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"Perhaps you weren't around for their heyday in the 70s through 90s. They 100% were seen as harmless by most people who even knew they existed. It wasn't until xenu dot net and the Usenet group alt.religion.scientology that people started to find out about the dark side."
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reddit.com"Online anonymity can be traced to Usenet newsgroups in the late 1990s where the notion of using invalid emails for posting to newsgroups was introduced."
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reddit.comAny Gen X net.goths about?
Just found these in a drawer. From a long gone Whitby Gothic Weekend when Usenet was the main way we connected and stayed in touch. I’m an old, grey and boring corporate drone approaching retirement, now 😆
Cream Cheese Pound Cake
I have not tried this recipe but I will do so some day. So many recipes so little time ;-) Source is unknown except the recipe came through Usenet.
CREAM CHEESE POUND CAKE
Recipe By:
Serving Size: 1
Ingredients:
3/4 lbs. Butter 3 C Cake flour, sifted
3 cups Sugar, granulated 1/4 t Salt
1/2 lb. Cream cheese 1 1/2 t Almond extract
6 lg Eggs 1 t Vanilla extract
Directions:
Pre-heat oven to 325℉ Cream the butter, sugar and cheese together until the mixture is light and fluffy. Add salt, vanilla and almond extract. Beat well. Add eggs, one at a time, blending well after each.
Stir in flour. Don''t be vigorous; mix it just enough to incorporate the flour. Spoon into a greased tube pan. Bake in preheated oven for 1 1/2 hours. Cool for 15-20 minutes, then invert the cake onto a serving dish and remove the tube pan. If you wait too long, it will stick.
NOTES:
* A pound cake made with cream cheese -- I got this recipe from Annette Hall at Computer System Resources, in Georgia (annette@XXXX). She posted it to net.cooks, claiming that it''s the best pound cake you''ll ever taste. She''s right! Yield: One large cake.
: Difficulty: easy : Time: about 2 hours and 15 minutes : Precision: measure carefully.
: Jeff XXXX : Relational Technology, Inc., Alameda, California, USA : {XXXX} XXXX {XXXX}!mtxinu!rXXXX
: Copyright (C) 1986 USENET Community Trust
"Gen X here: Hell no! At least for an introverted, constantly curious, ADHD brain like mine. It opened up whole new worlds and means of communication. We no longer had to associate only with the jocks and losers in our hometown. The world became our oyster, practically overnight . 🦪"
x.com"The biggest problem with Usenet was the total lack of any kind of procedural agreements. No, I’m not talking about whether, or not obviously criminal behavior should be allowed. What I’m talking about is directly conflicting beliefs about what the minimal basic manners should be."
x.com"That's what happened over email and usenet. A famous example I was proximal to was the role of multiple inheritance and C++. It was an insane multi-year discussion. C++ itself was largely standardized over USENET comp.lang.c++. There was a huge FAQ resulting."
x.comAny other old-timer netizens about?
This was around 2004. The back says "In gratitude for all who serve"