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#21

Dealers choice when playing 'Poker' Sadly...the only game in town now, is 'Texas Holdem' - :]

Dealers choice when playing 'Poker' Sadly...the only game in town now, is 'Texas Holdem' - :]
#22

@Skittle-Head said in #21:

Dealers choice when playing 'Poker' Sadly...the only game in town now, is 'Texas Holdem' - :]

Won't be long before the casinos are all filled with adrenaline-inducing Omaha/8 (since you can make some excuse to play every hand)

@Skittle-Head said in #21: > Dealers choice when playing 'Poker' Sadly...the only game in town now, is 'Texas Holdem' - :] Won't be long before the casinos are all filled with adrenaline-inducing Omaha/8 (since you can make some excuse to play every hand)
#23

@Skittle-Head said in #6:

Descriptive Notation, Yo-Yo's and Hula Hoops. - :]

I was in the grocery store the other day and was walking past the toy aisle. I noticed a rack of Duncan Imperial yo-yos for 5 bucks a pop.

@Skittle-Head said in #6: > Descriptive Notation, Yo-Yo's and Hula Hoops. - :] I was in the grocery store the other day and was walking past the toy aisle. I noticed a rack of Duncan Imperial yo-yos for 5 bucks a pop.
#24
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#25

@NeuralGnat said in #23:

I was in the grocery store the other day and was walking past the toy aisle. I noticed a rack of Duncan Imperial yo-yos for 5 bucks a pop.
I saw some vintage Duncan Imperial's on a site, listing at $210.00, as they are collectables. I have an very old Imperial in my keepsake box. I could do 'Around the World- Walk the Dog - and Rock the Cradle' ...back in the day (Circa early 60's) My Mom called them 'Oy-Oy's - :]

@NeuralGnat said in #23: > I was in the grocery store the other day and was walking past the toy aisle. I noticed a rack of Duncan Imperial yo-yos for 5 bucks a pop. I saw some vintage Duncan Imperial's on a site, listing at $210.00, as they are collectables. I have an very old Imperial in my keepsake box. I could do 'Around the World- Walk the Dog - and Rock the Cradle' ...back in the day (Circa early 60's) My Mom called them 'Oy-Oy's - :]
#27

There are several good answers -- like handwritten letters -- but I believe @Dukedog nailed it with "telephone books."

Handwritten letters have not entirely vanished but, so far as I can tell, phone books actually have.

Nowadays, if you want to look up somebody's number -- there's a good chance you can't without making an unintentional sacrifice by giving away your OWN internet address to unknown collectors providing you with the number "for free" on the internet.

And even those collectors don't have every current number, since everybody's walking around with a cellphone having a number given out (intentionally, at least) only to essentially current contacts.

Otherwise, the only incoming calls seem to originate from random auto-dialers or purchased lists, to which we all contribute unintentionally and much too often. And now too many of those calls are "sketchy" -- to say the least.

In so many ways, the internet has made life messier and less controllable. In the old days, your number would only be as available as you chose to make it so -- you could voluntarily choose to have an "unlisted" number and stay out of the phone book -- and "harvesting" it from you unintentionally -- since there were no computers and internet to assist -- was much more difficult.

But now computers and the internet seem to have made fraud and even bullying much easier to pull off. And with the rise of AI, I suspect it's about to get much, much worse.

I know, I know: "Get off my lawn!" bellows Noflaps! Yet, sincerely, in some ways the world was a better place decades ago.

Yet, of course, in some ways the world was a much crappier place decades ago, too. It's nice to be able to type this and have it seen .... potentially everywhere. And now, playing chess on the internet, I could even lose a chess game in my pajamas -- if I owned any pajamas.

Pajamas are NOT something I, personally, would champion. But some others no doubt feel differently. That could start a whole new thread, I guess.

