I've read in passing that in times past they were web technology pioneers. Seem to remember some were using Freebsd when the canonical approach was Sun etc. big iron and UNIX(TM), and Linux was perhaps not quite yet mature enough.
I think porn is also something where your architecture only needs to just work, so that encourages cutting corners and occasionally creative solutions.
no kidding. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Venus_figurines
" Various figurines exaggerate the abdomen, hips, breasts, thighs, or vulva. In contrast, arms and feet are often absent, and the head is usually small and faceless.
The original cultural meaning and purpose of these artifacts is not known. It has frequently been suggested that they may have served a ritual or symbolic function. "
yep :) Imagine an archaeologist in the year 3000 looking at backups of our days Internet and wondering what "ritual or symbolic function" all those images and videos played...