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Yeah, I was in favor of commercialization precisely because it was necessary for inclusion, but horrified by how much of that commercialization turned out. I s
by kragen 1y ago
Yeah, I was in favor of commercialization precisely because it was necessary for inclusion, but horrified by how much of that commercialization turned out. I started using it in 01992, at which point there were no ISPs anywhere within thousands of kilometers, so the only way to get access to the internet was to know people in person.
NameZero was from 01999 evidently: https://www.crunchbase.com/organization/namezero https://www.crunchbase.com/organization/namezero
- airstrike 1y agoThe leading zero that only applies to pre Y2K years sets my teeth on edge, so mission accomplished there
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- kragen 1y agoYou're a troll. Not everything in the universe is about you. Fuck off. Nobody should have to put up with people like you.
- airstrike 1y agoMy comment was totally in jest, but in any event, I can't think of a comment that is more against the HN guidelines than yours, and I've been here longer and more frequently than I'm willing to admit IRL https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html
- kragen 1y agoOh, well, then, so was mine! Got you, ha ha!