Chalk on a chalkboard Ice cream truck music blaring Mothers yelling "you kids go play outside and don't come back in until dinner time!" Politicians saying "the buck stops here!" (and meaning it) Family members arguing/shouting "No, it's your turn to get up and change the channel" while watching THE tv Newspaper boys riding their bikes and tossing newspapers Nasty sound of old Chrysler or Dodge car or truck starting (70's) Tin cans tied to back of car rattling down road
I listened to vinyl and cassettes growing up. My brother had a Technics turntable and watching the checkered edges (don't know if there's a name) of the turntable platter at the light (front left side) was mesmerizing. It was also mesmerizing to watch the analog VU meters bounce around on a tape deck to the beat of the music. I enjoyed looking at the artwork, photos, and print on the jacket/sleeve. I thought that the music sounded pretty good at the time with a good turntable and good speakers, with an audio preference for vinyl over cassette.
I still may get back to having a turntable and tape deck just to be mesmerized once again. That, and once I have the album I don't need to worry about 'this turntable is not authorized to play this album' type scenarios.
Yes, I should have been more specific. The IBM software that can be run legally is from the 1970's. MVS 3.8J (IIRC) and VM/370 R6. It's possible there may be others from that same era (DOS/VSE) too. I've toyed with VM/370 on Hercules and it's a hoot. It would be a lot more useful if it had XEDIT (instead of EDIT) and REXX (I think that there may be a version of REXX now available with the VM/380 stuff).
Technically, there is an emulator (Hercules) that can do that now. Unfortunately, it can't run them legally due to IBM licensing restrictions. I think it would be nice to be able to run the latest versions of mainframe software on Hercules on x86. It would make for a fantastic learning/training platform.
Core Reality 1.0 for iOS. This amazing new technology is revolutionary and we can't wait to see how our customers will use this technology in exciting new ways. We're thrilled to share this insanely great new technology with you. This update is recommended for all iOS users. Best, Uncle Tim.
Kindly don't interfere with any facts. Once all the guns in the country are outlawed, confiscated, and destroyed there will be pure utopia. Everyone will be skipping through the daisies, holding hands, and singing songs together.
And then when a couple of psychopaths lob a half dozen molotov cocktails into classrooms, the gun grabbers will gleefully proclaim how wonderful it was that the charred-beyond-recognition children were safe from gunfire, while still patting each other on the back for their wonderful contributions.
Does it really matter what an object's main purpose is? If someone dies from irresponsible and/or illegal use of the object, the victim is still dead. If your child is killed by a drunk driver or stabbed to death are you going to be any less devastated than if they were killed by a gun?
The next thing you'll likely say is that no one "needs" to have a gun, and since they can be deadly, they should not be allowed. The same can be said of alcohol, no?
Hmm I do agree that some people shouldn't be allowed to drive even in the absence of alcohol. Drunk driving, on the other hand, is only possible when alcohol is added to the mix. Alcohol is readily available to the average person (they don't even need a background check -- instant, or otherwise). So, if we take away the alcohol, or at least impose some restrictions (including instant background checks at all places where alcohol is served), this would be common-sense laws to protect our society. Right? How is this different from guns? Dangerous is dangerous and innocent people who are killed needlessly, regardless of the manner in which they are killed, are still dead.
I'll go out on a limb and answer my own questions -- I think it's because percentage-wise there are far more in our society who enjoy alcohol (I'm saying this in all sincerity) responsibly, than there are for those who support individual gun ownership (legally and responsibly). And yes, the country did have an experiment with alcohol prohibition nearly 100 years ago. Really, why aren't the anti-gun folks (assuming they're genuinely working towards greater public safety) taking similar stances on alcohol, backyard swimming pools, and similar things that kill thousands of innocent people every year?
"Its just a hobby, you folk don't have the right to cause 50,000 deaths a year for your hobby"
Change 'hobby' to 'social drinking'. How about we take this logic and apply it to alcohol (as it relates to deaths due to drunk driving)? Any takers? If not, why not?
Subject/citizen, you should not be concerned about your rights when it comes to security and law enforcement. But, we need legal remedy for business decisions that impact our nice retirement funds. Yeah...
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Casey Kasem
Wolfman Jack
Walter Cronkite
Howard Cosell
Chalk on a chalkboard
Ice cream truck music blaring
Mothers yelling "you kids go play outside and don't come back in until dinner time!"
