+sept1c_tank Posted March 30, 2004 Share Posted March 30, 2004 It’s late. You’ve been out geocaching (or maybe something else). Or it could be early; you just got out of the shower. It’s not important. You fire up the computer. What is your regular routine? What are your priorities? Do you check your email, balance your bank account, read the news or go immediately to geocaching.com? Typically, I check my email first and then come directly to the forums to see what’s up. Everything else is on the back burner. I’m just funny that way. Where does your computer take you? Quote Link to comment
+Mastifflover Posted March 30, 2004 Share Posted March 30, 2004 I check my email then straight GC.com to my cache page so that I can run my pocket query that shows new unfound caches in the area in hopes of a FTF. Quote Link to comment
+GPSKitty Posted March 30, 2004 Share Posted March 30, 2004 There's a website besides gc.com? I guess I've been thoroughly brainwashed and can now return to the mother ship. GPSKitty Quote Link to comment
ghOzt Posted March 30, 2004 Share Posted March 30, 2004 Email!?! Thanks for reminding me! I wondered what Mom meant when she asked if I had gotten that Christmas list she'd sent. By the way, isn't Christmas coming up pretty soon?? Quote Link to comment
+New England n00b Posted March 30, 2004 Share Posted March 30, 2004 Lessee now... 1) Power-on. Get coffee. 3 days later: 2) Fark.com, somethingawful.com, theregister.co.uk,hotmail & yahoo email, getfuzzy.com - all at the same time. 3) After rushing through that... sit back and geocache forum... nice and slow... Quote Link to comment
+briansnat Posted March 30, 2004 Share Posted March 30, 2004 (edited) Usually this order: 1.E-mail first 2.Then the GC.COM forums 3.Then I visit some Usenet groups (REC.SKIING.ALPINE, REC.SKIING.NORTH-AMERICA, REC.BACKCOUNRY, ALT.REC.HIKING, SCI.ARCHAEOLOGY, REC.OUTDOORS.CAMPING and ALT.HISTORY are some I frequent). 4. Then I check the forums att WWW.NYNJTC.ORG 5. Then I poke around WWW.WFMU.ORG, WWW.GORP.COM, WWW.MCYSA.ORG, WWW.LOCALHIKES.COM and a few other websites. 6. Then I check back here to see the responses my flames and trolls. wash, rinse, repeat.... Edited March 30, 2004 by briansnat Quote Link to comment
+sTeamTraen Posted March 30, 2004 Share Posted March 30, 2004 1) Power-on. Get coffee. 3 days later: I leave my computer on 24/7. Extends the life of the semiconductors (they like a constant temperature) and it's always ready to go. I can afford the electricity. Quote Link to comment
+Johnnie Stalkers Posted March 30, 2004 Share Posted March 30, 2004 E-mail (all 3 accounts) is set up on Outlook Express so no need to go to those websites. It is however the 1st thing I check. GC.Com Local paper MSN Occasionally I will check TheOnion.com and TheDarkTower.net Quote Link to comment
+Staos Posted March 30, 2004 Share Posted March 30, 2004 (edited) 1: Slashdot.org 2: E-mail 3: GC.com 4: Fark.com Then I hit up USENET. I'm only subscribed to three newsgroups (right now) (though the entire alt.comp.* hirearchy is interesting): alt.shenanigans alt.agnosticism alt.comp.sys.palmtops.pilot Edited March 30, 2004 by Staos Quote Link to comment
+wildearth2001 Posted March 30, 2004 Share Posted March 30, 2004 Email, then GC Forums Quote Link to comment
+The Cheeseheads Posted March 30, 2004 Share Posted March 30, 2004 3.Then I visit some Usenet groups (REC.SKIING.ALPINE, REC.SKIING.NORTH-AMERICA, REC.BACKCOUNRY, ALT.REC.HIKING, SCI.ARCHAEOLOGY, REC.OUTDOORS.CAMPING and ALT.HISTORY are ones I frequent). Wow... it's been years since I read USENET. Is the spam, crapflooding, and flame wars still as bad as it used to be? Quote Link to comment
+Halden Posted March 30, 2004 Share Posted March 30, 2004 1. Email 2. Messenger 3. bourque.org 4. Userfriendly.org 5. dilbert 6. /. 7. GC Forums 8. GC.com 9. Globeandmail.ca 10. TheRegister.co.uk 11. guardian.co.uk Quote Link to comment
