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| From | Mike Spencer <mds@bogus.nodomain.nowhere> |
|---|---|
| Newsgroups | comp.misc |
| Subject | Re: Whats left of Usenet? |
| Date | 2016-08-07 00:35 -0300 |
| Organization | Bridgewater Institute for Advanced Study - Blacksmith Shop |
| Message-ID | <877fbtmesm.fsf@bogus.nodomain.nowhere> (permalink) |
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Rich <rich@example.invalid> writes: > Whiskers <catwheezel@operamail.com> wrote: >> On 2016-08-06, RS Wood <rsw@therandymon.com> wrote: >>> On 2016-08-05, Whiskers <catwheezel@operamail.com> wrote: >>>> On 2016-08-03, British Rocket Group <no_email@invalid.invalid> wrote: >> >> [...] >> >>> I think Usenet is exactly what it's always been: its strengths are >>> still strengths and its warts are still warts. But overall volume is >>> down by probably 90% in my experience. >>> >>> I still wouldn't trade it for anything else, dammit. Anyone want to >>> help me write the next-gen replacement for it? >> >> I don't think Usenet needs a replacement, it works just fine. Any >> attempt to 'replace' it would meet resistance from its users. I agree. >> Something 'better' than Twitter or Facebook, now that would be >> interesting. Remove the proprietary barrier and commercial profits for >> a start. > > Other than message length limits, (ignoring ad revenue, fad of the day, > etc. items) what significant difference is there between Usenet and > Twitter? Is that satire?! What's the difference between a headline and a newpaper article or editorial? What's the difference between the package advertizing and the clinical data for your risky but necessary medication? The jacket precis and the full text of a good novel? Jeez, can you express subtlty, nuance or technical precision in stichomythia? There's that line in Snow Crash, the ability to "condense fact from the vapor of nuance", but typically, most of us can neither do that reliably nor convey the nuance in a one-liner. I've never used Twitter so the length limitation is the only thing I know about it. That's enough to keep me away from a medium apparently explicitly designed for Teeny-Weenie Attention Span. > Someone can post a random thought... > > Others can read that random thought, and reply (or not) as they > choose... Some people have more complicated random thoughts (or responses to same) than others. :-) The downside, of course, is instances or perpetrators of superfluous prolixity but that's just baggage Usenet has to lug. > Boiled down to the essence of "communication" there's not really that > much real difference. -- Mike Spencer Nova Scotia, Canada
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Re: Whats left of Usenet? Whiskers <catwheezel@operamail.com> - 2016-08-05 14:08 +0100
Re: Whats left of Usenet? RS Wood <rsw@therandymon.com> - 2016-08-06 14:53 +0000
Re: Whats left of Usenet? Rich <rich@example.invalid> - 2016-08-06 15:00 +0000
Re: Whats left of Usenet? Huge <Huge@nowhere.much.invalid> - 2016-08-06 15:37 +0000
Re: Whats left of Usenet? Whiskers <catwheezel@operamail.com> - 2016-08-06 16:03 +0100
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Re: Whats left of Usenet? Huge <Huge@nowhere.much.invalid> - 2016-08-06 15:38 +0000
Re: Whats left of Usenet? Whiskers <catwheezel@operamail.com> - 2016-08-06 16:58 +0100
