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That geocities satellite loop page I bookmarked in 2003 still updates every hour
I found a link to an old NOAA weather satellite composite that some guy named Ron in Ohio coded into a Geocities page back when dialup was king. For years I figured it would 404 or just show a broken image, but I checked it last Tuesday and that thing refreshes like clockwork with real data. The whole page is just blue text on a gray background with a single image, but it works perfectly on my phone in 2024. Has anyone else stumbled on a relic like this that somehow keeps running with zero maintenance?
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the_sarah3d ago
Those "still works" pages are more annoying than charming. I'd rather have a modern weather app that loads faster than digging up some guy's ancient pet project from the internet attic.
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maryadams2d ago
My friend had an old weather site from 2003 that he swore by, just a plain text page with no graphics. I actually tried it once when my phone was dead and I needed to know if I should grab an umbrella before walking to work. @the_sarah you might be surprised how fast those old bare bones pages load compared to the bloated apps nowadays. I ended up bookmarking it for backup because it loads even on a sketchy wifi connection.
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