Shoplifter doesn't get away by bicycle

[AMuzi]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J6HBo4-0ZOc
--
Andrew Muzi
a...@yellowjersey.org
Open every day since 1 April, 1971

[Tom Kunich]

Since the Police are no longer in the law enforcement business, we are going to entire a phase where people are going to have to take the law into their owb bands and people Frank are going to get themselves hung from a tree for attempting to prevent people from protecting themselves with firearms. I hope they tell me when they intend to hang Krygowski because I want to be one of the onlookers applauding the action.

[Lou Holtman]

Are you real? February 22, 2024 will be a happy day.

Lou

[AMuzi]

?? Your birthday? National Margarita Day? What?
https://www.wincalendar.com/Calendar/Date/February-22-2024

[Lou Holtman]

Effective February 22, 2024, Google Groups will no longer support new Usenet content. Posting and subscribing will be disallowed, and new content from Usenet peers will not appear. Viewing and searching of historical data will still be supported as it is done today.

Lou

[Tom Kunich]

You need a due date to stop reading?

[Tom Kunich]

It.s National Thinking Day in Canada and Australia. They need to make it a special holiday because it is so unusual there.

[sms]

For those of us that have long filtered out our favorite troll, at least
we will not have to see follow-ups by those that enjoy arguing with a fool.

For those like Jeff, that enjoy arguing with a fool, it will be a sad
day. Jeff will have to find a new pastime.


--
“If you are not an expert on a subject, then your opinions about it
really do matter less than the opinions of experts. It's not
indoctrination nor elitism. It's just that you don't know as much as
they do about the subject.”—Tin Foil Awards

[John B.]

On Mon, 8 Jan 2024 17:05:33 -0800, sms <scharf...@geemail.com>
wrote:

>On 1/8/2024 12:04 PM, Lou Holtman wrote:

>> On Monday, January 8, 2024 at 4:39:47?PM UTC+1, Tom Kunich wrote:

>>> On Monday, January 8, 2024 at 5:49:30?AM UTC-8, AMuzi wrote:
>>>> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J6HBo4-0ZOc
>>>> --
>>>> Andrew Muzi
>>>> a...@yellowjersey.org
>>>> Open every day since 1 April, 1971
>>> Since the Police are no longer in the law enforcement business, we are going to entire a phase where people are going to have to take the law into their owb bands and people Frank are going to get themselves hung from a tree for attempting to prevent people from protecting themselves with firearms. I hope they tell me when they intend to hang Krygowski because I want to be one of the onlookers applauding the action.
>>
>> Are you real? February 22, 2024 will be a happy day.
>>
>> Lou
>
>For those of us that have long filtered out our favorite troll, at least
>we will not have to see follow-ups by those that enjoy arguing with a fool.
>
>For those like Jeff, that enjoy arguing with a fool, it will be a sad
>day. Jeff will have to find a new pastime.

How so? I've been using eternal-September for years and years, in fact
it was the first source I used, and still use, for Usenet access, with
albasani for a back up.

I can see Tom's posts and Jeff's replies. Retention seems to be from
several years to 90 days depending on the message group. What's going
to be different?

--
Cheers,

John B.

[Sir Ridesalot]

What will be different is that because Tom uses Google Groups to post, after February 22, 2024 he won't be able to post (unless he gets a newsgroup reader) and thus Jeff and other's won't have Tom's posts to reply to.

Who knows, perhaps most posted content after that date will be bicycle related.

I'll have to try installing either Eternal September or Thunderbird again.

Cheers

[John B.]

On Mon, 8 Jan 2024 21:59:10 -0800 (PST), Sir Ridesalot
<i_am_cyc...@yahoo.ca> wrote:

Ah I see. Tom has advised us that he actually had been a member of
Eternal September and even had a password but didn't know how to
access the files.

I find it a bit humorous as Tommy shrieks and hollers when someone
used Google to research something that shows he doesn't known what he
is talking about and now has to admit that he has been using 'Google
himself all these years :-)
--
Cheers,

John B.

