The Internet (2002-2012)

[Reck]

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[Reck]

Adapt or die people.

[I. Hustle]

What are the porn stats?

[Leetonidas]

I thought most people used Firefox. I've been using it since probably 2003-2004ish

[silverblk mystix]

Outstanding.


Props to Shadowflames for starting a thread all on his own. Monumental achievement.

Now, I will NOT bug him and try to shit all over it and call him names and try to be a total dik- I will give him props and bow out of this thread.


Outstanding. Miracles do happen.

[DUNCANownsKOBE]

The fact Adele's porky ass was a top 10 search during 2012 just shows how f:lolcked society is

[resistanze]

The fact Adele's porky ass was a top 10 search during 2012 just shows how f:lolcked society is
In 2002 Avril Lavigne was #5, so at least the societal brain damage is consistent :lol

[Blake]

No tears shed for blockbuster going down.

[silverblk mystix]

No tears shed for blockbuster going down.

Why?

Where do you get all your movies now?
Redbox?

Netflix?

I kinda miss the selection that was available from blockbuster.

Redbox only has a few current and I cant find older movies on it and Netflix has a little more but not near as much as Blockbuster used to carry.

Just wondering.

[Blake]

ATTu verse, netflix, red box, walmart and even the public library every now and again

a large part of Block busters profits came from outrageous late fees. I have no problem with karma taking a crap on them.

[DUNCANownsKOBE]

In 2002 Avril Lavigne was #5, so at least the societal brain damage is consistent :lol

I forgot about the Avril Lavigne era. I still say Adele is worse tho (and fat).

[silverblk mystix]

ATTu verse, netflix, red box, walmart and even the public library every now and again

a large part of Block busters profits came from outrageous late fees. I have no problem with karma taking a crap on them.

but where do you find older movies nowadays?

I think they might be disappearing - unless you are someone who buys them...I only buy the rare "keeper" - otherwise I guess if you didn't catch a certain movie from the 80's,90's 2000-2010 ,etc...I guess you missed out...

unless someone knows of another place to find a vast selection nowadays....hmmmmm


any entrepreneurs out there looking for a niche market opportunity?

[I. Hustle]

Yeah! Where are all the super OLD movies from the late 90's *sarcasm*

[MannyIsGod]

Amazon Instant has a far larger selection for rent than any blockbuster ever did.

[Drachen]

but where do you find older movies nowadays?

I think they might be disappearing - unless you are someone who buys them...I only buy the rare "keeper" - otherwise I guess if you didn't catch a certain movie from the 80's,90's 2000-2010 ,etc...I guess you missed out...

unless someone knows of another place to find a vast selection nowadays....hmmmmm


any entrepreneurs out there looking for a niche market opportunity?

what movies specifically?

[silverblk mystix]

Yeah! Where are all the super OLD movies from the late 90's *sarcasm*


If they weren't huge hits (from any decade) - and their shelf life is expired or they don't fit in a kiosk- then who carries them?

[silverblk mystix]

Amazon Instant has a far larger selection for rent than any blockbuster ever did.


Cool. Are they digital downloads?

Thanks. I'll check em out.

[silverblk mystix]

what movies specifically?

Off the top of my head I couldn't name them- but I miss being able to walk the Blockbuster isles and find that rare gem, or foreign film that I never caught or just a diamond in the rough,etc...

[Drachen]

Off the top of my head I couldn't name them- but I miss being able to walk the Blockbuster isles and find that rare gem, or foreign film that I never caught or just a diamond in the rough,etc...

then you are looking for netflix. They have a ton of unheard of films.

[silverblk mystix]

then you are looking for netflix. They have a ton of unheard of films.

Used to have it and unless they seriously updated it - it was ok - but I found the selection very basic.

May have to re-check Netflix out again -thanks.

