Network Nostalgia. ♥️
I miss the ritual of connecting to the internet back in the days of dialup. Today we're just always online which is neat, but not as special, y'know?
I was just remembering the late dialup days of crossing your fingers and hoping you'll get a good connection, the full 56k v.92 handshake that gave you the best upload speeds for playing games online.
I used to be able to sing the handshake for 9600 baud well enough to fool modems into attempting a connection.
Network Nostalgia. ♥️
@mawr I miss being able to "log off" but now everything is on the web.
@baa I was reading about someone who put a timer on their internet access for a few months. When the timer ran out, they would shut off their wireless router and find other things to do... and it changed their life dramatically for the better.
It's not something I have the privilege to do myself, but it made me think a lot about how dramatically things have changed in the last 15 years.
@mawr yeah I couldn't do that for work & I love being able to just chat with friends at any time of day but it's nice to just, go do something else for awhile.
Network Nostalgia. ♥️
@mawr That is an extremely impressive use of vocal cords.
@starkatt It takes a lot less effort than it might seem. ^^
Network Nostalgia. ♥️
@mawr oh, agreed! I liked the sounds. also a Pearl Point for your phreaking skills. :=3