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Comment by ur-whale

> More relevant to my future however, Tom was also a participant on an early internet (pre-Web) kind of discussion forum called Usenet — a kind of "reddit" if you will

So, this is where we are ... in 2024 you need to explain what Usenet us ... jeez I feel old.

And I'll also note that Usenet has/had features that none of the so-called "modern" platform have, such as the ability to exchange arbitrary files without centralized control / censorship.

parent ur-whale 2 years ago

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