[Lincoln]

Yea I'd actually fuck Avril lavigne in her prime where Adele is a gross whale

[silverblk mystix]

Damn, I used to go to the Tower records on Sunset Blvd Hlwd all the time and spend hours....later it was Amoeba that was the better place and selection....sigh...different era in music,film,entertainment...


hell - what hasn't the internet changed or revolutionized completely?

[benefactor]

No tears shed for blockbuster going down.
Yeah...those bastards tried to accuse me of not returning a movie and threatened to turn me into a credit agency. Fuck them.

[Drachen]

Yeah...those bastards tried to accuse me of not returning a movie and threatened to turn me into a credit agency. Fuck them.

Of course they are going to turn you in. A missing movie is not small potatoes for them. it is something like 195 dollars for a "rental quality" version of UHF, and that was in 1996!

[Blake]

I remember them threatening me in similar fashion over something like $10 in late fees.

Pretty sure they spent over $10 in time and postage telling me to pay up

[Avante]

A few things.

I do fell responsible for this thread. I have no doubts Shadowmoaner got tired of looking in the mirror and seeing a leech staring back. Good job my man I'm proud of you.

I totally miss Borders, a casualty of the internet. Since the closest one was 30 miles away it was a nice little journey, grab some lunch and hang out among the music/books. Always scoring stuff I needed. Don't really miss Blockbuster.

The internet is like having the world at your fingertips, it's all there. It's also the great equalizer, I know about Dallas Baptist sprinter Francis Baldwin nobody here does and neither do most on a site about sprinting, he ran one great race...9.2...then poof! Yet you can find him...GOOGLE.

Then of course we have the hung like a horse factor. Everyone is a bad mofo ....in hiding. So all these skinny little fucks who got pushed around (Blake, johnsmith, Clipper Nation etc etc) all their life can now be bad asses...in hiding. Now they are right there with the legit bad asses like myself.

[silverblk mystix]

A few things.

I do fell responsible for this thread. I have no doubts Shadowmoaner got tired of looking in the mirror and seeing a leech staring back. Good job my man I'm proud of you.

I totally miss Borders, a casualty of the internet. Since the closest one was 30 miles away it was a nice little journey, grab some lunch and hang out among the music/books. Always scoring stuff I needed. Don't really miss Blockbuster.

The internet is like having the world at your fingertips, it's all there. It's also the great equalizer, I know about Dallas Baptist sprinter Francis Baldwin nobody here does and neither do most on a site about sprinting, he ran one great race...9.2...then poof! Yet you can find him...GOOGLE.

Then of course we have the hung like a horse factor. Everyone is a bad mofo ....in hiding. So all these skinny little fucks who got pushed around (Blake, johnsmith, Clipper Nation etc etc) all their life can now be bad asses...in hiding. Now they are right there with the legit bad asses like myself.


:lmao

[cantthinkofanything]

Amazon Instant has a far larger selection for rent than any blockbuster ever did.

Amazon Instant is great. The Prime Membership has tons of stuff. But there are some movies that they don't have available for rent and you can only purchase.

The deals at Blockbuster have gotten ridiculously low so I still go in from time to time.

[silverblk mystix]

A few things.

I do fell responsible for this thread. I have no doubts Shadowmoaner got tired of looking in the mirror and seeing a leech staring back. Good job my man I'm proud of you.

I totally miss Borders, a casualty of the internet. Since the closest one was 30 miles away it was a nice little journey, grab some lunch and hang out among the music/books. Always scoring stuff I needed. Don't really miss Blockbuster.

The internet is like having the world at your fingertips, it's all there. It's also the great equalizer, I know about Dallas Baptist sprinter Francis Baldwin nobody here does and neither do most on a site about sprinting, he ran one great race...9.2...then poof! Yet you can find him...GOOGLE.

Then of course we have the hung like a horse factor. Everyone is a bad mofo ....in hiding. So all these skinny little fucks who got pushed around (Blake, johnsmith, Clipper Nation etc etc) all their life can now be bad asses...in hiding. Now they are right there with the legit bad asses like myself.




