Remember When Kmart And Myspace Were Big Deals And Cybertrucks Weren’t A Thing? COTD

The Internet seems to be both a blessing and a curse. On one hand, you have near-infinite access to near-infinite knowledge on a computer that fits in your pocket. On the other hand, that same candy bar of glass and metal can be used to spread hate and misinformation. The Internet is so different today than it was 20 years ago.

Today, Matt wrote a Morning Dump about how ransomware is a big issue for companies and for hackers, a lucrative market. CDK Global is going to pay hackers millions to get car dealerships online. Matt concluded his Morning Dump by asking if this whole Internet thing was worth it:

Fuzzyweis remembers simpler times:

I feel like late 2000s was internet peak, had youtube, myspace, Farmville, Amazon but it wasn’t killing Kmart yet. Netflix still shipped DVDs, everybody didn’t have their streaming channels, and cable only cost like $20 a month. Iphone had just started but lots of folks still rocking Nokias and Razrs(the good ones!)

So the internet was fine then, still a thing you could ignore, not everybody had a smart phone, kids still had to talk to each other at school, so just need to hit the reset button on the internet to around then and we’re all set.

Also bring back KMart.

10001010 notes that Kmart had even worse luck than you thought:

Internet alone didn’t kill KMart, private equity deserves a lot of the credit for that.

Usually, I get the references you make, but I don’t get this one from Col Lingus:

“We definitely have to stop at Kmart. I definitely need to buy some new under wear.
And we need to get to a TV before 3 when Wapner comes on. Definitely need to find a TV.”

“Private equity sucks the big one Ray.”

What am I missing here? The only Wapner I know is the one from the People’s Court. Also, I will leave this here:

Do you know what sucks? Having common vehicle functions locked behind menus on a screen. I get that everyone is into minimalist designs without buttons, but come on, headlights and vent adjustment should never be behind multiple menus. Cayde-6 is thinking about James Bond:

#6: Ejector seat.

After all, if you need to get rid of a (probably unwanted) passenger in a hurry, the last thing you want to do is dig through a bunch of GUI menus, giving them a chance to notice what you are up to.

Imagine if poor Double-O had to scramble through menus while the baddie looked at him in confusion. Now I’m giggling again. Have a great evening, everyone!

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