Tiger Jerusalem@lemmy.world to No Stupid Questions@lemmy.world · 5 months agoWhat’s Usenet and how can I access it with modern hardware (phones/laptops)?message-squaremessage-square57fedilinkarrow-up1140arrow-down12file-text
arrow-up1138arrow-down1message-squareWhat’s Usenet and how can I access it with modern hardware (phones/laptops)?Tiger Jerusalem@lemmy.world to No Stupid Questions@lemmy.world · 5 months agomessage-square57fedilinkfile-text
Pretty much the question. I heard about Usenet a while back but never managed to wrap my head around it.
minus-squarepantyhosewimp@lemmynsfw.comlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·5 months agoI think Stack Overflow was a response to Experts Exchange which teased you with a question but you had to buy a subscription for the answer. Subscribers would answer questions and pay for the privilege of providing that site with content.
minus-squaredamnthefilibuster@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·5 months agoNice little history there. Fuck EE.
I think Stack Overflow was a response to Experts Exchange which teased you with a question but you had to buy a subscription for the answer. Subscribers would answer questions and pay for the privilege of providing that site with content.
Nice little history there. Fuck EE.