What are your favorite newsgroups?

[AAjax]

Ok spare us the porn and w@rez, but share with us your favorite newsgroups
Ones you are involved in, ones with great discussions

My personal faves are

Alt.b.SVCD
Alt.b.vintage-film
Alt.b.startrek (ok, ok Im a full-on geek so what)

 

[BurnItDwn]

ok ... we are supposed to spare the "W@rez" but you can put SVCD which is just pirating movies ... which is warez basicly .... ???

alt.binaries.sounds.mp3.heavy-metal is good.

 

[oniq]

alt.text.anandtech.forums.offtopic

 

[SludgeFactory]

Originally posted by: AAjax
Ok spare us the porn and w@rez, but share with us your favorite newsgroups
Ones you are involved in, ones with great discussions

My personal faves are

Alt.b.SVCD
Alt.b.vintage-film
Alt.b.startrek (ok, ok Im a full-on geek so what)

Those are all binary groups. The only discussion in binary groups is repost requests by cheap bastards and flaming by ungrateful bastards!

 

[Squisher]

rec.gardens
alt.home.repair
rec.guns

 

[iwearnosox]

abme

 

[Praetor]

Originally posted by: Squisher
rec.gardens alt.home.repair rec.guns

Hrmm... I'm going to guess... survivorist?
(I think that's right... y'know, the ones who prepare for world war III?)