Re: Hello, and I hope you are all well!

On 02-Aug-24 18:51, *Hemidactylus* wrote:

Kestrel Clayton <richZIG.e.clayZIGton@gmail.com> wrote:

>
I meant to post this on the last Trans Day of Visibility, but I got
distracted and forgot about it. Then I thought I'd wait for the next
TDoV, but... you know, we're all getting older, and who knows what might
happen between now and then? Who knows whom we might lose? And I want to
be sure as many folks from t.o as possible have a chance to know me as
my real self.
>
So hi, folks. I'm Kestrel Clayton, formerly known as Richard Clayton.
Turns out I'm a girl! I hope you're all well.
>

Welcome back. It’s good to see people return these days as usenet is in an
uncertain phase post Google Groups.

Thank you. And yeah, it's a shame ot see usenet dying. Maybe it's just nostalgia talking — and I don't much trust nostalgia — but it does seem like things were genuinely better in the eras of Fido, usenet, and WWW bulletin boards. I think most modern social media is awful: The Almighty Algorithm™ makes discussions shallow and hyperbolic, and funnels attention to loudmouthed dingdongs.
On the plus side, FOSS is providing some compelling alternatives to Facebook and Twitter these days... though it remains to be seen whether they can survive the actively hostile efforts of tech gazillionaires.

Not sure if you were here when we found out Nyikos had passed away.

I seem to recall reading that somewhere... perhaps it was mentioned in the Facebook group? But regardless, I was sad to hear it. I don't know if he had a family or any particularly close friends, but I wish them comfort.
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Kestrel Clayton
I used to have a Kipling quote here,
but I'm not so fond of him any more.