• BBSING

    From Utopian Galt@VERT to All on Fri Jan 23 21:34:20 2026
    I am thinking with government restrictions in Australia and the United Kingdom, we should be using BBSing as an alternative medium. Its akin to HAM radio now.

    You should not need to submit your ID just to use a bloody search engine.

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  • From MRO@VERT/BBSESINF to Utopian Galt on Fri Jan 23 23:48:38 2026
    Re: BBSING
    By: Utopian Galt to All on Fri Jan 23 2026 09:34 pm

    I am thinking with government restrictions in Australia and
    the United Kingdom, we should be using BBSing as an alternative
    medium. Its akin to HAM radio now.

    You should not need to submit your ID just to use a bloody search
    engine.

    they would jump on that shit and regulate it in a heart beat.
    someone can do a year in jail for saying immigrants are bad in uk.
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  • From deon@VERT/ALTERANT to Utopian Galt on Sat Jan 24 18:47:13 2026
    Re: BBSING
    By: Utopian Galt to All on Fri Jan 23 2026 09:34 pm

    Howdy,

    I am thinking with government restrictions in Australia and the United Kingdom, we should be using BBSing as an alternative medium. Its akin to HAM radio now.

    What restrictions are those?


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  • From Accession@VERT/PHARCYDE to Utopian Galt on Sat Jan 24 06:57:48 2026
    Hey Utopian!

    On Fri, Jan 23 2026 23:34:20 -0600, you wrote:

    You should not need to submit your ID just to use a bloody search
    engine.

    Wow! Is that really happening?

    Regards,
    Nick

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  • From Utopian Galt@VERT to deon on Sat Jan 24 07:51:47 2026
    Re: BBSING
    By: deon to Utopian Galt on Sat Jan 24 2026 06:47 pm

    What restrictions are those?
    You have to show your ID before using a search engine in Australia.
    You have to show your ID if you want pr0n in the UK.

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  • From MRO@VERT/BBSESINF to deon on Sat Jan 24 05:01:26 2026
    Re: BBSING
    By: deon to Utopian Galt on Sat Jan 24 2026 06:47 pm

    Re: BBSING
    By: Utopian Galt to All on Fri Jan 23 2026 09:34 pm

    Howdy,

    I am thinking with government restrictions in Australia and the
    United Kingdom, we should be using BBSing as an alternative
    medium. Its akin to HAM radio now.

    What restrictions are those?


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    well if you complain about immigrants raping young local girls you
    go to jail for a year.

    i would call that restricting, but i'm crazy that way.
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  • From Gamgee@VERT/PALANTIR to Utopian Galt on Sat Jan 24 10:23:56 2026
    Utopian Galt wrote to All <=-

    I am thinking with government restrictions in Australia and the United Kingdom, we should be using BBSing as an alternative medium.

    Aren't we already doing that, right now?

    Its akin to HAM radio now.

    Maybe. Sort of.

    You should not need to submit your ID just to use a bloody search
    engine.

    Not sure what you're talking about here. I have certainly never done
    that.




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  • From Arelor@VERT/PALANTIR to Utopian Galt on Sat Jan 24 10:31:14 2026
    Re: BBSING
    By: Utopian Galt to All on Fri Jan 23 2026 09:34 pm

    I am thinking with government restrictions in Australia and the United Kingdom, we should be using BBSing as an alternative medium. Its akin to HAM radio now.

    You should not need to submit your ID just to use a bloody search engine.

    Agreed up to a point.

    The European Union is talking about deploying an European managed competitor to X, with the express purpose of having a policed social media that belongs to the European governments. They plan to enforce mandatory ID for it.

    I expect it to flop but in reality I am sur ethey do too. It is all a scam to waste tax money.


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  • From Arelor@VERT/PALANTIR to MRO on Sat Jan 24 10:35:37 2026
    Re: BBSING
    By: MRO to Utopian Galt on Fri Jan 23 2026 11:48 pm


    they would jump on that shit and regulate it in a heart beat.
    someone can do a year in jail for saying immigrants are bad in uk.

    Have you heard of that Pathways game the UK government created? It is a propaganda piece designed to teach children that watching righht-wing videos in social media or handing out political advertisements will get you arrested. In fact, they outright imply that private messaging platforms are terroristic.

    "Remember kids, it is illegal to download certain types of videos"

    "Finally he put himself in such position that he got arrested for the hurtful things he said"

    Fun fact, there is a character in that game whose role is that of an evil right-wing antagonist trying to turn you into a radical. Can you imagine what happens when you put a patriotic hot goth girl in front of 14 year olds? Yeah, they turned her into a right-wing icon, much like Torrente was turned into a right-wing icon in Spain despite the fact he was created to ridicule the right-wing.


