Oct
27
Last Call: Geocities Edition
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Sadly (?), it was announced by Yahoo that yesterday was the last day that GeoCities would be available.
Being a relative neophyte when it comes to blogging and using the internet for anything besides porn and stock quotes, the news means little to me. But I assume those of you who have been farting around with blogs and websites for some time may feel a bit nostalgic regarding the news. Courtesy of some site called Data Center Knowledge, here are a couple of newsworthy items regarding the demise of GeoCities.
- There have been a number of efforts to preserve the GeoCities sites for posterity, including one by the Internet Archive and another by Archive Team, a separate group. Both efforts began this spring.
- Another effort was begin on Oct. 20 (yep, last Tuesday) by ReoCities, which has generated interest for its mad scramble to backup all of GeoCities in less than a week. Hmmm … did they know the Archive was working on this?
- Gawker, with its usual snark, cites the evaporation of value represented by the closure, noting that Yahoo paid $3.5 billion for GeoCities in 1999.
- Netcraft notes that the impending closure will wipe out at least 930 known phishing sites, including 143 that were launched in the last month.
- News.com has invited readers to share their “favorite stories about GeoCities.”
- Slashdot links to a number of tributes around the web, including ones at xkcd and Homestar Runner.
So there you have it. So long, GeoCities. I hardly knew thee.
On to the usual routine.
Blogetizers
- SP Sneak Preview: Ron Artest’s “Afghan Women” [Style Points]
- Media, Twitter, and Recruiting: In which I get irritated and somewhat noble [The Phoenix Pub]
- Weekend at Bettman’s, October 24-25 [Melt Your Face Off]
- Dear Moamer / Muammar Gaddafi / Kadhafi… [Food Court Lunch]
- Referees to Ferguson: Learn the Rules [Avoiding the Drop]
The Entree
- “Meet Cabbage Head” The Kids in the Hall.
Sorbet
- Sarah Michelle Gellar
And for the ladies…
Charles Nelson Reilly!
Alright. Do what you do.
Oh
My God.
That is probably the funniest one yet. Fabulous job, Weed.
Just me on a hilltop with 15 girls
In a Nelson Reilly orgy that will make your hair curl…
Sarah Michelle might be one super skinny girl that looks good.
@James Brown, I never liked her, I don’t know why. She’s just meh.
@Sculptor?!?, She was always behind Charisma Carpenter, Alyson Hannigan and Emma Caufield in my book.
/buffy nerded
So where is everyone? I mean, it’s Tuesday! What on earth is there to do on a Tuesday?
@Sculptor?!?, Giving Lowposts a little love tonight for their liveblog… but checking here too. It’s ok, it’s not cheating if everyone consents.
@Rob in WI, That’s what she said…
Oh, so Shaq and LeBron are on the cover of SI this week? Okay, Cleveland’s season is over. Next sport, please?
@Sculptor?!?, Well, there’s always… um….
I’ll get back to you.
@Sculptor?!?, Uh… Uh… What do you have left?
@James Brown, nuthin. we got nuthin.
except maybe pick-up sticks.
Michael Jackson’s movie looks like they want to make you feel guilty about how you talked about him. Sadly, I really don’t.
@James Brown, you have no soul good sir. I totally respect that.
@gimp, Hell, he was pretty much a pedo. Why should we all feel sorry?
His dad fucked up his life? He could’ve… Gotten help!
@James Brown, Agreed. He totally should have. That kid was ruined. Where’s the pedo bears when we need ‘em?
@gimp, Driving a van with Brad Childress.
@James Brown, hahahaha nice pull from the rive brog, pal.
@Sculptor?!?, If only berstreet were here to assist with what the van looks like…
@James Brown, ask and ye shall receive.
http://www.lalawag.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/01/3242038147_ba68b2e90a1.jpg
@berstreet, Still pissed about the game, I see?
@James Brown, about the game? no. about childress still being our coach? yup.
@gimp, he should’ve put some tussin on it.
Charles Nelson Reilly gets mad pussy yo.
@MrRedDevil, Of course they were mad, he was gay!
@Sculptor?!?, don’t forget…FABULOUS!!!
Homestar Runner? Holy shit, I had forgot about that.
/sings “A Wave of Babies…”
@Socks, EVERYBODY… EVERYBODY!
@James Brown, The Cheat is not dead….
I’m so glad the Cheat is not dead.
@James Brown, Hey JB and kind of college basketball preview happening at the Pub?
@RATL, Not that I know of. Want to put one together?
@James Brown, Part of it. I think I could do some Big East and ACC stuff. I was going to check with AA and Rob.
@RATL, Nice. Just let me know something. Rob and AA have my address if you can’t access the pubmail.
@James Brown, I can’t, so i’ll see what their up to. I was also thinking about some type of POY countdown type thing.
I see Shelden Williams is continuing his prolific NBA career as the Celts 11th man.
Hey all,
Faith > Buffy (And I never understood Willow’s popularity, but she seems to be having the best career of all).
Re: Flu shot comment from this morning – I know that it’s not proven, but if it improves the odds, I don’t think it should harm me.
I just finished class today. I’m in teachers college at the moment. I’m taking a course which is designed to teach us how to inspire students. Today, we did interpretive dance. It was kinda fun.
/no homo.
@semper_ubi_sub_ubi, Okay, I’ve given this some thought, and I got nothin’. How does interpretive dance inspire students? Unless your goal is to solict newer and harsher insults, I’m at a loss.
@Sculptor?!?, I think it’s the idea that we can’t encourage students to leave their comfort zone until we are comfortable enough to leave our own.
Something about the idea that book learnin’ can only go so far and that play has an important role (I guess in the ‘fun’ part) which will help inspire people to take chances and go to the next level.
@semper_ubi_sub_ubi, If only the mayor were here to chip in. I miss the old days on the site that shall not be named.
Aaaaaand the Cavs lost. I am not surprised. Nor do I care, actually.
@Sculptor?!?, WOOHOOOO!!! GO KG!!!!
Ah… nothing like a shower to really make you feel clean.
/McCarver’d