Keystone Posted March 30, 2004 Share Posted March 30, 2004 1. Check forums for posts requiring moderator action. 2. Check cache approval queue for new caches to review, and process new caches. 3. Check "Watering Hole" (the private forum for volunteer reviewers). 3. Check e-mail account for Keystone Approver, and respond to e-mails. 4. Sign onto IRC and join ClayJar's geocaching chat. Enable text-to-speech agent so I can listen to conversation while doing other work; tab over to that window when I want to comment on something. 5. Check my personal e-mail account. 6. Read the forums for personal interest rather than moderator interest. 7. Read the forums for the four regional/local geocaching groups I've joined. It is now four hours later. Are there other things to do on the internet? Quote Link to comment
+GPSKitty Posted March 30, 2004 Share Posted March 30, 2004 4. ..... Enable text-to-speech agent so I can listen to conversation while doing other work; tab over to that window when I want to comment on something. I'm such a computer-moron I didn't know that was possible. Very cool. GPSKitty Quote Link to comment
+briansnat Posted March 30, 2004 Share Posted March 30, 2004 (edited) Wow... it's been years since I read USENET. Is the spam, crapflooding, and flame wars still as bad as it used to be? Depends on the group. Some are pretty spam free and others are nothing but. Same for the flame wars. REC.BACKCOUNTRY has turned into an flame war between Bush haters and Bush backers and most of the rest of the posts are by, or about a semi-famous environmental extremist named Mike Vandemann. The best flame war is in REC.SKIING.ALPINE, where participants have been taken to court, lost their jobs, received death threats and had their cars and homes vandalized because of the forum. I go there for comic relief because there isn't much about skiing there anymore. Any time I think things are bad here, I stop by R.S.A. to get my bearings and remember what bad really is. Most of the other groups I visit are no different from here. Nice people trying to help others, or have sincere questions answered. And a few jerks sprinkled in. Edited March 30, 2004 by briansnat Quote Link to comment
Keystone Posted March 30, 2004 Share Posted March 30, 2004 4. ..... Enable text-to-speech agent so I can listen to conversation while doing other work; tab over to that window when I want to comment on something. I'm such a computer-moron I didn't know that was possible. Very cool. GPSKitty For those who are curious: The Use of Agents with mIRC. Download and install, and then you too can listen to geocachers drone on in a monotone computer voice. The folks in #geocache will be glad to help if you are having problems getting text to speech agent to talk to you. Quote Link to comment
+Sparky-Watts Posted March 30, 2004 Share Posted March 30, 2004 Grade school: Short Bus High School: Blue Bus College: Micro Bus Now: Incubus Well, I usually check my email, which has about a thousand "Topic Subscription Reply" messages, which take me directly to the forums. Then, I read two local online newpapers, then surf for Kitty Porn....oh, wait...where's my "Delete" button?!?!? Oh, no!!! The wife has stolen my "Delete" and "Backspace" buttons!!!!! Oh, heck.....guess I have no choice but to post..... Quote Link to comment
+Sparky-Watts Posted March 30, 2004 Share Posted March 30, 2004 4. ..... Enable text-to-speech agent so I can listen to conversation while doing other work; tab over to that window when I want to comment on something. I'm such a computer-moron I didn't know that was possible. Very cool. GPSKitty For those who are curious: The Use of Agents with mIRC. Download and install, and then you too can listen to geocachers drone on in a monotone computer voice. The folks in #geocache will be glad to help if you are having problems getting text to speech agent to talk to you. I used to use one of those text-to-speech agents, but I would get to laughing too hard to concentrate....and, I never took the time to "train" my voice-to-text program, so most of the time it would write some really bizarre things, and then the laughter would start again, and then it would try to decipher and write the laughter, which just made me laugh harder....it was a vicious circle!!! One example: While attempting to engage in cybersex with someone, one reply I made came out as "....hot weather map of the psyche.".........so, that didn't exactly perpetuate the mood...... Quote Link to comment
