How do you guys remember the early days of the internet? What do you miss about it?
How do you guys remember the early days of the internet? What do you miss about it?
Do you remember the early days of the internet, when websites were a reflection of their creators unique personalities and passions? A time when the d
Wanted to ask you about this article, how do you remember the early days of the internet (I was sadly too young at that time). Do you wish it back? And do you think it can ever be like that again? I would be very interested
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@Provider Search. Can't find anything these days. I get so frustrated with the results being completely irrelevant and or obvious ads. I used to get 100 pages of results and have to narrow my search with operants like AND or "specific phrases". I used to feel like I had all this knowledge at my fingertips if I could just word it right. Much of it is still out there, I'll just never find it
This Tumblr post has some helpful links
https://www.tumblr.com/myalgias/721490730516922368/cea-tide-ladyshinga-im-sorry-friends-but
Relatedly, I miss getting only a handful, or even zero, results from a Web search. That, in itself, was useful information: The keywords for which I have searched do not exist on the Web; I can stop looking now. I'll never forgive Google for fucking up search so badly by including "similar" results. Why do I need hundreds of pages that have nothing to do with what I want to know? It's just a giant waste of time, but, of course meant more clicks in their site.