mwest
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Comment · 9 months ago
That doesn't work either? Looks like the .com and .net domains are sadly just up for sale rather than being used for something fun.
Comment · 9 months ago
Very cool, some nice nostalgia looking through that list!
Missed a trick not being able to “telnet telnet.org” though. :-)
Comment · 2 years ago
The word "adaptation" has a few specific meanings in the field of biology.
Comment · 3 years ago
Insomnia Festival is the largest of these in the UK I believe. In fact, i71 is going on right now. :-)
https://www.insomniagamingfestival.com/lan
Still manages to capture some of that "old school" LAN feel if you bring your own PC.
Comment · 3 years ago
The only one I've seen that comes close is https://keys.pub/ but it still misses a lot of what keybase gives (sigchains, etc.)
Previous HN thread: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=22995792
Are there any others to consider? It's been quite sad to see Keybase so stifled after being acquired. :-(
Comment · 3 years ago
Wow, I love the "daily tabs" concept. I'll install this and give it a go. Thanks!
"The use-case of tabs are websites that you know are going to change: subreddits, games, or tools that you want to use for a few minutes daily, weekly, monthly, quarterly, or yearly."
Comment · 3 years ago
If you're interested in this kind of thing, you may also want to check out:
- the Distributed YouTube Archive Discord: https://discord.com/invite/PQqks7eSKc
- ArchiveTeam also do a significant amount of YT archiving: https://wiki.archiveteam.org/index.php/YouTube
- a similar, but private effort: https://reddit.com/r/Archivists/comments/5uvfpw/youtube_arch...
Comment · 3 years ago
Some great nostalgia reading this. If you want more, check out Jason Scott's "BBS: The Documentary": https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dddbe9OuJLU&list=PL7nj3G6Jpv...
Comment · 3 years ago
In theory you can use OTR[1] but I've yet to see an easy way to use this from a phone.
I remember IRC very fondly, but I feel it has a lot of baggage that makes it difficult to bring into the modern era.
This blog post (not mine) explains it quite well: https://jlu5.com/blog/im-tired-of-irc-heres-why
Comment · 3 years ago
Comes up with a privacy error atm. Guess their server got bit hard by HN?
Cached copy here: https://web.archive.org/web/20220915015328/https://pestnet.i...
Reminds me a bit of SILC: http://www.silcnet.org/
Still going to struggle with UX on a phone though...
Comment · 4 years ago
I had the same question some time ago. The Wikipedia page is, as always, quite interesting. Although I think the tl;dr is "the name's so old, no one really knows". But the theory is:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Isle_of_Man#Name
"The name is probably cognate with the Welsh name of the island of Anglesey, Ynys Môn, usually derived from a Celtic word for 'mountain' (reflected in Welsh mynydd, Breton menez, and Scottish Gaelic monadh), from a Proto-Celtic *moniyos."
Comment · 4 years ago
Although not the same as a LAN party at a friend's house, I've quite enjoyed Insomnia in the UK a few times. Still some great LAN party vibes with a group of friends!
Comment · 4 years ago
Very chill domain name... ;-)
Comment · 4 years ago
I too am a fan of FIRE. :-)
I think most folks will still want something to do - and a purpose - post-retirement, especially if it's early. It would be nice to live to work, rather than work to live...
Good luck with your target!
Comment · 4 years ago
You have ~80,000 hours in your career. Make them count. :-)
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