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  1. #retrocomputing #frogfind #searchengine #wannabe #macos

    ๐Ÿ‘ป Spotting a Ghost in the Logs: The Return of the WannaBe Browser ๐Ÿ
    While combing through our recent quarantine logs to hunt down relentless modern bots, an absolute vintage gem surfaced from the noise: a user agent identifying itself simply as WannaBe! ๐Ÿ•ต๏ธโ€โ™‚๏ธ๐Ÿธ

    What is WannaBe? ๐Ÿ’พ
    For those who didn't surf the web on a Macintosh in the late 90s, WannaBe is a legend. Developed by David Pierson, itโ€™s a lightning-fast, text-only browser for Classic Mac OS (System 7 to OS 9). By completely ignoring images, plugins, and CSS, it renders pure, unadulterated text. ๐Ÿš€

    Why it rules: ๐Ÿ› ๏ธ

    Blistering Speed: Loads pages instantly, even over a screeching 14.4k dial-up modem. โ˜Ž๏ธ

    Minimal Footprint: Runs effortlessly on older 68k Macs that would completely choke on Netscape Navigator. ๐Ÿ“‰

    Mac-Native Feel: Beautifully integrates with the classic Mac OS interface. ๐Ÿ–ฅ๏ธ

    At OSfOM (Open Systems for Open Minds), our philosophy is all about keeping historical hardware alive and functional. WannaBe strips away the modern web bloat, leaving only the information. When paired with a text-friendly search gateway, it transforms an isolated beige Mac into a highly capable research tool. ๐Ÿง โœจ

    Seeing this pop up in the access logs proves the retro web is thriving. To whoever is out there currently browsing via WannaBe: keep the classic Mac OS running, and happy surfing! ๐Ÿ„โ€โ™‚๏ธ๐Ÿป

  2. #retrocomputing #frogfind #searchengine #wannabe #macos

    ๐Ÿ‘ป Spotting a Ghost in the Logs: The Return of the WannaBe Browser ๐Ÿ
    While combing through our recent quarantine logs to hunt down relentless modern bots, an absolute vintage gem surfaced from the noise: a user agent identifying itself simply as WannaBe! ๐Ÿ•ต๏ธโ€โ™‚๏ธ๐Ÿธ

    What is WannaBe? ๐Ÿ’พ
    For those who didn't surf the web on a Macintosh in the late 90s, WannaBe is a legend. Developed by David Pierson, itโ€™s a lightning-fast, text-only browser for Classic Mac OS (System 7 to OS 9). By completely ignoring images, plugins, and CSS, it renders pure, unadulterated text. ๐Ÿš€

    Why it rules: ๐Ÿ› ๏ธ

    Blistering Speed: Loads pages instantly, even over a screeching 14.4k dial-up modem. โ˜Ž๏ธ

    Minimal Footprint: Runs effortlessly on older 68k Macs that would completely choke on Netscape Navigator. ๐Ÿ“‰

    Mac-Native Feel: Beautifully integrates with the classic Mac OS interface. ๐Ÿ–ฅ๏ธ

    At OSfOM (Open Systems for Open Minds), our philosophy is all about keeping historical hardware alive and functional. WannaBe strips away the modern web bloat, leaving only the information. When paired with a text-friendly search gateway, it transforms an isolated beige Mac into a highly capable research tool. ๐Ÿง โœจ

    Seeing this pop up in the access logs proves the retro web is thriving. To whoever is out there currently browsing via WannaBe: keep the classic Mac OS running, and happy surfing! ๐Ÿ„โ€โ™‚๏ธ๐Ÿป

  3. ๐ŸŽ‰๐Ÿ‘ Oh, look! Another cryptographic "breakthrough" by #wannabe #mathematicians who think pressing buttons on #GitHub is equivalent to #actual #research. ๐Ÿคฆโ€โ™‚๏ธ Next up: discovering fire! ๐Ÿ”ฅ
    github.com/anthropics/cryptogr #cryptography #breakthrough #tech #satire #HackerNews #ngated

  4. ๐ŸŽ‰๐Ÿ‘ Oh, look! Another cryptographic "breakthrough" by #wannabe #mathematicians who think pressing buttons on #GitHub is equivalent to #actual #research. ๐Ÿคฆโ€โ™‚๏ธ Next up: discovering fire! ๐Ÿ”ฅ
    github.com/anthropics/cryptogr #cryptography #breakthrough #tech #satire #HackerNews #ngated

  5. NO PAYWALL
    >Why is it legal for corporations to scan our faces
    >Why do we live in this surveillance state
    >Where are standard privacy protections
    - Oh that would be communist LOL
    We are through the looking glass,
    And MSG (suing Wired) is likely to find sympathetic judges these days
    #fascist #USA #tracking #trans #gay #artists #MSG #MadisonSquareGarden #surveillance #SocialMedia #posts #paranoid #conservative #millionaire #wannabe #Batman
    wired.com/story/madison-square

