Issue #7: Internet generalists and reclaiming the internet

September 17, 2024

In which I start with a rather self-indulgent reminiscence/moan about being a generalist in a world of specialists and hopefully pull it back with a call for...

Issue #6: The AI arms race gives me hope and the two great webcomic eras

March 1, 2024

Welcome to another edition of this very infrequent combination of internet reminiscence, opinion and disparate links. Firstly webcomics, secondly some...

Issue #5: What did we do before the internet? Teletext! Also, I hate AI

November 4, 2023

Welcome to a few new recruits since my last edition of this very infrequent newsletter, in which I wished everyone a happy new year, which should give you...

Issue #4: Flash animations of the early 2000s and the Wholesome Internet

January 5, 2023

Happy New Year to you all, my slowly growing little tribe of subscribers. Thank you kindly for your nice comments about previous editions of this sporadic...

Issue #3: Worst HTML tags of the 1990s and magical nature apps

July 27, 2022

Hi all, it's been a while. But then I did promise that if nothing else, this newsletter would be erratic. SOMETHING OLD Back in the mid 1990s, When I wasn't...

Issue #2: Internet fandoms from "The X-Files" Usenet newsgroups to #Loki

August 11, 2021

Hello, slightly larger group of subscribers! Thank you for reading. In this episode of Old Internet People I have gone Way Overboard. Last time I promised a...

Issue #1: Nostalgic low tech web design

June 14, 2021

Hello to my so far tiny number of subscribers, I appreciate you all so much and send you sparkly joy and gratitude for this coming week. Welcome to issue #1...