Name something you learnt while visiting Trekbbs

[Niorah]

Oh, Geckothan, I am all for vinyls, nothing can beat them.

It's not really -my- estimate, and as I said I found it strange too, especially now that I have had DVDs for more than 10 years and they don't seem to be so stressed after all.
Maybe they just tested a bunch of defective discs.

 

[Geckothan]

I've got some early dual layer DVDs that are delaminating, and that's about it for discs going bad on their own. I've got some discs that have had some areas of the data layer rubbed off, but only through careless storage, not oxidising/deterioration.

 

[trekkiedane]

Oh, Geckothan, I am all for vinyls, nothing can beat them.

It's not really -my- estimate, and as I said I found it strange too, especially now that I have had DVDs for more than 10 years and they don't seem to be so stressed after all.
Maybe they just tested a bunch of defective discs.

Sure, it's about ten years ago, but the number I read about was twenty years for CDs...

On that other thing: should we start collecting signatures to Bonz about having a Vinyl Forum?=

 

[Geckothan]

Vinyl makes me all warm and fuzzy

 

[An Officer]

Probably depends what conditions they are kept in: damp, warm, too bright, etc... you could probably speed that 20 years up a little without noticing.

 

[melancholymecha]

A lot of what I know about using my computer is thanks to this place.

 

[Mistral]

I've learned:

if you need cutting edge entertainment info stay away from Perez Hilton, E! and Yahoo Entertainment. Come here-it's already been posted.

Charlie Jade. Never heard of it before.

Sombreros make good starship/character/actor toppers.

An avatar of a well-endowed cartoon chick jumping up and down can completely destroy any effort to glean information from the post in question. (Imagine my surprise at that!)

I can write mediocre fan fiction-and people will actually read it.

Published authors are not gods-some of them are out-an-out jerks. Others suffer from depraved senses of humor. I like these people.

The idea that my opinion is better than your opinion is as silly as the idea that your opinion is better than mine. IMO.

IMO. The catch phrase for those without facts. Never heard it before coming here.

On a well-run board moderators are gods and should be treated like that. Random lightning strikes hurt!

There are a god-awful lot of people the world over who spend immense amounts of time in the Star Trek universe.

I would rather be here than there. Wherever there is.

 

[Leroy]

Niorah wrote:
I wish I had saved the link to the article that was posted on the BBS, it was several years ago, back in 2003 I think. I only posted what I remember reading in there, I found it to be strange, but hey, the rule that "nothing lasts forever" has to apply to pretty much everything, right?

Very true even for DVDs, as far as I'm aware the discs that tend to suffer DVD "rot" are earlier DVDs made with crappy glue so the layers separate and air gets inside of the disc and ruins the data. As long as the discs are kept in optimal conditions the data life on pressed discs should be a hundred years or so, I'm not sure about burned stuff though I heard they were estimated at 20-30 years. This is assuming optimal care and no physical damage to the disc.

 

[Kommander]

Well at least you aren't one of several steaming piles of crap.. which I learnt I was yesterday

Piles of crap definitely, but calling the mods steaming piles of crap is going way too far.

 

[Mr. Laser Beam]

I learned about
-Charlie Jade

awesome, innit?

 

[freak]

I've learned to not take things too seriously or personally on here when being called a terrible name, and to also think before I post! It always has a tendency to bite me in the ass if I don't!

 

[Daneel]

I've learned that, contrary to popular belief, there are many Star Trek fans who are quite hot... and, contrary to even more popular belief, a good number of them are female. It pleases me, and makes me think that there might be a perfect woman out there for me after all. I'm filled with a sense of hope, as well as a rather pleasant tingling sensation I probably shouldn't describe in detail.

 

[NickInABox]

I've learned that no matter what you post, someone somewhere will hate it.

Me: I like puppies. Puppies are cute.
Someone else: You monstrous bastard! What kind of idiot thinks that way?

Well at least you aren't one of several steaming piles of crap.. which I learnt I was yesterday

I leave more personality in tightly coiled piles in my toilet.

Sorry... I wanted to try out that line.

