Usenet - ThunderNews

Users Trust USENET More Than Other Online Sources

Over the past decade, Americans have witnessed the rise of USENET newsgroups, social networks and mobile technology that’s put the online world at an arm’s reach, day and night – yet a new study has found that people are even...

December 14, 2011

General Technology Usenet

Osama Bin Laden Death Most Popular USENET Post

In the past year, on USENET, were you a cheesehead who had to rave about your team’s big win, an avid follower of world news, or a pop culture junkie whose newsgroup posts revolved around royal weddings and celebrity train...

December 8, 2011

General Newsgroups Usenet

Top 25 Bad Passwords for USENET Newsgroups

These days there are so many sites and accounts you need to log into that it is hard to think of new, unique passwords. So often, when it comes down to creating a new password people either use the same...

November 28, 2011

General Newsgroups Technology Usenet

Some Tips for Choosing a Usenet Provider

For more than 30 years Usenet has been a resource for people all over the globe to share ideas, debates, and files. It preceded the Internet, and some even consider it a precursor to social media. Premium providers such as...

November 7, 2011

People Usenet

On USENET: Now Serving Seven Billion People

The U.N. says the world’s population will reach a milestone this Monday — 7 billion people. Since 1927, our population has soared from 2 billion to 4 billion in 1974, and 6 billion in 1999. As stated on USENET newsgroups,...

October 31, 2011

Newsreaders Technology Usenet

Tech Pioneer and Newsgroup Subscriber John McCarthy Passes Away

Computer scientist John McCarthy, who is one of the fathers of artificial intelligence and even coined the term, died Sunday at the age of 84. A pioneer and thought leader in areas such as artificial intelligence and ‘utility computing’, which...

October 27, 2011

General Science Usenet

Police Field-Testing New Software Stopping Crimes Before They Happen

The new software doesn’t predict who is going to commit the crime, as was the case in the movie Minority Report, but it attempts to predict where the crime will be committed. USENET newsgroup subscribers are currently discussing George Mohler,...

October 18, 2011

Technology Usenet

Unix Co-Creator, Dennis Ritchie, Passes Away

Dennis Ritchie, the co-creator of Unix and developer of the programming language C, has passed away. He was 70 years old. Ritchie was instrumental in the development of computers, and is one of the key contributors to the technology that...

October 13, 2011

General Newsgroups Technology Uncategorized Usenet

Usenet On the Go?

These days everything is available on the go. You can bring your home office, home theater and just about anything else with you anywhere. Smart phones made the internet available anywhere and everywhere, while tablet computers continue to grow in...

October 12, 2011

General Newsgroups Usenet

Fight Over Net Neutrality Continues

The on-going fight over the new net neutrality rules continue as it was announced that the Washington DC Circuit Court will hear the challenges to the rules. The net neutrality rules prevent internet providers from slowing or interfering with their...

October 7, 2011