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  • From Arelor@VERT/PALANTIR to Gamgee on Sat Jan 24 10:38:01 2026
    Re: Re: BBSING
    By: Gamgee to Utopian Galt on Sat Jan 24 2026 10:23 am


    You should not need to submit your ID just to use a bloody search engine.

    Not sure what you're talking about here. I have certainly never done
    that


    UK, Australia and certain EU countries have been acting bonkers for some years already, planning to mandate hard ID for using certain online services.

    You know, you want to join social media, you need full ID.


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  • From Nightfox@VERT/DIGDIST to Utopian Galt on Sat Jan 24 09:15:40 2026
    Re: BBSING
    By: Utopian Galt to deon on Sat Jan 24 2026 07:51 am

    You have to show your ID before using a search engine in Australia. You

    Every time? Or is it something you register with the search engine once and then you have to log in to use the search engine?

    Nightfox

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  • From Nightfox@VERT/DIGDIST to Gamgee on Sat Jan 24 09:19:04 2026
    Re: Re: BBSING
    By: Gamgee to Utopian Galt on Sat Jan 24 2026 10:23 am

    You should not need to submit your ID just to use a bloody search engine.

    Not sure what you're talking about here. I have certainly never done that.

    He specifically mentioned Australia and the United Kingdom. They have different laws there, and I assume that's what he was referring to.

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  • From MRO@VERT/BBSESINF to Accession on Sat Jan 24 11:32:22 2026
    Re: Re: BBSING
    By: Accession to Utopian Galt on Sat Jan 24 2026 06:57 am

    Hey Utopian!

    On Fri, Jan 23 2026 23:34:20 -0600, you wrote:

    You should not need to submit your ID just to use a bloody search
    engine.

    Wow! Is that really happening?


    it's australia. police beat the shit out of a woman and lifted up her dress because she wasn't wearing a mask at a beach.


    https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2025/jul/20/face-age-and-id-checks-usin g-the-internet-in-australia-is-about-to-fundamentally-change
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  • From MRO@VERT/BBSESINF to Utopian Galt on Sat Jan 24 11:36:27 2026
    Re: BBSING
    By: Utopian Galt to deon on Sat Jan 24 2026 07:51 am

    Re: BBSING
    By: deon to Utopian Galt on Sat Jan 24 2026 06:47 pm

    What restrictions are those?
    You have to show your ID before using a search engine in Australia.
    You have to show your ID if you want pr0n in the UK.


    "Measures to be deployed by online services could include looking at your account history, or using facial age assurance and bank card checks. Identity checks using IDs such as drivers licences to keep children under 16 off
    social media will also apply to logged-in accounts for search engines from December, under an industry code that came into force at the end of June.

    The code will require search engines to have age assurance measures for all accounts, and where an account holder is determined to be aged under 18, the search engine would be required to switch on safe search features to filter out content such as pornography from search results.

    "


    and google and apple are developing device level checks.

    i think this is just an excuse to take away everyones privacy entirely.
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  • From MRO@VERT/BBSESINF to Arelor on Sat Jan 24 11:53:24 2026
    Re: BBSING
    By: Arelor to MRO on Sat Jan 24 2026 10:35 am

    It is a propaganda piece designed to teach children that watching righht-wing videos in social media or handing out political
    advertisements will get you arrested. In fact, they outright
    imply that private messaging platforms are terroristic.

    "Remember kids, it is illegal to download certain types of videos"


    no but i believe it. i do see videos of police knocking on their doors and asking the people 'did you say this on facebook'. and shit isnt even that bad.

    i think my bbs haters should go live in the uk. people like me would go to prison for life over there :D :D

    "Sir, did you say this guy's.....ahem..... 'ansi screens' are 'too fucking long' and annoying. and ahem.... 'RETARDED'??
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  • From poindexter FORTRAN@VERT/REALITY to Utopian Galt on Sat Jan 24 09:59:21 2026
    Utopian Galt wrote to All <=-

    You should not need to submit your ID just to use a bloody search
    engine.

    I have no problem submitting your ID to use a search engine - could you
    post it somewhere?



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  • From poindexter FORTRAN@VERT/REALITY to Utopian Galt on Sat Jan 24 09:59:21 2026
    Utopian Galt wrote to deon <=-


    What restrictions are those?
    You have to show your ID before using a search engine in Australia.
    You have to show your ID if you want pr0n in the UK.

    That's nothing - according to Trump, you need to show ID in the US to
    buy gas and groceries.



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  • From fusion@VERT/CFBBS to Arelor on Sat Jan 24 14:37:00 2026
    On 24 Jan 2026, Arelor said the following...

