Post APE7CCezJBWJZlq6kK by noracodes@weirder.earth
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 (DIR) Post #APE7CCezJBWJZlq6kK by noracodes@weirder.earth
       2022-11-02T22:23:07Z
       
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       Actually, for those who don't know, USENET is not just the first federated social network, but the first scrappy open-protocol clone of a proprietary one, too. It was started by university undergrads as a kind of pirate version of ARPANET with spare computer time and stolen bandwidth at universities that couldn't afford access.
       
 (DIR) Post #APEpG6Y0NBNVl9FBQG by Polychrome@poly.cybre.city
       2022-11-03T20:45:35.771916Z
       
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       @noracodes I actually didn't know that part of USENET history. Makes a lot of sense.