Here are the 10 most recent posts, listed with an image, publication date, headline, text excerpt, and hashtags. Older posts can be accessed via the search function, the archive links, and the tags on the right-hand side.
Having grown up with the dawn of the Internet, I was already connecting via BTX. I ran my own mailbox (bulletin board system, BBS), used it to participate in FidoNet, and shared it with others. Back then, you still had to dial into the Internet via a phone line. So it didn’t make much of a difference to download your messages yourself onto your PC using a modem.
Later, when the Internet came int...
July 15, 2026
- The Most Frequent Tags list has not only been fixed (it previously displayed all tags), but has also been transformed into a tag cloud. Now, only the 30 most frequently used tags are displayed, with the font size reflecting their frequency, and the number of posts with that tag shown when you hover over it.
June 27, 2026
- The software that powers the website (GRAV) received a major update last night. For the first few days, there may be some irregularities in how blog posts are sorted.
