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[–] sk1nnym1ke@piefed.social 5 points 2 months ago (4 children)

Probably pre smartphone times

[–] Rhaedas@fedia.io 18 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Yeah, because we dialup users definitely didn't do all nighters online. At 300 baud. Nope, sure didn't.

[–] RQG@lemmy.world 15 points 2 months ago (1 children)

That's how long it took to look at a few medium res images.

[–] LogicalDrivel@sopuli.xyz 9 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Not sure if nip or mole and wont know for another 10-15 minutes.

[–] Rhaedas@fedia.io 3 points 2 months ago

Still not as bad as pulling segments off Usenet to piece together based on faith in a description.

[–] 0ops@piefed.zip 16 points 2 months ago (1 children)
[–] echodot@feddit.uk 4 points 2 months ago (1 children)
[–] massive_bereavement@fedia.io 4 points 2 months ago

Between the time when the oceans drank Atlantis, and the rise of the sons of Aryas, there was an age undreamed of. And unto this, Conan, destined to bear the jeweled crown of the ever-online upon a troubled brow. It is I, his chronicler, who alone can tell thee of his saga. Let me tell you of the days of high broadband!

[–] Hawk@lemmy.dbzer0.com 10 points 2 months ago (1 children)
[–] boonhet@sopuli.xyz 1 points 2 months ago

Yeah, it's part of the Onion network, isn't it?

[–] Passerby6497@lemmy.world 1 points 2 months ago

Yes, the long lost, pre-smartphone era of January 2015