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Time for an algo change — we're going back to the early 2000s and focusing on personal blogs and homepages from that era.

sikander.org on July 31, 2003
https://web.archive.org/web/20030731230109if_/http://www.sikander.org:80
Screenshot of sikander.org on July 31, 2003
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One thing I miss about web designs from 25 years ago is the columns... in the mobile era, columns went extinct.
saimasays.com in 2001
https://web.archive.org/web/20011120010402if_/http://saimasays.com:80
Screenshot of saimasays.com in 2001
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I remember Drop.org closing down at one point. It never got as popular as Slashdot or even Kuro5hin.

But, the software that was made for Drop.org — became a big deal. And, it grew way, way, way beyond Drop.org.

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I didn't keep in […]

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Happy fifth birthday Drupal

Today, five years ago, Drupal 1.0.0 was released! The following snippet is taken directly from the original announcement:

"    Today, drop.org announces the release of drupal 1.00 after an extensive period of testing. Drupal is a full-featured content management/discussion engine using Apache/PHP/MySQL and suitable to setup a news-driven community or portal site similar to kuro5hin.org and slashdot.org. Current features include discussion forums, web-based administration, theme support, an open submission queue, content management, a modularized design, PHP sessions, user management with access control and username/profanity/hostname filters, error logging, a public diary module, an affiliate site module, backend/headline generation (RSS/RDF) and much more."

To celebrate the event, Karlijn and I made you a cake:

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“ Wow. Bots on Yahoo have gotten pretty smart lately.”

moleculor.blogspot.com in 2003
https://web.archive.org/web/20030623063601if_/http://moleculor.blogspot.com:80
Screenshot of moleculor.blogspot.com in 2003
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I’d forgotten Six Apart bought LiveJournal in 2005 (they sold it to a Russian co in 2007, which still owns it afaik)

plasticbag.org in 2005
https://web.archive.org/web/20050107095254if_/http://www.plasticbag.org:80
Screenshot of plasticbag.org in 2005