Keystone Posted March 30, 2004 Share Posted March 30, 2004 Sparky, you're describing speech to text software (i.e., dictation software). I agree that it's not very reliable. But what I was talking about is an agent that reads all of the text which people type into the chat, so that I can listen to it. Cybersex is not an appropriate topic for discussion in these forums. Neither are the chatlogs which my ex-wife left on the computer hard drive. My favorite line: "Ooooh, baby, you type so well." Quote Link to comment
+Sparky-Watts Posted March 30, 2004 Share Posted March 30, 2004 Sparky, you're describing speech to text software (i.e., dictation software). I agree that it's not very reliable. But what I was talking about is an agent that reads all of the text which people type into the chat, so that I can listen to it. Cybersex is not an appropriate topic for discussion in these forums. Neither are the chatlogs which my ex-wife left on the computer hard drive. My favorite line: "Ooooh, baby, you type so well." My software would also read back what was written in the chatroom I hosted.....and, no, I was never good at cybersex because of the constant typos.....I can't explain, your imagination will suffice...... Quote Link to comment
+DeskJocky Posted March 30, 2004 Share Posted March 30, 2004 Cybersex is not an appropriate topic for discussion in these forums. Neither are the chatlogs which my ex-wife left on the computer hard drive. My favorite line: "Ooooh, baby, you type so well." If I PM you my address can you send those my way? I am always up for some entertainment... I have to admin, gc.com is my last stop. I am a major news junkie. First stop is always /.. Then I check out 4 of the local papers. Then I goto gc.com Quote Link to comment
+rusty_tlc Posted March 30, 2004 Share Posted March 30, 2004 Turn on PC, launch e-mail, launch browser (homepage GC.com ) Check for new caches while mail downloads. Open new tab for local geocache group. Scan e-mail for important stuff. Bop over to GC.com forums. Open new tab for Land Cruiser Forum Read new post for Local geocaching forum Read new post for Gc.com Forum Read new post for LC Forum Quote Link to comment
+Stunod Posted March 30, 2004 Share Posted March 30, 2004 1. Email 2. GC.com forums 3. GC.com 4. ESPN 5. http://www.snopes.com 6. http://cruel.com 7. CNN.com 8. Start working...oops, it's lunch time... after lunch, repeat then go home. Quote Link to comment
+Sparky-Watts Posted March 30, 2004 Share Posted March 30, 2004 8. Start working...oops, it's lunch time...after lunch, repeat then go home. Hmmm...lemme guess, government job? Quote Link to comment
+tirediron Posted March 30, 2004 Share Posted March 30, 2004 <coffee> 1. email 2. email 3. Palm Freeware 4. Windows Freeware 5. GC.com Forums </coffee> What? Time to go home already??? WOW!! Yes, Government Job!!! Quote Link to comment
+Nurse Dave Posted March 30, 2004 Share Posted March 30, 2004 3) After rushing through that... sit back and geocache forum... nice and slow... Am I the only one that thinks this sounds dirty? Quote Link to comment
+carleenp Posted March 30, 2004 Share Posted March 30, 2004 1) email 2) CNN 3) Local paper 4) Gc.com forums 5) Check Anime news 6) Skating forums 7) Set baseball teams and check news 8) Check local and other misc forums 9) Return to Gc.com forums throughout the day Quote Link to comment
