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Re:Ask HN: Nicknames for Computer Science Books? by woleium on Thursday August 24, 2023 @09:23AM (#37248460)
Usenet never went anywhere. There's very little spam, no banner advertising, and a plethora of greybeards. You should try it :))
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Re:Ask HN: Nicknames for Computer Science Books? by dagw on Thursday August 24, 2023 @10:35AM (#37249205)
Usenet never went anywhere...You should try it :))

I virtually lived on Usenet between roughly 1996-2006 and hung around a bit for a couple more years after that. I can assure you that Usenet definitely went somewhere. Even by 2005 Usenet felt pretty deserted by everybody other than the warez scene.

I will concede however that I haven't logged onto an NNTP server for probably a decade, so perhaps Usenet has had a resurgence without anyone telling me.

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