Politicians saying "the buck stops here!" (and meaning it)
Family members arguing/shouting "No, it's your turn to get up and change the channel" while watching THE tv
Newspaper boys riding their bikes and tossing newspapers
Nasty sound of old Chrysler or Dodge car or truck starting (70's)
Tin cans tied to back of car rattling down road
I listened to vinyl and cassettes growing up. My brother had a Technics turntable and watching the checkered edges (don't know if there's a name) of the turntable platter at the light (front left side) was mesmerizing. It was also mesmerizing to watch the analog VU meters bounce around on a tape deck to the beat of the music. I enjoyed looking at the artwork, photos, and print on the jacket/sleeve. I thought that the music sounded pretty good at the time with a good turntable and good speakers, with an audio preference for vinyl over cassette.
I still may get back to having a turntable and tape deck just to be mesmerized once again. That, and once I have the album I don't need to worry about 'this turntable is not authorized to play this album' type scenarios.
Stone cottages and lamps? Pfft, kids. In my day we only had lean-tos built with sticks and leaves. And we liked it that way.
Oh yeah, get off my lawn.
Yes, I should have been more specific. The IBM software that can be run legally is from the 1970's. MVS 3.8J (IIRC) and VM/370 R6. It's possible there may be others from that same era (DOS/VSE) too. I've toyed with VM/370 on Hercules and it's a hoot. It would be a lot more useful if it had XEDIT (instead of EDIT) and REXX (I think that there may be a version of REXX now available with the VM/380 stuff).
Technically, there is an emulator (Hercules) that can do that now. Unfortunately, it can't run them legally due to IBM licensing restrictions. I think it would be nice to be able to run the latest versions of mainframe software on Hercules on x86. It would make for a fantastic learning/training platform.
Core Reality 1.0 for iOS. This amazing new technology is revolutionary and we can't wait to see how our customers will use this technology in exciting new ways. We're thrilled to share this insanely great new technology with you. This update is recommended for all iOS users. Best, Uncle Tim.
Kindly do not attempt to cloud the issue with facts.
I know you're trying to be insightful, but your argument isn't so strong for shotguns (which would far more practical for shooting at flying drones).
Yes, it's a typo. It should say shingled (like shingles on a roof there is overlap).
It might even turn the platform into a toxic hell stew.
Those things were awesome. Practically indestructible and they always worked perfectly (except the speed dialing).
Yes, the IBM Model 95 was really cool. I remember the first time I saw one up close, I just kept staring at it in awe.
The owners of CandyLand should sue them out of existence.
this shows just how irresponsible we all are. openbsd is arguably the most relevant/important OSS project after the linux kernel.
Theo, is that you?
If he was magnetic enough, he could produce his own electricity.
I like it!!!
Kindly don't interfere with any facts. Once all the guns in the country are outlawed, confiscated, and destroyed there will be pure utopia. Everyone will be skipping through the daisies, holding hands, and singing songs together.
And then when a couple of psychopaths lob a half dozen molotov cocktails into classrooms, the gun grabbers will gleefully proclaim how wonderful it was that the charred-beyond-recognition children were safe from gunfire, while still patting each other on the back for their wonderful contributions.
Does it really matter what an object's main purpose is? If someone dies from irresponsible and/or illegal use of the object, the victim is still dead. If your child is killed by a drunk driver or stabbed to death are you going to be any less devastated than if they were killed by a gun?
The next thing you'll likely say is that no one "needs" to have a gun, and since they can be deadly, they should not be allowed. The same can be said of alcohol, no?
"make people responsible for their actions"
Hmm I do agree that some people shouldn't be allowed to drive even in the absence of alcohol. Drunk driving, on the other hand, is only possible when alcohol is added to the mix. Alcohol is readily available to the average person (they don't even need a background check -- instant, or otherwise). So, if we take away the alcohol, or at least impose some restrictions (including instant background checks at all places where alcohol is served), this would be common-sense laws to protect our society. Right? How is this different from guns? Dangerous is dangerous and innocent people who are killed needlessly, regardless of the manner in which they are killed, are still dead.
I'll go out on a limb and answer my own questions -- I think it's because percentage-wise there are far more in our society who enjoy alcohol (I'm saying this in all sincerity) responsibly, than there are for those who support individual gun ownership (legally and responsibly). And yes, the country did have an experiment with alcohol prohibition nearly 100 years ago. Really, why aren't the anti-gun folks (assuming they're genuinely working towards greater public safety) taking similar stances on alcohol, backyard swimming pools, and similar things that kill thousands of innocent people every year?
If we're 'thinking of the children', we might also want to ban alcohol, matches/lighters, swimming pools, etc.
"Its just a hobby, you folk don't have the right to cause 50,000 deaths a year for your hobby"
Change 'hobby' to 'social drinking'. How about we take this logic and apply it to alcohol (as it relates to deaths due to drunk driving)? Any takers? If not, why not?
Subject/citizen, you should not be concerned about your rights when it comes to security and law enforcement. But, we need legal remedy for business decisions that impact our nice retirement funds. Yeah...
Don't forget the rock star part.
And get the hell off my lawn!