Geek Meme

Thanks to sbisson

1. When did you first connect ("go online"), and how?
1992 - Compuserve, but only briefly at work. Then about 1996 via MSN, AOL and a bunch of ISP's I played with.


2. What was your first communications program?
Outlook Express I think.


3. When did you first chat over the internet, and how?
1996 first with IRC and then Yahoo Chat when it was a plug in on a web page and only had about 1200 of us online. Ah! The good old days...


4. What chat type program(s) do you use now?
AIM and Y! Occasionally ICQ where I have a ICQ number in the low millions.


5. Who was your first service provider?
MSN


6. Did you ever use AOL?
Briefly in 1996


7. Do you admit using AOL in public?
Just now. But not often.


8. Who is your current ISP?
Telewest with their Cable Internet package


9. What was the first computer that you used to access the 'net?
A PC.


10. What computer do you use to access the 'net today?
Various PC's and laptops


11. What was your first 'net handle?
Interestingly - daveon - which is still my current Yahoo and ID in "other places"...


12. Did you use any other handles for any length of time? If so, what were they?
Not really. For Usenews its always been Dave O'Neill


13. What 'net handle do you normally use now?
daveon or Dave O'Neill

14. Are you active on any websites other than LJ? If you're willing to say, what ones?
BraHAHAHAHAHA!!!!

:-)

A Science Fiction Observation

I was catching up with Angel last night and realised that (no real spoilers honest!) I was watching a real Vingean Power taking over a society.

It was pretty cool. Much food for thought. Anybody interested should find Angel episode Sacrafice (season 4 eipsode 20).

Hot and Sweaty

I was thinking about trying out the new gym tonight, but now I don't need to. The car had a flat so, first of all, I try to pump it up.

No dice.

So out comes the spare which, as luck would have it was at least holding air, if as bald as that Star Trek bloke. I rummage in the boot, impressed to find the jack and all the bits where they ought to be. I even manage to undo the wheel nuts which are usually vacuum welded onto the car. Finally I go to jack the wee beastie up.

The handle for the jack, it appears is mising. Then I realise that the wheel spanner doubles as the handle. Clever design I think, cunning chaps these frenchies.

So. Does the fucker fit? Of course it fucking doesn't!!!!

A neighbour provides me with a jack and watches in awe as I change the wheel in about 3 minutes (that engineering degree came in handy at last Dad!).

On examination there is a screw jammed into the tred of the old tyre.

Feck.

Oh well. At least its not a huge expense but its certainly hard work.