wa4chq Posted September 14, 2022 Posted September 14, 2022 I doubt if anyone uses this now, but I did back in the day. There may have been something better at the time, but I liked the colors. NAIM 1 Quote
V.T. Eric Layton Posted September 14, 2022 Posted September 14, 2022 Nah... Since running Linux, I've always used Pidgin. Never had a need to try anything else. Actually, I haven't loaded Pidgin for any reason in quite a long time. I haven't visited any Chats or used any messenger services (AIM, Yahoo, etc.) in the last decade, I don't think. 1 Quote
securitybreach Posted September 14, 2022 Posted September 14, 2022 Yeah, I stopped using chats long ago but I was using Gaim and then when it was changed to pidgin. 1 1 Quote
securitybreach Posted September 14, 2022 Posted September 14, 2022 Ah. NAIM only lets you use AOL messenger. By the time I stopped using them I had AOL, MSN, Yahoo and ICQ in my client. 2 Quote
wa4chq Posted September 14, 2022 Author Posted September 14, 2022 I wasn't really into chatting but I gave it a try and went with Naim.....this was quite some time ago. I'm trying something different...not really all that green and not that many people using it. When the sun goes down, it really sucks. It's called "Smoke Signals". I'll keep y'all posted. 1 Quote
abarbarian Posted September 16, 2022 Posted September 16, 2022 On 9/14/2022 at 6:43 PM, V.T. Eric Layton said: I haven't visited any Chats or used any messenger services (AIM, Yahoo, etc.) Never ever used any meself. On 9/14/2022 at 6:43 PM, V.T. Eric Layton said: I don't think. I do occasionally but not very often. 1 Quote
wa4chq Posted September 16, 2022 Author Posted September 16, 2022 It was kinda fun...almost like Amateur Radio RTTY... I had an old friend from back in the early 80's. We reconnected after 2k and enjoyed reminiscing about hanging out at the campground she and her family stayed at during the summer. I imagine the hardcore chat folks hung out and "talked" to everyone.....I didn't, and then I stopped using it. 1 Quote
wa4chq Posted September 16, 2022 Author Posted September 16, 2022 26 minutes ago, abarbarian said: I do occasionally but not very often. lol... Quote
V.T. Eric Layton Posted September 16, 2022 Posted September 16, 2022 Thinking can be a strenuous exercise. I avoid it more and more as I get older. 1 1 Quote
wa4chq Posted September 16, 2022 Author Posted September 16, 2022 3 hours ago, V.T. Eric Layton said: Thinking can be a strenuous exercise. I avoid it more and more as I get older. My problem is I forget things more than before. Like, I forget that thinking can be strenuous so I end up over thinking something I forgot. It's a vicious cycle. 2 Quote
V.T. Eric Layton Posted September 17, 2022 Posted September 17, 2022 Yes, forgetting trivial schit like an actor's name or the group that played a certain song, etc. can drive me nuts sometimes... causing over-thinking. 2 Quote
wa4chq Posted September 17, 2022 Author Posted September 17, 2022 I get halfway to the store and realize I forgot the car. 2 Quote
securitybreach Posted September 18, 2022 Posted September 18, 2022 9 hours ago, V.T. Eric Layton said: Yes, forgetting trivial schit like an actor's name or the group that played a certain song, etc. can drive me nuts sometimes... causing over-thinking. And that is what a search engine is useful for 1 1 Quote
abarbarian Posted September 18, 2022 Posted September 18, 2022 10 hours ago, securitybreach said: And that is what a search engine is useful for Just remind me what a search engine is ? I can picture a steam engine or a diesel engine but am lost on the search engine. 20 hours ago, wa4chq said: I get halfway to the store and realize I forgot the car. That is the Tao making sure that you remain fit and healthy. 2 Quote
V.T. Eric Layton Posted September 18, 2022 Posted September 18, 2022 13 hours ago, securitybreach said: And that is what a search engine is useful for Yup. I couldn't for the life of me remember an author's name last night when I was laying in bed. It was driving me nuts because I've read everything he ever wrote. I could only remember his first name... Michael. I finally couldn't stand it anymore. I got out of bed and grabbed my cell (the computer had long been powered down already) to Search. It was Michael Crichton. I felt better and went to sleep. 1 1 Quote
