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USENET was still technically superior to most discussion tools today I'd go even further and say it's still superior to all of them. So is IRC.
by spindritf 12y ago
USENET was still technically superior to most discussion tools today
I'd go even further and say it's still superior to all of them. So is IRC.
- ghshephard 12y agoNot sure what newsgroups you use these days, but every one I ever made use of has turned into a cesspool of spam and low value content. Usenet has been dead for at least 5+ years for me - there was a 4 year period where my fingers had memorized every shortcut available to nn...
- spindritf 12y agoYeah, it's dead all right but still technically superior. It was Reddit but distributed, with more features, and better UI. IRC is alive though. And it seems to be even seeing a bit of a resurgence. It's certainly more pleasant to use than proprietary communicators.
- rjsw 12y agoI read a selection of comp. newsgroups every day, any spam is filtered out before I see it.