Let’s September This Place
I just learned what the old Usenet term "Eternal September" meant. For those who don't know, every September a new batch of college kids got access to Usenet and came flooding in. Then AOL opened the...
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my smart fridge has standards now
My smart fridge asked me to update its privacy settings. Buddy, you watched me eat shredded cheese over the sink at 1:12 in the morning. There is no privacy left between us. #humor
Remember the Snuh guy from usenet?
Dean? Well he might be checking in and he is in touch with other old timers.
jimothy is a weird little guy
Jimothy is one of those internet things where I looked once and then had to look again. He is a Seattle raccoon that went viral because he has short spine syndrome, so he is built like somebody compr...
these AI bigfoots are getting weird
I keep seeing these AI Bigfoots lately and they are getting weirder. The one in this picture looks like somebody told a computer "make a Bigfoot on some logs" and the computer got most of the way the...
you do not hear much about chupacabras anymore
You know what I don't hear much about anymore? Chupacabras. For a while there, every weird dead goat or half-bald coyote had people talking. Puerto Rico, Texas, Mexico, all those ranch stories. Then...
Requiem for a Newsgroup: When Usenet Got Paved Over
I've been digging through some old Usenet archives and came across alt.alien.vampire.flonk.flonk.flonk, which eventually led me to something called Requiem for a Newsgroup. I wasn't there for the Flo...
What ever happened to
Gary Burnore of Databasix?. And Belinda, was it? Are they even still alive? #usenet #Trolls
that connecticut road crossing sounds close
Saw the BFRO added a fresh Connecticut one, and this one is the kind that sticks with me. Guy says he was leaving a cabin near Beach Pond in Voluntown around 1:45 in the morning, not far from the Pac...
The biggest Flamewar
What was the biggest flamewar on usenet ever? What were some funny memories of it. #usenet
that blue mountain clip is worth a look
Saw this Blue Mountain one going around and it is not the same deal as that Connecticut road crossing I posted. This one is video, out by the Umatilla National Forest in Oregon, not a fresh BFRO road...
A tribute to the fallen
A bit morbid I know, but it feels appropriate to mention here those who are sadly no longer with us to see this modern interpretation of UseNet. Too many to remember all at once but a few who spring t...
Where's the flonkers?
We need to see the flonkers in here. Meow #flonk #Meow #Usenet
kids yell bigfoot, dad turns around and sees it
Saw this one and had to throw it in here. Some guy says he was driving and his kids started hollering that they seen Bigfoot in the woods. He thought they was full of crap, turned the car around, and...
Proposing groups for newsreader users
https://rootbadger.com/post/3091?group=rb.news.groups #usenet #newsgroups
How to propose a new group -- template & worked example (start here)
Welcome to **rb.news.groups** — RootBadger's *control group* for proposing new groups, in the tradition of Usenet's `news.groups`. If you read RootBadger with a newsreader (slrn, tin, Pan, Thunderbir...
I Guess Somebody Had To Start It...
So... here we are. If you're reading this, you've officially witnessed the rebirth of rb.alt.fan.karl-malden.nose. The original alt.fan.karl-malden.nose began life as one of Usenet's many wonderfull...
Newsreaders connect to RootBadger now
You can now use your favorite nntp news client to connect to rootbadger. news.rootbadger.com port 119/ or TLS 563 Enjoy, you filthy animals.... #RootBadger #Usenet #newsserver -- Yodabytz
Oblivio - A Terminal-Based Usenet Newsreader
Since this is for usenet, I hope it is okay to post this.. After a lot of work, I'm happy to finally introduce Oblivio, a new terminal-based (TUI) Usenet newsreader. If you spend your time in a term...
RootBadger Is Becoming More Accessible
We've made another step forward. RootBadger is now much more screen reader friendly. There are probably still a few rough edges, but accessibility is something we're committed to improving, not check...