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Re: Is anyone there?

From	Huge <Huge@nowhere.much.invalid>
Newsgroups	alt.folklore.computers
Subject	Re: Is anyone there?
Date	2016-01-03 18:00 +0000
Organization	Piglet's Pickles & Preserves
Message-ID	<det5urFdqv4U2@mid.individual.net> (permalink)
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On 2016-01-03, Bernd Felsche <berfel@innovative.iinet.net.au> wrote:
> Charlie Gibbs <cgibbs@kltpzyxm.invalid> wrote:
>
>>I hope everyone had a good Christmas and New Year's - and that
>>everyone has been too busy with festivities to post here.
>>Otherwise, is there something wrong with my news feed?
>>I haven't seen anything in this group - or in any other
>>groups to which I'm subscribed - for a week or so.
>
> All quiet? Fairly quiet.
>
> Usenet is slowly declining in participation.
> The Interwebby thing is still the main point of attraction, using a
> million times as many bytes to convey as little information as
> Usenet.
>
> In marketing; Blinkenlights are important because they blink; not why.
> Interweb is full of Blinkenlights.
>
> Can't really market Usenet.

Certainly can't monetise it, use it to spy on you or deliver advertising,
so no-one's interested.


-- 
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                  I don't have an attitude problem.
    If you have a problem with my attitude, that's your problem.

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Is anyone there? Charlie Gibbs <cgibbs@kltpzyxm.invalid> - 2016-01-02 18:45 +0000
  Re: Is anyone there? Dave Garland <dave.garland@wizinfo.com> - 2016-01-02 13:29 -0600
    Re: Is anyone there? "Osmium" <r124c4u102@comcast.net> - 2016-01-02 13:32 -0600
      Re: Is anyone there? Charlie Gibbs <cgibbs@kltpzyxm.invalid> - 2016-01-03 05:27 +0000
        Re: Is anyone there? jmfbahciv <See.above@aol.com> - 2016-01-03 15:49 +0000
        Re: Is anyone there? Walter Banks <walter@bytecraft.com> - 2016-01-04 12:33 -0500
  Re: Is anyone there? Bernd Felsche <berfel@innovative.iinet.net.au> - 2016-01-03 22:53 +0800
    Re: Is anyone there? Huge <Huge@nowhere.much.invalid> - 2016-01-03 18:00 +0000

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