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Sorry to hear about your friend. May his memory be a blessing.
Thanks, buddy.
It has been a bit weird to pass the Christmas and see his favorite spot in front of the fireplace empty.
This year I had no desire whatsoever to deal with that people on CHristmas so I invented a bullshit excuse (which was actually quite plausible) not to go and let my parents go alone to the Christmas family meeting.
End result? During the family meeting they shared gifts away but my part of the family got nothing at all. Then on Christmas lunch my parents had to eat from disposable plastic plates (as opposed to regular ceramic plates). It is a humilliation ritual for my father at this point, he should man up and drop them for good.
I mean, I think I have often mentioned my relationship with my mother is a bit strained because she expects "more" from me, but at least she loves me and does stuff for me. If a truck ran my father over I think my grandmother would not give a damn.
Also, Mary Christmas to everybody.
Sorry that your family sucks. It can be rough.
Not to turn this into a comedy, but one of the daughters loves to have white elephant give away today. Years ago i 3D printed an actual elephant so it was 'real'. I printed it in black. lol.
And i meant to say "extended family". Lost a word there.
Thu Dec 25 2025 16:06:42 UTC from Nurb432Sorry that your family sucks. It can be rough.
All other thing aside - a merry Christmas to the denizens of Uncensored.
Though I may not agree with you (any of you, on everything) - may your 2026 be blessed.
Its going to suck and be a bigger dumpster fire than this year i suspect. Something is coming.
Fri Dec 26 2025 07:18:10 UTC from ParanoidDelusionsmay your 2026 be blessed.
Someone won the 1.8 billion power ball this week. Sure they wont see all of it due to Uncle Sam, but still quite a bit of money.
Too bad it wasn't me, i know what id be doing with it. ( tho one has to play to win and i dont, but still id have plans for that sort of $ )
Watch or read Life of Pi.
There are two stories - one that is realistic, and one that is fantastic. Which one do you want to believe is true?
Fri Dec 26 2025 12:07:58 UTC from Nurb432Its going to suck and be a bigger dumpster fire than this year i suspect. Something is coming.
Fri Dec 26 2025 07:18:10 UTC from ParanoidDelusionsmay your 2026 be blessed.
As far as the Citadel history goes, I was a member of the Kalamazoo, Michigan Citadel group, where we typically had anywhere from 4-8 boards up and running in the area, but other than a half assed attempt I made at writing one for Commodore machines, no one ever wrote one or significantly altered one. We were active on the national network, to some degree, at least Arcadia and The Beach were... there was also a very heavily Christian themed one that I can't remember the name of anymore. Those were the fixtures that didn't go away, the others were always up and down. First BBS I ever called was a Citadel, and for some reason, it's name is escaping me. I just remember it's intro message was the opening verse to Metallica's Welcome Home (Sanitarium) .. SysOp went off to college a year or two later, never heard from him again
ANyway... enough history, I suppose.
Unless something drastic changes our course, I believe that 2026 will make 2025 look like a cakewalk, as 2025 made 2024 look.. and so on. I hope i am not proven wrong. The collapse is overdue.
Sun Dec 28 2025 06:11:05 UTC from ParanoidDelusions. Which one do you want to believe is true?
History is good. Its what got us all to this point.
Sun Dec 28 2025 12:18:04 UTC from PanaSonicANyway... enough history, I suppose.
Enough ancient history of things we all have vaguely shared but not really. :-D
If/When my employer gets their hiring stuff together (they were supposed to convert me from contract to employee end of the year, but the paperwork took them into their holiday break time, so... here i am .. not employed until they come back...) I'm strongly thinking about ordering up one of the new Commodore machines, not sure what i'll do with it, but I want one lol. And I kind of want to put my Citadel out there so at least my old Citadel friends from the BBS era can come by and visit, rather than just using it as an email server for myself.
I do need to figure out how to properly set up external mail and calendar and other clients to talk to it, though. I'm guessing this probably involves certificates and other annoyances.
Sun Dec 28 2025 14:46:31 UTC from Nurb432History is good. Its what got us all to this point.
Sun Dec 28 2025 12:18:04 UTC from PanaSonicANyway... enough history, I suppose.
oh, yes, i was also thinking about finding out if the email and calendar and other services are compatible with the old webOS system, and if so, opening it up to users of that old system. Just call me one of those guys that always attaches to the dying then dead technologically superior but commercially failed systems... amiga... os/2... webos... wonder what's next....
And I kind of want to put my Citadel out there so at least my
old Citadel friends from the BBS era can come by and visit,
rather than just using it as an email server for myself.
Sure, that's totally worth doing. And if you decide not to, just bring them here.
I do need to figure out how to properly set up external mail and
calendar and other clients to talk to it, though. I'm guessing
this probably involves certificates and other annoyances.
It's not as easy as it was 20 years ago, but it's totally doable, and getting better all the time. Plus, I can walk you through it if you get stuck or have questions. We're all in this together!
Unless something drastic changes our course, I believe that 2026
will make 2025 look like a cakewalk, as 2025 made 2024 look..
and so on. I hope i am not proven wrong. The collapse is
overdue.
Collapsniks have been saying that for half a century. The downfall of civilization is perpetually in a state of "almost there", just like the exhaustion of oil reserves or the melting of the polar ice caps or a version of Windows that actually works properly.
Instead of looking for doom, look for joy. Either way you're going to find what you're looking for.
Yes, it has been in the works for a long time moving right along on schedule, but its accelerated the last couple for years, and i think the time is 'here'. It is the natural order of things.
Joy? what is that. not part of my vocabulary.
Sun Dec 28 2025 19:22:54 UTC from IGnatius T FoobarUnless something drastic changes our course, I believe that 2026
will make 2025 look like a cakewalk, as 2025 made 2024 look..
and so on. I hope i am not proven wrong. The collapse is
overdue.
Collapsniks have been saying that for half a century. The downfall of civilization is perpetually in a state of "almost there", just like the exhaustion of oil reserves or the melting of the polar ice caps or a version of Windows that actually works properly.
Instead of looking for doom, look for joy. Either way you're going to find what you're looking for.
Ok, during our weekly phone call, i asked Zoe what 'joy' was to her.
i think ill pass. That isn't for me, i'm way way to dark.
Sun Dec 28 2025 20:45:56 UTC from Nurb432
Joy? what is that. not part of my vocabulary.
will make 2025 look like a cakewalk, as 2025 made 2024 look..
and so on. I hope i am not proven wrong. The collapse is
overdue.
Collapsniks have been saying that for half a century. The downfall of civilization is perpetually in a state of "almost there", just like the exhaustion of oil reserves or the melting of the polar ice caps or a version of Windows that actually works properly.
Instead of looking for doom, look for joy. Either way you're going to find what you're looking for.
Myself, i call it being a realist.
And you all can have my share of joy. There is a reason that Wednesday was my idol growing up, tho admittedly i went darker, but still same concept.
Mon Dec 29 2025 02:25:15 UTC from PanaSonicIt's easy to be a pessimist, then when the worst doesn't happen, derive some joy from it. :-)