    Fun fact, there is a character in that game whose role is that of an evil right-wing antagonist trying to turn you into a radical. Can you imagine what happens when you put a patriotic hot goth girl in front of 14 year olds? Yeah, they turned her into a right-wing icon, much like Torrente
    was turned into a right-wing icon in Spain despite the fact he was
    created to ridicule the right-wing.

    that was quite funny actually. they made her hair purple because they assumed that people leaning right might associate that with something negative the same way they do when they see left wing people with brightly colored hair.

    turns out it's not the hair color that's the problem with those people ;)

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  • From MRO@VERT/BBSESINF to poindexter FORTRAN on Sat Jan 24 15:39:53 2026
    Re: Re: BBSING
    By: poindexter FORTRAN to Utopian Galt on Sat Jan 24 2026 09:59 am


    That's nothing - according to Trump, you need to show ID in the US to
    buy gas and groceries.

    according to the guy you voted for he didn't know what planet he was on, nor did he know what he was signing almost every single time.


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  • From deon@VERT/ALTERANT to Utopian Galt on Sun Jan 25 08:16:45 2026
    Re: BBSING
    By: Utopian Galt to deon on Sat Jan 24 2026 07:51 am

    Howdy

    What restrictions are those?
    You have to show your ID before using a search engine in Australia.

    I dont have to show ID to use a search engine.

    Where did you hear that?


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  • From deon@VERT/ALTERANT to MRO on Sun Jan 25 08:18:47 2026
    Re: BBSING
    By: MRO to deon on Sat Jan 24 2026 05:01 am

    Howdy,

    I am thinking with government restrictions in Australia and the
    United Kingdom, we should be using BBSing as an alternative
    medium. Its akin to HAM radio now.

    What restrictions are those?

    well if you complain about immigrants raping young local girls you
    go to jail for a year.

    i would call that restricting, but i'm crazy that way.

    Not sure that these two topics are related.

    But if you rape, a year is too lenient.


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  • From deon@VERT/ALTERANT to Arelor on Sun Jan 25 08:26:21 2026
    Re: Re: BBSING
    By: Arelor to Gamgee on Sat Jan 24 2026 10:38 am

    Howdy,

    UK, Australia and certain EU countries have been acting bonkers for some years already, planning to mandate hard ID for using certain online services.

    I'm always amused by statements like this.

    Where do I need to show my "hard ID"?


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  • From MRO@VERT/BBSESINF to deon on Sat Jan 24 16:50:09 2026
    Re: BBSING
    By: deon to MRO on Sun Jan 25 2026 08:18 am

    What restrictions are those?

    well if you complain about immigrants raping young local girls you go
    to jail for a year.

    i would call that restricting, but i'm crazy that way.

    Not sure that these two topics are related.

    But if you rape, a year is too lenient.


    that happened in the uk.


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  • From MRO@VERT/BBSESINF to deon on Sat Jan 24 16:51:07 2026
    Re: Re: BBSING
    By: deon to Arelor on Sun Jan 25 2026 08:26 am

    UK, Australia and certain EU countries have been acting bonkers
    for some years already, planning to mandate hard ID for using
    certain online services.

    I'm always amused by statements like this.

    the goverments made announcements.

    Where do I need to show my "hard ID"?

    apparently to whatever device you are using.


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  • From deon@VERT/ALTERANT to MRO on Sun Jan 25 11:24:54 2026
    Re: Re: BBSING
    By: MRO to deon on Sat Jan 24 2026 04:51 pm

    Howdy,

    I'm always amused by statements like this.

    the goverments made announcements.

    If they did, I would have thought we'd know about it...


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  • From Arelor@VERT/PALANTIR to deon on Sat Jan 24 18:56:31 2026
    Re: Re: BBSING
    By: deon to Arelor on Sun Jan 25 2026 08:26 am


    I'm always amused by statements like this.

    Where do I need to show my "hard ID"?

    1) I have said they have been acting bonkers about it and planning to enforce it for years, not that they have those plans deployed necessarily.

    2) Spain has openly been planning to enforce soft cryptographical identification and the standards they intend to use to enforce them are public.

    3) "The laws, which were brought in at the beginning of October, require people in the UK to prove they are 18 or older before being allowed to access adult content online. Users must now provide either a digital ID, driver’s licence, or passport details, or use a third-party verification service before viewing explicit material." Ali Kayani on The Issue on 13/8/2025



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  • From Nightfox@VERT/DIGDIST to deon on Sat Jan 24 17:56:55 2026
    Re: Re: BBSING
    By: deon to Arelor on Sun Jan 25 2026 08:26 am

    UK, Australia and certain EU countries have been acting bonkers for some
    years already, planning to mandate hard ID for using certain online
    services.

    I'm always amused by statements like this.

    Where do I need to show my "hard ID"?

    I would imagine you could get a photo of your state or government issued ID (either by taking a photo of it with your smartphone or scanning it where a scanner is available), and then upload the photo from the device you're using. Or, if they're really strict, maybe they'd mave someone video chat with you and you'd show them via webcam.

