{"id":11369,"date":"2023-08-31T04:38:38","date_gmt":"2023-08-31T02:38:38","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/costops.com\/index.php\/2023\/08\/31\/fish-doorbells-historic-sandwiches-50-of-the-weirdest-most-wonderful-corners-of-the-web-picked-by-an-expert\/"},"modified":"2023-08-31T04:38:38","modified_gmt":"2023-08-31T02:38:38","slug":"fish-doorbells-historic-sandwiches-50-of-the-weirdest-most-wonderful-corners-of-the-web-picked-by-an-expert","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/costops.com\/index.php\/2023\/08\/31\/fish-doorbells-historic-sandwiches-50-of-the-weirdest-most-wonderful-corners-of-the-web-picked-by-an-expert\/","title":{"rendered":"Fish doorbells! Historic sandwiches! 50 of the weirdest, most wonderful corners of the web \u2013 picked by an expert"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Can\u2019t face another minute thinking about war, inflation or the climate catastrophe? Give your brain a break in a strange, surprising or entrancing corner of the internet. We\u2019ve got riddles, we\u2019ve got webcams, we\u2019ve got an owl in a box \u2026<\/p>\n<p>I must be about 1,000 years old in internet years (which are even shorter than dog years). I remember doing a summer job as a student in 1995, being instructed to research something on the computer and sitting in front of AltaVista (a primitive search engine, young folk), with absolutely no idea what to do. I was supposed to press some buttons? Information would come out? What?<\/p>\n<p>As a digital migrant rather than a native, I also remember how amazing it felt to stumble my way around the internet in the 90s and early 00s, uncovering its unexpected nooks and crannies with astonishment and delight; it was an exciting and genuinely joyful time. Now I watch other people shout at each other, assailed by news of catastrophes and bombarded with adverts for horrible trousers and cryptocurrency for the further enrichment of billionaires. I scroll, jaded, trying to recapture that sense of wonder I used to feel.<\/p>\n<p> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/technology\/2023\/aug\/31\/fish-doorbells-historic-sandwiches-50-of-the-weirdest-most-wonderful-corners-of-the-web-picked-by-an-expert\">Continue reading&#8230;<\/a><br \/>\n<img src=\"https:\/\/i.guim.co.uk\/img\/media\/409f64805e12e8db31decf9b1dcce59e6802d7d0\/0_0_4688_2813\/master\/4688.jpg?width=140&amp;quality=85&amp;auto=format&amp;fit=max&amp;s=ac82158f014d3e4655ee4d5e58a7c4b9\" title=\"Fish doorbells! Historic sandwiches! 50 of the weirdest, most wonderful corners of the web \u2013 picked by an expert\" \/>Can\u2019t face another minute thinking about war, inflation or the climate catastrophe? Give your brain a break in a strange, surprising or entrancing corner of the internet. We\u2019ve got riddles, we\u2019ve got webcams, we\u2019ve got an owl in a box \u2026<br \/>\nI must be about 1,000 years old in internet years (which are even shorter than dog years). I remember doing a summer job as a student in 1995, being instructed to research something on the computer and sitting in front of AltaVista (a primitive search engine, young folk), with absolutely no idea what to do. I was supposed to press some buttons? Information would come out? What?<br \/>\nAs a digital migrant rather than a native, I also remember how amazing it felt to stumble my way around the internet in the 90s and early 00s, uncovering its unexpected nooks and crannies with astonishment and delight; it was an exciting and genuinely joyful time. Now I watch other people shout at each other, assailed by news of catastrophes and bombarded with adverts for horrible trousers and cryptocurrency for the further enrichment of billionaires. I scroll, jaded, trying to recapture that sense of wonder I used to feel. Continue reading&#8230;Technology | The Guardian<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Can\u2019t face another minute thinking about war, inflation or the climate catastrophe? Give your brain a break in a strange, surprising or entrancing corner of the internet. We\u2019ve got riddles, we\u2019ve got webcams, we\u2019ve got an owl in a box \u2026 I must be about 1,000 years old in internet years (which are even shorter &hellip;<\/p>\n<p class=\"read-more\"> <a class=\"\" href=\"http:\/\/costops.com\/index.php\/2023\/08\/31\/fish-doorbells-historic-sandwiches-50-of-the-weirdest-most-wonderful-corners-of-the-web-picked-by-an-expert\/\"> <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Fish doorbells! 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