Thanks to MeaTLoTioN, thanks to the dozens of other #MeatUp regulars and these stupid text chat things are something I enjoy. :P
Maybe it'll be another decade and I'll still know some of you. Until then, #MeatUps FTW!!!
And that Lisa is a hoot. Pretty cool for a bot.
paulie420 wrote to All <=-
would we go vintage and use KDX???
would we go vintage and use KDX???
Oh, your KDX project page sent me down a rabbit hole. Synchronet had
hotline support at one point, don't know the status of it now. Sounds
like it might be fun to get it working again.
I still have a KDX server running - don't think it gets much use, but
know that MeaTLoTioN and mhmrules also have servers going... still some
of us.
And that Lisa is a hoot. Pretty cool for a bot.
Is Lisa a bot?!?! I was almost flirting, but MeaTLoTioN was already on the prowl... :P
pAULIE42o
We had a hiccup with the MRC #MeatUp this weekend... there was some flub with the MRC server and users could enter MRC commands, but chats
weren't working... so our fearless #MeatUp leader MeaTLoTioN floated
some ideas around - maybe we can chat on the #TQW Matrix server... would we go vintage and use KDX??? Or... should we all jump on magviz.ca and
use #ddial??? Well - we settled on ddial and had a good time.
All this to say - I really look forward to my #MeatUps. Its been
something like... 5?? 6 years??? And I enjoy them. I used to skip work
on Fridays when that was the day - and now its super easy because
#MeatUps are Saturdays at 1pm for me; best ever.
Thanks to MeaTLoTioN, thanks to the dozens of other #MeatUp regulars and these stupid text chat things are something I enjoy. :P
Maybe it'll be another decade and I'll still know some of you. Until
then, #MeatUps FTW!!!
And that Lisa is a hoot. Pretty cool for a bot.
Is Lisa a bot?!?! I was almost flirting, but MeaTLoTioN was already on
the prowl... :P
Oh, your KDX project page sent me down a rabbit hole. Synchronet had
hotline support at one point, don't know the status of it now. Sounds
like it might be fun to get it working again.
I still have a KDX server running - don't think it gets much use, but
know that MeaTLoTioN and mhmrules also have servers going... still some
of us.
Yeah I think going on 6 years now, IIRC it was around Jan 2019 it all
sort of kicked off regularly. Friday nights at 21:00 UTC but now we changed to Saturdays 21:00 UTC it definitely seems to work better for a lot of people.
We had a hiccup with the MRC #MeatUp this weekend... there was some flub with the MRC server and users could enter MRC commands, but chats
weren't working... so our fearless #MeatUp leader MeaTLoTioN floated
some ideas around - maybe we can chat on the #TQW Matrix server... would we go vintage and use KDX??? Or... should we all jump on magviz.ca and
use #ddial??? Well - we settled on ddial and had a good time.
I still have a KDX server running - don't think it gets much use, but
know that MeaTLoTioN and mhmrules also have servers going... still some
of us.
what the heck is magviz ;) man.. you pop up new chat services out of hat at warp speed! :)
maybe irc next time? mbrserver.com server? I think more legitimate than this.... magviz thin...
I still have a KDX server running - don't think it gets much use, but know that MeaTLoTioN and mhmrules also have servers going... still so of us.
I remember you were mentioning it. any tech primer how to connect and
try if you're macos user on a daily basis?
what the heck is magviz ;) man.. you pop up new chat services out of hat at warp speed! :)
maybe irc next time? mbrserver.com server? I think more legitimate than this.... magviz thin...
Magviz is awesome! D-Dial has been around since the 80's I think. And ,
a great bunch of folks hang out in there.
All this to say - I really look forward to my #MeatUps. Its been
something like... 5?? 6 years??? And I enjoy them. I used to skip work
on Fridays when that was the day - and now its super easy because
#MeatUps are Saturdays at 1pm for me; best ever.
itself to being on BBSes a lot more. The problem with BBSing on a modern PC is that modern OS's are multi-tasking. There are so many pop-ups/notifications, other shit on the screen that vie for my
attention. I'm growing more and more aware that I might be at least a
bit ADHD or something on the spectrum and staying focussed on looking at an MRC chat with other things vying for my attention is quite hard. But
on a DOS machine, it's single tasking pretty much, which makes me stop
and pay attention. I love it!- Let me know if you have similar feels
about multi vs single tasking and whether you are on the spectrum or
not. I'd genuinely love to hear from you.
k9zw wrote to hyjinx <=-
On 04 May 2025, hyjinx said the following...
itself to being on BBSes a lot more. The problem with BBSing on a modern PC is that modern OS's are multi-tasking. There are so many pop-ups/notifications, other shit on the screen that vie for my
attention. I'm growing more and more aware that I might be at least a
bit ADHD or something on the spectrum and staying focussed on looking at an MRC chat with other things vying for my attention is quite hard. But
on a DOS machine, it's single tasking pretty much, which makes me stop
and pay attention. I love it!- Let me know if you have similar feels
about multi vs single tasking and whether you are on the spectrum or
not. I'd genuinely love to hear from you.
