Oh wait - for those of us who access it through Google Groups, they are...

On Wednesday, January 10, 2024 at 5:53:17 PM UTC-6, The NOTBCS Guy wrote:
> Oh wait - for those of us who access it through Google Groups, they are....

RSFC was dressed like it wanted it. ($1)

On Wednesday, January 10, 2024 at 3:53:17 PM UTC-8, The NOTBCS Guy wrote:
> Oh wait - for those of us who access it through Google Groups, they are....

About a month and a half now.

Mike

On 2024-01-11, Michael Falkner <darkstar7646@gmail.com> wrote:
> On Wednesday, January 10, 2024 at 3:53:17 PM UTC-8, The NOTBCS Guy wrote:
>> Oh wait - for those of us who access it through Google Groups, they are...
>
> About a month and a half now.
>

I wonder if some enterprising company is going to put up a Google Groups
clone like Feedly and TheOldReader did with Google Reader.

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> I wonder if some enterprising company is going to put up a Google Groups
> clone like Feedly and TheOldReader did with Google Reader.

In my day, we didn't have this Google Groups or even GUI interface nonsense - we had to find a university that gave out free Unix accounts with nntp access, then telnet to them...and we liked it!

There aren't that many of us - would it kill us to join an RSFC Facebook group? It can't be any worse that its "All We Talk About Is College Football" (aka "All half of us talk about is how much Michigan and Ohio State hate each other, and all the other half talk about is how much better the SEC is than everybody else") group.

On 2024-01-11, The NOTBCS Guy <don.p.del.grande@gmail.com> wrote:
>> I wonder if some enterprising company is going to put up a Google Groups
>> clone like Feedly and TheOldReader did with Google Reader.
>
> In my day, we didn't have this Google Groups or even GUI interface
> nonsense - we had to find a university that gave out free Unix
> accounts with nntp access, then telnet to them...and we liked it!
>
> There aren't that many of us - would it kill us to join an RSFC
> Facebook group? It can't be any worse that its "All We Talk About Is
> College Football" (aka "All half of us talk about is how much
> Michigan and Ohio State hate each other, and all the other half talk
> about is how much better the SEC is than everybody else") group.

In an alternate reality, that froup is already in existence.

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knowing there are blacks to oppress, women to demean, an entire
ecological environment to pollute, unions to squash, children to
endanger, identity groups to offend, tax loopholes to exploit, and
countless acts of hatred to commit. With all that work to be done at
least your day goes quickly. -- Bobber Fleck

On Thursday, January 11, 2024 at 1:02:25 PM UTC-5, The NOTBCS Guy wrote:
> > I wonder if some enterprising company is going to put up a Google Groups
> > clone like Feedly and TheOldReader did with Google Reader.
> In my day, we didn't have this Google Groups or even GUI interface nonsense - we had to find a university that gave out free Unix accounts with nntp access, then telnet to them...and we liked it!
>
> There aren't that many of us - would it kill us to join an RSFC Facebook group? It can't be any worse that its "All We Talk About Is College Football" (aka "All half of us talk about is how much Michigan and Ohio State hate each other, and all the other half talk about is how much better the SEC is than everybody else") group.

Are you not aware of:

https://www.facebook.com/groups/rsfck

?

On 2024-01-11, JGibson <james.m.gibson@gmail.com> wrote:
> On Thursday, January 11, 2024 at 1:02:25 PM UTC-5, The NOTBCS Guy wrote:
>> > I wonder if some enterprising company is going to put up a Google Groups
>> > clone like Feedly and TheOldReader did with Google Reader.
>> In my day, we didn't have this Google Groups or even GUI interface nonsense - we had to find a university that gave out free Unix accounts with nntp access, then telnet to them...and we liked it!
>>
>> There aren't that many of us - would it kill us to join an RSFC Facebook group? It can't be any worse that its "All We Talk About Is College Football" (aka "All half of us talk about is how much Michigan and Ohio State hate each other, and all the other half talk about is how much better the SEC is than everybody else") group.
>
> Are you not aware of:
>
> https://www.facebook.com/groups/rsfck
>

That's undoubtedly an imposter group. Caveat emptor.

