▲ 887 ▼ ATDT5551212 (lemmy.world) submitted 2 years ago by FlyingSquid@lemmy.world [M] to c/lemmyshitpost@lemmy.world 18 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[+] Mcdolan@lemmy.world 62 points 2 years ago (2 children) [deleted] permalink fedilink source hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] CaptDust@sh.itjust.works 48 points 2 years ago* (2 children) When "going online" was an evening activity, not a necessity of life permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] GenesisJones@lemmy.world 23 points 2 years ago (1 child) Hey are you off the phone???? I wanna get online!!!! -Shouted from a different floor where the PC was permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] HeyThisIsntTheYMCA@lemmy.world 4 points 2 years ago Hey get off the phone I want to look at saucy pictures of, um, shut up it's my gravy magazine okay permalink fedilink source parent [–] UnrepententProcrastinator@lemmy.ca 3 points 2 years ago Going offline is my weekend activity. Time to pile up the firewood for winter. permalink fedilink source parent [–] FlyingSquid@lemmy.world [S] 26 points 2 years ago (2 children) Although it sucked so much if you were downloading something like a large (for the time) game and had call waiting or someone picked up a phone in another part of the house. 3 hours down the drain. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] fox2263@lemmy.world 34 points 2 years ago (2 children) Download Managers were a god send for that reason. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] FlyingSquid@lemmy.world [S] 27 points 2 years ago (1 child) Definitely, but there was a time before them. A dark and evil time when your world could be destroyed by a guy calling to sell gutter cleaning services. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] fox2263@lemmy.world 27 points 2 years ago Or your mam deciding to call her sister for 3 hours even though she just saw her. It took a very long time to get counter strike permalink fedilink source parent [–] demonquark@lemmy.world 7 points 2 years ago (1 child) Holy shit. I completely forgot about download managers. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] fox2263@lemmy.world 5 points 2 years ago I had one, I forget its name, but it was a firewall AND download manager. Bizarre combo if you ask me but it was pretty cool. Its logo was a lightning bolt I think. permalink fedilink source parent [–] RampantParanoia2365@lemmy.world 8 points 2 years ago* Second house line was a game changer. Literally. It let me play Quake online. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] CaptDust@sh.itjust.works 48 points 2 years ago* (2 children) When "going online" was an evening activity, not a necessity of life permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] GenesisJones@lemmy.world 23 points 2 years ago (1 child) Hey are you off the phone???? I wanna get online!!!! -Shouted from a different floor where the PC was permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] HeyThisIsntTheYMCA@lemmy.world 4 points 2 years ago Hey get off the phone I want to look at saucy pictures of, um, shut up it's my gravy magazine okay permalink fedilink source parent [–] UnrepententProcrastinator@lemmy.ca 3 points 2 years ago Going offline is my weekend activity. Time to pile up the firewood for winter. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] GenesisJones@lemmy.world 23 points 2 years ago (1 child) Hey are you off the phone???? I wanna get online!!!! -Shouted from a different floor where the PC was permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] HeyThisIsntTheYMCA@lemmy.world 4 points 2 years ago Hey get off the phone I want to look at saucy pictures of, um, shut up it's my gravy magazine okay permalink fedilink source parent
[–] HeyThisIsntTheYMCA@lemmy.world 4 points 2 years ago Hey get off the phone I want to look at saucy pictures of, um, shut up it's my gravy magazine okay permalink fedilink source parent
[–] UnrepententProcrastinator@lemmy.ca 3 points 2 years ago Going offline is my weekend activity. Time to pile up the firewood for winter. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] FlyingSquid@lemmy.world [S] 26 points 2 years ago (2 children) Although it sucked so much if you were downloading something like a large (for the time) game and had call waiting or someone picked up a phone in another part of the house. 3 hours down the drain. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] fox2263@lemmy.world 34 points 2 years ago (2 children) Download Managers were a god send for that reason. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] FlyingSquid@lemmy.world [S] 27 points 2 years ago (1 child) Definitely, but there was a time before them. A dark and evil time when your world could be destroyed by a guy calling to sell gutter cleaning services. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] fox2263@lemmy.world 27 points 2 years ago Or your mam deciding to call her sister for 3 hours even though she just saw her. It took a very long time to get counter strike permalink fedilink source parent [–] demonquark@lemmy.world 7 points 2 years ago (1 child) Holy shit. I completely forgot about download managers. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] fox2263@lemmy.world 5 points 2 years ago I had one, I forget its name, but it was a firewall AND download manager. Bizarre combo if you ask me but it was pretty cool. Its logo was a lightning bolt I think. permalink fedilink source parent [–] RampantParanoia2365@lemmy.world 8 points 2 years ago* Second house line was a game changer. Literally. It let me play Quake online. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] fox2263@lemmy.world 34 points 2 years ago (2 children) Download Managers were a god send for that reason. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] FlyingSquid@lemmy.world [S] 27 points 2 years ago (1 child) Definitely, but there was a time before them. A dark and evil time when your world could be destroyed by a guy calling to sell gutter cleaning services. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] fox2263@lemmy.world 27 points 2 years ago Or your mam deciding to call her sister for 3 hours even though she just saw her. It took a very long time to get counter strike permalink fedilink source parent [–] demonquark@lemmy.world 7 points 2 years ago (1 child) Holy shit. I completely forgot about download managers. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] fox2263@lemmy.world 5 points 2 years ago I had one, I forget its name, but it was a firewall AND download manager. Bizarre combo if you ask me but it was pretty cool. Its logo was a lightning bolt I think. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] FlyingSquid@lemmy.world [S] 27 points 2 years ago (1 child) Definitely, but there was a time before them. A dark and evil time when your world could be destroyed by a guy calling to sell gutter cleaning services. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] fox2263@lemmy.world 27 points 2 years ago Or your mam deciding to call her sister for 3 hours even though she just saw her. It took a very long time to get counter strike permalink fedilink source parent
[–] fox2263@lemmy.world 27 points 2 years ago Or your mam deciding to call her sister for 3 hours even though she just saw her. It took a very long time to get counter strike permalink fedilink source parent
[–] demonquark@lemmy.world 7 points 2 years ago (1 child) Holy shit. I completely forgot about download managers. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] fox2263@lemmy.world 5 points 2 years ago I had one, I forget its name, but it was a firewall AND download manager. Bizarre combo if you ask me but it was pretty cool. Its logo was a lightning bolt I think. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] fox2263@lemmy.world 5 points 2 years ago I had one, I forget its name, but it was a firewall AND download manager. Bizarre combo if you ask me but it was pretty cool. Its logo was a lightning bolt I think. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] RampantParanoia2365@lemmy.world 8 points 2 years ago* Second house line was a game changer. Literally. It let me play Quake online. permalink fedilink source parent
