It's great to be back, everyone. I recognize some of the names posting--
here. Many of my stalwart old newsgroups are no more so, I'm looking
around for some new places to hang out.
I love helping people, so this looks like an appropriate group for that.
And, if I can wipe away some of the cobwebs from going so long without posting, I believe I remember posting here a few times over the years.
Modern medical practices enabled me to come back and do what I love
again.
It's great to be back, everyone. I recognize some of the names posting
here. Many of my stalwart old newsgroups are no more so, I'm looking
around for some new places to hang out.
I love helping people, so this looks like an appropriate group for that.
And, if I can wipe away some of the cobwebs from going so long without posting, I believe I remember posting here a few times over the years.
Modern medical practices enabled me to come back and do what I love
again.
It's great to be back, everyone. I recognize some of the names posting
here. Many of my stalwart old newsgroups are no more so, I'm looking
around for some new places to hang out.
I love helping people, so this looks like an appropriate group for that.
And, if I can wipe away some of the cobwebs from going so long without posting, I believe I remember posting here a few times over the years.
Modern medical practices enabled me to come back and do what I love
again.
BlinkyTheShark <Blinky@imback.com> wrote:
You're an impostor; Blinky died in RL a long time ago.
It's great to be back, everyone. I recognize some of the names posting
here. Many of my stalwart old newsgroups are no more so, I'm looking
around for some new places to hang out.
I love helping people, so this looks like an appropriate group for
that.
And, if I can wipe away some of the cobwebs from going so long without
posting, I believe I remember posting here a few times over the years.
Modern medical practices enabled me to come back and do what I love
again.
It's great to be back, everyone. I recognize some of the names posting
here. Many of my stalwart old newsgroups are no more so, I'm looking
around for some new places to hang out.
I love helping people, so this looks like an appropriate group for that.
And, if I can wipe away some of the cobwebs from going so long without posting, I believe I remember posting here a few times over the years.
Modern medical practices enabled me to come back and do what I love
again.
On Thu, 21 Aug 2025 22:57:55 +0100, snipeco.2@gmail.com (Sn!pe) wrote in <1rhfsye.7f2oec19283cmN%snipeco.2@gmail.com>:
BlinkyTheShark <Blinky@imback.com> wrote:
You're an impostor; Blinky died in RL a long time ago.
It's great to be back, everyone. I recognize some of the names posting
here. Many of my stalwart old newsgroups are no more so, I'm looking
around for some new places to hang out.
I love helping people, so this looks like an appropriate group for
that.
And, if I can wipe away some of the cobwebs from going so long without
posting, I believe I remember posting here a few times over the years.
Modern medical practices enabled me to come back and do what I love
again.
Top posting? Tsk, tsk.
(I had to look at the headers to make sure you were you!)
vallor <vallor@cultnix.org> wrote:
On Thu, 21 Aug 2025 22:57:55 +0100, snipeco.2@gmail.com (Sn!pe) wroteWhat impostor "Blinky" wrote is utter BS.
in <1rhfsye.7f2oec19283cmN%snipeco.2@gmail.com>:
BlinkyTheShark <Blinky@imback.com> wrote:
You're an impostor; Blinky died in RL a long time ago.
It's great to be back, everyone. I recognize some of the names
posting here. Many of my stalwart old newsgroups are no more so, I'm
looking around for some new places to hang out.
I love helping people, so this looks like an appropriate group for
that.
And, if I can wipe away some of the cobwebs from going so long
without posting, I believe I remember posting here a few times over
the years.
Modern medical practices enabled me to come back and do what I love
again.
Top posting? Tsk, tsk.
(I had to look at the headers to make sure you were you!)
I top posted for maximum impact.
I watched Blinky in news.software.readers as he died of vomiting,
diarrhoea and dehydration over several days, finally to go silent.
He was the leading light of the Usenet Improvement Project and is sorely missed.
BlinkyTheShark <Blinky@imback.com> wrote:
You're an impostor; Blinky died in RL a long time ago.
On Thu, 21 Aug 2025 22:57:55 +0100, Sn!pe wrote:
BlinkyTheShark <Blinky@imback.com> wrote:
You're an impostor; Blinky died in RL a long time ago.
They took BlinkyNet away from me while I have been extremely ill. It's
taken me 16 years to get back into shape enough to even make a post. I
was extremely ill with a super-flu, which greatly affected my heart, my
mind, and my circulatory system.
Alas, though, I did not perish but went completely dark and silent,
nearest thing to a coma there is while still being aware and able to minimally function.
