An old group (rec.bicycles.racing) has transitioned to Facebook, quite successfully. It' a thought. Or you can find a new client/server combo
that works for you. Or we can just quit. There's less and less
interesting stuff happening as time goes on, and the audience is very small and strange.
On 12/14/23 2:41 PM, JTEM is my hero wrote:
erik simpson wrote:
An old group (rec.bicycles.racing) has transitioned to Facebook,
quite successfully. It' a thought. Or you can find a new
client/server combo that works for you. Or we can just quit. There's
less and less interesting stuff happening as time goes on, and the
audience is very small and strange.
I haven't decided yet. I do fear for those in need of me telling
them to drink a bucket of my salvia. What oh what would they
do without me?
Sage advice indeed. (Botanical humor for those in the know.)
On 12/14/23 2:41 PM, JTEM is my hero wrote:
erik simpson wrote:
An old group (rec.bicycles.racing) has transitioned to Facebook,
quite successfully. It' a thought. Or you can find a new
client/server combo that works for you. Or we can just quit. There's
less and less interesting stuff happening as time goes on, and the
audience is very small and strange.
I haven't decided yet. I do fear for those in need of me telling
them to drink a bucket of my salvia. What oh what would they
do without me?
Sage advice indeed. (Botanical humor for those in the know.)
erik simpson <eastsi...@gmail.com> wrote:
An old group (rec.bicycles.racing) has transitioned to Facebook, quite successfully. It' a thought. Or you can find a new client/server combo that works for you. Or we can just quit. There's less and less
interesting stuff happening as time goes on, and the audience is very small and strange.
Is GG ending or are you offering alternatives? Facebook would be a hard
pass for me. Discord servers are ok IMO. There’s a threading option. Not too much of a learning curve really.
An old group (rec.bicycles.racing) has transitioned to Facebook, quite successfully. It' a thought. Or you can find a new client/server combo that works for you. Or we can just quit. There's less and less interesting stuff happening as time goes on,and the audience is very small and strange.
On Friday, December 15, 2023 at 8:27:09 AM UTC-8, Zen Cycle wrote:and the audience is very small and strange.
On Thursday, December 14, 2023 at 5:22:08 PM UTC-5, erik simpson wrote:
An old group (rec.bicycles.racing) has transitioned to Facebook, quite successfully. It' a thought. Or you can find a new client/server combo that works for you. Or we can just quit. There's less and less interesting stuff happening as time goes on,
network that provides live bicycle racing coverage for the vast a majority of televised professional races.Interesting you would mention that, as I've been an active competitive cyclist since 1985, and am a fan of professional racing. I've had a subscription to the Global Cycling Network GCN+ platform since it was available, which is a streaming media
content. In Europe, GCN+ subscribers will now have the option to subscribe to access Discovery+, Eurosport or Eurosport Extra, where you can continue to watch live cycling. In markets outside of Europe, WBD is reviewing how content is delivered to itsAbout a month ago GCN announced the streaming service was going to be cancelled. Not because it wasn't profitable, but because it wasn't profitable _enough_. From the GCN website:
"This decision comes from our parent company Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD) and is driven by its global strategy to consolidate its streaming services, and to offer content in fewer places, making it easier for customers to access and discover more
This really has nothing to do with GG shutting down usenet access, It's just not common to run across other individuals interested in bike racing outside those forums and platforms.This is news to me. I've used GCN+ the last couple of years. Hope something's available to replace it.
On Fri, 15 Dec 2023 09:34:27 -0800 (PST)on, and the audience is very small and strange.
erik simpson <eastside.erik@gmail.com> wrote:
On Friday, December 15, 2023 at 8:27:09?AM UTC-8, Zen Cycle wrote:
On Thursday, December 14, 2023 at 5:22:08?PM UTC-5, erik simpson wrote:
An old group (rec.bicycles.racing) has transitioned to Facebook, quite successfully. It' a thought. Or you can find a new client/server combo that works for you. Or we can just quit. There's less and less interesting stuff happening as time goes
network that provides live bicycle racing coverage for the vast a majority of televised professional races.Interesting you would mention that, as I've been an active competitive cyclist since 1985, and am a fan of professional racing. I've had a subscription to the Global Cycling Network GCN+ platform since it was available, which is a streaming media
content. In Europe, GCN+ subscribers will now have the option to subscribe to access Discovery+, Eurosport or Eurosport Extra, where you can continue to watch live cycling. In markets outside of Europe, WBD is reviewing how content is delivered to its
About a month ago GCN announced the streaming service was going to be cancelled. Not because it wasn't profitable, but because it wasn't profitable _enough_. From the GCN website:
"This decision comes from our parent company Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD) and is driven by its global strategy to consolidate its streaming services, and to offer content in fewer places, making it easier for customers to access and discover more
This is news to me. I've used GCN+ the last couple of years. Hope something's available to replace it.
This really has nothing to do with GG shutting down usenet access, It's just not common to run across other individuals interested in bike racing outside those forums and platforms.
