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Off-topic, but: is there a name for sites/finds like these? I'm not quite sure what to call them, but these kinds of web 1.0 pages with primary or secondary so

by dluan 9y ago

Off-topic, but: is there a name for sites/finds like these? I'm not quite sure what to call them, but these kinds of web 1.0 pages with primary or secondary sources tend to do really well on HN. Obviously because they have interesting information, but maybe because they give the impression of being a hidden gem? Like a weird-smelling laminated book in the corner of your library, or listening to your grandpa talk about something that happened before you. The internet used to be a cool way to discover these kinds of pages, sorts of relics of history of all types of neato media.

whitepoplar 9y ago
"Web 1.0" is now synonymous with earnestness. Earnestness is the one thing that people are craving right now, and it's nearly impossible to find anymore, from friendships to politics to writing to business.
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- thaumaturgy 9y ago
  David Foster Wallace would be relieved: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_Sincerity https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_Sincerity Also this good video essay on DFW, irony, and postmodernism: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2doZROwdte4 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2doZROwdte4
llacb47 9y ago
I second this.
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Raphmedia 9y ago
Perhaps, in a way, "saudade"? "saudade" (Portuguese) - a deep, nostalgic, and melancholic longing for something or someone, often accompanied with a denied fact the what one longs for will never come back; For some of us, it could also simply be homesickness.
danharaj 9y ago
The modern Internet is structured for the transmission and retransmission of constantly novel content. Even a site like HN which isn't necessarily optimized for content throughput is subordinate to this structure. It's just a content aggregator with a particular community huddled around the firehose. The old Internet was connected so that people could move between content; now it's for content to move between people-- or from industrial-scale content generation to people. I certainly wander far less on the web than I did in my childhood. Everything is bigger, faster, more impersonal, and constantly changing. It's different; not necessarily better or worse. Maybe the old Internet still exists and I've just forgotten how to get to it? That's my hot take anyway.
blizkreeg 9y ago
A deep web for web 1.0 would be a cool project to work on!
- fractallyte 9y ago
  This search engine was mentioned a few days ago on HN: https://wiby.me/ https://wiby.me/
  - biofox 9y ago
    This is a fantastic site! I've already spent far more time than I should have clicking on "Surprise me..." and discovering something interesting. If anyone knows of any other interesting Web 1.0 sites, please submit them to wiby.me

by dluan 9y ago

whitepoplar 9y ago

"Web 1.0" is now synonymous with earnestness. Earnestness is the one thing that people are craving right now, and it's nearly impossible to find anymore, from friendships to politics to writing to business.

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thaumaturgy 9y ago
David Foster Wallace would be relieved: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_Sincerity https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_Sincerity Also this good video essay on DFW, irony, and postmodernism: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2doZROwdte4 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2doZROwdte4

llacb47 9y ago

I second this.

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Raphmedia 9y ago

Perhaps, in a way, "saudade"? "saudade" (Portuguese) - a deep, nostalgic, and melancholic longing for something or someone, often accompanied with a denied fact the what one longs for will never come back; For some of us, it could also simply be homesickness.

danharaj 9y ago

The modern Internet is structured for the transmission and retransmission of constantly novel content. Even a site like HN which isn't necessarily optimized for content throughput is subordinate to this structure. It's just a content aggregator with a particular community huddled around the firehose. The old Internet was connected so that people could move between content; now it's for content to move between people-- or from industrial-scale content generation to people. I certainly wander far less on the web than I did in my childhood. Everything is bigger, faster, more impersonal, and constantly changing. It's different; not necessarily better or worse. Maybe the old Internet still exists and I've just forgotten how to get to it? That's my hot take anyway.

blizkreeg 9y ago

A deep web for web 1.0 would be a cool project to work on!

fractallyte 9y ago
This search engine was mentioned a few days ago on HN: https://wiby.me/ https://wiby.me/
- biofox 9y ago
  This is a fantastic site! I've already spent far more time than I should have clicking on "Surprise me..." and discovering something interesting. If anyone knows of any other interesting Web 1.0 sites, please submit them to wiby.me