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government workers to decide how much non-government workers
need to pay government workers. -- David Burge

Con Reeder, unhyphenated American <constance@duxmail.com> wrote:
> On 2024-01-11, JGibson <james.m.gibson@gmail.com> wrote:
>> On Thursday, January 11, 2024 at 1:02:25 PM UTC-5, The NOTBCS Guy wrote:
>>>> I wonder if some enterprising company is going to put up a Google Groups
>>>> clone like Feedly and TheOldReader did with Google Reader.
>>> In my day, we didn't have this Google Groups or even GUI interface
>>> nonsense - we had to find a university that gave out free Unix accounts
>>> with nntp access, then telnet to them...and we liked it!
>>>
>>> There aren't that many of us - would it kill us to join an RSFC
>>> Facebook group? It can't be any worse that its "All We Talk About Is
>>> College Football" (aka "All half of us talk about is how much Michigan
>>> and Ohio State hate each other, and all the other half talk about is
>>> how much better the SEC is than everybody else") group.
>>
>> Are you not aware of:
>>
>> https://www.facebook.com/groups/rsfck
>>
>
> That's undoubtedly an imposter group. Caveat emptor.
>

Not an imposter. It’s chock full of Usenet refugees.

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liberal personality.” — Altie

On Thursday, January 11, 2024 at 7:38:41 PM UTC-5, xyzzy wrote:
> Con Reeder, unhyphenated American <cons...@duxmail.com> wrote:
> > On 2024-01-11, JGibson <james.m...@gmail.com> wrote:
> >> On Thursday, January 11, 2024 at 1:02:25 PM UTC-5, The NOTBCS Guy wrote:
> >>>> I wonder if some enterprising company is going to put up a Google Groups
> >>>> clone like Feedly and TheOldReader did with Google Reader.
> >>> In my day, we didn't have this Google Groups or even GUI interface
> >>> nonsense - we had to find a university that gave out free Unix accounts
> >>> with nntp access, then telnet to them...and we liked it!
> >>>
> >>> There aren't that many of us - would it kill us to join an RSFC
> >>> Facebook group? It can't be any worse that its "All We Talk About Is
> >>> College Football" (aka "All half of us talk about is how much Michigan
> >>> and Ohio State hate each other, and all the other half talk about is
> >>> how much better the SEC is than everybody else") group.
> >>
> >> Are you not aware of:
> >>
> >> https://www.facebook.com/groups/rsfck
> >>
> >
> > That's undoubtedly an imposter group. Caveat emptor.
> >
> Not an imposter. It’s chock full of Usenet refugees.
>

I just figured that Con Reeder and Don were like Russell and not on Facebook. Of course, when I first joined that group it was open. It has since become closed, I think primarily just to stop conversation in the group from showing up on all our non-rsfc friend's FB feeds. But it probably makes it harder to find.

The NOTBCS Guy <don.p.del.grande@gmail.com> writes:

>> I wonder if some enterprising company is going to put up a Google Groups
>> clone like Feedly and TheOldReader did with Google Reader.
>
> In my day, we didn't have this Google Groups or even GUI interface
> nonsense - we had to find a university that gave out free Unix
> accounts with nntp access, then telnet to them...and we liked it!

There are *really* cheap USENET servers out there. Then you just need a
USENET client.

I have an account at blocknews, and it's $2 for 5GB of data, and it
doesn't expire. Or if you really wanna splurge, it's $10.50 for 100GB.
If all you are reading is RSFC, that should last you forever.

