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  Things Sure Have Changed! BlinkyTheShark <Blinky@imback.com> - 2025-08-21 21:20 +0000
    Re: Things Sure Have Changed! snipeco.2@gmail.com (Sn!pe) - 2025-08-21 22:57 +0100
      Re: Things Sure Have Changed! vallor <vallor@cultnix.org> - 2025-08-22 01:21 +0000
        Re: Things Sure Have Changed! snipeco.2@gmail.com (Sn!pe) - 2025-08-22 02:39 +0100
          Re: Things Sure Have Changed! vallor <vallor@cultnix.org> - 2025-08-22 02:06 +0000
          Re: Things Sure Have Changed! BlinkyTheShark <Blinky@imback.com> - 2025-08-22 07:26 +0000
      Re: Things Sure Have Changed! BlinkyTheShark <Blinky@imback.com> - 2025-08-22 02:09 +0000
        Re: Things Sure Have Changed! "Joel W. Crump" <joelcrump@gmail.com> - 2025-08-21 22:14 -0400
          Re: Things Sure Have Changed! vallor <vallor@cultnix.org> - 2025-08-22 02:22 +0000
            Re: Things Sure Have Changed! "Joel W. Crump" <joelcrump@gmail.com> - 2025-08-21 22:29 -0400
            Re: Things Sure Have Changed! BlinkyTheShark <Blinky@imback.com> - 2025-08-22 07:27 +0000
        Re: Things Sure Have Changed! vallor <vallor@cultnix.org> - 2025-08-22 03:41 +0000
          Re: Things Sure Have Changed! BlinkyTheShark <Blinky@imback.com> - 2025-08-22 07:31 +0000
            Re: Things Sure Have Changed! Lawrence D’Oliveiro <ldo@nz.invalid> - 2025-08-22 08:24 +0000
            Re: Things Sure Have Changed! CrudeSausage <crude@sausa.ge> - 2025-08-22 09:20 -0400
        [Blinky impostor?]  Re: Things Sure Have Changed! snipeco.2@gmail.com (Sn!pe) - 2025-08-22 08:50 +0100
          Re: [Blinky impostor?]  Re: Things Sure Have Changed! vallor <vallor@cultnix.org> - 2025-08-22 09:32 +0000
          Things Sure Have Changed! BlinkyTheShark <Blinky@imback.com> - 2025-08-22 09:57 +0000
            Re: Things Sure Have Changed! snipeco.2@gmail.com (Sn!pe) - 2025-08-22 11:49 +0100
            Re: Things Sure Have Changed! snipeco.2@gmail.com (Sn!pe) - 2025-08-22 12:12 +0100
            Re: Things Sure Have Changed! Lawrence D’Oliveiro <ldo@nz.invalid> - 2025-08-24 02:53 +0000
        Re: Things Sure Have Changed! jojo <f00@0f0.00f> - 2025-08-22 16:53 +0000
          Re: Things Sure Have Changed! snipeco.2@gmail.com (Sn!pe) - 2025-08-22 18:21 +0100
            Re: Things Sure Have Changed! BlinkyTheShark <Blinky@imback.com> - 2025-08-22 23:21 +0000
              Re: Things Sure Have Changed! snipeco.2@gmail.com (Sn!pe) - 2025-08-23 00:54 +0100
    Re: Things Sure Have Changed! CrudeSausage <crude@sausa.ge> - 2025-08-21 20:03 -0400
    Re: Things Sure Have Changed! "Joel W. Crump" <joelcrump@gmail.com> - 2025-08-21 20:29 -0400
    Re: Things Sure Have Changed! vallor <vallor@cultnix.org> - 2025-08-22 01:26 +0000

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#695736

On Fri, 22 Aug 2025 09:57:31 -0000 (UTC), BlinkyTheShark wrote:

> Also, I'm staring my new life ...

For somebody named “Blinky”, one would hope you would stare less ...

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#695640

BlinkyTheShark wrote:
> On Thu, 21 Aug 2025 22:57:55 +0100, Sn!pe wrote:
> 
>> BlinkyTheShark <Blinky@imback.com> wrote:
>>
>>
>> You're an impostor; Blinky died in RL a long time ago.
>>
> 
> They took BlinkyNet away from me while I have been extremely ill.  It's
> taken me 16 years to get back into shape enough to even make a post.  I
> was extremely ill with a super-flu, which greatly affected my heart, my
> mind, and my circulatory system.
> 
> Alas, though, I did not perish but went completely dark and silent,
> nearest thing to a coma there is while still being aware and able to
> minimally function.
> 
> Last week, I came out of the haze and amazed my loved ones and am ready to
> start living again.
> 
> I see that one of my main missions of eradicating Google Group users from
> our beloved Usenet was finally achieved.  The work I did on that before
> going silent is surely what led to this; I'll try stay humble.
> 
> The long Eternal September is finally over, both for me and for all of
> Usenet.
> 

16 year coma?? what have the doctors said?