+Sparky-Watts Posted March 30, 2004 Share Posted March 30, 2004 (edited) 3) After rushing through that... sit back and geocache forum... nice and slow... Am I the only one that thinks this sounds dirty? I guess I don't get it.....which is odd, because I tend to put too much of a dirty spin on most things.... Edited March 30, 2004 by Sparky-Watts Quote Link to comment
+Halden Posted March 30, 2004 Share Posted March 30, 2004 6) Skating forums Carleen is a Skateboarder? Quote Link to comment
+rover-r-us Posted March 30, 2004 Share Posted March 30, 2004 e-mail geocache.com and tv(sometime) Quote Link to comment
+wray_clan Posted March 30, 2004 Share Posted March 30, 2004 blogger.com forums and then a wide variety of other grand locations which I go to at random, uncoordinated times Quote Link to comment
+Fritz_Monroe Posted March 31, 2004 Share Posted March 31, 2004 E-mail on the web first so I can delete anything I don't want on my computer. Then on to gc.com to check for new caches in the state. Then into mdgps.org for their forum. Then to the forums here. F_M Quote Link to comment
+protocoldroid Posted March 31, 2004 Share Posted March 31, 2004 there's like... 2 or 3 replies where -work- was actually mentioned, and at least one where work was almost.. skipped! *whew* makes me feel better about the last couple days... i caught the geocaching fever again, and have been scouring cache pages and lurking about the forum with a fury! i clock so many hours burning my retinas at the CRT, it'd be hard to get into detail, but... in general... 1. first thing in the morning, check mobile for mail, check email 2. reply to all mail 3. wait for calls, if no calls... hit up /. , macromedia nntp (and last couple days GC) for a while. 4. start slingin' code for werk / other werk tasks 5,6,7,8,9,10,11,12 get interrupted by clients, lose train of thought, repeat 3. 13. when i'm totally beat from that, way later at night... grab a cold one and do all frivolous things i've been dreaming about all day... e.g. right now GC Quote Link to comment
+GPSKitty Posted March 31, 2004 Share Posted March 31, 2004 Grade school: Short BusHigh School: Blue Bus College: Micro Bus Now: Incubus Well, I usually check my email, which has about a thousand "Topic Subscription Reply" messages, which take me directly to the forums. Then, I read two local online newpapers, then surf for Kitty Porn....oh, wait...where's my "Delete" button?!?!? Oh, no!!! The wife has stolen my "Delete" and "Backspace" buttons!!!!! Oh, heck.....guess I have no choice but to post..... I admit I had to click over to the dictionary (there ARE websites besides gc.com) to look up incubus. Oh my. The first def that came up is more than a little shocking. And that combined with the Kitty Porn. You are quite the Tom Cat. GPSKitty Quote Link to comment
uperdooper Posted March 31, 2004 Share Posted March 31, 2004 straight to the forums. check for any new posts. then e-mail. then forums, cook lunch, forums, forums, forums....... Quote Link to comment
+carleenp Posted March 31, 2004 Share Posted March 31, 2004 6) Skating forums Carleen is a Skateboarder? No, this is what I check, usually the "on ice, skaters" forum. Quote Link to comment
+Melrose Plant Posted March 31, 2004 Share Posted March 31, 2004 (edited) 1) email 2) www.gasbuddy.com(got to find the cheapest gas for geocaching) Actually, I go straight to www.desmoinesgasprices.com. I would be Mistomax, which is what I should be here, but I'm "Balboagirl" instead. Long story told elsewhere. 3) gc.com--the home page, to see if anybody's found anything around here 4) gc.com--the forum Edited March 31, 2004 by Balboagirl Quote Link to comment
+Blind Avocado Posted March 31, 2004 Share Posted March 31, 2004 After I power on: 1. Email 2. junkscience.com 3. numberwatch.co.uk 4. Check to see what is happening on Mars today. 5. Little Green Footballs blog 6. The Iowahawk blog (for a little comic relief). 7. Spend the rest of the night on the GC forums. Quote Link to comment
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