So... How we doin?

[Wayne]

Hi guys,

A long-time friend from the site reminded me that it's now been several years since I sold Amiga.org to BillP, and subsequently having seen it go to Trevor.

I'm just curious as to how everyone's doing these days?  Looks like a LOT less drama and in-fighting, which is what kinda wore me down when I was here.

You guys still enjoying the Amiga?

Wayne

[Wayne]

I'm surprised that -- after 3 or so days -- I only got two responses.  Glad to get them, but it's rather telling.

As for me, I probably haven't physically laid eyes on an Amiga in what... a decade now (when was the last, good Amiga show?)...  I've tried the emulators a few times, but just can't figure out a single thing that I actually want to do with them.  

It's kind of like loading Parallels on my Mac to run PC software.  Useless if you don't need to run any Windows software..

Since selling AO to BillP all those years ago (time flies), computers in general, and indeed, even my Web sites have taken a real back seat to everything else.  Moving from Alabama to Virginia and then to the D.C. area has provided somewhat of a culture shock and I just really don't have the time to focus on computers as I did when I was 20 and working as a low-end support geek.

That being said, to those of you who have been around long enough to remember me, I wish you well.  To those of you "youngsters" who've arrived since I left, let me say "welcome"...

Last I heard, you guys were planning to update the site to something else.  Maybe Trevor will actually do something with Amiga.org some day, before it's too late to transition to anything newer...

I guess I could always offer him a couple hundred bucks for the site to see if I could revamp it..  

Wayne

[Wayne]

No he's not.  Really.. {sniffle}

(hahaha)

[Wayne]

Ah.  When I was around, the forum I posted in WAS on the home page...  

Looks like someone broke it

Wayne

[Wayne]

...I guess I'm still holding a grudge from April fools 2004, where Wayne jokingly claimed to have sold Amiga.org to a mexican lesbian porn site or something (and I believed it)

Damn you Wayne!

ROFL... You have a better memory than I do, but hey, I could have made some serious bank..

Wayne

[Wayne]

Thanks for the replies guys.  Good to see some names I remember...

I don't miss the drama but I do miss the good old days and having a hobby to really sink myself into back before the Web really took off.  These days there aren't any niches left (or really, good domains) to fill.  Every little hobby, niche, or kink has a dozen sites dedicated to it, and I'm too old to fight for an audience, even if I had a great idea and was totally into whatever that might be...

In retrospect speaking of domain names, I have to wonder if Amiga.org would have survived as long as it has -- as diminished as it currently is -- if we hadn't been able to secure the Amiga.org domain name itself.

It saddens me that the following owners have literally done nothing with it except let it die in almost a decade now..

Peace, Love, and Lollipops...

Wayne

[Wayne]

Hey!  Whaddya know?  I can still move threads!  (We're now on the home page)

[Wayne]

you're a good man! but a mexican lesbian site would've sure been 'interesting':rofl:

Spanish, not "mexican".  I wouldn't want to exclude anyone of Latina heritage...

Wayne

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[Wayne]

oh boy now 2 threads on how much you miss us and this place http://www.amiga.org/forums/showthread.php?t=71853

I wouldn't wanna be considered conceited or anything, so... Presto.  Now there's just one thread...  

(Am I the only one doing anything remotely adminny around here?)

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[Wayne]

Doing fine, thanks for asking.

Looking forward to see Amiga.org and Amigaworld.net merged.

That's a real thing?

[Wayne]

Sorry guys, been off for holiday the last few days, will continue until next week.  Will lurk but posting is problematic..

GREAT to see so many old names pop up.  Sincerely hoping all is well with everyone.

Wayne

[Wayne]

Very true that.

Since starting working in IT it has become less and less fun to tinker with computerrelated stuff at home other than using it as an entertainment device, be it games or streaming movies.

That very much describes me in a nutshell.

Went from doing computers as a hobby, to having to deal with Windows, to aschewing Microsoft altogether, to basically using my Hackintosh as a video processor and storage device for the Apple TV.

Not much time or interest for Web sites or computers in general any more.

[Wayne]

Wow.  This tells me that Amiga.org has actually not been updated since we went to vBulletin 15 YEARS AGO and lost the true join dates when we got off of whatever came before it...

That's both sad, and impressive at the same time.  Amazes me that this site is still standing, but hey, it's not mine to play with any more... Pfft  :laughing:

[Wayne]

I'm very much in the same boat.  I care more about vintage Dungeons & Dragons (rules, miniatures, adventures) than I do computers anymore.

Hahaha.  I still... To this day... can't figure out what to do with my dndplayer.com domain name that I've owned for like 20 years now..

Wayne

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[Wayne]

Gimme admin rights, let me set up some D&D stuff on it

If you're serious, I'll see about hooking up my spare copy of Xenforo to it next week when I get back.  Anyone else "game"?

Wayne

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