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Kuro5hin is Dead

posted by takyon on Tuesday May 03 2016, @09:00AM   Printer-friendly
from the 死ぬ dept.

Phoenix666 writes:

Folks, it appears Kuro5hin is dead:

The site was founded by Rusty Foster in December 1999, having been inspired by Slashdot.[10] Kuro5hin's membership once numbered in the tens of thousands,[11] but its popularity declined significantly from its peak in the early 2000s.[13] On May 1st, 2016, the site was closed down permanently.

I didn't visit it. It seemed then like the bunker where the tinfoil hat brigade hung out. In the Slashdot days it served as the guardrail for conventional wisdom. But now that the tinfoil hat brigade has been entirely vindicated, and Kuro5hin is dead, it makes me a little sad. What are your favorite memories of Kuro5hin, and will we see its like again?

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  • (Score: 4, Funny) by Rich on Tuesday May 03 2016, @11:44AM

    by Rich (945) on Tuesday May 03 2016, @11:44AM (#340779) Journal

    Netcraft has confirmed it:

    http://toolbar.netcraft.com/site_report?url=http://www.kuro5hin.org [netcraft.com]

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  • (Score: 2) by Farkus888 on Tuesday May 03 2016, @12:47PM

    by Farkus888 (5159) on Tuesday May 03 2016, @12:47PM (#340807)

    But how will we know when netcraft reaches its demise?

    • (Score: 4, Insightful) by maxwell demon on Tuesday May 03 2016, @02:14PM

      by maxwell demon (1608) Subscriber Badge on Tuesday May 03 2016, @02:14PM (#340847) Journal

      Netcraft cannot die, as how would it confirm it?

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      • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday May 04 2016, @04:28AM

        by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday May 04 2016, @04:28AM (#341249)

        That is not dead which can eternal lie. And with strange aeons even netcraft may die.

    • (Score: 2) by TheGratefulNet on Tuesday May 03 2016, @08:01PM

      by TheGratefulNet (659) on Tuesday May 03 2016, @08:01PM (#341010)

      ping and traceroute will confirm THAT.

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