tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22073066.post5606520994712280995..comments2023-06-03T06:16:38.027-04:00Comments on Estoreal: In the newsRichardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01714171897239398438noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22073066.post-57471901002259957662008-06-19T04:40:00.000-04:002008-06-19T04:40:00.000-04:00Speaking as someone who still reads certain newsgr...Speaking as someone who still reads certain newsgroups on occaision (regardless of the startling levels of spam that pervade much of it): It sucks that USENET is such a third-class Internet citizen that ISPs can drop access to such large swaths of it. However, it should be remembered that there are multiple web portals into USENET, including Google Groups, which seems to include the alt groups. It's not as good as direct access, but it's still available to the determined reader.<BR/><BR/>Colbert had a great interview Tuesday, which I just watched tonight, where his guest spoke of new neutrality, digital freedom and how the internet was moving away from the principles that guided its creation and growth. The guest got one in on Colbert at the end: when Colbert asked regarding new entrepreneurs, in his Colbertian way, wasn't it all about amassing as much money and power as you could, he responded "You make it sound like Dungeons & Dragons." Caught him off guard, it did.Rodneyliveshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03476187929555342435noreply@blogger.com