BBS:      TELESC.NET.BR
Assunto:  Re: #1 in Google
De:       Ward Dossche
Data:     Thu, 12 Mar 2026 18:26:06 +0100
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Mike,
 
MM> You picked that part of my message to respond to, and not my hilarious
MM> joke about what Fidonet will be like at the end.
MM> (ok, maybe it's not MY hilarious joke, I'm sure others have made similar
MM> jokes)
 
Actually it is spot on ... and for a large part we're already heading down that alley.
 
One of the lessons I've learned in my Fido years is that our technology which binds us, also separates us because there's always an element missing ... the human touch. It is very difficult to fathom someone without knowing the person ... talk to him face to face, eat a meal, share a beer (or a coffee or even a glass of water). Fidonet over the ages has had a number of people with strong personalities whom it was very easy to get into an argument with. Because of my job then I travelled a lot in Europe (and sometimes outside) and I always attempted to link-up with people, especially the disgruntled ones and once you get to meet eye-to-eye that tended to solve a lot of problems.
 
Two anecdotes. First, the ZC4 Pablo Kleinman hated my guts, don't ask me why. I passed through LA, he was there, we had breakfast together. After that it was a smooth ride.
 
Second, for some odd reason there was a disconnect between me and the Greek RC. So I had to be in Athens, he and his associates made a hell ride through bad weather, mountain passes to see me ... we spent a lovely couple of hours and everything was smooth after that.
 
 \%/@rd

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