[Rolf Mantel]

Am 08.01.2024 um 22:09 schrieb Lou Holtman:
> On Monday, January 8, 2024 at 9:19:41 PM UTC+1, AMuzi wrote:
>> On 1/8/2024 2:04 PM, Lou Holtman wrote:
>>> On Monday, January 8, 2024 at 4:39:47 PM UTC+1, Tom Kunich wrote:
>>>> On Monday, January 8, 2024 at 5:49:30 AM UTC-8, AMuzi wrote:
>>>>> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J6HBo4-0ZOc
>>>>> --
>>>>> Andrew Muzi
>>>>> a...@yellowjersey.org
>>>>> Open every day since 1 April, 1971
>>>> Since the Police are no longer in the law enforcement business, we are going to entire a phase where people are going to have to take the law into their owb bands and people Frank are going to get themselves hung from a tree for attempting to prevent people from protecting themselves with firearms. I hope they tell me when they intend to hang Krygowski because I want to be one of the onlookers applauding the action.
>>>
>>> Are you real? February 22, 2024 will be a happy day.
>>>
>>> Lou
>> ?? Your birthday? National Margarita Day? What?
>> https://www.wincalendar.com/Calendar/Date/February-22-2024
>

> Effective February 22, 2024, Google Groups will no longer support new Usenet content. Posting and subscribing will be disallowed, and new content from Usenet peers will not appear. Viewing and searching of historical data will still be supported as it is done today.

And, by the way, it's also my birthday.

[Zen Cycle]

That's because you can't actually read newsgroups through ES
stand-alone, he just hasn't figured that out yet.

>
> I find it a bit humorous as Tommy shrieks and hollers when someone
> used Google to research something that shows he doesn't known what he
> is talking about and now has to admit that he has been using 'Google
> himself all these years :-)


--

Add xx to reply

[Zen Cycle]

"Effective February 22, 2024, Google Groups will no longer support new
Usenet content. Posting and subscribing will be disallowed, and new
content from Usenet peers will not appear. Viewing and searching of
historical data will still be supported as it is done today."

[sms]

On 1/8/2024 7:11 PM, John B. wrote:

<snip>

> I can see Tom's posts and Jeff's replies. Retention seems to be from
> several years to 90 days depending on the message group. What's going
> to be different?

I think that the issue is that setting up Eternal September, with a
newsgroup reader, can be non-trivial.

[sms]

On 1/9/2024 5:21 AM, Zen Cycle wrote:

<snip>

> That's because you can't actually read newsgroups through ES
> stand-alone, he just hasn't figured that out yet.

Please shut up.

[AMuzi]

Many happy returns!

[AMuzi]

On 1/9/2024 7:44 AM, sms wrote:
> On 1/8/2024 7:11 PM, John B. wrote:
>
> <snip>
>
>> I can see Tom's posts and Jeff's replies. Retention seems
>> to be from
>> several years to 90 days depending on the message group.
>> What's going
>> to be different?
>
> I think that the issue is that setting up Eternal September,
> with a newsgroup reader, can be non-trivial.
>

I never had any trouble on several machines with various OS
over the years and I'm an unskilled (around computers) idiot.

[Zen Cycle]

On 1/9/2024 8:48 AM, sms wrote:
> On 1/9/2024 5:21 AM, Zen Cycle wrote:
>
> <snip>
>
>> That's because you can't actually read newsgroups through ES
>> stand-alone, he just hasn't figured that out yet.
>
> Please shut up.
>

I wouldn't worry about it, he still won't be able to figure it out, even
with step-by-step instructions.

[Zen Cycle]

On 1/9/2024 9:00 AM, AMuzi wrote:
> On 1/9/2024 7:44 AM, sms wrote:
>> On 1/8/2024 7:11 PM, John B. wrote:
>>
>> <snip>
>>
>>> I can see Tom's posts and Jeff's replies. Retention seems to be from
>>> several years to 90 days depending on the message group. What's going
>>> to be different?
>>
>> I think that the issue is that setting up Eternal September, with a
>> newsgroup reader, can be non-trivial.
>>
>
> I never had any trouble on several machines with various OS over the
> years and I'm an unskilled (around computers) idiot.

Naivety and idiocy are mutually exclusive.

[Frank Krygowski]

I'm not so optimistic. Tom's presence here predates Google Groups. He
may be able to figure things out again.

--
- Frank Krygowski

[Zen Cycle]

IIRC many e-mail clients used to have newsreader functionality embedded.
My guess is he was using one of those.

[sms]

On 1/9/2024 6:00 AM, AMuzi wrote:

<snip>

> I never had any trouble on several machines with various OS over the
> years and I'm an unskilled (around computers) idiot.

It's the mindset. You are mechanically inclined and know how to figure
things out, and this is a transferable skill to computers. Not everyone
has the same capabilities.

