Noah
@kirsle.net
I'm an introvert, software engineer, chatbot maker, chaos magician, and all-around jack of all trades & master of some. I'm 38yo (he/him) from PDX.
I maintain a tech blog & personal homepage at https://kirsle.net
I maintain a tech blog & personal homepage at https://kirsle.net
The site is not mobile-friendly and may work best on a desktop-sized screen (as was the fashion at the time).
See the "2025 Update" page for a nice modern introduction to WTF the site was even about.
It's got some Adobe Flash applets on it, made working again in 2025 thanks to ruffle.rs! 2/2 🧵
See the "2025 Update" page for a nice modern introduction to WTF the site was even about.
It's got some Adobe Flash applets on it, made working again in 2025 thanks to ruffle.rs! 2/2 🧵
Ruffle - Flash Emulator
Ruffle is a Flash Player emulator written in Rust. Ruffle targets both desktop and the web using WebAssembly.
ruffle.rs
August 31, 2025 at 11:15 PM
The site is not mobile-friendly and may work best on a desktop-sized screen (as was the fashion at the time).
See the "2025 Update" page for a nice modern introduction to WTF the site was even about.
It's got some Adobe Flash applets on it, made working again in 2025 thanks to ruffle.rs! 2/2 🧵
See the "2025 Update" page for a nice modern introduction to WTF the site was even about.
It's got some Adobe Flash applets on it, made working again in 2025 thanks to ruffle.rs! 2/2 🧵
I need a couple more friends to find out. There are 8 shown on profile pages and so much else about this site is so nostalgic exactly like MySpace, so I hope so!
August 23, 2025 at 5:13 PM
I need a couple more friends to find out. There are 8 shown on profile pages and so much else about this site is so nostalgic exactly like MySpace, so I hope so!
BTW: for the Retro AIM Server, somebody has written an open source re-implementation of the OSCAR server (the official AIM servers were shut down in 2017).
github.com/mk6i/retro-a...
The main server (that I joined) is: aim.chivanet.org
github.com/mk6i/retro-a...
The main server (that I joined) is: aim.chivanet.org
GitHub - mk6i/retro-aim-server: Self-hostable instant messaging server that makes classic AIM and ICQ clients work again. (Independently developed, not affiliated with or endorsed by AOL)
Self-hostable instant messaging server that makes classic AIM and ICQ clients work again. (Independently developed, not affiliated with or endorsed by AOL) - mk6i/retro-aim-server
github.com
August 13, 2025 at 3:39 AM
BTW: for the Retro AIM Server, somebody has written an open source re-implementation of the OSCAR server (the official AIM servers were shut down in 2017).
github.com/mk6i/retro-a...
The main server (that I joined) is: aim.chivanet.org
github.com/mk6i/retro-a...
The main server (that I joined) is: aim.chivanet.org
Supermium is a modern Chromium browser for retro computers.
LegacyUpdate.net is a website that can replace the Windows Update servers.
FrogFind.com can search and proxy modern websites and support super old browsers like IE 6.0!
TheOldNet.com lets you visit old websites via Wayback Machine!
3/3
LegacyUpdate.net is a website that can replace the Windows Update servers.
FrogFind.com can search and proxy modern websites and support super old browsers like IE 6.0!
TheOldNet.com lets you visit old websites via Wayback Machine!
3/3
Legacy Update: Get back online, activate, and install updates on your legacy Windows PC
Getting error 80072EFE when checking for Windows Updates on your old version of Windows? Legacy Update continues support for Windows XP, Vista, 7, 8.1, etc. where Microsoft left off.
LegacyUpdate.net
August 13, 2025 at 3:36 AM
Supermium is a modern Chromium browser for retro computers.
LegacyUpdate.net is a website that can replace the Windows Update servers.
FrogFind.com can search and proxy modern websites and support super old browsers like IE 6.0!
TheOldNet.com lets you visit old websites via Wayback Machine!
3/3
LegacyUpdate.net is a website that can replace the Windows Update servers.
FrogFind.com can search and proxy modern websites and support super old browsers like IE 6.0!
TheOldNet.com lets you visit old websites via Wayback Machine!
3/3
As an obsolete OS, it has a rough time with the modern Internet. The last working versions of Firefox or IE can't cope with our modern https websites, and the Windows Update servers are shut down.
Fortunately, there are some modern solutions to those problems. 2/3
Fortunately, there are some modern solutions to those problems. 2/3
August 13, 2025 at 3:36 AM
As an obsolete OS, it has a rough time with the modern Internet. The last working versions of Firefox or IE can't cope with our modern https websites, and the Windows Update servers are shut down.
Fortunately, there are some modern solutions to those problems. 2/3
Fortunately, there are some modern solutions to those problems. 2/3
Thanks! Let me know if you have any questions about it.
June 21, 2025 at 10:12 PM
Thanks! Let me know if you have any questions about it.
I've had a "tar pit" installed on my tech blog for probably over a decade. The idea then was to mess with robots who crawl the web in search of email addresses to spam.
I had noindex rules on it to keep the good bots out. The bad bots got trapped in infinite slow pages filled with fake emails.
I had noindex rules on it to keep the good bots out. The bad bots got trapped in infinite slow pages filled with fake emails.
June 20, 2025 at 2:53 AM
I've had a "tar pit" installed on my tech blog for probably over a decade. The idea then was to mess with robots who crawl the web in search of email addresses to spam.
I had noindex rules on it to keep the good bots out. The bad bots got trapped in infinite slow pages filled with fake emails.
I had noindex rules on it to keep the good bots out. The bad bots got trapped in infinite slow pages filled with fake emails.