On 30/03/2011 1:47 AM, Dreamer wrote:   
   >    Re: Internet vs. Web   
   >    By: Nightfox to All on Mon Mar 28 2011 01:37 pm   
   >   
   >   >  Does it bug anyone else when people equate the words "internet" and   
   "web"?   
   >   
   > Yeah, makes me grind my teeth sometimes at how ignorant people are.   
   > Generally, people just aren't interested in educating themselves.   
   >   
   > People are amazed when they visit my home and see my network.  They act like   
   > it's all magic: "I'm not very good at that stuff, I could *NEVER* do that!"   
   >   
   > I started including my BBS as a hobby on applications and resumes.  I was at   
   > our local workforce center when they had a resume building class.  I figured,   
   > what the heck, been a long time since high school, maybe I'll learn   
   > something.  Not really, of course, but the instructor insisted on checking   
   > out all of our resumes.  I was amused at how wowed she was at my 5 min.   
   > resume, and she asked about the BBS.  I'm like, "watch this", and grabbed her   
   > keyboard, got connected in 2 seconds, and smiled when her eyes got real wide.   
   > I explained how in this one software we have all these services, available   
   > right off my little itty bitty netbook at home, and got the "look", like it's   
   > all magic guru cow powers or something...lol   
   >   
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   I know this thread is a year old, but I have to contribute just to say,    
   that is so familiar!   
      
   I live in Tasmania, which is kind of the backwater uh.. New Jersey..    
   Montana.. Tennessee? of Australia. All homophobic, xenophobic hicks down    
   here. Anyway, as a result, the most common 0_0 eyes I get are just from    
   typing in public.   
   'OMG, how do you type that fast? :O'   
   'Well, I was a geek in school.'   
      
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