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That doesn't work either? Looks like the .com and .net domains are sadly just up for sale rather than being used for something fun.

Very cool, some nice nostalgia looking through that list! Missed a trick not being able to “telnet telnet.org” though. :-)

The word "adaptation" has a few specific meanings in the field of biology. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adaptation

Insomnia Festival is the largest of these in the UK I believe. In fact, i71 is going on right now. :-) https://www.insomniagamingfestival.com/lan Still manages to capture some of t…

The only one I've seen that comes close is https://keys.pub/ but it still misses a lot of what keybase gives (sigchains, etc.) Previous HN thread: https://news.ycombinator.com/item…

Wow, I love the "daily tabs" concept. I'll install this and give it a go. Thanks! "The use-case of tabs are websites that you know are going to change: subreddits, games, or tools …

If you're interested in this kind of thing, you may also want to check out: - the Distributed YouTube Archive Discord: https://discord.com/invite/PQqks7eSKc - ArchiveTeam also do a…

Some great nostalgia reading this. If you want more, check out Jason Scott's "BBS: The Documentary": https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dddbe9OuJLU&list=PL7nj3G6Jpv...

In theory you can use OTR[1] but I've yet to see an easy way to use this from a phone. I remember IRC very fondly, but I feel it has a lot of baggage that makes it difficult to bri…

Comes up with a privacy error atm. Guess their server got bit hard by HN? Cached copy here: https://web.archive.org/web/20220915015328/https://pestnet.i... Reminds me a bit of SILC…

I had the same question some time ago. The Wikipedia page is, as always, quite interesting. Although I think the tl;dr is "the name's so old, no one really knows". But the theory i…

Although not the same as a LAN party at a friend's house, I've quite enjoyed Insomnia in the UK a few times. Still some great LAN party vibes with a group of friends! https://insom…

Very chill domain name... ;-)

I too am a fan of FIRE. :-) I think most folks will still want something to do - and a purpose - post-retirement, especially if it's early. It would be nice to live to work, rather…

You have ~80,000 hours in your career. Make them count. :-) https://80000hours.org/

The stand-out innocence (or naivety) of the title is what made me click on this post. :-)

Thanks for the guide! I've always felt setting up the server is the easy part. The more complicated bit is setting up the clients, especially for friends who aren't as tech savvy, …

Hah! Something to replace https://www.twitch.tv/twitchdefrags/ which seems to have stopped broadcasting. Now we just need the right sound. :-)

It's quite heart breaking. I particularly loved the idea of the Keybase Filesystem, sad to see this fall into an abandoned state. The closest Keybase alternative I've found so far …

I'd love something like this. I've managed to get partway there by using ArchiveBox and feeding it my bookmarks, and then using the sonic to search through them. Would be great to …

Taken a look through http://www.pouet.net/ ? Looks like both Amiga and PC demos available there. Spent a nostalgic time running through some of the older PC demos I remembered. Mos…

I recently managed to watch Fogel's _The Dissident_. The Twitter manipulation campaign that's covered in the movie was fascinating. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Dissident It's…

Or you could buy a whole town... https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCEjBDKfrqQI4TgzT9YLNT8g The idea is quite appealing, but I think I prefer to experience Brent's journey vicariousl…

If you enjoy this mechanic, I have very fond memories of Star Control II ( https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Star_Control_II ) which did something similar. I highly recommend checking …

Doesn't look like the code is freely available, although the author states they'll provide a copy of the app for research purposes if asked: https://eclecticlight.co/2020/04/19/las…