coyotino [he/him]@beehaw.org to Technology@beehaw.orgEnglish · 1 day agoForums Are Still Alive, Active, And A Treasure Trove Of Information [Aftermath]aftermath.siteexternal-linkmessage-square17fedilinkarrow-up191arrow-down11
arrow-up190arrow-down1external-linkForums Are Still Alive, Active, And A Treasure Trove Of Information [Aftermath]aftermath.sitecoyotino [he/him]@beehaw.org to Technology@beehaw.orgEnglish · 1 day agomessage-square17fedilink
minus-squarejherazob@beehaw.orglinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up9·23 hours agoMANY of the old places of the internet are still active, heavily overshadowed by the current centralized feudal web of 5 websites all with screenshots of each other but STILL alive. Hell, even IRC is still running, and i understand so does Usenet!
minus-squareKichaelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·8 hours agoUsenet’s mostly pirated stuff now. IRC is a shadow of its former self, but if you’re into FOSS it’s still good.
MANY of the old places of the internet are still active, heavily overshadowed by the current centralized feudal web of 5 websites all with screenshots of each other but STILL alive. Hell, even IRC is still running, and i understand so does Usenet!
Usenet’s mostly pirated stuff now.
IRC is a shadow of its former self, but if you’re into FOSS it’s still good.