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What did internet forums ever do for us?
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Originally posted by Francko View PostI was just thinking that afterall, all internet forums (not specifically criticising this one) are mainly a big waste of time and that's it.
They provide confirmation that one's ideas and views are valid.
I have made friends through CUK, depending upon how you define 'friend'. There are people I will go and drink with if I possibly can.
Sometimes getting wound up is relaxation: having a good old rant about why black is white ... and then being re-educated that there is just shades of grey and that everything's OK really.
I find CUK valuable for my own mental health, oddly. Both when on the bench and when at a ClientCo where there are no tame contractors to talk to.
But ... it might be a substitute for having a life.My all-time favourite Dilbert cartoon, this is: BTW, a Dumpster is a brand of skip, I think.Comment
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Originally posted by RichardCranium View PostI find CUK valuable for my own mental health, oddly. Both when on the bench and when at a ClientCo where there are no tame contractors to talk to.
But ... it might be a substitute for having a life.I've seen much of the rest of the world. It is brutal and cruel and dark, Rome is the light.Comment
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Originally posted by RichardCranium View Post... it might be a substitute for having a life.
So I agree with the having a life sentiment - if I had real people to talk to I would normally choose that over online chatting.
I do however find some of the and bunfights on CUK amusing - most other forums I use are either hobby related or professional related. CUK is just fun although to be fair the serious pages are useful at times.Jim is a Jedi! - Dara
Jim is EVIL! - Jenny EclairComment
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Originally posted by Francko View PostHey say something that I can at least look up in the dictionary or, as EO would say, I will turn japanese (meaning I will say something that doesn't make any sense in japanese to you so that you also feel uncomfortable too)
No I can't... what?
Did anyone get that?
[/Marjorie Dawes]"I can put any old tat in my sig, put quotes around it and attribute to someone of whom I've heard, to make it sound true."
- Voltaire/Benjamin Franklin/Anne Frank...Comment
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Originally posted by NickFitz View PostThis thread is now the first result
I was just wondering - Why did RC post the link originally?Jim is a Jedi! - Dara
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Social forums maybe are a bit pointless, but specialist ones - technical or guitar playing or cooking, ..., are very good. As a hobby game programmer, I learned a massive amount this way.
Although is a discussion forum useful... or is something like StackExchange or StackOverflow a better model for cutting out the chat and focusing on the facts?Originally posted by MaryPoppinsI'd still not breastfeed a naziOriginally posted by vetranUrine is quite nourishingComment
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