Duke University in North Carolina is where Usenet began, and today the institution is shutting down its Usenet server. The college cites "low usage and rising costs" for the decision.
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The reason I post this here is that I get a LOT of the images that I post on this site from the Usenet. I don't think there are many who use the system anymore, but I for one will miss it. I haven't heard anything about a replacement - but the possibility exists. There are several large, for-profit companies who aggregate and store the data from the Usenet - maybe they'll join forces to keep it going - or maybe Google will do something to mimic the system.
Otherwise it will take a lot more time to pool enough political images to create a post or two.
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It looks like it's just that one server. There's plenty more out there, though.
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