sunrat Posted September 19, 2022 Posted September 19, 2022 I regularly can't think of names of actors, movies/series, songs or musicians. Until almost exactly 10 minutes after the conversation about them had moved on to something else. 1 1 Quote
wa4chq Posted September 19, 2022 Author Posted September 19, 2022 20 hours ago, V.T. Eric Layton said: It was Michael Crichton. I've read a few of his books, but this is no lie....I don't remember the titles. Now I will have to find a list of books he wrote to find the ones I read. 1 Quote
V.T. Eric Layton Posted September 19, 2022 Posted September 19, 2022 Viola! https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_Crichton_bibliography 1 Quote
sunrat Posted September 19, 2022 Posted September 19, 2022 7 hours ago, V.T. Eric Layton said: Viola! ? ? I guess you meant voilà 2 Quote
V.T. Eric Layton Posted September 20, 2022 Posted September 20, 2022 16 hours ago, sunrat said: I guess you meant voilà Umm... yeah. I even debated which to post when I posted the above. Old brains don't work as well as they used to. 2 Quote
wa4chq Posted September 20, 2022 Author Posted September 20, 2022 6 hours ago, V.T. Eric Layton said: Umm... yeah. I even debated which to post when I posted the above. Old brains don't work as well as they used to. They say as we get older to stuff like puzzles to exercise the brain....I do that but I can't remember where I left my pencil. 1 Quote
sunrat Posted September 20, 2022 Posted September 20, 2022 7 hours ago, V.T. Eric Layton said: Umm... yeah. I even debated which to post when I posted the above. Old brains don't work as well as they used to. I find I regularly have to look up a dictionary to spell words I'm sure I used to know. Confession - I had to look up "voilà", but I knew "viola" was not the right word. 2 Quote
abarbarian Posted September 23, 2022 Posted September 23, 2022 On 9/20/2022 at 11:22 PM, wa4chq said: They say as we get older to stuff like puzzles to exercise the brain....I do that but I can't remember where I left my pencil. Lets face it pal your ready for the knackers yard. You missed out the " do " in your first sentence. 1 Quote
V.T. Eric Layton Posted September 23, 2022 Posted September 23, 2022 42 minutes ago, abarbarian said: You missed out the " do " in your first sentence. That's probably not age-related dementia that Neil is suffering from. It's more likely a bad case of auto-corrupt... er, correct, I mean. 1 Quote
wa4chq Posted September 23, 2022 Author Posted September 23, 2022 On 9/18/2022 at 7:51 AM, abarbarian said: That is the Tao making sure that you remain fit and healthy. I'm trying..... I always wear clean underwear and I wash my hands after changing them. 1 Quote
wa4chq Posted September 23, 2022 Author Posted September 23, 2022 2 hours ago, abarbarian said: Lets face it pal your ready for the knackers yard. You missed out the " do " in your first sentence. Do they say as we get older to stuff like puzzles to exercise the brain....I do that but I can't remember where I left my pencil. Quote
abarbarian Posted September 24, 2022 Posted September 24, 2022 16 hours ago, wa4chq said: Do they say as we get older to stuff like puzzles to exercise the brain Well it fits but you need to trend a little further to the right. 1 Quote
wa4chq Posted September 24, 2022 Author Posted September 24, 2022 (edited) 55 minutes ago, abarbarian said: Well it fits but you need to trend a little further to the right. You don't have to worry about that.... Edited September 24, 2022 by wa4chq Quote
abarbarian Posted September 28, 2022 Posted September 28, 2022 On 9/24/2022 at 1:44 PM, wa4chq said: You don't have to worry about that.... I actually meant. Do they say as we get older to >>>>> do <<<<<stuff like puzzles to exercise the brain. 1 Quote
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