Re: can you improve this text-only beginner copy program?

On 29/08/25 10:52, Grant Edwards via Python-list wrote:
> On 2025-08-28, Mark Bourne <[email protected]> wrote:
>> Ethan Carter wrote:
>>> PS.  Is it just me or there's just us in this used-to-be-very-active
>>> group?  Thanks for being my teacher here.  Have a good day!
>>>
>>
>> Until a few months ago, there was a gateway that forwarded messages both
>> ways between this newsgroup and a mailing list.
> 
> I'm reading/posting via the mailing list. You imply (via "this list")
> that you're reading a usenet news group? If so, then the gateway seems
> to be working in at least one direction.
> 
> Apparently, people have grown tired of the efficiency and lack of ads
> on usenet and mailing lists and have migrated to web-based fora where
> they can revel in the ultra-low S/N ratio, the AI hallucinations, the
> ads, and the massive amount of time you waste nagivated the hidious
> UIs.
> 
> Or, Dog Forbid, they're trying to learn about things like programming
> lanugages by watching Youtube videos. [Talk about the worst possible
> medium for a particular subject...]

+1
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Regards,
=dn