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  • From MRO@VERT/BBSESINF to deon on Sat Jan 24 19:42:48 2026
    Re: Re: BBSING
    By: deon to MRO on Sun Jan 25 2026 11:24 am

    Re: Re: BBSING
    By: MRO to deon on Sat Jan 24 2026 04:51 pm

    Howdy,

    I'm always amused by statements like this.

    the goverments made announcements.

    If they did, I would have thought we'd know about it...


    dunno. maybe they gave up.


    https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2025/jul/20/face-age-and-id-checks-usin g-the-internet-in-australia-is-about-to-fundamentally-change


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  • From Gamgee@VERT/PALANTIR to Nightfox on Sat Jan 24 20:22:59 2026
    Nightfox wrote to Gamgee <=-

    Re: Re: BBSING
    By: Gamgee to Utopian Galt on Sat Jan 24 2026 10:23 am

    You should not need to submit your ID just to use a bloody search engine.

    Not sure what you're talking about here. I have certainly never done that.

    He specifically mentioned Australia and the United Kingdom. They have different laws there, and I assume that's what he was referring to.

    Perhaps he did mention that in some other message, but not in the one
    that I quoted and replied to. There was no such context that I saw at
    the time I wrote it - maybe he said that in some later message. Shrug.




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  • From Gamgee@VERT/PALANTIR to Arelor on Sat Jan 24 20:22:59 2026
    Arelor wrote to Gamgee <=-

    Re: Re: BBSING
    By: Gamgee to Utopian Galt on Sat Jan 24 2026 10:23 am

    You should not need to submit your ID just to use a bloody search engine.

    Not sure what you're talking about here. I have certainly never done
    that

    UK, Australia and certain EU countries have been acting bonkers for
    some years already, planning to mandate hard ID for using certain
    online services.

    Ahhh, didn't know that.

    You know, you want to join social media, you need full ID.

    Yeah, that's a little extreme.

    Makes me laugh even harder when I see Euro-folks calling the USA a bunch
    of "facists"... The whole "glass houses" thing.




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  • From Gamgee@VERT/PALANTIR to poindexter FORTRAN on Sat Jan 24 20:22:59 2026
    poindexter FORTRAN wrote to Utopian Galt <=-

    What restrictions are those?

    You have to show your ID before using a search engine in Australia.
    You have to show your ID if you want pr0n in the UK.

    That's nothing - according to Trump, you need to show ID in the US to
    buy gas and groceries.

    Really? Where'd you get that from?

    I'm sure you can provide some evidence/reference that he's actually said
    that?




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  • From deon@VERT/ALTERANT to Arelor on Sun Jan 25 13:25:53 2026
    Re: Re: BBSING
    By: Arelor to deon on Sat Jan 24 2026 06:56 pm

    I'm always amused by statements like this.

    Where do I need to show my "hard ID"?

    1) I have said they have been acting bonkers about it and planning to enforce it for years, not that they have those plans deployed necessarily.

    2) Spain has openly been planning to enforce soft cryptographical identification and the standards they intend to use to enforce them are public.

    3) "The laws, which were brought in at the beginning of October, require people in the UK to prove they are 18 or older before being allowed to access adult content online. Users must now provide either a digital ID, driver’s licence, or passport details, or use a third-party verification service before viewing explicit material." Ali Kayani on The Issue on 13/8/2025

    I cant comment on the UK. In Australia I still dont know where I need to show my "hard ID" as stated in a previous message...


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  • From deon@VERT/ALTERANT to Nightfox on Sun Jan 25 13:31:43 2026
    Re: Re: BBSING
    By: Nightfox to deon on Sat Jan 24 2026 05:56 pm

    UK, Australia and certain EU countries have been acting bonkers for some
    years already, planning to mandate hard ID for using certain online
    services.

    I'm always amused by statements like this.

    Where do I need to show my "hard ID"?

    I would imagine you could get a photo of your state or government issued ID (either by taking a photo of it with your smartphone or scanning it where a scanner is available), and then upload the photo from the device you're using. Or, if they're really strict, maybe they'd mave someone video chat with you and you'd show them via webcam.

    Huh?

    I find it interesting that foreigners tell stories of what is needed to be done in Australia and how life here is bad because of it.

    Normally I skip past this crap, but I thought I'd dig a bit deeper to see where people are getting their information from...

    I think a lot of this is a case of "Let's eat Grandma!" vs "Let's eat, Grandma!" and intuition not questioning that the first comment seems odd.


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  • From Arelor@VERT/PALANTIR to deon on Sun Jan 25 04:31:11 2026
    Re: Re: BBSING
    By: deon to Nightfox on Sun Jan 25 2026 01:31 pm


    Huh?

