Today's gamers.

[Covington]

Can we talk patience?

I have been here the majority of the time on hold to Turbine (lol another gaming company) with accounting... After 25 minutes I think it's time to hang up.

NOW I get a cookie!

[chrismeyer34]

Yep, 4 channels, sort of. NBC and CBS were fine, PBS fairly ok. ABC was like looking at it through a blizzard, even after turning the antenna rotor -- the sound of which I can still remember now, thanks to your post. RRRRrrrrrRRRRRRrrrrrrrRRRRRRrrrrrrrrvmp.

Every part of the telephone was sturdy or heavy enough to be used as a lethal weapon. The only thing 'wireless' was the garage door opener. Pong was awesome. I literally wept with joy getting my first Atari 2600 at Christmas.

Now... we watch whatever we want from DirecTV's massive smorgasbord, any time we want via HD DVR, on an embarassingly large and gorgeous plasma screen with home theater sound. Or watch Blu-Rays on it, or play 360 and PS3 games on it. Or play games on a ridiculously powerful gaming PC that would have blown NASA's collective minds not so long ago. Or use a handheld or tablet or phone, the magic of which would either have gotten you burned as a witch, or worshipped as a god, in the past.

IMO, it's not a bad thing.

oh dont forget about bio fuel lmao...it woulda made henry ford **** his pants had he known that he coulda used used cooking oil to power his cars lmao

[chrismeyer34]

Can we talk patience?

I have been here the majority of the time on hold to Turbine (lol another gaming company) with accounting... After 25 minutes I think it's time to hang up.

NOW I get a cookie!

peanut butter, choc chip, sugar or macadamia nut? lol

[jasper murtagh]

Oh yes the old days. Like when just as you were going to beat the OP high score in pacman, he would bump into you. Hitting the wrong direction keys would get you locked into a corner. If you did kill not the boss monster in a rpg the correct way, minor gruge monsters would spawn repeatly until you died. Buying the pattern book for Ms pacman. Having that special highlighter to get the hints from the hints book. Only $4.95 + shipping from the developer. Missing the broken glass piece 10 screens ago means you can't get pass the trap on this screen.

[Covington]

oh dont forget about bio fuel lmao...it woulda made henry ford **** his pants had he known that he coulda used used cooking oil to power his cars lmao

Did they have cooking oil then? It was lard wasn't it... talk about a diesel!

peanut butter, choc chip, sugar or macadamia nut? lol

YES

[baelrusk]

Ah......
Back when people would actually try to fix things before replacing them.

Parents learn to teach children that. It helps encourage comprehensive though.
Crap......when I use to teach people things these were my basic rules:
1.) Screw theoretical
2.) Practical is.....alright usually
3.) Comprehensive is all-powerful

I also taught them safety measures from experience........"if you're gonna experiment, keep a med kit nearby for when you have to dig shards out of your shoulder or perform treatment for a heat sear."

And don't misunderstand, I was never a teacher but I would still teach some people as needed.

[Covington]

I know people (men generally) that don't own tools... I fainted. I have every tool there is (living up to the stereotype) but a screwdriver gets a blank look from people they think its a drink.

[chrismeyer34]

Did they have cooking oil then? It was lard wasn't it... talk about a diesel!



YES

well they coulda used lard in some form or fashion as a fuel lol...it does have a high burn ratio so yeah, put that stuff in a combustion engine and watch the car fly lmao

[chrismeyer34]

I know people (men generally) that don't own tools... I fainted. I have every tool there is (living up to the stereotype) but a screwdriver gets a blank look from people they think its a drink.

what?!! those guys should be ashamed...i went and bought 124 piece black and decker tool set at wal-mart for about $40 lol ad got the drill for $25, got every car tool just about and i dont have a car, just for emergencies lol

[Covington]

what?!! those guys should be ashamed...i went and bought 124 piece black and decker tool set at wal-mart for about $40 lol ad got the drill for $25, got every car tool just about and i dont have a car, just for emergencies lol

Oh no you said Black and Decker... that's it hand over your testosterone! (jk) I won't even say what I have - you will all think I am wearing flannel next... it's too hot today but still.