> I see a permanent Internet connection as the DEVIL!

RG> Without a permanent internet connection, the internet wouldn't
RG> exist.

 And without evil bastards, the devil would not exist. Does that mean
I should sell my soul to evil?

RG> Like it or not, it is a fact of life, and regardless of whether
RG> you choose to be online or not, you are going to be affected by
RG> whatever happens on the 'net, both good and bad. Hiding your
RG> head in the sand isn't going to make it go away.

 Is that so? Do you really believe that there is an information
revolution? E-commerce? E-banking? E-wanking! You *actually* believe
that shit? I am amazed.

 I thought it was just for children (those who would rather send SMS
than talk), porn-wankers, people pushing an agenda, and those who find
thinking a real chore.

 Do you also think the world changed after 9/11? And that America
wants to set Iraq free?

 Maybe it's just me... but that is bullshit, Rod. The net is for
wankers who can't think for themselves and have nothing better to do.
The only part of the net that has value is email, and it's set up all
wrong anyway. Fido had it right...

 I've seen fads come and go, and what remains after the bullshit
clears and the wankers go away, is the *useful* core. CB radio left
nothing, just the truckies who started it. The BBS "graduated" to the
Net, but Internet email doesn't work right and it's not cheaper
anyway, because the sysops-reborn still need 24/7 connections.

 I have no doubt that the Net has a useful core, just as the PC
itself has a useful core, but that core is not porn or biassed
information provided dubious organisations, and it certainly isn't
spammed email. Maybe you can explain what other part of the net is
going to affect my life. ROFL!

 But before you do, consider that I have never owned a record player.
I designed a few, but why buy a CD when you have a radio? Why buy a
camera when I have a memory? Train sets are fun, but I don't have a
train set either... or a video game, or an electric vagina. I have a
brain that works, and it came with the body, free.  

 Take a moment to think, Rod, don't just swallow the bait blindly,
like a mullet. You won't always be right, but you won't always get
hooked, either.

Regards,
Bob

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