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by sogen 3449 days ago
Old stuff I remember that used to live on the internets: mIRC, BBS, Usenet groups, Online Chat, Forums
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Oh, yea. How could I forget? I still use IRC on a daily basis... I don't think of it as a place to read news, though.
I get back on once in awhile just to see if people are going back. I'm wondering if any network is growing besides Freenet. Freenet is cool, and I get on for work once in awhile. But I really miss when Undernet and Dalnet where massive, with all sorts of stuff happening. Maybe I'm just out of touch with what the active networks are.
Maybe that's the future, going back eventually to alternative places where the user can have a separate identity and speak their opinions (I.e. Redddit)