[sms]

On 1/9/2024 8:58 AM, Zen Cycle wrote:

<snip>

> IIRC many e-mail clients used to have newsreader functionality embedded.
> My guess is he was using one of those.

Also, most ISPs used to run their own Usenet servers. As Usenet declined
in popularity they dropped support.

[Jeff Liebermann]

On Tue, 09 Jan 2024 15:29:13 +0700, John B. <sloc...@gmail.com>
wrote:

>I find it a bit humorous as Tommy shrieks and hollers when someone
>used Google to research something that shows he doesn't known what he
>is talking about and now has to admit that he has been using 'Google
>himself all these years :-)

That's probably another lie by Tom. I've been looking at his NNTP
headers in his last few postings. No sign of him using
Eternal-September and everything is coming via Google Groups.

Another reason is that Eternal-September expires inactive accounts
after 180 days. It's possible that Tom has obtained a valid account
in the last 6 months, but I doubt it.

I've been mentioning that Tom has been using Google Groups to post his
comments for at least 2 years in reference to Tom's non-existent kill
file, a service which Google Groups does NOT provide.

I would not be so critical of Tom using Google products and services.
It's fairly difficult to completely avoid Google and de-Google a
computah. It can be done and I know several people who have done it
successfully. All of them are running various Linux distributions.
"Google Alternatives in 2024 - the Ultimate List"
<https://matomo.org/blog/2022/08/alternatives-to-google-products/>
I would not expect Tom to be able to successfully install and use the
software listed.


--
Jeff Liebermann je...@cruzio.com
PO Box 272 http://www.LearnByDestroying.com
Ben Lomond CA 95005-0272
Skype: JeffLiebermann AE6KS 831-336-2558

[sms]

On 1/9/2024 11:06 AM, Jeff Liebermann wrote:

<snip>

> I've been mentioning that Tom has been using Google Groups to post his
> comments for at least 2 years in reference to Tom's non-existent kill
> file, a service which Google Groups does NOT provide.

That is correct. Unfortunately there is no filtering by user name or
subject in Google Groups, formerly Deja, formerly Dejanews. Did Tom
claim that he has a kill file?

I can't imagine being on Usenet these days without both name and subject
filters.

[Jeff Liebermann]

On Tue, 9 Jan 2024 11:05:04 -0500, Frank Krygowski
<frkr...@sbcglobal.net> wrote:

>Tom's presence here predates Google Groups.

Google inherited the DejaNews historical Usenet archive which
originally went back to 1995.
<https://www.computerworld.com/article/2800078/google-acquires-usenet-archive-from-deja-com.html>

In 2001, Google bought the Usenet archive dating back to 1981:
<https://www.wired.com/2001/02/google-buys-deja-archive/>
2001 is when Google Groups started.

Here's an old Google Groups thread from net.general about Xenix from
1981:
<https://groups.google.com/g/net.general/c/2pZYKaXpS0g/m/EiwFg5OMPaEJ>

I tried to find my earliest posting to Usenet and gave up because too
much has changed. For example, the great renaming changed all of the
groups names in 1987:
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Renaming>
I arrived when there were only 16 newsgroups, which would be before
1987. That's also when RFC1036 (Standard for Interchange of USENET
Messages) arrived.
<https://datatracker.ietf.org/doc/html/rfc1036>

The earliest article I could find by Tom in RBT was from Aug 25, 1992:
<https://groups.google.com/g/rec.bicycles.tech/c/8sQFgxIS71c/m/jc1rpspUjVIJ>
There may be earlier articles by Tom, but I couldn't find any. I did
find some complaints about Tom "nym shifting" and using other names in
early RBT articles, which might explain the lack of articles.

[Mark Cleary]

On Monday, January 8, 2024 at 7:49:30 AM UTC-6, AMuzi wrote:
> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J6HBo4-0ZOc

> --
> Andrew Muzi
> a...@yellowjersey.org
> Open every day since 1 April, 1971

I remember many years ago marathon runner Jeff Galloway, a well-known runner in his day owned a runner shoe store. Someone came in and ran off with a pair of high-priced quality running shoes. Turns out the guy did not realize he was dealing with read runners and a store employee simply ran him down and detained him till the cops came. The guy made a comment that even though he was running fast and at a good speed the store employee managed to simple stay with him at ease. He gave up realizing he was dealing with a real runner.

