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|    Mr. Man-wai Chang to J. P. Gilliver    |
|    Re: Briding Usenet to other social netwo    |
|    10 Feb 26 00:31:35    |
      XPost: alt.comp.linux, alt.comp.software.thunderbird       From: toylet.toylet@gmail.com              On 2/9/2026 12:03 AM, J. P. Gilliver wrote:       >       > Yes, I'd like to see that too - and it ought to be an interesting       > project for a newcomer, and/or someone working with one of the AIs.       >       > However, I suspect the problem is administrative rather than technical.       > Usenet mostly doesn't "belong" to anyone: granted, the _servers_ do, but       > the content is mostly free. Whereas most other "social media" _does_       > _belong_ to someone - Meta, Google, or whoever - and they like to       I agree. Usenet is less about personal fame and glory, is more focused       in the subjects.              --        @~@ Simplicity is Beauty! Remain silent! Drink, Blink, Stretch!        / v \ May the Force and farces be with you! Live long and prosper!!       /( _ )\ https://sites.google.com/site/changmw/        ^ ^ https://github.com/changmw/changmw              --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05        * Origin: you cannot sedate... all the things you hate (1:229/2)    |
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