Last week, I came out of the haze and amazed my loved ones and am ready to start living again.
I see that one of my main missions of eradicating Google Group users from
our beloved Usenet was finally achieved. The work I did on that before
going silent is surely what led to this; I'll try stay humble.
The long Eternal September is finally over, both for me and for all of Usenet.
On 8/21/25 10:09 PM, BlinkyTheShark wrote:
On Thu, 21 Aug 2025 22:57:55 +0100, Sn!pe wrote:
BlinkyTheShark <Blinky@imback.com> wrote:
You're an impostor; Blinky died in RL a long time ago.
They took BlinkyNet away from me while I have been extremely ill. It's
taken me 16 years to get back into shape enough to even make a post. I
was extremely ill with a super-flu, which greatly affected my heart, my
mind, and my circulatory system.
Alas, though, I did not perish but went completely dark and silent,
nearest thing to a coma there is while still being aware and able to
minimally function.
Last week, I came out of the haze and amazed my loved ones and am ready
to start living again.
I see that one of my main missions of eradicating Google Group users
from our beloved Usenet was finally achieved. The work I did on that
before going silent is surely what led to this; I'll try stay humble.
The long Eternal September is finally over, both for me and for all of
Usenet.
I'm ecstatic that you're back, whoever you are, we need people! Let's
talk OSes! :D
On Thu, 21 Aug 2025 22:14:30 -0400, "Joel W. Crump" <joelcrump@gmail.com> wrote in <aoQpQ.257408$3yJ3.75787@fx16.iad>:
On 8/21/25 10:09 PM, BlinkyTheShark wrote:
On Thu, 21 Aug 2025 22:57:55 +0100, Sn!pe wrote:
BlinkyTheShark <Blinky@imback.com> wrote:
You're an impostor; Blinky died in RL a long time ago.
They took BlinkyNet away from me while I have been extremely ill. It's
taken me 16 years to get back into shape enough to even make a post. I
was extremely ill with a super-flu, which greatly affected my heart, my
mind, and my circulatory system.
Alas, though, I did not perish but went completely dark and silent,
nearest thing to a coma there is while still being aware and able to
minimally function.
Last week, I came out of the haze and amazed my loved ones and am ready
to start living again.
I see that one of my main missions of eradicating Google Group users
from our beloved Usenet was finally achieved. The work I did on that
before going silent is surely what led to this; I'll try stay humble.
The long Eternal September is finally over, both for me and for all of
Usenet.
I'm ecstatic that you're back, whoever you are, we need people! Let's
talk OSes! :D
I'm hoping he tells us what distro he's running.
According to his User-Agent, he's running the pan(1) of our
forefathers, so hmm.
On Thu, 21 Aug 2025 22:57:55 +0100, Sn!pe wrote:
BlinkyTheShark <Blinky@imback.com> wrote:They took BlinkyNet away from me while I have been extremely ill. It's
You're an impostor; Blinky died in RL a long time ago.
taken me 16 years to get back into shape enough to even make a post. I
was extremely ill with a super-flu, which greatly affected my heart, my
mind, and my circulatory system.
Alas, though, I did not perish but went completely dark and silent,
nearest thing to a coma there is while still being aware and able to minimally function.
Last week, I came out of the haze and amazed my loved ones and am ready
to start living again.
I see that one of my main missions of eradicating Google Group users
from our beloved Usenet was finally achieved. The work I did on that
before going silent is surely what led to this; I'll try stay humble.
The long Eternal September is finally over, both for me and for all of Usenet.
vallor <vallor@cultnix.org> wrote:
On Thu, 21 Aug 2025 22:57:55 +0100, snipeco.2@gmail.com (Sn!pe) wroteWhat impostor "Blinky" wrote is utter BS.
in <1rhfsye.7f2oec19283cmN%snipeco.2@gmail.com>:
BlinkyTheShark <Blinky@imback.com> wrote:
You're an impostor; Blinky died in RL a long time ago.
It's great to be back, everyone. I recognize some of the names
posting here. Many of my stalwart old newsgroups are no more so, I'm
looking around for some new places to hang out.
I love helping people, so this looks like an appropriate group for
that.
And, if I can wipe away some of the cobwebs from going so long
without posting, I believe I remember posting here a few times over
the years.
Modern medical practices enabled me to come back and do what I love
again.
Top posting? Tsk, tsk.
(I had to look at the headers to make sure you were you!)
I top posted for maximum impact.
I watched Blinky in news.software.readers as he died of vomiting,
diarrhoea and dehydration over several days, finally to go silent.
