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UnSubRocky Gold Member Offline Crocodile Hunter: Origins Posts: 25203 Rockhampton Gender:	Re: Signs Your Are Getting Old Reply #90 - Aug 1^st, 2023 at 11:07pm You think getting a $4 box of Radox Muscle Soak from Dollars and Sense is a great way to treat yourself.
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Re: Signs Your Are Getting Old
Reply #91 - Aug 2^nd, 2023 at 5:21am

UnSubRocky wrote on Aug 1^st, 2023 at 1:28pm:

I am just surprised that there are people older than 60 on these debate forums. I can understand people over 60 years old having Facebook accounts and posting about their social outings. But those that are on debate forums I thought would not be motivated enough to know how to use debate sites. I realised that "getting old" does not include being ignorant about how the internet works.

You may be surprised.

I was using forums—the old BBs—30 years ago.
I also learned BASIC (Beginners' All-purpose
Symbolic Instruction Code) in 1983, so I've grown
old with computers. I'm not sure why the younger
generations think of us oldies as being technically
illiterate when many (most?) of us were using PCs
when they were still in nappies LOL.

And I don't bother with Facebook; it's strictly for
the younger generation who wanna talk aimlessly
about their new boyfriends, or the latest K-pop
songs or cheap eye makeup, or the best RPGs etc.

Who could forget paying $2.50 an online hour for this...

I'm actually surprised that many younger people
these days can only use the screens they're familiar
with, and anything untoward that pops up seems
often to stump them—or let malware slip in.

Do today's kids know what backdoors, rootkits,
keyloggers, trojans, or DDoS attacks are?

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Reply #92 - Aug 2^nd, 2023 at 6:51am

You got it, Geoff. I also did computer programming in 1983, plus a host of other things. Iam intensely computer literate and scarcely use Farcebook other than to keep touch with family a little.

I like discussion sites because it sharpens my tongue, shows me what often arseholes many are out there, and because I've got plenty to say.

People these days are often stupid but steeped in the idea that they know it all.... and cannot 'debate' other than (ab)using that word to describe their antics, and often prefer abuse and insult to reason and thought - which for some I gladly give back in spades.

Which reminds me - I'm still voting no to any voice that will create the opportunity for AlboGroup to make a 'treaty' preferential to one side, the losing side dictating the terms of peace (LMFAO), and thus betray their own electorate.

Suck it up, snowflakes .. your voice is going down.... two separate nations side by side cannot exist, so eat it.

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Re: Signs Your Are Getting Old
Reply #93 - Aug 2^nd, 2023 at 7:12am

Dnarever wrote on Aug 1^st, 2023 at 6:47pm:

issuevoter wrote on Aug 1^st, 2023 at 5:56pm:

chimera wrote on Aug 1^st, 2023 at 11:48am:

Lisa Jones wrote on Aug 1^st, 2023 at 11:43am:

Ok so that means you’re around 100 yrs old.

Nah, 1953. I noticed dad wasn't around and was told he's at the Korean war.

Bullsh!t.

No it is very likely 100% true.

Style. You can't fake it.

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chimera Gold Member Offline Australian Politics Posts: 15426 Armidale Gender:	Re: Signs Your Are Getting Old Reply #94 - Aug 2^nd, 2023 at 7:57am Did you read #89?
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Reply #95 - Aug 2^nd, 2023 at 8:41am

Lisa Jones wrote on Aug 1^st, 2023 at 1:33pm:

Sophia wrote on Aug 1^st, 2023 at 1:26pm:

Lisa Jones wrote on Aug 1^st, 2023 at 1:24pm:

chimera wrote on Aug 1^st, 2023 at 1:15pm:

The replacement ones were sterile.

What was sterile?

Cans that were placed under the toilet seat from behind.
There was an access door opened from the rear of toilet.

Dear Lord! These must have existed in outback bush/country regions. You couldn’t possibly have had these in urban areas or suburbs.

I can’t even begin to imagine the horrible smell. 🥺😔😳

As you no doubt know, being quite old enough, sewage pipes etc wasn’t universal or common before Whitlam formed government. Read “The Outcasts of Foolgarah” by Frank Hardy.

