Path: csiph.com!weretis.net!feeder9.news.weretis.net!i2pn.org!i2pn2.org!.POSTED!not-for-mail From: D Newsgroups: comp.os.linux.misc Subject: Re: How Long Since Last Kernel Update Date: Wed, 15 Jan 2025 22:15:45 +0100 Organization: i2pn2 (i2pn.org) Message-ID: <4e0b6f5f-d2a9-a255-5ced-40805e0ae753@example.net> References: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII; format=flowed Injection-Info: i2pn2.org; logging-data="3773743"; mail-complaints-to="usenet@i2pn2.org"; posting-account="w/4CleFT0XZ6XfSuRJzIySLIA6ECskkHxKUAYDZM66M"; In-Reply-To: X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 4.0.0 Xref: csiph.com comp.os.linux.misc:64408 On Wed, 15 Jan 2025, Charlie Gibbs wrote: > On 2025-01-15, Lars Poulsen wrote: > >> On 2025-01-15, vallor wrote: >> >>> Wouldn't it be nice if we could talk about Linux in the Linux >>> newsgroup? >> >> We do, occasionally ;-) but this group overlaps with >> alt.folklore.computers as a social medium for septugenarian nerds. Much >> of that chatter would probably be better in a group of its own, but then >> our fellow auld farts would never find it. >> >> I used to think that a Quora space would be the best place for it, but >> Quora has mostly lost the good guys due to bad housekeeping and >> overblown monetization. Maybe BlueSky can get there? > > I occasionally read another forum that's on Quora. I considered > replying to a thread, but then I saw that button labeled "Do not > sell my data." That means that if you forget - even once - to > click on that button while replying, whatever personal data you > give them is theirs to do whatever they want with. There's no > way in hell I'll ever register on such a forum - they'll just > have to do without my pearls of wisdom. I agree! That's revolting! No light:ish trolling to make everyones day from me either! ;) I keep to usenet and 2 mailinglists I enjoy, and that's about it. Oh, and mastodon for the occasional meme-party, but there are about 2-3 regular people there I discuss politics with, and not much else. Too bad they won't join us around the camp fire here on usenet! =(