What happened to the young people who wanted to set up a Usenet node?
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On 14.04.2024 um 12:11 Uhr The Doctor wrote:

> What happened to the young people who wanted to set up a Usenet node?

Did dome exist?

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The Doctor wrote:

> What happened to the young people who wanted to set up a Usenet node?

Maybe they found out that it takes effort?

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On 4/14/24 08:02, Retro Guy wrote:
> Maybe they found out that it takes effort?

Chuckle.

There does seem to be an inverse relationship between the amount of
effort to do something and the number of people doing it.

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On 2024-04-14, Grant Taylor <gtaylor@tnetconsulting.net> wrote:
> On 4/14/24 08:02, Retro Guy wrote:
>> Maybe they found out that it takes effort?

LOL

>
> Chuckle.
>
> There does seem to be an inverse relationship between the amount of
> effort to do something and the number of people doing it.
>
I am not young but we created a node like 10 months a go
news.hispagatos.org and we been getting people to sing up.

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doctor@doctor.nl2k.ab.ca (The Doctor) wrote or quoted:
>What happened to the young people who wanted to set up a Usenet node?

Bruh, Usenet? Seriously? I thought that shit died out in the 90s,
like, who even uses that anymore? I mean, come on, it's 2024 -
we got way better ways to get our info and connect with people
these days. Why would I even bother setting up some old-school
Usenet server when I got Reddit, Discord, and all these other
modern platforms that are way more user-friendly and relevant?

Like, Usenet was cool back in the day, I guess, but it's just so
outdated now. The interface is clunky, the communities are tiny,
and good luck finding anything useful that isn't buried in a
million random posts. Nah, I'm good - I'll stick to the apps and
sites I already use, where I can actually find the content and
communities I care about. Usenet? That's some boomer shit, man.

On Sun, 14 Apr 2024 13:02:26 +0000
Retro Guy <retroguy@novabbs.com> wrote:

> The Doctor wrote:
>
> > What happened to the young people who wanted to set up a Usenet node?
>
> Maybe they found out that it takes effort?

^^^ this.

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Stefan Ram <ram@zedat.fu-berlin.de> wrote at 17:55 this Sunday (GMT):
> doctor@doctor.nl2k.ab.ca (The Doctor) wrote or quoted:
>>What happened to the young people who wanted to set up a Usenet node?
>
> Bruh, Usenet? Seriously? I thought that shit died out in the 90s,
> like, who even uses that anymore? I mean, come on, it's 2024 -
> we got way better ways to get our info and connect with people
> these days. Why would I even bother setting up some old-school
> Usenet server when I got Reddit, Discord, and all these other
> modern platforms that are way more user-friendly and relevant?
>
> Like, Usenet was cool back in the day, I guess, but it's just so
> outdated now. The interface is clunky, the communities are tiny,
> and good luck finding anything useful that isn't buried in a
> million random posts. Nah, I'm good - I'll stick to the apps and
> sites I already use, where I can actually find the content and
> communities I care about. Usenet? That's some boomer shit, man.

But you're using Usenet.
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In article <uvjiuc$c7v0$4@dont-email.me>,
candycanearter07 <candycanearter07@candycanearter07.nomail.afraid> wrote:
>Stefan Ram <ram@zedat.fu-berlin.de> wrote at 17:55 this Sunday (GMT):
>> doctor@doctor.nl2k.ab.ca (The Doctor) wrote or quoted:
>>>What happened to the young people who wanted to set up a Usenet node?
>>
>> Bruh, Usenet? Seriously? I thought that shit died out in the 90s,
>> like, who even uses that anymore? I mean, come on, it's 2024 -
>> we got way better ways to get our info and connect with people
>> these days. Why would I even bother setting up some old-school
>> Usenet server when I got Reddit, Discord, and all these other
>> modern platforms that are way more user-friendly and relevant?
>>
>> Like, Usenet was cool back in the day, I guess, but it's just so
>> outdated now. The interface is clunky, the communities are tiny,
>> and good luck finding anything useful that isn't buried in a
>> million random posts. Nah, I'm good - I'll stick to the apps and
>> sites I already use, where I can actually find the content and
>> communities I care about. Usenet? That's some boomer shit, man.
>
>
>But you're using Usenet.
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:-)
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On 4/14/24 14:11, The Doctor wrote:
> What happened to the young people who wanted to set up a Usenet node?