He was the leading light of the Usenet Improvement Project and is sorely missed.
On Thu, 21 Aug 2025 22:14:30 -0400, "Joel W. Crump"
<joelcrump@gmail.com>
wrote in <aoQpQ.257408$3yJ3.75787@fx16.iad>:
On 8/21/25 10:09 PM, BlinkyTheShark wrote:
On Thu, 21 Aug 2025 22:57:55 +0100, Sn!pe wrote:
BlinkyTheShark <Blinky@imback.com> wrote:
You're an impostor; Blinky died in RL a long time ago.
They took BlinkyNet away from me while I have been extremely ill.
It's taken me 16 years to get back into shape enough to even make a
post. I was extremely ill with a super-flu, which greatly affected my
heart, my mind, and my circulatory system.
Alas, though, I did not perish but went completely dark and silent,
nearest thing to a coma there is while still being aware and able to
minimally function.
Last week, I came out of the haze and amazed my loved ones and am
ready to start living again.
I see that one of my main missions of eradicating Google Group users
from our beloved Usenet was finally achieved. The work I did on that
before going silent is surely what led to this; I'll try stay humble.
The long Eternal September is finally over, both for me and for all of
Usenet.
I'm ecstatic that you're back, whoever you are, we need people! Let's
talk OSes! :D
I'm hoping he tells us what distro he's running.
According to his User-Agent, he's running the pan(1) of our forefathers,
so hmm.
On Fri, 22 Aug 2025 02:09:09 -0000 (UTC), BlinkyTheShark
<Blinky@imback.com> wrote in <1088jg5$2ujsr$4@paganini.bofh.team>:
On Thu, 21 Aug 2025 22:57:55 +0100, Sn!pe wrote:
BlinkyTheShark <Blinky@imback.com> wrote:They took BlinkyNet away from me while I have been extremely ill. It's
You're an impostor; Blinky died in RL a long time ago.
taken me 16 years to get back into shape enough to even make a post. I
was extremely ill with a super-flu, which greatly affected my heart, my
mind, and my circulatory system.
Alas, though, I did not perish but went completely dark and silent,
nearest thing to a coma there is while still being aware and able to
minimally function.
Last week, I came out of the haze and amazed my loved ones and am ready
to start living again.
I see that one of my main missions of eradicating Google Group users
from our beloved Usenet was finally achieved. The work I did on that
before going silent is surely what led to this; I'll try stay humble.
The long Eternal September is finally over, both for me and for all of
Usenet.
Holy Moses, that's heartbreaking.
Did you develop any spiritual insights while you were hazed-out?
Also, was wondering what distro you run?
On Thu, 21 Aug 2025 22:57:55 +0100, Sn!pe wrote:
BlinkyTheShark <Blinky@imback.com> wrote:
You're an impostor; Blinky died in RL a long time ago.
They took BlinkyNet away from me while I have been extremely ill. It's
taken me 16 years to get back into shape enough to even make a post. I
was extremely ill with a super-flu, which greatly affected my heart, my
mind, and my circulatory system.
Alas, though, I did not perish but went completely dark and silent,
nearest thing to a coma there is while still being aware and able to minimally function.
Last week, I came out of the haze and amazed my loved ones and am ready to start living again.
I see that one of my main missions of eradicating Google Group users from
our beloved Usenet was finally achieved. The work I did on that before
going silent is surely what led to this; I'll try stay humble.
The long Eternal September is finally over, both for me and for all of Usenet.
yeah, women are fucking demons from the depths of the lowest slimy
pits of rotten hell. How's that for a spiritual insight?
BlinkyTheShark <Blinky@imback.com> wrote:
On Thu, 21 Aug 2025 22:57:55 +0100, Sn!pe wrote:Have you told the people in news.software.readers? To save you the
BlinkyTheShark <Blinky@imback.com> wrote:They took BlinkyNet away from me while I have been extremely ill. It's
You're an impostor; Blinky died in RL a long time ago.
taken me 16 years to get back into shape enough to even make a post. I
was extremely ill with a super-flu, which greatly affected my heart, my
mind, and my circulatory system.
Alas, though, I did not perish but went completely dark and silent,
nearest thing to a coma there is while still being aware and able to
minimally function.
Last week, I came out of the haze and amazed my loved ones and am ready
to start living again.
I see that one of my main missions of eradicating Google Group users
from our beloved Usenet was finally achieved. The work I did on that
before going silent is surely what led to this; I'll try stay humble.