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#695645

jojo <f00@0f0.00f> wrote:

> BlinkyTheShark wrote:
> > On Thu, 21 Aug 2025 22:57:55 +0100, Sn!pe wrote:
> > 
> >> BlinkyTheShark <Blinky@imback.com> wrote:
> >>
> >>
> >> You're an impostor; Blinky died in RL a long time ago.
> >>
> > 
> > They took BlinkyNet away from me while I have been extremely ill.  It's
> > taken me 16 years to get back into shape enough to even make a post.  I
> > was extremely ill with a super-flu, which greatly affected my heart, my
> > mind, and my circulatory system.
> > 
> > Alas, though, I did not perish but went completely dark and silent,
> > nearest thing to a coma there is while still being aware and able to
> > minimally function.
> > 
> > Last week, I came out of the haze and amazed my loved ones and am ready to
> > start living again.
> > 
> > I see that one of my main missions of eradicating Google Group users from
> > our beloved Usenet was finally achieved.  The work I did on that before
> > going silent is surely what led to this; I'll try stay humble.
> > 
> > The long Eternal September is finally over, both for me and for all of
> > Usenet.
> > 
> 
> 16 year coma?? what have the doctors said?
>

He's fake.

<https://www.bcchs65.org/class_profile.cfm?member_id=6761436>

"Lee M. Rizor.  Lee passed away on February 1, 2009 at his home in North
Hollywood, CA. after a short illness.  After graduating high school, Lee
attended Michigan State University, Lee married Katherine Jane Kaigler
on December 21, 1968 at Baldwin United Methodist Church in Pittsburgh,
PA.  At the time of his marriage, Lee was working in the credit
department of Sears Roebuck & Co. in Lansing.  Lee's marriage to
Katherine lasted only a few years and they did not have any children. 
In North Hollywood, Lee worked as a cameraman and/or cinematographer and
was known among his peers as 'Blinky The Shark'.  He was a member of
several groups online ranging from food preparation to photography."
[continues]

-- 
^Ï^.        Sn!pe, PTB, FIBS        My pet rock Gordon just is.

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#695675

On Fri, 22 Aug 2025 18:21:57 +0100, Sn!pe wrote:

> jojo <f00@0f0.00f> wrote:
> 
>> BlinkyTheShark wrote:
>> > On Thu, 21 Aug 2025 22:57:55 +0100, Sn!pe wrote:
>> > 
>> >> BlinkyTheShark <Blinky@imback.com> wrote:
>> >>
>> >>
>> >> You're an impostor; Blinky died in RL a long time ago.
>> >>
>> >>
>> > They took BlinkyNet away from me while I have been extremely ill. 
>> > It's taken me 16 years to get back into shape enough to even make a
>> > post.  I was extremely ill with a super-flu, which greatly affected
>> > my heart, my mind, and my circulatory system.
>> > 
>> > Alas, though, I did not perish but went completely dark and silent,
>> > nearest thing to a coma there is while still being aware and able to
>> > minimally function.
>> > 
>> > Last week, I came out of the haze and amazed my loved ones and am
>> > ready to start living again.
>> > 
>> > I see that one of my main missions of eradicating Google Group users
>> > from our beloved Usenet was finally achieved.  The work I did on that
>> > before going silent is surely what led to this; I'll try stay humble.
>> > 
>> > The long Eternal September is finally over, both for me and for all
>> > of Usenet.
>> > 
>> > 
>> 16 year coma?? what have the doctors said?
>>
>>
> He's fake.
> 
> <https://www.bcchs65.org/class_profile.cfm?member_id=6761436>
> 
> "Lee M. Rizor.  Lee passed away on February 1, 2009 at his home in North
> Hollywood, CA. after a short illness.  After graduating high school, Lee
> attended Michigan State University, Lee married Katherine Jane Kaigler
> on December 21, 1968 at Baldwin United Methodist Church in Pittsburgh,
> PA.  At the time of his marriage, Lee was working in the credit
> department of Sears Roebuck & Co. in Lansing.  Lee's marriage to
> Katherine lasted only a few years and they did not have any children. In
> North Hollywood, Lee worked as a cameraman and/or cinematographer and
> was known among his peers as 'Blinky The Shark'.  He was a member of
> several groups online ranging from food preparation to photography."
> [continues]



That's Blinky The Shark, I'm BlinkyTheShark.