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chimera Gold Member Offline Australian Politics Posts: 15426 Armidale Gender:	Re: Signs Your Are Getting Old Reply #96 - Aug 2^nd, 2023 at 10:13am Usually people cook inside and go the toilet outside. Now it's reversed. Although they used to bury ancestors under the floor.
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Re: Signs Your Are Getting Old
Reply #97 - Aug 2^nd, 2023 at 10:45am

Sir Grappler Truth Teller OAM wrote on Aug 2^nd, 2023 at 6:51am:

You got it, Geoff. I also did computer programming in 1983, plus a host of other things. Iam intensely computer literate and scarcely use Farcebook other than to keep touch with family a little.

I like discussion sites because it sharpens my tongue, shows me what often arseholes many are out there, and because I've got plenty to say.

People these days are often stupid but steeped in the idea that they know it all.... and cannot 'debate' other than (ab)using that word to describe their antics, and often prefer abuse and insult to reason and thought - which for some I gladly give back in spades.

Which reminds me - I'm still voting no to any voice that will create the opportunity for AlboGroup to make a 'treaty' preferential to one side, the losing side dictating the terms of peace (LMFAO), and thus betray their own electorate.

Suck it up, snowflakes .. your voice is going down.... two separate nations side by side cannot exist, so eat it.

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I also did computer programming in 1983

Did you write directly in Machine language or learn something like Cobol or Fortran ?

Did you transfer the code onto card or paper tape to feed into a mainframe ? I was doing this type of stuff around 1977.

I wasn't very good at it but got a pass because the teachers agreed that the code was correct and could not work out why it didn't work. My Daughter has nothing to do with computing but was writing better code than I could by the time she was 7. She had a flip phone that she designed and wrote the code for the interface - she created a Harry Potter design. I got lucky as she had one or two things that didn't work, Lucky because they were only white space issues that I could solve easily.

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Re: Signs Your Are Getting Old
Reply #98 - Aug 2^nd, 2023 at 10:51am

Jovial Monk wrote on Aug 2^nd, 2023 at 8:41am:

Lisa Jones wrote on Aug 1^st, 2023 at 1:33pm:

Sophia wrote on Aug 1^st, 2023 at 1:26pm:

Lisa Jones wrote on Aug 1^st, 2023 at 1:24pm:

chimera wrote on Aug 1^st, 2023 at 1:15pm:

The replacement ones were sterile.

What was sterile?

Cans that were placed under the toilet seat from behind.
There was an access door opened from the rear of toilet.

Dear Lord! These must have existed in outback bush/country regions. You couldn’t possibly have had these in urban areas or suburbs.

I can’t even begin to imagine the horrible smell. 🥺😔😳

As you no doubt know, being quite old enough, sewage pipes etc wasn’t universal or common before Whitlam formed government. Read “The Outcasts of Foolgarah” by Frank Hardy.

Yes many of us would have experienced the out house when there was a real good reason for it to be out. People today would not get that it was a good idea to check for red backs under the seat or believe just how bad it smelt. there was no lingering and a dose of the runs felt like a death sentence.

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chimera Gold Member Offline Australian Politics Posts: 15426 Armidale Gender:	Re: Signs Your Are Getting Old Reply #99 - Aug 2^nd, 2023 at 11:31am The dunny man had a leather collar to support the can while he staggered out to the truck, the can 6 inches from his nose. The precious cargo was slid into an individual slot along the truck. Probably he was careful not to brake too hard and had right of way through intersections.
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Reply #100 - Aug 2^nd, 2023 at 12:06pm

AusGeoff wrote on Aug 2^nd, 2023 at 5:21am:

UnSubRocky wrote on Aug 1^st, 2023 at 1:28pm:

I am just surprised that there are people older than 60 on these debate forums. I can understand people over 60 years old having Facebook accounts and posting about their social outings. But those that are on debate forums I thought would not be motivated enough to know how to use debate sites. I realised that "getting old" does not include being ignorant about how the internet works.

