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Gytis Repečka<p>On this day 20 years ago I have registered domain with my surname - <code>repecka.com</code> :ablobcathappypaws:</p><pre><code>Creation Date: 2005-08-11T09:49:52 </code></pre><p>While I've registed some domains couple years earlier, this was the first one to use my real name in it :blobcatverified:</p><p><a href="https://social.gyt.is/tags/otd" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>otd</span></a> <a href="https://social.gyt.is/tags/domains" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>domains</span></a> <a href="https://social.gyt.is/tags/dotcom" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>dotcom</span></a></p>
Reg<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@Lazarou" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>Lazarou</span></a></span> </p><p>PR?</p><p>See also <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/DotCom" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>DotCom</span></a> and <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/BTFD" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BTFD</span></a></p>
JWcph, Radicalized By Decency<p>In thinking about the App Economy™️I thought about Webvan, the first "deliver everything cheap" digital concept &amp; realized that, at least by the WP article, people still completely fail to understand why it failed - which explains why we keep falling for these untenable businesses. </p><p>The cost-setting factors in shopping &amp; delivery have nothing to do with anything a digital intermediary can fix. The only way is to exploit and/or cheat somebody in the value chain. </p><p><a href="https://helvede.net/tags/business" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>business</span></a> <a href="https://helvede.net/tags/DotCom" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>DotCom</span></a></p>
Benjamin Carr, Ph.D. 👨🏻‍💻🧬<p>30 years of <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/MySQL" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MySQL</span></a>, the <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/database" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>database</span></a> that changed the world<br>From ubiquitous go-to system for early Noughties startups to a legacy like no other<br>The arrival of MySQL coincided with the <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/dotcom" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>dotcom</span></a> boom, which heralded the arrival of technologies and businesses that, for better or worse, became known as Web 2.0.<br>MySQL became the M in LAMP, the de facto standard used to build web-facing systems, which included Linux, Apache web server, and programming languages Perl, PHP, or Python<br><a href="https://www.theregister.com/2025/05/06/30_years_mysql/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">theregister.com/2025/05/06/30_</span><span class="invisible">years_mysql/</span></a></p>
Ars Technica News<p>A history of the Internet, part 2: The high-tech gold rush begins <a href="https://arstechni.ca/bTTZ" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">arstechni.ca/bTTZ</span><span class="invisible"></span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/WorldWideWeb" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>WorldWideWeb</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/browserwars" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>browserwars</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/Features" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Features</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/Internet" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Internet</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/Netscape" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Netscape</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/History" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>History</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/Dotcom" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Dotcom</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/Tech" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Tech</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/AOL" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AOL</span></a></p>
Harald Klinke<p>If history repeats, we should compare the AI bubble with the dot-com bubble.</p><p>“AI-powered” is the new “.com.” Startups are pitching thin wrappers — and this time, many don’t even pretend to own the tech they’re built on.</p><p>Look closer, and it’s a house of cards:</p><p>Wrappers rely on OpenAI<br>OpenAI relies on Microsoft<br>Microsoft needs NVIDIA<br>NVIDIA owns the chips that power it all</p><p><a href="https://det.social/tags/AI" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AI</span></a> <a href="https://det.social/tags/Bubble" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Bubble</span></a> <a href="https://det.social/tags/TechHistory" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>TechHistory</span></a> <a href="https://det.social/tags/DotCom" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>DotCom</span></a> <a href="https://det.social/tags/StartupCulture" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>StartupCulture</span></a> <a href="https://det.social/tags/PlatformDependency" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PlatformDependency</span></a> <a href="https://det.social/tags/DigitalInfrastructure" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>DigitalInfrastructure</span></a></p><p><a href="https://skooloflife.medium.com/99-of-ai-startups-will-be-dead-by-2026-heres-why-bfc974edd968" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">skooloflife.medium.com/99-of-a</span><span class="invisible">i-startups-will-be-dead-by-2026-heres-why-bfc974edd968</span></a></p>
ThomasAPowell<p>Let’s go back to the web site! Strong Bad and Homestar Runner are back <a href="https://youtu.be/2z7kVH9xePM?si=eV8pToQsUgzVBSTk" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">youtu.be/2z7kVH9xePM?si=eV8pTo</span><span class="invisible">QsUgzVBSTk</span></a></p><p><a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/webdev" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>webdev</span></a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/dotcom" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>dotcom</span></a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/nostalgia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>nostalgia</span></a></p>
