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Re: a battery monitor

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David Brown wrote:
> 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.
> 
That's pretty good, but I'm more about luring in serial killers off the 
street to skulk around with razor blades and butterfly knives, maybe a 
few posters disappearing each week. Had you even considered this?

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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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