Slope initially began as a blog, so this is where most of the website’s content resides. Here we have tens of thousands of posts dating back over a decade. These are listed in reverse chronological order. Click on any category icon below to see posts tagged with that particular subject, or click on a word in the category cloud on the right side of the screen for more specific choices.
You are disappointing me, Slope. Truly disappointing me! I’m in my 21st year of doing this, and in spite of all the features crammed onto the site, this is the kind of subscription “growth” I’ve enjoyed this year. How should this make me feel? Don’t go breaking my heart!
I first got online in 1982, and I’ve never looked back. To my dying day, I’ll remember every portion of the sound of a model dialing, handshaking, and connecting with another modem. Yet another part of my misspent youth is about to croak. Farewell, my 1200 baud friend!
I’m sure the boys in Gainesville would be interested in this, since they have long stipulated that on the eve of economic calamities, the public becomes fascinated by terror and depression.