JGibson <james.m.gibson@gmail.com> wrote:
> On Thursday, January 11, 2024 at 7:38:41 PM UTC-5, xyzzy wrote:
>> Con Reeder, unhyphenated American <cons...@duxmail.com> wrote:
>>> On 2024-01-11, JGibson <james.m...@gmail.com> wrote:
>>>> On Thursday, January 11, 2024 at 1:02:25 PM UTC-5, The NOTBCS Guy wrote:
>>>>>> I wonder if some enterprising company is going to put up a Google Groups
>>>>>> clone like Feedly and TheOldReader did with Google Reader.
>>>>> In my day, we didn't have this Google Groups or even GUI interface
>>>>> nonsense - we had to find a university that gave out free Unix accounts
>>>>> with nntp access, then telnet to them...and we liked it!
>>>>>
>>>>> There aren't that many of us - would it kill us to join an RSFC
>>>>> Facebook group? It can't be any worse that its "All We Talk About Is
>>>>> College Football" (aka "All half of us talk about is how much Michigan
>>>>> and Ohio State hate each other, and all the other half talk about is
>>>>> how much better the SEC is than everybody else") group.
>>>>
>>>> Are you not aware of:
>>>>
>>>> https://www.facebook.com/groups/rsfck
>>>>
>>>
>>> That's undoubtedly an imposter group. Caveat emptor.
>>>
>> Not an imposter. It’s chock full of Usenet refugees.
>>
>
> I just figured that Con Reeder and Don were like Russell and not on
> Facebook. Of course, when I first joined that group it was open. It has
> since become closed, I think primarily just to stop conversation in the
> group from showing up on all our non-rsfc friend's FB feeds. But it
> probably makes it harder to find.
>
>

That’s exactly what happened. It was closed so our normie friends and
family members wouldn’t see what we poast there and say WTF?

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liberal personality.” — Altie

On 2024-01-12, JGibson <james.m.gibson@gmail.com> wrote:
> On Thursday, January 11, 2024 at 7:38:41 PM UTC-5, xyzzy wrote:
>> Con Reeder, unhyphenated American <cons...@duxmail.com> wrote:
>> > On 2024-01-11, JGibson <james.m...@gmail.com> wrote:
>> >> On Thursday, January 11, 2024 at 1:02:25 PM UTC-5, The NOTBCS Guy wrote:
>> >>>> I wonder if some enterprising company is going to put up a Google Groups
>> >>>> clone like Feedly and TheOldReader did with Google Reader.
>> >>> In my day, we didn't have this Google Groups or even GUI interface
>> >>> nonsense - we had to find a university that gave out free Unix accounts
>> >>> with nntp access, then telnet to them...and we liked it!
>> >>>
>> >>> There aren't that many of us - would it kill us to join an RSFC
>> >>> Facebook group? It can't be any worse that its "All We Talk About Is
>> >>> College Football" (aka "All half of us talk about is how much Michigan
>> >>> and Ohio State hate each other, and all the other half talk about is
>> >>> how much better the SEC is than everybody else") group.
>> >>
>> >> Are you not aware of:
>> >>
>> >> https://www.facebook.com/groups/rsfck
>> >>
>> >
>> > That's undoubtedly an imposter group. Caveat emptor.
>> >
>> Not an imposter. It’s chock full of Usenet refugees.
>>
>
> I just figured that Con Reeder and Don were like Russell and not on
> Facebook. Of course, when I first joined that group it was open. It
> has since become closed, I think primarily just to stop conversation
> in the group from showing up on all our non-rsfc friend's FB feeds.
> But it probably makes it harder to find.
>

I am on Facebook out of self-defense, but I find it to be awesomely bad
for chat purposes.

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practices until he can't get it wrong. -- unknown

> I just figured that Con Reeder and Don were like Russell and not on Facebook.

Looks like somebody has never seen the NOTBCS College Football Rankings page there.

As for me, I have been on Facebook for almost 20 years now, I think; my "memories" feed keeps bringing up the dozens of posts per day "from me" from CastleVille and FarmVille 2. In fact, I have actually gotten some decent stuff thanks to Facebook; on its MyVegas Slots app, I scored a free ticket to "The Beatles - Love" Cirque du Soleil show in Vegas.

I actually have a few "annual traditions" on my Facebook feed, mainly at the end of the year, including the lighting of "the National Artificial Christmas Tree" every year on the day after Thanksgiving (also available on YouTube).