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#695676

BlinkyTheShark <Blinky@imback.com> wrote:

> On Fri, 22 Aug 2025 18:21:57 +0100, Sn!pe wrote:
> > jojo <f00@0f0.00f> wrote:
> >> BlinkyTheShark wrote:
> >> > On Thu, 21 Aug 2025 22:57:55 +0100, Sn!pe wrote:
[...]
> >> >> You're an impostor; Blinky died in RL a long time ago.
> >> >>
> >> >
> >> > They took BlinkyNet away from me while I have been extremely ill.
[...]
> >> > The long Eternal September is finally over, both for me and for all
> >> > of Usenet.
> >> > 
> >>  
> >> 16 year coma?? what have the doctors said?
> >>
> >
> > He's fake.
> > 
> > <https://www.bcchs65.org/class_profile.cfm?member_id=6761436>
> > 
> > "Lee M. Rizor.  Lee passed away on February 1, 2009 at his home in North
> > Hollywood, CA. after a short illness.  After graduating high school, Lee
> > attended Michigan State University, Lee married Katherine Jane Kaigler
> > on December 21, 1968 at Baldwin United Methodist Church in Pittsburgh,
> > PA.  At the time of his marriage, Lee was working in the credit
> > department of Sears Roebuck & Co. in Lansing.  Lee's marriage to
> > Katherine lasted only a few years and they did not have any children. In
> > North Hollywood, Lee worked as a cameraman and/or cinematographer and
> > was known among his peers as 'Blinky The Shark'.  He was a member of
> > several groups online ranging from food preparation to photography."
> > [continues]
> >
> 
> That's Blinky The Shark, I'm BlinkyTheShark.
>

That's sophistry, Mr StolenValour.  
You're a despicable troll, no more, no less.

-- 
^Ï^.        Sn!pe, PTB, FIBS        My pet rock Gordon just is.

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#695537

On 2025-08-21 5:20 p.m., BlinkyTheShark wrote:
> It's great to be back, everyone.  I recognize some of the names posting
> here. Many of my stalwart old newsgroups are no more so, I'm looking
> around for some new places to hang out.
> 
> I love helping people, so this looks like an appropriate group for that.
> And, if I can wipe away some of the cobwebs from going so long without
> posting, I believe I remember posting here a few times over the years.
> 
> Modern medical practices enabled me to come back and do what I love
> again.

Welcome. If you're quick to filter the right people, this place is neat.

-- 
God be with you,

CrudeSausage
Islam is the enemy
John 14:6

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#695548

On 8/21/25 5:20 PM, BlinkyTheShark wrote:

> It's great to be back, everyone.  I recognize some of the names posting
> here. Many of my stalwart old newsgroups are no more so, I'm looking
> around for some new places to hang out.
> 
> I love helping people, so this looks like an appropriate group for that.
> And, if I can wipe away some of the cobwebs from going so long without
> posting, I believe I remember posting here a few times over the years.
> 
> Modern medical practices enabled me to come back and do what I love
> again.


I don't believe I know you, but welcome back!

-- 
Joel W. Crump

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#695563

On Thu, 21 Aug 2025 21:20:09 -0000 (UTC), BlinkyTheShark
<Blinky@imback.com> wrote in <10882i8$2ujsr$3@paganini.bofh.team>:

> It's great to be back, everyone.  I recognize some of the names posting
> here. Many of my stalwart old newsgroups are no more so, I'm looking
> around for some new places to hang out.
> 
> I love helping people, so this looks like an appropriate group for that.
> And, if I can wipe away some of the cobwebs from going so long without
> posting, I believe I remember posting here a few times over the years.
> 
> Modern medical practices enabled me to come back and do what I love
> again.

Hi Blinky!  Are you a member of the family Squalidae?

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Squalidae

What distribution are you running?

-- 
-v System76 Thelio Mega v1.1 x86_64 NVIDIA RTX 3090Ti 24G
   OS: Linux 6.16.2 D: Mint 22.1 DE: Xfce 4.18 
   NVIDIA: 580.76.05 Mem: 258G
   "It is incumbent on us to avoid archaisms."

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