Comments on: The Most Important Thing I Learned on Usenet… http://comicsworthreading.com/2008/08/25/the-most-important-thing-i-learned-on-usenet/ Independent Opinions on Comics of All Kinds Sat, 21 Nov 2009 21:42:16 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: Johanna http://comicsworthreading.com/2008/08/25/the-most-important-thing-i-learned-on-usenet/comment-page-1/#comment-97919 Johanna Tue, 26 Aug 2008 11:31:28 +0000 http://comicsworthreading.com/2008/08/25/the-most-important-thing-i-learned-on-usenet/#comment-97919 I find it fascinating how much ideas of privacy have changed ... and I wonder when the resulting shocks will affect things in later generations. I find it fascinating how much ideas of privacy have changed … and I wonder when the resulting shocks will affect things in later generations.

]]> By: odessa steps magazine http://comicsworthreading.com/2008/08/25/the-most-important-thing-i-learned-on-usenet/comment-page-1/#comment-97904 odessa steps magazine Mon, 25 Aug 2008 23:28:20 +0000 http://comicsworthreading.com/2008/08/25/the-most-important-thing-i-learned-on-usenet/#comment-97904 yeah, it wasn't that interesting (to me). But, I'm not a college kid and try to avoid "no mod" message boards. yeah, it wasn’t that interesting (to me).

But, I’m not a college kid and try to avoid “no mod” message boards.

]]> By: Johanna http://comicsworthreading.com/2008/08/25/the-most-important-thing-i-learned-on-usenet/comment-page-1/#comment-97902 Johanna Mon, 25 Aug 2008 22:51:12 +0000 http://comicsworthreading.com/2008/08/25/the-most-important-thing-i-learned-on-usenet/#comment-97902 Oh, yeah, Usenet will always exist. These days it's mostly used for trading binaries (music and movies and such) though. Odessa, you mean <a href="http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=93948235" rel="nofollow">this one</a>? Haven't heard it. Oh, yeah, Usenet will always exist. These days it’s mostly used for trading binaries (music and movies and such) though.

Odessa, you mean this one? Haven’t heard it.

]]> By: Tommy Raiko http://comicsworthreading.com/2008/08/25/the-most-important-thing-i-learned-on-usenet/comment-page-1/#comment-97897 Tommy Raiko Mon, 25 Aug 2008 21:00:21 +0000 http://comicsworthreading.com/2008/08/25/the-most-important-thing-i-learned-on-usenet/#comment-97897 "is there still a Usenet?" Yeah, there's still a usenet, but things like blogs and meesage boards and personal websites and everything else have largely supplanted usenet as locus of interesting discussion. You can poke around a bit via Google's interface at http://groups.google.com if you're interested in what's become of the place... “is there still a Usenet?”

Yeah, there’s still a usenet, but things like blogs and meesage boards and personal websites and everything else have largely supplanted usenet as locus of interesting discussion.

You can poke around a bit via Google’s interface at http://groups.google.com if you’re interested in what’s become of the place…

]]> By: odessa steps magazine http://comicsworthreading.com/2008/08/25/the-most-important-thing-i-learned-on-usenet/comment-page-1/#comment-97896 odessa steps magazine Mon, 25 Aug 2008 20:43:38 +0000 http://comicsworthreading.com/2008/08/25/the-most-important-thing-i-learned-on-usenet/#comment-97896 When I started reading this, I thought it would be about the topic today on Talk of the Nation about "cyber gossip" boards, which apparently are popular with the college kids these days. When I started reading this, I thought it would be about the topic today on Talk of the Nation about “cyber gossip” boards, which apparently are popular with the college kids these days.

]]> By: James Schee http://comicsworthreading.com/2008/08/25/the-most-important-thing-i-learned-on-usenet/comment-page-1/#comment-97895 James Schee Mon, 25 Aug 2008 20:15:12 +0000 http://comicsworthreading.com/2008/08/25/the-most-important-thing-i-learned-on-usenet/#comment-97895 Good point. BTW, is there still a Usenet? I haven't really looked, but was just curious. I'm not entirely sure how I would even access it these days. Good point.

BTW, is there still a Usenet? I haven’t really looked, but was just curious. I’m not entirely sure how I would even access it these days.

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