Rob O’Hara beat me to the punch with his excellent analysis of Nirvana’s seminal Nevermind, and I find myself not disagreeing with a word of it. So rather than duplicate his work, I’ll talk about how I came to learn of Nevermind and its reception in St. Louis.
All posts tagged bulletin board
Oh well, whatever, nevermind. 20 years later
Posted by Dave Farquhar on September 24, 2011
http://dfarq.homeip.net/2011/09/oh-well-whatever-nevermind-20-years-later/
Secret Service BBS raids from the other perspective
I’ve written in the past about the Feds busting people using BBSs for nefarious purposes in the early 1990s. But the only stories I’ve ever heard were from the perspective of the people who got busted, often second or third hand.
Here’s a story from the side of someone who helped the Secret Service for three days in the 1980s.
Posted by Dave Farquhar on August 3, 2008
http://dfarq.homeip.net/2008/08/secret-service-bbs-raids-from-the-other-perspective/
Fairlight in the news?
A story today about the possibility that a prominent California Republican was once a co-founder of the Commodore 64 warez group Fairlight caused an uproar on Slashdot today.
Reading it brought back some memories.
Posted by Dave Farquhar on May 6, 2008
http://dfarq.homeip.net/2008/05/fairlight-in-the-news/
Fighting Web rage
There’s something about the Internet that turns people into jerks. Or maybe there’s something about jerks that turns them on to the Internet. — Tim Barker, the St. Louis Post-Dispatch
I loved that lead, and the rest of the story is good too. I first started using the Internet in 1993, and I first went online sometime in 1986 or 87.
Posted by Dave Farquhar on February 5, 2008
http://dfarq.homeip.net/2008/02/fighting-web-rage/
What to do when you\’ve been ripped off in a buy/sell forum
I’ve spent the last week chasing a scammer, because I’m a sucker for a good story. I have that story, but I’m not happy with it.
In the meantime, there’s definitely a need for a procedure to follow if you make a deal on a forum or bulletin board and never receive the promised merchandise.
Posted by Dave Farquhar on July 19, 2007
http://dfarq.homeip.net/2007/07/what-to-do-when-youve-been-ripped-off-in-a-buysell-forum/
Build a quiet and reliable toy train layout
I hear two complaints about Lionel/American Flyer/Marx toy train layouts (besides the common complaints from uptight scale modelers, that is). One is the amount of space they take up, and the other is the noise.
Let’s tackle the noise. While we’re at it, we’ll tackle reliability.
Posted by Dave Farquhar on May 27, 2005
http://dfarq.homeip.net/2005/05/build-a-quiet-and-reliable-toy-train-layout/
Punishing the curious for something that should have never happened
I saw a story on the news tonight about more than 100 students who won’t be getting into MBA programs. Why? When they applied to a number of prestigous universities, a posting on a bulletin board claimed to let them view their records and see if they were admitted or not.
It didn’t work for all of them. But those who tried to peek are being punished.
Posted by Dave Farquhar on April 15, 2005
http://dfarq.homeip.net/2005/04/punishing-the-curious-for-something-that-should-have-never-happened/
Why is there a stigma about meeting people online?
Steve DeLassus just made a funny observation to me. He said when he talks about me, sometimes people consider meeting and communicating with people online as somehow abnormal. And they tell him via e-mail.
Posted by Dave Farquhar on June 13, 2003
http://dfarq.homeip.net/2003/06/why-is-there-a-stigma-about-meeting-people-online/
History, from the R.P. perspective.
Back in j-school, news directors and editors and professors extolled the virtues of the R.P. That’s journo-lingo for “Real person.” Not celebrities. Not network talking heads. Not news anchors. Not beat writers with agendas. Real people. People like you. And your next door neighbor.
Posted by Dave Farquhar on December 13, 2001
http://dfarq.homeip.net/2001/12/history-from-the-rp-perspective/
Short takes
AMD. According to the latest rumors on Ace’s Hardware and The Register, the Palomino core, when released, will be known as the Athlon 4. This is a marketing move; the Palomino is a less radical change to the core and the architecture than Thunderbird was. I think it’s a good marketing move, but it won’t do anything to make people less confused.
http://dfarq.homeip.net/2001/05/short-takes/