One of the greatest Internet quotes ever concocted.
To testify to the greatness of this meme, Here’s Google’s 2,730-return documentation: http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&lr=&client=firefox-a&rls=org.mozilla%3Aen-US%3Aofficial&q=%22get+off+my+internet%22&btnG=Search
Couldn’t have said it more, if not better.
Just came across this while Googling for “Ovid+therianthropy”:
Reading this thread, I was kinda feeling what was being said. In fact, I agree.
The Internet, and the various modes of communication presently associated with it, has made us far more complacent with life’s complexities, and has not allowed us to articulate ourselves to others as flowingly as we would want to.
In light of this, today I’ll be wrapping up my dealings with yahoo messenger, as well as with all other messengers and software which would allow for direct real-time communication with other peers.
I dunno…I guess that I’ve gotten so used to such communication, to the point that I’m usually hung onto people being online at that particular time. As a consequence, I’ve kinda carried this demeanor to my dealings with Livejournal in that I try to inch in as much as I’m thinking into one post, then, if I have another thing to say to that same person, I’ll reply again with a “P.S.”or a “part 2”.
This ends now.
As of the 15th of September, 2005, I’m abandoning all messengers, and I’ll be sticking exclusively to stationary posting communication, such as forums, email, blogs (particularly Livejournal), and so forth. The only time that I’ll ever touch IRC (which I never really got into) is in the case that I would need help with some software, computer, or operating system.
P.S.: Screw these social networking sites, such as Multiply, hi5, and Friendster. If Yahoo tries to go any further in that direction, I’ll be nuking my account with them (even though I’ve had it since 2002, hence the name “harryo15us”).
I think that this may be the start of a regression from online communication for me.
Plus, I’ve changed my LJ e-mail address. Take a look.
Off to dinner. Mom’ll be picking me up tonight; my clothes need some *serious* washing.
In light of my last posting, I’ve decided that Yahoo, that “behemoth” of an entertainment industry crossover (online-wise), needs to be reformed; If not by the people who run it, then, of course, it is us, the commoners of the Wired, who must make Yahoo our bitch. Here are a few ideas as to how:
1. Skinning. We *must* skin the life out of Yahoo and its subdomains, such as 360, Profiles, Chat, Groups, Geocities, Personals, Photos, Messenger, EVERYTHING MUST BE SKINNABLE.
2. Minimalization. We are sick of the unnecessary clutter, not to mention the crappy graphics. Thus, the removal and/or minimalization of different page sections must be made optional to the common public.
3. If we want to integrate different things from other websites, such as MyWeb or Geocities, into other pages, such as Profiles or 360, then why not? *crickets* Exactly my point!
Simply put, there has to be far more to Yahoo than what is all too often presented to us. While it is too far gone in its shenanigans with the end users, there is still a chance to reform it in a way that will revolutionize the way that we see, or even *use*, such domains as Yahoo.
Same goes for MSN (f**k you!) and the other domains….
Gone to bed.
I’ve been taking notice of Yahoo’s 360 blog service recently. In fact, I’ve started up one myself, with absolutely no intention to actually use it, lol.
See, the reason why I’m not departing from Livejournal’s service anytime soon is….well, there are a few which stick out like sore thumbs.
1. Yahoo is shameless. I mean, they are an Internet behemoth that rivals Google and MSN, and it also has a strong, old-guard hand to play in the entertainment industry (both on and off-line), but on every possible Yahoo page, besides the ever-pestilent third-party ads, you’ll see “YAHOO! YAHOO! YAHOO!” just screaming at your eyes while you try to find some simplicity, some minimalism, some BREATHING SPACE. And frankly, I’m claustrophobic as far as the internet is concerned. I hate heavy graphics. I hate looking at a clouded page, filled to the brim with things which you might need less than others.
2. In light of #1., I would like to mention that Livejournal has almost *ALWAYS* been respectful of personal space, even in a public setting. Hence, the fact that any userinfo page on LJ is always stripped down and simplistic, thus allowing for breathing space as far as personal bios are concerned (in case if people want to add graphics of any degree to that same area of the page, and they do on a regular basis).
3. Livejournal simply has a better service. Period. So does Google, but that’s another thing.
I wonder if there are a couple of Greasemonkey scripts which allow you to minimize the sections of the 360 front page, as well as to completely nuke the unnecessary others.
Simply put, Yahoo doesn’t know how to act with blogging, which is probably why 360 isn’t even going to be taken seriously anytime soon.
Off to dinner, peace.
…Which is why I can’t afford a paid account and the accompanying perks, such as further contorting my bastard userinfo page into something that people (like me) can actually view before looking at this journal which I only update on an off-and-on basis (the posts themselves, not the layout. I’m not good with that).
Right now, I’m sitting here in Goodman, having abstained from the shower since Monday (right before I came back up from the Labor Day stint in WR, although I do scrub up in the other customary ways), and…well…I pretty much feel like shit right now.
The bandwidth sucks, I still have ABSOLUTELY no sense of coordination or organization (which says alot about me, I guess), and life seems to be a bit more static nowadays.