BUT


Seriously, Avante - aren't you proud of our boy Shadowmoaner? Our boyz- all growed' up and posting threads, he got tits and everything!

Proud moment!


:lmao

[Drachen]

Amazon Instant is great. The Prime Membership has tons of stuff. But there are some movies that they don't have available for rent and you can only purchase.

The deals at Blockbuster have gotten ridiculously low so I still go in from time to time.

Amazon Instant WOULD be great (with a prime membership) if they had an android app.

[Blake]

A few things.

I do fell responsible for this thread.

It was going fine until you decided pull down the depends and shit in it.

you get no credit for what was going to be a decent thread, princess.

[Blake]

BUT


Seriously, Avante - aren't you proud of our boy Shadowmoaner? Our boyz- all growed' up and posting threads, he got tits and everything!

Proud moment!


:lmao

Will Avante return the cock sucking you give him?

Doubtful.

[silverblk mystix]

Will Avante return the cock sucking you give him?

Doubtful.


You seem to be one poster who really cares about who is sucking who...just sayin'

[Trainwreck2100]

He's not the only one who thinks it you duck smoking is transparent as fuck

[Avante]

BUT


Seriously, Avante - aren't you proud of our boy Shadowmoaner? Our boyz- all growed' up and posting threads, he got tits and everything!

Proud moment!


:lmao

I knew it was just a matter of time before the boy finally came to his senses. I could see the potential, I knew he could do it. Nobody wants to continue on as a lowly leech. What I could never get him to understand is nobody is talking about posting threads every day or even every week, just once in awhile to show he does feel a sense of obligation to add something instead of just take take and take. Now I'll treat the boy with a little more respect, no longer put him way down there with the Blakes of the world.

[leemajors]

Amazon Instant WOULD be great (with a prime membership) if they had an android app.

Dunno if that is coming anytime soon, but can you not stream off their site? or is it just not worth it.

[silverblk mystix]

I knew it was just a matter of time before the boy finally came to his senses. I could see the potential, I knew he could do it. Nobody wants to continue on as a lowly leech. What I could never get him to understand is nobody is talking about posting threads every day or even every week, just once in awhile to show he does feel a sense of obligation to add something instead of just take take and take. Now I'll treat the boy with a little more respect, no longer put him way down there with the Blakes of the world.

No one should be down there that low - I agree. Props to Shadowmoaner.

[johnsmith]

Then of course we have the hung like a horse factor. Everyone is a bad mofo ....in hiding. So all these skinny little fucks who got pushed around (Blake, johnsmith, Clipper Nation etc etc) all their life can now be bad asses...in hiding. Now they are right there with the legit bad asses like myself.

LOL, I haven't posted in weeks and you're still bringing me up......:lmao

I'm so deep in your head you can't stop thinking about me....:lmao

[UZER]

Years ago when I was younger and debit cards were just becoming the norm...i rented a game from smaller Blockbuster and took it back. Out if the blue about 3 months later they charged my debit card for $250!! I went to back to the store and asked them why? They said I didn't return it. I walked to the shelf, grabbed it and showed it to him, it was the only copy they had. Nobody checked it back in or had rented it since.

I expected ok we'll submit and refund within two months or what have you. Nope...dude opened up the cash register and gave the all the cash back on the spot. Never rented from there again.

[silverblk mystix]

He's not the only one who thinks it you duck smoking is transparent as fuck

People who rode the short bus to school should always use spellcheck before posting just in case any stupidity seeps through.

[Trainwreck2100]

People who rode the short bus to school should always use spellcheck before posting just in case any stupidity seeps through.

Even your man crush frowns upon grammar smack

[Drachen]

Dunno if that is coming anytime soon, but can you not stream off their site? or is it just not worth it.

you can, but not from a browser on android (they have it blocked). I don't want to have to hook my laptop up every time that I want to watch a movie.

[Reck]

you can, but not from a browser on android (they have it blocked). I don't want to have to hook my laptop up every time that I want to watch a movie.