I don't wanna get SPOCKED'd

 

[NickInABox]

^ Oh, and I learnt that I don't wanna get SPOCKED'd

 

[Niorah]

Niorah wrote:
I wish I had saved the link to the article that was posted on the BBS, it was several years ago, back in 2003 I think. I only posted what I remember reading in there, I found it to be strange, but hey, the rule that "nothing lasts forever" has to apply to pretty much everything, right?

Very true even for DVDs, as far as I'm aware the discs that tend to suffer DVD "rot" are earlier DVDs made with crappy glue so the layers separate and air gets inside of the disc and ruins the data. As long as the discs are kept in optimal conditions the data life on pressed discs should be a hundred years or so, I'm not sure about burned stuff though I heard they were estimated at 20-30 years. This is assuming optimal care and no physical damage to the disc.

Oh, yes! That's what I was forgetting! They were talking about home-burnt discs. Thanks for bringing that back to my mind.

 

[opali]

I've learned:

if you need cutting edge entertainment info stay away from Perez Hilton, E! and Yahoo Entertainment. Come here-it's already been posted.

Charlie Jade. Never heard of it before.

Sombreros make good starship/character/actor toppers.

An avatar of a well-endowed cartoon chick jumping up and down can completely destroy any effort to glean information from the post in question. (Imagine my surprise at that!)

I can write mediocre fan fiction-and people will actually read it.

Published authors are not gods-some of them are out-an-out jerks. Others suffer from depraved senses of humor. I like these people.

The idea that my opinion is better than your opinion is as silly as the idea that your opinion is better than mine. IMO.

IMO. The catch phrase for those without facts. Never heard it before coming here.

On a well-run board moderators are gods and should be treated like that. Random lightning strikes hurt!

There are a god-awful lot of people the world over who spend immense amounts of time in the Star Trek universe.

I would rather be here than there. Wherever there is.

This is well put and made me laugh out loud.

I've learned that I like the blue screen here, it is like walking into a favorite room.

I looked up what "hedonistic" means so I can understand why someone would call themselves a hedonistic slut.

If you write a really long post and it has taken you a while, hit 'select all' and CTRL C before you try to post it or you will have to start all over again and no, it will never sound as good as the first one.

Quite a bit about human nature.

 

[Cayla]

I've learned not to mess with T'Bonz. Although sometimes I just can't help myself.

I've learned not to vote her out of any game. She has the power to turn people into toads, or at least ducks and slaves.

 

[Triskelion]

I've learned not to read caption contests while drinking.

 

[Mistral]

I've learned:

if you need cutting edge entertainment info stay away from Perez Hilton, E! and Yahoo Entertainment. Come here-it's already been posted.

Charlie Jade. Never heard of it before.

Sombreros make good starship/character/actor toppers.

An avatar of a well-endowed cartoon chick jumping up and down can completely destroy any effort to glean information from the post in question. (Imagine my surprise at that!)

I can write mediocre fan fiction-and people will actually read it.

Published authors are not gods-some of them are out-an-out jerks. Others suffer from depraved senses of humor. I like these people.

The idea that my opinion is better than your opinion is as silly as the idea that your opinion is better than mine. IMO.

IMO. The catch phrase for those without facts. Never heard it before coming here.

On a well-run board moderators are gods and should be treated like that. Random lightning strikes hurt!

There are a god-awful lot of people the world over who spend immense amounts of time in the Star Trek universe.

I would rather be here than there. Wherever there is.

This is well put and made me laugh out loud.

I've learned that I like the blue screen here, it is like walking into a favorite room.

I looked up what "hedonistic" means so I can understand why someone would call themselves a hedonistic slut.

If you write a really long post and it has taken you a while, hit 'select all' and CTRL C before you try to post it or you will have to start all over again and no, it will never sound as good as the first one.

Quite a bit about human nature.

Thank you.

I've learned not to read caption contests while drinking.

You can read them while drinking-but not while taking a drink!

 

[Triskelion]

^ Exactly! And writing while drinking is an entirely different kettle of fish!