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Nothing to see here, move along - but is it "Joy to the World"? Or "Joy to
the Worlds"? Hmm...
In article <vhvr1q$2bdmd$1@dont-email.me>,
Mike McKeown <mike@xenocyte.com> wrote:
Nothing to see here, move along - but is it "Joy to the World"? Or "Joy to >> the Worlds"? Hmm...
Worlds?
The Doctor <doctor@doctor.nl2k.ab.ca> wrote:
In article <vhvr1q$2bdmd$1@dont-email.me>,
Mike McKeown <mike@xenocyte.com> wrote:
Nothing to see here, move along - but is it "Joy to the
World"? Or "Joy to the Worlds"? Hmm...
Worlds?
Nothing to see here, move along - but is it "Joy to the
World"? Or "Joy to the Worlds"? Hmm...
Trying NovaBBS. Does feel like 30 year old BBS site, fest in
messages is in courier monospaced and looks like you have to
log in again every time you want to post a message. So I think
this may be a no from me - it makes Google Groups (RIP) look
like high design success.
The Doctor <doctor@doctor.nl2k.ab.ca> wrote:
In article <vhvr1q$2bdmd$1@dont-email.me>,
Mike McKeown <mike@xenocyte.com> wrote:
Nothing to see here, move along - but is it "Joy to the World"? Or "Joy to >>> the Worlds"? Hmm...
Worlds?
https://whatsondisneyplus.com/doctor-who-joy-to-the-worlds-christmas-special-coming-soon-to-disney/
--
“Most of the Universe is knackered, babes.” - The Doctor
The Last Doctor wrote:
The Doctor <doctor@doctor.nl2k.ab.ca> wrote:
In article <vhvr1q$2bdmd$1@dont-email.me>,
Mike McKeown <mike@xenocyte.com> wrote:
Nothing to see here, move along - but is it "Joy to the
World"? Or "Joy to the Worlds"? Hmm...
Worlds?
https://whatsondisneyplus.com/doctor-who-joy-to-the-worlds-christmas-special-coming-soon-to-disney/
FAKE NEWS
More Disney woke garbage!
How dare they interfere with episode titles of our favourite TV
show... that finished in 2017... and nobody watches anymore.
Why change the episode title for twenty five people, and
according to the data I have compiled from my YouTube channel
and from what I've read in Playboy, only ten of those people
watched the episode all the way through anyway... or will do in
December.
What an outrage. I am not paying my TV licence fee for this sort
of revisionism.
Mike McKeown wrote:
Have you tried using NovaBBS on your browser - as opposed to an
Android app - to access Usenet? People say it works well on
tablets, I'm not sure about the smallness of a mobile phone
screen for reading Usenet via it though. But NovaBBS does make
the need for a Usenet reading app and/or newsreader redundant if
it works okay.
TheLastDoctor wrote:
Trying NovaBBS. Does feel like 30 year old BBS site, fest in
messages is in courier monospaced and looks like you have to
log in again every time you want to post a message. So I think
this may be a no from me - it makes Google Groups (RIP) look
like high design success.
Yeah, I did look in to it for my new laptop, as XanaNews has
scaling issues on W11... the Nova BBS UI is a bit dated,
although there is an option to change the colours!
It is a work-in-progress and it should improve over time. In
fairness, Google had a long time to get GG where it was, and
they are Google... NovaBBS is just a guy in the Usenet
community. (Retro Guy... he also runs the i2pn2.org nntp
service.)
Still, NovaBBS would be handy for the likes of Tim - or others -
that can't get to grips with a newsreader. Basic but simple to
use. I haven't tried it on my iPhone yet though.
Trying NovaBBS. Does feel like 30 year old BBS site, fest in messages is
in courier monospaced and looks like you have to log in again every time
you want to post a message. So I think this may be a no from me - it
makes Google Groups (RIP) look like high design success.
In article <vhvr1q$2bdmd$1@dont-email.me>,
Mike McKeown <mike@xenocyte.com> wrote:
Nothing to see here, move along - but is it "Joy to the World"? Or "Joy to >> the Worlds"? Hmm...
Worlds?
In article <xn0otpewgtueauz003@news.eternal-september.org>,
Blueshirt <blueshirt@indigo.news> wrote:
Have you tried using NovaBBS on your browser - as opposed to
an Android app - to access Usenet? People say it works well
on tablets, I'm not sure about the smallness of a mobile
phone screen for reading Usenet via it though. But NovaBBS
does make the need for a Usenet reading app and/or
newsreader redundant if it works okay.
IF you get the access.
