Posts by mossman@vivaldi.net
 (DIR) Post #B5jAl5xUPcc99NYTXE by mossman@vivaldi.net
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       @Gargron I am really not "into" fragrances, much to the chagrin of my wife, I'm sure, but the one aftershave I currently have in my cupboard is for men, from a big brand (YSL) yet it does actually smell quite sweet and fruity. I like it because it reminds me  of cherries and marzipan.Edit to mention that one of the reasons I generally refuse to pay stupid money for these things is because my dad used to work for l'Oreal so I knew from an early age that the basic product costs nothing - all that premium you pay goes to packaging and advertising. There is fundamentally almost no difference in manufacturing cost between the no-name supermarket scent and the typical high-end highly advertised fancy-bottled stuff with the celebrity endorsement and stupid name.
       
 (DIR) Post #B7MJXOHvV5vW5NAA3U by mossman@vivaldi.net
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       @Gargron started chatting through ICQ with someone on the other side of the world 25 years ago. Moved on to voice (and occasional video) calls on NetMeeting shortly after. Progressed onto Skype after we arranged to meet up in IRL. Now been married 20 years.Which is to say - our lives would have been totally different if either of us had to ID ourselves on any of those platforms in the beginning... The whole theme back then was the wild west - in fact our first conversation was about if we were talking to scammers or chatbots - ha ha ha!So not only are we denying kids the freedom to find people and make friends, I'm pretty certain our younger selves would never have enjoyed that freedom either. Back then we enjoyed discovery through anonymous contact and neither of us would have registered with the Stasi at any stage. (And still won't! As internet old-timers we still use pseudonyms with no personal data as far as possible...)