Re: Whats left of Usenet? pnwdaemon@always.wet - 2016-08-06 16:55 +0000
Re: Whats left of Usenet? Michael Black <et472@ncf.ca> - 2016-08-06 14:03 -0400
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Re: Whats left of Usenet? Michael Black <et472@ncf.ca> - 2016-08-06 21:33 -0400
Re: Whats left of Usenet? The Real Bev <bashley101@gmail.com> - 2016-08-07 13:38 -0700
Re: Whats left of Usenet? jayvl <jurgen.vanlunenburg@gmail.com> - 2016-08-10 01:07 -0700
Re: Whats left of Usenet? Huge <Huge@nowhere.much.invalid> - 2016-08-10 12:06 +0000
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Re: Whats left of Usenet? Marko Rauhamaa <marko@pacujo.net> - 2016-08-11 11:09 +0300
Re: Whats left of Usenet? Andy Burns <usenet@andyburns.uk> - 2016-08-11 10:32 +0100
Re: Whats left of Usenet? Rich <rich@example.invalid> - 2016-08-11 09:58 +0000
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Re: Whats left of Usenet? Andy Burns <usenet@andyburns.uk> - 2016-08-11 11:51 +0100
Re: Whats left of Usenet? Paul Sture <nospam@sture.ch> - 2016-08-11 13:00 +0200
Re: Whats left of Usenet? Rich <rich@example.invalid> - 2016-08-11 11:15 +0000
Re: Whats left of Usenet? Huge <Huge@nowhere.much.invalid> - 2016-08-11 15:17 +0000
Re: Whats left of Usenet? Whiskers <catwheezel@operamail.com> - 2016-08-11 16:41 +0100
Re: Whats left of Usenet? Spiros Bousbouras <spibou@gmail.com> - 2016-08-30 22:50 +0000
Re: Whats left of Usenet? Spiros Bousbouras <spibou@gmail.com> - 2016-08-30 22:53 +0000
Re: Whats left of Usenet? Johnny B Good <johnny-b-good@invalid.ntlworld.com> - 2016-08-31 01:45 +0000
Re: Whats left of Usenet? Larry Sheldon <lfsheldon@gmail.com> - 2016-08-30 21:25 -0500
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Re: Whats left of Usenet? Rich <rich@example.invalid> - 2016-08-31 10:12 +0000
Re: Whats left of Usenet? Paul Sture <nospam@sture.ch> - 2016-08-31 12:47 +0200
Re: Whats left of Usenet? Richard Kettlewell <invalid@invalid.invalid> - 2016-08-31 13:22 +0100
Re: Whats left of Usenet? Johnny B Good <johnny-b-good@invalid.ntlworld.com> - 2016-08-31 19:50 +0000
Re: Whats left of Usenet? Richard Kettlewell <invalid@invalid.invalid> - 2016-08-31 23:13 +0100
Re: Whats left of Usenet? Johnny B Good <johnny-b-good@invalid.ntlworld.com> - 2016-09-04 00:57 +0000
Re: Whats left of Usenet? Johnny B Good <johnny-b-good@invalid.ntlworld.com> - 2016-08-31 19:35 +0000
Re: Whats left of Usenet? polygonum <rmoudndgers@vrod.co.uk> - 2016-08-31 21:04 +0100
Re: Whats left of Usenet? Johnny B Good <johnny-b-good@invalid.ntlworld.com> - 2016-09-04 01:17 +0000
Re: Whats left of Usenet? polygonum <rmoudndgers@vrod.co.uk> - 2016-09-04 10:46 +0100
Re: Whats left of Usenet? Paul Sture <nospam@sture.ch> - 2016-08-31 06:11 +0200
Re: Whats left of Usenet? polygonum <rmoudndgers@vrod.co.uk> - 2016-08-31 07:35 +0100
Re: Whats left of Usenet? Paul Sture <nospam@sture.ch> - 2016-08-31 12:42 +0200
Re: Whats left of Usenet? Michael Black <et472@ncf.ca> - 2016-08-31 13:52 -0400
Re: Whats left of Usenet? Mike Spencer <mds@bogus.nodomain.nowhere> - 2016-09-01 23:54 -0300
Re: Whats left of Usenet? Johnny B Good <johnny-b-good@invalid.ntlworld.com> - 2016-09-04 03:19 +0000
Re: Whats left of Usenet? The Real Bev <bashley101@gmail.com> - 2016-08-31 10:06 -0700
