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   From: invalid@invalid.com   
      
   Paul S. Person pretended :   
   > On Wed, 6 Jul 2016 14:49:05 -0000 (UTC), "Lucas S. A. Castro"   
   >  wrote:   
   >   
   >> On Sun, 05 Jun 2016 09:39:51 -0700, Paul S. Person   
   >>  wrote   
   >> (vdl8lbhusbi68pssuru28opn81bhatlpod@4ax.com):   
   >>> On Sun, 05 Jun 2016 08:28:21 +0200, Steve Hayes    
   >>> wrote:   
   >>>> In fact this ng seems to be dying, so even slightly off-topic posts may   
   >>>> brighten someone'es day.   
   >>>   
   >>> That's been tried.   
   >>>   
   >>> It produces way more heat than light.   
   >>   
   >> Heat is vital sign, nonetheless.   
   >   
   > But it burns rather than informs.   
   >   
   > And, yes, except for the auto-posts, and the spam, and the Tolkien   
   > Transactions (if I recall the name correctly) -- they are dead.   
   >   
   > And likely to stay that way for the forseeable future.   
   >   
   > After all, what new thing is there to talk about?   
   >   
   > And who is there to talk about it with?   
      
   There are still some who come here to see if anything is happening.   
   But yes, not much is being posted.   
      
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   Michael Cole   
      
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