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Duke Pulls the Plug on Usenet

May 20, 2010 | 6 Comments

Today, May 20th 2010, marks a sad day for all of us who remember – and grew up with – Usenet. Duke University will be forever pulling the plug on the once-popular means of communication, laying it to rest at long last. More than thirty years ago, Usenet was started by two then-students as a [...]

Communication, Internet

Usenet is Still Useful

Aug 22, 2007 | 12 Comments

Okay, so someone asked me about Usenet the other day – and I waxed nostalgic on what it used to be. In my mind, that’s still what it is. CJ (AKA Bahumatneo) was a little disappointed in me… I am an avid watcher of your id’s on YouTube and I was kinda disappointed in the [...]