Random Geek in limboMar 31, 2024

The eldest among us remember the First Web, before search engines were Good Actually. They used secret magics to make sense of the chaos that was the First Web.

Site directories.

Web rings.

Home pages linking to trusted sites.

Homework and jello shooter recipes study notes.

Now that the Search Engines have fallen it is time to bring those ancient tools back, for ourselves and the youngest among us who never knew the First Web.

Show threadLance Haig
@randomgeek I can’t boost this but I do miss those days
Mar 31, 2024 at 9:27pmWeb
Show threadRandom Geek in limboMar 31, 2024
@lhaig I figure it's been sufficiently boosted. I'm not exactly nostalgic because it was tedious manual work, but modern search (and heavy muddying of the waters by major social networks) has me missing the predictable results of that manual work.
Show threadLance HaigMar 31, 2024
@randomgeek I agree. The internet seemed nicer then 🤷‍♂️