Reminds me of my time playing pickup basketball. I was a terrible basketball player but as a runner I could just keep moving all the time and the guy guarding me would get tired. I simply had way more wind and stamina.
Deacon mark

[Jeff Liebermann]

On Tue, 9 Jan 2024 11:35:54 -0800, sms <scharf...@geemail.com>
wrote:

>On 1/9/2024 11:06 AM, Jeff Liebermann wrote:
>
><snip>
>
>> I've been mentioning that Tom has been using Google Groups to post his
>> comments for at least 2 years in reference to Tom's non-existent kill
>> file, a service which Google Groups does NOT provide.
>
>That is correct. Unfortunately there is no filtering by user name or
>subject in Google Groups, formerly Deja, formerly Dejanews.

Yes, there is filtering in the search feature. Go to RBT:
<https://groups.google.com/g/rec.bicycles.tech>
Click on the down arrow to the right of "Search conversations within
rec.bicycles.tech" box at the top of the page. The first field is
"Posted by". Inscribe Tom's full name or email address and it should
produce a list of threads that include Tom's comments.

>Did Tom
>claim that he has a kill file?

Oh yes, many times:
<https://groups.google.com/g/rec.bicycles.tech/search?q=kill%20file%20author%3ATom%20author%3AKunich>
Sample article by Tom that includes "kill file"
"Since I have put the Stupid 4 into the kill file life has been a lot
quieter."

>I can't imagine being on Usenet these days without both name and subject
>filters.

I've watched the Usenet features and functions that Google Groups
originally provided slowly deteriorate and/or disappear. It was
actually useful when it first appeared. At some point, about 15(?)
years ago, Google changed just about everything. They had a fairly
long beta for the new interface. As I recall, the consensus was that
it was awful. I submitted about a dozen bug reports. Nothing was
fixed and improved. 3 days before the switch to the new interface,
someone one at Google decided to make a few last minute changes. The
change that really irritated me was they added automatic line wrap
which broke all the user formatting. Lots of complaints from users,
but no fixes. From that point to today, every "improvement" was to
either remove or partly disable features.

[Jeff Liebermann]

On Tue, 9 Jan 2024 10:10:11 -0800, sms <scharf...@geemail.com>
wrote:

>On 1/9/2024 8:58 AM, Zen Cycle wrote:
>
><snip>
>
>> IIRC many e-mail clients used to have newsreader functionality embedded.
>> My guess is he was using one of those.
>
>Also, most ISPs used to run their own Usenet servers. As Usenet declined
>in popularity they dropped support.

I beg to differ. Usenet transitioned from a way to exchange text
messages to a way to distribute in binary format copyright violations,
stolen software, viruses, images and of course spam. At one time, 90%
of the messages on a local server were spam. Besides the legal
exposure, the dramatic increase in traffic required continuous
equipment and network bandwidth upgrades. At the same time, removing
the spam became a large enough burden that many ISP's outsourced the
function to spam fighting organizations and services. Meanwhile, the
actual number of Usenet users did not grow sufficiently to justify all
these expenses. So, one by one, ISP's pulled the plug on Usenet. If
the remaining users wanted to read RBT, they could do using someone
elses bandwidth and storage.

I have some comments about obnoxious users on Usenet news, but they
can wait for some other time. Suffice to say that a few rotten users
can spoil it for everyone else. Acting as net-policeman was not in
the business plan of most ISP's.

<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Usenet>

[sms]

On 1/9/2024 12:01 PM, Jeff Liebermann wrote:
> On Tue, 9 Jan 2024 11:35:54 -0800, sms <scharf...@geemail.com>
> wrote:
>
>> On 1/9/2024 11:06 AM, Jeff Liebermann wrote:
>>
>> <snip>
>>
>>> I've been mentioning that Tom has been using Google Groups to post his
>>> comments for at least 2 years in reference to Tom's non-existent kill
>>> file, a service which Google Groups does NOT provide.
>>
>> That is correct. Unfortunately there is no filtering by user name or
>> subject in Google Groups, formerly Deja, formerly Dejanews.
>
> Yes, there is filtering in the search feature. Go to RBT:
> <https://groups.google.com/g/rec.bicycles.tech>
> Click on the down arrow to the right of "Search conversations within
> rec.bicycles.tech" box at the top of the page. The first field is
> "Posted by". Inscribe Tom's full name or email address and it should
> produce a list of threads that include Tom's comments.

Yes of course in searching for posts you can filter, but you can't just
filter out posts in a group like you can in other news readers.

