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Comment on USENET, the OG social network, rises again like a text-only phoenix in ~tech
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Comment on First time homebuyer who just closed on a house, does anyone have any general advice? in ~life.home_improvement
WingKongTrading LinkFind out where your water (and gas if applicable) shutoff valves are located. If there’s ever a burst pipe or some situation where water is gushing everywhere you’ll want to know exactly where to...Find out where your water (and gas if applicable) shutoff valves are located. If there’s ever a burst pipe or some situation where water is gushing everywhere you’ll want to know exactly where to run in a panic to shut it all off.
Also I don’t know where you’re located and if it’s required for sellers to take care of this and have a certificate, but I highly recommend checking smoke detectors and carbon monoxide detectors.
If you have any kind of forced air heating or cooling, make a note of the filter sizes and be sure to swap them often. I keep a little note on my phone because I have two diff sizes and always forget when I’m at the store.
This might be a weird one, but I always at least try to know my neighbors a little bit. You don’t need to be best friends or hang out or whatever, but if you’re ever in a jam and need an extra set of hands or just somebody that will give a damn if they see something weird at your house when you’re not there… that kind of thing. Just a little bit of a sense of community I guess.
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Comment on Nostalgia -- what programs do you miss? in ~tech
WingKongTrading Link ParentI don’t remember which commander-style program I used to use in the DOS days, but I totally hear you. I think there are a few options that works as Finder replacements in macOS today but I haven’t...I don’t remember which commander-style program I used to use in the DOS days, but I totally hear you. I think there are a few options that works as Finder replacements in macOS today but I haven’t really bothered. Brings back memories!
Thanks for this reply - I’ve thought about hopping back to Usenet from time to time but haven’t gotten around to it. I wouldn’t mind using pan or slrn or something again but I forgot some of the other difficulties that you mentioned, particularly the old cranks, shouting about top posting or bottom posting or god knows what.
One other thing I realized - I have no idea where to find an nntp server anymore. My old school ISP used to have one of course. And then I used Zippo for a long time until they became whatever it was after Zippo. But searching for providers now, it’s really just a list of who has the best binary retention and number of concurrent sessions available and doesn’t keep log files!