-=> Interloper wrote to Dreamer <=-   
      
    In> @VIA: VERT/NORBERTB   
    In> @MSGID: <4F17AB2E.1020.dove-int@norbertbbs.org>   
    In> @REPLY: <4D91F0F1.1036.dn_dove-int@setxbbs.synchro.net>   
    In> 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"   
    In> ?   
    >   
    > 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   
   igured,   
    > 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   
   er   
    > keyboard, got connected in 2 seconds, and smiled when her eyes got real   
   ide.   
    > 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   
   t's   
    > all magic guru cow powers or something...lol   
    >   
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    In> I know this thread is a year old, but I have to contribute just to say,   
    In> that is so familiar!   
      
    In> I live in Tasmania, which is kind of the backwater uh.. New Jersey..   
    In> Montana.. Tennessee? of Australia. All homophobic, xenophobic hicks   
    In> down here. Anyway, as a result, the most common 0_0 eyes I get are just   
    In> from typing in public.   
    In> 'OMG, how do you type that fast? :O'   
    In> 'Well, I was a geek in school.'   
   Awesome!   
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