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by warinukraine 1290 days ago
The 90s called, they want their internet back.
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That's good, because I miss a few things from back then. Like "Site under construction" gifs!
http://www.textfiles.com/underconstruction/ for all your construction needs!
OMG.

Is there a word that combines a tidal wave of nostalgia with the feeling that you're going to have a seizure? :)

Naustalgia?
So there's another weekend project idea :)
on my website i used to have the opposite: a prominent line at the top stating that "this page is not under construction" along with one of those (not animated) workers with a shovel signs crossed out.
I'll take 90s internet over what we have now any day, which is basically a collection of tv stations.
The 10s called, they want their desktop back.

(Compiz)

Is that a bad thing? We can learn a lot from the 90's internet.
Like what?
Designs that are not copied from each other.
I'd say 1997/98.
1997 and 1998 _were_ in the 90s, so the previous post isn't inaccurate…
never said it wasn't- I was trying to more-accurate it
With sincerest apologies for how much of a pedantic prick I'm about to be…

You probably mean more _precise_.