Adrian Cockle@ivan hello! I don’t think we’ve ever met, but I was one of the ‘lucky’ folks who worked at Cyberia Kingston in ‘95 for a certain dude who I’m almost certain left a trail of debts in his wake…
Ivan@ade Hi Adrian, don't know who that was but those were crazy days!
@ivan Dude with a beard called Geoff. Very crazy days though! Not sure if I’d have had my career if it wasn’t for it, so the 3 months unpaid wages seem like a good investment in hindsight :)
Peter LoweIn case you were interested in a bit of nostalgia, here's the thread on HN: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=42218130
It's about this article in Wired about Cyberia: https://www.vice.com/en/article/worlds-first-ever-cyber-cafe-cyberia-london/
I'm not sure of the exact dates I worked there, but I think I remember you Adrian. You used to let me use the SGI workstation sometimes, I'd go use that back office when the cafe closed and sit there on talkers all night.
I remember one day though when (I think it was you!) showed me Netscape Navigator for the first time, with inline images. Revolutionary.
@pgl YES!!! I just opened your podcast vids and instantly remembered you. What a lovely reconnection. About a 18 months later I started working for SGI, and I've been doing web stuff my whole career
@ade Amazing. Me too! Well, web and internet stuff - I stopped programming a few years ago now. Glad you remember me!