BBS:      TELESC.NET.BR
Assunto:  Re: people with autism
De:       poindexter FORTRAN
Data:     Fri, 8 May 2026 10:16:15 -0700
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-=> Mike Powell wrote to poindexter FORTRAN <=-

 PF>  How do we reclaim that wide-eyed wonder we had at telnetting into a
 PF>  system a half a world away, or receiving an email in realtime for the
 PF>  first time? Or finding Usenet news and people discussing everything?

 MP> I think that is sort of like asking "how does one become a virgin
 MP> again"?  Aside from some amnesia event, it really isn't possible.

Well, I think if you find the Next Big Thing, you can capture some of
that feeling. What do I know, I'm still posting on BBSes.   :)

It's just a matter of finding it.

 MP> The other day I was thinking how nice it would be to remember that I
 MP> liked a movie but only remember what happened during the movie for a
 MP> short while.  That way, after a brief time, I could watch "The Cabinet
 MP> of Dr. Caligari" or the original "Nosferatu" and relive that initial
 MP> surprise/shock of the reveal of the monster and the surprise endings.
 MP> For that matter, to be able to rewatch a classic like "Casablanca" and
 MP> relive the surprise of that ending.

 MP> Short of some catastrophic event, it is not possible.

Netflix is doing that - the last few of their action movies we've
watched were entertaining, had good casts. You'd watch them on a Sunday,
and by Wedsnesday, I couldn't tell you what the hell the storyline was.


 
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