Something to do, while ...
You wouldn't believe what resource I'm using now to hang around on the internet. Hanging around is just the word: I'm using a freaking 56 k dial-up line. Currently downloading a 25 M file for a web ignoramus at 11,5 k/s, sometimes less. What I get for it? - Oh, free food, affordable lodging … that sort of thing. Getting my drift?
Should have gotten off my tired bum earlier and installed ADSL while things were still quiet. I've got all the equipment. But noooo! Now there's an authority in the house panicking about an outdated computer with "vitally important documents" becoming the prey of the bad influences of modern electronic communication because its «avast!» license is up for renewal and the last download - two months ago - failed for obvious reasons.
So I'm doing this in the spirit of good old world wide waiting: Keep the line open and find something to do while waiting for the download to complete. 9% so far and counting...
Meanwhile the phone line is busy. Nyerk-nyerk-nyerk, who needs to call at this time of day anyway? Besides, I'm the one with the two cell phones in the house, so it's not my problem. :-D
11% and counting...
In the early beginnings I couldn't stand the idea of waiting for hours for a download to be done. But now that I know some places on the web I've been neglecting, I can just about find enough sensible things to do, like reading up on my mails or checking my friends' entries. Haven't done that in a while.
The web's a wonderful place and an excellent time killer.
Pooh, after a few spellchecks and unsuccessfully messing about with special symbols: 15% and counting...
Next time I'll just refuse to work with a dial-up line if I could go ahead and install something faster in a third of the time. Holding somebody else's sparrow in their hand but on my time. Sheeeesh...
Ah, did I mention the benefit of being able to rant at the authority's expense?
16% and counting...
Should have gotten off my tired bum earlier and installed ADSL while things were still quiet. I've got all the equipment. But noooo! Now there's an authority in the house panicking about an outdated computer with "vitally important documents" becoming the prey of the bad influences of modern electronic communication because its «avast!» license is up for renewal and the last download - two months ago - failed for obvious reasons.
So I'm doing this in the spirit of good old world wide waiting: Keep the line open and find something to do while waiting for the download to complete. 9% so far and counting...
Meanwhile the phone line is busy. Nyerk-nyerk-nyerk, who needs to call at this time of day anyway? Besides, I'm the one with the two cell phones in the house, so it's not my problem. :-D
11% and counting...
In the early beginnings I couldn't stand the idea of waiting for hours for a download to be done. But now that I know some places on the web I've been neglecting, I can just about find enough sensible things to do, like reading up on my mails or checking my friends' entries. Haven't done that in a while.
The web's a wonderful place and an excellent time killer.
Pooh, after a few spellchecks and unsuccessfully messing about with special symbols: 15% and counting...
Next time I'll just refuse to work with a dial-up line if I could go ahead and install something faster in a third of the time. Holding somebody else's sparrow in their hand but on my time. Sheeeesh...
Ah, did I mention the benefit of being able to rant at the authority's expense?
16% and counting...