I've been online since the early 1990s. Those were glorious days that will never be forgotten. Let's reminisce!
January 3, 2026 · Dial-Up Dispair, Pirate Economics
In the late 90s, when it first became possible to rip a CDs into MP3s, it was a revelation. Mix tapes had been a staple of my youth and now I could do the same with CDs. It was all very innocent…
January 1, 2026 · Peak Internet
We literally laughed about this for days. It was inescapable in the office. Simpler times, I guess? (more…)
December 28, 2025 · Dial-Up Dispair, The Family Computer
In 1995 I was desperate for Desperado. I had heard they were making a big budget sequel to El Mariachi and that it was going to be wild. Quentin Tarantino was somehow involved! I wanted to see the trailer so badly but…
December 19, 2025 · Email Forwards & Other Digital Curses, Peak Internet
Email Subject:FW: RE: RE: RE: This baby looks just like Chris Farley!1!
December 15, 2025 · Dial-Up Dispair, Extinct Civilizations, The Family Computer
There was a time when the internet arrived in the mail. It came in shrink-wrapped CDs with bold fonts: 500 FREE HOURS. Somehow I talked my dad into a free trial of America Online or AOL - pronounced almost like a drunken…
December 5, 2025 · Peak Internet
Email Subject:FW: FW: FW: FW: This woodchuck is so dramatic!1! (Seriously, it's a prairie dog, tho.)
December 1, 2025 · Desktop Archaeology, Dial-Up Dispair, Early Empires, Social Before Social Media, The Family Computer
The back of my dad's Omni magazines had ads for online Bulletin Board Systems (BBS) where - if you could navigate a maze of operating system configurations, low baud rates, and mild parental suspicion - you could dial-in to an online message…
