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I miss older html internet

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Ignoring the security implications, I miss kb large old raw html websites that loaded instantly on DSL internet. Nowadays shit is too fancy because hardware allows that, but I feel we’re just constantly running into more bugs first and then worry about them later.

Edit: I’ve thought more about it, and I think I just missed the simplicity of the internet back then. There’s just too much bloat these days with ad trackers and misinformation. I kinda forgot just how bright and eye jarring most old UIs were lol.

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jet@hackertalks.com
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Right there with you buddy.

Craigslist and McMaster are so efficient…

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reddig33@lemmy.world
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Not that unpopular an opinion I bet.

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UsernameIsTooLon@lemmy.worldOP
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Google thinks otherwise :(

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DearOldGrandma@lemmy.world
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Unfortunately, Google is also complicit in this

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NateNate60@lemmy.ml
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The Google front page is no longer plain HTML but apparently, they spent a lot of time optimising the logo so it could load in less than a second on a dial-up connection. It’s still remarkably plain when compared to other search engines though.

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doppelgangmember@lemmy.world
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I saw a web page from 1999 today and as a full stack dev I immediately clicked away bc obvi NSFW

BUT then I had the urge to go back to this simple ass web “site” and just admire it for a second like “wow, someone probably spent weeks on this 2 day design”.

Tbh afterwards I was kind of in awe that every option was available on each page with no sidebars or extra clicks. Not slick but quick tho!

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MeanEYE@lemmy.world
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There was a design/development company which made sites and they bragged about making pixel perfect web sites. I can’t for the life of me find them again but I remember when I saw their portfolio it was like porn for web developers. Everything was done simply and with least amount of images possible, but it looked so good.

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morphballganon@lemmynsfw.com
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I just learned about https://neocities.org/, seems up your alley

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TootSweet@lemmy.world
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My friend, enjoy.

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qyron@sopuli.xyz
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Thank you

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MeanEYE@lemmy.world
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Funny how sluggish browser feels on these old sites. I guess it would be obvious considering they try to optimize loading and rendering speeds based on trends and developer habits which didn’t exist back then, but still I would have thought simple HTML with monochrome background and very limited number of tags would load instantly.

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Nobody@lemmy.world
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Find the right webring, and you’d hit a treasure trove of content. Dig a little deeper and find something even more interesting. The pre-corporate takeover internet.

We talk about enshittification ruining everything, but Facebook and Web 2.0 started ripping out the heart of the internet. Everyone went along with it, and corporate claws sunk in. The fun internet got pushed aside for the ad-friendly internet.

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