Wow, that thread is, in of itself, a fascinating time capsule. http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=99/06/04/1347253 http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=99/06/04/

Wow, that thread is, in of itself, a fascinating time capsule. http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=99/06/04/1347253 http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=99/06/04/1347253 "How long before the google engine only becomes accessible through some overburdened overbranded 'portal' site?" This made me smile in particular (a perfect sum up of the fears I had back then as well). Glad to see it never really happened.