BBS: TELESC.NET.BR Assunto: #1 in Google De: Mike Miller Data: Thu, 12 Mar 2026 14:01:59 -0500 ----------------------------------------------------------- Hello Ward! 14 Jun 70 12:06, you wrote to me: WD> Mike, MM>> You picked that part of my message to respond to, and not my MM>> hilarious joke about what Fidonet will be like at the end. (ok, MM>> maybe it's not MY hilarious joke, I'm sure others have made MM>> similar jokes) WD> Actually it is spot on ... and for a large part we're already heading WD> down that alley. WD> One of the lessons I've learned in my Fido years is that our WD> technology which binds us, also separates us because there's always an WD> element missing ... the human touch. It is very difficult to fathom WD> someone without knowing the person ... talk to him face to face, eat a WD> meal, share a beer (or a coffee or even a glass of water). Fidonet WD> over the ages has had a number of people with strong personalities WD> whom it was very easy to get into an argument with. Because of my job WD> then I travelled a lot in Europe (and sometimes outside) and I always WD> attempted to link-up with people, especially the disgruntled ones and WD> once you get to meet eye-to-eye that tended to solve a lot of WD> problems. WD> Two anecdotes. First, the ZC4 Pablo Kleinman hated my guts, don't ask WD> me why. I passed through LA, he was there, we had breakfast together. WD> After that it was a smooth ride. WD> Second, for some odd reason there was a disconnect between me and the WD> Greek RC. So I had to be in Athens, he and his associates made a hell WD> ride through bad weather, mountain passes to see me ... we spent a WD> lovely couple of hours and everything was smooth after that. yep, I fully understand that. I work remotely, but occasionally have to visit various offices for my job. a small team was brought in last year to take over doing what I've been doing the last 10 years. The manager was very stand-offish, and it was a battle any time I tried to transfer knowledge to him/his team. I decided the best way to dump most of this on them was to spend a week in their office, so I flew out there, and we hung out in a conference room for a week, then went out and drank in the evenings. No more battles after that. Mike ... Meddle not in the affairs of witches, for...ribbit? ribbit? === GoldED+/LNX 1.1.5-b20250409 --- SBBSecho 3.37-Linux * Origin: War Ensemble - warensemble.com - Appleton, WI (1:154/30) ----------------------------------------------------------- [Voltar]