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zombo.com. it kind of sort of still exists, but I haven't had flash installed on any of my devices since about 2015. I was also around on Slashdot when Rob proposed. I was I think a sophomore or junior in high school, sprinting into the library between periods to refresh the page and see if she'd said yes or not.
https://html5zombo.com
I miss a site called ebay.com that was full of people selling second-hand goods. It was replaced by a site selling Chinese knockoffs of the thing you want to buy. Then there was this other site that sold books and CDs called Amazon, they did a similar thing. I really enjoyed browsing suggestions back then. Finally froogle, superficially similar to google shopping that replaced it, but it actually helped you find thin…
it helped me get through some low points of my own in high school.
i helped fund it by mailing in cash when i was 16. i received a few branded match boxes in return.
within a year, it went down for good. there are still some archives online, but nothing quite compares. i tried to revive it by building storylog.com.
that 2 year endeavor managed to jumpstart my passion for web development, got me to learn HTML, CSS, and eventually Python, and landed me my first job at a startup.
Old school runescape. I played it as a kid and have never otherwise had such a wonderful and memorable experience playing a video game. Im quite young (23) so when I was playing it back in 2006-2008, I learned a LOT about life. Trading and bartering, getting scammed, talking to people to get help moving forward in the game, etc. Most of my friends who used to play agree. You can still play, they brought it back a few…
not a website, but the old battle.net, and irc in general
Not a website, but I miss a weekly email newsletter called NTK (Need to Know). I'm not sure how many HN readers were NTK readers, but I bet all NTK readers are now HN readers.