GNU socialtag:nu.federati.net,2024-03-29:TagTimeline:aolNotices tagged with aolUpdates tagged with aol on Federati Nu: Federated N-series GNU Social!https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/0/00/Nu_uc_lc.svg2024-03-29T10:51:01+00:00http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/notetag:nu.federati.net,2020-07-20:noticeId=3324704:objectType=noteNew note by lnxw48a1#<span class="tag"><a href="https://nu.federati.net/tag/aol" rel="tag">AOL</a></span> did have the best chat rooms in 1997/1998. I soon left for the local telco, because the nearby AOL dial-up number was often congested in the evenings. (Probably “best” because of the users.)<br /> <br /> Surprisingly, the telco (at the time called #<span class="tag"><a href="https://nu.federati.net/tag/gte" rel="tag">GTE</a></span> ) used the same dial-up number, but connections usually completed. And instead of 30-something K, the telco usually got about 50k (out the advertised 56k ... this was the age of K56flex versus X2; I had the K56 version).<br /> <br /> I eventually discovered the Yahoo chat rooms. They were almost as good.3324704http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post2020-07-20T03:14:32+00:002020-07-20T03:14:32+00:00http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/personhttps://nu.federati.net/user/2lnxw48a1Main account. A GNU+Linux bearing nomad migrating across a Windows-centric desert. I save the world from incompetent headquarters IT folks. I invite comment and discussion, but I dislike arguing .lnxw48a1LinuxWalt (@lnxw48a1) {3EB165E0-5BB1-45D2-9E7D-93B31821F864}Main account. A GNU+Linux bearing nomad migrating across a Windows-centric desert. I save the world from incompetent headquarters IT folks. I invite comment and discussion, but I dislike arguing .{58024A03-1021-499E-B14D-DF4537889BF8}tag:nu.federati.net,2020-07-20:objectType=thread:nonce=79b639006cc44b2ehttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/commenthttps://mastodon.nzoss.nz/users/strypey/statuses/103920658135245795New comment by strypey<p><a href="https://mastodon.nzoss.nz/tags/showerthoughts" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>ShowerThoughts</span></a> we've pushed back against <a href="https://mastodon.nzoss.nz/tags/spov" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>SPOV</span></a> (Single Points of Failure) in digital technology for years, and won:<br />* we defeated mainframes with personal computers and <a href="https://mastodon.nzoss.nz/tags/internetprotocols" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>InternetProtocols</span></a> (TCP/IP) <br />* we defeated the <a href="https://mastodon.nzoss.nz/tags/ibm" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>IBM</span></a> monopoly on the PC with Windows-compatible generics<br />* we defeated <a href="https://mastodon.nzoss.nz/tags/aol" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>AOL</span></a> and <a href="https://mastodon.nzoss.nz/tags/compuserve" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Compuserve</span></a> with the web protocols<br />* we defeated the <a href="https://mastodon.nzoss.nz/tags/windows" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Windows</span></a> monopoly with the <a href="https://mastodon.nzoss.nz/tags/linux" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Linux</span></a> kernel, which enabled OS diversity on user devices (<a href="https://mastodon.nzoss.nz/tags/gnu" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>GNU</span></a>, <a href="https://mastodon.nzoss.nz/tags/android" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Android</span></a>, <a href="https://mastodon.nzoss.nz/tags/sailfish" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Sailfish</span></a>, and more)</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.nzoss.nz/tags/x86" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>x86</span></a> processors are next.</p>3293837http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post2020-04-01T01:10:01+00:002020-04-01T01:10:01+00:00http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/personhttps://mastodon.nzoss.nz/users/strypeystrypeyFree human being of this Earth. Be excellent to each other! #Vegan #Permaculture #Transition #PeerProduction #FreeCode #CreativeCommons #SciFi #Comedy #JugglingstrypeyStrypeyFree human being of this Earth. Be excellent to each other! #Vegan #Permaculture #Transition #PeerProduction #FreeCode #CreativeCommons #SciFi #Comedy #Jugglingtag:mastodon.nzoss.nz,2020-04-01:objectId=3036629:objectType=Conversationhttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/notetag:nu.federati.net,2020-02-03:noticeId=3259009:objectType=noteNew note by lnxw48a1#<span class="tag"><a href="https://nu.federati.net/tag/yahoo" rel="tag">Yahoo</a></span> (now combined with #<span class="tag"><a href="https://nu.federati.net/tag/aol" rel="tag">AOL</a></span> to form #<span class="tag"><a href="https://nu.federati.net/tag/oath" rel="tag">Oath</a></span>, a subsidiary of #<span class="tag"><a href="https://nu.federati.net/tag/verizon" rel="tag">Verizon</a></span>) proposes to buy $117.5 million dollars worth of credit monitoring as compensation for people whose information was leaked between 2012 and 2016. <br /> .