From: mix@test.net   
      
   RaveWolf Romel  wrote:   
   > On Saturday, April 26, 2014 3:28:26 PM UTC-5, coyo wrote:   
   >> On 3/20/2014 2:41 PM, §ñühwö£f wrote:   
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   >>> You're 10 years too late.   
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   >> Yeah, this place is kinda dead, now. I love fandom history, so I'm   
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   >> mostly here to enjoy the historical significance of this place and to   
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   >> help keep Usenet alive.   
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   >> I hate Twitter and Facebook. Using Usenet is no less private or secure,   
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   >> so I don't see why not. Plus, Usenet these days are being associated as   
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   >> a superior alternative to Bittorrent for downloading music and movies. I   
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   >> find that to be somewhat sad. Unfortunately, Usenet is a lot more   
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   >> complex than IRC or Email to implement, server or client, so it's not   
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   >> trivial for me to write new software to help keep Usenet alive from a   
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   >> technical standpoint.   
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   >> However, I imagine if I get a lot better at programming, I'll eventually   
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   >> have the skill to write a fully-fledged and modern Usenet server.   
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   >> Although I have a few minor quibbles about the way Usenet works, base64   
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   >> encoding is not that bad, especially when used with both file and line   
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   >> compression. OpenSSL has a base64 codec that is faster than encrypting   
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   >> an decrypting things, so it's not a major concern.   
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   >> What is a major concern is the centralization of Twitter and Facebook   
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   >> and the thousands of privacy and security implications that has for both   
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   >> individuals and organizations. If it's a choice between Usenet and   
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   >> Facebook, I will choose Usenet every time.   
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   >> Yes, I am aware that Usenet and Facebook do not directly compare,   
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   >> however, federated decentralized social network systems generally   
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   >> implement the federation protocol as an RSS/Atom feed with some minor   
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   >> tweaking, such as Salmon, PubSubHubBub and ActivityStreams.   
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   >> My thinking is, "Usenet was doing that before it was cool."   
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   > Coyo, I just got here myself, and I think it's awesome that it's still   
   > manned by at least some furs.  It's like going to that used to be hip bar   
   > and it's just the owners and long-time friends left and you want to be   
   > there in case it closes just so you can say you were there.  Ever had   
   > that experience?  We lost a lot of cool bars and clubs in Chicago, I   
   > actually worked at a great one (Circuit) and it's still there.  If only a   
   shadow of itself.   
      
   Is Coyo still here?   
      
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