[zahlman]

> Also checkout my other projects: Best Sugar Daddy Apps Best Sugar Daddy Apps 2026 Best Sugar Daddy Apps NPM Best Sugar Daddy Apps Socket

That's, er, definitely not where I expected this to be leading.

Although I guess the PyPI username was a hint.

[vunderba]

This user (whatsupdog) needs to be banned. They've spammed this same thing in various incarnations (rust, python, npm) half a dozen times in the span of a single day.

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48099883

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48094521

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48091846

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48086955

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48084813

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48084056

I'm kind of surprised there isn't a submission cap for the same user within a certain time window.

[danielspace23]

The whole thing seems a lot like AI slop for SEO. The demo websites look incredibly AI-generated, they don't even resemble the 90s web that well. The project description/README has all the signs of being AI, too.

I think they're trying to get some sympathy (and promotion) with a project that seems inherently human, as the "old web" was, but it's slop all the way down. And people are falling for it.

[vunderba]

That's exactly what this is - relying on sheer nostalgia-porn to overcome the fact that this is a low-effort, vibe-coded mess. Hey remember pogs? Remember double bubble? Remember trapper keeper?

To make up for it, here's an actually great collage of weird 90s web:

https://www.cameronsworld.net

[wongarsu]

All of those have the same extremely prominent top pick. Some don't even bother linking the other entries. This entire thing is an elaborate marketing campaign for Hanker. Either for SEO or LLMs

Relevant xkcd: https://xkcd.com/810/

[vaylian]

Meta-relevant xkcd: https://web.archive.org/web/20091027014324/http://xkcd.com/

Background info: https://www.downes.ca/post/50539

[xp84]

Hadn’t seen that xkcd. Thanks for linking it!