  6. NO PAYWALL
    >Why is it legal for corporations to scan our faces
    >Why do we live in this surveillance state
    >Where are standard privacy protections
    - Oh that would be communist LOL
    We are through the looking glass,
    And MSG (suing Wired) is likely to find sympathetic judges these days
    #fascist #USA #tracking #trans #gay #artists #MSG #MadisonSquareGarden #surveillance #SocialMedia #posts #paranoid #conservative #millionaire #wannabe #Batman
    wired.com/story/madison-square

  7. RE: masto.nyc/@GetMisch/1150180881

    Staff, forced to work for Vance, make "challenge coins" to commemorate the hubris of this false-flag "hillbilly".
    #Vance is whiteness, supreme: he has rivers raised and closes public parks. He wastes tax money w/ helicopter property tours, destroys working class vacations at Disney.
    *SECURITY DETAIL "FED UP" W/ VANCE*
    #Bobcat #survivor #JDVance #WhiteSupremacist #PeterTheil #fascist #USA #GOP #DEI #grift #bigot #prejudiced #IvyLeague #graduate #wannabe #hillbilly #poseur
    ms.now/news/veeps-security-det

  8. '๐—ช๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ป๐—ฎ๐—ฏ๐—ฒ' ๐—ฏ๐—ฒ๐˜€๐˜๐—ฎ๐—ฎ๐˜ 30 ๐—ท๐—ฎ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ: ๐—ธ๐—ผ๐—บ๐˜ ๐—ฑ๐—ฒ ๐˜‚๐—น๐˜๐—ถ๐—ฒ๐—บ๐—ฒ ๐—ฆ๐—ฝ๐—ถ๐—ฐ๐—ฒ ๐—š๐—ถ๐—ฟ๐—น๐˜€-๐—ฐ๐—ผ๐—บ๐—ฒ๐—ฏ๐—ฎ๐—ฐ๐—ธ ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ ๐—ป๐—ผ๐—ด?

    Dertig jaar geleden veranderde een videoclip met vijf kleurrijke outfits, een aanstekelijk refrein en een flinke dosis girlpower de popgeschiedenis voorgoed. 'Wannabe' maakte van de Spice Girls een wereldwijd fenomeen. Maar drie decennia later blijft een vraag terugkomen: zien we...

    rtl.nl/boulevard/artikel/56260

    #Wannabe #SpiceGirls #comeback

  9. '๐—ช๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ป๐—ฎ๐—ฏ๐—ฒ' ๐—ฏ๐—ฒ๐˜€๐˜๐—ฎ๐—ฎ๐˜ 30 ๐—ท๐—ฎ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ: ๐—ธ๐—ผ๐—บ๐˜ ๐—ฑ๐—ฒ ๐˜‚๐—น๐˜๐—ถ๐—ฒ๐—บ๐—ฒ ๐—ฆ๐—ฝ๐—ถ๐—ฐ๐—ฒ ๐—š๐—ถ๐—ฟ๐—น๐˜€-๐—ฐ๐—ผ๐—บ๐—ฒ๐—ฏ๐—ฎ๐—ฐ๐—ธ ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ ๐—ป๐—ผ๐—ด?

    Dertig jaar geleden veranderde een videoclip met vijf kleurrijke outfits, een aanstekelijk refrein en een flinke dosis girlpower de popgeschiedenis voorgoed. 'Wannabe' maakte van de Spice Girls een wereldwijd fenomeen. Maar drie decennia later blijft een vraag terugkomen: zien we...

    rtl.nl/boulevard/artikel/56260

    #Wannabe #SpiceGirls #comeback

  10. ๐—ฉ๐—ถ๐—ฐ๐˜๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐—ฎ ๐—•๐—ฒ๐—ฐ๐—ธ๐—ต๐—ฎ๐—บ ๐—ธ๐—ฎ๐—ป ๐—ป๐—ถ๐—ฒ๐˜ ๐—ด๐—ฒ๐—น๐—ผ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ๐—ป ๐—ฑ๐—ฎ๐˜ ๐—ช๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ป๐—ฎ๐—ฏ๐—ฒ ๐—ฑ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ด ๐—ท๐—ฎ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ ๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ฑ ๐—ถ๐˜€

    Victoria Beckham kan niet geloven dat het woensdag precies dertig jaar geleden is sinds de debuutsingle Wannabe van de Spice Girls verscheen. De zangeres en modeontwerpster stond op Instagram stil bij de release van de single die "ons leven voor altijd veranderde".

