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realitista@lemmy.world to Gen X, the meh generation@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 years ago

I lovingly crafted this 100% realistic early 90s internet simulator so the young folks can get a feel for how I spent my teens.

squabbles.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com

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I lovingly crafted this 100% realistic early 90s internet simulator so the young folks can get a feel for how I spent my teens.

squabbles.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com

realitista@lemmy.world to Gen X, the meh generation@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 years ago
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    I’m designing a Lemmy client and spent a good 3 extra minutes trying to figure out why this was taking so long to load. Thanks.

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      Programmers are a truly interesting bunch. Y’all can be absolute geniuses capable of some amazing, talented shit then do something as simple as ignoring a post title for 3 entire minutes lmao.

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        Sometimes your curiousity is stronger than your logic, but that’s not a bad thing!

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        I read this in Gandalf’s voice.

      • damnYouSun@sh.itjust.works
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        Why isn’t this code compiling?

        After 10 mins of investigation

        *Changes JSON.stingify to JSON.stringify

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          Stingify is the new WASP extension.

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    I actually thought this image was large and was taking the to load, lol

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      It didn’t even register as s problem for me, either 😂

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        I promptly refreshed my screen, while thinking wtf, 90’s again.

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    Brings back memories.
    Don’t forget to clear todays history.

  • GaroshTheSpaceShip@lemmy.world
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    LOL I’m triggered, we’ll played

  • Botree@lemmy.world
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    Oh dear. This just unlocked some ancient memories. Never thought I’d ever be reminded of a half loaded image of Cindy Crawford ever again.

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    Seems just a tad faster than I remember. Also I always got to just before the good bits and then that always happened.

    • renrenPDX@lemmy.world
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      It depends on size and quality.

  • MisterChief@lemmy.world
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    I just got flashbacks. To add on to this those late 90s porn sites that when they finally did load had the little stars on the tits and groin and were like $20/mo.

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    It’s easy to tell that you had a 56k connection instead of a 33k one.

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      I had a freaking 300 baud modem. Was happy when I got a 1,200 baud because I could read that fast.

      Download a 1 meg file for a day then have someone pickup the phone at 98% complete. Argh!

    • TheGreenGolem@lemm.ee
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      https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gsNaR6FRuO0

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    Your browser does not support playing HTML5 video. You can download a copy of the video file instead. NSFW

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      An artist group converted the entirety of Deep Throat into ASCII.

    • Icarus@lemmy.ml
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      this is a masterpiece

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    Learning how to load bottom up was a game changer

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      This better not be real…

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        Ita not.

        You either had top to bottom line by line or you had a square that then turned 8 squares then 16 then a blurry titty, 20 minutes late mom picked up the phone to call her sister and you were back to national geographic magazines.

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    Woo hoo, 9600 baud modem downloading.

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      9600 bps? Check out Mr Moneypants down around his ankles over here.

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        Dear sir, can I interest you in a blazingly fast modem that is 50% faster than this at 14.4K?

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          You joke, but a 14.4 modem was a game changer at the time. It felt like blazing speed compared to 9600.

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            When I upgraded from 2400 baud to 9600 it felt like I had somehow got my hands on tech from the future.

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    You just triggered my 90s porn PTSD!

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      I concur.

      It’s damn funny, but somehow still too soon

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    Having clearly had my teenage years at around the same time as the OP, I can confirm this is a very realistic simulation.

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      Except for the inevitable horror you’d get when the image did finish loading, but it turned out to be a bait 'n switch.

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    It’s way too fast.

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      3:10 not enough being yelled at because someone wanted to use the phone

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    When you spent three days downloading a movie and it was some other stupid movie. The absolute betrayal 😔

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