Sam Lowry: The Decline of Gnucleus
Two years back when I arrived at Carleton College as a bumbling frosh one of the first things I learned was to get Gnucleus, and use it. The program allows file sharing between people connected to the same network (ideal for a college environment), similar to iTunes except files are actually downloaded from peer-to-peer, not merely shared when both parties are online at the same time. However, a funny thing has happened: the number of Gnucleus users has dropped drastically, nearing the point of non-existence. Does anyone still "Gnuc"? Does anyone remember Gnucleus? Will it be forgotten from Carleton's collective memory as past users graduate, leaving behind Northfield, Minnesota? My short video documents the disappearance of Gnucleus through interviews with the common Carleton student.


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