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nicholas0: hello
NY2TNHKR: hey hey
Phlud: <3 FidoNet
Phlud: hi nick
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stolenchild: whats up chat!
stolenchild: it's all still working!
NY2TNHKR: hiya
Phlud: hi
stolenchild: whats new
Phlud: not much
stolenchild: nice
Phlud: we were just talking about BBSes and stuff
stolenchild: how bbs are better than social media
Phlud: yeah, the good ole days
stolenchild: respect
Phlud: i still remember the phones numbers to the local BBSes i connected to
stolenchild: damn thats cool
stolenchild: im glad most of the archieve as well
Phlud: and (thanks to FidoNet) could message/email, share files, and leap frog to other systems
stolenchild: ah the fediverse before the fediverse
Phlud: kinda yea
Phlud: i thinks thats the vibe they are trying to go for
Phlud: needs more ANSI graphics 8-)
stolenchild: yes
pwnz0rserver2009: any old-style internet places like the fediverse, just not the fediverse?]
Phlud: still need to ask an old friend if they have copies of some of our old art
stolenchild: ask now
Phlud: lost most of my but have some
Phlud: mine*
Phlud: he was a better archivist than i was hehe
Phlud: https://falsedoor.com/8shadows/art/
Phlud: need to find the disc with the nfo art and add that too
stolenchild: damn 2005!
Phlud: a couple older things too ;]
stolenchild: damn
stolenchild: this is crazy
Phlud: my handle then was sniper
Phlud: and briefly HeX
pwnz0rserver2009: handle?
pwnz0rserver2009: isn't it something more like "nickname" or "screenname" at this point in the web
Phlud: nick name, hacker handle
Phlud: in hacker groups they called them "handles"
pwnz0rserver2009: got it
Phlud: https://bluegoatcyber.com/blog/the-culture-of-h andles-why-hackers-choose-their-unique-alias es/
Phlud: and you dont always get to choose your handle
Phlud: i sort of got stuck with phlud after writing a certain script
Phlud: PortPhlud.c
Phlud: which you can find if you explore my sites ;]
NY2TNHKR: nice
Phlud: that said, i was never much of a coder
Phlud: more into art, hardware, phones, social engineering
NY2TNHKR: sounds like you were going quite a bit during the good ole interweb days
Phlud: i stumbled my way into a lot of stuff just by exploring networks
John Travoltage: Talking phones... You wouln't happen to have heard of rloew, have you?
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John Travoltage: He was a phreaker all the way back in 1972 (https://rloewelectronics.com/phreaking/rampa rts.pdf), then later went on to make a bunch of high-quality patches to make living with the Windows 9x series just a little bit easier.
Phlud: oooh yeah. the name rings a bell now
Phlud: dang
Phlud: Rudolph R. Loew
Phlud: Exploding The Phone, great book
Phlud: on my book shelf here
Phlud: im guessing you familar with Evan Doorbell
Phlud: you're*
Phlud: what is my typing today
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Phlud: *sips more coffee*
mntlmentos: wrong! your coffee is now uhhh
mntlmentos: orange juice?
seXy: *sips my strawberries and cream iced coffee* lol
NY2TNHKR: still sippin'? I graduated from sipping to chugging after a bit XD
Phlud: >:o
seXy: :-(
Phlud: sounds good actually
Phlud: yeah i topped off my coffee from earlier, still morning here
NY2TNHKR: strawberries and cream.. sounds like a dessert
mntlmentos: Ive been trying to like
mntlmentos: drink coffee more
NY2TNHKR: yeah, still have a couple more hours of morning here
mntlmentos: but the issue is no matter what i do it tastes like shit to me :-(
seXy: 10:50am here
Phlud: same
John Travoltage: If I ever make it, I'm only going to be seen in public drinking through a silly straw (because when a celebrity does it, it called "eccentricity")
Phlud: timezone pals
mntlmentos: If i ever make it
mntlmentos: goofy ass straw glasses
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John Travoltage: Today I learned they make LaCroix silly straws
NY2TNHKR: I think one of those beer hats, but for coffee, would be pretty classy
Phlud: lol
seXy: not a beer bong, but a coffee bong
NY2TNHKR: go big or go home
seXy: absolutly
NY2TNHKR: unfortunately, I have to limit my coffee consumption to a 20-ouncer or else I become a sweaty, jittery mess
NY2TNHKR: can't handle the stuff like I used to :'(
Phlud: if i drink too much now i get the shits
NY2TNHKR: I've never had that problem with coffee (yet)
Phlud: i didnt until i got older
Phlud: comes with being over 40, ig
NY2TNHKR: something for me to look foward to in a few years lol
NY2TNHKR: how lovely
Phlud: lol
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NY2TNHKR: I'll add coffee shits to the bucket list, I guess
Phlud: lol
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seXy: 8-)
Xak: :-)
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Phlud: can one of ya'll save a chat log and share it with me? i bumped Esc by mistake earlier, wanna fill a small gap..
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nicholas0: yeah sure
nicholas0: need to publish more of my chat logs anyway