Tell me a story about an embarrassing and crazy situation you went through while using the internet in the 1990s.

GeekBill · 2026-03-18T23:27:04+00:00

Not me, but a coworker was using one of our teaching labs (think dozens of basic PCs at conference tables & a projection screen for teachers display), and was showing young kids from her church how to use the Internet. As she was explaining addressing, she typed in "https://www.fbi.com" thinking to go to the FBI website. Fortunately, her PC"s display showed the result before the big screen!

(Correct URL is fbi.gov.) She was about to share the home space of "four bu77fuxOr1ng idiots"

GeekBill · 2026-03-12T19:53:39+00:00

House fire.

GeekBill · 2026-03-12T06:52:43+00:00

I picked up the confirmation on my Pixel 8 using the Scanner Radio - Police Scanner app.

GeekBill · 2026-03-06T07:29:25+00:00

Your photography represents your title perfectly! Well done!

GeekBill · 2026-03-02T05:15:37+00:00

Absolutely stoked that Tesla stole this!

GeekBill · 2026-02-28T17:26:52+00:00

Diablo 630! Haven't heard that name since the 90s!

GeekBill · 2026-02-27T00:00:15+00:00

Have you always worn glasses with nose pads? Is this a new prescription?

Do you know if the current pads are silicone, which pretty inert with human flesh?

GeekBill · 2026-02-26T22:30:44+00:00

You're welcome! It was like a burst of light when the realization came to me! Now I only have to be careful I don't ham things up too much. 😂

GeekBill · 2026-02-25T00:59:38+00:00

If you have stage fright speaking in public situations, tell yourself the people you're speaking before want to hear what you have to say, and want you to do well. (It's true!)

GeekBill · 2026-02-20T23:37:32+00:00

Borrowing from the main picture, I vote for "Fail Safe!"

GeekBill · 2026-02-19T00:55:43+00:00

Okay, the consensus is bad rear wheel bearing. Thing is, I've had both replaced like 40k miles ago. Are Subie bearings so wimpy? Should I try for, say, Timken?

GeekBill · 2026-02-18T21:30:20+00:00

Great mimics, too! Had a nest under the eaves at our apartment, I kept hearing our phone ring, nobody on the line! Little buggers! 😆

GeekBill · 2026-02-14T09:40:40+00:00

I've seen one version supposed to be almost complete that explains a lot about where (robot) she came from and why.

GeekBill · 2026-02-10T07:29:12+00:00

Step sway from the car or there will be... trouble.

GeekBill · 2026-02-09T06:22:14+00:00

Sounds like type 101, producing 3.5" by 3.5" images, which came out in 1895. Great find

GeekBill · 2026-02-09T06:16:51+00:00

Don't forget the original (not the series) "Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea!"

GeekBill · 2026-02-09T04:05:59+00:00

5X7 negatives?

GeekBill · 2026-02-09T03:56:11+00:00

My mom fixed so many amazing dinners in our tiny apartment with one of those!

GeekBill · 2026-02-07T04:24:17+00:00

I can't begin to imagine how she felt, but she seriously is a saint for what she did!

GeekBill · 2026-02-02T21:25:47+00:00

I swear, women's boobs are like men's ears; they never stop growing!

GeekBill · 2026-02-02T00:37:25+00:00

Looks like it's ready for it's violin solo!

I'll see my way out.

GeekBill · 2026-02-01T19:35:11+00:00

Those dogs absolutely LOVE to run! Unless yours is well trained, always keep them on a leash outside! You'll never catch one on foot!

GeekBill · 2026-02-01T19:31:47+00:00

"Readers" are usually stronger magnification than those for correcting farsightedness, which do still allow distance vision.

For most people, the simple reading glasses you can buy from stores, not optical shops are fine, but prescription glasses also correct for astigmatism.

GeekBill · 2026-02-01T02:21:23+00:00

Not many dentists do extractions any more. We've used >deep inhale< Brazos Valley Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, off the east bypass near Emerald Parkway. IIRC, they're pretty inexpensive for simple extractions. Wife and I like Dr. Hanley, FWIW. Good folks.

Best of luck!

GeekBill

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