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Brendan Eich's Homepage 15 Years Ago

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13 pointsgingersnap6 comments

Oh hey, it's the dancing girl gif! http://contemporary-home-computing.org/1tb/archives/2466 The animation isn't actually from Chuck Poynter http://contemporary-home-computing.org/1tb/archives/2559

This seems really random. What was the point of posting it now?

I thought I was going to see something strongly relevant to his recent travails, but I didn't notice anything

I guess... posting this amateurish old page for this particular guy at this particular moment in time could look a bit like mockery, though I'm sure that wasn't intentional.

He says very kind words for Chelsea Clinton:

I think that Chelsea Clinton is the coolest first daughter ever. I've been so impressed by how she has been able to put all of the Washington scandals behind her and focus on her studies at Stanford. I've been thinking of starting a Silicon Valley chapter of the Chelsea Clinton fan-club. Chelsea if you ever read this send me some mail!

Doesn't sound like the rantings of a die-hard Republican. Maybe he is a Democrat who just doesn't support gay marriage? Could liberals have been attacking one of their own?

Would Democrats really be more OK with a Democrat doing things they don't like? I don't think the recent scandal was because Eich is a Republican (no idea if he is or not, just seems irrelevant).

I remember running into a couple guys/geeks in the late 90s SV that had a variation on a fantasy involving them white knighting Chelsea into a torrid love affair. I think the mocking of her appearance earlier in the decade made her seem more attainable. Also, she was going to Stanford, so obviously she's into nerdy dudes.

I specifically recall overhearing a guy giving another advice about where she might likely appear on campus and at what time. One had a rather detailed plan for how he'd approach her. It was a weird time.

What, no Webrings? :)

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