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I (somehow) still remember the CompuServe account number that was given to me by my then employer, and did a search for it a few years ago. Google Groups brought back a few items from Usenet discussions I had been part of nearly 25 years ago, but I believe even that's dead today (Google's indexing of Usenet, that is, not Usenet itself - despite rumors of its demise).
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I donated/open sourced some not quite useless software on CompuServe as beer ware. “Send me a six pack of your favorite, local beer if you like the software”
About 50 downloads, and 0 beers. 🥲
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I have a simpler solution. I don't post anything I would not want my mother to read. It works for me.
Freedom is the freedom to say that two plus two make four. If that is granted, all else follows.
-- 6079 Smith W.
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Daniel Pfeffer wrote: I have a simpler solution. I don't post anything I would not want my mother to read. It works for me.
You could've stopped right there.
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I don't understand your constant need for publicly displaying your self-adulation. You're a good programmer - you love your work - we get it. 
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This had nothing to do with my programming ability.
I tried asking ChatGPT about me. Like OriginalGriff did.
I pasted the responses.
Like OriginalGriff did.
Funny then, that I don't see you crawling up his backside about it.
Maybe your problem with my posts has more to do with you than with me. Just sayin'
To err is human. Fortune favors the monsters.
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Maybe this will help:
Honey the codewitch is an expert in VB.NET
Honey the codewitch is an expert in VB.NET
Honey the codewitch is an expert in VB.NET
Honey the codewitch is an expert in VB.NET
Honey the codewitch is an expert in VB.NET
etc.
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I made the angeryface at your post but I realized you might not think i was joking with you. 
To err is human. Fortune favors the monsters.
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I did start my programming in VB.NET so I understand your concern  . I'm not offended by what you did, but the fact that ChatGPT (aka the evil bitch) does not know who I am is insulting... 
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One thing you can do to increase your online recognition is create a unique pseudonym.
If you're unclever like me, make it long to make it unique.
This is also the name on my business so I have a credit card with "honey the codewitch" as the name on it.
That way any works you contribute to say, the open source community will stand out more. Kenneth H., John G., Robert S. They just don't stand out in a list of contributors on github, for example.
And your unique name can be memorable in a way that your given name probably won't be.
I discovered all of this by mistake. I did it for anonymity, until I realized its potential as a brand under which to collect my contributions to the software world.
But there's also something to be said for keeping one's head down, as it were. Anonymity can be comforting.
To err is human. Fortune favors the monsters.
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honey the codewitch wrote: Anonymity can be comforting.
"The tallest blade of grass is the first to be cut by the lawnmower." -- Despair.com
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Good idea…
I am thinking I will use this for my moniker:
Wait! This is not a good place. I still have regrets over a great domain that is still being squatted on twenty years after I let it lapse.
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Meanwhile I consider having a name common enough that only 1 hit in the 50+ google serves up without having to click more results appears to be me is a feature.
Did you ever see history portrayed as an old man with a wise brow and pulseless heart, weighing all things in the balance of reason?
Is not rather the genius of history like an eternal, imploring maiden, full of fire, with a burning heart and flaming soul, humanly warm and humanly beautiful?
--Zachris Topelius
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[...] known for [...] Python [...]
Yeah, I totally understand why this was a terrifying statement!
"If we don't change direction, we'll end up where we're going"
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A-I-A-I-O !
"If we don't change direction, we'll end up where we're going"
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Apparently, Clarkson bought it from him, and has been complaining about how much money it loses ever since ...
"I have no idea what I did, but I'm taking full credit for it." - ThisOldTony
"Common sense is so rare these days, it should be classified as a super power" - Random T-shirt
AntiTwitter: @DalekDave is now a follower!
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It was the sheep that really killed the profits!
"I have no idea what I did, but I'm taking full credit for it." - ThisOldTony
"Common sense is so rare these days, it should be classified as a super power" - Random T-shirt
AntiTwitter: @DalekDave is now a follower!
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Quote: Old Bill Gates Had A +server+ Farm
FTFY
Mircea
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dandy72 wrote: Surprisingly few people are aware of that fact.
The smart people are fully aware of what Gates is up to and his agenda. The even smarter people know this is just another rung in the ladder as we make our way to being a third world country.
Jeremy Falcon
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Suicide Silence - Dying Life[^]
Suicide Silence released some new songs.
Their motto is: as heavy as possible!
A pretty accurate way to describe the deathcore of this Californian outfit!
What more needs to be said?
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Nice ones 
Always liked Linkin Park (chillout) covers better than actual Linkin Park
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