https://chrizzle23.net/tags/smartphones/Recent content in Smartphones on Chrizzle23.netHugoenChrizzle23.net and all blog posts © 2026 by Chris Anderson is licensed under CC BY-NC-SA 4.0Wed, 14 Aug 2024 00:00:00 +0000https://chrizzle23.net/posts/240814-gentrified-web/Wed, 14 Aug 2024 00:00:00 +0000https://chrizzle23.net/posts/240814-gentrified-web/<h1 id="i-was-there-gandalf-i-was-there-30-years-ago">I was there Gandalf. I was there 30 years ago&hellip;</h1> <p>In the days before the original DotCom bubble, the Internet was lawless and free. Like the Wild Wild West. It was a haven for the kind of things that decent people shouldn&rsquo;t be exposed to. I spent those days honing my nascent Unix skills by defacing white supremacy websites. As investment and profit found its way into the Wild Wild Web, it became <em>civilized</em>.</p>