h2g2 The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy: Earth Edition

And they say h2g2 is changing

At what price to the users

*bookmarks again*

Well, I have nothing useful to say (as usual).

That doesn't stop most of us

True! It doesn't usually stop me either - it's just too near my bedtime for me to indulge in the habitual nonsensical banter...

I'd just like to say, that, at the current time, I have nothing to say either.

I do, but for the sake of this thread, I shall say I don't

And, as is always the case, all contributions are welcome and carefully considered

Rubber baby buggy bumpers.

Well, that centiment is certainly one that I believe many hear will agree with whole-heartidly.
For, is it not the case that we need to both protect ourself from teh result of any actions taken as a consequence of the current situeation, and, that, in a manner, H2G2, acts as such protection for many of the members of the community.
And, is it not also that the case, that we, the community, within the buggy, are, moving foward, and also that as a community we need to move foward, to remain alive. Therefore, the protection we require in order to continue as a vibrant and growing and developing community, is the knowledge of the results of this curent review of the BBCI web services, including H2G2.
Is that what you ment?

I was quoting Arnold Schwarzenegger...

Ahh, the reference was, I am saddened to say, not a quote I am famuliar with, a sure sign, if one were needed of yet another lacking aspect of my 'bog standard' secondary education Hmm, I hear a car outside...

Record_Breaker,

"They do not care who shot J. R. and have no idea who J. R. was.
Do you feel old yet? "

Them and me both.
I'm sixty but now I feel much younger.
RC

What about the bumpers, though?

It's all a bit American though.

yesterday things were working ok as far as im concerned but today looks someone yanked an important file in order to review it. I keep getting cant find bbc.co.uk messages and the loading of thread is extra slow. when will this misery end(roll his eyes)

>> ..people who are starting college this fall across the nation were born in 1983. They have no meaningful recollection of the Reagan Era..<<

Thanks for all that. Most enlightening. Such a complete list of what I personally recollect as relatively current events. Quite rightly you point out they are all 'unknown quantities' to generation x.1

It is certain these young folks today hath no Saturday Night Fever and it makes me realise just how pointless it is for me to babble on about Buddy Holly, Bob Dylan or The Fugs. Hendrix, Joplin, the Doors, or that band Sir Paul was in before Wings.

Thank heaven for the Rolling Stones and Cher, who soldier on to bring some continuity that might bridge that gap betwixt the young and the not so young.


~jwf~

That list of things kids today don't know about has been around a while - my second son was born in 1983 and it came out when school finished last summer or the year before. Lots of it is exaggerated.

We certainly still have metal caps on beer and soft drink bottles. Mr born-in-1983 opens his metal-topped beer bottles with his teeth as a party trick. And Mr born-in-1982, his older brother, has decided to only buy vinyl records from now on in because they sound better than CDs. He has a record player in his room.

Both of them wore terry nappies because the early 80s when they were tiny were the eco-boom years.

Above mentioned Dental Bottle Opener has mastered quite a Kansas repertoire on his violin and when he finds someone else to do the twiddly guitar accompaniments I look forward to a recital.

I have no idea what or who Tianaman Square, Jordache jeans, Larry Bird, Pac Man or Pong are or who said "Where's the beef?", "I'd walk a mile for a Camel," or "DE plane, DE plane!". Must have been before my time, too.

And I challenge the expression *meaningful* when applied to the Reagan era.

Anyway, I'm so pleased the conversation has got back to the original topic again so I'll shut up.

*wanders off, whistling "dust in the wind"*

It's an interesting list and maybe it says something about current History lessons and how much kids listen to their parents.

Although I was born 2 years before the specified date I either know about or remember many of the things on that list.

But then again, I'm English, and have parents who bought things to last, so my dads 1970's record/tape player separate system sits quite happily in the room with the digital telly and the DVD player!

One could also comment that it works the other way, those born before 1973 have little or no knowledge of many things, including I'd imagine snap bracelets and pogs.... ho hum... that's why it's called the generation gap.



Mel

I was born in 1980, I know the significance of Tiananmen Square et al, I have a fair collection of vinyl (dating from the early 80s - my first record was Supergran by Billy Connolly) and of course I've played Pong! Also, my first console was the Atari with the wood pannelling, the 2600 or something like that. We have 8-track at the radio station and I cannot wait to get editing on it

I have been known to program on a ZX81

but the 64kb memory add on kept on falling out (probably had something to do with it being between the 'printer' and the 'computer') and the keyboard, even with it's special button cover, just wasn't up to much

Mel