Do you have any sort of console like a PS3 or Xbox? They have an app for it over there.

[Drachen]

Do you have any sort of console like a PS3 or Xbox? They have an app for it over there.

I only have a wii, though they just announced a VOD app for the wii but it will be in SD.

[cantthinkofanything]

you can, but not from a browser on android (they have it blocked). I don't want to have to hook my laptop up every time that I want to watch a movie.

that sucks. I would have thought it was available for android. I wonder if it's to protect the Kindle Fire or possibly a phone they are going to roll out.

[Drachen]

that sucks. I would have thought it was available for android. I wonder if it's to protect the Kindle Fire or possibly a phone they are going to roll out.

That seems to be the consensus. They want you to buy the KF HD

[Spur|n|Austin]

I thought most people used Firefox. I've been using it since probably 2003-2004ish

Once you switch to Google Chrome, you'll never want to use anything else, imo.

[Drachen]

Once you switch to Google Chrome, you'll never want to use anything else, imo.

agreed

[Reck]

Once you switch to Google Chrome, you'll never want to use anything else, imo.

True, although I still use Firefox, albeit an old version of it.

Anything pass version 4.0 is utter gargabe.

I downloaded version 15 last month and it was so slugglish and slow I couldn't take it. Went back to version 3.6. Works to perfection.

I use Google Chrome for more sensitive things like when I buy stuff online and for streaming high quality or HD videos.

Firefox is the beast I ride every day while Google Chrome is only used on special occasions. lol

[CuckingFunt]

Off the top of my head I couldn't name them- but I miss being able to walk the Blockbuster isles and find that rare gem, or foreign film that I never caught or just a diamond in the rough,etc...

Sucks to be you. There are still two open and operating Blockbusters within a couple miles of my house.

[DarrinS]

Sometimes it's fun to look further back

Yahoo (1996) (http://web.archive.org/web/19961017235908/http://www2.yahoo.com/)


Wired (1998) (http://web.archive.org/web/19981206003227/http://www.wired.com/news/)


Drudge (1998) (http://web.archive.org/web/19981206065639/http://drudgereport.com/)


McDonald's (1996) (http://web.archive.org/web/19970113192531/http://www.mcdonalds.com/main)


Apple (1998) (http://web.archive.org/web/19981212012608/http://apple.com/)

[DeadlyDynasty]

I think Adele is a beautiful woman

[silverblk mystix]

Sucks to be you. There are still two open and operating Blockbusters within a couple miles of my house.


I don't have any at all - not even one across town that I know of - and you won't know how much it sux til the ones in your town all close too.

The new releases are ok sometimes but after awhile - like right now - all the new releases suck ass - and there is nowhere to find a vast selection where you just might find a long lost movie that you missed before.

[Trainwreck2100]

I think Adele is a beautiful woman

Lies

[CuckingFunt]

I don't have any at all - not even one across town that I know of - and you won't know how much it sux til the ones in your town all close too.

The new releases are ok sometimes but after awhile - like right now - all the new releases suck ass - and there is nowhere to find a vast selection where you just might find a long lost movie that you missed before.

That's simply not true.

I, personally, like physical media. And I like the ritual of going to the video store and looking at box covers to figure out what I want to watch that night. It's why, despite having accounts with Netflix/Amazon/Hulu Plus, I still occasionally go to Blockbuster and will continue to do so for as long as I can. But I guarantee you there's not a single thing on a Blockbuster shelf that isn't also available from several other places.

[leemajors]

you can, but not from a browser on android (they have it blocked). I don't want to have to hook my laptop up every time that I want to watch a movie.

Yeah I guess they want to force tough decisions on people if they ditch android for the Fires in the next year or so, and still keep the iOS people sated.

[DeadlyDynasty]

anybody remember AltaVista, lycos, etc?

[Reck]

I don't have any at all - not even one across town that I know of - and you won't know how much it sux til the ones in your town all close too.