We grew old. Or at least realized that at 42 you are no longer
considered "young".
Still want to set up a Usenet node, though.

Cheers!

On Mon, 15 Apr 2024 21:44:30 +0200
Niklas H <nntp@snackiz.com> wrote:

> On 4/14/24 14:11, The Doctor wrote:
> > What happened to the young people who wanted to set up a Usenet node?
>
> We grew old. Or at least realized that at 42 you are no longer
> considered "young".
> Still want to set up a Usenet node, though.

Here ya go: https://gitlab.com/rslight-public/rocksolid-light

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According to The Doctor <doctor@doctor.nl2k.ab.ca>:
>What happened to the young people who wanted to set up a Usenet node?

Some of us are still around albeit not exatly young.

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In article <uvk02u$evdd$1@dont-email.me>, Niklas H <nntp@snackiz.com> wrote:
>On 4/14/24 14:11, The Doctor wrote:
>> What happened to the young people who wanted to set up a Usenet node?
>
>We grew old. Or at least realized that at 42 you are no longer
>considered "young".
>Still want to set up a Usenet node, though.
>
>Cheers!

Hey! This was a high school project request
that came her in the las 6 months!
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On Monday, 15 April 2024 16:21 -0000, in article <uvk27p$168e$1@gal.iecc.com>,
John Levine <johnl@taugh.com> wrote:

> According to The Doctor <doctor@doctor.nl2k.ab.ca>:
> >What happened to the young people who wanted to set up a Usenet node?

> Some of us are still around albeit not exatly young.

I resemble that remark, John.

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On 4/14/2024 2:11 PM, The Doctor wrote:
> What happened to the young people who wanted to set up a Usenet node?

define young.

I am working on getting one running, although most likely focused on a
few specific groups. but considering I reinstalled the OS at least three
times since I decided to do that it might still take a while.

maybe next week or so

In article <uvmi06$13lru$1@dont-email.me>, Kyonshi <gmkeros@gmail.com> wrote:
>On 4/14/2024 2:11 PM, The Doctor wrote:
>> What happened to the young people who wanted to set up a Usenet node?
>
>define young.
>
>I am working on getting one running, although most likely focused on a
>few specific groups. but considering I reinstalled the OS at least three
>times since I decided to do that it might still take a while.
>
>maybe next week or so

There was a high school studnet wanting to set up an NNTP node withing the last 3 months!
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The Doctor wrote:

> In article <uvmi06$13lru$1@dont-email.me>, Kyonshi <gmkeros@gmail.com> wrote:
>>On 4/14/2024 2:11 PM, The Doctor wrote:
>>> What happened to the young people who wanted to set up a Usenet node?
>>
>>define young.
>>
>>I am working on getting one running, although most likely focused on a
>>few specific groups. but considering I reinstalled the OS at least three
>>times since I decided to do that it might still take a while.
>>
>>maybe next week or so

> There was a high school studnet wanting to set up an NNTP node withing the last 3 months!

I remember. They just kind of disappeared.

The school IT dept probably decided to block Usenet for the safety of "the kids".

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On 4/16/2024 11:29 PM, The Doctor wrote:
> In article <uvmi06$13lru$1@dont-email.me>, Kyonshi <gmkeros@gmail.com> wrote:
>> On 4/14/2024 2:11 PM, The Doctor wrote:
>>> What happened to the young people who wanted to set up a Usenet node?
>>
>> define young.
>>
>> I am working on getting one running, although most likely focused on a
>> few specific groups. but considering I reinstalled the OS at least three
>> times since I decided to do that it might still take a while.
>>
>> maybe next week or so
>
> There was a high school studnet wanting to set up an NNTP node withing the last 3 months!

ah, that young. Ok, I am definitely not that young anymore.

