Re: Larry Gilbert, AOLers, and the Hyper-real flamer
Actually.. I am getting a SunOS Shell account this weekend. AOL has improved service somewhat, and it is now possible to use Netscape (or any other browser) along with it. I also have over 100 accounts on a local ISP - so trust me... it's not that big of a deal for me to get another ISP, I just like some of the keywords and a few other areas. As for your thought that it is a CHOICE for everyone... well, I am sorry to say it is not. My parent would rather use the [semi]- user-friendly software of AOL, which she is familiar with, than have a dialup access with browsers and other utilities in different areas she can't find as easily. (I know, it sounds stupid.) I was finally able to convince her to pay for a shell account, promising her I would teach her how to use it. As for me paying it... I just became old enough to work (finally) about a month ago, and I am only making minimum wage, and the hours are not good enough for me to be able to keep up my hobbies of paintball, computer upgrades, and Internet alone. Therefore... she pays for it, I wash dishes... So anyway... before I get too sidetracked, I am just saying... I am finally getting a shell account, and not all AOLers are stupid warez lovers that don't know cu from cd. I would also like to add - I wasn't even talking about AOL service (although I agree it is really crappy - but a tad better than it used to be) I was just talking about the insults to all AOL user's Intelligence. I am sure there are morons on other ISP's, they are just more visible on AOL.
AIMSX@aol.com wrote:
Actually.. I am getting a SunOS Shell account this weekend. AOL has improved service somewhat, and it is now possible to use Netscape (or any other browser) along with it.
Okay, so you're getting a shell account, good for you.
I also have over 100 accounts on a local ISP - so trust me... it's not that big of a deal for me to get another ISP, I just like some of the keywords and a few other areas.
Something smells vaguely like rotten tuna, you already have 100 accounts on a local ISP. Why does anyone need more than one account on any ISP? That being the case, why do you need another account for on a SunOS box? If the ISP is >>>>LOCAL<<<< to you, why do you need to dial AOL to use all the 32 bit TCP/IP protocols? Why not dial up to the ISP and use PPP? Why do you need to post from AOL when you can post from one of your over 100 ISP accounts?
As for your thought that it is a CHOICE for everyone... well, I am sorry to say it is not. My parent would rather use the [semi]- user-friendly software of AOL, which she is familiar with, than have a dialup access with browsers and other utilities in different areas she can't find as easily. (I know, it sounds stupid.)
Damn straight it's stupid, but not your mom: So fucking which is it? Either you have a hundred (and now 101) accounts on local ISP's >OR< you're forced to use AOL by your clueless mom.
getting a shell account, and not all AOLers are stupid warez lovers that don't know cu from cd.
I am sure there are morons on other ISP's, they are just more visible on AOL.
That's obvious. Some of them have over 100 accounts on the same ISP, and are truly so full of shit, that they're swimming in it. Kid, by bullshiting, all you're doing is enforcing the view that AOL users are really AOLusers. -- =====================================Kaos=Keraunos=Kybernetos============== .+.^.+.| Sunder |Prying open my 3rd eye. So good to see |./|\. ..\|/..|sunder@sundernet.com|you once again. I thought you were |/\|/\ <--*-->| ------------------ |hiding, and you thought that I had run |\/|\/ ../|\..| "A toast to Odin, |away chasing the tail of dogma. I opened|.\|/. .+.v.+.|God of screwdrivers"|my eye and there we were.... |..... ======================= http://www.sundernet.com ==========================
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