    I find it interesting that foreigners tell stories of what is needed to be done in Australia and how life here is bad because of it.


    BBS are such scumbags, aren't they?

    "The government says firms must take "reasonable steps" to keep kids off their platforms, and should use multiple age assurance technologies.

    These could include government IDs, face or voice recognition, or so-called "age inference", which analyses online behaviour and interactions to estimate a person's age.

    Meta said it blocked approximately 550,000 accounts during the first days of the ban."

    --BBC January 23th 2026.


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  • From Arelor@VERT/PALANTIR to deon on Sun Jan 25 04:32:49 2026
    Re: Re: BBSING
    By: Arelor to deon on Sun Jan 25 2026 04:31 am

    be done in Australia and how life here is bad because of it.


    BBS are such scumbags, aren't they?

    Just to be clear, that quote is from a BBC article talking about Australian age registration enforcement

    https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cwyp9d3ddqyo

    So now you know where people is getting their info from. "Reputable news outlets".


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  • From MRO@VERT/BBSESINF to deon on Sun Jan 25 07:02:20 2026
    Re: Re: BBSING
    By: deon to Arelor on Sun Jan 25 2026 01:25 pm

    material." Ali Kayani on The Issue on 13/8/2025

    I cant comment on the UK. In Australia I still dont know where I need
    to show my "hard ID" as stated in a previous message...

    if they pull it off you will show it into your device most likely.

    it's probably too difficult to pull off.


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  • From MRO@VERT/BBSESINF to Arelor on Sun Jan 25 07:05:14 2026
    Re: Re: BBSING
    By: Arelor to deon on Sun Jan 25 2026 04:31 am

    Re: Re: BBSING
    By: deon to Nightfox on Sun Jan 25 2026 01:31 pm


    Huh?

    I find it interesting that foreigners tell stories of what is needed
    to be done in Australia and how life here is bad because of it.

    deon, it's because of whats on the news, same as why you guys think the usa sucks. plus, you are used to giving up your freedom for the greater good, right?

    BBS are such scumbags, aren't they?

    "The government says firms must take "reasonable steps" to keep kids
    off their platforms, and should use multiple age assurance
    technologies.

    These could include government IDs, face or voice recognition,
    or so-called "age inference", which analyses online behaviour
    and interactions to estimate a person's age.

    Meta said it blocked approximately 550,000 accounts during the first
    days of the ban."

    meta has been banning tons of accounts with ai for quite a while.
    then they ask the people to upload a video of them turning their head so they can catalog their face. i'd rather stay off that shit.


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  • From deon@VERT/ALTERANT to Arelor on Sun Jan 25 23:25:21 2026
    Re: Re: BBSING
    By: Arelor to deon on Sun Jan 25 2026 04:31 am

    Howdy,

    "The government says firms must take "reasonable steps" to keep kids off their platforms, and should use multiple age assurance technologies.

    This conversation didnt start about "kids".

    And I agree, kids should be outside kicking dirt, not glued to a screen.


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  • From Accession@VERT/PHARCYDE to deon on Sun Jan 25 09:30:57 2026
    Hey Deon!

    On Sun, Jan 25 2026 06:25:21 -0600, you wrote:

    This conversation didnt start about "kids".

    Yeah, this seemed to veer in a completely different direction.

    And I agree, kids should be outside kicking dirt, not glued to a screen.

    Or, as mentioned in a previous message, surfing pr0n sites - which still falls under the "glued to a screen" category, I suppose, and also completely changed the meaning of the quoted text. <sigh> I shouldn't have replied to this. :D

    Regards,
    Nick

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  • From phigan@VERT/TACOPRON to deon on Sun Jan 25 08:59:52 2026
    Re: BBSING
    By: deon to MRO on Sun Jan 25 2026 08:18 am

    But if you rape, a year is too lenient.

    What if you rape only to save?

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  • From MRO@VERT/BBSESINF to deon on Sun Jan 25 09:58:00 2026
    Re: Re: BBSING
    By: deon to Arelor on Sun Jan 25 2026 11:25 pm

    Re: Re: BBSING
    By: Arelor to deon on Sun Jan 25 2026 04:31 am

    Howdy,

    "The government says firms must take "reasonable steps" to keep kids
    off their platforms, and should use multiple age assurance
    technologies.

    This conversation didnt start about "kids".

    And I agree, kids should be outside kicking dirt, not glued to a
    screen.

    with dovenet (and us) it's hard to see what the conversation started with, also it changes as the wind blows.

    i think it started with that guy who thinks deuce and echicken were rude to him when he asked for help.


