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[–] LogicalDrivel@sopuli.xyz 42 points 1 year ago (2 children)

This takes me back to the glory days of stumbleupon.

[–] Artemis@lemmy.ml 14 points 1 year ago

I miss SU so much...this is awesome!

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[–] checkymander@reddthat.com 35 points 1 year ago (9 children)

I'm obsessed with the one I got https://www.stinkymeat.net/stinkymeat/day1/

A guy dropped raw meat on a plate in his neighbors lawn and documented the decomposition.

[–] rawrspace@lemmy.world 8 points 1 year ago

What a ride!

[–] atomicorange@lemmy.world 6 points 1 year ago

As I read, I found myself tilting my phone back more and more to get the photos as out-of-focus as possible while still being able to read. By the time the hot dogs vanished, I found myself unable to continue.

I salute this person’s dedication to scientific discovery, but I could smell those photos through the screen. Nope.

[–] itsdavetho@lemmy.world 6 points 1 year ago

A steak, what appears to be maybe 2lbs of ground beef and a half dozen hotdogs for $7.31....

That would easily cost me $30 today!

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[–] Wardacus16@lemmy.world 16 points 1 year ago (1 children)

http://www.themostamazingwebsiteontheinternet.com/

Truly the most amazing website on the internet. (Just a heads up, there are some flashing images)

[–] Kittybeer@lemm.ee 16 points 1 year ago (3 children)

I went in for seconds and landed here: http://firedrake.org/roger/csarchive/universe/states.htm This is sooo cool and I don't even know what it is! Has anyone heard of Crimson Skies computer game??

Its premise seems to be that America failed. The link took me to the write-ups of what happened to the states. Example: "Montana and Wyoming have largely fragmented. All government is local, and the locals seem determined to keep it that way. The population is completely disgusted with national government and aims to show that local government can perform far better than any distant bureaucracy. Portions of Wyoming and Montana have been claimed by other states, but by and large this is the most lawless and best armed stretch of the West."
Another: "The bulk of Nevada is desert, not even worth the effort of laying claim to. Most of the inhabitants southeast of the Sierra Nevadas are desert air pirates, scrub ranchers, and rattlesnakes."

Not gonna lie...it got me at Air Pirates!

[–] Poob@lemmy.ca 7 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Crimson skies was an awesome dieselpunk arcade plane game. It's owned by Microsoft and the second game was a hit on the Xbox. I still have a copy. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crimson_Skies:_High_Road_to_Revenge

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[–] electric@lemmy.world 11 points 1 year ago

A whole website dedicated to alchemy and alchemical accessories. Super neat! https://www.alchemywebsite.com/

[–] Chozo@kbin.social 11 points 1 year ago

I got a curated list of shortcuts found on different tracks in Mario Kart 64.

https://davidwonn.kontek.net/mk64.html

Looks like it hasn't been updated since 1997. I kinda wanna track down the author and see if he's kept up with some of the new world record tricks that have been found since then!

[–] thoeb@lemmy.world 11 points 1 year ago (1 children)

This was a fun one to get directed to. Quite a reminder of what reddit used to be. http://amatranscripts.com/

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[–] shotgun_crab@lemmy.world 10 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (2 children)

That's a bookmark for me! And as a slightly related recommendation, if you like this stuff, you should play Hypnospace Outlaw.

Edit: Since everyone is sharing what they got, the link led me to some cool pixel fonts

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[–] Andreas@feddit.nu 10 points 1 year ago

What are the odds that the random website it gave me was my physics study guide in high school? The Hyperphysics website

[–] elisezreclus@lemm.ee 10 points 1 year ago
[–] _finger_@lemmy.world 9 points 1 year ago (1 children)
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[–] wandering_nomad@lemmy.world 9 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I got https://www.geocities.ws/misterralls/index.html and now I want to know how Mike Ralls is doing since the enshitification and whether he continued rock climbing

[–] Amuck7157@lemm.ee 5 points 1 year ago

I found him on LinkedIn. Looks to be happy. No idea if he is still climbing though. Finished his master's degree however!

[–] Captain_Patchy@lemmy.world 9 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Oddly this is way more entertaining than reddt was on it's best days.

[–] ItsMeSpez@lemmy.world 4 points 1 year ago

This is some big stumbleupon energy.

[–] Mr_Blott@lemmy.world 9 points 1 year ago

That's honestly a work of modern art

[–] PhilBro@lemmy.world 9 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Reminds me of the days of StumbleUpon, good times on the internet back then

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[–] Black_Gulaman@lemmy.dbzer0.com 8 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Hey OP. Let's make a community out of this. Where we post each site that link took us to.

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[–] KidsTryThisAtHome@lemmy.world 8 points 1 year ago

I got the history of AM radio and then something called Hot Dog Linux lmfao

[–] torres@lemmy.world 7 points 1 year ago (5 children)
[–] FlyingSquid@lemmy.world 5 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I don't... what is... why does...

I think I need to lie down.

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[–] CarlosCheddar@lemmy.world 5 points 1 year ago

Woah, I don’t even know what to say. That was something else for sure.

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[–] DarkSpectrum@lemmy.world 7 points 1 year ago

I ... can't stop clicking

[–] netvor@lemmy.world 7 points 1 year ago

I've realized this true randomness is something that current Web does not offer, all the algorithms are so optimized to keep bringing "what interests you" or "what interests lot of people".

The randomness is so addictive, and perhaps even a bit dangerous.

[–] askat@programming.dev 7 points 1 year ago
[–] d3Xt3r@lemmy.world 7 points 1 year ago

Apple 2e vs modern computers: https://danluu.com/input-lag/

[–] EricHill78@lemmy.world 7 points 1 year ago

I got the albino squirrel preservation society. It doesn’t get more random than that. I checked out a couple more and it makes miss the old web of the 90s.

[–] independantiste@lemmy.world 6 points 1 year ago

I love how fast all those sites load

I miss web 1.0

[–] Ghostalmedia@lemmy.world 6 points 1 year ago (1 children)

This person is still updating their Mug root beer site. Just updated on 2022.

http://kpolsson.com/mugshots/

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[–] fryday@lemmy.nz 6 points 1 year ago

This is certainly unexpected: http://n64devkit.square7.ch/

I also ended up in a page for a family with links to webcams and a bunch of old family photos.

[–] Compith@feddit.nl 6 points 1 year ago
[–] Richie030@lemmy.world 5 points 1 year ago
[–] atomicorange@lemmy.world 5 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

hey all you cool cats and kittens!

Fairly sure Carol Baskin made this website.

[–] wanderingmagus@lemmy.world 5 points 1 year ago
[–] CaptPretentious@lemmy.world 5 points 1 year ago

That is wild! Like a blend of nostalgia and time travel. When the internet was just free and wild. One of the pages had midi music!

[–] Ragnarok022@lemmy.world 5 points 1 year ago
[–] BrianTheeBiscuiteer@lemmy.world 5 points 1 year ago (2 children)
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[–] ItsMeSpez@lemmy.world 5 points 1 year ago

The Pirate Surgeon

This is legitimately interesting stuff. Cool little site.

[–] Acid@startrek.website 4 points 1 year ago (2 children)

The nostalgia this brings me when I look at these pages and they are just straight to the point.

Sometimes I miss the old internet and web pages.

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