Sounds like a plan to me, Kendall! Too bad; it was fun while it lasted.
Per usual, AOL seems to behave as much like a "virus" as it ever does a "program"; I find it a little scarey that between them, Turner, and MS, they seem to be pretty much taking over the entire cyber-world. We seem to be left with very few choices except to do it their way or get out the quill pen and parchment, and learn to live without this wonder of modern technology.
The fact that an overwhelming majority of internet traffic, according to one report I heard some time ago (can't recall exact %) involves pornography, makes what I consider an alarming statement about our culture in general. "Yahoo" recently came out of the closet with it's association with the porn "industry" (I wonder if that's Unionized? - "The Brotherhood of Pedophiles & Smutmongers"... perhaps they'll go on strike & give humanity a break...) then dove back in when an unexpected storm of indignation broke over it. I avoid YAHOO like the plague now, as I do AOL - but that's sort of like boycotting China; we end up doing without a whole lot and it ends up being essentially impractible in this society and economy.
I sure hope some workable options appear, but with the Gates/AOL stranglehold on the cyber-market, I/m not holding my breath.
Now some of you have been following my political rantings on other threads & this observation may seem a little out of carachter... But just 'cause I identify generally with the "Conservative" end of the playing field doesn't necc. mean that I won't observe and criticize what I percieve to be greed, exploitation or abuse of power in the "Private" sector any less than when it raises it's ugly gob in the halls of Government beauraucracy. I have learned that conviently pidgionholing institutions, communities, or people into isolated categories and judging them accordingly can avoid the expenditure of much intellectual energy, but is ultimately disasterous in terms of community and Spirit. Having said that... WOW this text field is doing really WEIRD things.... I guess I'd better shut up before it gets worse! Later....