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  • From phigan@VERT/TACOPRON to deon on Sun Jan 25 09:09:49 2026
    Re: Re: BBSING
    By: deon to Arelor on Sun Jan 25 2026 01:25 pm

    I cant comment on the UK. In Australia I still dont know where I need to sho my "hard ID" as stated in a previous message...

    At the politburo, of course.

    "Hi, I'm here so I can use AskJeeves..."

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  • From The Wanderer@VERT/YAKKING to Utopian Galt on Sun Jan 25 10:25:26 2026
    Re: BBSING
    By: Utopian Galt to deon on Sat Jan 24 2026 07:51 am

    You have to show your ID before using a search engine in Australia. You

    Sure do you, just like you have to scan your rectal print to be able to walk outside in the U.S.

    https://piunikaweb.com/2025/12/29/australia-search-age-checks-rolling-out/

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  • From poindexter FORTRAN@VERT/REALITY to Gamgee on Sun Jan 25 10:40:48 2026
    Gamgee wrote to poindexter FORTRAN <=-

    That's nothing - according to Trump, you need to show ID in the US to
    buy gas and groceries.

    Really? Where'd you get that from?

    I'm sure you can provide some evidence/reference that he's actually
    said that?

    Yes.

    https://www.youtube.com/live/Bo8bMllxsDg?t=495s




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  • From Gamgee@VERT/PALANTIR to poindexter FORTRAN on Sun Jan 25 15:16:29 2026
    poindexter FORTRAN wrote to Gamgee <=-

    Gamgee wrote to poindexter FORTRAN <=-

    That's nothing - according to Trump, you need to show ID in the US to
    buy gas and groceries.

    Really? Where'd you get that from?

    I'm sure you can provide some evidence/reference that he's actually
    said that?

    Yes.

    https://www.youtube.com/live/Bo8bMllxsDg?t=495s

    Yep, OK. Not sure why he would say that, unless he meant to buy alcohol
    or cigarettes or somethning. We all (including you) know that isn't
    true.




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  • From Denn@VERT/OUTWEST to poindexter FORTRAN on Sun Jan 25 14:55:03 2026
    That's nothing - according to Trump, you need to show ID in the US to
    buy gas and groceries.

    Really? Where'd you get that from?

    I'm sure you can provide some evidence/reference that he's actually
    said that?

    Yes.

    https://www.youtube.com/live/Bo8bMllxsDg?t=495s

    Yes, If you buy alchhol or tobacco you have to show id.
    So Trump is correct.
    Trump always baits the left.

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  • From Geo@VERT/DUNGEON to MRO on Mon Jan 26 15:40:44 2026
    And now in Australia it could be 15 years if you make someone feel bad!

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  • From poindexter FORTRAN@VERT/REALITY to Gamgee on Mon Jan 26 07:46:07 2026
    Gamgee wrote to poindexter FORTRAN <=-

    https://www.youtube.com/live/Bo8bMllxsDg?t=495s

    Yep, OK. Not sure why he would say that, unless he meant to buy
    alcohol or cigarettes or somethning. We all (including you) know that isn't true.

    Yes, but the president of my country doesn't know, and that's the
    concern.



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  • From poindexter FORTRAN@VERT/REALITY to Denn on Mon Jan 26 07:46:07 2026
    Denn wrote to poindexter FORTRAN <=-

    https://www.youtube.com/live/Bo8bMllxsDg?t=495s

    Yes, If you buy alchhol or tobacco you have to show id.
    So Trump is correct.
    Trump always baits the left.

    Groceries. He said Groceries.



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  • From poindexter FORTRAN@VERT/REALITY to The Wanderer on Mon Jan 26 07:46:07 2026
    The Wanderer wrote to Utopian Galt <=-

    You have to show your ID before using a search engine in Australia. You

    Sure do you, just like you have to scan your rectal print to be able to walk outside in the U.S.

    I made one on the copier at work, keep it folded up in my wallet - just
    in case.



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  • From Dumas Walker@VERT/CAPCITY2 to DEON on Mon Jan 26 10:03:34 2026
    "The government says firms must take "reasonable steps" to keep kids off their platforms, and should use multiple age assurance technologies.

    This conversation didnt start about "kids".

    And I agree, kids should be outside kicking dirt, not glued to a screen.

    He didn't mention kids specifically, but all of these countries (and some US states) that are coming up with ID laws are supposedly doing so to keep
    kids out of internet areas the governments have deemed unsafe.

    So, in other words, adults proving they are adults.

    That is their stated intention, anyway.


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  • From fusion@VERT/CFBBS to poindexter FORTRAN on Mon Jan 26 14:29:00 2026
    On 26 Jan 2026, poindexter FORTRAN said the following...

    https://www.youtube.com/live/Bo8bMllxsDg?t=495s

    Yes, If you buy alchhol or tobacco you have to show id.
    So Trump is correct.
    Trump always baits the left.