Re: Whats left of Usenet? Paul Sture <nospam@sture.ch> - 2016-08-31 19:45 +0200
Re: Whats left of Usenet? Johnny B Good <johnny-b-good@invalid.ntlworld.com> - 2016-08-31 20:06 +0000
Re: Whats left of Usenet? Paul Sture <nospam@sture.ch> - 2016-08-31 05:50 +0200
Re: Whats left of Usenet? The Real Bev <bashley101@gmail.com> - 2016-08-31 10:08 -0700
Re: Whats left of Usenet? Johnny B Good <johnny-b-good@invalid.ntlworld.com> - 2016-08-31 20:49 +0000
Re: Whats left of Usenet? Marko Rauhamaa <marko@pacujo.net> - 2016-09-01 00:08 +0300
Re: Whats left of Usenet? Johnny B Good <johnny-b-good@invalid.ntlworld.com> - 2016-09-04 04:28 +0000
Re: Whats left of Usenet? Marko Rauhamaa <marko@pacujo.net> - 2016-09-04 10:14 +0300
Re: Whats left of Usenet? Whiskers <catwheezel@operamail.com> - 2016-08-31 12:30 +0100
Re: Whats left of Usenet? RS Wood <rsw@therandymon.com> - 2016-09-01 20:41 -0400
Re: Whats left of Usenet? The Real Bev <bashley101@gmail.com> - 2016-08-11 13:31 -0700
Re: Whats left of Usenet? RS Wood <rsw@therandymon.com> - 2016-08-12 01:39 +0000
Re: Whats left of Usenet? Johnny B Good <johnny-b-good@invalid.ntlworld.com> - 2016-08-12 12:45 +0000
Re: Whats left of Usenet? Marko Rauhamaa <marko@pacujo.net> - 2016-08-12 17:25 +0300
Re: Whats left of Usenet? RS Wood <rsw@therandymon.com> - 2016-08-12 23:29 +0000
Re: Whats left of Usenet? Richard Kettlewell <invalid@invalid.invalid> - 2016-08-13 10:32 +0100
Re: Whats left of Usenet? Johnny B Good <johnny-b-good@invalid.ntlworld.com> - 2016-08-13 13:49 +0000
Re: Whats left of Usenet? Johnny B Good <johnny-b-good@invalid.ntlworld.com> - 2016-08-13 13:37 +0000
Scrabble words (was Re: Whats left of Usenet?) RS Wood <rsw@therandymon.com> - 2016-08-14 23:07 +0000
Re: Scrabble words (was Re: Whats left of Usenet?) Johnny B Good <johnny-b-good@invalid.ntlworld.com> - 2016-08-15 01:39 +0000
Re: Scrabble words (was Re: Whats left of Usenet?) Paul Sture <nospam@sture.ch> - 2016-08-15 16:20 +0200
Re: Scrabble words (was Re: Whats left of Usenet?) scott@alfter.diespammersdie.us (Scott Alfter) - 2016-08-16 21:10 +0000
Re: Scrabble words (was Re: Whats left of Usenet?) Johnny B Good <johnny-b-good@invalid.ntlworld.com> - 2016-08-23 15:09 +0000
Re: Scrabble words (was Re: Whats left of Usenet?) The Real Bev <bashley101@gmail.com> - 2016-08-16 09:00 -0700
Re: Whats left of Usenet? Spiros Bousbouras <spibou@gmail.com> - 2016-08-30 22:34 +0000
Re: Whats left of Usenet? Bob Eager <news0006@eager.cx> - 2016-08-30 22:51 +0000
Re: Whats left of Usenet? Paul Sture <nospam@sture.ch> - 2016-08-31 12:44 +0200
Re: Whats left of Usenet? Michael Black <et472@ncf.ca> - 2016-08-12 12:44 -0400
Re: Whats left of Usenet? Marko Rauhamaa <marko@pacujo.net> - 2016-08-12 20:04 +0300
Re: Whats left of Usenet? polygonum <rmoudndgers@vrod.co.uk> - 2016-08-12 18:59 +0100
Re: Whats left of Usenet? Marko Rauhamaa <marko@pacujo.net> - 2016-08-12 22:47 +0300
Re: Whats left of Usenet? Marko Rauhamaa <marko@pacujo.net> - 2016-08-12 22:49 +0300
Re: Whats left of Usenet? Spiros Bousbouras <spibou@gmail.com> - 2016-08-22 16:46 +0000
Re: Whats left of Usenet? Huge <Huge@nowhere.much.invalid> - 2016-08-22 16:52 +0000
Re: Whats left of Usenet? Spiros Bousbouras <spibou@gmail.com> - 2016-08-22 17:32 +0000
Re: Whats left of Usenet? The Real Bev <bashley101@gmail.com> - 2016-08-22 12:38 -0700
