Don't forget a Rolodex. Ted
On 12/13/2025 5:10 PM, John Macartney wrote:
> Just out of casual interest, how many are still here in comparison to say the
> Millenium? I suspect not many.
> I know BookFace has many adherents and I was on it for a while until I
> seemingly upset its algorithms by saying something they/it didnâ??t like and
> BookFace has informed me more than once when I try to rejoin that Iâ??m
> banned for life. Okay Zuckerberg, Iâ??m not in sympathy with your political
> inclinations anyway and I certainly got sick of receiving stuff your
> algorithms were convinced Iâ??d like, when the reality was they bored me
> witless. Iâ??ve been a reluctant subscriber to The Triumph Experience for a
> couple of years which also doesnâ??t grab me. Itâ??s too Standard-Triumph
> model specific, people get upset when they accidentally post to the wrong
> forum and there has been some disquieting and very discourteous responses and
> no one seems to be particularly helpful. Markâ??s monthly reminders tell me
> Iâ??m logged to 6 Pack but I never get six pack stuff coming my way and even
> with the correct password, I canâ??t access it.
> The reality (for me) is that tech is going too fast for me to keep up with it
> and I refuse to spend any day of my surely now limited life transfixed by my
> smartphone screen that 99% of the rest of the world seems happy to do. Iâ??m
> not enamoured by either my former iPhone or current Samsung as theyâ??re both
> full of trash programs that hold zero interest and I canâ??t be bothered or
> motivated to learn how they work.
> Perhaps itâ??s better for me to once more return to the days of carbon paper,
> card index boxes and an abacus. At least I know how they work!
>
> Jonmac
>
>> On 12 Dec 2025, at 21:10, Will Daehler <will.daehler@gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>> Certainly the volume is down.
>> But I am still here, and read the digest most days, for about 28 years.
>> During this time, I learned so much from all of you, and early on developed
>> friends who helped me immensely. They shared parts, knowledge, and tools.
>> Without you guys and Mark's early computer skills, all would have been lost.
>> Recently we have sort of re-assmbled on various Facebook sites.
>>
>> Will Daehler
>> 63 TR4
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