<br /> Credit monitoring is almost useless (because alerts happen after the fact; there are more effective services that basically turn off all credit inquiries, preventing the use of stolen info), and it also lasts for a limited time. If a badguy has your basic info and secret question info (third grade teacher's name, first pet's name, model of first car, mother's maiden name, etc) they can wait a couple of years and _then_ open accounts in your name.3259009http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post2020-02-03T17:19:13+00:002020-02-03T17:19:13+00:00http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/personhttps://nu.federati.net/user/2lnxw48a1Main account. A GNU+Linux bearing nomad migrating across a Windows-centric desert. I save the world from incompetent headquarters IT folks. I invite comment and discussion, but I dislike arguing .lnxw48a1LinuxWalt (@lnxw48a1) {3EB165E0-5BB1-45D2-9E7D-93B31821F864}Main account. A GNU+Linux bearing nomad migrating across a Windows-centric desert. I save the world from incompetent headquarters IT folks. I invite comment and discussion, but I dislike arguing .{58024A03-1021-499E-B14D-DF4537889BF8}tag:nu.federati.net,2020-02-03:objectType=thread:nonce=ca07fd01391fc91dhttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/commenthttps://mastodon.nzoss.nz/users/strypey/statuses/103085841849357547New comment by strypey<p><span class="h-card"><a href="https://libranet.de/profile/clacke" class="u-url mention">@<span>clacke</span></a></span><br />> CompuServe, here we come! </p><p>I think for most people who came online for the first time via a mobile device, this has always been their situation. The free internet has only been as accessible to them as the <a href="https://mastodon.nzoss.nz/tags/bbs" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>BBS</span></a> networks were for <a href="https://mastodon.nzoss.nz/tags/compuserve" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Compuserve</span></a> and <a href="https://mastodon.nzoss.nz/tags/aol" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>AOL</span></a> users, requiring no hardware they didn't have, but knowledge they didn't have and often didn't know they didn't have.</p><p><span class="h-card"><a href="https://mastodon.cc/@info_activism" class="u-url mention">@<span>info_activism</span></a></span><br /><span class="h-card"><a href="https://epicyon.freedombone.net/@bob" class="u-url mention">@<span>bob</span></a></span></p>3176716http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post2019-11-05T14:45:16+00:002019-11-05T14:45:16+00:00http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/personhttps://mastodon.nzoss.nz/users/strypeystrypeyFree human being of this Earth. Be excellent to each other! #Vegan #Permaculture #Transition #PeerProduction #FreeCode #CreativeCommons #SciFi #Comedy #JugglingstrypeyStrypeyFree human being of this Earth. Be excellent to each other! #Vegan #Permaculture #Transition #PeerProduction #FreeCode #CreativeCommons #SciFi #Comedy #Jugglingtag:nu.federati.net,2019-11-05:objectType=thread:nonce=0ad3dbc76cc26469http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/notetag:nu.federati.net,2019-03-21:noticeId=2815884:objectType=noteNew note by lnxw48a1The head of #<span class="tag"><a href="https://nu.federati.net/tag/verizon" rel="tag">Verizon</a></span>'s Oath / #<span class="tag"><a href="https://nu.federati.net/tag/aol" rel="tag">AOL</a></span> - #<span class="tag"><a href="https://nu.federati.net/tag/yahoo" rel="tag">Yahoo</a></span> business is leaving the company with a payout of around $60 billion. <a href="https://gizmodo.com/guy-who-ran-verizons-failing-aol-yahoo-hybrid-to-leave-1833425616" title="https://gizmodo.com/guy-who-ran-verizons-failing-aol-yahoo-hybrid-to-leave-1833425616" class="attachment" rel="nofollow">https://gizmodo.com/guy-who-ran-verizons-failing-aol-yahoo-hybrid-to-leave-1833425616</a>2815884http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post2019-03-21T04:17:37+00:002019-03-21T04:17:37+00:00http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/personhttps://nu.federati.net/user/2lnxw48a1Main account. A GNU+Linux bearing nomad migrating across a Windows-centric desert. I save the world from incompetent headquarters IT folks. I invite comment and discussion, but I dislike arguing .lnxw48a1LinuxWalt (@lnxw48a1) {3EB165E0-5BB1-45D2-9E7D-93B31821F864}Main account. A GNU+Linux bearing nomad migrating across a Windows-centric desert. I save the world from incompetent headquarters IT folks. I invite comment and discussion, but I dislike arguing .