You should definitely tell us how to donate to this effort. Bring back the old web!
Show HN: I Rebuilt MySpace from 2007
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#72Earlier quoted context omitted.
Hey, I'm An, the creator of SpaceHey! Thank you!! Yes, I looked at a ton of old screenshots, wikipedia sites and archive.org pages! That's how I designed most of it! I'm currently looking into all of the legal stuff which comes with music sharing, but a dedicated music feature is definitely planned! The iTunes API is just a temporary thing to fill it with some content!
What tech stack did you end up using for the backend?
for it to be legitimate you need to use ColdFusion and then do a half assed port to .net.
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#74Good idea. I think there’s a lot of room for some kind of internet social network that gives you a space for a custom profile, chatting with friends about anything, no algorithms dictating what you see, no heavy handed moderation, etc. wish you success
I live and breathe on the internet and have never been moderated once, even freely expressing myself, insulting people who deserve it, etc. My point here is that if you think the current social media options have "heavy handed" moderation, you're probably the problem, not them.
Not an SJW here, actually a political minority here ... i see a moderate amount of moderation and banning pf groups where i hang. Sure its not china but we are not using that asa standard ..
and mate thats a ton of shaming in your tone .. please consider showing some compassion. I fail to see how his comment provoked yours ..
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#76Maybe weird feedback but the COVID-19 Pandemic section on the front page really kills both the retro vibe and the idea that this might be something unique rather than yet another way for me to consume standard news.
I had-interestingly-the exact opposite response. It kept the waves of nostalgia in check by delivering a mild dose of modernity to the experience that was subtle enough and works so well with the rest of the presentation that I actually caught myself smiling and nodding at it.
I think maybe I'd have had the same type of reaction to you with a lighter modern news piece. The pandemic or politics are both right out, but a clearly-new entertainment piece would maybe elicit the same response from me that you've described here.
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#77Earlier quoted context omitted.
What tech stack did you end up using for the backend?
for it to be legitimate you need to use ColdFusion and then do a half assed port to .net.
I was at a CF conference with MySpace as a speaker and they talked about how often they went down but that they were switching to another CF engine with .net capabilities (BlueDragon). Their discussions and jokes about instability and going down due to bad code updates were really cringy and gave the impression that their platform was a mess.
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#79It's a shame about the name.
It might have succeeded!
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#80Super cool! Are you considering federation a la ActivityPub et al? Just thinking of a way for you to really stunt with what MySpace could have been that Facebook or Twitter would never do.
And even if federation is too big of a feature, maybe using the ActivityStreams format for user interactions could be beneficial. https://www.w3.org/TR/activitystreams-core/
And if activitystreams are still too bloated you can look into microformats2 and webmentions (indieweb).