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Re: a battery monitor

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On 03/09/2026 17:55, boltar@caprica.universe wrote:
> On Thu, 3 Sep 2026 09:28:51 +0200
> David Brown <david.brown@hesbynett.no> gabbled:
>> On 02/09/2026 23:45, Lawrence D’Oliveiro wrote:
>>> Instead of writing all that C code, why not using a preexisting
>>> GUI utility that can display simple widgets like progress bars,
>>> under the control of a shell script?
>>>
>>
>> The OP wrote a cross-post that was devoid of any C relevant content or 
>> question for comp.lang.c.  But he helpfully set follow-ups to a group 
>> that presumably /is/ relevant - comp.windows.x.  We already suffer 
>> from far too many rambling off-topic threads, and suffer even more 
>> from some of the obnoxious trolls that have followed.  (To be clear, I 
>> am /not/ counting the OP here!)  If you want to give the OP advice on 
>> writing gui programs for X, that's great - but please do so in a group 
>> that is appropriate, and which the OP clearly thought was appropriate.
>>
>> (For those in the other groups listed who might be wondering - 
>> comp.lang.c is about the C /language/ - the language and the 
>> standards. Just because a program happens to be written in C, does not 
>> mean it is relevant or topical in the group, any more than a random 
>> post written in the English language is topical for 
>> linguistics.languages.english. There are millions of lines of C code 
>> written every day, and they cannot all be topical in a single group.  
>> But if anyone wants to discuss details of the language itself, 
>> comp.lang.c is the place to be.)
> 
> Right, because usenet these days is overflowing with posts and wouldn't 
> cope
> with many more.

Many of us would rather have just a few interesting threads, than a few 
interesting threads hidden amongst piles of rubbish.

I'm okay with threads drifting a bit off-topic - and even with threads 
that are a bit off-topic to start with.  But they should at least have 
/some/ relation to C as a programming language.  I'm not okay with AI 
slop, endless discussions on wildly different languages, cross-posts to 
totally random groups, posts that are just curses and insults, or people 
who jump into a community of regulars who have been there for decades 
and start trying to tell them what they should and should not talk 
about.  (Note - that was not a reference to you.)  That's just rude and 
anti-social.

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a battery monitor Anton Antimo <anton@safunu.org> - 2026-09-01 14:28 -0300
  Re: a battery monitor Lawrence D’Oliveiro <ldo@nz.invalid> - 2026-09-02 21:45 +0000
    Re: a battery monitor Johann 'Myrkraverk' Oskarsson <johann@myrkraverk.invalid> - 2026-09-03 12:34 +0800
      Re: a battery monitor Lawrence D’Oliveiro <ldo@nz.invalid> - 2026-09-03 21:24 +0000
        Re: a battery monitor Eli the Bearded <*@eli.users.panix.com> - 2026-09-04 02:51 +0000
    Re: a battery monitor David Brown <david.brown@hesbynett.no> - 2026-09-03 09:28 +0200
      Re: a battery monitor boltar@caprica.universe - 2026-09-03 15:55 +0000
        Re: a battery monitor David Brown <david.brown@hesbynett.no> - 2026-09-04 09:07 +0200
          Re: a battery monitor Johann 'Myrkraverk' Oskarsson <johann@myrkraverk.invalid> - 2026-09-04 15:14 +0800
          Re: a battery monitor Lane W <cactus_DAC@yahoo.com> - 2026-09-04 05:32 -0600
          Re: a battery monitor scott@slp53.sl.home (Scott Lurndal) - 2026-09-04 14:29 +0000
          Re: a battery monitor Johann 'Myrkraverk' Oskarsson <johann@myrkraverk.invalid> - 2026-09-04 23:17 +0800
        Re: a battery monitor gazelle@shell.xmission.com (Kenny McCormack) - 2026-09-04 12:05 +0000

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