be a point to this story. Other than using the Internet to search for people feels creepy. And also that the Internet finds ever new ways of bumming you out and making you feel old.
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Post by Snitskyman2016 on Jan 6, 2013 18:58:42 GMT -5
I too have done that type of research and was pleased to find the pregnant dogiest pregnant doges are now old maids.
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Post by MasterSnit on Jan 9, 2013 18:21:23 GMT -5
Jeez, we kicked off the new year with the most depressing thread ever, lol.
I too feel uneasy about the way technology has made it so easy for information to be shared, discovered, and stored.
I know I might make you feel even worse when I say this as I am a few years younger, but I have been kinda feeling my age for the first time recently. I'm going to be 29 next month and the thought of that has been agitating me. I'm wondering where the time has gone, and when I talk to people who I realise were actually born in the 1990's, I'm like, "what the hell?! Shouldn't you still be ten years old?!"
Yeah... *groan*
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Post by Naitch on Jan 9, 2013 18:25:38 GMT -5
V, I analyzed your dream and it means you're gay.
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Post by Velkontés on Jan 10, 2013 16:43:38 GMT -5
V, I analyzed your dream and it means you're gay. the sad part is I didn't see that coming. lol Oh yeah, people born in the 90s. sigh. We're always going to be curious, it's just strange how easy it is to pry into things we previously wouldn't have been able to. I was also thinking it's strange how many people I've met and lost contact with over the years, I never really thought about what a huge number it must actually be.
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Post by Naitch on Jan 10, 2013 17:19:48 GMT -5
Dude, the number of people we've forgotten is staggering. Judging by my Facebook, I have 108 friends. Out of the 108 roughly 11 are family (including my wife's side), 1 is Champ, about 41 I knew growing up, most of them I didn't actually go to school with but met through summer jobs and about 32 that I've know through my time in the military. I know more then 32 people in the military right now, so I'm guessing that just in that circle I've lost a crap load of people. And while looking through my friends list, I noticed that there are only two people I can truthfully call real good friends, so now I don't care I'm not in so many people's lives.
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Post by Champ on Jan 11, 2013 16:00:44 GMT -5
you have to be really careful on the internet. I've heard of people getting fired from their jobs just for posting something stupid on facebook. It's like you don't know who's watching you or something. Things in the 70s were so much simpler. It was easier to hide and that's right up my alley!
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Post by Naitch on Jan 11, 2013 17:48:40 GMT -5
you have to be really careful on the internet. I've heard of people getting fired from their jobs just for posting something stupid on facebook. It's like you don't know who's watching you or something. Things in the 70s were so much simpler. It was easier to hide and that's right up my alley! Those people are the same people stupid enough be friends with there bosses on Facebook and then call in sick and then post on Facebook what they are really doing with there day. Or talk shit about there companies or other stupid stuff. So basically, don't be friends with your boss on Facebook.
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Post by Champ on Jan 12, 2013 11:02:43 GMT -5
Yeah my boss and I are buddies but I never requested him as a friend on Facebook. But you gotta love the idiots that call in sick and then brag about how awesome their day is at the beach for their boss to see
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Post by Velkontés on Jan 12, 2013 18:05:45 GMT -5
Yeah my boss and I are buddies but I never requested him as a friend on Facebook. But you gotta love the idiots that call in sick and then brag about how awesome their day is at the beach for their boss to see See, with all the incessant blahing wrestling companies do about social media, you'd think TNA could have run a mini-angle where Daniels and Kaz call in sick on the day of a title defense, only for Hogan to show pictures the next week from their facebooks/twitters enjoying appletinis at the beach. And now you'll have to face whoever at the PPV... and now it's going to be in a steel cage match!
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Post by Champ on Jan 13, 2013 12:57:51 GMT -5
Lol see that's what I call GOOD wrestling crack. The steel cage match is a good punishment as long as its not a falls count anywhere steel cage match.....good god
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Post by Naitch on Jan 15, 2013 21:47:58 GMT -5
Lol see that's what I call GOOD wrestling crack. The steel cage match is a good punishment as long as its not a falls count anywhere steel cage match.....good god Don't sell TNA short. They could have a match where pinfalls only count on the cage.
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Post by Champ on Jan 18, 2013 22:03:16 GMT -5
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Post by Velkontés on May 20, 2013 15:34:53 GMT -5
So I read an interesting article about kickstarter today: www.avclub.com/articles/the-crowdfunding-conundrum-the-line-between-bringi,97910/ . As Champ is/has been in several bands he might have some thoughts on it. The very short of it: a band none of us has heard of started a kickstarter to help fund their tour. As you'd expect there to be some initial outlay, like a van to carry your gear around or perhaps a few pieces of equipment, fair enough, you'd think. Except they're asking for $100,000. There's plenty of comments ripping into them (rightfully, just look at those douchebags in the photo), as well as some playing devil's advocate. But seriously, $100,000? What the hell do you need $100,000 for!? If you're expecting to make a living out of your music, then make better music! Don't expect The Internet to pony up for living expenses for those four (!) kids your stupid band members had.
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Post by Naitch on May 20, 2013 18:11:41 GMT -5
I'm surprised Eisley needs the support of a kickstarter, only because they had an album about 10 years ago that I couldn't get away from if I wanted to for about four months (I moved and that's how I got away from it. No, I did not move to get away from it, but it would have been worth it.) I guess it was a short lived success for them, they should take that as a lesson. I actually like Kickstarter. I've never contributed to anyones dreams, I probably never will, but I like the idea of helping fund something that I might find worth my time. I also like the stupid Kickstarter things that come up, like there is an indy wrestler earlier this year who used it to get $500 to move. That made me laugh. Funny video from Cracked on Kickstarter that I am willing to share. www.cracked.com/video_18570_the-5-most-unintentionally-hilarious-kickstarter-campaigns.html
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