The long Eternal September is finally over, both for me and for all of
Usenet.
trouble I'll crosspost this to there.
BlinkyTheShark <Blinky@imback.com> wrote:
On Thu, 21 Aug 2025 22:57:55 +0100, Sn!pe wrote:Have you told the people in news.software.readers? To save you the
BlinkyTheShark <Blinky@imback.com> wrote:They took BlinkyNet away from me while I have been extremely ill. It's
You're an impostor; Blinky died in RL a long time ago.
taken me 16 years to get back into shape enough to even make a post. I
was extremely ill with a super-flu, which greatly affected my heart, my
mind, and my circulatory system.
Alas, though, I did not perish but went completely dark and silent,
nearest thing to a coma there is while still being aware and able to
minimally function.
Last week, I came out of the haze and amazed my loved ones and am ready
to start living again.
I see that one of my main missions of eradicating Google Group users
from our beloved Usenet was finally achieved. The work I did on that
before going silent is surely what led to this; I'll try stay humble.
The long Eternal September is finally over, both for me and for all of
Usenet.
trouble I'll crosspost this to there.
Have you told the people in news.software.readers? To save you the
trouble I'll crosspost this to there.
I have fond memories of that group and the people there but it seems dead now, like I almost was for so long. Also, I'm staring my new life and
want to post in new groups as a sort of rebirth and not fall back into the same routine.
On Fri, 22 Aug 2025 08:50:03 +0100, Sn!pe wrote:
BlinkyTheShark <Blinky@imback.com> wrote:
On Thu, 21 Aug 2025 22:57:55 +0100, Sn!pe wrote:Have you told the people in news.software.readers? To save you the
BlinkyTheShark <Blinky@imback.com> wrote:They took BlinkyNet away from me while I have been extremely ill. It's
You're an impostor; Blinky died in RL a long time ago.
taken me 16 years to get back into shape enough to even make a post. I
was extremely ill with a super-flu, which greatly affected my heart, my
mind, and my circulatory system.
Alas, though, I did not perish but went completely dark and silent,
nearest thing to a coma there is while still being aware and able to
minimally function.
Last week, I came out of the haze and amazed my loved ones and am ready
to start living again.
I see that one of my main missions of eradicating Google Group users
from our beloved Usenet was finally achieved. The work I did on that
before going silent is surely what led to this; I'll try stay humble.
The long Eternal September is finally over, both for me and for all of
Usenet.
trouble I'll crosspost this to there.
I have fond memories of that group and the people there but it seems dead now, like I almost was for so long. Also, I'm staring my new life and
want to post in new groups as a sort of rebirth and not fall back into the same routine.
I was also a regular on:
alt.fan.cecil-adams
rec.food.cooking
24hoursupport.helpdesk
and a handful of hours? Would you like to cross-post there also? I ask
that you respect me and leave the original subject title as-is if you
choose to do so.
On 22 Aug 2025 03:41:19 GMT, vallor wrote:
On Fri, 22 Aug 2025 02:09:09 -0000 (UTC), BlinkyTheShark
<Blinky@imback.com> wrote in <1088jg5$2ujsr$4@paganini.bofh.team>:
On Thu, 21 Aug 2025 22:57:55 +0100, Sn!pe wrote:
BlinkyTheShark <Blinky@imback.com> wrote:They took BlinkyNet away from me while I have been extremely ill. It's
You're an impostor; Blinky died in RL a long time ago.
taken me 16 years to get back into shape enough to even make a post. I
was extremely ill with a super-flu, which greatly affected my heart, my
mind, and my circulatory system.
Alas, though, I did not perish but went completely dark and silent,
nearest thing to a coma there is while still being aware and able to
minimally function.
Last week, I came out of the haze and amazed my loved ones and am ready
to start living again.
I see that one of my main missions of eradicating Google Group users
from our beloved Usenet was finally achieved. The work I did on that
before going silent is surely what led to this; I'll try stay humble.
The long Eternal September is finally over, both for me and for all of
Usenet.
Holy Moses, that's heartbreaking.
Did you develop any spiritual insights while you were hazed-out?
Also, was wondering what distro you run?
yeah, women are fucking demons from the depths of the lowest slimy pits of rotten hell. How's that for a spiritual insight?
On Thu, 21 Aug 2025 22:57:55 +0100, Sn!pe wrote:
BlinkyTheShark <Blinky@imback.com> wrote:
You're an impostor; Blinky died in RL a long time ago.
