Seventeen years ago this month, Kentucky native Drew Curtis registered the domain for what would become one of the most active community-powered news websites on the Internet.

The Internet was never the same after America Online launched Usenet access for subscribers in September 1993, giving birth to the era known as the "Eternal September."

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Today, major U.S. tech companies and websites are staging an all-day protest in the name of net neutrality against the cable industry's proposal of a multi-tier speed lane system on the web. To join the fight, head over to Battle For The Net!

Uh, it's that time of the year again.