{58024A03-1021-499E-B14D-DF4537889BF8}tag:nu.federati.net,2019-03-21:objectType=thread:nonce=5013f6479b536b18http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/notehttps://octodon.social/users/craigmaloney/statuses/101738416470563091New note by craigmaloney@octodon.social<p>A plea to help keep the older Netscape / Mosaic web browsers from ceasing to function:</p><p>"Dear Lazyweb, tell me who inside of Oath / Verizon has the ability to edit the DNS records of the "mcom.com" domain. Or, preferably, just transfer the domain to me."</p><p><a href="https://www.jwz.org/blog/2019/03/help-me-keep-home-mcom-com-online/" rel="nofollow"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">jwz.org/blog/2019/03/help-me-k</span><span class="invisible">eep-home-mcom-com-online/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://octodon.social/tags/oath" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>oath</span></a> <a href="https://octodon.social/tags/verizon" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>verizon</span></a> <a href="https://octodon.social/tags/aol" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>aol</span></a> <a href="https://octodon.social/tags/netscape" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>netscape</span></a></p>2797933http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post2019-03-12T15:37:16+00:002019-03-12T15:37:16+00:00http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/personhttps://octodon.social/users/craigmaloneycraigmaloney@octodon.social<p>Host of Open Metalcast. Tootstream maintainer. <a href="https://octodon.social/tags/Linux" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Linux</span></a> Lover. <a href="https://octodon.social/tags/Programmer" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Programmer</span></a>. <a href="https://octodon.social/tags/Python" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Python</span></a> <a href="https://octodon.social/tags/Programmer" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Programmer</span></a>. Game designer. <a hr … craigmaloney@octodon.socialCraig Maloney ☕<p>Host of Open Metalcast. Tootstream maintainer. <a href="https://octodon.social/tags/Linux" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Linux</span></a> Lover. <a href="https://octodon.social/tags/Programmer" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Programmer</span></a>. <a href="https://octodon.social/tags/Python" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Python</span></a> <a href="https://octodon.social/tags/Programmer" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Programmer</span></a>. Game designer. <a hr … tag:nu.federati.net,2019-03-12:objectType=thread:nonce=f3588963cc231746http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/commenthttps://mastodon.nzoss.nz/users/strypey/statuses/101421135114505632New comment by strypey<p><span class="h-card"><a href="https://leftlibertarian.club/users/LWFlouisa" class="u-url mention">@<span>LWFlouisa</span></a></span> nope. It started with <a href="https://mastodon.nzoss.nz/tags/dotcombubble" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>DotComBubble</span></a> in the 90s, and the winners of each round of the Survivor Startup have become the next generation of <a href="https://mastodon.nzoss.nz/tags/vulturecapitalists" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>VultureCapitalists</span></a>. Eg. take <a href="https://mastodon.nzoss.nz/tags/andreesonhorowitz" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>AndreesonHorowitz</span></a>. Andreeson co-founded <a href="https://mastodon.nzoss.nz/tags/netscape" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Netscape</span></a> and Horowitz worked there too, before <a href="https://mastodon.nzoss.nz/tags/aol" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>AOL</span></a> acquired it. Then they co-founded <a href="https://mastodon.nzoss.nz/tags/loudcloud" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>LoudCloud</span></a>, made it to <a href="https://mastodon.nzoss.nz/tags/ipo" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>IPO</span></a>, then sold its customers to <a href="https://mastodon.nzoss.nz/tags/eds" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>EDS</span></a>, and pivoted to <a href="https://mastodon.nzoss.nz/tags/opsware" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Opsware</span></a>, which was acquired by <a href="https://mastodon.nzoss.nz/tags/hp" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>HP</span></a> in 2007 for US$1.6 billion.