[12:07:18] <~BangShangALang> People want [12:07:20] <~BangShangALang> to diss [12:07:22] <~BangShangALang> my slow [12:07:25] <~BangShangALang> dial up [12:07:26] <~BangShangALang> . [12:07:30] <~BangShangALang> People want to [12:07:37] <~BangShangALang> say I ought [12:07:42] <~BangShangALang> to 'upgrade' [12:07:45] <~BangShangALang> to cable [12:07:48] <~BangShangALang> or the like [12:07:49] <~BangShangALang> . [12:07:53] <~BangShangALang> but way I see it [12:07:54] <~BangShangALang> . [12:07:58] <~BangShangALang> I have several [12:08:01] <~BangShangALang> benefits [12:08:06] <~BangShangALang> that by far [12:08:12] <~BangShangALang> seem to outweigh [12:08:16] <~BangShangALang> the 'risks' [12:08:17] <~BangShangALang> . [12:08:22] <~BangShangALang> While I [12:08:29] <~BangShangALang> cannot YouTube well [12:08:33] <~BangShangALang> Consider this [12:08:37] <~BangShangALang> I am less likely [12:08:42] <~BangShangALang> to be rick rolled [12:08:43] <~BangShangALang> . [12:08:50] <~BangShangALang> While I [12:08:54] <~BangShangALang> cannot download [12:08:56] <~BangShangALang> files fast [12:08:59] <~BangShangALang> Consider this [12:09:07] <~BangShangALang> I am less likely [12:09:14] <~BangShangALang> to get a virus [12:09:18] <~BangShangALang> or other nasty [12:09:18] <~BangShangALang> . [12:09:22] <~BangShangALang> as I am able [12:09:26] <~BangShangALang> to see the files [12:09:29] <~BangShangALang> and stop them [12:09:34] <~BangShangALang> in plenty of time [12:09:35] <~BangShangALang> . [12:09:45] <~BangShangALang> While I [12:09:49] <~BangShangALang> am not able [12:09:53] <~BangShangALang> to play some games [12:09:54] <~BangShangALang> . [12:09:57] <~BangShangALang> I do not [12:10:01] <~BangShangALang> waste money [12:10:08] <~BangShangALang> on one that I [12:10:13] <~BangShangALang> might play a few times [12:10:17] <~BangShangALang> and then tire of [12:10:20] <~BangShangALang> or do not like [12:10:21] <~BangShangALang> . [12:10:28] <~BangShangALang> While I [12:10:37] <~BangShangALang> have a slow connection [12:10:41] <~BangShangALang> I also learn [12:10:43] <~BangShangALang> patience [12:10:48] <~BangShangALang> and can do other [12:10:52] <~BangShangALang> things while I wait [12:10:53] <~BangShangALang> . [12:11:04] <~BangShangALang> While I [12:11:09] <~BangShangALang> cannot do some things [12:11:12] <~BangShangALang> I can do others [12:11:13] <~BangShangALang> . [12:11:21] <~BangShangALang> I rarely ever [12:11:24] <~BangShangALang> ping or peer [12:11:33] <~BangShangALang> or other odd quits [12:11:37] <~BangShangALang> on IRC or other apps [12:11:38] <~BangShangALang> . [12:11:44] <~BangShangALang> Usually it happens [12:11:48] <~BangShangALang> when I truly [12:11:52] <~BangShangALang> disconnect [12:12:00] <~BangShangALang> . [12:12:15] <~BangShangALang> While I [12:12:17] <~BangShangALang> seem to lag [12:12:21] <~BangShangALang> due to slow [12:12:25] <~BangShangALang> connection type [12:12:26] <~BangShangALang> . [12:12:31] <~BangShangALang> sometimes this 'lag' [12:12:34] <~BangShangALang> comes in handy [12:12:39] <~BangShangALang> as perhaps [12:12:44] <~BangShangALang> less likely to [12:12:47] <~BangShangALang> flood self off [12:12:57] <~BangShangALang> . [12:12:59] <~BangShangALang> or perhaps [12:13:12] <~BangShangALang> a good test [12:13:22] <~BangShangALang> of my computer [12:13:23] <~BangShangALang> . [12:13:36] <~BangShangALang> All I know [12:13:40] <~BangShangALang> all I can say [12:13:43] <~BangShangALang> is that while [12:13:47] <~BangShangALang> I could have [12:13:53] <~BangShangALang> satelite internet [12:13:54] <~BangShangALang> . [12:13:57] <~BangShangALang> I prefer [12:14:00] <~BangShangALang> my dial up [12:14:04] <~BangShangALang> and less headaches [12:14:06] <~BangShangALang> . [12:14:09] <~BangShangALang> Yes, that is [12:14:12] <~BangShangALang> how I feel [12:14:20] <~BangShangALang> about my connection [12:14:25] <~BangShangALang> then and today [12:15:28] <~BangShangALang> . [12:15:37] <~BangShangALang> so slow, indeed [12:15:41] <~BangShangALang> but also steady [12:15:44] <~BangShangALang> as the course goes [12:15:59] <~BangShangALang> . [12:16:04] <~BangShangALang> I enjoy these [12:16:10] <~BangShangALang> 'benefits' more [12:16:14] <~BangShangALang> than most people [12:16:21] <~BangShangALang> can imagine or know [12:16:36] <~BangShangALang> ^^^Dial up: Who'd have thunk?