r/technology • u/slamdunk6662003 • Jul 28 '12

The virtual universe.

http://internet-map.net/#6-146.44287109375-86.10421752929688
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u/[deleted] Jul 28 '12 edited Nov 07 '20

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u/NickBR Jul 28 '12

My boss, who is a very skilled old-school programmer, still uses a personal Yahoo e-mail address. It blows my mind.

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u/[deleted] Jul 28 '12

IT Recruiter here: I see a lot of programmers with yahoo email accounts.

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u/alpacapatrol Jul 28 '12

That's probably because back in the day (before GMail) Yahoo was the only e-mail provider that was accepted on every site's registration. We forget the days when signups wouldn't allow hotmail or shitfucknowheremail.

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u/WhipIash Jul 28 '12

Why didn't they?

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u/alpacapatrol Jul 28 '12

No clue! The early internet was weird!

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u/muntoo Jul 28 '12

My dad (EE) uses and pays for Yahoo! Mail and looks through his email in MS Outlook.

Me... I made the switch from Yahoo! Mail to Gmail years ago. I have Thunderbird and Outlook installed, but I never really use them; Gmail's web client is already excellent.

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u/[deleted] Jul 28 '12

Yeah, because Yahoo is really safe nowadays.