On 4/17/2024 1:03 PM, Retro Guy wrote:
> The Doctor wrote:
>
>> In article <uvmi06$13lru$1@dont-email.me>, Kyonshi
>> <gmkeros@gmail.com> wrote:
>>> On 4/14/2024 2:11 PM, The Doctor wrote:
>>>> What happened to the young people who wanted to set up a Usenet node?
>>>
>>> define young.
>>>
>>> I am working on getting one running, although most likely focused on
>>> a few specific groups. but considering I reinstalled the OS at least
>>> three times since I decided to do that it might still take a while.
>>>
>>> maybe next week or so
>
>> There was a high school studnet wanting to set up an NNTP node withing
>> the last 3 months!
>
> I remember. They just kind of disappeared.
> The school IT dept probably decided to block Usenet for the safety of
> "the kids".
>

Or they realised that it was more work than they thought for not enough
shiny, and they had to rework their plans.
It's not necessarily that people just give up because stuff is hard,
there is limited time in the day and people have other stuff to do.

Kyonshi wrote:

> On 4/17/2024 1:03 PM, Retro Guy wrote:
>> The Doctor wrote:
>>
>>> In article <uvmi06$13lru$1@dont-email.me>, Kyonshi
>>> <gmkeros@gmail.com> wrote:
>>>> On 4/14/2024 2:11 PM, The Doctor wrote:
>>>>> What happened to the young people who wanted to set up a Usenet node?
>>>>
>>>> define young.
>>>>
>>>> I am working on getting one running, although most likely focused on
>>>> a few specific groups. but considering I reinstalled the OS at least
>>>> three times since I decided to do that it might still take a while.
>>>>
>>>> maybe next week or so
>>
>>> There was a high school studnet wanting to set up an NNTP node withing
>>> the last 3 months!
>>
>> I remember. They just kind of disappeared.
>> The school IT dept probably decided to block Usenet for the safety of
>> "the kids".
>>

> Or they realised that it was more work than they thought for not enough
> shiny, and they had to rework their plans.
> It's not necessarily that people just give up because stuff is hard,
> there is limited time in the day and people have other stuff to do.

Very true. I just mention school IT because my wife works in education and constantly has battles with IT blocking pretty much everything, which drives her nuts :)

Drives me nuts too because she can't get to a lot of sites using her laptop at home, and asks me what's wrong with "the internet". I have to tell her it's the spyware/blocking software installed by her district on the laptop.

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Kyonshi <gmkeros@gmail.com> wrote or quoted:
>define young.

I reckon it boils down to this:

Folks live to be around 75 years old, then kick the bucket.

Now, that number "75" kinda naturally lends itself to
a three-way split, if you catch my drift, at 25 and 50.

That means: until you hit 25, you're still young,
and once you hit 50, you're old.

When you hit the big 5-0, you're starin' down the barrel of the
last leg of this here life journey, the pre-mortal phase,
if you will. This is your last hurrah, your final shot at
checkin' off all those items on your bucket list - you know, like
finally gettin' around to setting up your very own Usenet server,
if that's what's been ticklin' your fancy all these years.

Now, I know what you're thinkin' - "But Stefan, I'm no spring
chicken anymore, how the heck am I supposed to pull off some
high-tech Usenet shenanigans at this stage of the game?"

Well, let me tell you, age ain't nothin' but a number, my friend.
If the fire's still burnin' in your belly, you gotta seize the
day and make it happen, no matter how long in the tooth you might
be. So, what are you waitin' for? Quit yer bellyachin' and get to
work on that Usenet server, before the ol' ticker gives out and
you miss your chance to cross it off the list. Time's a-wastin',
and you ain't gettin' any younger, ya hear?

Now, let me circle back to that last message I sent in this
here discussion thread:

I was just tryin' to paint a picture of what I reckon the young'uns
these days think about the Usenet, not spoutin' off my own two
cents, 'cause shoot, I ain't no spring chicken myself anymore.

