Holy Crap. Why dont more people use Newsgroups?

[platinumike]

Right now iam downloading at 1.2mbps, and I have like the 120kbp/s download package from bellsouth. How is this thing so doggone fast? bellsouth isnt gonna call me tommorow saying i need to "slow it down" will they?

 

[JLGatsby]

Because it's not 1995.

 

[Kalvin00]

ABORT! ABORT!

 

[Heisenberg]

Nothing to see here folks, move along.

 

[her209]

Newsgroups > *

 

[Warthog912]

Originally posted by: Heisenberg
Nothing to see here folks, move along.

 

[mugs]

mbps? 1.2 mbps is weak. 1.2 MB/s would be something

 

[FleshLight]

What's usenet? Can someone help me get on it?

 

[mugs]

Originally posted by: FleshLight
What's usenet? Can someone help me get on it?

No one mentioned usenet by name until you did, so apparantly you know what it is.

 

[OdiN]

THERE IS NO SPOON!

 

[Pepsei]

eh... it took "them" too long before they are trying to crack down on it.....

 

[Conky]

Originally posted by: OdiN
THERE IS NO SPOON!

THERE ARE NO PILLS EITHER!

 

[her209]

Originally posted by: OdiN
THERE IS NO SPOON!

Or perhaps, it is all SPOON. Whoa.

 

[SampSon]

I'm willing to bet I was rocking on newsgroups before you had a computer!

 

[bleuless]

my isp has a cap of 2 gig per month. that's the reason why. farking comcast.

 

[MichaelD]

I like pie.

Pie is goooood.

Pie.

Pie, pie, pie, PIE!!!

Pie.

 

[Conky]

Originally posted by: bleuless
my isp has a cap of 2 gig per month. that's the reason why. farking comcast.

2 gigs is nothing. IRC FTW

 

[Pepsi90919]

the first rule...

 

[mugs]

Originally posted by: SampSon
I'm willing to bet I was rocking on newsgroups before you had a computer!

usenet was like... Anandtech when the web sucked.

Edit: with more porn and warez

 

[Evadman]

Quiet or 'they' will hear you!

<.<
>.>

 

[MazerRackham]

whupish!

 

[iwearnosox]

You have downloaded a total of 73.81 gigabytes.
Your Gig Bank has 285.66 gigabytes (306,722,927,359 bytes).

 

[Heisenberg]

Originally posted by: iwearnosox
You have downloaded a total of 73.81 gigabytes.
Your Gig Bank has 285.66 gigabytes (306,722,927,359 bytes).

Beginner.

 

[eelw]

Why? Because it has a steeper learning curve than P2P/BT. But unfortunately NZB makes it easier for n00b leechers to start using Usenet.

 

[KK]

You have downloaded a total of 367.55 gigabytes.
Your Gig Bank has 470.77 gigabytes (505,486,478,049 bytes).
You have 103.22 gigabytes (110,832,955,915 bytes) remaining.