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Eternal September | Know Your Meme
Eternal September is a slang term that refers to the time period of the Internet since September 1993, when Usenet saw its heaviest influx of newbies into
It's September, Forever
The 'Eternal September' was a 1993 backlash against unwanted internet users. It never ended.
Eternal September
Eternal September or the September that never ended was a cultural phenomenon during a period beginning around late 1993 and early 1994, when Internet service providers began offering Usenet access to many new users.[1][2] Before this, the only sudden changes in the volume of new users of Usenet occurred each September, when cohorts of university students would gain access to it for the first time, in sync with the academic calendar.
Weekly Scroll: Eternal September
Plus: A little TPOT and a very good Christmas song

Two Takes on the Eternal September
September, and with it the start of classes at most educational institutions in the United States, is almost upon us. In honor of this, I’d like to look back this week on the September that started twenty-eight years ago in 1993 and is still continuing: Usenet’s Eternal September. Twenty-eight years in, I still don’t think we understand exactly what the implications of this change were, nor have we decided what direction Internet communities should turn in response. I don’t have all the answers either, but I’d like to suggest two useful ways of thinking about it.

A faux "Eternal September" turns into flatness
Part 3 of Mastodon, two years later

The Daily Planet #123: Deep Time Impermanence - The Daily Planet
Did the hot summer make more people worry about climate change? Here’s what the latest indications show
Around 65% of the British public are now concerned about climate change.

State of the Atmosphere (CONF 2026) - Brookie’s Blog
I should be cleaning the house right now but instead I'm writing about the ~Atmosphere~ again... It's been a full week since I first arrived in Vancouver, for A...

Thoughts on the 10000th of September | viznut
Today, the 16th day of January 2021, is the ten-thousandth day of September 1993.
State of the Atmosphere (CONF 2026) - Brookie’s Blog
I should be cleaning the house right now but instead I'm writing about the ~Atmosphere~ again...It's been a full week since I first arrived in Vancouver, for...

Today We Must Finally Remember What The 9/11 Commemorations Ignore
Righteous victimhood fueled the War on Terror. 25 years later, we also have to remember all of those slain under its banner

'Hotter and hotter and hotter' - Europe's new climate in seven charts
Temperature records were smashed in June - and scientists warn this is a sign of things to come.

I just know you all wanted to read 3000 words from me about my post-AtmosphereConf roadmap. Right? There are some big thoughts in here that I love to get people's eyes on— weeks and weeks of Atmosphere work! Please dig in.
10 things I want to work on after the conference
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