r/Internet

I am working on small documentary about the invention of World Wide Web. I reading the book the "Weaving the Web" book by Tim Berners-Lee. I am confused there about how Usenet news article changed into hypertext (like from a user point of view). Now suddenly there were links appeared on them when opened in the browser.

I am not into web development but interested in how it came to be.

I am a bit confused here, I tried to ask Claude, it said he used not NNTP not FTP. I am searched a bit and did fully get what it meant.

So far I know, Usenet articles came to local file spool from the server. Now, because people had different machines, News network protocol was being used to talk to those file locally and fetch it.

"Meanwhile, I took one quick step that would demonstrate the concept of the Web as a universal, all-encompassing space. I programmed the browser so it could follow links not only to files on HTTP servers, but also to Internet news articles and newsgroups. These were not transmitted in the Web's HTTP protocol, but in an Internet protocol called FTP (file transfer protocol). With this move, Internet newsgroups and articles were suddenly available as hypertext pages. In one fell swoop, a huge amount of the information that was already on the Internet was available on the Web."

This isn't really important, just my curiosity: What's the difference between sub.website.com and www.website.com/sub? I have no idea about how the internet really works, internet organization, etc., so please ELI5... Thank you.

The type of user I see online is unrecognizable. It's just an influx of everyday people...

Your mechanic, the nurse, the cashier, that uber driver, a school teacher, etc. literally everyone.

You open up the comments to any youtube music video and the top comment is "here is my age, my occupation, my life story, and why this song means a lot".

When did everyone start dumping so hard on the internet?

Is there any community that preserves the anonymity and nuance that comes with that. Yes, reddit is semi-anonymous, but I just saw a dude ask for a subreddit that features real names and face pictures, literally wants a facebook subreddit. Everyone gives out personal details unprompted.

What happened to people who were just doing the internet thing, and not treating the internet as an extension of IRL?

Let’s make “Viox” a real word

I randomly came up with Viox, and now I want to see if Reddit can make it an actual word.

Viox (noun) — a random thought or impulse that suddenly pops into your head.

Example: “I just had a viox to reorganize my room.”

Use it. Spread it. Let’s see if Viox catches on. 😭

Hey guys so my provider is Quantum fiber and I've been having this issue for a while. Once in a while my TV's won't be connected to the internet. This even happens to other devices like my phone and laptop but a router reset fixes the issue on them. For the TVs, sometimes a reset fixes it but the problem eventually returns. The TVs in question are a Samsung and an Insignia FireTV. How do I fix this?

Is there a way to get the emails I have exchanged on compuserve during the 90th?
Unfortunately, I do not have a backup.

For context I’m only in 20 years old yet I feel like the whole entire web is only just 5 other platforms I have heard that the web wasn’t always like this and that there used to be independent sites like MySpace and early YouTube which had a 5 star rating system

Can you please give me an explanation why on earth did the web become worse instead of better I have heard of platforms like MySpace used to be a platform that allowed you to customize your pfp
And layout from the 2005-2008 era

Twitter got its names changed to X
YouTube became more racist a toxic as it grew just like twitter changed its name to X

I made this tool to help people looking to change careers to get an understanding of market pay - hope it helps!

Awhile back facebook had the option to report 'AI generated content', then the feature was removed. Since I binge youtube a lot, I often come across AI channels, and there's no way to report them. When you go to report an issue, 'AI content' isn't listed anywhere, so the closest thing you can choose is either 'impersonation' - which doesn't include the channel being fake - or 'my issue isn't listed' which takes you to a page explaining the importance of free speech. Bloody hilarious!

Yes, there's been some recent pushback on yt against AI-slop channels, but it didn't remove all of them, and you'd think it'd make sense to let the community report such channels, but no.

Edit: Sorry for the multiple posts, the site bugged out. I've deleted the duplicate posts.

pretty much the title. I work from home 75% of the time, but could go into the office half an hour away whenever if needed. Will my working from home be messed up if I only have starlink? is it bad/slow? I do use ArcGIS for work sometimes, but that’s slow even on my fiber internet, and I mostly go to the office to use it. I’d mostly need the home internet for email and teams meetings.

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I'm getting a daily notification to change my password due to unusual usage.

I need cheap and temporary WiFi, my hotspot is almost out and I’m looking to move within the next two weeks. My roommates took the actual WiFi, and I’m stuck with nothing.

Any suggestions on the cheapest possible option until i get my actual WiFi set up