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Barlow once recounted a time that a random person in Vietnam called him on Skype because she wanted to practice English and he was named "John": https://www.ny
by schoen 9y ago
Barlow once recounted a time that a random person in Vietnam called him on Skype because she wanted to practice English and he was named "John":
https://www.nytimes.com/2005/03/26/technology/internet-calling-new-friends-old-problems.html https://www.nytimes.com/2005/03/26/technology/internet-calli...
You can find the whole thing (which is kind of amazing) at https://archive.li/jHN8B https://archive.li/jHN8B (search for "The Intimate Planet").
- jxramos 9y agoVery pleasant read, something nostalgic about this old style blog. Made me think of the days I'd spend chatting and voice messaging folks from MSN and yahoo chatrooms and all the friends I've made there who I've lost touch with.