Re: Where is everybody ?

From	Richard Heathfield <rjh@cpax.org.uk>
Newsgroups	comp.programming
Subject	Re: Where is everybody ?
Date	2021-08-26 17:06 +0100
Organization	Fix this later
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On 26/08/2021 16:46, David Brown wrote:
> On 26/08/2021 13:07, Richard Heathfield wrote:
>> On 26/08/2021 10:52, David Brown wrote:
>>> (Though I have been accused on Usenet of being possessed by demons that
>>> speak through me - whether that means I have been the victim of evil
>>> abuse, or the perpetrator, I'm not sure.)
>>
>> <topper>
>> I have been accused of being on MI5 payroll.
>> </topper>
> 
> I am not sure of the relative ranking between MI5 and demon hoards from
> hell, but they are probably quite close :-)
> 
>>
>> I have actually been threatened with physical harm on Usenet - someone
>> threatened to break my nose about 15 years ago, but of course he lacked
>> the wit to track me down, let alone the courage to face me. As I wrote
>> nearer the time, "My nose, by the way, remains unbroken."
>>
> 
> When I think about it, I have seen some ugly threats
> (sci.electronics.design has some very unsavoury characters), but they
> are not remotely realistic.  Some people on other social media have to
> deal with a level of threat that are credible enough to report to the
> police.

And this is very odd because, while I absolutely and uncategorically 
agree with you, nevertheless there is a considerable level of censorship 
on other social media, so you'd think it would be the other way around.

-- 
Richard Heathfield
Email: rjh at cpax dot org dot uk
"Usenet is a strange place" - dmr 29 July 1999
Sig line 4 vacant - apply within

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Where is everybody ? Mina <uavyuayve@hotmail.com> - 2021-08-25 07:59 -0700
  Re: Where is everybody ? cross@spitfire.i.gajendra.net (Dan Cross) - 2021-08-25 19:31 +0000
    Re: Where is everybody ? David Brown <david.brown@hesbynett.no> - 2021-08-26 09:56 +0200
      Re: Where is everybody ? Richard Heathfield <rjh@cpax.org.uk> - 2021-08-26 09:10 +0100
        Re: Where is everybody ? David Brown <david.brown@hesbynett.no> - 2021-08-26 11:52 +0200
          Re: Where is everybody ? Richard Heathfield <rjh@cpax.org.uk> - 2021-08-26 12:07 +0100
            Re: Where is everybody ? David Brown <david.brown@hesbynett.no> - 2021-08-26 17:46 +0200
              Re: Where is everybody ? Richard Heathfield <rjh@cpax.org.uk> - 2021-08-26 17:06 +0100
                Re: Where is everybody ? David Brown <david.brown@hesbynett.no> - 2021-08-27 08:55 +0200
                Re: Where is everybody ? Richard Heathfield <rjh@cpax.org.uk> - 2021-08-27 08:16 +0100
                Re: Where is everybody ? David Brown <david.brown@hesbynett.no> - 2021-08-27 13:01 +0200
      Re: Where is everybody ? An iM <uavyuayve@hotmail.com> - 2021-08-27 20:50 -0700

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