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Dave RahardjaHey kids, did you know that in 2011 there was this dude who went by the name “Shingy”, who was VP of Marketing at AOL, who somehow morphed his persona to become the company’s “Digital Prophet”. His job was apparently to be weird and outrageous? Spout gibberish and look like he’s high on stimulants? Or something?Anyway, AOL was bought out by Verizon and merged with other dying companies to become Oath and they paid Shingy money til 2019.A conversation sparked this weird memory in my brain and now you too will remember a piece of Weird Tech history.<a href="https://sfba.social/tags/shingy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#shingy</a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/aol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#aol</a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/wat" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#wat</a>

PLA_906114Now to find my 9600 bps MNP5 Fax external modem, so I can go on the internet in 1991 using my 16550AF serial UART <a href="https://toot.community/tags/RetroComputing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#RetroComputing</a> <a href="https://toot.community/tags/AOL" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#AOL</a>

Al<a href="https://mamot.fr/@thibaultamartin" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@thibaultamartin</a> I think you are suffering from <a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/AOL" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#AOL</a>.Acronym Over Load.sorry, [I'll show myself out now]

Kevin Karhan :verified:<a href="https://chaos.social/@compl4xx" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@compl4xx</a> <a href="https://layer8.space/@Layer8" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@Layer8</a> <a href="https://hhmx.de/@nick" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@nick</a> <a href="https://social.tchncs.de/@kuketzblog" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@kuketzblog</a> <a href="https://waldvogel.family/@marcel" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@marcel</a> <a href="https://fnordon.de/@mspro" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@mspro</a><ul><li>EXAKT DAS!</li></ul><a href="https://infosec.space/@kkarhan/113938762230637543" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Meine Rede</a>...Oder um es einfach zu erklären: Warum gibt es <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/HTTP" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#HTTP</a>(S) & <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/HTML" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#HTML</a> sowie <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/eMail" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#eMail</a> ( <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/IMAP" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#IMAP</a> & <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/SMTP" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#SMTP</a>) bis heute und keiner nutzt mehr <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/AOL" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#AOL</a>, <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/MSN" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#MSN</a>, <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/ICQ" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#ICQ</a>?<ul><li>Weil nur <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/OffeneStandards" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#OffeneStandards</a> als <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/MultiVendor" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#MultiVendor</a> & <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/MultiProvider" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#MultiProvider</a> - Lösung taugen und langfristig überleben können!!!</li></ul>Wenn <a href="https://mastodon.world/@signalapp" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@signalapp</a> / <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Signal" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Signal</a> wegen <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/CloudAct" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#CloudAct</a> geflipped wird wie <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/EncroChat" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#EncroChat</a>, <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/AN%C3%98M" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#ANØM</a> & <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/SkyECC" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#SkyECC</a> dann stehen Leute alternativlos in der shice ubd die ganzen "Sicherheitsversprechen" lösen sich in "<a href="https://infosec.space/tags/TrustMeBro" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#TrustMeBro</a>!" und <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/L%C3%BCgen" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Lügen</a> auf.<ul><li>Wohingegen selbst wenn <a href="https://monocles.social/@monocles" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@monocles</a> nen Front wäre, es mit <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/XMPP" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#XMPP</a>+<a href="https://infosec.space/tags/OMEMO" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#OMEMO</a> & <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/PGP" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#PGP</a>/MIME (bspw. <a href="https://chaos.social/@delta" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@delta</a> / <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/deltaChat" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#deltaChat</a>) sie Sicherheit sank <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/SepfCustody" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#SepfCustody</a> gewahrt und mittels <a href="https://mastodon.social/@torproject" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@torproject</a> / <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Tor" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Tor</a> zusätzliche Sicherheit implementiert werden kann!</li></ul>Ich nutze meinen XMPP-Account seit Ewigkeiten und habe drölfzig Clients durch. Aber Kontakte erreichen mich darüber Problemlos!

rootCompute:\Just a normal everyday Windows 10 desktop<a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/windows" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#windows</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/windows10" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#windows10</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/classictheme" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#classictheme</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/classicshell" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#classicshell</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/retrocomputing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#retrocomputing</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/AIM" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#AIM</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/AOL" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#AOL</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/winamp" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#winamp</a>

rootCompute:\Deleting my Discord account. Chucking my phone out the window. Soon, AIM will be the only way you can message me<a href="https://github.com/mk6i/retro-aim-server/tree/main" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://github.com/mk6i/retro-aim-server/tree/main</a><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/AIM" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#AIM</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/AOL" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#AOL</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/retrocomputing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#retrocomputing</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ThrowbackThursday" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#ThrowbackThursday</a>