<br /><span class="h-card"><a href="https://social.tchncs.de/@z428" class="u-url mention">@<span>z428</span></a></span> <span class="h-card"><a href="https://mastodon.technology/@pootz" class="u-url mention">@<span>pootz</span></a></span></p>2705802http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post2019-01-15T14:48:27+00:002019-01-15T14:48:27+00:00http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/personhttps://mastodon.nzoss.nz/users/strypeystrypeyFree human being of this Earth. Be excellent to each other! #Vegan #Permaculture #Transition #PeerProduction #FreeCode #CreativeCommons #SciFi #Comedy #JugglingstrypeyStrypeyFree human being of this Earth. Be excellent to each other! #Vegan #Permaculture #Transition #PeerProduction #FreeCode #CreativeCommons #SciFi #Comedy #Jugglingtag:nu.federati.net,2019-01-15:objectType=thread:nonce=fde8fd477d47fa18http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/notetag:nu.federati.net,2017-12-27:noticeId=761680:objectType=noteNew note by lnxw48a1@<a href="https://shitposter.club/user/30720" class="h-card mention" title="Brickbongistani">thatbrickster</a> @<a href="http://quitter.se/user/139769" class="h-card mention" title="Klaus Jónsson Zimmermann">kzimmermann</a> Maybe, but ad-supported services have a long history. Juno's "free" ad-supported e-mail service debuted sometime in the 1990s with the slogan "e-mail is supposed to be free" By 1997, AOL's explosive growth had started. #<span class="tag"><a href="https://nu.federati.net/tag/aol" rel="tag">AOL</a></span> had ads everywhere. When I would go to close down the program, there would be several windows behind other windows (within the application's main window), most of which were ads or DMs from someone wanting to sell something or recruit MLM downlines.761680http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post2017-12-27T03:56:02+00:002017-12-27T03:56:02+00:00http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/personhttps://nu.federati.net/user/2lnxw48a1Main account. A GNU+Linux bearing nomad migrating across a Windows-centric desert. I save the world from incompetent headquarters IT folks. I invite comment and discussion, but I dislike arguing .lnxw48a1LinuxWalt (@lnxw48a1) {3EB165E0-5BB1-45D2-9E7D-93B31821F864}Main account. A GNU+Linux bearing nomad migrating across a Windows-centric desert. I save the world from incompetent headquarters IT folks. I invite comment and discussion, but I dislike arguing .{58024A03-1021-499E-B14D-DF4537889BF8}tag:quitter.se,2017-12-26:objectType=thread:nonce=5a88bac26d803eadhttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/commenttag:nu.federati.net,2017-11-21:noticeId=679354:objectType=commentNew comment by lnxw48a1@<a href="https://shitposter.club/user/3032" class="h-card mention">delores</a> @<a href="https://social.nasqueron.org/users/deadsuperhero" class="h-card mention">deadsuperhero</a> #<span class="tag"><a href="https://nu.federati.net/tag/aol" rel="tag">AOL</a></span> was big in the late #<span class="tag"><a href="https://nu.federati.net/tag/1990s" rel="tag">1990s</a></span> and into the early #<span class="tag"><a href="https://nu.federati.net/tag/2000s" rel="tag">2000s.</a></span> I think I stopped hearing tem mentioned frequently sometime in the 2005-2009 timeframe.679354http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post2017-11-21T01:09:53+00:002017-11-21T01:09:53+00:00http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/personhttps://nu.federati.net/user/2lnxw48a1Main account. A GNU+Linux bearing nomad migrating across a Windows-centric desert. I save the world from incompetent headquarters IT folks. I invite comment and discussion, but I dislike arguing .lnxw48a1LinuxWalt (@lnxw48a1) {3EB165E0-5BB1-45D2-9E7D-93B31821F864}Main account. A GNU+Linux bearing nomad migrating across a Windows-centric desert. I save the world from incompetent headquarters IT folks. I invite comment and discussion, but I dislike arguing .{58024A03-1021-499E-B14D-DF4537889BF8}https://shitposter.club/conversation/3344069