X-Google-Language: ENGLISH,ASCII-7-bit X-Google-Thread: f996b,dde9c9f24d4f3269 X-Google-Attributes: gidf996b,public X-Google-ArrivalTime: 2002-11-05 19:45:24 PST Path: archiver1.google.com!news1.google.com!newsfeed.stanford.edu!news.tele.dk!news.tele.dk!small.news.tele.dk!eusc.inter.net!newspeer.clara.net!news.clara.net!kibo.news.demon.net!news.demon.co.uk!demon!not-for-mail From: "Tom Bampton" Newsgroups: alt.ascii-art Subject: Re: [DIS] where is everyone? Date: Wed, 6 Nov 2002 03:45:23 -0000 Lines: 23 Message-ID: References: NNTP-Posting-Host: edendev.demon.co.uk X-Trace: news.demon.co.uk 1036554323 16580 193.237.172.117 (6 Nov 2002 03:45:23 GMT) X-Complaints-To: abuse@demon.net NNTP-Posting-Date: Wed, 6 Nov 2002 03:45:23 +0000 (UTC) X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2600.0000 X-Priority: 3 X-Newsreader: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2600.0000 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal Xref: archiver1.google.com alt.ascii-art:20428 "Faux_Pseudo" wrote in message news:slrnash2ep.6l.Faux_Pseudo@fugozi.cx1209071-a... > _.--- Tom Bampton spoke in alt.ascii-art --------._ > > LOL! I'm kind of surprised that nntp is going out to the world. I cant reach > > anything but my ISP's servers :( I need smtp and irc ... http i can take or > > leave, depends whether i need to look stuff up. I think ive read about ~300 > > posts in the past 2 or 3 hours out of sheer boredom. Even the threads I dont > > usually read. Sigh. > > Try talk.orgins its funny, infomrative and inflaming. It is always a > good place to be when you have no place else to go. I dont think i've ever been to talk.* Thankfully routing just came back (about 30 seconds ago, what's the first thing I do? post to usenet, which I could do anyway) The most stupid part, is now routing's back I want to go and do something else, which doesnt require the net at all. Hm, at some point i'll do a little (probably crap) ascii comic thing on loss of routing ;-)