Here you go then...watch this, the podcast is also on You Tube. This episode has Kevin Cameron and Peter Egan, as mentioned by @Sadlsor
The times, they are a'changin'...
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Belisaerio
Ohio Valley Roadway Cervine Assassination Service.
I agree that life has changed a lot but mostly for the better. But I don't think it's as much as most people think. Through my daughter, nieces and nephews and my work at a pediatric hospital I see a lot of young people. Their lives and priorities aren't that different from what mine was. They are working to build lives for themselves and their children.
I think a lot of the how messed up things are is distorted by the internet. Social media is dominated by people who have the time to do that. In order to avoid pissing someone off, I'll omit my opinion of those people, but they are substantially different than the vast majority that don't have that kind of free time.
There are certainly problems, but there always have been and always will be, but we live in an amazing time. The thing that really threatens that is as old as human civilization.
I think a lot of the how messed up things are is distorted by the internet. Social media is dominated by people who have the time to do that. In order to avoid pissing someone off, I'll omit my opinion of those people, but they are substantially different than the vast majority that don't have that kind of free time.
There are certainly problems, but there always have been and always will be, but we live in an amazing time. The thing that really threatens that is as old as human civilization.
ST Gui
240Robert
There certainly are problems and there were mechanisms and checks and balances for dealing with them that no longer exist. That is certainly not for the better. At least for most people. There would need a litany of qualification before I could even begin to agree that things have changed for the better for who for one. But this isn't the forum for it and I'm thankful for that.
Likewise I would need to see a litany of those checks and balances that demonstrate how things used to be better.
"better" is so subjective and depends enormously on the metrics being looked at. For example, certainly medical life-saving technology is better while inter-personal human interaction due to technology is not.
Belisaerio
Ohio Valley Roadway Cervine Assassination Service.
You can argue points, but ask yourself, honestly, what time would you rather live in? Then think about everything you have now that you would not have then.
If you still would rather, great. We'll just disagree.
If you still would rather, great. We'll just disagree.
ST Gui
240Robert
An example of "better" or "not better" being subjective and relying on knowing what metrics are relevant or being used.
beemerphile
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... accept it, embrace it, or get worked up over something we can do nothing about.No, but we have to accept it and move on.
Tom
I feel strongly both ways. I guess that's why I have a 50 year old bike and a 2 year old bike. Glossy magazine paper has a soul, electrons don't. Who wants LED candles on their birthday cake? However, I can project that shiny new machine from Japan (uh, or Europe) onto an 80 inch 4K screen. I can copy the digital magazine onto my file server organized by topic, title, and publication date. As long as the .pdf's are not scanned from paper you don't need OCR to search them. I don't live in the WinDoze world, but Mac has tools in Spotlight and Finder than can search them. If you want to get more elaborate tools like Foxit can search inside an unorganized dump bin of .pdf files so if you know you have an article about a subject but you aren't sure when it was or which publication, it can do it. It can also compress files; edit the content; change file formats; run OCR to make scanned images searchable; and a myriad of other useful stunts. I have thought about editing out the ads, but when you find a really old magazine some of the best fun is looking at the old ads. With Foxit, a file server, and a scanner you can sell the file cabinet.
ST Gui
240Robert
Insult those who disagree with you. Some things never change. A homily a cliché but accurate. Welcome aboard.
Some changes of time I like, for instance, Electronic Ignition, Power Door locks and windows. Love / hate relationship with the Cell phone and Tablet. Don't like all my Favorite restaurants closing, (thanks Covid) and businesses that I counted on for stuff I could not do myself. Have learned that life is a Balancing act between Pro's and Con's . Myself,a Magazine subscription wasn't happening in my life, as it would eat into my fuel budget, I would rather be riding then reading about it. Stay healthy Y'all G
It is one of the things on this site that you do notice; most posts don't start agressively with dismissive statements, maybe that's why those that hang around... where was I was going with that?
