From: xenon@yabbs
To: liqjesus@yabbs
Subject: re: good old days
Date: Sun Sep 26 23:32:29 1993
Yes, YES, YES!  I hate calling a board with a huge 50 page application 
asking stupid things like whats ES stand for?  Like any asswipe couldn't 
read 2600 or Phrack and find out everything in a single issue.  I just 
have one question...WHY?  (er, that's ESS...)  I mean, its not like a 
fed's not gonna know what a 5ESS or an X-Bar is.  If they don't, then what 
are they doing bustin' BBSs?  I've pratically...well, I have given up 
calling new board 'cuz they're basically a waste of time.  I mean, I'm 
sure there are some good ones out there, but the sheer quantity of these 
other 3l33t boards sorta ruin the x-periance.

Actually, I've never really thought of myself as an elite d00d because my 
main driving force is information itself.  And not only gathering 
knowledge, but spreading whatever small tibits of info I have to others 
who ask.  I guess that sorta goes against the grain of being totally 
elite.  And that's probably why  I miss the "old" days like I do.  Sure, 
*maybe* I've done carding, VMB hacking, and other activities that one 
would call elite, but if I did partake in such activities, it was during 
my prepubecent years and definately nothing to brag about.  As for the 
bare inner workings, that's what keeps me going.  Not for exploitation, 
but just for the knowledge.  And what would I do with that knowledge if 
not make free long distance calls?  Well, willingly confide in others *if 
they ask*.  I'm not talking about trading, but the FREE exchage of 
information.  THAT's what I miss.

It's sad that people have to be so tight-lipped these days.  I'm not 
trying to place the blame on anyone here.  It's just society reacting to 
the explosive emergence to this new and wonderful technology.  I don't 
hate codrez and crackers and phreakers etc.  Just think if they all 
stopped warring and pooled the immense knowledge togeather...and no, I'm 
not some raving flower-child either.  Just a bored college student sitting 
on top of the fucin' world and high on technology.  I hope I never do, but 
will probably become some bored yuppie in a million $ house lined with 
plastic explosives to keep people away from my precious information.  Oh, 
man, am I getting depressed here ;).

--> Xenon
(stumples off his soapbox and wonders what the hell he just said...if this 
makes sense to you, PLEASE explain it to me!)
...and thank you for your support...*puke*