The new releases are ok sometimes but after awhile - like right now - all the new releases suck ass - and there is nowhere to find a vast selection where you just might find a long lost movie that you missed before.

Netflix streaming has a large selection of new and old TV shows as well as movies.

Furthermore, if you want an even bigger selection of titles then you can sign on for the DVDs by mail.

[leemajors]

anybody remember AltaVista, lycos, etc?

yup, and how glorious the somethingawful forums used to be before lowtax had to boot all the pirates. Astalavista for cracks too.

[DarrinS]

How does AOL still exist?

[Leetonidas]

....so you guys aren't messing with me, Chrome is better than firefox? Should I switch?

[DarrinS]

....so you guys aren't messing with me, Chrome is better than firefox? Should I switch?

I think the browser wars are over -- all browsers are pretty damn good now

[DeadlyDynasty]

yup, and how glorious the somethingawful forums used to be before lowtax had to boot all the pirates. Astalavista for cracks too.

crofl somethingawful...remember Cliff Yablonksi's bit?

[Reck]

How does AOL still exist?

A mystery.

Netzero too. lol

[The Reckoning]

ICQ ftw

[benefactor]

....so you guys aren't messing with me, Chrome is better than firefox? Should I switch?
I had problems with Firefox and switched to Chrome and haven't gone back. Been that way for three years or so now.

[Leetonidas]

what kind of FF problems did you have?

[benefactor]

It was bogging down really bad after a new release. I can't remember the exact issue it's been so long ago. It's probably fine now...but Chrome so fast, simple and clean looking that I never had the desire to go back.

[Reck]

It was bogging down really bad after a new release. I can't remember the exact issue it's been so long ago. It's probably fine now...but Chrome so fast, simple and clean looking that I never had the desire to go back.

Yep I had similar issues when I downloaded their latest version.

Everytime I went into a certain site it would crash so hard it would froze the computer for like up to a minute. FF is good for browsing but it sure does have its hard rooted issues.

[ChumpDumper]

Firefox takes regular shits with flash content now. Chrome doesn't.
A mystery.

Netzero too. lolThey have gone with some nice 4G plans for those who access that way.

[Reck]

Firefox takes regular shits with flash content now. Chrome doesn't.They have gone with some nice 4G plans for those who access that way.

Yep. Absolutely.

Its always on sites that have flash players and whatnot. That is why I always use Chrome when watching videos.

Also the firefox add-ons seem to interfere with one another causing it to crash like a motherfucker.

[Darth_Pelican]

Sucks to be you. There are still two open and operating Blockbusters within a couple miles of my house.

I wonder if the one on Louisiana Ave. is going to survive though... that one's mine, although I rarely visit it anymore.

[CuckingFunt]

I wonder if the one on Louisiana Ave. is going to survive though... that one's mine, although I rarely visit it anymore.

I go to that one or the one on Claiborne every now and then. Both look like they're knockin' on death's door, but I don't think I've ever gone into either and been the only person looking for movies, so they must be doing at least somewhat steady business.

[cantthinkofanything]

Prodigy
Compuserve

[Spur|n|Austin]

How does AOL still exist?

That is a very valid question, my poor Mom who is somewhat technologically unsound still uses it and I can't help but laugh at the "You've got Mail" that they still use.

On another note, I'm sure ya'll still remember Proggies and Punters?? :lol

[JudynTX]

Does anyone remember the WebTV? I had one. Too bad it went to shits. :lol

[Drachen]

How does AOL still exist?


That is a very valid question, my poor Mom who is somewhat technologically unsound still uses it and I can't help but laugh at the "You've got Mail" that they still use.

On another note, I'm sure ya'll still remember Proggies and Punters?? :lol


They are more a content company now. They own endgaget as an example.

[leemajors]

crofl somethingawful...remember Cliff Yablonksi's bit?

Yup, and JeffK and CrankySteve. The ICQ pranks were top notch too :lol