Sentences with phrase «first usenet»

Rhetorical tricks like this were old before the first USENET forum came online.

The first Usenet newsgroup that wasn't about science or computers was about SF.

Not exact matches

According to Whitney Phillips, a New York University lecturer, Usenet users first used «the word «troll» to describe someone who deliberately disrupted online discussions in order to stir up controversy.»

The first [Usenet] appearance of Hottie McHotterson (on rec.games.video.sony),» Zimmer writes, beat out «Fatty McFatterson, Stiffy McStifferson, Drinky McDrinkerson, Jewy McJewerson, etc.» Zimmer also notes a cornucopia of deprecative McNicknames for George W. Bush, including «Chimpy McBunnypants,» «Drinky McCokeSpoon,» and «Smirky McWarHardon.»

But the word «denialist» was first cast about on the usenet group sci.environment in the 90s in the climate context.

Apparently, RC's William Connolley has the privilege of being one of the first third parties to comment, on Oct 15, 2004 on the Usenet sci.environment newsgroup.

Usenet was perhaps the first Internet tool to die from spam.

In case you feel like browsing, here's a list of all the Usenet groups, or at least the 1,027 first position names.

Recognizing the connective social power of the Internet from his time spent on BBSs in the 1980s and Usenet in the early 1990s, he started the first large - scale online mental health self - help support community on the web in 1996.