Gytis Repečka<p>Did you know the oldest <code>.com</code> domain is <code>symbolics.com</code>? Just this month it marked 40th anniversary :blobcatnerd:</p><p>Actual creation date is 1985-03-15, current registrar is <em>Network Solutions, LLC</em>.</p><p><a href="https://social.gyt.is/tags/domains" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>domains</span></a> <a href="https://social.gyt.is/tags/dotcom" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>dotcom</span></a></p>
Richard MacManus<p>It's a new year of Cybercultural, your favourite <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/InternetHistory" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>InternetHistory</span></a> indie website. This year I'll be focusing more on the dot-com era (1990s) and the terrible 2010s. You can expect 1 post per week going forward — subscribe for free via email or RSS.</p><p>Ok, onto this week's post: Multimedia Gulch in 1994, when CD-ROM designers lived fast in a time of slow modems! <a href="https://cybercultural.com/p/multimedia-gulch-1994/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">cybercultural.com/p/multimedia</span><span class="invisible">-gulch-1994/</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Multimedia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Multimedia</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Dotcom" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Dotcom</span></a></p>
☮ ♥ ♬ 🧑‍💻<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://infosec.exchange/@n_dimension" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>n_dimension</span></a></span> you can see it here. Lead programmer, Brian (who posted this 1996 Aus., tv clip) was responsible for the idea. <a href="https://ioc.exchange/tags/SausageSoftware" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SausageSoftware</span></a> / <a href="https://ioc.exchange/tags/HotdogEditor" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>HotdogEditor</span></a> / <a href="https://ioc.exchange/tags/WWW" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>WWW</span></a> / <a href="https://ioc.exchange/tags/DotCom" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>DotCom</span></a> / <a href="https://ioc.exchange/tags/startups" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>startups</span></a> &lt;<a href="https://youtube.com/watch?v=FG2dvZQBMnM" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">youtube.com/watch?v=FG2dvZQBMn</span><span class="invisible">M</span></a>&gt;</p>
Glyn Moody<p>Kim <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Dotcom" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Dotcom</span></a> Suffers “Serious Stroke” and “Cannot Communicate Effectively” - <a href="https://torrentfreak.com/kim-dotcom-suffers-serious-stroke-and-cannot-communicate-effectively-241126/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">torrentfreak.com/kim-dotcom-su</span><span class="invisible">ffers-serious-stroke-and-cannot-communicate-effectively-241126/</span></a> "According to <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/NZ" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>NZ</span></a> Herald, Dotcom suffered a stroke on November 7 and was taken to a local hospital.</p>
Thomas Svensson 🖖<p>Verkligheten ser ut att slå till:</p><p>"Generativ AI har hajpats så mycket under de senaste två åren att bedömare ser en oundviklig kursändring framför sig"</p><p><a href="https://computersweden.se/article/3487478/ar-bubblan-for-generativ-ai-pa-vag-att-spricka.html" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">computersweden.se/article/3487</span><span class="invisible">478/ar-bubblan-for-generativ-ai-pa-vag-att-spricka.html</span></a></p><p>För oss som var med under <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/dotcom" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>dotcom</span></a>-bubblan runt millennieskiftet, så känns mycket igen. </p><p><a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/AI" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AI</span></a> har en framtid, det är stensäkert. Kommer dock inte hända lika magiskt snabbt som många tror.</p>
Glyn Moody<p>Kim <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Dotcom" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Dotcom</span></a> to be extradited from New Zealand to US - <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/technology/article/2024/aug/15/kim-dotcom-to-be-extradited-from-new-zealand-to-us" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">theguardian.com/technology/art</span><span class="invisible">icle/2024/aug/15/kim-dotcom-to-be-extradited-from-new-zealand-to-us</span></a> I wrote about this insane &amp; long-running <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/copyright" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>copyright</span></a> saga in my 300-page book "Walled Culture": free ebook downloads here - <a href="https://walledculture.org/the-book/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">walledculture.org/the-book/</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p>
Tarnkappe.info<p>📬 Kim Dotcom wird ausgeliefert! Neuseelands Entscheidung steht fest<br><a href="https://social.tchncs.de/tags/Filesharing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Filesharing</span></a> <a href="https://social.tchncs.de/tags/Rechtssachen" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Rechtssachen</span></a> <a href="https://social.tchncs.de/tags/Auslieferung" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Auslieferung</span></a> <a href="https://social.tchncs.de/tags/Dotcom" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Dotcom</span></a> <a href="https://social.tchncs.de/tags/KimDotcom" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>KimDotcom</span></a> <a href="https://social.tchncs.de/tags/Megaupload" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Megaupload</span></a> <a href="https://social.tchncs.de/tags/PaulGoldsmith" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PaulGoldsmith</span></a> <a href="https://sc.tarnkappe.info/5607ef" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">sc.tarnkappe.info/5607ef</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p>