They took BlinkyNet away from me while I have been extremely ill. It's
taken me 16 years to get back into shape enough to even make a post. I
was extremely ill with a super-flu, which greatly affected my heart, my
mind, and my circulatory system.
Alas, though, I did not perish but went completely dark and silent,
nearest thing to a coma there is while still being aware and able to minimally function.
Last week, I came out of the haze and amazed my loved ones and am ready to start living again.
I see that one of my main missions of eradicating Google Group users from
our beloved Usenet was finally achieved. The work I did on that before
going silent is surely what led to this; I'll try stay humble.
The long Eternal September is finally over, both for me and for all of Usenet.
BlinkyTheShark wrote:
On Thu, 21 Aug 2025 22:57:55 +0100, Sn!pe wrote:
BlinkyTheShark <Blinky@imback.com> wrote:
You're an impostor; Blinky died in RL a long time ago.
They took BlinkyNet away from me while I have been extremely ill. It's taken me 16 years to get back into shape enough to even make a post. I
was extremely ill with a super-flu, which greatly affected my heart, my mind, and my circulatory system.
Alas, though, I did not perish but went completely dark and silent,
nearest thing to a coma there is while still being aware and able to minimally function.
Last week, I came out of the haze and amazed my loved ones and am ready to start living again.
I see that one of my main missions of eradicating Google Group users from our beloved Usenet was finally achieved. The work I did on that before going silent is surely what led to this; I'll try stay humble.
The long Eternal September is finally over, both for me and for all of Usenet.
16 year coma?? what have the doctors said?
jojo <f00@0f0.00f> wrote:
BlinkyTheShark wrote:He's fake.
On Thu, 21 Aug 2025 22:57:55 +0100, Sn!pe wrote:16 year coma?? what have the doctors said?
BlinkyTheShark <Blinky@imback.com> wrote:They took BlinkyNet away from me while I have been extremely ill.
You're an impostor; Blinky died in RL a long time ago.
It's taken me 16 years to get back into shape enough to even make a
post. I was extremely ill with a super-flu, which greatly affected
my heart, my mind, and my circulatory system.
Alas, though, I did not perish but went completely dark and silent,
nearest thing to a coma there is while still being aware and able to
minimally function.
Last week, I came out of the haze and amazed my loved ones and am
ready to start living again.
I see that one of my main missions of eradicating Google Group users
from our beloved Usenet was finally achieved. The work I did on that
before going silent is surely what led to this; I'll try stay humble.
The long Eternal September is finally over, both for me and for all
of Usenet.
<https://www.bcchs65.org/class_profile.cfm?member_id=6761436>
"Lee M. Rizor. Lee passed away on February 1, 2009 at his home in North Hollywood, CA. after a short illness. After graduating high school, Lee attended Michigan State University, Lee married Katherine Jane Kaigler
on December 21, 1968 at Baldwin United Methodist Church in Pittsburgh,
PA. At the time of his marriage, Lee was working in the credit
department of Sears Roebuck & Co. in Lansing. Lee's marriage to
Katherine lasted only a few years and they did not have any children. In North Hollywood, Lee worked as a cameraman and/or cinematographer and
was known among his peers as 'Blinky The Shark'. He was a member of
several groups online ranging from food preparation to photography." [continues]
On Fri, 22 Aug 2025 18:21:57 +0100, Sn!pe wrote:[...]
jojo <f00@0f0.00f> wrote:
BlinkyTheShark wrote:
On Thu, 21 Aug 2025 22:57:55 +0100, Sn!pe wrote:
[...]You're an impostor; Blinky died in RL a long time ago.
They took BlinkyNet away from me while I have been extremely ill.
The long Eternal September is finally over, both for me and for all
of Usenet.
16 year coma?? what have the doctors said?
He's fake.
<https://www.bcchs65.org/class_profile.cfm?member_id=6761436>
"Lee M. Rizor. Lee passed away on February 1, 2009 at his home in North Hollywood, CA. after a short illness. After graduating high school, Lee attended Michigan State University, Lee married Katherine Jane Kaigler
on December 21, 1968 at Baldwin United Methodist Church in Pittsburgh,
PA. At the time of his marriage, Lee was working in the credit
department of Sears Roebuck & Co. in Lansing. Lee's marriage to
Katherine lasted only a few years and they did not have any children. In North Hollywood, Lee worked as a cameraman and/or cinematographer and
was known among his peers as 'Blinky The Shark'. He was a member of several groups online ranging from food preparation to photography." [continues]
That's Blinky The Shark, I'm BlinkyTheShark.
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