In article <xn0otpge0twemhw000@post.eweka.nl>,
Blueshirt <blueshirt@indigo.news> wrote:
TheLastDoctor wrote:
Trying NovaBBS. Does feel like 30 year old BBS site, fest in
messages is in courier monospaced and looks like you have to
log in again every time you want to post a message. So I
think this may be a no from me - it makes Google Groups
(RIP) look like high design success.
Yeah, I did look in to it for my new laptop, as XanaNews has
scaling issues on W11... the Nova BBS UI is a bit dated,
although there is an option to change the colours!
Still, NovaBBS would be handy for the likes of Tim - or
others - that can't get to grips with a newsreader. Basic
but simple to use. I haven't tried it on my iPhone yet
though.
When will you get around to it?
The Doctor wrote:
In article <xn0otpge0twemhw000@post.eweka.nl>,
Blueshirt <blueshirt@indigo.news> wrote:
TheLastDoctor wrote:
Trying NovaBBS. Does feel like 30 year old BBS site, fest in
messages is in courier monospaced and looks like you have to
log in again every time you want to post a message. So I
think this may be a no from me - it makes Google Groups
(RIP) look like high design success.
Yeah, I did look in to it for my new laptop, as XanaNews has
scaling issues on W11... the Nova BBS UI is a bit dated,
although there is an option to change the colours!
Still, NovaBBS would be handy for the likes of Tim - or
others - that can't get to grips with a newsreader. Basic
but simple to use. I haven't tried it on my iPhone yet
though.
When will you get around to it?
Beyond my tests, I probably won't, as I have a workable version
of XanaNews on my W11 laptop, minus the x-face and
spell-checker... I will just need to adjust some fonts/text
sizes later this evening to get it more to my liking now I've
fixed the scaling issue.
I do prefer a newsreader, but an online portal that is not
Google Groups is handy for those that find that sort of thing
easier to use.
Blueshirt wrote on 25/11/24 11:14 pm:
I do prefer a newsreader, but an online portal that is not
Google Groups is handy for those that find that sort of thing
easier to use.
I think that (Online Portal) is what Eternal-September's
operator, Ray, is tring to set up with .... is it RockLight or
something.
The Doctor wrote on 25/11/24 6:43 am:
In article <vhvr1q$2bdmd$1@dont-email.me>,Come on, Gobble-de-gook, this IS a NG about going to other WORLDS!! ;-P
Mike McKeown <mike@xenocyte.com> wrote:
Nothing to see here, move along - but is it "Joy to the World"? Or "Joy to >>> the Worlds"? Hmm...
Worlds?
--
Daniel
Daniel70 wrote:
Blueshirt wrote on 25/11/24 11:14 pm:
I think that (Online Portal) is what Eternal-September's
I do prefer a newsreader, but an online portal that is not
Google Groups is handy for those that find that sort of thing
easier to use.
operator, Ray, is tring to set up with .... is it RockLight or
something.
Rocksolid Light is the actual software for the web based forum
set-up, using nntp as its back-end. (Think "News Portal" from
the old days.) NovaBBS is the one the guy running the free nntp
service i2pn2 uses, but yes, Ray at eternal-september is
supposed to be working an his own version for web access to his
Usenet service...
For those that were used to accessing Usenet via a web portal -
Tim and the Coca-Cola Kid spring to mind - it would make Usenet
easy for them to use again. No need to configure a newsreader
and all that... In the long run it would also mean smartphone
and tablet access to Usenet would be improved. That's why I
asked Mike about NovaBBS on his new Android phone.
The Doctor wrote:
In article <xn0otpewgtueauz003@news.eternal-september.org>,
Blueshirt <blueshirt@indigo.news> wrote:
Have you tried using NovaBBS on your browser - as opposed to
an Android app - to access Usenet? People say it works well
on tablets, I'm not sure about the smallness of a mobile
phone screen for reading Usenet via it though. But NovaBBS
does make the need for a Usenet reading app and/or
newsreader redundant if it works okay.
IF you get the access.
Anyone that can access the internet can access NovaBBS... it's a
web browser interface for accessing Usenet newsgroups. (A basic
web browsing interface admitidly, but it seems to work.)
The Doctor wrote:
In article <xn0otpge0twemhw000@post.eweka.nl>,
Blueshirt <blueshirt@indigo.news> wrote:
TheLastDoctor wrote:
Trying NovaBBS. Does feel like 30 year old BBS site, fest in
messages is in courier monospaced and looks like you have to
log in again every time you want to post a message. So I
think this may be a no from me - it makes Google Groups
(RIP) look like high design success.
Yeah, I did look in to it for my new laptop, as XanaNews has
scaling issues on W11... the Nova BBS UI is a bit dated,
although there is an option to change the colours!
