Linked by David Adams on Tue 27th Oct 2009 19:33 UTC
The Blogosphere has been abuzz over the past few days, with remembrances of the halcyon days of the internet viewed through the lens of atrociously-designed GeoCities sites. If you missed the xkcd GeoCities tribute, you'll have to be content with a screenshot, as it was a limited-time engagement. (Update: a mirror) The Archive Team is working on saving as much of GeoCities as possible for future generations. The internet is ephemeral, and, like ancient civilizations, it seems we're constantly building our new cities on the ashes of our old cities, but, this being the internet, in a much faster cycle. Like anthropologists who get excited about pot shards or shriveled woven sandals found in a cliff dwelling, a lot of internet old-timers like me get pretty nostalgic about how the internet used to be, and think it's worth preserving, or at least commemorating.
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RE[4]: Not necessarily good memory
by ari-free on Wed 28th Oct 2009 00:40
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The modern spyware era didn’t begin until 2001. But yes, those few years of running IE taught me a lot about what I know of cleaning PCs and locking down Windows. I started using Firefox full time with v0.93. Korea is still stuck in 2001~2003 because of the Microsoft monopoly. 99.9% people use Windows and IE because there is no other choice. It’s a real major concern. To think it used to be like that (and how much things have changed for the better) just because of Firefox.