Re: I miss Gerry Quinn

On Fri, 04 Oct 2024 12:21:42 -0500, Zaghadka <zaghadka@hotmail.com>
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On Fri, 04 Oct 2024 11:23:27 -0400, in comp.sys.ibm.pc.games.action,
Spalls Hurgenson wrote:
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On Thu, 03 Oct 2024 15:21:29 -0500, Zaghadka <zaghadka@hotmail.com>
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If you're lurking, guy, I still think of you.
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You taught me the word "putative," and was always an intelligent and
engaging correspondant. I think I even played a demo roguelike of yours.
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I hope life finds you well (and sick of Usenet) and nothing more.

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I gotta say, I've no recollection of who that is. ;-)
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But I was dredging through my Usenet archives the other day, and it
was a delight to see a bunch of names I hadn't thought of in _years_;
people like Schrodinger, riku, Werner Spahl, Trimble, Mr Rob *, TimO,
Shawk, Nostromo and more who used to be regulars but over the years
drifted away, replaced by new faces. You can't help but wonder, "What
happened to them?" They all added to the interesting melange that is
Usenet.
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So let's all raise a cup to all those who drifted away from Usenet;
thanks for giving us something to read all those years ago! And
another glass for the newcomers who've taken their places since then.
It'd be a boring place if it was just me scribbling my thoughts into
the void ;-)
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I'll raise a glass to most, but not to "Mr. September."

I don't remember that person either. Probably for the best ;-)

I do have not-so-fond memories of "Steamkiller", whose insistence on
arguing about Steam bogged down this group wiith his arguments for
years. We're still seeing consequences from that era (I started our
monthly "What have you been playing" threads as a direct reaction to
his arguments, as a safe place to discuss actual video games.

The sad thing is, I didn't even necessarily disagree with Steamkiller;
I wasn't happy about Steam then and remain wary of its -and Valve's-
dominance to this day. But every single word of that person's mouth
was an invective about Valve, Steam, and anyone who dared use it.


I'm glad I'm not like that. Now, let me tell you about the latest
stupidity about NFTs that I learned recently. ;-)