You may be surprised.

I was using forums—the old BBs—30 years ago.
I also learned BASIC (Beginners' All-purpose
Symbolic Instruction Code) in 1983, so I've grown
old with computers. I'm not sure why the younger
generations think of us oldies as being technically
illiterate when many (most?) of us were using PCs
when they were still in nappies LOL.

And I don't bother with Facebook; it's strictly for
the younger generation who wanna talk aimlessly
about their new boyfriends, or the latest K-pop
songs or cheap eye makeup, or the best RPGs etc.

Who could forget paying $2.50 an online hour for this...

https://d2bs8hqp6qvsw6.cloudfront.net/article/images/750x750/dimg/netscape-3.jpg

I'm actually surprised that many younger people
these days can only use the screens they're familiar
with, and anything untoward that pops up seems
often to stump them—or let malware slip in.

Do today's kids know what backdoors, rootkits,
keyloggers, trojans, or DDoS attacks are?

Well I go back even further re: the advent of computer age…1974-5 …I worked at the ATO as a stenographer when a new data person came to ask if some of us would transfer to the new IBM computer area to be data processors for more pay. Yep I’m in!

We had a tour of the computer room and it was darkened windows to keep sun from heating area, with the air con on very cool ….to keep computers from over heating … it was lights blinking and cables everywhere!
I always knew the guys that were from computer floor when getting in the lifts to go back to work after lunch break… on a hot summer day, they wore woollen coats and gloves, scarfs Grin

Had to stifle the giggles as we gals wore mini skirts and little cotton summer tops.

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chimera Gold Member Offline Australian Politics Posts: 15426 Armidale Gender:	Re: Signs Your Are Getting Old Reply #101 - Aug 2^nd, 2023 at 12:17pm 1964. We were bussed to the local uni which had a Computer. In awed silence, we watched bottles of something being passed through a machine with buzzing and flashes. AND we had recordings of the Telstar satellite. Sputnik passed overhead Sydney in 1957.
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greggerypeccary Gold Member Offline Australian Politics Posts: 152435 Gender:	Re: Signs Your Are Getting Old Reply #102 - Aug 2^nd, 2023 at 1:12pm chimera wrote on Aug 2^nd, 2023 at 10:13am: Usually people cook inside and go the toilet outside. Now it's reversed. Although they used to bury ancestors under the floor. "You know the garden's full of furniture, the house is full of plants"
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Reply #103 - Aug 2^nd, 2023 at 1:14pm

I am aware that there were computers in use in Australia in the pre-1980s. But, there was no real major uptake in computer usage until the mid-1990s. It would cost the equivalent of today's $10,000 to buy a computer in the 1980s. So, you would be doing pretty well with work to be able to afford a computer back in the day.

Yet, I started to learn how to program back in 2001. The subject was so basic to so many people, though I was one of those that did not understand how to program in C++. I have not even started looking at using every other programming language or know what it is like.

I was thinking of learning how to program again this year. I want to purchase some book on how to write programs. If I can get somewhere with learning programming, I should be able to shake off the psychological demons that have plagued me since day one.

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Re: Signs Your Are Getting Old
Reply #104 - Aug 2^nd, 2023 at 6:55pm

UnSubRocky wrote on Aug 2^nd, 2023 at 1:14pm:

I am aware that there were computers in use in Australia in the pre-1980s. But, there was no real major uptake in computer usage until the mid-1990s. It would cost the equivalent of today's $10,000 to buy a computer in the 1980s. So, you would be doing pretty well with work to be able to afford a computer back in the day.

Yet, I started to learn how to program back in 2001. The subject was so basic to so many people, though I was one of those that did not understand how to program in C++. I have not even started looking at using every other programming language or know what it is like.

I was thinking of learning how to program again this year. I want to purchase some book on how to write programs. If I can get somewhere with learning programming, I should be able to shake off the psychological demons that have plagued me since day one.

The next generation is how to use AI to do it all for you. Really boring and a worry.

https://news.microsoft.com/source/features/ai/how-ai-makes-developers-lives-easi...

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