Quxnet.net

Remember when I said that I was done signing up for every new service that comes along? Yeah, me too. But... Today I learned about quxnet via the always interesting Linkdump, from 82MHz. Of course I created an account immediately because how could I not? I mean, there's an SSH/TUI interface for it. Sold! Quxnet has everything. Boards, mail, photo galleries, links, blogs, an RSS reader, and more. It looks super-retro cool, which adds to the vibe. I don't know what I want out of it yet, but if it can remain "A private network with old internet manners." then I can see it becoming a fun new place to hang out. There are still fewer than 1,000 people there, so naturally things are cordial and sufficiently nerdy and polite. I hope it stays polite, but I worry that with popularity comes conflicting views from people who "We" don't agree with, and once the finger-pointing starts, things tend to go south. I hope it doesn't happen that way. But for now it's clever, fun, nerdy, and new, so I'm…