eclipxe@beehaw.org to Technology@beehaw.orgEnglish · 2 years agoSlashdot -> Fark -> Digg -> Reddit -> Lemmymessage-squaremessage-square99fedilinkarrow-up1274arrow-down10file-text
arrow-up1274arrow-down1message-squareSlashdot -> Fark -> Digg -> Reddit -> Lemmyeclipxe@beehaw.org to Technology@beehaw.orgEnglish · 2 years agomessage-square99fedilinkfile-text
minus-squaretezoatlipoca@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·2 years agoYou’re missing the precursors: Email -> Newsgroups -> CGI forums / IRC -> Slashdot… :) The new Fediverse really is kicking up IRC and newsgroup vibes for this old timer. Its very exciting.
minus-squareeclipxe@beehaw.orgOPlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·2 years ago+1 you’re right. Especially IRC…oh how I miss those days.
minus-squarealternativeninja@lemmy.sdf.orglinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·2 years agoI miss that moment when I became the cool kid in the channel because I had an IRC bouncer
minus-square1993_toyota_camry@beehaw.orglinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·2 years agoThere are still some good communities out there. I’m still on IRC every day. It’s about the only constant over internet use from 1994 to present. IRC and E-mail. Also the web kind of, but it’s changed so so much.
minus-squarejherazob@beehaw.orglinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·2 years agoIRC is STILL running to this day
minus-squareBorgzilla@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·2 years agoYup, and some servers are very active.
minus-squareASCIIansi@infosec.publinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·2 years agoIf we’re including those then I think we have gone full circle and are back in the safe waters of protocols
You’re missing the precursors:
Email -> Newsgroups -> CGI forums / IRC -> Slashdot… :)
The new Fediverse really is kicking up IRC and newsgroup vibes for this old timer. Its very exciting.
+1 you’re right. Especially IRC…oh how I miss those days.
I miss that moment when I became the cool kid in the channel because I had an IRC bouncer
There are still some good communities out there. I’m still on IRC every day.
It’s about the only constant over internet use from 1994 to present. IRC and E-mail. Also the web kind of, but it’s changed so so much.
IRC is STILL running to this day
Yup, and some servers are very active.
If we’re including those then I think we have gone full circle and are back in the safe waters of protocols