I just spent some time looking at stuff on this forum. I don't even recall how I ran across it a whole hour ago. I have absolutely nothing to ask or offer, though I'll presume to venture an observation or two. There are (or were) some genuinely fascinating old posts--and personalities--and REALLY cool people--here. You have my thanks and admiration.
It looks to me as if old hackers don't die, they just become system administrators.
or lazy bastards ;)
In order to survive in this world, we need to adapt =(
Using our skillset to make a living is basically the only solution.