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True story: A friend who was a heavy smoker asked me to fix his computer. I went to his house and saw the beige desktop and CRT were stained tobacco brown from second hand smoke. After fixing his "screen's all blurry" problem with some Windex I was ready to go in and see what kind of spyware and viruses he had managed to install on the machine.

I was about to ask for his password when I noticed the only spots not covered in ashes on his keyboard were the W, S, C, B, U, N, and I keys. Knowing he was a die hard Chicago Cubs fan it took me one try to guess the password: cubswin.

It was a nasty job but he was a good friend so I got his machine all straightened out for him without judgement.

The things I do for beer...

Curl parrot.live 8 years ago
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The problem will be the moderators and the internet trolls. What would happen when 4chan invades the US Senate and turns it into /r/the_Donald. Tumblr then takes over the House and every opposing opinion will be met with caps lock screaming, threats, and comments about OP's mom.

No, thank you. I'll stick with the mess we already have.

My first internet access was via a freenet in West Chester, PA called ccil.org (Chester County InterLink). I volunteered to help set up computers in libraries and community centers so that others could access it. My first email address and web sites were on ccil.org.

The software was written by Eric S. Raymond who lived in the area and was a key figure in the development of the system.

Those were the days...