Anyway, it was the October '83 issue - All About Oil that I really liked the most; by then all of the Enduros had gone to the mono shock and KTM was always gonna be the fastest in the dirt, but who cared?
I mean about the KTM?
What I remember mainly about Cycle World that it was Cycle World; it took a hard objective look at things in a collective sort of fashion; there were differences of opinion and you got the impression that some of these guys
even rode the bikes
For a while, I bought all of and then only some of the other publications including one that was published in Canada but they never had the sort of believability that CW had
In a way it's like baseball and I wouldn't look out the window to see a baseball game but, if you play all year, hard and with dedication, no one in Canada can possibly compare; we don't go outside for on average six months a year,
and when we do, well there's all that snow and you know...
You simply can't compete or even imagine what some of these guys south of the border are getting
I bought my first bike in Edmonton, drove it to Calgary in April and froze to death
I think the brakes worked and it had tires, but what I remember most was chilling three consecutive bath tubs in Red Deer then getting back on
[edit] you could have thrown in a load of wash
Anyway, it was the October '83 issue - All About Oil that I really liked the most; by then all of the Enduros had gone to the mono shock and KTM was always gonna be the fastest in the dirt, but who cared?
I mean about the KTM?
What I remember mainly about Cycle World that it was Cycle World; it took a hard objective look at things in a collective sort of fashion; there were differences of opinion and you got the impression that some of these guys
even rode the bikes
For a while, I bought all of and then only some of the other publications including one that was published in Canada but they never had the sort of believability that CW had
In a way it's like baseball and I wouldn't look out the window to see a baseball game but, if you play all year, hard and with dedication, no one in Canada can possibly compare; we don't go outside for on average six months a year,
and when we do, well there's all that snow and you know...
You simply can't compete or even imagine what some of these guys south of the border are getting
I bought my first bike in Edmonton, drove it to Calgary in April and froze to death
I think the brakes worked and it had tires, but what I remember most was chilling three consecutive bath tubs in Red Deer then getting back on
[edit] you could have thrown in a load of wash
...oh yeah... Utube...
... So there I was, minding my own business, when...
My transmission in my Jeep failed; I watched a guy rebuilding his in I think it was 110? or some horrible temperature, I mean he had a garage, I don't have a garage, but thing is, he did a You Tube on the project
He did it in various parts and I was able to get I think it was 1 to 7 and whatever it was; a couple missing anyways
This guy, who was even at the time, older than all of you out there, did this video that I have never been able to find again but here's the thing,
He documented his experience and did a great job, it was nothing short of inspiring, it was an account of testicular fortitude and perserverance nothing short, I laughed my ass off, what an idiot, but it was real
and he did it, at least I think he did; I couldn't find the final episodes or the three I missed but my point is thus
you can't always get what you want, but if you try
Remember our good shepard Bob sold the rights finally realizing that yes, in fact, the times they actually are... well, you know the rest
[edit] oh yeah
Dillon [is that how you spell it] changing and like everyone else... sold the residuals and ... cashed out
My transmission in my Jeep failed; I watched a guy rebuilding his in I think it was 110? or some horrible temperature, I mean he had a garage, I don't have a garage, but thing is, he did a You Tube on the project
He did it in various parts and I was able to get I think it was 1 to 7 and whatever it was; a couple missing anyways
This guy, who was even at the time, older than all of you out there, did this video that I have never been able to find again but here's the thing,
He documented his experience and did a great job, it was nothing short of inspiring, it was an account of testicular fortitude and perserverance nothing short, I laughed my ass off, what an idiot, but it was real
and he did it, at least I think he did; I couldn't find the final episodes or the three I missed but my point is thus
you can't always get what you want, but if you try
Remember our good shepard Bob sold the rights finally realizing that yes, in fact, the times they actually are... well, you know the rest
[edit] oh yeah
Dillon [is that how you spell it] changing and like everyone else... sold the residuals and ... cashed outAttachments
glad to see you back Lee. I see you've moved from GA to TN, welcome back.