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[–] [email protected] 2 points 5 months ago

Stitchesinti.me: Hosts the entirety of televised Doctor Who+expanded universe in chronological order. I really want someone who hasn't seen the show before to watch it this way and post their reactions

[–] [email protected] 1 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago)

Anyone here remember Sodahead.com?

[–] [email protected] 1 points 5 months ago

badat2dplatformers.com

[–] [email protected] 1 points 5 months ago

Probably gonna be some people who have heard it statistically, but InsaneJournal (one of those LiveJournal sites that popped up when LJ went closed source from what I understand, IDK, never used LJ because I was too young to care).

[–] [email protected] 11 points 5 months ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 1 points 5 months ago (1 children)

Looks interesting, but it won't stop loading for drag.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago) (1 children)

If you're curious:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zombo.com

Back in 1999 a lot of websites would consist of a full-page Adobe Flash program (something that no longer works in modern browsers) a bit like how a lot of websites now are basically JavaScript apps. Because the speed of internet connections was so low back then it could take a long time for those flash apps to load all their content, so while you were waiting they might play a little animation or something that served as an "intro".

Zombo com was a parody of those websites. There was no actual content, it just played a really really long intro that consisted of colorful blinking circles and audio of a guy saying variations of "welcome to zombo com, you can do anything here, anything at all" over and over again.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 5 months ago

It finally loaded. This website is amazing.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 5 months ago

wheel-size.com

I use the calculator to compare tire OD when shopping for new ones or changing sizes.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 5 months ago (1 children)

Anybody else remember Turntable.fm? It's gone now but it was so much fun. Literally anyone could hop on the virtual turntables and drop a set (or just play individual songs if they didn't have the skillset).

Don't know why it shut down but it probably had something to do with copyright. But for a brief moment it was some of the most fun I ever had on the internet.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 5 months ago (1 children)

That sounds really cool. Seems like something that Spotify or Tidal could have as a feature, since all the music will already be licensed.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 5 months ago (1 children)

I wish they would. It was really neat cause the website would give everyone an avatar and stick them in a virtual nightclub. So as you were performing, you could see the crowd get bigger and everyone's reactions to your set. It was the closest you could get to feeling like a real DJ without owning a VR headset.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 5 months ago

Yeah, that sounds awesome. Would love something like that.

[–] [email protected] 10 points 5 months ago (1 children)

Y'all know Neocities.org, but it deserves a mention. It's literally THE site for unseen sites.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 5 months ago

I've never heard of this, near name, obvious plug at good ol geocities

[–] [email protected] 2 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago)

Jiggmin.com may it rest in peace. Had a ton of flash games developed by one guy that I was a big fan of, like a platform racer- a sort of Mario-style platformer where you could actually build your own levels and play multi-player.

[–] [email protected] 13 points 5 months ago

ninjawords.com A really fast dictionary...fast like a ninja. No bs, no ads, no videos, just a really fast dictionary.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 5 months ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 8 points 5 months ago

Oh you know we know that one.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 5 months ago

Ajacam.

A woman set up a 24 hour video camera on her life - hardcore sex and all - almost 20 years ago. If I didn't have a few screen captures, I'd doubt it ever existed.

[–] [email protected] 29 points 5 months ago (3 children)

www.realultimatepower.net

Really informative website from the 90s which was a one-stop-shop for authoritative information about Samurai.

Keep in mind, this was before Wikipedia. Finding high quality information online was much more difficult online in the past, but this was a rare gem.

Anyhow, I was able to use the site for research for a grade school paper, and I can proudly say I got A grade on it.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 5 months ago

Ninjas are cool, and by cool I mean totally sweet.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 5 months ago

Thank you for this. It's so good to see the beautiful, fun energy, of the early internet, still in its original glory.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 5 months ago

~~Samurai.~~

Ninjas.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 5 months ago

https://partylike1660.com/

French History blog. Been reading it for years.

[–] [email protected] 14 points 5 months ago (1 children)

...is this my time to self-promote? 👉👈

[–] [email protected] 5 points 5 months ago (1 children)

Too many internet joke sites... like the now defunct noooooooooooo.com [recreated here

https://downloadmorewam.com/

I've shared those here on Lemmy before.

Another vidloop from when I was softmodding Nintendo consoles salthax.org

Custom Mario Kart wiki wiki.tockdom.com I'd love to have Lemmy tourneys if enough are interested.

Websites I have made and host myself. No links, sorry.

One community that passed my feed I recently got an interest in [email protected]

[–] [email protected] 2 points 5 months ago

I wonder what dedotated wam kid is doing these days...

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[–] [email protected] 3 points 5 months ago

Electricretard.com

Apparently it doesn’t exist anymore but when I randomly came across it, it was so…jarring…I knew my life changed after that.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 5 months ago (1 children)

Does it count if it no longer exists? I miss plug.dj

No one cares to make a similar website or experience unfortunately.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 5 months ago

I know there was still a similar thing running for the /r/trees subreddit last I look. It was /r/treesradio if I remember

[–] [email protected] 8 points 5 months ago
[–] [email protected] 8 points 5 months ago (1 children)

Fat chicks in party hats because your all kids get off my fucking lawn

[–] [email protected] 3 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago) (1 children)

Our kids are doing what on the lawn?

[–] [email protected] 3 points 5 months ago (1 children)
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[–] [email protected] 3 points 5 months ago

Of course bb ❣️