Path: ...!Xl.tags.giganews.com!local-1.nntp.ord.giganews.com!nntp.earthlink.com!news.earthlink.com.POSTED!not-for-mail NNTP-Posting-Date: Tue, 10 Sep 2024 17:41:46 +0000 From: ant@zimage.comANT (Ant) Subject: Re: Oh good, Usenet's back Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.games.action References: <8mirdj1le9hb3gcg9hup2vj1ndmfq1ahoh@4ax.com> <1a7db6b605946751f7d2d7416aeb89d050bb843a@i2pn2.org> User-Agent: tin/2.6.2-20221225 ("Pittyvaich") (Linux/6.10.6-100.fc39.x86_64 (x86_64)) Message-ID: Date: Tue, 10 Sep 2024 17:41:46 +0000 Lines: 37 X-Usenet-Provider: http://www.giganews.com NNTP-Posting-Host: 47.180.143.226 X-Trace: sv3-oocRMv3mOuYGnjDT0SNCf2bN6/EpbiLUVt8IEt6BhsKuI9iLytZQdbHSdtocqaCyIDb2YYpsBNx7uVB!z4ohZAx4pUsETty6gNQaYr+AMjnOmb5eR8wP91ZLvHmfucn4g5RVS1ffvinFKyNx7UWADULp+set!3D4H8IHzzL9OjVmqU8APt12sNbH2a4F0 X-Abuse-and-DMCA-Info: Please be sure to forward a copy of ALL headers X-Abuse-and-DMCA-Info: Otherwise we will be unable to process your complaint properly X-Postfilter: 1.3.40 Bytes: 2812 Justisaur wrote: > On 9/8/2024 4:52 PM, Ant wrote: > > Spalls Hurgenson wrote: > >> On Sun, 08 Sep 2024 05:07:11 +0000, ant@zimage.comANT (Ant) wrote: > > > >>> Spalls Hurgenson wrote: > >>>> That was a scary day yesterday. Nobody should have to go 24 hours > >>>> without new posts on Usenet! ;-) I don't know what was up, but > >>>> apparently it affected a number of hosts, since both Eternal September > >>>> and Narkive didn't show any new messages. But I guess the feed is > >>>> back, since I see new comments. Whew. Welcome back everybody. ;-) > >>> > >>> Sorry. I had to go offline mostly to Yellowstone Park with my colony. :P > > > >> I can see the news story already: > > > >> "Ant colony undermines Yellowstone, causes super-volcano to explode > >> prematurely. Human race wiped out, ants take over the Earth." > > > >> ... except then who is writing the news article? > > > > You know what is sad? My colony and I didn't see ants other ants there! > > We did see elks, birds, bisons, butterflies, flies, etc. Where are > > the ants?!!! :( > > > They seem to all be hanging out enjoying my pool. Show me please. :P -- "The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom, and knowledge of the Holy One is understanding." --Proverbs 9:10 Note: A fixed width font (Courier, Monospace, etc.) is required to see this signature correctly. /\___/\ Ant(Dude) @ http://aqfl.net & http://antfarm.home.dhs.org. / /\ /\ \ Please nuke ANT if replying by e-mail. | |o o| | \ _ / ( )