coyotino [he/him]@beehaw.org to Technology@beehaw.orgEnglish · 2 months agoForums Are Still Alive, Active, And A Treasure Trove Of Information [Aftermath]aftermath.siteexternal-linkmessage-square5fedilinkarrow-up176arrow-down10
arrow-up176arrow-down1external-linkForums Are Still Alive, Active, And A Treasure Trove Of Information [Aftermath]aftermath.sitecoyotino [he/him]@beehaw.org to Technology@beehaw.orgEnglish · 2 months agomessage-square5fedilink
minus-squarejherazob@beehaw.orglinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up7·2 months 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-squareKichae@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·2 months 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.