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Re: Netscape ISP Homepage

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Post by tootie » Thu, Apr 08, 2021, 1:17 PM UTC

rollcat wrote: post #86

akoster wrote: post #67

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Reminds me of Opera Mini [1] utilizing Opera’s compression servers (which really helped with capped mobile data plans a few years back) or Google Web Light [2] which I have heard might be similar [1] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Opera_Mini [2] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Google_Web_Light

Opera Mini doesn't just compress web pages. They run Presto (their OG web engine) headless on the backend, pre-render the pages, and push THAT to the device. It doesn't just conserve bandwidth but also the CPU power.

Amazon Silk works the same way. I think it's the default browser for Kindle devices.

Re: Netscape ISP Homepage

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Post by Sander_Marechal » Thu, Apr 08, 2021, 2:11 PM UTC

kiwijamo wrote: post #62

user3939382 wrote: post #41

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I would make a deal with a friend or neighbor who gets 5G reception on top of the hill. Connect a 5G modem to a Ubiquiti point-to-point antenna set that beams the connection to the house at the bottom (they have different products depending on the distance). That may violate the TOS of the original connection but probably wouldn’t come up.

Have you missed all the recent chatter about Ubiquiti? I'd steer well clear and look at other options such as MicroTik et al.

Have you seen the chatter about MikroTik vulnerabilities as well? Everybody has security incidents. What matters is how you handle them.

Re: Netscape ISP Homepage

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Post by bierjunge » Thu, Apr 08, 2021, 2:23 PM UTC

Sander_Marechal wrote: post #102

kiwijamo wrote: post #62

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Have you missed all the recent chatter about Ubiquiti? I'd steer well clear and look at other options such as MicroTik et al.

Have you seen the chatter about MikroTik vulnerabilities as well? Everybody has security incidents. What matters is how you handle them.

The last breach was not handled really well by Ubiquiti.

https://krebsonsecurity.com/2021/04/ubiquiti-all-but-confirm...

Re: Netscape ISP Homepage

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Post by Grieving » Thu, Apr 08, 2021, 2:34 PM UTC

When I got into software development around 2013-2014, only dialup and satellite internet were available in my area, and nobody had really nice computers (mine was an old, secondhand netbook). As a result, I can't overstate how much I appreciate informational sites consisting of 'plain' Web 1.0 HTML/CSS. They loaded fast, didn't lag when doing something as simple as scrolling, and didn't break when the connection dropped. They were also easier to archive with wget, which was very important to me given the instability of my connection.

Thankfully that was the heyday of jekyll/octopress, so there were a lot of accessible dev blogs.

Re: Netscape ISP Homepage

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Post by denysvitali » Thu, Apr 08, 2021, 2:39 PM UTC

bierjunge wrote: post #103

Sander_Marechal wrote: post #102

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Have you seen the chatter about MikroTik vulnerabilities as well? Everybody has security incidents. What matters is how you handle them.

The last breach was not handled really well by Ubiquiti. https://krebsonsecurity.com/2021/04/ubiquiti-all-but-confirm...

Indeed, but if you don't put everything to the cloud and consider Ubiquiti as an HW manufacturer: they're pretty good

Re: Netscape ISP Homepage

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Post by GrumpyNl » Thu, Apr 08, 2021, 2:45 PM UTC

Igelau wrote: post #24

jandrese wrote: post #19

Some people are going to call the design dated, but to me that kind of layout is timeless. Just the facts and it has good information density. But LOL that the "Maps" link goes to mapquest.com. In other news Mapquest still exist.

Needs more frames!

Old school, great load time.

Re: Netscape ISP Homepage

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Post by fatjokes » Thu, Apr 08, 2021, 2:46 PM UTC

Man, look at that clean, readable HTML source! Growing up View Source was how I learned the bulk of my HTML/Javascript. Miss those days...

Re: Netscape ISP Homepage

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Post by bellyfullofbac » Thu, Apr 08, 2021, 3:27 PM UTC

wasmitnetzen wrote: post #80

kiwijamo wrote: post #65

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What cookie consent page?

Probably an EU-specific page. I got it too, it was even in my local language.

I guess someone's got rich^W an okay business offering CCPaaS: Cookie Consent Popup as a Service.

I remember looking up some tourist destination and reading a few travel blogs about it, the cookie consent popups of the different sites looked identical

Re: Netscape ISP Homepage

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Post by forgotmypw17 » Thu, Apr 08, 2021, 3:33 PM UTC

spiritplumber wrote: post #75

forgotmypw17 wrote: post #50

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A relatively capable browser, with DOM and JavaScript. I test with it regularly.

An elegant browser for a more civilized age.

Being based on early Mozilla Suite, it is a bit rough around the edges, feels alpha quality, but has a nice feel, and quite elegant.

Re: Netscape ISP Homepage

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Post by UncleSlacky » Thu, Apr 08, 2021, 3:36 PM UTC

swiley wrote: post #30

visiblink wrote: post #20

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Ditto. While Mozilla shut down the mailing lists this week, there's now an alt.comp.software.seamonkey newsgroup.

It's been a while since I've tried newsgroups. They were already on their way out by the time I was born. Does gnus still work? Is there a way to connect (preferable with the ability to post) with it for free? How does one make a newsgroup?

> Is there a way to connect (preferable with the ability to post) with it for free?

Yep, you can get a free account at https://www.eternal-september.org/ if your ISP doesn't carry newsgroups (note it's for text groups only). Personally, I use Thunderbird as a newsreader (and my ISP still carries most newsgroups), there are also dedicated apps like Pan: http://pan.rebelbase.com/