Hacker News new | past | comments | ask | show | jobs | submit login

It's a unique milestone to see something so integral to the development of the internet as we now interact with it become expired. It's also telling that we might need to rethink the duration of the patent system as a whole because so much can change within 20 years.



It just makes me feel old, like the internet is last generation's stuff now.


It is. Aside from looking up information and ordering things, the net is almost completely useless to me now. Nothing is discoverable any more.


The Internet does not feel much like a wild place where you might encounter anything anymore.

On the other hand, reality itself is much faster paced because of the Internet.

You can go into the world see, try, learn, experience, be hurt, recover and do it all again at a rate never before possible.

So real discovery, discovery of what it is to be alive is more accessible than ever.




Consider applying for YC's Fall 2025 batch! Applications are open till Aug 4

Guidelines | FAQ | Lists | API | Security | Legal | Apply to YC | Contact

Search: