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Another reason to love Linux
From a recent interview with Linus Torvalds, for whom the Linux OS is named: "Linux Journal: If you had to fix one thing about the networked world, what would it be? Linus: Nothing technical. ...
Ehh, BBS/Forums have been around a long time, that was the "Social Media" before the likes of FB, Myspace, and god knows what else came along with the creation of smartphones.
I would gladly go back to old school forums, but even those had likes/dislikes if it was coded in back in the late 90's and early 00's.
C0RR0SIVE wrote:Ehh, BBS/Forums have been around a long time, that was the "Social Media" before the likes of FB, Myspace, and god knows what else came along with the creation of smartphones.
I would gladly go back to old school forums, but even those had likes/dislikes if it was coded in back in the late 90's and early 00's.
I think the biggest reason I've stayed here for so long is that it reminds me of my old BBS days. Back then I only hung around a couple of boards, the main one being a 'C' programming forum on which nobody used handles. I must of stopped following BBSs before the social aspects became popular. I kind of agree with Linus, except I would say it encourages childish behavior rather than just bad behavior.
To show what an old curmudgeon I am, I don't even have a smartphone. People seem amazed when they ask for my cell phone number and I tell them I don't have one. A little white lie, actually I have an old flip phone in my pocket which is turned off except on those rare occasions when I need to make a call.
