1990, through a local dialup university system that had security issues.
Within a few years after that we had home dialup internet.
In 1998, cable modems came to town. My neighborhood was the beta test area, so I had friends in my living room playing Everquest almost daily.
It was an old dial-up multi user system that charged monthly fees. Once the internet became popular, Compuserve connected, but they predate the commercial home internet.
Thank you, very detailed reply!
I dunno why you’re being downvoted, but could you explain the differences, please?
Media has taught us that a first date involves drinking in a bar or restaurant, in part because of movie shorthand. (Dinner and drinks is a date, forget the rest of the evening, we just set the stage to imply the rest.)
As many others have said, your normal is your normal. Don’t let society or Hollywood pressure you into dating ‘their way’.
I met my wife on a date at a coffeehouse near here house. We then went to a pizza place across the street. No alcohol involved, but I did bring a board game into the restaurant with us.
Better funding of higher education, lower costs of living in general for lower income people. Better public transportation as well.
That tries to at least address each of your concerns.
Believable shower thought… wanting to go back to bed.
The cryptocurrencies affected will just implement AI to circumvent these regulations.
Words and concepts have no meanings any longer. Fake AI money is the future.
I’d give it a shot, but I honestly leave my home only once a week, which makes these types of games less appealing to me.
I almost never travel either.
I’d still play a game that let me use/invest in local resources generously, and unlock more areas with travel.
I’d never be competitive in such a game, but I’m comfortable with that.
What works for you, works for you.
It may be possible to slowly wean yourself off of these behaviors that are worrying you. If it’s down to once a month, there isn’t as much of a jump to zero times a month, but maybe sometime. And then once it’s been a year, congratulate yourself for that and keep going.
Habits are hard to break and much easier to fall into. But if you are more conscious of these decisions, it all becomes a little bit easier with time.
That kind of mindfulness is a skill that is hard to develop, but your post leads me to think you’re already on your way.
That’s a tactic I’ve seen widely used, especially by the assholes we are talking about.
Words have meaning to us, and fascists love that because they are not beholden to any truth at all.
Ah, then I guess I don’t know how to interpret that.
Maps cannot answer that question.
Genealogy could, but has its downsides.
Whatever happened, it’s more valuable now.
I rented this just to make my friends watch it, and they loved the ending.
But it definitely isn’t a good movie.
Stewed beets are delicious, and beet greens are quite tasty too. A nice addition to any garden.
Now that is a good shower thought!
I’m someone who builds up earwax easily, leading to infections.
For the last decade, I’ve been regularly scraping it out with metal spoons. I’m even used to accidentally tapping my ear drum.
Last time I was at my doctors he commented (to the intern in training) that my ear canals are well sloped and naturally clean themselves, and I corrected him. Glad to know he didn’t observe damage I’ve been causing.
Yeah, I was never on Compuserve, just aware of it’s history.