So I succumbed to the demon...

[nat]

Someone else (Seldane?) pointed out how shitty a design they've got going over at MySpace, and the procedure for adding music to your page is a prime example of this.

I did it and it was the most akward process I've ever been compelled to endure.

OK, I wasn't really even all that compelled.

[Kitsunexus]

Lamest.....myspace.....page.....ever.

"This profile is set to private. This user must add you as a friend to see his/her profile."

Not very interesting, and I ain't joining just to see your page.  I'm certain that Xiphas is correct - all myspace pages need more sparkles and crappy bgm.  Can I suggest that you add some jack ass cursor tails? 

50% pwn, 50% WTF - this almost redeems the page though.

I really don't want you to join my page, it's just to keep in touch with my IRL friends who are so stupid they refuse to get AIM (GAIM is even MORE of a stretch).

And yeah, I'm not putting all that HTML shit on there. My computer is slow enough.

[Joe Redifer]

What is GAIM?  Gay AOL Instant Messenger?

[Hobo Xiphas]

The outdated name of an awesome instant messenger program, GNU AIM.  It's now called Pidgin because the jerks at AOL sued them.

I don't really use IM anymore, but if you have to use it, Pidgin is the program to use.

[Keranu]

Whoa, I didn't even know they changed the name to Pidgin! I guess it's because I don't use IM much either and haven't updated in months.

[guyjin]

Under the new name, does it suck any less? I used to use GAIM, but went back to trillian because it was so bad.

[Kitsunexus]

Funny, I switched to GA...Pidgin, because Trillian would always crash on me, the IRC never worked for more than 2 minutes, file transfers were always corrupted, the skins sucked, and one day it refused to boot, citing an "unknown translation" as the cause (which makes no f*cking sense).


This has it's problems, sure, but it's a lot more reliable than Trillian and is CERTAINLY more eye-pleasing than the standard AOL AIM client.

[FM-77]

I just use a hacked version (no ads) of MSN Messenger 7.0. It's simple and it doesn't support the useless IM services that nobody uses - like AIM and ICQ.

[Kitsunexus]

useless IM services that nobody uses - like AIM and ICQ.

Wow, you're the first one I've heard to claim they use MSN.

[FM-77]

Guess Europe and USA is different in that department. Nobody, and I mean NOBODY uses AIM here. Most people have never even heard of it. Everybody's using MSN though. Even those who don't use computers.

As for ICQ... well, does anyone use it, anywhere?

[offsidewing]

I only communicate electronically on this forum.

I though only sexual predators and 50-something divorcee's used IMs.

I actually have a Myspace page only because I made "Humpty Dance" my theme music.  One of the girls that works for me made it way back when I was single.

[Joe Redifer]

Same here, I rarely ever talk on Instant Messaging programs.  I've done the video chat a few times just for the novelty, but I'd rather e-mail or post in nerdy forums.

[Keranu]

I've noticed that most Europeans (actually Asians too) tend to only use MSN and not AIM. They used to use ICQ, but have switched over to MSN over the years. I think the reason why the rest of the world refuses to use AIM is because it's American Online Instant Messenger.

[offsidewing]

Yeah, they'd really hate us if we stopped our international disaster relief projects or if we didn't allow foreign countries do default on their loans.

The only American thing I'm ashamed of is AOL.  I'd take Dan Quayle over AOL any day!

[nat]

I visited Dan Quayle's home town once, while he was still in office.

I think it was 1990.