>> Did Tom
>> claim that he has a kill file?
>
> Oh yes, many times:
> <https://groups.google.com/g/rec.bicycles.tech/search?q=kill%20file%20author%3ATom%20author%3AKunich>
> Sample article by Tom that includes "kill file"
> "Since I have put the Stupid 4 into the kill file life has been a lot
> quieter."

LOL, if only.

[Catrike Ryder]

On Tue, 9 Jan 2024 13:17:05 -0800, sms <scharf...@geemail.com>

I can't even imagine being worried about having to take a quick glance
at a little usenet post and deciding not to read it.

[AMuzi]

+1
I don't understand blocking posts.

[sms]

On 1/9/2024 1:31 PM, AMuzi wrote:

<snip>

> +1
> I don't understand blocking posts.

It's not just one post. It's trolls and spammers that fill the group
with large quantities of off-topic posts and other nonsense.

It's not difficult to add filters in Thunderbird.

Here are the filters I have for rec.bicycles.tech:
<https://docs.google.com/document/d/1PGm9zCvhGcqZ8_wEXAYGZ6kPgOjtgUC0guMacDAOXWw/>

[Catrike Ryder]

On Tue, 9 Jan 2024 14:06:37 -0800, sms <scharf...@geemail.com>
wrote:

>On 1/9/2024 1:31 PM, AMuzi wrote:
>
><snip>
>
>> +1
>> I don't understand blocking posts.
>
>It's not just one post. It's trolls and spammers that fill the group
>with large quantities of off-topic posts and other nonsense.
>
>It's not difficult to add filters in Thunderbird.
>
>Here are the filters I have for rec.bicycles.tech:
><https://docs.google.com/document/d/1PGm9zCvhGcqZ8_wEXAYGZ6kPgOjtgUC0guMacDAOXWw/>

https://medium.com/@davidstlawrence/are-you-wearing-blinders-to-protect-you-from-reality-b7f9f04ada4e

[Jeff Liebermann]

On Tue, 9 Jan 2024 13:17:05 -0800, sms <scharf...@geemail.com>

wrote:

>On 1/9/2024 12:01 PM, Jeff Liebermann wrote:
>> On Tue, 9 Jan 2024 11:35:54 -0800, sms <scharf...@geemail.com>
>> wrote:
>>
>>> On 1/9/2024 11:06 AM, Jeff Liebermann wrote:
>>>
>>> <snip>
>>>
>>>> I've been mentioning that Tom has been using Google Groups to post his
>>>> comments for at least 2 years in reference to Tom's non-existent kill
>>>> file, a service which Google Groups does NOT provide.
>>>
>>> That is correct. Unfortunately there is no filtering by user name or
>>> subject in Google Groups, formerly Deja, formerly Dejanews.
>>
>> Yes, there is filtering in the search feature. Go to RBT:
>> <https://groups.google.com/g/rec.bicycles.tech>
>> Click on the down arrow to the right of "Search conversations within
>> rec.bicycles.tech" box at the top of the page. The first field is
>> "Posted by". Inscribe Tom's full name or email address and it should
>> produce a list of threads that include Tom's comments.
>
>Yes of course in searching for posts you can filter, but you can't just
>filter out posts in a group like you can in other news readers.

True. I'm not sure what plans (if any) Google had for the Google
Groups reader. The big problem for me is that threads are not
threaded (form a tree structure) so that I follow the comments back to
the original perpetrator. It's a problem with all online web or app
based news readers. Since the program is running on the news server
and not on your own PC or smartphone, you can only do those things
that the program author or company designates as necessary. The
opposite is also a problems. If they become excessively creative, you
could end up with the user interface from hell and features that
nobody wants. Or, they might throw in every possible feature they
think might be useful. That's one problem I have with Forte Agent.

Also, simple filtering a thread by author doesn't work very well. It
makes the original posting by the offending author disappear, but all
the replies continue to be visible. Filtering by branches of a tree
structure works well, but Google Groups isn't tree structured.

>>> Did Tom
>>> claim that he has a kill file?
>>
>> Oh yes, many times:
>> <https://groups.google.com/g/rec.bicycles.tech/search?q=kill%20file%20author%3ATom%20author%3AKunich>
>> Sample article by Tom that includes "kill file"
>> "Since I have put the Stupid 4 into the kill file life has been a lot
>> quieter."
>
>LOL, if only.

Most often, the worst offenders are also the longest and strongest
survivors. Over the years, I've seen newsgroups lose almost all their
readers because obnoxious readers who have never bothered to read
about netiquette. There are many versions. This one seems adequate.
<https://coursedesign.colostate.edu/obj/corerulesnet.html>
I usually add one rule of my own:
"Don't post anything that you wouldn't consider worth reading".

