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xris , 4 hours ago to allstartrek

Watching "Young Frankenstein" with husbear, one of our favorites. This line caught my attention:

"... changed plus to minus, and minus to plus."

"Reverse the polarity" is like the Wilhelm Scream, or that friggin red-tailed hawk. It appears over and over, e.g. Star Trek.

Was Frankenstein the first appearance of "reverse the polarity"?
@allstartrek #StarTrek #AllStarTrek

lachlan , 4 hours ago

@xris @allstartrek https://tardis.fandom.com/wiki/The_Sea_Devils_(TV_story) (1972) has 'Reverse the polarity of the neutron flow', which is used frequently through the Third Doctor's run - a couple of years before Young Frankenstein, but pretty darn close

lachlan , 3 hours ago

@fuzzface @xris @allstartrek That's great... I like Doctor Who, but I love Star Trek.

ajsadauskas , 6 months ago (edited 6 months ago) to asklemmy

What should I add to my '90s website?

So I'm currently toying around with NeoCities, and decided to trial it by building your classic mid '90s Geocities/Tripod/Angelfire pastiche website.

Some of the most important elements are already in place.

Tile background? Large font? Heading in bright pink with a shadow? Unusual colour choices? Random cat gifs? Under construction gif? Check! Check! Check!

In the true spirit of the '90s DIY web, some more pages (including the links page) are coming soon.

(I'm thinking of adding a page dedicated to either Britney or a nu-metal band.)

You can see the page so far here: https://that90ssite.neocities.org/

There are a few things that I want to add to make it complete, and I'm looking for suggestions.

The first, is to embed a midi file that plays automatically. Any suggestions on the best way of doing this?

Second, it's just not going to be complete without a guestbook.

Third, any webring suggestions?

Fourth, what's the best way of adding a java chat room in 2024?

Finally, anything else that really needs to be a part of a great '90s website?

UPDATE: Thanks for all the feedback! I've added more annoying GIFs, a guestbook, a links page, and a cyber cat hangout.

UPDATE 2: And added even more gifs, an amazing Amiga demo, and a ton of links.

@asklemmy #tech #webdev #neocities #technology

lachlan , 6 months ago

@ajsadauskas @linux Image maps? <marquee>? A digital view counter, or one of those gifs of a spinning odometer.
A link that goes to a clip art digger saying 'under construction' in 90s office clip art.