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OK, so This is probably old news to a lot of people out there, but it's fascinating and almost-fresh to a guy like me. For example, I've heard the term "net-dwellers" before, but not "net.dwellers," which is a very small difference but opens up a whole new level of understanding (etymologically-like) when you know the structure of IRC and old-style newsgroups.

The first form I heard Godwin's Law in was, in fact, "once a discussion reaches a comparison to Nazis or Hitler its usefulness is over," which wasn't it's original wording but was, it seems, it's original intent.

The one who will find this least ground-breaking: Nick, who's been a feature of the Internet longer than anyone I know, by my estimation.

Date: 2006-12-01 08:48 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] quix.livejournal.com
How long is that I'm curious? I figure I got on the literal 'internet' in 94, but I was using BBSs which had a sort of remote connection to the internet a couple years before that. :)

Date: 2006-12-02 04:52 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] jackofallgeeks.livejournal.com
-laughs- You know, I'm really not sure, but I can ask. :p

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