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From: Tim O
Date: Sun, 29 Jan 2017 16:36

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On Sun, 29 Jan 2017 10:10:24 -0500, Spalls Hurgenson
<spallsh...@gmail.com> wrote:

>Back at Usenet's height, I checked it numerous times per day, probably
>along the number of times people check Facebook today. It was really
>the only way to keep up with discussions.
>
>As Usenet usage dwindled, I restricted myself to checking twice a day
>- before and after work - so I would actually find something
>worthwhile to read.
>
>These days I'm down to once a day - it's part of my morning ritual:
>wake up, brush teeth, drink coffee, check usenet, go to work. But I
>still make it a point to check at least once every day.
>
>But given the declining number of comments in this newsgroup, I figure
>that most aren't that regular. 
>
>So how often do you check Usenet these days?
>
>Just curious.
>

Just here and maybe once a week. By habit more than anything else and
not even sure why... I haven't played a PC game since June.

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