On May 20, 10:30*pm, Sky > wrote:
> Joe wrote:
>
> > It's the end of an era. *Duke is shutting down its usenet server:
>
> >http://www.dukenews.duke.edu/2010/05/usenet.html
>
> It's bound to happen. *Many universities have done away with their
> usenent providers. *With the advances of technology, "usenet" as most
> folks know it, will cease *Instead, it'll most likely be replaced
> with something akin to Facebook and other popular "modern" interfaces,
> eh? (SIGH) *Dang, I'll miss usenet when it finally does bite the dust,
> as happened with princess telephones, roadside telephone booths,
> a-real-person-operator assistance, and etc. *Such is "progress", eh?
> For more information, select #1 to continue, #2 habla espanol, #3 for
> billing and .... and .... !!!
>
> Sky, who's feeling a bit meloncholy


Why don't we all just make each other BFFs and close Usenet?