There are several good answers -- like handwritten letters -- but I believe @Dukedog nailed it with "telephone books." Handwritten letters have not entirely vanished but, so far as I can tell, phone books actually have. Nowadays, if you want to look up somebody's number -- there's a good chance you can't without making an unintentional sacrifice by giving away your OWN internet address to unknown collectors providing you with the number "for free" on the internet. And even those collectors don't have every current number, since everybody's walking around with a cellphone having a number given out (intentionally, at least) only to essentially current contacts. Otherwise, the only incoming calls seem to originate from random auto-dialers or purchased lists, to which we all contribute unintentionally and much too often. And now too many of those calls are "sketchy" -- to say the least. In so many ways, the internet has made life messier and less controllable. In the old days, your number would only be as available as you chose to make it so -- you could voluntarily choose to have an "unlisted" number and stay out of the phone book -- and "harvesting" it from you unintentionally -- since there were no computers and internet to assist -- was much more difficult. But now computers and the internet seem to have made fraud and even bullying much easier to pull off. And with the rise of AI, I suspect it's about to get much, much worse. I know, I know: "Get off my lawn!" bellows Noflaps! Yet, sincerely, in some ways the world was a better place decades ago. Yet, of course, in some ways the world was a much crappier place decades ago, too. It's nice to be able to type this and have it seen .... potentially everywhere. And now, playing chess on the internet, I could even lose a chess game in my pajamas -- if I owned any pajamas. Pajamas are NOT something I, personally, would champion. But some others no doubt feel differently. That could start a whole new thread, I guess.
#29

I just thought of something else from the fading past that was much better (at least from the viewpoint of some):

Self-written, hand-typed resumes.

Lately, there seems to have been a rise in AI-generated resumes. A few years ago, AI-generated resumes weren't that convincing. But lately, as AI has itself improved, the average person can write like Dickens on a resume! Or, better still, like Earnest Hemingway!

So, I believe, resumes have become much less helpful to employers and other evaluators who hope to find great candidates. Skilled writing has long been somewhat uncommon (and, absent assistance, seems to be even more uncommon now). A candidate's writing could often be used as an indication of his or her diligence, care and intelligence. But now people who just party through school and learn little can still provide a resume that glows with apparent excellence.

A similar sort of problem is arising in schools, I believe. Too many kids are letting the computer insta-solve their math homework. Oooh, what could be the problem with that? Well, when we depend upon others -- including a computer -- to do our work FOR us, do we really develop our own ability?

Some might respond -- well, in the future math is all going to be done by computer ANYWAY, so ... what does it matter? Here's why it may matter: learning math was always intended not ONLY to learn the actual math, but also to develop the clear-sighted habits of precision, logic, diligence, caution and perseverance.

But, if we fake our way through everything and just party, how much do we really improve? Sometimes shortcuts don't help us in the long run. Sooner or later real life demands real performance and real skills -- and those take diligence and practice for even the brightest to develop.

Imagine if Michael Jordan had instead just partied while a computer out on the moonlit court had practiced shooting countless free-throws for him. Would we know and revere his name today?

Bottom line: I suspect that many clever employers and other evaluators will soon insist upon obtaining in-person, unassisted writing samples or other work samples much more often.

I just thought of something else from the fading past that was much better (at least from the viewpoint of some): Self-written, hand-typed resumes. Lately, there seems to have been a rise in AI-generated resumes. A few years ago, AI-generated resumes weren't that convincing. But lately, as AI has itself improved, the average person can write like Dickens on a resume! Or, better still, like Earnest Hemingway! So, I believe, resumes have become much less helpful to employers and other evaluators who hope to find great candidates. Skilled writing has long been somewhat uncommon (and, absent assistance, seems to be even more uncommon now). A candidate's writing could often be used as an indication of his or her diligence, care and intelligence. But now people who just party through school and learn little can still provide a resume that glows with apparent excellence. A similar sort of problem is arising in schools, I believe. Too many kids are letting the computer insta-solve their math homework. Oooh, what could be the problem with that? Well, when we depend upon others -- including a computer -- to do our work FOR us, do we really develop our own ability? Some might respond -- well, in the future math is all going to be done by computer ANYWAY, so ... what does it matter? Here's why it may matter: learning math was always intended not ONLY to learn the actual math, but also to develop the clear-sighted habits of precision, logic, diligence, caution and perseverance. But, if we fake our way through everything and just party, how much do we really improve? Sometimes shortcuts don't help us in the long run. Sooner or later real life demands real performance and real skills -- and those take diligence and practice for even the brightest to develop. Imagine if Michael Jordan had instead just partied while a computer out on the moonlit court had practiced shooting countless free-throws for him. Would we know and revere his name today? Bottom line: I suspect that many clever employers and other evaluators will soon insist upon obtaining in-person, unassisted writing samples or other work samples much more often.
#30

Steel Tipped - 'Lawn Darts'...Fun for Ages, 6 and Up ! Wow...Such carnage!! - :]

Steel Tipped - 'Lawn Darts'...Fun for Ages, 6 and Up ! Wow...Such carnage!! - :]

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