Guestbooks: the cozy 90s web fad which shaped the future!
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I'm Veronica! I love Linux, old computer hardware, and explaining things. Some folks call me the Linux Mom, and that works for me. I'm a sysadmin and COBOL lady who's posting fun content about cool things you can do with Linux, as well as some fun retro tech stuff I come across!
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Support Veronica Explains: https://support.linux.mom Sign my guestbook: http://gb.donttrythis.net --- Guestbooks. You know them. Or do you? In today's 90s-tastic episode of Veronica Explains, I go through the ins and outs of the guestbook, one of the most influential progenitors of modern social media on the web. We'll even install one from the 90s - yes, from Matt's Script Archive, on a brand new Debian 11 install. It'll be "fun-tertainment!" Come break some Perl with me! 0:00 I say "greetings" and talk about guestbooks 1:31 How I used guestbooks as a 90s teen 5:50 How were guestbooks implemented? 8:16 Can we set up a guestbook today? 8:57 Testing Perl CGI scripts... in 2023 10:45 Installing a guestbook script 14:17 Filtering for spammers- with math! 15:15 Pining for the 1990s web, looking forward to the future #linux #webdesign #retro
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