GeePawHillApr 18, 2025

How old am I?

I'm so old I remember when Google search provided more value than surveillance advertising.

I'm so old I remember when an operating system was not considered an advertising platform.

I'm so old I remember when "Artificial Intelligence" was a serious enquiry filled with brilliant people, and not a scam machine populated by sleazebags.

I'm so old I remember when "user" didn't mean "product".

I'm so old I remember when "corporation" didn't mean "person".

Show threadJonatan
@GeePawHill I still remember everyone using Lycos and Altavista, and that new startup from some guys, called Google. No ads, just web results.
Apr 18, 2025 at 7:01amMastodon for iOS
Show threadVranz FultureApr 18, 2025
@jonatancortes @GeePawHill remembering fireball before it was taken over by lycos :) had my first mail address @fireball.com (or .de?), wild times :D
Show threadVranz FultureApr 18, 2025

@jonatancortes @GeePawHill just checked and found out there is an address back up there since 2016 :D it's a simple old school search engine, apparently no ads or tracks, just plain research results

www.fireball.com

Show threadVranz FultureApr 18, 2025
@jonatancortes @GeePawHill Oooh it's https://fireball.com/ no www
Show threadJack Yan (甄爵恩)Apr 18, 2025
@jonatancortes @GeePawHill I was definitely an Altavista guy. They even licensed our stuff for the AV Entertainment Zone. Excite had something similar on their portal and we worked with them, too. Fun times.