________  ________  ________
  2018-08-07                                   /        \/        \/    /   \
                                              /       __/         /_       _/
  Well  whaddayaknow,  if it ain't  dat cat  /        _/         /         /
boy  with  another stack  of  kilobytes  for  \_______/_\___/____/\___/____/_
y'all.  Unfortunately  for  you,  it's  just    /        \/        \/    /   \
going to be  a  short list  of  reasons  you   /        _/         /_       _/
should go elsewhere, haha. What is  the data  /-        /        _/         /
equivalent of empty calories? This  FAX  SEX  \________/\________/\___/____/
file, I guess!

  Firstly, shout out jebug29 for getting a Gopher server  up and  running for
his college  computer club[1], it's a fun  space and the quirky computer  club
vibe kinda weirdly makes  me nostalgic  in a way haha.  Give it  a look. Every
computer club should have a Gopher space, to be honest.

  Also I'm late to the party on cmccabe's really amazing piece on the history
and future of public access Unix systems[2] but it's well worth a read!

  And  finally,  I wanted  to highlight this post[3] zlg made on the value of
men. I had half-formed a response to it but I don't feel like  I'm  articulate
enough lately  and I think it's better  to read it and form your own  opinion.
Regardless,  I admire  him  for  publishing  it  since  it's  a topic that  is
difficult  to publicly discuss with any civility on  the  surface-Internet.  I
like to think Gopher space can handle differences of opinion without  cryptic,
passive-aggressive jabs. Most of it can, anyway.

  I do, however, absolutely agree  with  the note in his closing comment that
"both friends seem socially stunted". Hahaha.

  Lately "socially stunted" feels like it's quickly becoming the new normal.


[1] gopher://mpcclub.info
[2] gopher://sdf.org/0/users/cmccabe/pubax.unix.history
[3] gopher://zlg.space/0/phlog/2018-07-29_0015.txt



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