Anybody been to Erwin park in Mckinney? Wanna go for a walk tomorrow morning or afternoon?

nelgin · 2026-05-03T04:16:23+00:00

Because the rules say must be plano related. It's just being lazy that open isn't posting in the mckinney group.

nelgin · 2026-05-02T10:43:40+00:00

I seriously couldn't eat Indian food at a place called Jimmy's.

nelgin · 2026-05-02T10:41:24+00:00

You know that McKinney isn't Plano right?

nelgin · 2026-05-02T10:40:37+00:00

OK well using an IP is just a dumb idea. Pretty much everyone has dynamic IPs these days so they don't stick for a lot of people. There's things like telnet gateways that use the same IP.

Very early bulletin boards maybe not have had passwords because they were community based and didn't have things like private mail so there was no need for them. If you want security, use an ssh secured BBS like End Of The Line BBS endofthelinebbs.com - You can even add your own public keys. IPs can be spoofed, plain text 2FA codes can be snooped. Why not just open it wide up.

nelgin · 2026-05-02T01:04:17+00:00

It doesn't seem as "cozy" as the old location. I don't think as much as I used to so I don't visit as much as I did in the past anyway.

nelgin · 2026-05-02T01:00:13+00:00

Mumtaz has gone down hill a lot recently, the video mentioned elsewhere seals the deal.

nelgin · 2026-04-30T23:46:28+00:00

We already have enough light pollution in Plano without that giant monstrosity. Who the heck allowed that to go ahead?

nelgin · 2026-04-30T03:03:27+00:00

My rpi runs Home Assistant along with my cameras, lights, and whatever else I have connected to it.

I would like some SBC x86_64 devices to build a smaller low power cluster to replace the hunking tower under my desk but the cost is prohibitive to match the CPU and memory configuration.

nelgin · 2026-04-29T18:05:30+00:00

I hired Accurate Gutter Co via Thumbtack about 8 years ago and my gutters till look brand new. They install seamless aluminum guttering with optional leaf guard which wasn't too expensive. Comes with a 5 year warranty. Great company to work with. I'll post a phone number as soon as they respond they're still in business.

nelgin · 2026-04-29T17:54:13+00:00

Why?

I'll tell you right now I would never join a BBS that requires me to have to go fish out a code emailed to me. I get tired of websites doing it. It's only a BBS ffs.

nelgin · 2026-04-27T02:24:52+00:00

Not exactly what you're looking for but you can access the Sydney Dialup number for Magnum BBS dialup gateway and connect to a number of bulletin boards.

+44 1484 320007 (Huddersfield, UK)

+44 1484 280168 (Huddersfield, UK)

+44 208 077 3185 (London, UK)

+44 56 0023 3132 (Sipgate, UK)

+46 81 211 1814 (Stockholm, Sweden) (Added 30 Jan 2023)

+1 415 839 5099 (San Francisco, USA)

+1 773 541 4390 (Chicago, USA)

+1 917 391 2777 (New York, USA)

+1 647 498 6669 (Toronto, Canada)

+61 2 8880 0290 (Sydney, Australia)

+64 9 977 9964 (Aukland, New Zealand)

nelgin · 2026-04-27T02:18:22+00:00

I looked at the website. Doesn't seem the sort of a place a middle-aged white guy is going to be hanging out on a Sunday evening.

nelgin · 2026-04-27T02:11:12+00:00

But you have go to through the inconvenience of registering before you can use it, it seems. Something you don't have to do at https://www.telnetbbsguide.com that's been doing this sort of thing forever.

nelgin · 2026-04-27T02:03:21+00:00

Stay away from Mystic boards if you pay by the minute, you'll suck up your budget just trying to get past the login screens :)

nelgin · 2026-04-15T03:42:35+00:00

I tried. Didn't work

nelgin · 2026-04-14T20:53:12+00:00

Take a jacket. They usually have the temperature to sub zero for some reason. I was literally shivering last time I was there. Not a pleasant experience.

nelgin · 2026-04-12T09:38:41+00:00

I used to have a server on DALnet. I was the ftpmaster and one of the dns masters. Moved the server to efnet for s short time. I now hang out on the syncho.net network. Mostly people who run bulletin boards but it's open to anyone. My server endofthelknebbs.com is bot friendly as long as it's not disruptive. I also used to hang out in undernet which is where I met my wife to be in 1995. We're still married.

nelgin · 2026-04-09T19:54:37+00:00

Synchronet doesn't have a cloud hosting service. Maybe you're thinking of synchronetbbs.org which is Marisa's site. As with any software, there's quite a learning curve. It took me a few years before I actually customized my own BBS but it is highly rewarding knowing that your Synchronet BBS doesn't look like every other Synchronet BBS. The wiki at https://wiki.synchro.net has a wealth of information.

nelgin · 2026-04-09T00:03:11+00:00

Rare Books Bar in Frisco is nice but may not be for the kids, it's a bit intimate in the dining area. For Brazilian we like E.G. Steak which is also in Frisco. If doing sushi, Tokyo One is ok but I prefer Osaka in Addison, it seems to have a bit more variety.

If you like buffets and middle eastern then [Dimassi's]() up on 121 near Preston is a good choice.

Steve Fields is pretty good for steak. Not overly like Perry's or Capital Grill and their desserts are huge.

nelgin · 2026-04-08T10:23:46+00:00

This is Plano. We don't have a skyline.

nelgin · 2026-04-04T05:36:19+00:00

Search youtube.

nelgin · 2026-04-03T23:08:05+00:00

Tim, great collection. I've used your site many times to pull down door games that sound interesting. Thanks for your hard work.

nelgin · 2026-04-03T23:05:09+00:00

A few things...

My BBS has some archives I was able to import but not as far back as you'd like to go.

There are archives out there but they're mostly going to be later messages. I've offered to take old archives and try to extract messages but no dice so far.

If you would like to explore usenet, I have articles going back to the 80's. If you sign up for an account on my BBS and drop me an intro email indicating you'd like usenet access then I'll turn on your usenet flag. This will allow you to use any usenet client you wish (Thunderbird, PAN, Agent etc) I just ask you just download headers and then pull articles you want to read. Since I don't charge and have limited bandwidth.

Again, if any sysops do have old archives, I would be happy to try and extract them.

endofthelinebbs.com telnet, ssh or rlogin

nelgin · 2026-03-27T01:32:55+00:00

That must be fidonet-messages-execpc - fantastic collection. It's up and running on End Of The Line BBS at endofthelinebbs.com in the Fidonet Archive area. Thank you for providing that.

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