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Re:Freshmeat.net, 1997-2014 (2014) by dmd on Monday March 07, 2022 @09:17AM (#30588056)
I (dmd) was in the top 5% of noders back then, went to a bunch of gatherings (like https://everything2.com/title/I%2527M+GUNNA+BE+WICKED+RETAHD... ). It was a wonderful time.
Re:Freshmeat.net, 1997-2014 (2014) by encloser on Monday March 07, 2022 @10:31AM (#30588910)
Wow! Lots of memories flooding back. I (Xamot) remember your nickname. E2 was definitely an interesting place, bringing together people from many walks of life. I meet many people, who influenced who I am today. And it is unlikely that I would have met such a range of people otherwise.
Re:Freshmeat.net, 1997-2014 (2014) by gilleain on Monday March 07, 2022 @10:58AM (#30589307)
Yes, also remember a meetup in London, was ... interesting.

(used 'The Alchemist' as a username - probably because I was into reading about it at the time. Unfortunately most people probably thought I liked that book of the same name).

Re:Freshmeat.net, 1997-2014 (2014) by bloopernova on Monday March 07, 2022 @02:49PM (#30592478)
Hola, from me, dizzy
Re:Freshmeat.net, 1997-2014 (2014) by gilleain on Monday March 07, 2022 @06:59PM (#30594920)
Hey dizzy!
Re:Freshmeat.net, 1997-2014 (2014) by FireBeyond on Monday March 07, 2022 @02:04PM (#30591926)
I remember that name.

I went to a meetup in Melbourne. Met a girl in Chicago. Discovered that someone else lived literally on my street, a third of a mile away. I had several small world experiences on E2.

Re:Freshmeat.net, 1997-2014 (2014) by bloopernova on Monday March 07, 2022 @02:43PM (#30592415)
I was known as dizzy. It's been a long, long time :)
Re:Freshmeat.net, 1997-2014 (2014) by nopzor on Monday March 07, 2022 @08:29PM (#30595468)
i remember you ;) and it was a wonderful time indeed.
Re:Freshmeat.net, 1997-2014 (2014) by dmd on Monday March 07, 2022 @09:45PM (#30595869)
Do I remember you? What do you remember?
Re:Freshmeat.net, 1997-2014 (2014) by nopzor on Tuesday March 08, 2022 @10:12PM (#30610501)
you might not. my name is raj, and i used to run a hosting company called voxel.net — i believe you were a customer “back in the day” but i could be getting my wires crossed ;)
Re:Freshmeat.net, 1997-2014 (2014) by dmd on Wednesday March 09, 2022 @07:31AM (#30613731)
Hah, yes! I hosted my personal domain 3e.org - which I've now had for 26 years! - with you from 2000-2003 or so. (After that I was on 'server4you' for a bit, self-hosting everything on a VPS, and then Dreamhost since 2005.