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Message # 66251.1.4 Subject: Re:Tart Restaurant Date: Thu 07/01/16 17:53:37 GMT Name: Linds Email: lindsey.ambs@yahoo.com Website: https://lindseyambs.wordpress.com/ / lindseyambs.wordpress.com |
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Ouch. Good to know. Well hopefully you'll like my next story better, just have to figure out what it'll be.
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In reply to Message (66251.1) Re:Tart Restaurant
By Malvineous - mrnemesis@ntlworld.com Wed 06/01/16 23:47:49 GMT I find it sad that, in a world with such an unequal distribution of wealth, that anyone would be prepared to destroy something valuable. I admit that there are a few phones I wouldn't mind seeing destroyed as they're so abominable there must be something in the Geneva convention about even giving them away (including examples from Sager and Alcatel) but a destroying a brand new smartphone just to prove a point seems tasteless. As I mentioned to you before, I used to keep a Psion Revo Plus with me at all times, and I was terrified of anything happening to it — this was in the days before widespread USB or microSD, so jumping into a pool without thinking would destroy a lot of valuable data (it took me long enough to even get backups to work, due to a weird design flaw in the Revo). People now are so spoilt and immature that they destroy expensive products over and over without thinking.
As an amateur historian, even destroying old equipment can be tragic, as you can be obliterating knowledge. There was an instance recently where a US bank had a whole batch of IBM 4704 keyboards shredded instead of letting anyone buy them (even after approached directly by a very dedicated woman who does her best to keep such products in the hands of people who cherish them), which was a horrific waste of one of the most amazing keyboards the world has ever seen (the immensely high grade Model F wrapped up in a 60% form factor), and one that's very rare (since it was never a consumer product). In this case, someone is actually getting replica 4704s made, which is no mean feat! Interestingly, the idiotic bank manager responsible dropped down dead not that long afterwards.
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In reply to Message (66251) Tart Restaurant
By Linds - lindsey.ambs@yahoo.com Wed 06/01/16 22:13:46 GMT Website: https://lindseyambs.wordpress.com// lindseyambs.wordpress.com First let me say thanks to everyone who has responded to my posts or have taken the time to read my blog. When I first came on here I was warned that I'd get some inappropriate comments and be overwhelmed by trolls demanding things but so far, thanks to all of you, this has been nothing but a pleasant experience. A guy I've talked to a couple of times mentioned a restaurant called Tart in Los Angeles. I'd been there several times so I decided to write another story for my blog about my first time there. I hope everyone enjoys it and thanks for all your suggestions, and positive responses. Linds
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