• TrismegistusMx@slrpnk.net
      link
      fedilink
      arrow-up
      37
      arrow-down
      2
      ·
      2 years ago

      4chan back before the Nazi takeover was like the wild west. My favorite part was “Lithursday,” when we would share images with embedded PDFs of copyrighted content, including rare books, anarchist materials, and military manuals. I often wonder if those unusually large .jpgs are still floating around the internet waiting to be unlocked. I also saw legitimate acts of activism and terrorism unfolding live, without the interpretation and propaganda of the state.

      • SaintWacko@midwest.social
        link
        fedilink
        English
        arrow-up
        12
        ·
        2 years ago

        Oh man, I remember that. I’m sure I still have an Anarchist 's Cookbook floating around from one of those

      • Dyskolos@lemmy.zipBanned from community
        link
        fedilink
        arrow-up
        4
        ·
        2 years ago

        Oh yes… The rise (and fall) of 4chan. At least the site is still relatively lean, so that’s that 🤷🏻‍♂️

    • asteriskeverything@lemmy.world
      link
      fedilink
      arrow-up
      25
      ·
      2 years ago

      Not 10 frameworks (each used for one function), dozens of mb of graphics,

      Have you seen the old internet?! It would have been even more gifs, music players, and oh the flash websites! Haha I know that’s really not your point but this jumped out at me and made me chuckle.

    • ares35@kbin.social
      link
      fedilink
      arrow-up
      14
      ·
      2 years ago

      some of our clients are on what the telco calls ‘extended’ dsl. they’re waaaay tf out at the ‘end of the line’ where speeds can be as shitty as 250-500kbps; there’s even a couple still on dialup. so we definitely consider the weight of a page and how many connections are made for each when we do our own sites.

      • Dyskolos@lemmy.zipBanned from community
        link
        fedilink
        arrow-up
        5
        ·
        2 years ago

        I’d love that… The weight-considered-site that is. Not the 500k line 😁

    • A_Very_Big_Fan@lemmy.world
      link
      fedilink
      English
      arrow-up
      6
      ·
      2 years ago

      Today i need so much stuff to fight the other stuff, it’s stuffmageddon.

      The most relatable statement of the year so far. It’s so exhausting ;-;