Still, NovaBBS would be handy for the likes of Tim - or
others - that can't get to grips with a newsreader. Basic
but simple to use. I haven't tried it on my iPhone yet
though.
When will you get around to it?
Beyond my tests, I probably won't, as I have a workable version
of XanaNews on my W11 laptop, minus the x-face and
spell-checker... I will just need to adjust some fonts/text
sizes later this evening to get it more to my liking now I've
fixed the scaling issue.
I do prefer a newsreader, but an online portal that is not
Google Groups is handy for those that find that sort of thing
easier to use.
Blueshirt wrote on 25/11/24 11:14 pm:
The Doctor wrote:I think that (Online Portal) is what Eternal-September's operator, Ray,
In article <xn0otpge0twemhw000@post.eweka.nl>,
Blueshirt <blueshirt@indigo.news> wrote:
TheLastDoctor wrote:
Trying NovaBBS. Does feel like 30 year old BBS site, fest in
messages is in courier monospaced and looks like you have to
log in again every time you want to post a message. So I
think this may be a no from me - it makes Google Groups
(RIP) look like high design success.
Yeah, I did look in to it for my new laptop, as XanaNews has
scaling issues on W11... the Nova BBS UI is a bit dated,
although there is an option to change the colours!
Still, NovaBBS would be handy for the likes of Tim - or
others - that can't get to grips with a newsreader. Basic
but simple to use. I haven't tried it on my iPhone yet
though.
When will you get around to it?
Beyond my tests, I probably won't, as I have a workable version
of XanaNews on my W11 laptop, minus the x-face and
spell-checker... I will just need to adjust some fonts/text
sizes later this evening to get it more to my liking now I've
fixed the scaling issue.
I do prefer a newsreader, but an online portal that is not
Google Groups is handy for those that find that sort of thing
easier to use.
is tring to set up with .... is it RockLight or something.
--
Daniel
Daniel70 wrote:
Blueshirt wrote on 25/11/24 11:14 pm:
I think that (Online Portal) is what Eternal-September's
I do prefer a newsreader, but an online portal that is not
Google Groups is handy for those that find that sort of thing
easier to use.
operator, Ray, is tring to set up with .... is it RockLight or
something.
Rocksolid Light is the actual software for the web based forum
set-up, using nntp as its back-end. (Think "News Portal" from
the old days.) NovaBBS is the one the guy running the free nntp
service i2pn2 uses, but yes, Ray at eternal-september is
supposed to be working an his own version for web access to his
Usenet service...
For those that were used to accessing Usenet via a web portal -
Tim and the Coca-Cola Kid spring to mind - it would make Usenet
easy for them to use again. No need to configure a newsreader
and all that... In the long run it would also mean smartphone
and tablet access to Usenet would be improved. That's why I
asked Mike about NovaBBS on his new Android phone.
Blueshirt <blueshirt@indigo.news> wrote:
Daniel70 wrote:
Blueshirt wrote on 25/11/24 11:14 pm:
I think that (Online Portal) is what Eternal-September's
I do prefer a newsreader, but an online portal that is not
Google Groups is handy for those that find that sort of thing
easier to use.
operator, Ray, is tring to set up with .... is it RockLight or
something.
Rocksolid Light is the actual software for the web based forum
set-up, using nntp as its back-end. (Think "News Portal" from
the old days.) NovaBBS is the one the guy running the free nntp
service i2pn2 uses, but yes, Ray at eternal-september is
supposed to be working an his own version for web access to his
Usenet service...
For those that were used to accessing Usenet via a web portal -
Tim and the Coca-Cola Kid spring to mind - it would make Usenet
easy for them to use again. No need to configure a newsreader
and all that... In the long run it would also mean smartphone
and tablet access to Usenet would be improved. That's why I
asked Mike about NovaBBS on his new Android phone.
I’d be happy to use a well behaved online service and would even pay a >nominal one off or annual fee to maintain it (I was happy to pay the
Germans a few euros a year for news.individual.net) but I don’t think >NovaBBS is a great answer. There is no good Android app (PhoNews is the
best I could find) - the few options out there almost all focus on
binaries. News reading is old fashioned and probably on its way out.
This app on iPhone (NewsTap) is excellent except for lack of kill files
(you can colour code messages from individuals and mark them as read on >receipt, which is usually good enough). But this phone’s lightning port has >died (can only charge by induction), and it’s a good few years old, so a >great corporate-plus-Black-Friday discount on Samsungs mean I’m finally >weaning myself off the Apple ecosystem so goodbye NewsTap.