On 17.04.2024 um 12:35 Uhr Retro Guy wrote:

> Very true. I just mention school IT because my wife works in
> education and constantly has battles with IT blocking pretty much
> everything, which drives her nuts :)

When I was in school I set up squid to go around of this. This was in
2017 and my first "server software" I operated.

Every time people install obstacles, I will spend a lot of time to
circumvent them and learn a lot of things.

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Marco Moock wrote:

> On 17.04.2024 um 12:35 Uhr Retro Guy wrote:

>> Very true. I just mention school IT because my wife works in
>> education and constantly has battles with IT blocking pretty much
>> everything, which drives her nuts :)

> When I was in school I set up squid to go around of this. This was in
> 2017 and my first "server software" I operated.

I did the same while working for a large corp.

When I was in school, the only squid was what lived in the ocean :)

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In article <uvodbh$1jboj$1@dont-email.me>, Kyonshi <gmkeros@gmail.com> wrote:
>On 4/17/2024 1:03 PM, Retro Guy wrote:
>> The Doctor wrote:
>>
>>> In article <uvmi06$13lru$1@dont-email.me>, Kyonshi
>>> <gmkeros@gmail.com> wrote:
>>>> On 4/14/2024 2:11 PM, The Doctor wrote:
>>>>> What happened to the young people who wanted to set up a Usenet node?
>>>>
>>>> define young.
>>>>
>>>> I am working on getting one running, although most likely focused on
>>>> a few specific groups. but considering I reinstalled the OS at least
>>>> three times since I decided to do that it might still take a while.
>>>>
>>>> maybe next week or so
>>
>>> There was a high school studnet wanting to set up an NNTP node withing
>>> the last 3 months!
>>
>> I remember. They just kind of disappeared.
>> The school IT dept probably decided to block Usenet for the safety of
>> "the kids".
>>
>
>Or they realised that it was more work than they thought for not enough
>shiny, and they had to rework their plans.
>It's not necessarily that people just give up because stuff is hard,
>there is limited time in the day and people have other stuff to do.

Actually the more work you do, the more you get familiar!

Getting high schools to a Usenet project should be
the advocacy of everyone here!
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On 4/17/2024 5:39 PM, The Doctor wrote:
> In article <uvodbh$1jboj$1@dont-email.me>, Kyonshi <gmkeros@gmail.com> wrote:
>> On 4/17/2024 1:03 PM, Retro Guy wrote:
>>> The Doctor wrote:
>>>
>>>> In article <uvmi06$13lru$1@dont-email.me>, Kyonshi
>>>> <gmkeros@gmail.com> wrote:
>>>>> On 4/14/2024 2:11 PM, The Doctor wrote:
>>>>>> What happened to the young people who wanted to set up a Usenet node?
>>>>>
>>>>> define young.
>>>>>
>>>>> I am working on getting one running, although most likely focused on
>>>>> a few specific groups. but considering I reinstalled the OS at least
>>>>> three times since I decided to do that it might still take a while.
>>>>>
>>>>> maybe next week or so
>>>
>>>> There was a high school studnet wanting to set up an NNTP node withing
>>>> the last 3 months!
>>>
>>> I remember. They just kind of disappeared.
>>> The school IT dept probably decided to block Usenet for the safety of
>>> "the kids".
>>>
>>
>> Or they realised that it was more work than they thought for not enough
>> shiny, and they had to rework their plans.
>> It's not necessarily that people just give up because stuff is hard,
>> there is limited time in the day and people have other stuff to do.
>
> Actually the more work you do, the more you get familiar!
>
> Getting high schools to a Usenet project should be
> the advocacy of everyone here!

I'm not saying it's not worth it, I'm just saying they might have to
restructure their plans because school projects have a certain amount of
time allocated to them, and once it's getting close to the completion
date it's just not possible to do everything. Especially if it's
something as complicated as setting up a working nntp server if even the
terminal might not be the first thing people think about when using
computers.

(I learned how to use computers on DOS, my son doesn't have a clue what
this black thing I am using for work is)