No picnic is complete without its attendant cloud of flies. No Usenet
newsgroup is complete without its characters. I thought it might be
fun to apply labels and define them:
<http://www.learnbydestroying.com/jeffl/crud/Genesis%20-%20Usenet.pdf>
Sometimes, it does seem like I'm swatting at flies.

[Frank Krygowski]

On 1/9/2024 3:01 PM, Jeff Liebermann wrote:
> On Tue, 9 Jan 2024 11:35:54 -0800, sms <scharf...@geemail.com>
> wrote:
>
>> Did Tom
>> claim that he has a kill file?
>
> Oh yes, many times:
> <https://groups.google.com/g/rec.bicycles.tech/search?q=kill%20file%20author%3ATom%20author%3AKunich>
> Sample article by Tom that includes "kill file"
> "Since I have put the Stupid 4 into the kill file life has been a lot
> quieter."

But he also claimed to have secret agents who would send him reports on
what others posted; and he would post replies to those "reported" posts.
Um... instead of just reading the posts through the normal channels??

That charade was as plausible as a science fiction story written by a
12-year-old.

--
- Frank Krygowski

[Roger Merriman]

I believe my provider has a web client though I’ve never used it, and I
equally predict that Tom will work it out, even if he doesn’t seem
particularly IT savvy.

Roger Merriman

[Jeff Liebermann]

Agreed. It's not a believable story. I'm sure of that because the
neighborhood talking cat told me so.

"Talking Cat Asks To Be Let In! TALKING CAT COMPILATION"
<https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6aaI2g3iHXQ>

[Jeff Liebermann]

On Tue, 09 Jan 2024 21:02:37 -0800, Jeff Liebermann <je...@cruzio.com>
wrote:

>"Talking Cat Asks To Be Let In! TALKING CAT COMPILATION"
><https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6aaI2g3iHXQ>

This video is better:
"When your cats speak English better than you think"
<https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r_7wIlRW_mo>

[John B.]

On Tue, 09 Jan 2024 21:02:37 -0800, Jeff Liebermann <je...@cruzio.com>

wrote:

>On Tue, 9 Jan 2024 21:58:57 -0500, Frank Krygowski
><frkr...@sbcglobal.net> wrote:
>
>>On 1/9/2024 3:01 PM, Jeff Liebermann wrote:
>>> On Tue, 9 Jan 2024 11:35:54 -0800, sms <scharf...@geemail.com>
>>> wrote:
>>>
>>>> Did Tom
>>>> claim that he has a kill file?
>>>
>>> Oh yes, many times:
>>> <https://groups.google.com/g/rec.bicycles.tech/search?q=kill%20file%20author%3ATom%20author%3AKunich>
>>> Sample article by Tom that includes "kill file"
>>> "Since I have put the Stupid 4 into the kill file life has been a lot
>>> quieter."
>>
>>But he also claimed to have secret agents who would send him reports on
>>what others posted; and he would post replies to those "reported" posts.
>>Um... instead of just reading the posts through the normal channels??
>>
>>That charade was as plausible as a science fiction story written by a
>>12-year-old.
>

My guess is that it is very much an ego trip. "LOOK! I can determine
who's posts I wish to read!" and , "LOOK! I too have friends that
e-mail me!"

Akin to a young child with his first compouter, Or maybe even more
modern, his first hand phone :-)

--
Cheers,

John B.

[Zen Cycle]

On 1/9/2024 5:38 PM, floriduh dumbass exercised extreme irony:
>
> https://medium.com/@davidstlawrence/are-you-wearing-blinders-to-protect-you-from-reality-b7f9f04ada4e

[Zen Cycle]

On 1/10/2024 12:09 AM, Jeff Liebermann wrote:
> On Tue, 09 Jan 2024 21:02:37 -0800, Jeff Liebermann <je...@cruzio.com>
> wrote:
>
>> "Talking Cat Asks To Be Let In! TALKING CAT COMPILATION"
>> <https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6aaI2g3iHXQ>
>
> This video is better:
> "When your cats speak English better than you think"
> <https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r_7wIlRW_mo>
>

https://southpark.cc.com/video-clips/cgsox4/south-park-oh-don-piaaaano

https://southpark.cc.com/video-clips/d7dfmm/south-park-it-s-called-puddy-whistling