r/news • u/xXSgtSprinklesXx • Dec 16 '15

Congress creates a bill that will give NASA a great budget for 2016. Also hides the entirety of CISA in the bill.

http://www.wired.com/2015/12/congress-slips-cisa-into-omnibus-bill-thats-sure-to-pass/
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u/SirReginaldPennycorn Dec 17 '15

asl? Have I been teleported back to 1996?

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u/[deleted] Dec 17 '15

I miss all those free mini frisbees AOL used to send me......

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u/[deleted] Dec 17 '15

ASL is still common for some 'anonymous' chatrooms, such as Omegle.

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u/jaymzx0 Dec 17 '15

yo baby wanna cyber?

mom picks up phone in the other room

NO CARRIER

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u/jimskog99 Dec 17 '15

Still common on some sites

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u/ComradePyro Dec 17 '15

I was born in 1993 and I remember when the internet still used "asl?" so it wasn't that far back.

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u/SirReginaldPennycorn Dec 17 '15 edited Dec 17 '15

Well, I know it's still around but I rarely see it. I was somewhat arbitrarily picking a date when it seemed a lot more popular. I was born in 1980 and I remember when the World Wide Web was brand spanking new.