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Searchengine for the old internet: Wiby

Wiby - Search Engine for the Classic Web

Wiby is a search engine for older style pages, lightweight and based on a subject of interest. Building a web more reminiscent of the early internet.

Internet Intro Feb 13

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Tywèle Feb 3

For anyone missing the old internet, it’s still there kind of. There are many personal blogs and indie webpages from people all over the world. Look here for example: https://indieweb.org/

IndieWeb

The IndieWeb is a people-focused alternative to the “corporate web”.

Internet Intro Feb 3

Explore swirling fluids, passport power, and Pokemon sizes.
1) Stir colorful WebGL fluids by touch - a browser-based, mobile-friendly sim for stress relief and visual play.
2) Compare and rank passports in real time - inspect visa access and simulate how extra passports affect mobility.
3) View Pokemon at approximate real-life scale, browsable by type and generation.
Which will you try first?
Internet Intro # 126
#WebApp #InternetIntro

Internet Intro Feb 2

Draw fish, track satellites, and browse internet history:

1) Draw with a pressure-sensitive canvas, get live AI feedback, and release validated fish into a shared animated tank.
2) View a live WebGL 3D globe of satellite positions, orbits, and visibility for your location.
3) Browse a curated slideshow of internet milestones up to the 2000s.

Which will you try?
Internet Intro # 125
#WebApp #InternetIntro

Internet Intro Jan 29

Explore NYC detail, car design, and AI tarot
1) Zoom a 120-gigapixel panorama taken from the Empire State Building, with interactive points of interest.
2) Browse an interactive visualization of Italian car design evolution, showing cars by major studios.
3) Try 100% free AI tarot readings with animated cards and an AI psychic chat.
Interested in any of these?
Internet Intro # 124
#InteractiveWeb #InternetIntro

Internet Intro Jan 27

Check pizza signals, browse 3D boxes, and carry apps
1) Live dashboard of pizza Popular Times around the Pentagon, updated hourly, with a DEFCON-style Pizza Readiness Index and OSINT feed.
2) Interactive 3D models of over 1,000 PC game boxes, with zoom, rotate, and openable gatefolds for close inspection.
3) An open source portable app catalog of more than 1,100 portable packages that run from USB or cloud folders and auto-update.
Which one catches your interest?
Internet Intro # 123

Internet Intro Jan 23

Internet Intro #126 - Experience Apollo 11 with synced audio, film, photos and transcripts; explore a citation map of millions of assigned texts; try short equipment-free exercises to calm anxiety. #InternetIntro #WebDiscoveries #InteractiveArchive #CurriculumData #MentalHealthTools

Internet Intro Jan 23

Internet Intro #125 — Free drum loops to sketch beats, a playful 3D shape studio for quick experiments, and an interactive globe that shows where any city sat millions of years ago. #InternetIntro #WebDiscovery #DrumPatterns #Interactive3D #PaleoMaps

Internet Intro Jan 22

Internet Intro #124
• Time displayed as large digits made of tiny analogue clocks, with layout and color options.
• Small silent installer to batch install or update Windows apps and keep your PC tidy.
• Map of cafés and restaurants currently in sunlight so you can choose a sunny seat.
#InternetIntro #WebsiteDiscovery #AnalogClocks #Ninite #OpenStreetMap

Internet Intro Jan 21

Internet Intro #123
Explore nearby stars in 3D to visualise their positions and our solar system.
Boot retro operating systems in your browser and play classic games without installing anything.
Use a 300+ community-maintained security checklist, pick a threat model and tick steps to harden accounts. #InternetIntro #WebGems #BrowserEmulation #SecurityChecklist #StellarMap