>>>May 16, 2002

Timewarp (again)

Technostalgia: Are you a grizzled old-time Internet user who remembers the days of Netscape 2.0 and those damn Riddler.com points? Do people avoid you because you sound like a Klondike prospector whenever Winsock comes up? Well, the Internet Archive’s Wayback Machine is the site for you. It’s like a search engine—but it goes through time. Type in an address and travel back to how it looked last week, last month or in 1996. Nearly every major site is archived, even those buried under six feet of new economy dirt. Go back to the future at www.archive.org.

Horndog: Courtesy of Networthy Cadet First Class Chloë comes an eerily compelling musical enigma—Mr. Shooby Taylor, the Human Horn. Discovered in Missouri, Shooby’s musical style is imitating a trumpet in a bizarre improvised scat over a variety of music. It defies explanation and enthralls listeners, truly one of the most unique sounds ever. Listen and learn at www.shooby.com. :

—Michael Citrome

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