Re: Whats left of Usenet? Michael Black <et472@ncf.ca> - 2016-08-22 14:35 -0400
Re: Whats left of Usenet? "Adam H. Kerman" <ahk@chinet.com> - 2016-08-22 18:44 +0000
Re: Whats left of Usenet? ANTant@zimage.com (Ant) - 2016-08-22 17:22 -0500
Re: Whats left of Usenet? Whiskers <catwheezel@operamail.com> - 2016-08-22 19:48 +0100
Re: Whats left of Usenet? The Real Bev <bashley101@gmail.com> - 2016-08-22 12:42 -0700
Re: Whats left of Usenet? Michael Black <et472@ncf.ca> - 2016-08-22 19:05 -0400
Re: Whats left of Usenet? Johnny B Good <johnny-b-good@invalid.ntlworld.com> - 2016-08-23 15:16 +0000
Re: Whats left of Usenet? Michael Black <et472@ncf.ca> - 2016-08-23 13:26 -0400
Re: Whats left of Usenet? Paul <pmhar@invalid.invalid> - 2016-08-23 18:49 +0000
Re: Whats left of Usenet? Bob Eager <news0006@eager.cx> - 2016-08-23 19:24 +0000
Re: Whats left of Usenet? Johnny B Good <johnny-b-good@invalid.ntlworld.com> - 2016-08-24 00:04 +0000
Re: Whats left of Usenet? Mike Spencer <mds@bogus.nodomain.nowhere> - 2016-08-24 00:56 -0300
Re: Whats left of Usenet? Johnny B Good <johnny-b-good@invalid.ntlworld.com> - 2016-08-25 21:30 +0000
Re: Whats left of Usenet? RS Wood <rsw@therandymon.com> - 2016-08-23 00:54 +0000
Re: Whats left of Usenet? Michael Black <et472@ncf.ca> - 2016-08-22 22:15 -0400
Re: Whats left of Usenet? Michael Black <et472@ncf.ca> - 2016-08-22 19:03 -0400
Re: Whats left of Usenet? Spiros Bousbouras <spibou@gmail.com> - 2016-08-22 16:04 +0000
Re: Whats left of Usenet? The Real Bev <bashley101@gmail.com> - 2016-08-22 12:34 -0700
Re: Whats left of Usenet? Richard Kettlewell <invalid@invalid.invalid> - 2016-08-24 09:31 +0100
Re: Whats left of Usenet? Michael Black <et472@ncf.ca> - 2016-08-10 09:58 -0400
Re: Whats left of Usenet? The Real Bev <bashley101@gmail.com> - 2016-08-10 23:11 -0700
Re: Whats left of Usenet? ANTant@zimage.com (Ant) - 2016-08-11 23:07 -0500
Re: Whats left of Usenet? Mike Spencer <mds@bogus.nodomain.nowhere> - 2016-08-07 00:59 -0300
Re: Whats left of Usenet? British Rocket Group <no_email@invalid.invalid> - 2016-08-06 18:02 +0000
Re: Whats left of Usenet? Hils <hils@saynotospam.net> - 2016-08-06 19:22 +0100
Re: Whats left of Usenet? Michael Black <et472@ncf.ca> - 2016-08-06 14:05 -0400
Re: Whats left of Usenet? Michael Black <et472@ncf.ca> - 2016-08-06 14:00 -0400
Re: Whats left of Usenet? Mike Spencer <mds@bogus.nodomain.nowhere> - 2016-08-07 00:35 -0300
Re: Whats left of Usenet? Whiskers <catwheezel@operamail.com> - 2016-08-07 14:47 +0100
Re: Whats left of Usenet? Mike Spencer <mds@bogus.nodomain.nowhere> - 2016-08-07 17:16 -0300
Re: Whats left of Usenet? "Kerr Mudd-John" <admin@127.0.0.1> - 2016-08-09 13:28 +0100
Re: Whats left of Usenet? Huge <Huge@nowhere.much.invalid> - 2016-08-09 12:31 +0000
Re: Whats left of Usenet? snipeco.2@gmail.com (Sn!pe) - 2016-08-09 14:05 +0100
Re: Whats left of Usenet? Huge <Huge@nowhere.much.invalid> - 2016-08-09 13:54 +0000
Re: Whats left of Usenet? "Kerr Mudd-John" <admin@127.0.0.1> - 2016-08-24 14:28 +0100
Re: Whats left of Usenet? Spiros Bousbouras <spibou@gmail.com> - 2016-08-21 20:29 +0000
Re: Whats left of Usenet? Spiros Bousbouras <spibou@gmail.com> - 2016-08-21 19:48 +0000
Re: Whats left of Usenet? Spiros Bousbouras <spibou@gmail.com> - 2016-08-21 19:31 +0000
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