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Usenet use grows exponentially

article published on 29 December, 2008

Giganews, the gateway used by millions to access Usenet, has reported that they have seen "unprecedented growth" over the past 12 months. Newsgroups have been around since the 1970s as a source of information and file sharing and many argue today that it is safer and faster than BitTorrent. Since the company increased retention levels to 240 days, growth has accelerated. "During ... [ read the full article ]

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edisongs
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_ 		5. January 2009 @ 19:55 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
Whatzamatter witchu people? Usenet is an urban myth; doesn't really exist. Kinda like the Apocalypse!
Let's keep it that way.

You torrentors go back asleep. Nothing happening here.
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avoidz
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_ 		5. January 2009 @ 22:15 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
You think paid-for illegal downloads will last forever? Yeah, I'm sure the corporations aren't watching...
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edisongs
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_ 		5. January 2009 @ 22:36 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
Bow to them ye faithful.
Give your soul.
Nothing lasts forever but the struggle of truth against darkness.

What ever way we overcome, so be it. The Kingdom belongs to the people of God.

"He shall break the teeth of the mighty; He shall dash them with a rod of iron".
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zorb43
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_ 		7. January 2009 @ 08:50 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
Originally posted by edisongs:
 Bow to them ye faithful.
Give your soul.
Nothing lasts forever but the struggle of truth against darkness.

What ever way we overcome, so be it. The Kingdom belongs to the people of God.

"He shall break the teeth of the mighty; He shall dash them with a rod of iron".
Please do not quote the Bible ... It makes people nervous ...
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gehx
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_ 		8. January 2009 @ 17:40 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
I pledge my allegiance to USENET. USENET FTW!!!
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edisongs
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_ 		24. January 2009 @ 18:52 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
I try not to be offensive. Sometimes it just happens! I couldn't find anything in the Kama Sutra that was appropriate.

Plus, I'm not nervous about what other people believe! Their demons can't magically affect me unless I let them. So quit fearing fables and set your mind free. The pen is still mightier than the sword.
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zorb43
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_ 		25. January 2009 @ 07:32 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
Originally posted by edisongs:
 I try not to be offensive. Sometimes it just happens! I couldn't find anything in the Kama Sutra that was appropriate.

Plus, I'm not nervous about what other people believe! Their demons can't magically affect me unless I let them. So quit fearing fables and set your mind free. The pen is still mightier than the sword.
Hahaha ... I agree ! Well said !
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