But, I’ve literally just spotted what might be my solution: Thunderbird >finally has an Android client! Off to check it out now.
--
“Most of the Universe is knackered, babes.” - The Doctor
News reading is old fashioned and probably on its
way out.
The Last Doctor wrote:
News reading is old fashioned and probably on its
way out.
Don't let Dave hear you say that. He gets reactional if anybody
suggests Usenet is dying.
On 25/11/2024 15:25, The Last Doctor wrote:
I’d be happy to use a well behaved online service and would
even pay a nominal one off or annual fee to maintain it (I
was happy to pay the Germans a few euros a year for
news.individual.net) but I don’t think NovaBBS is a great
answer. There is no good Android app (PhoNews is the best I
could find) - the few options out there almost all focus on
binaries. News reading is old fashioned and probably on its
way out.
This app on iPhone (NewsTap) is excellent except for lack of
kill files (you can colour code messages from individuals
and mark them as read on receipt, which is usually good
enough). But this phone’s lightning port has died (can only
charge by induction), and it’s a good few years old, so a
great corporate-plus-Black-Friday discount on Samsungs mean
I’m finally weaning myself off the Apple ecosystem so
goodbye NewsTap.
But, I’ve literally just spotted what might be my solution:
Thunderbird finally has an Android client! Off to check it
out now.
Nope, like K-9 before it, its just ans email client. No one
seems to be stepping up to the plate to add nntp
functionality. Ah well. I had hopes for a day, there.
Blueshirt <blueshirt@indigo.news> wrote:
Daniel70 wrote:
Blueshirt wrote on 25/11/24 11:14 pm:
I think that (Online Portal) is what Eternal-September's
I do prefer a newsreader, but an online portal that is not
Google Groups is handy for those that find that sort of thing
easier to use.
operator, Ray, is tring to set up with .... is it RockLight or
something.
Rocksolid Light is the actual software for the web based forum
set-up, using nntp as its back-end. (Think "News Portal" from
the old days.) NovaBBS is the one the guy running the free nntp
service i2pn2 uses, but yes, Ray at eternal-september is
supposed to be working an his own version for web access to his
Usenet service...
For those that were used to accessing Usenet via a web portal -
Tim and the Coca-Cola Kid spring to mind - it would make Usenet
easy for them to use again. No need to configure a newsreader
and all that... In the long run it would also mean smartphone
and tablet access to Usenet would be improved. That's why I
asked Mike about NovaBBS on his new Android phone.
I’d be happy to use a well behaved online service and would even pay a >nominal one off or annual fee to maintain it (I was happy to pay the
Germans a few euros a year for news.individual.net) but I don’t think >NovaBBS is a great answer. There is no good Android app (PhoNews is the
best I could find) - the few options out there almost all focus on
binaries. News reading is old fashioned and probably on its way out.
This app on iPhone (NewsTap) is excellent except for lack of kill files
(you can colour code messages from individuals and mark them as read on >receipt, which is usually good enough). But this phone’s lightning port has >died (can only charge by induction), and it’s a good few years old, so a >great corporate-plus-Black-Friday discount on Samsungs mean I’m finally >weaning myself off the Apple ecosystem so goodbye NewsTap.
But, I’ve literally just spotted what might be my solution: Thunderbird >finally has an Android client! Off to check it out now.
On 25/11/2024 15:25, The Last Doctor wrote:
Blueshirt <blueshirt@indigo.news> wrote:
Daniel70 wrote:
Blueshirt wrote on 25/11/24 11:14 pm:
I think that (Online Portal) is what Eternal-September's
I do prefer a newsreader, but an online portal that is not
Google Groups is handy for those that find that sort of thing
easier to use.
operator, Ray, is tring to set up with .... is it RockLight or
something.
Rocksolid Light is the actual software for the web based forum
set-up, using nntp as its back-end. (Think "News Portal" from
the old days.) NovaBBS is the one the guy running the free nntp
service i2pn2 uses, but yes, Ray at eternal-september is
supposed to be working an his own version for web access to his
Usenet service...
For those that were used to accessing Usenet via a web portal -
Tim and the Coca-Cola Kid spring to mind - it would make Usenet
easy for them to use again. No need to configure a newsreader
and all that... In the long run it would also mean smartphone
and tablet access to Usenet would be improved. That's why I
asked Mike about NovaBBS on his new Android phone.
I’d be happy to use a well behaved online service and would even pay a >>nominal one off or annual fee to maintain it (I was happy to pay the >>Germans a few euros a year for news.individual.net) but I don’t think >>NovaBBS is a great answer. There is no good Android app (PhoNews is the >>best I could find) - the few options out there almost all focus on >>binaries. News reading is old fashioned and probably on its way out.
