You forgot the pop-ups, forced midi music, easily injected malware, difficulty in verifying sources, html frames that frequently broke, the entire concept of needing a site map, fucking keywords, true banner ads that could force clicks with Javascript, and RealPlayer to name a few. I don't miss it at all.
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You're welcome! I'm kinda surprised you hadn't seen that before.
His time as the mascot was so weird.
Honestly, Master of Puppets has damn good lyrics. Any addict can relate to them on a very real level.
We ain't found shit!
I love having this username on this instance. I punch myself regularly.
IRC is still very much around.
Np, I hope you enjoy the edit!
That was kind of the point here - more than the machine controlling aliens could ever eat. They circled around a truck stop for crying out loud. The idea behind my tiny brain gag is that they push the ship beyond what it is capable of to fend off the alien virus that might have taken hold.
I was bummed when Flash died, just because the site would never be the same again. I believe they have archived most of it in the form of YouTube videos, but it just isn't the same. The small interactive jokes were great!
I'm not defending this, but this is an extremely common practice in the US.