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[=x=-=x=-=x=-=x=-=x=-=x=-=x=-=x=-=x=-=x=-=x=-=x=-=x=-=x=-=x=-=x=-=x=] [<<>><<>><<>><<>><<>><<>><<>><<>><<>><<>><<>><<>><<>><<>><<>><<>><<>] [=x=-=x=-=x=-=x=-=x=-=x=-=x=-=x=-=x=-=x=-=x=-=x=-=x=-=x=-=x=-=x=-=x=] Stardate: 20220904.1715 Location: The Lab Input Device: Dell 7202 Audio: SDF Amateur Radio Club via aNONradio.net Visual: Misc lab computer equipment Emotional: irritably warm [=x=-=x=-=x=-=x=-=x=-=x=-=x=-=x=-=x=-=x=-=x=-=x=-=x=-=x=-=x=-=x=-=x=] I've been spending most of the afternoon here indoors, hanging out with the damgudcyberchatterz in the Internet's basement. It's been triple digit hawt (F) and I don't do too well these days being exposed to the great outdoors at this temperature at this point in my timeline. I seem to be getting more sensitive to temperature changes each year. Hangin out in the COM[mode] on SDF today, I am reminded of the impermanance of these communities. There were users I've seen before on the system, some before my time and some after. There were also new users that I just started seeing fairly regularly (welCOM!) It is good to see the system still alive and growing, not just with the tech, but also with the users and the community. For the relatively short time I have been on the system, I have seen users come and go, some come back, some leave, some just stay. It reminds me of how it was with other social groups or friends that I have had the opportunity to connect with, share some moments, and then move on, hoping that some day our paths will cross and we can reconnect. The older I get, the more I see this pattern, especially in hindsight. With these thoughts, there is a sadness in knowing that none of this is permanent... Even with the community of gophers in the SDF Internet Gopher Club Underground Syndicate, gopherspace, and beyond. Gopherholes pop up, some get some phosts, become stale, then go away. Some stay active, some branch out to other protocols, or move entirely. Some even just completely disappear overnight with no sign that they even existed, except in the memories of previous phost readers. I always wonder what had happened to these people who shared what I used to read. Even though the phosts seem more permanent than the realtime interaction in COM or irc, it is still all very temporary. For this, it brings about feelings of gratitude to those in the community that do create, show up, and reach out and to those who do the work to make the various platforms of connecting available to the community. I appreciate all of your hard work and thank you for being there! p.s. I leave you with a funny quote from my moment in COM today in regards to new user validation: [johnm] there's tons of books written about self-validation, and you can practice it daily if necessary; you don't need SDF for self-validation, remember that [=x=-=x=-=x=-=x=-=x=-=x=-=x=-=x=-=x=-=x=-=x=-=x=-=x=-=x=-=x=-=x=-=x=]