As usual, I possess dissatisfaction with the present state of things, although such is, and has been, the predominant order for quite a while (at least within the last week or so of my existence); I have some good ideas for the immediate future and the improvements which can be made in order to make that time a bit more attractive to us who reside within the present and are fated to either live or die within the next few seconds, BUT I have few-to-no means by which these ideas can be materialized, neither do I have any knowledge of the routes by which those means can be attained, and so on.
The perfect Universal Media platform for Mozilla.
Goggles/glasses which will do for your monitor what headphones do for your subwoofers.
The Open Source National Law archive Project.
The betterment and expansion of Oglethorpe’s web services (with student blogs, an online newspaper, and internet radio).
The reconciliation of NNTP/Usenet with XML in order to facilitate better, easier end-user access.
The combination of hypnosis/mental reorientation with fursuits in order to engender a mental therianthropy.
…………….
Yeah, its that bad…
1. Get a job at Goodman Hall (where the IT branch and computer lab is located).
2. Ask the administrators if I can start up a Shoutcast server, accompanied by a college radio station.
3. Beg them for far more campus bandwidth than what we have right now (this long-running issue isn’t appreciated by most of the students here).
4. Ask the school newspaper if an online edition of The Stormy Petrel can be set up on Oglethorpe’s domain (as in http://stormypetrel.oglethorpe.edu, equipped with forums and RSS).
5. Also, we could use a university blog service, which could come with each student login/email account. I mean, Harvard has one…so why not? Plus, the faculty members get their own websites on OU’s domain, so at least the students could have a simple blog.
6. There is all possible reason in the world for this school to go Open Source (i.e.: converting all school computers from IE to Firefox, converting the servers and workstations to Linux [well, then again, that may be a bit too far of a leap since Windows still dominates in terms of sheer application, but I dunno…], and so forth).
7. Why doesn’t this school have an NNTP server?
Well, how’re you all doing? I’m here at Goslin Hall’s computer lab, at where I’ve pretty much made myself at home (unsurprisingly).
Yep, this is my second week here, and so far, its been going OK. In a resort to a bad habit, I’ve whipped out my notorious black leather trench coat (an object to be feared, I found out, during spring and summer…possibly an instrument of TERROR! BADASS!!!), and tomorrow, I’ll be taking my first trip off of campus grounds into the savage wild of Atlanta.
Actually, I’m just heading off to the Phoenix and Dragon Bookstore on Roswell to attend the Mythic Roundtable hosted by Michael Karlin (http://www.phoenixanddragon.com/cms/Phoenix_and_Dragon/sepoct05.pdf). Now, exactly why I’m going? Well, apart from my interest in mythology (not as big as politics, but I’m still wondering why I still feel the need to watch such shows as “American Dragon Jake Long”, “Danny Phantom”, or “The Life and Times of Juniper Lee” despite the heavy use of overdone cliches and stereotypical plots), the only other reason is because this is my first personal outing since, like, ever?
Anyhoo, I’ve also done a few cross postings about software, politics, and other such things, and well, although it couldn’t be any less relevant to what I’ve posted on most of these communities, I’m simply amazed (well, not really amazed, just bewildered) at just how much people hate furries, even though I’m not one myself. Kinda silly, isn’t it?
Alright, well, I’ve gotta go. Plus, if any of the so-called anti-furries decide to post onto here (it seems as if they’ve been stalking me or something, just because of my icon and my interests), I will promptly 1) delete their commentary, and 2) ban them from my LJ. No questions asked, unless they actually use good English.
Now, back to perusing the Internet I go. Peace!
Yo, peeps, hooligans, and whatnots. I’m here at the Oglethorpe University library’s computer lab in my second full day as a college student.
So far, its been going OK. Plus, I’m finding the Fresh Focus class (mine is “Si Amigo: an introduction to Spanish culture” [sic]) to be very thought-provoking. Plus, I’ve found a few computer/vg afficionados who’re as deep into this stuff as I am, lol.
Class officially starts tomorrow, so I’m hoping that it isn’t that challenging (as to the point that I would say “the hell with it”).
Oh, and I’ve come across a few new ideas for Mozilla to work on in the near future:
Windhorse/Media project – creating a Gecko-layout media platform that resembles, at once, both Winamp and Realplayer in its functionality but still holds the Mozilla trademark. Windhorse is standalone, while Media is an extension for both Firefox and Thunderbird which allows you to listen to/watch online media (and gives you the choice as to whether to stream or save-as), and it is accesible through both the preferences toolbar (on top) and its own sidebar (alot like Internet Explorer’s Media bar as well). Windhorse even comes with a “bookmarks system” which resembles Winamp in that it preliminarily provides both NSV and Shoutcast directories, and allows you to bookmark online media and, if you want, save it onto your hard drive. Windhorse will use codec extensions (.xpi), among others, in order to extend the accessibility for all formats (including extensions for Real Alternative and Quicktime Alternative, from http://free-codecs.com, as well as Winamp Alternative from http://fileforum.betanews.com/detail/Winamp_Alternative/1119628827/1), thus making it universal-format and non-reliant upon other media players.
I’ll tell you more, gotta go!
