David B. Himself
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hamish campbell
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The internet used to be a collection of homes.
Now it's a row of malls.
We traded the hobbyist era for corporate walled gardens. ICQ is dead, Skype is dead, and the open web is being strip-mined for data.
But remember: the #hashtag was born in 1980s IRC rooms, not a Silicon Valley PR firm.
The Fediverse isn't just a trend - it's a return to what made the web work in the first place.
Protocols over platforms. Always.
#OpenWeb #IRC #Fediverse #Mastodon #Nostalgia #IndieWeb #Tech #Decentralize #Thoughts #Blog
The internet used to be a collection of homes.
Now it's a row of malls.
We traded the hobbyist era for corporate walled gardens. ICQ is dead, Skype is dead, and the open web is being strip-mined for data.
But remember: the #hashtag was born in 1980s IRC rooms, not a Silicon Valley PR firm.
The Fediverse isn't just a trend - it's a return to what made the web work in the first place.
Protocols over platforms. Always.
#OpenWeb #IRC #Fediverse #Mastodon #Nostalgia #IndieWeb #Tech #Decentralize #Thoughts #Blog
Gabriele Svelto
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Pixel logos I created in the early 1990s, using Deluxe Paint ("DPaint") on an Amiga. Back then, cassette tapes, diskettes and CD(-ROM)s were still hot storage media. 😃
#PixelArt #music #retro #TeamHoi #RetroGaming #RetroComputing #RetroGames #VintageComputing #history #commodore #amiga #media #IT #tech #technology #vintage #nostalgia #digital #DigitalArt #CharacterDesign #design #artwork #art #artist #arte #arts #GraphicDesign #MastoArt #FediArt #CreativeToots
Pixel logos I created in the early 1990s, using Deluxe Paint ("DPaint") on an Amiga. Back then, cassette tapes, diskettes and CD(-ROM)s were still hot storage media. 😃
#PixelArt #music #retro #TeamHoi #RetroGaming #RetroComputing #RetroGames #VintageComputing #history #commodore #amiga #media #IT #tech #technology #vintage #nostalgia #digital #DigitalArt #CharacterDesign #design #artwork #art #artist #arte #arts #GraphicDesign #MastoArt #FediArt #CreativeToots
We recreated Steve Jobs's 1975 Atari horoscope program
#HackerNews #SteveJobs #Atari #Horoscope #RetroTech #Programming #Nostalgia
Video Game Websites in the early 00s
https://www.webdesignmuseum.org/exhibitions/video-game-websites-in-the-early-00s
#HackerNews #VideoGameHistory #RetroGaming #WebDesign #Nostalgia #Early2000s
🤓 Everyone knows Clippy, but few remember MS Bob.
Why your early 2000s photos are probably lost forever
https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20251212-why-your-early-2000s-photos-are-probably-lost-forever
#HackerNews #lostphotos #early2000s #digitalmemories #nostalgia #techfailures #photoarchive
hypebot
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Route 66 in Arizona (4/25/2025).
#Nostalgia #Travel #RoadTrip #Arizona #Desert #StreetArt #Graffiti #Abandoned #Art #Photography #Darktable
Route 66 in Arizona (4/25/2025).
#Nostalgia #Travel #RoadTrip #Arizona #Desert #StreetArt #Graffiti #Abandoned #Art #Photography #Darktable
Ben Ramsey
and 1 other
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In the He-Man and She-Ra Christmas Special it's heavily suggested that it is the power of the Christmas spirit that made Skeletor have a change of heart and act in kindness, but I'd argue that it's actually the power of stumbling upon an affectionately clingy tiny creature who decides to get attached to you that is the real culprit.
#MOTU #HeMan #SheRa #Skeletor #OldCartoons #Retro #Nostalgia #80s #Cinemastodon #movies #cartoon
In the He-Man and She-Ra Christmas Special it's heavily suggested that it is the power of the Christmas spirit that made Skeletor have a change of heart and act in kindness, but I'd argue that it's actually the power of stumbling upon an affectionately clingy tiny creature who decides to get attached to you that is the real culprit.
#MOTU #HeMan #SheRa #Skeletor #OldCartoons #Retro #Nostalgia #80s #Cinemastodon #movies #cartoon
hypebot
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Intertapes – collection of found cassette tapes from different locations
#HackerNews #Intertapes #cassette #tapes #collection #music #nostalgia #found #objects
🔖 Bookmarked: 30 Years of <br> Tags https://www.artmann.co/articles/30-years-of-br-tags
Artmann looks back on 30 years of the <br> tag, reflecting on how a tiny bit of HTML has shaped writing and layout on the web.
🔥 Read more: https://flamedfury.com/bookmarks/30-years-of-lessbrgreater-tags/
Mike McCue
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Entertaining ideas for The Holidays, from True Value Hardware Store!
#UnexpectedComputer #TI #TexasInstruments #TI99 #computers #vintagecomputing #retrocomputing #vintageads #TrueValue #Holidays #Christmas #giftideas #nostalgia #scan #photo #TMS9900 #retrocomputer
Chris Espinosa
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On our first Apple II computer at home, there was a program called "Applevision", that my brother and I just called "Dancing Man". It blew us away then, and fills me with nostalgia now.
Youtube Clip:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HqPe7pE_5uQ