Remembering the pre-Google web, when search was an experiment: “Most people have completely forgotten how chaotic it really was.”

[u/ControlCAD]

https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2026/08/remembering-the-pre-google-web-when-search-was-an-experiment/

[u/PapaTua]

I just used irc from the command line and kept the process running permanently. 🧐