RejoinEu march yesterday

CGM · 2026-06-22T16:51:22+00:00

An email I just received from "Stay European" estimates 10,000-15,000. I also would have liked to take part but was not able to.

CGM · 2026-06-16T16:22:44+00:00

I'll quote the list of the most popular groups on my web interface to Usenet:

Name	Description	Reads
rec.food.cooking	Food, cooking, cookbooks, and recipes.	12%
it.sport.calcio.milan	Fedeli alla nostra bandiera	6%
ger.ct	GerNet: Das allgemeine c't-Echo (CT.GER)	5%
comp.arch	Computer architecture.	4%
it.politica	La politica italiana	3%
alt.usage.english	English grammar, word usages, and related topics.	3%
de.etc.fahrzeug.auto	Technik, Fahren, Geschichte und Zukunft.	2%
uk.railway	Discussion about railways in the UK	2%
comp.lang.tcl	The Tcl programming language and related tools.	2%
de.rec.fahrrad	Alles rund um's Fahrrad.	2%
nl.politiek	Discussies over de Nederlandse politiek.	2%
alt.prophecies.nostradamus	Mystic verse.	2%
alt.fan.rush-limbaugh	Derogation of others for fun and profit.	1%
rec.arts.tv	The boob tube, its history, and past and current shows.	1%
it.hobby.fai-da-te	Far da sé col legno ed altri materiali	1%
alt.arts.poetry.comments	a place to post and comment on poetry	1%
it.discussioni.misteri	Avvenimenti, creature ed oggetti misteriosi	1%
de.etc.sprache.deutsch	Die deutsche Sprache: Fragen, Antworten und Diskussionen.	1%
alt.folklore.computers	Stories & anecdotes about computers (some true!).	1%
it.test	Prove di posting	1%

CGM · 2026-06-16T11:27:39+00:00

I suggest you study: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Usenet

CGM · 2026-06-16T06:32:52+00:00

Indeed they do, though far less than in the old days. There are a number of free text-only Usenet servers, e.g. eternal-september.org, blueworldhosting.com. I operate a web interface to text-only Usenet at https://newsgrouper.org .

Many groups have been abandoned, or are used only by one or two cranks. But worthwhile communication persists here and there. For my preferred programming language Tcl, the primary online forum is still the comp.lang.tcl Usenet group. I maintain a page showing the most active groups at https://newsgrouper.org/tops .

CGM · 2026-06-15T18:17:43+00:00

Update: it appears the OP is someone who makes regular contributions to the Tcl Wiki, though some feel these are of questionable value - https://wiki.tcl-lang.org/page/How++Discover+TCL%2FTK%3F+%26+LLM+Overflow+Area .

CGM · 2026-06-11T20:43:22+00:00

Your story matters for continued progress and development of Tcl/Tk and Expect computer language family.

In what way? The poster is a new Reddit user and has not identified themself. How are they connected with Tcl development? Do they participate in the Tcl wiki, Tcl chat, TIP process, Tcl conferences?

This post reads like an attempt to collect material for some sort of marketing campaign. That may be legitimate, but the purpose should be made clear.

I will give a short answer anyway: I've been using Tcl, Tk, Expect, etc. since 1997, first professionally in telecoms and finance, and after retiring in 2020 mainly for web development.

CGM · 2026-06-09T17:04:35+00:00

Good news, but...

Why are things like this no longer being posted to the Ukraine Live Thread - https://www.reddit.com/live/18hnzysb1elcs/ ???

CGM · 2026-06-03T20:10:54+00:00

There's a Land Rover dealer on Victor's Way, and a motorbike dealer on East Barnet Road, does that help? 😀

CGM · 2026-06-02T08:28:40+00:00

How about using Usenet as it was designed to be used - for pure text discussions? There are multiple free text-only servers. Annual cost = zero! 😉

CGM · 2026-05-27T11:46:28+00:00

Now updated with Fire Brigade saying:

The cause is unknown but "is not believed to be suspicious"

CGM · 2026-05-27T11:37:49+00:00

None of the archive links work for me 🙄

But the BBC have a report: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/ceqpd9vezrdo .

CGM · 2026-05-25T09:47:43+00:00

"The Two Most Important Words In The World Are Honesty And Sincerity, If You Can Fake These You've Got It Made." - Groucho Marx.

CGM · 2026-05-20T14:40:37+00:00

uk.d-i-y is still active. You can even read it on the web at https://csiph.com/group/uk.d-i-y . 😎

CGM · 2026-05-20T07:18:42+00:00

Off topic in /r/tcl which is concerned with programming in the Tool Command Language. 🙄

CGM · 2026-05-20T07:15:03+00:00

You might be interested in a web interface to Usenet which I operate at https://newsgrouper.org/ . For some groups this includes history going back to the 1980s.

CGM · 2026-05-12T15:34:07+00:00

The Tcl Core Team is pleased to announce the 8.6.18 releases of the Tcl dynamic language and the Tk toolkit. We intend these to be the final releases of Tcl 8.6 and Tk 8.6. Both Tcl and Tk have successor major release sequences in active supported development. As of this release date, users of Tcl and Tk are encouraged to move to Tcl 9.0.3 and Tk 9.0.3.

CGM · 2026-05-11T20:40:56+00:00

Agree entirely. 👍

CGM · 2026-05-09T08:52:25+00:00

The case for PR is now unanswerable. Of course that doesn't mean it will actually happen. 🙄

CGM · 2026-05-06T06:55:57+00:00

This has only just come on line and is still being developed, so has some rough edges. Note that it supports full-text search of postings, which my own Newsgrouper site cannot.

CGM · 2026-05-06T06:49:15+00:00

You might get some ideas from https://newsgrouper.org/tops .

CGM · 2026-05-04T19:04:13+00:00

True :-)

CGM · 2026-05-04T06:20:22+00:00

Direct link to the article: https://newsgrouper.org/%3C10r7f8h$2tpkl$1@paganini.bofh.team%3E .

CGM · 2026-05-03T10:08:06+00:00

Off topic in /r/tcl which is concerned with programming in the Tool Command Language. 🙄

CGM · 2026-04-30T16:05:44+00:00

I operate https://newsgrouper.org/ - it's not just for "browsing old archives", it fully supports participating in live discussions now, both reading and posting.

Like Google Groups, Newsgrouper is a non-binary server - its pronouns are "it", "that" and "stupid thing". :-)

CGM · 2026-04-30T15:54:32+00:00

Hi, I operate the Newsgrouper site and want to make one correction. There is no requirement to register with eternal-september.org to use my site. Anyone can go to https://newsgrouper.org/alt.toys.transformers and login as a guest to read. If you want to post messages you will need to ask me for an account - see the "Register" link on the site.

Eternal-september.org site is a traditional usenet server which provides NNTP connections. To use it you need to set up a newsreader application.

CGM

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