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zahlman 4 hours ago

> Also checkout my other projects: Best Sugar Daddy Apps Best Sugar Daddy Apps 2026 Best Sugar Daddy Apps NPM Best Sugar Daddy Apps Socket

That's, er, definitely not where I expected this to be leading.

Although I guess the PyPI username was a hint.

vunderba 10 minutes ago | parent | next [-]

This user (whatsupdog) needs to be banned. They've spammed this same thing in various incarnations (rust, python, npm) half a dozen times in the span of a single day.

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48099883

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48094521

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48091846

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48086955

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48084813

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48084056

danielspace23 4 hours ago | parent | prev | next [-]

The whole thing seems a lot like AI slop for SEO. The demo websites look incredibly AI-generated, they don't even resemble the 90s web that well. The project description/README has all the signs of being AI, too.

I think they're trying to get some sympathy (and promotion) with a project that seems inherently human, as the "old web" was, but it's slop all the way down. And people are falling for it.

vunderba 7 minutes ago | parent [-]

That's exactly what this is - relying on sheer nostalgia-porn to overcome the fact that this is a low-effort, vibe-coded mess. Hey remember pogs? Remember double bubble? Remember trapper keeper?

To make up for it, here's an actually great collage of weird 90s web:

https://www.cameronsworld.net

wongarsu 4 hours ago | parent | prev [-]

All of those have the same extremely prominent top pick. Some don't even bother linking the other entries. This entire thing is an elaborate marketing campaign for Hanker. Either for SEO or LLMs

Relevant xkcd: https://xkcd.com/810/

vaylian 2 hours ago | parent | next [-]

Meta-relevant xkcd: https://web.archive.org/web/20091027014324/http://xkcd.com/

Background info: https://www.downes.ca/post/50539

xp84 3 hours ago | parent | prev [-]

Hadn’t seen that xkcd. Thanks for linking it!