▲ 101 ▼ TIL zombo.com still exists, and no longer requires flash (zombo.com) submitted 1 year ago by cm0002@lemmy.world to c/til@lemmy.ca 17 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[–] GlassHalfHopeful@lemmy.ca 10 points 1 year ago (9 children) Yeah... It seems I missed this one somehow. permalink fedilink source hideshow 9 child comments replies: [–] borf@lemmynsfw.com 8 points 1 year ago (8 children) Were you extremely online between 2005 and 2012? If not, that's why. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 8 child comments replies: [–] GlassHalfHopeful@lemmy.ca 14 points 1 year ago (2 children) I mean, I've certainly been actively online since the 90s, including pre-internet BBSs and the like. I guess I just missed this one. Must of not been in any of the web rings I was a part of. 😏 permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Rhaedas@fedia.io 7 points 1 year ago (1 child) That's okay. Maybe you're familiar with another meme level reference, 1 of the lucky 10,000. Web rings were like the coolest thing. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] GlassHalfHopeful@lemmy.ca 3 points 1 year ago That's one of my favorite XKCDs. 💜 And web rings were indeed cool. I had a number of websites at the time using them and even made some great friends through those associations. permalink fedilink source parent [–] can@sh.itjust.works 10 points 1 year ago (3 children) Launched in 1999 permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 3 child comments replies: [–] Cricket@lemmy.zip 9 points 1 year ago Which is relevant, because it means zombo.com was launched near the peak of the dot com bubble (burst in 2000). Makes complete sense. permalink fedilink source parent [–] Nougat@fedia.io 7 points 1 year ago The dedication of operating the site for 26 years. permalink fedilink source parent [–] Reannlegge@lemmy.ca 6 points 1 year ago Makes me feel younger somehow, I thought it was older than that! permalink fedilink source parent [–] Stillwater@sh.itjust.works 8 points 1 year ago* Extremely online since the 90s and I missed this one.. Or saw it once and forgot it. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] borf@lemmynsfw.com 8 points 1 year ago (8 children) Were you extremely online between 2005 and 2012? If not, that's why. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 8 child comments replies: [–] GlassHalfHopeful@lemmy.ca 14 points 1 year ago (2 children) I mean, I've certainly been actively online since the 90s, including pre-internet BBSs and the like. I guess I just missed this one. Must of not been in any of the web rings I was a part of. 😏 permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Rhaedas@fedia.io 7 points 1 year ago (1 child) That's okay. Maybe you're familiar with another meme level reference, 1 of the lucky 10,000. Web rings were like the coolest thing. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] GlassHalfHopeful@lemmy.ca 3 points 1 year ago That's one of my favorite XKCDs. 💜 And web rings were indeed cool. I had a number of websites at the time using them and even made some great friends through those associations. permalink fedilink source parent [–] can@sh.itjust.works 10 points 1 year ago (3 children) Launched in 1999 permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 3 child comments replies: [–] Cricket@lemmy.zip 9 points 1 year ago Which is relevant, because it means zombo.com was launched near the peak of the dot com bubble (burst in 2000). Makes complete sense. permalink fedilink source parent [–] Nougat@fedia.io 7 points 1 year ago The dedication of operating the site for 26 years. permalink fedilink source parent [–] Reannlegge@lemmy.ca 6 points 1 year ago Makes me feel younger somehow, I thought it was older than that! permalink fedilink source parent [–] Stillwater@sh.itjust.works 8 points 1 year ago* Extremely online since the 90s and I missed this one.. Or saw it once and forgot it. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] GlassHalfHopeful@lemmy.ca 14 points 1 year ago (2 children) I mean, I've certainly been actively online since the 90s, including pre-internet BBSs and the like. I guess I just missed this one. Must of not been in any of the web rings I was a part of. 😏 permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Rhaedas@fedia.io 7 points 1 year ago (1 child) That's okay. Maybe you're familiar with another meme level reference, 1 of the lucky 10,000. Web rings were like the coolest thing. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] GlassHalfHopeful@lemmy.ca 3 points 1 year ago That's one of my favorite XKCDs. 💜 And web rings were indeed cool. I had a number of websites at the time using them and even made some great friends through those associations. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Rhaedas@fedia.io 7 points 1 year ago (1 child) That's okay. Maybe you're familiar with another meme level reference, 1 of the lucky 10,000. Web rings were like the coolest thing. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] GlassHalfHopeful@lemmy.ca 3 points 1 year ago That's one of my favorite XKCDs. 💜 And web rings were indeed cool. I had a number of websites at the time using them and even made some great friends through those associations. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] GlassHalfHopeful@lemmy.ca 3 points 1 year ago That's one of my favorite XKCDs. 💜 And web rings were indeed cool. I had a number of websites at the time using them and even made some great friends through those associations. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] can@sh.itjust.works 10 points 1 year ago (3 children) Launched in 1999 permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 3 child comments replies: [–] Cricket@lemmy.zip 9 points 1 year ago Which is relevant, because it means zombo.com was launched near the peak of the dot com bubble (burst in 2000). Makes complete sense. permalink fedilink source parent [–] Nougat@fedia.io 7 points 1 year ago The dedication of operating the site for 26 years. permalink fedilink source parent [–] Reannlegge@lemmy.ca 6 points 1 year ago Makes me feel younger somehow, I thought it was older than that! permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Cricket@lemmy.zip 9 points 1 year ago Which is relevant, because it means zombo.com was launched near the peak of the dot com bubble (burst in 2000). Makes complete sense. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Nougat@fedia.io 7 points 1 year ago The dedication of operating the site for 26 years. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Reannlegge@lemmy.ca 6 points 1 year ago Makes me feel younger somehow, I thought it was older than that! permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Stillwater@sh.itjust.works 8 points 1 year ago* Extremely online since the 90s and I missed this one.. Or saw it once and forgot it. permalink fedilink source parent