AIM Went Too Far This Time
OneShot315: goddamn i think everyone has the "i look away but i'm not away" thing
OneShot315: except for me
aZiANeYeDKat: lol
aZiANeYeDKat: oh, i only just got it today
aZiANeYeDKat: i had a really old version, but then they like made me update
OneShot315: who aol?
OneShot315: i get that screen but i just ignore it
This used to be a thing that AIM add-ons would have. Along with the away message, profile, and conversation loggers (shown above), AIM add-ons like DeadAim (which used to be free but no longer is) or what I use, MiddleMan, also had within them the "talk when you're away" function. AOL realized the cliche "if you can't beat em, join em", and has thus since added on a "seem like you're offline and talk to people", which is the eye in the upper left hand corner, and most recently, the "seem like you're away and talk to people".
I hate it when people are away, you "leave them one" as the phrase has been so popularly put, and a second later, right after you minimize or close the window awaiting their response which you think will come up to hours later, the window pops up and dings, catching you totally by surprise. Kinda sucks if you were watching some illicit material, but of course I have NOTHING to do with that. Seriously. For real for real.
What's the point of leaving one and being away when you're really not away? This new ability totally takes away from those points. The biggest excuse I've heard people use it is because there are certain stalker people or other annoying ones they don't want to talk to and wish to avoid, but all you have to do is block them off.
AIM went too far this time when including this feature, and it's one where continuous redundancy doesn't help. What are you people hiding from? Stop being away and actually be ONline when you're at the computer, and be away when you're AWAY from the computer. It's just common logic, but it seems that too many people are all caught up in this technoshit. Stop it goddammit, stop it!
I refuse to update to AIM 5.9, and it's a daily ritual to X out the window everytime it pops up. I refuse to be a part of such a diabolical debacle, and I choose to follow common sense. Stop being so damn annoying and stop being away when you're sitting at the keyboard, waiting for someone to fall into your little trap, you guerilla pricks.
OneShot315: except for me
aZiANeYeDKat: lol
aZiANeYeDKat: oh, i only just got it today
aZiANeYeDKat: i had a really old version, but then they like made me update
OneShot315: who aol?
OneShot315: i get that screen but i just ignore it
This used to be a thing that AIM add-ons would have. Along with the away message, profile, and conversation loggers (shown above), AIM add-ons like DeadAim (which used to be free but no longer is) or what I use, MiddleMan, also had within them the "talk when you're away" function. AOL realized the cliche "if you can't beat em, join em", and has thus since added on a "seem like you're offline and talk to people", which is the eye in the upper left hand corner, and most recently, the "seem like you're away and talk to people".
I hate it when people are away, you "leave them one" as the phrase has been so popularly put, and a second later, right after you minimize or close the window awaiting their response which you think will come up to hours later, the window pops up and dings, catching you totally by surprise. Kinda sucks if you were watching some illicit material, but of course I have NOTHING to do with that. Seriously. For real for real.
What's the point of leaving one and being away when you're really not away? This new ability totally takes away from those points. The biggest excuse I've heard people use it is because there are certain stalker people or other annoying ones they don't want to talk to and wish to avoid, but all you have to do is block them off.
AIM went too far this time when including this feature, and it's one where continuous redundancy doesn't help. What are you people hiding from? Stop being away and actually be ONline when you're at the computer, and be away when you're AWAY from the computer. It's just common logic, but it seems that too many people are all caught up in this technoshit. Stop it goddammit, stop it!
I refuse to update to AIM 5.9, and it's a daily ritual to X out the window everytime it pops up. I refuse to be a part of such a diabolical debacle, and I choose to follow common sense. Stop being so damn annoying and stop being away when you're sitting at the keyboard, waiting for someone to fall into your little trap, you guerilla pricks.
posted by KTrain at 5:02 PM
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