6 points | by tsydenzhap 12 hours ago ago
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What’d be the benefit of keeping it synchronous comms say vs an email thread?
Some mailing lists are fascinating to read.
I actually had that idea not long ago.
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49307573
Emails take alot longer to send & receive (like 5 to 10 seconds), & they don't automatically show new emails at the bottom (you have to click on the yellow bottomright bar that pops up in Gmail).
What’d be the benefit of keeping it synchronous comms say vs an email thread?
Some mailing lists are fascinating to read.
I actually had that idea not long ago.
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49307573
Emails take alot longer to send & receive (like 5 to 10 seconds), & they don't automatically show new emails at the bottom (you have to click on the yellow bottomright bar that pops up in Gmail).