Kids turned low-traffic NPR Spotify comments into a secret group chat

Re:Kids turned low-traffic NPR Spotify comments into a secre... by esseph on Monday September 28, 2026 @01:22PM (#49881345)

> I've been thinking about this quite a lot recently as I've been trying to dig up information about 90's era dial-up bulletin board systems. It was a scene I was deeply immersed in at the time (or at least, one specific niche within it)

Say more!

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Re:Kids turned low-traffic NPR Spotify comments into a secre... by bityard on Monday September 28, 2026 @04:55PM (#49884204)

I'm working on a blog article about my adventures on toll-free BBSes before I had access to the Internet. It's about halfway done, and I hope to have it ready to publish soon, somewhere between a week and a year from now.

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Re:Kids turned low-traffic NPR Spotify comments into a secre... by esseph on Monday September 28, 2026 @05:33PM (#49884700)

I ran a couple of very local BBSes late beyond the hayday in the 14.4-56k timeframe. That got me into BBS software, which got me into ANSI Art, which got me into associations with warez groups, and that got me into association with various hacker collectives. Had it not been for the BBS scene I probably wouldn't work in technology today.

I'd love to read it when you're done!

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