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08-01-2013, 08:06 PM #1There is no charge for Awesomeness
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Am I just Getting Old?
I was perusing my University's web pages the other day and came across a news item. It was reporting on a new Student Learning Centre building on one of our campuses which featured, among other things, a "Microsoft Tech lounge" with Xbox 360s.
For some reason this upsets me. I understand that for years universities have been a breeding ground for games and gamers, but it has always been on the students' own time and completely unsanctioned by the University. Now it seems the university is actively encouraging students to goof off while on campus.
Or am I just getting old?
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08-01-2013, 08:10 PM #2I shave with a spoon on a stick.
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08-01-2013, 08:18 PM #3Senior Member
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^^^^ what he said
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08-01-2013, 08:26 PM #4Senior Member
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You are as young as you feel, Jimbo.
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08-01-2013, 08:26 PM #5There is no charge for Awesomeness
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I suspected I might be. Thanks!
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08-01-2013, 10:26 PM #6
Everything is relative. When I hear my son (who is pushing 30) listening to music he grew up with I always ask him why he's listening to the "oldies". He doesn't find it amusing.
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08-02-2013, 01:13 AM #7The Great & Powerful Oz
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And Crotchety.
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08-02-2013, 01:23 AM #8Senior Member
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Another way to think of it is that the university is getting the gamers out of their dorm rooms into a public place.
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08-02-2013, 01:58 AM #9Senior Member
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Perhaps you should try a couple of Rock Stars and game out for a weekend, after which you can decide if you feel as though you have wound down or are just sketched out. It will help you understand the perspective of youth.
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08-02-2013, 02:35 AM #10(John Ayers in SRP Facebook Group)
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Since I'm getting old, it's only fair that you're getting old too. My alma mater has changed a lot since I was there including its name. My diploma says University of Southwestern Louisiana and the new ring I got says University of Louisiana. Originally Posted by Jimbo
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