    Groceries. He said Groceries.

    "You go to a grocery store, you have to give ID."
    "You go to a gas station, you give ID."
    "But for voting, they want no voter ID"

    YOU'RE saying the word "groceries." YOU'RE inserting an (perceived) intended meaning.

    I think the only places I occasionally DO show my ID are at the bank, the secretary of state, and the GROCERY STORE.

    It makes lefties extremely upset when you point out the homeless drunks that walk around downtown in various cities have no problem getting a state ID to continue to do what they do. Yet somehow a sixteen year old kid with no intention of getting a drivers license is somehow incapable, heck even put through significant hardship in the course of getting an non-drivers-license state ID. Right.. So if these guys do just fine using their ID at the grocery store and gas station for boozin', why can't everyone else do it to vote?

    Maybe it's because we're not talking about people who are eligible for a legitimate ID in the first place? :)

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  • From Nightfox@VERT/DIGDIST to deon on Mon Jan 26 12:05:26 2026
    Re: Re: BBSING
    By: deon to Nightfox on Sun Jan 25 2026 01:31 pm

    Where do I need to show my "hard ID"?

    I would imagine you could get a photo of your state or government issued ID
    (either by taking a photo of it with your smartphone or scanning it where a
    scanner is available), and then upload the photo from the device you're
    using. Or, if they're really strict, maybe they'd mave someone video chat
    with you and you'd show them via webcam.

    Huh?

    I find it interesting that foreigners tell stories of what is needed to be done in Australia and how life here is bad because of it.

    Normally I skip past this crap, but I thought I'd dig a bit deeper to see where people are getting their information from...

    I think a lot of this is a case of "Let's eat Grandma!" vs "Let's eat, Grandma!" and intuition not questioning that the first comment seems odd.

    Naturally I was only speculating. I was only thinking of how a government *could* implement such a thing. Also, I didn't realize you're in Australia; you know more about what's happening there than I do.

    Nightfox

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  • From Gamgee@VERT/PALANTIR to poindexter FORTRAN on Mon Jan 26 13:58:41 2026
    poindexter FORTRAN wrote to Gamgee <=-

    Gamgee wrote to poindexter FORTRAN <=-

    https://www.youtube.com/live/Bo8bMllxsDg?t=495s

    Yep, OK. Not sure why he would say that, unless he meant to buy
    alcohol or cigarettes or somethning. We all (including you) know that isn't true.

    Yes, but the president of my country doesn't know, and that's the
    concern.

    Yes, but... even he knows. He's just talking out of his ass, like he
    often does, and like virtually all/any other politician does most of the
    time. They just can't seem to help it.




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  • From The Wanderer@VERT/YAKKING to poindexter FORTRAN on Mon Jan 26 11:56:15 2026
    Re: Re: BBSING
    By: poindexter FORTRAN to The Wanderer on Mon Jan 26 2026 07:46 am

    You have to show your ID before using a search engine in Australia. You

    Sure do you, just like you have to scan your rectal print to be able to
    walk outside in the U.S.

    I made one on the copier at work, keep it folded up in my wallet - just in case.

    Sounds like you'll be ready when you hear "Papers, please."!

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  • From Denn@VERT/OUTWEST to poindexter FORTRAN on Mon Jan 26 13:19:49 2026
    Re: Re: BBSING
    By: poindexter FORTRAN to Denn on Mon Jan 26 2026 07:46 am

    Yes, If you buy alchhol or tobacco you have to show id.
    So Trump is correct.
    Trump always baits the left.

    Groceries. He said Groceries.

    cigarettes and alchohol are groceries, when my wife and I
    go grocery shopping I buy myself some beer.
    beer = groceries.

    Denn

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  • From poindexter FORTRAN@VERT/REALITY to fusion on Mon Jan 26 15:22:00 2026
    Re: Re: BBSING
    By: fusion to poindexter FORTRAN on Mon Jan 26 2026 02:29 pm

    It makes lefties extremely upset when you point out the homeless drunks that

    I just read Lefties, blah blah blah. You're obviously not talking to me, you're preaching to the choir.

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  • From poindexter FORTRAN@VERT/REALITY to Denn on Mon Jan 26 15:29:18 2026
    Re: Re: BBSING
    By: Denn to poindexter FORTRAN on Mon Jan 26 2026 01:19 pm

    cigarettes and alchohol are groceries, when my wife and I go grocery shoppin I buy myself some beer. beer = groceries.

    When I go and buy avocados and Yerba Mate, I don't need to provide ID.

    Avocados = groceries.

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  • From Accession@VERT/PHARCYDE to poindexter FORTRAN on Tue Jan 27 17:09:16 2026
    Hey poindexter!

    On Mon, 26 Jan 2026 15:29:18 -0800, you wrote:

    When I go and buy avocados and Yerba Mate, I don't need to provide
    ID.

