This is such a cool idea!
The "corners of the internet" have felt increasingly opaque and cobwebby in this age of maximal indexing and centralization.
Projects like this are a super cool way to recapture some of that old time magic.
Show HN: WebTiles – create a tiny 250x250 website with neighbors around you
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#22This immediately reminded of https://ourworldofpixels.com/
I accidentally painted a line through some pixel art on mobile. Sorry!
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#23Reminds me a bit of http://www.milliondollarhomepage.com Old Internet times that will probably never come back.
> Old Internet times that will probably never come back.
I don't understand. How can you say this on a post about a site that is almost the exact same thing you're reminiscing about? Arguably way cooler - at least WebTiles isn't charging money for spots.
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#24I wish the performance could be a little better. Maybe render stuff in chunks based off the position?
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#25Reminds me a bit of http://www.milliondollarhomepage.com Old Internet times that will probably never come back.
> Old Internet times that will probably never come back. I don't understand. How can you say this on a post about a site that is almost the exact same thing you're reminiscing about? Arguably way cooler - at least WebTiles isn't charging money for spots.
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#27Reminds me a bit of http://www.milliondollarhomepage.com Old Internet times that will probably never come back.
I read somewhere that after it took off, people started making copycat sites -- which inevitably sold about 6 pixels each. I sometimes wonder if those copycat site people were surprised that their sites didn't do as well, when their pixels were just as good.
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#28How does it differ from hundreds of other ideas and websites like this?
What other sites like this exist, besides milliondollarhomepage?
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#29Reminds me a bit of http://www.milliondollarhomepage.com Old Internet times that will probably never come back.
> Old Internet times that will probably never come back. I don't understand. How can you say this on a post about a site that is almost the exact same thing you're reminiscing about? Arguably way cooler - at least WebTiles isn't charging money for spots.
I know. But on the Internet everybody was talking about the One Million Dollar Home Page.
I don't think WebTiles will be front page news tomorrow.
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#30this is lovely, thank you for sharing!