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| From | Michael Black <et472@ncf.ca> |
|---|---|
| Newsgroups | comp.misc |
| Subject | Re: My thought: The Web is just slowly reimplementing the social features from multi-user Unix systems. |
| Date | 2014-02-25 23:54 -0500 |
| Organization | National Capital Freenet, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada |
| Message-ID | <alpine.LNX.2.02.1402252352460.11311@darkstar.example.org> (permalink) |
| References | <ld6h1t$919$1@dont-email.me> <rswood-D6B495.15173109022014@189-82-4-46.user.veloxzone.com.br> |
On Sun, 9 Feb 2014, RS Wood wrote:
> In article <ld6h1t$919$1@dont-email.me>,
> Oregonian Haruspex <bob_davis_retired@yahoo.com> wrote:
>
>>
>> I think people can see where I am going with all this. Almost
>> everything people are accustomed to today was available in the old
>> days, often in more efficient, interoperable, and sometime even more
>> friendly packaging. This brings me from the above premise, to my
>> conclusion: Are there any handy features from either multi-user Unix
>> systems, early internet programs, or early online games that haven't
>> been cloned into a web-3.0-ified business model web site? I could make
>> a billion dollars here with your help!
>
>
> What's that old expression about those who forget about Usenet
> reimplement it, slowly and badly, or something like that? I remember
> reading a web forum denizen requesting a feature that to any Usenetter
> would be instantly recognizable as a killfile.
>
This isnt' a surprise. The commercial spaces won't acknowledge us, but
they have benefited from 35 years of "social networking" on Usenet. The
language used on the web, things like 'crossposting" and "lol" all derive
from here, things like facebook have simply consolidated it and Disneyfied
it and presented something for the masses.
Michael
> I'd have to disagree with you about "friendlier," though. Unix demands
> its tribute in time and energy ? not a bad thing, as it weeds out the
> weaklings.
>
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My thought: The Web is just slowly reimplementing the social features from multi-user Unix systems. Oregonian Haruspex <bob_davis_retired@yahoo.com> - 2014-02-08 16:10 -0800
Re: My thought: The Web is just slowly reimplementing the social features from multi-user Unix systems. RS Wood <rswood@therandymon.com> - 2014-02-09 15:17 +0000
Re: My thought: The Web is just slowly reimplementing the social features from multi-user Unix systems. Michael Black <et472@ncf.ca> - 2014-02-25 23:54 -0500
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