Path: csiph.com!news.swapon.de!weretis.net!feeder8.news.weretis.net!reader5.news.weretis.net!news.solani.org!.POSTED!not-for-mail From: Richmond Newsgroups: comp.misc Subject: Re: Residents Of =?utf-8?B?8J+HuvCfh7g=?= Lake Tahoe Losing Their Electricity Supplier To AI Date: Sat, 16 May 2026 13:51:43 +0100 Organization: Frantic Message-ID: <82pl2vy0tc.fsf@example.com> References: <10u5joq$1110u$1@dont-email.me> <82a4u183n3.fsf@example.com> <821pfcx2dp.fsf@example.com> <82wlx4vh69.fsf@example.com> <82bjefzn21.fsf@example.com> <82y0hjy3ej.fsf@example.com> <82tss7y1xk.fsf@example.com> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain Injection-Info: solani.org; logging-data="17431"; mail-complaints-to="abuse@news.solani.org" User-Agent: Gnus/5.13 (Gnus v5.13) Cancel-Lock: sha1:HUFosStCXl5WuvuVAE8n1RRmMzc= sha1:BFQd1SfYyWRIQMK872OrvygsUAI= X-User-ID: eJwFwYkBwCAIA8CVTE2gjKM8+4/gnbbB0mkyajSoJmNZI0Mi030BqFnR3/VziqW8wu6e/84DEMwRXA== Xref: csiph.com comp.misc:28603 oldernow writes: > On 2026-05-16, Richmond wrote: >> oldernow writes: >> >>> On 2026-05-16, Richmond wrote: >>>> oldernow writes: >>>> >>>>> outside its original context. >>>> >>>> The original response is still there on the server if you wish to >>>> look at it. >>> >>> Yeah. Too much effort for what it's worth to me at this point, all >>> other life things considered. >> >> I know that feeling. But I am glad to know you got over your spell of >> solipsism. > > I can see how it might look that way. > > But the impetus to post does seem to occur in what seems in a spell of > sorts. The need just suddenly kicks up like a cloud of dust, an itch > in need of scratching. And then sometimes it suddenly feels > meaningless in the middle of scratching. > > But that's not too different from any pursuit, really. I see my wife > suddenly in the grip of some obsession, and feel above such... but > next thing I know I'm in the middle of some ridiculous reply. > > Ugh.... > > But what I keep coming back to is that I really, really do love > typing. But I usually have little reason to type much anymore. But > then USENET comes to the rescue with the aforementioned dust storms. > > My fingertips thank you, USENET! With Gnus, going back to the previous article is just a matter of typing ^. With your love of typing it should be no effort. You went to considerably more effort to explain your battle with solipsism. Perhaps you should upgrade Slrn?