ImogenIt’s sad that <a href="https://masto.doskel.net/@doskel" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@doskel</a> never experienced AOL instant messenger. Very sad indeed. <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/AIM" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#AIM</a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/AOL" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#AOL</a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Chat" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Chat</a>

PierreNick :apple_old_logo: 💾An open-source AIM and ICQ server written in Go, that’s so cool. Really impressive how full-featured it is!<a href="https://github.com/mk6i/retro-aim-server" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://github.com/mk6i/retro-aim-server</a><a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/AOL" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#AOL</a> <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/RetroComputing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#RetroComputing</a> <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/AIM" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#AIM</a>

Gorgeous na Shock!My <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/TandyZoomer" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#TandyZoomer</a> arrived... I took a chance since *every* one on ebay couldn't power on, and sure enough it has a fiddly battery mechanism involving safety switches that nobody bothered to figure out! So it works! 🎉Except the lower half of the screen is a bit wonky... might be a loose cable, worth a stripping and cleaning...Anyway, it comes with <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/AOL" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#AOL</a>. Which isn't surprising, since there was a <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Geoworks" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Geoworks</a> version...Gotta make a serial cable for the weird port and figure out the PCMCIA slot...

Kevin Karhan :verified:<a href="https://don.linxx.net/@sternentau" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@sternentau</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/@Ultralativ" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@Ultralativ</a> Ich selbst würde am Liebsten ne art "<a href="https://infosec.space/tags/AOL" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#AOL</a> 2.0 nur auf <a href="https://mastodon.social/@torproject" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@torproject</a> / <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Tor" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Tor</a>" umsetzen wollen welches entsprechend gute Seiten verlinkt.<ul><li>Ja das wäre quasi kuratiert, aber was solls...</li></ul>

VarietyAnnouncer Who Was Voice of AOL’s ‘You’ve Got Mail!’, Elwood Edwards, Dies at 74 <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Variety" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Variety</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/News" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#News</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Aol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Aol</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ElwoodEdwards" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#ElwoodEdwards</a><a href="https://variety.com/2024/digital/news/voice-of-aol-youve-got-mail-elwood-edwards-dead-1236205001/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://variety.com/2024/digital/news/voice-of-aol-youve-got-mail-elwood-edwards-dead-1236205001/</a>

Flipboard Tech DeskAOL’s ‘You’ve Got Mail’ voice, Elwood Edwards, dies at age 74. Read more at <a href="https://flipboard.com/@theverge" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@theverge</a>. <a href="https://flipboard.social/tags/AOL" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#AOL</a> <a href="https://flipboard.social/tags/YouveGotMail" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#YouveGotMail</a> <a href="https://flipboard.social/tags/Tech" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Tech</a> <a href="https://flipboard.social/tags/Technology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Technology</a> <a href="https://flip.it/NKy8Nb" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://flip.it/NKy8Nb</a>

IT NewsElwood Edwards, Voice of AOL's 'You've Got Mail,' Dies At 74 - Elwood Edwards, the voice of AOL's "You've Got Mail" greeting, has died at age 74 ... - <a href="https://slashdot.org/story/24/11/07/2347232/elwood-edwards-voice-of-aols-youve-got-mail-dies-at-74?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://slashdot.org/story/24/11/07/2347232/elwood-edwards-voice-of-aols-youve-got-mail-dies-at-74?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed</a> <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/aol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#aol</a>

Blake PattersonVoice of AOL's 'You've Got Mail' Dead at 74<a href="https://www.tmz.com/2024/11/07/elwood-edwards-voice-of-aol-youve-got-mail-dead/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.tmz.com/2024/11/07/elwood-edwards-voice-of-aol-youve-got-mail-dead/</a><a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/AOL" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#AOL</a> <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/RIP" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#RIP</a> <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/YouveGotMail" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#YouveGotMail</a> <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/nostatlgia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#nostatlgia</a> <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/techhistory" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#techhistory</a> <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/internet" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#internet</a> <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/email" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#email</a> <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/computinghistory" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#computinghistory</a>

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