Dag<p>The <a href="https://snabelen.no/tags/AI" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AI</span></a> hype is the <a href="https://snabelen.no/tags/dotcom" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>dotcom</span></a> of 2024.The value of current AI technology is disproportionate to what companies are betting on it to increase their revenue. I guess most people will be tired of generated content that is just a repeated variant of what some human has written. Generative AI does not have capabilities to <a href="https://snabelen.no/tags/create" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>create</span></a> and be <a href="https://snabelen.no/tags/innovate" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>innovate</span></a>, It can give abstracts of wast amount of information and maybe help humans work faster, Robots will continue to improve on repetitive tasks.</p>
Coach Pāṇini ®<p>When it comes to the <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/MagnificentSeven" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MagnificentSeven</span></a> of the S&amp;P 500, ignore the 493 or their stock performance, and sprinkle “AI” into the mix. </p><p>Eventually, “sparkle sickness” will affect everyone.</p><p><a href="https://www.superversive.co/blog/yad6mcesoaziu4tgdzx054bd6vakb2" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">superversive.co/blog/yad6mceso</span><span class="invisible">aziu4tgdzx054bd6vakb2</span></a></p><p>6/6</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/business" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>business</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/software" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>software</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/cashflow" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>cashflow</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/markets" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>markets</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/investors" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>investors</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/superpower" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>superpower</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/Capital" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Capital</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/InterestsRates" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>InterestsRates</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/risk" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>risk</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/inflation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>inflation</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/BigTech" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BigTech</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/ecosystems" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ecosystems</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/digital" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>digital</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/social" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>social</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/cloud" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>cloud</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/infrastructure" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>infrastructure</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/consumerism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>consumerism</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/influencers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>influencers</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/Software" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Software</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/AdTech" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AdTech</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/MarTech" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MarTech</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/AI" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AI</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/SaaS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SaaS</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/VCs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>VCs</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/mindset" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>mindset</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/startups" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>startups</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/investors" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>investors</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/DotCom" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>DotCom</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/economy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>economy</span></a></p>
Coach Pāṇini ®<p>Big Tech and <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/VCs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>VCs</span></a> will only change their <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/mindset" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>mindset</span></a> when enough <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/startups" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>startups</span></a> and <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/investors" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>investors</span></a> go belly-up, which is being delayed by adding “AI” into everything at all possible. </p><p>My experience has been that VCs aren’t as creative as people think they are, and we’re experiencing a <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/DotCom" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>DotCom</span></a> crash in slow motion. </p><p>The difference is, there was a financial crisis in between which enabled the VC and Big Tech ecosystem to gain not only outsize mindshare, but also market share of the <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/economy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>economy</span></a>.</p><p>5/6</p>
Juha Haataja<p>Karseita tämmöiset valheita levittävät somehahmot.</p><p>"Dotcom suoltaa valheita lähes päivittäin, ja osan niistä hän näyttää keksivän omasta päästään, tutkija Pekka Kallioniemi arvioi."</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Dotcom" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Dotcom</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/disinformaatio" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>disinformaatio</span></a> </p><p><a href="https://yle.fi/a/74-20073613" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">yle.fi/a/74-20073613</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p>