The line mode [1] made me pause. Not because you can do anything too useful (most of the cool links are dead, or telnet) but because it seems like a really cool place to explore, learn, and hack.

No ads, no random tits, nobody trying to convert you to their politics, trying to scam you, or telling you to kill yourself. Just people sharing interesting things.

Really makes me excited for the internet until I close the tab.

[1] http://line-mode.cern.ch/www/hypertext/WWW/TheProject.html