The Netscape Fishcam was the second public #webcam on the web. It went online in 1994 and it let you watch the Netscape office aquarium via a secret shortcut in Netscape Navigator by holding CTRL+ALT+F. I was a fan!

The camera survived the closure of Netscape and it's still online today as The Amazing Fishcam.

Go on and take a look!

https://www.fishcam.com/

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**orthogonal to alive** @avi@computerfairi.es · Dec 16, 2019, 21:29

**orthogonal to alive** @avi@computerfairi.es · Dec 16, 2019, 21:29

Dec 16, 2019, 21:29

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Carl Quacks was Carl Barks' negadimensional persona. He drew wealthy dog anthros who presided over a town full of talking ducks.

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**orthogonal to alive** @avi@computerfairi.es · Dec 16, 2019, 21:27

**orthogonal to alive** @avi@computerfairi.es · Dec 16, 2019, 21:27

Dec 16, 2019, 21:27

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Carl Barks was his name, and he was the first furry.

**orthogonal to alive** · Dec 16, 2019, 05:59

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**Ignacio🇵🇷** @Ignacio@todon.nl · Dec 16, 2019, 05:59

Dec 16, 2019, 05:59

Ignacio🇵🇷 @Ignacio@todon.nl

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**orthogonal to alive** · Dec 16, 2019, 16:47

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**Penny Merman** @idesofmerch@mastodon.social · Dec 16, 2019, 16:47

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While I appreciate most Metroid games having a tonal consistency, I do prefer the "55% Bram Stoker's Dracula/ 45% Monster Mash" mix that Castlevania brings to the table.

**orthogonal to alive** @avi@computerfairi.es · Dec 16, 2019, 17:22

**orthogonal to alive** @avi@computerfairi.es · Dec 16, 2019, 17:22

Dec 16, 2019, 17:22

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I don't care about spoilers. If I'm interested in something, I want to be spoiled i.e. learn things about it. I don't give a rat's ass about experiencing it for the first time without knowing anything going in. Fuck that. I don't particularly value being surprised. If anything, I am anti-surprise. I enjoy exploring and learning and avoiding surprises.

It's also incredibly annoying to try to talk about media while avoiding spoilers -- you literally have to repress yourself ffs.

**orthogonal to alive** · Dec 16, 2019, 16:04

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**[Moved] Polychrome** @polychrome@cybre.space · Dec 16, 2019, 16:04

Dec 16, 2019, 16:04

[Moved] Polychrome @polychrome@cybre.space

@kura WebAssembly is not malware - it can be used to write very good malware, much better than JS.

https://www.infoq.com/news/2019/10/WebAssembly-wasm-malicious-usage/

**orthogonal to alive** @avi@computerfairi.es · Dec 16, 2019, 17:13

**orthogonal to alive** @avi@computerfairi.es · Dec 16, 2019, 17:13

Dec 16, 2019, 17:13

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Steven Universe hate fandom and anime hate fandom shaking hands over never shutting the fuck up about the media they are obsessed with

**orthogonal to alive** @avi@computerfairi.es · Dec 16, 2019, 17:07

**orthogonal to alive** @avi@computerfairi.es · Dec 16, 2019, 17:07

Dec 16, 2019, 17:07

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racist flags

The thing is, people'll be like, "I don't condone vandalism," when they're talking about a confederate statue or this dipshit's house getting spraypaint on it.

They'll tell you graffiti is ugly and encourages crime and shit, while some ugly-ass house decorated with racist symbols is just hanging out there.

https://www.desmoinesregister.com/story/news/crime-and-courts/2019/12/11/iowa-home-vandalized-nazi-scum-after-displaying-swastika-confederate-flags/4399548002/

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**orthogonal to alive** · Dec 15, 2019, 23:36

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**▲ monads block evader** @DeltaFlood@jorts.horse · Dec 15, 2019, 23:36

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attempted transphobia that just ends up being rad as hell instead

well if this isn't A Fucking Mood

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**orthogonal to alive** @avi@computerfairi.es · Dec 16, 2019, 16:02

**orthogonal to alive** @avi@computerfairi.es · Dec 16, 2019, 16:02

Dec 16, 2019, 16:02

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Ok, Shrek probably didn't come out in the 90s, but it is spiritually a 90s movie. It has a gross-out animated protag, lots of sarcastic, reference-based humor, and Smash Mouth. It's not only a 90s movie, but the MOST 90s movie next to Tank Girl.

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**orthogonal to alive** @avi@computerfairi.es · Dec 16, 2019, 16:00

**orthogonal to alive** @avi@computerfairi.es · Dec 16, 2019, 16:00

Dec 16, 2019, 16:00

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Yesterday I was talking about Mike Myers with a friend.

How the fuck did Mike Myers trick everyone alive in the 1990s into liking Wayne's World, Austin Powers, AND Shrek? Is he magic?

**orthogonal to alive** · Dec 16, 2019, 14:16

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**🏳️‍🌈 Robin Hood 🏳️‍🌈** @RobinHood@radical.town · Dec 16, 2019, 14:16

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🏳️‍🌈 Robin Hood 🏳️‍🌈 @RobinHood@radical.town

At this protest, my “Less wars more vores” sign has people from across the political spectrum quite angry with me

**orthogonal to alive** @avi@computerfairi.es · Dec 16, 2019, 15:27

**orthogonal to alive** @avi@computerfairi.es · Dec 16, 2019, 15:27

Dec 16, 2019, 15:27

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On the one hand, gentiles should be more educated about Judaism. On the other hand, they always seem to find a way to twist things around and use their knowledge for ill.

**orthogonal to alive** · Dec 16, 2019, 15:20

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**melissa is on monads** @melissasage@radical.town · Dec 16, 2019, 15:20

Dec 16, 2019, 15:20

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the general Jewish view of Jesus Christ is that he's one of a number of so-called messianic figures in roman-occuped Judea. one of the most prolific, sure, and a great teacher of Jewish thought, but there's nothing essentially new in his ministry or his thought that can't be traced to Jews before him.

the general Jewish view of St. Paul is that he's a sonuvabitch who can go to hell, which we don't have, but we might be able to make an exception in his case. he's the reason christianity is Like That.