    Avocados = groceries.

    Apparantly, when you saw "Lefties blah blah blah" you decided to ignore the entire message, including the part where fusion recited /exactly/ what the President said (which wasn't "groceries"). Spinning what was actually said into something else doesn't make it true. :|

    If you can honestly say you have never had to show your ID at a "grocery store" before, while buying chewing tobacco, cigarettes, or beer/wine/liquor (specific things that DO require showing of an ID), then bless your soul. I doubt you can, though, after recently announcing you stopped drinking not too long ago.

    Regards,
    Nick

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  • From MRO@VERT/BBSESINF to Accession on Tue Jan 27 18:50:01 2026
    Re: BBSING
    By: Accession to poindexter FORTRAN on Tue Jan 27 2026 05:09 pm

    Apparantly, when you saw "Lefties blah blah blah" you decided to
    ignore the entire message, including the part where fusion recited
    /exactly/ what the President said (which wasn't "groceries").
    Spinning what was actually said into something else doesn't make
    it true. :|

    If you can honestly say you have never had to show your ID at a
    "grocery store" before, while buying chewing tobacco, cigarettes,
    or beer/wine/liquor (specific things that DO require showing of an
    ID), then bless your soul. I doubt you can, though, after recently announcing you stopped drinking not too long ago.


    actually i remember kroger stores asking for id if you wrote checks.
    pick n save, kroger, etc.

    not many people write checks anymore but i think some stores have people show id.


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  • From poindexter FORTRAN@VERT/REALITY to Accession on Tue Jan 27 16:29:06 2026
    Re: BBSING
    By: Accession to poindexter FORTRAN on Tue Jan 27 2026 05:09 pm

    If you can honestly say you have never had to show your ID at a "grocery store" before, while buying chewing tobacco, cigarettes, or beer/wine/liquor (specific things that DO require showing of an ID), then bless your soul. I doubt you can, though, after recently announcing you stopped drinking not to long ago.

    Trump also equated showing ID at the gas station, something I've never done. As for showing an ID at the grocery store, I suppose he should have been clearer about showing ID at a grocery store when buying age-restricted items.

    Maybe I'm wrong, but the intended message seemed to be you need to show your ID at the grocery store (every time). At least I'm not the only one, if that's the case.

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  • From Accession@VERT/PHARCYDE to poindexter FORTRAN on Tue Jan 27 21:13:02 2026
    Hey poindexter!

    On Tue, 27 Jan 2026 16:29:06 -0800, you wrote:

    Trump also equated showing ID at the gas station, something I've never
    done. As for showing an ID at the grocery store, I suppose he should
    have been clearer about showing ID at a grocery store when buying age-restricted items.

    Yes, because at a gas station, you can also buy chewing tobacco, cigarettes, and alcohol (sometimes). Most definitely, he should have been more clearer (is he ever, though?), precisely because people like to take what he says and twist it into something completely different.

    Don't get me wrong, I think the guy can be a complete tool when it comes to some of the shit he says, but damn. We gotta stop completely far fetching what people say just to try to make a point for one side of the political spectrum or the other. They're causing the chaos, and people are biting; hook, line, and sinker.

    Maybe I'm wrong, but the intended message seemed to be you need to show
    your ID at the grocery store (every time). At least I'm not the only
    one, if that's the case.

    Never once did he say "every time." It seemed to me as though he was listing off places that you occasionally need to show your ID, and then comparing that to people NOT wanting it for voting. Basically a WTF?! statement.

    Either way, the original discussion was about EU and Australia. Which, if they want adults to show ID for pr0n, maybe they should. Kids should have to work for that 15 minute half a boob .jpg download, or getting your ass whooped for stealing a Playboy! We sure as hell had to!

    But letting the governments deem what's unsafe and what's not may not be the best idea, and may be asking for trouble.

    Regards,
    Nick

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  • From Denn@VERT/OUTWEST to poindexter FORTRAN on Tue Jan 27 22:46:28 2026
    Re: BBSING
    By: poindexter FORTRAN to Accession on Tue Jan 27 2026 04:29 pm

    Trump also equated showing ID at the gas station, something I've never done. As for showing an ID at the grocery store, I suppose he should have been clearer about showing ID at a grocery store when buying age-restricted items.

    Maybe I'm wrong, but the intended message seemed to be you need to show your ID at the grocery store (every time). At least I'm not the only one, if that's the case.

    Have you never bought Beer or cigarette's at a gas station?
    and just to be fair, Do you really think that President Trump goes to grocery stores? or Gas stations?
    Here in Utah, If you buy Beer or Cigaettes at any store or Gas station you have to show ID, dosn't matter if you're 21 or 95.

    Denn

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    Denn

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