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  • Subject matter newsgroups: Threading the needle between arcanery and ko

    From Paul W. Schleck@21:1/5 to All on Sun Oct 8 15:48:39 2023
    XPost: alt.culture.usenet, news.groups, sci.misc

    "The discussion of scientific or technical topics on Usenet has often
    wound up as a dichotomy between an advanced academic newsgroup and one
    that is overwhelmed with kooky or naive laypeople with pet theories, pie-in-the-sky proposals, and flawed proofs of long-standing challenges
    in fields (Fermat's Theorem being most popular). Throw in some obviously unbalanced individuals, personal attacks, repetitive agenda posting,
    public meltdowns, and the inevitable detour into political arguments,
    and these newsgroups became unusable for purpose."

    https://www.reddit.com/r/ClassicUsenet/comments/zzw4ar/subject_matter_newsgroups_threading_the_needle/

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  • From Kerr-Mudd, John@21:1/5 to Paul W. Schleck on Sun Oct 8 19:18:01 2023
    XPost: alt.culture.usenet, news.groups, sci.misc
    XPost: alt.usage.english

    On Sun, 8 Oct 2023 15:48:39 -0000 (UTC)
    pschleck@panix.com (Paul W. Schleck) wrote:

    "The discussion of scientific or technical topics on Usenet has often
    wound up as a dichotomy between an advanced academic newsgroup and one
    that is overwhelmed with kooky or naive laypeople with pet theories, pie-in-the-sky proposals, and flawed proofs of long-standing challenges
    in fields (Fermat's Theorem being most popular). Throw in some obviously unbalanced individuals, personal attacks, repetitive agenda posting,
    public meltdowns, and the inevitable detour into political arguments,
    and these newsgroups became unusable for purpose."

    https://www.reddit.com/r/ClassicUsenet/comments/zzw4ar/subject_matter_newsgroups_threading_the_needle/

    I could put you in touch with someone who's invented a free-energy
    device - it's not just a perpetual motion machine; all he needs is some investment to get going.

    Ok you can save on my fee; I'll crosspost to uae. If my ISP allows it.


    --
    Bah, and indeed Humbug.

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  • From Mack A. Damia@21:1/5 to All on Sun Oct 8 14:06:20 2023
    XPost: alt.culture.usenet, news.groups, sci.misc
    XPost: alt.usage.english

    On Sun, 8 Oct 2023 19:18:01 +0100, "Kerr-Mudd, John" <admin@127.0.0.1>
    wrote:

    On Sun, 8 Oct 2023 15:48:39 -0000 (UTC)
    pschleck@panix.com (Paul W. Schleck) wrote:

    "The discussion of scientific or technical topics on Usenet has often
    wound up as a dichotomy between an advanced academic newsgroup and one
    that is overwhelmed with kooky or naive laypeople with pet theories,
    pie-in-the-sky proposals, and flawed proofs of long-standing challenges
    in fields (Fermat's Theorem being most popular). Throw in some obviously
    unbalanced individuals, personal attacks, repetitive agenda posting,
    public meltdowns, and the inevitable detour into political arguments,
    and these newsgroups became unusable for purpose."

    https://www.reddit.com/r/ClassicUsenet/comments/zzw4ar/subject_matter_newsgroups_threading_the_needle/

    I could put you in touch with someone who's invented a free-energy
    device - it's not just a perpetual motion machine; all he needs is some >investment to get going.

    YOu're a bit late, fella.

    At Earth's equator, the speed of Earth's spin (free energy/perpetual
    motion) is about 1,000 miles per hour.

    The problem now is how to harness that energy.

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