I had no idea Talk.Origins would turn into Talk.Competitive.Cycling
(I feel Geraint Thomas should bow out gracefully, like Cav).--
On Fri, 15 Dec 2023 09:34:27 -0800 (PST)on, and the audience is very small and strange.
erik simpson <eastsi...@gmail.com> wrote:
On Friday, December 15, 2023 at 8:27:09 AM UTC-8, Zen Cycle wrote:
On Thursday, December 14, 2023 at 5:22:08 PM UTC-5, erik simpson wrote:
An old group (rec.bicycles.racing) has transitioned to Facebook, quite successfully. It' a thought. Or you can find a new client/server combo that works for you. Or we can just quit. There's less and less interesting stuff happening as time goes
network that provides live bicycle racing coverage for the vast a majority of televised professional races.Interesting you would mention that, as I've been an active competitive cyclist since 1985, and am a fan of professional racing. I've had a subscription to the Global Cycling Network GCN+ platform since it was available, which is a streaming media
content. In Europe, GCN+ subscribers will now have the option to subscribe to access Discovery+, Eurosport or Eurosport Extra, where you can continue to watch live cycling. In markets outside of Europe, WBD is reviewing how content is delivered to itsAbout a month ago GCN announced the streaming service was going to be cancelled. Not because it wasn't profitable, but because it wasn't profitable _enough_. From the GCN website:
"This decision comes from our parent company Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD) and is driven by its global strategy to consolidate its streaming services, and to offer content in fewer places, making it easier for customers to access and discover more
This really has nothing to do with GG shutting down usenet access, It's just not common to run across other individuals interested in bike racing outside those forums and platforms.This is news to me. I've used GCN+ the last couple of years. Hope something's available to replace it.
I had no idea Talk.Origins would turn into Talk.Competitive.Cycling
(I feel Geraint Thomas should bow out gracefully, like Cav).
On 12/19/23 5:08 AM, Lawyer Daggett wrote:on, and the audience is very small and strange.
On Saturday, December 16, 2023 at 12:02:10 PM UTC-5, erik simpson wrote:
On 12/16/23 3:07 AM, Kerr-Mudd, John wrote:
On Fri, 15 Dec 2023 09:34:27 -0800 (PST)
erik simpson <eastsi...@gmail.com> wrote:
On Friday, December 15, 2023 at 8:27:09 AM UTC-8, Zen Cycle wrote: >>>>> On Thursday, December 14, 2023 at 5:22:08 PM UTC-5, erik simpson wrote:
An old group (rec.bicycles.racing) has transitioned to Facebook, quite successfully. It' a thought. Or you can find a new client/server combo that works for you. Or we can just quit. There's less and less interesting stuff happening as time goes
network that provides live bicycle racing coverage for the vast a majority of televised professional races.Interesting you would mention that, as I've been an active competitive cyclist since 1985, and am a fan of professional racing. I've had a subscription to the Global Cycling Network GCN+ platform since it was available, which is a streaming media
content. In Europe, GCN+ subscribers will now have the option to subscribe to access Discovery+, Eurosport or Eurosport Extra, where you can continue to watch live cycling. In markets outside of Europe, WBD is reviewing how content is delivered to its
About a month ago GCN announced the streaming service was going to be cancelled. Not because it wasn't profitable, but because it wasn't profitable _enough_. From the GCN website:
"This decision comes from our parent company Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD) and is driven by its global strategy to consolidate its streaming services, and to offer content in fewer places, making it easier for customers to access and discover more
It probably shouldn't. I'm an ex-non competitive cyclist who mostlyThis is news to me. I've used GCN+ the last couple of years. Hope something's available to replace it.
This really has nothing to do with GG shutting down usenet access, It's just not common to run across other individuals interested in bike racing outside those forums and platforms.
I had no idea Talk.Origins would turn into Talk.Competitive.Cycling
(I feel Geraint Thomas should bow out gracefully, like Cav).
lurks on rec.bicycles.racing. We could talk about issues like overage
greats there.
As an odd aside, I worked with a close confidant of Armstrong who was in daily contact
with him the weeks before he publicly acknowledged his doping. I never talked with her
about it directly but was discretely present and over-heard her talking to mutual friends.
Nothing special to report other than that he knew what he had to do but somehow was
looking for a good time to do it. Finally realized no "good" time would come.
I have mixed feelings about Armstrong. It was a period where almost
every competitive cyclist doped. I recall reading an interview with
Frankie Andreu, who said he started when he found himself unable to keep
up with competitors whom he know weren't as good as he was. I believe Armstrong was unfairly singled out as the poster child of doping because
he was the best of best during that period. He probably would have been similarly successful if the sport had been clean.
On Thursday 14 December 2023 at 23:12:08 UTC, *Hemidactylus* wrote:
erik simpson <eastsi...@gmail.com> wrote:
An old group (rec.bicycles.racing) has transitioned to Facebook, quite successfully. It' a thought. Or you can find a new client/server combo that works for you. Or we can just quit. There's less and less interesting stuff happening as time goes on, and the audience is very small and strange.
Is GG ending or are you offering alternatives? Facebook would be a hard pass for me. Discord servers are ok IMO. There’s a threading option. Not too much of a learning curve really.Google Groups will stop receiving and sending
all Usenet messages. "Effective from
15 February 2024", says their banner on
this screen. "Subscribing will be disallowed"
as well: I don't know if that means group user
membership, or something else. I think that
their copies of group messags will survive in
a frozen state, for an unknown time.
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