This app on iPhone (NewsTap) is excellent except for lack of kill files >>(you can colour code messages from individuals and mark them as read on >>receipt, which is usually good enough). But this phone’s lightning port has >>died (can only charge by induction), and it’s a good few years old, so a >>great corporate-plus-Black-Friday discount on Samsungs mean I’m finally >>weaning myself off the Apple ecosystem so goodbye NewsTap.
But, I’ve literally just spotted what might be my solution: Thunderbird >>finally has an Android client! Off to check it out now.
Nope, like K-9 before it, its just ans email client. No one seems to be
stepping up to the plate to add nntp functionality. Ah well. I had hopes
for a day, there.
Mike McKeown wrote:
On 25/11/2024 15:25, The Last Doctor wrote:
I’d be happy to use a well behaved online service and would
even pay a nominal one off or annual fee to maintain it (I
was happy to pay the Germans a few euros a year for
news.individual.net) but I don’t think NovaBBS is a great
answer. There is no good Android app (PhoNews is the best I
could find) - the few options out there almost all focus on
binaries. News reading is old fashioned and probably on its
way out.
This app on iPhone (NewsTap) is excellent except for lack of
kill files (you can colour code messages from individuals
and mark them as read on receipt, which is usually good
enough). But this phone’s lightning port has died (can only
charge by induction), and it’s a good few years old, so a
great corporate-plus-Black-Friday discount on Samsungs mean
I’m finally weaning myself off the Apple ecosystem so
goodbye NewsTap.
But, I’ve literally just spotted what might be my solution:
Thunderbird finally has an Android client! Off to check it
out now.
Nope, like K-9 before it, its just ans email client. No one
seems to be stepping up to the plate to add nntp
functionality. Ah well. I had hopes for a day, there.
Most people assume nntp is dead or dying out... if they even
know what it is. The majority of the Usenet world in 2024
revolves around Binaries and indexers* now since NZB's have made
it a lot easier to 'get' stuff from Usenet than it was in the
old days of decoding a hundred pieces and then putting them all
together yourself... (etc.)
That's why I hope to see the online web portals [like NovaBBS]
improve in time as it is possible that people will be more
inclined to access Usenet via a web forum type of thing whilst
they are browsing online than go to the hassle of setting-up a
newsreader and downloading messages from newsgroups. We are old
school, we can do it in our sleep, but some people's heads would
explode trying to configure something called a newsreader and
having to then sign up for a news service to read things!!!
* Whilst on the subject, Eweka have a great Black Friday offer
of €2.50 a month Usenet access (that's €30 for the year) which
includes a free EasyNews account and a VPN. Bargain!!!
In article <vi574a$3j2ba$1@dont-email.me>,
Mike McKeown <mike@xenocyte.com> wrote:
On 25/11/2024 15:25, The Last Doctor wrote:
This app on iPhone (NewsTap) is excellent except for lack
of kill files (you can colour code messages from
individuals and mark them as read on receipt, which is
usually good enough). But this phone’s lightning port has
died (can only charge by induction), and it’s a good few
years old, so a great corporate-plus-Black-Friday discount
on Samsungs mean I’m finally weaning myself off the Apple
ecosystem so goodbye NewsTap.
But, I’ve literally just spotted what might be my
solution: Thunderbird finally has an Android client! Off
to check it out now.
Nope, like K-9 before it, its just ans email client. No one
seems to be stepping up to the plate to add nntp
functionality. Ah well. I had hopes for a day, there.
just look up NNTP client in your shop.
The Doctor wrote:
In article <vi574a$3j2ba$1@dont-email.me>,
Mike McKeown <mike@xenocyte.com> wrote:
On 25/11/2024 15:25, The Last Doctor wrote:
This app on iPhone (NewsTap) is excellent except for lack
of kill files (you can colour code messages from
individuals and mark them as read on receipt, which is
usually good enough). But this phone’s lightning port has
died (can only charge by induction), and it’s a good few
years old, so a great corporate-plus-Black-Friday discount
on Samsungs mean I’m finally weaning myself off the Apple
ecosystem so goodbye NewsTap.
But, I’ve literally just spotted what might be my
solution: Thunderbird finally has an Android client! Off
to check it out now.
Nope, like K-9 before it, its just ans email client. No one
seems to be stepping up to the plate to add nntp
functionality. Ah well. I had hopes for a day, there.
just look up NNTP client in your shop.
What does your shop recommend?! After all, you are the CEO of a
major provider of Usenet services to the Yadallee Republic! So
you must know a thing or two about NNTP clients...