    rtl.nl/boulevard/artikel/56256

    #VictoriaBeckham #Wannabe #dertigjaaroud

  11. ๐—ฉ๐—ถ๐—ฐ๐˜๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐—ฎ ๐—•๐—ฒ๐—ฐ๐—ธ๐—ต๐—ฎ๐—บ ๐—ธ๐—ฎ๐—ป ๐—ป๐—ถ๐—ฒ๐˜ ๐—ด๐—ฒ๐—น๐—ผ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ๐—ป ๐—ฑ๐—ฎ๐˜ ๐—ช๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ป๐—ฎ๐—ฏ๐—ฒ ๐—ฑ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ด ๐—ท๐—ฎ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ ๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ฑ ๐—ถ๐˜€

    Victoria Beckham kan niet geloven dat het woensdag precies dertig jaar geleden is sinds de debuutsingle Wannabe van de Spice Girls verscheen. De zangeres en modeontwerpster stond op Instagram stil bij de release van de single die "ons leven voor altijd veranderde".

    rtl.nl/boulevard/artikel/56256

    #VictoriaBeckham #Wannabe #dertigjaaroud

  12. A nice summer meal: potatoes with spring onion, broccoli, asparagus, soy beans and two vegan sausages. We grow most of our food during spring and summer months. Something about learning to live with nature, no plastic wraps or something along those lines ๐Ÿ˜‰

    #farmer #wannabe #food #homegrown

  13. A nice summer meal: potatoes with spring onion, broccoli, asparagus, soy beans and two vegan sausages. We grow most of our food during spring and summer months. Something about learning to live with nature, no plastic wraps or something along those lines ๐Ÿ˜‰

  14. When he started a new hobby and immediately bought an expensive professional equipment.

    1. Gear Guppy
    2. Wallet Whelp
    3. Lux Noob
    4. Premium Pup
    5. Bankroll Bunny
    6. Elite Egg
    7. Cash Cub
    8. Highโ€“End Hatchling
    9. Splurge Sprout
    10. Prodigy Poser

    #humor #englishLanguage #wannabe

  15. Good Thursday morning to you all! Today's 11x11 shouldn't take you too long to complete, then you can go out and enjoy a lovely spring day. Click below for "All Those Wannabes" and I'll see you on Sunday. :)

    tinyurl.com/54rud3hp

    #crossword #puzzle #xw #wannabe

  16. Good Thursday morning to you all! Today's 11x11 shouldn't take you too long to complete, then you can go out and enjoy a lovely spring day. Click below for "All Those Wannabes" and I'll see you on Sunday. :)

    tinyurl.com/54rud3hp

    #crossword #puzzle #xw #wannabe

  17. ๐ŸŽตEl 22 de abril de 1996, a las 8:34 de la maรฑana, el pop cambiรณ para siempre en un platรณ de Londres.
    Cinco chicas que nadie conocรญa aparecieron en televisiรณn para presentar "Wannabe", y lo que parecรญa una promociรณn mรกs terminรณ siendo el estallido del girl power.

    Tres dรฉcadas despuรฉs, ese momento sigue siendo el referente de cรณmo irrumpir en la industria con una frescura que hoy, con tanto filtro y estrategia medida, se echa de menos.
    Fueron directas, autรฉnticas y no pidieron permiso a nadie para quedarse con el trono.

    ๐ŸŽต๐ŸŽถ๐ŸŽต๐ŸŽถ

    #spicegirls #wannabe #girlpower #londres #pop #aniversario #musica #efemerides #30aรฑos

  18. ๐ŸŽตEl 22 de abril de 1996, a las 8:34 de la maรฑana, el pop cambiรณ para siempre en un platรณ de Londres.
    Cinco chicas que nadie conocรญa aparecieron en televisiรณn para presentar "Wannabe", y lo que parecรญa una promociรณn mรกs terminรณ siendo el estallido del girl power.

    Tres dรฉcadas despuรฉs, ese momento sigue siendo el referente de cรณmo irrumpir en la industria con una frescura que hoy, con tanto filtro y estrategia medida, se echa de menos.
    Fueron directas, autรฉnticas y no pidieron permiso a nadie para quedarse con el trono.

    ๐ŸŽต๐ŸŽถ๐ŸŽต๐ŸŽถ

    #spicegirls #wannabe #girlpower #londres #pop #aniversario #musica #efemerides #30aรฑos

  19. ๐Ÿ™„ Oh, look! Yet another #wannabe #AWS emulator on #GitHub, because clearly, the world was lacking in half-baked #cloud #computing clones. This one's called 'Hiraeth'โ€”because nothing says "I'm serious about emulating AWS" quite like a word that sounds like a sneeze. ๐Ÿคง
    github.com/SethPyle376/hiraeth #Hiraeth #emulators #tech #humor #HackerNews #ngated

  20. ๐Ÿ™„ Oh, look! Yet another #wannabe #AWS emulator on #GitHub, because clearly, the world was lacking in half-baked #cloud #computing clones. This one's called 'Hiraeth'โ€”because nothing says "I'm serious about emulating AWS" quite like a word that sounds like a sneeze. ๐Ÿคง
    github.com/SethPyle376/hiraeth #Hiraeth #emulators #tech #humor #HackerNews #ngated