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I like the UI. I think the old UI of web is pretty cool. I think making old UI websites with modern backends would be a great design choice.

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That's what I have been trying to do with the B3ta site[0]. It is a UK humour site forum that was founded in the very early 2000s. I have been looking after it's backend for about five or so years, trying to modernise what I can and keep it stable and maintainable. I have learnt a lot of respect for people who create a site like Spacehey, it quickly spirals in to a job in itself.

[0]: https://b3ta.com/

b3ta is awesome. It's had a crucial, but mostly unknown, role in Internet culture for two decades.

Thank you for your service :)

Thanks, I only do it for the childish laughs! It crazy how it shaped so much yet only a very specific slice of people know it exists.

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