Every now and then I like to go to Google Groups and try to find the first reference to something. A list of some interesting USENET posts are located at Google. I just find it fascinating. It’s kind of like reading history, kind of like reading somebody’s letters, and kind of…uhh…fascinating.
Some I’ve come across…
First mention of Shaq
First mention of Reagan’s Strategic Defence Initiative (SDI) - fighting nukes from space (a very interesting read, this post)
An early mention of the Commodore VIC-20 computer and its 5K memory …sigh my first computer.
First mention of USSR boycotting 1984 Olympics in L.A. - the first ones I remember watching
First mention of George Bush Sr.
The first post, I think, following the commencement of attacks against Iraq in Desert Storm
Only a couple of these are particularly interesting, outside of just being the first mention. Find anything good you’d like to share with the rest of us?