[HN Gopher] Rewilding the Internet
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Rewilding the Internet
Author : thinkingemote
Score : 37 points
Date : 2025-11-02 10:24 UTC (8 days ago)
(HTM) web link (www.protein.xyz)
(TXT) w3m dump (www.protein.xyz)
| lampiaio wrote:
| > scrolls down to read more
|
| > "subscribe" popup interrupts my reading
|
| > ctrl-w
| zem wrote:
| "all complex ecosystems have parasites"
| korse wrote:
| Adblock should be mandatory. Just like bug repellent and
| sunscreen.
| bdangubic wrote:
| "real men do not need protection against sun and bugs"
|
| - my Dad :)
| mlinhares wrote:
| I take your dad is not from the tropics LOL
| bdangubic wrote:
| "real men look at the SUN during eclipse"
|
| - also my Dad commenting on DJT...
| xeonmc wrote:
| He probably meant "real men do not use protection against
| sons".
| comprev wrote:
| or perhaps "real men do not use protection hence sons"
| Groxx wrote:
| a particularly egregious one, wow
| tclancy wrote:
| > clicks in to read what others thought
|
| > _that_ comment somehow has floated to the top and cannot be
| closed or hidden with ESC
|
| > [?]+w
| kulahan wrote:
| I do this _constantly_. I have always assumed I was the only
| one, because if I were even kinda like other people, it 'd be
| one of the quickest ways to destroy your own website.
| mentalgear wrote:
| > goes to about page
|
| > "We're a cultural intelligence platform for progressive
| brands who want to make better decisions, discover new
| opportunities and stay relevant."
|
| > now this all feels fake .
| vonnieda wrote:
| What plant software is being shown in the animation at the top of
| the page? I've been hunting for something to simulate plant
| growth and that looks interesting!
| thinkingemote wrote:
| PlantStudio from 1997-2001
|
| https://www.kurtz-fernhout.com/PlantStudio/screens.htm
|
| PlantStudio Botanical Illustration Software is a tool for
| creating 3D plant models and 2D illustrations. PlantStudio
| simulates herbaceous (non-woody) plants like wildflowers and
| cut flowers, vegetables, weeds, grasses, and herbs using a
| parameter-driven simulation of plant growth and structure.
| Modified3019 wrote:
| Looks like Plant Studio:
|
| https://www.kurtz-fernhout.com/summary_plantstudio.html
|
| https://github.com/pdfernhout/PlantStudio
| vonnieda wrote:
| Thank you! The README in the repo was a real joy to read.
| dunb wrote:
| Others have already told you the name of the project, but if
| you happen to be on Arch, I have a PKGBUILD written for
| PlantStudio. I haven't published it to the AUR since I don't
| necessarily want to be the maintainer though. Shoot me an email
| (in my bio) if you're interested
| eufouria wrote:
| Some other links you might find interesting:
|
| https://youtu.be/IU0cJaUqVM8 https://youtu.be/8YOpFsZsR9w
| HotGarbage wrote:
| Any relationship to https://protein.monster ?
| codethief wrote:
| > As we enter Web4
|
| Sigh.
| uatec wrote:
| There was a sweet spot somewhere after geocities where we still
| had web rings. Decentralised (and free) curated feeds of content.
|
| Now everybody wants subscribers as their metric of social worth,
| so they want a publishing platform that gives them metrics, and
| pushes subscribers.
|
| On further thought, time for me to rewrite my website on
| neocities.
| bovermyer wrote:
| I'm on Neocities. I use it as my low-effort gaming website.
| https://dungeonhack.neocities.org/
| cosmicgadget wrote:
| > Another form of digital stewardship is Jacky Zhao's website,
| jzhao.xyz - a personal "hypertext garden," a digital space
| designed for exploration and playful engagement. The site blends
| writing, research, and projects in a nonlinear, interconnected
| layout, inviting visitors to wander through thoughts,
| experiments, and resources - as if walking through a garden.
|
| Using an LLM really sabotages the post.
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