Hey Hyjinx - it benefits to have a single-thread to one's engagement,
but a lot of what you are seeing is common and natural.
Seems that everyone is on the spectrum, whether slightly or something
more noticed.
Tolerance for distraction definitely changes for a person over time.
Similarly the capabilities to multi-task change, often for the simpler, over one's life.
A way you can simulate this is to compare your personal effectiveness between a state of well rested and well fed/watered contrasting with a greater than 95% spent moment while hungry and thirsty.
When in the highly challenged mode you will have a highly different effectiveness compared to the times when you are "up on all measures."
We also see this when people are unwell. Their world gets smaller and they perhaps deal with a single task, rather than their usual.
Afraid Age also does some of this to us.
And I also think we mentally give up on wasting so much energy multi-tasking at low efficiency, maybe barely on some of the
task-threads and develop a preference to do less tasks but to do them well.
Some say the cumulative accumulation of life toxins plays a role too.
All good stuff to know!
... How do I set my laser printer to stun?
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* Origin: thE qUAntUm wOrmhOlE, rAmsgAtE, uK. bbs.erb.pw (1337:1/101)
I really look forward to my #MeatUps.Meatups are on Sunday mornings.
I do enjoy hanging out with y'all.
...mainly due to FOMO...
I'm only just coming right now and it's 2pm here!
The problem with BBSing on a modern PC is that modern OS's are multi-tasking. There are so many pop-ups/notifications...
Guys, not to sound like Grammar Policee, but it's "Meetups". MeatUps sounds like something you'd put on the grill or fry up in a pan.
On 04 May 2025, hyjinx said the following...
PC is that modern OS's are multi-tasking. There are so many pop-ups/notifications, other shit on the screen that vie for my attention. I'm growing more and more aware that I might be at least a bit ADHD or something on the spectrum and staying focussed on looking an MRC chat with other things vying for my attention is quite hard. B on a DOS machine, it's single tasking pretty much, which makes me sto and pay attention. I love it!- Let me know if you have similar feels about multi vs single tasking and whether you are on the spectrum or not. I'd genuinely love to hear from you.Hey Hyjinx - it benefits to have a single-thread to one's engagement, but of what you are seeing is common and natural.
Seems that everyone is on the spectrum, whether slightly or something more noticed.
Similarly the capabilities to multi-task change, often for the simpler, ov one's life.
A way you can simulate this is to compare your personal effectiveness betw state of well rested and well fed/watered contrasting with a greater than spent moment while hungry and thirsty.
When in the highly challenged mode you will have a highly different effectiveness compared to the times when you are "up on all measures."
We also see this when people are unwell. Their world gets smaller and the perhaps deal with a single task, rather than their usual.
Afraid Age also does some of this to us.
And I also think we mentally give up on wasting so much energy multi-taski low efficiency, maybe barely on some of the task-threads and develop a preference to do less tasks but to do them well.
Some say the cumulative accumulation of life toxins plays a role too.
All good stuff to know!
Re: Re: #MeatUps...
By: hyjinx to paulie420 on Sun May 04 2025 14:00:43
I really look forward to my #MeatUps.Meatups are on Sunday mornings.
Guys, not to sound like Grammar Policee, but it's "Meetups". MeatUps sounds like something you'd put on the grill or fry up in a pan.
MeaTLoTioN wrote to Mortar <=-
I really look forward to my #MeatUps.Meatups are on Sunday mornings.
Guys, not to sound like Grammar Policee, but it's "Meetups". MeatUps sounds like something you'd put on the grill or fry up in a pan.
*Ahem* it's called #MeaTuP because it's MY meetup! I'm the MeaT in the MeeTuP! :P
It's not a word, it's a "name" :P
I'm getting into writing again, and looking into setting up a computer
with limited apps and a full-screen word processor. Even then, the
temptation to look up a reference or a source I'm writing about is
tempting.
Right now, I do most of my writing exercises on a 45 cent spiral
notebook with a 20 cent Bic pen. Combining a distraction-free
environment with the added effort of putting pen to paper ends up being
much more focused than even a full-screen word processor. Without
context switching from writing to looking up something on the web and
back, I'm much more focused - and more relaxed and clear-headed when
I'm done.
Gryphon wrote to poindexter FORTRAN <=-
What genre of writing to you do?
I wrote a post-apocalyptic novel along the lines of "Earth Abides", less about the apocalypse and more about rebuilding society.
Mortar wrote to poindexter FORTRAN <=-
Love that genre. Back in the '80s end-of-the-world type books were
kind of a thing for awhile, and since I was into sci-fi anyway, it
wasn't hard to tangent into that area.
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