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On the Sustainability of Small Forums

by d-von in general on oct 3, 2023

<quoting=Devastatia postID=1485 threadID=197> The main drain on the Internet as far as streaming media goes is bandwidth. TCP/IP wasn't designed for television. Most other uses of TCP/IP involve transferring relatively small amounts of data. Over-the ...

On the Sustainability of Small Forums

by d-von in general on oct 2, 2023

<quoting=Devastatia postID=1479 threadID=197> By role-playing, I mean like the pre-Zuckerberg Web where everybody had a handle and a fictional online persona, rather than being forced to give out their PI.

I may very well be an old guy with an oxygen ...

On the Sustainability of Small Forums

by d-von in general on oct 2, 2023

quoting starbreaker:

Let's face it: streaming multimedia was a mistake.

I've been wondering lately how the shift to streaming has affected energy usage when compared to older tech like terrestrial or satellite? Any ...

On the Sustainability of Small Forums

by d-von in general on oct 2, 2023

In that light, the change makes sense.

And your site is very cool, btw. Though I do wonder what you mean by roleplaying online. Is it roleplaying as in relating in a way you wouldn't face to face..... or roleplaying as in you're a 65 y/o guy in Dubai ...

On the Sustainability of Small Forums

by d-von in general on oct 2, 2023

quoting Devastatia:

I've given this some thought, and I've decided to repurpose my personal site as a blog ...

Can I ask why? I'm interested from the perspective of the whole blog vs. digital garden discussion.

On the Sustainability of Small Forums

by d-von in general on sep 29, 2023

Just a heads up, the OP here has been discussed on another boutique forum.

https://bluedwarf.top/cackle/view-post.php?post_num=2034

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