I was wondering where the odd 88x31 size came from. According to this [1] it's basically because at one point GeoCities used a GIF of this size and then everyone copied it.

[1] https://ux.stackexchange.com/questions/140100/why-has-8831-b...

If you enjoy this, you may also enjoy https://eightyeightthirty.one/, which is a network graph of every website with 88x31 links, updated weekly.

What were the ones that were narrower that usually said things like “Apache” or “XHTML” or something technical?

Ah here, 80x15 badges: https://web.badges.world

I think those were popular a bit later than the 88x31 ones.

For crisp and quadrupled device pixels there, F12 console and:

    with( document.documentElement.style ){
      transformOrigin = '0 0';
      imageRendering = 'pixelated';
      scale = 1 / devicePixelRatio * 4;
    }

Seeing all these load immediately, and none of them stall, and then they all animate simultaneously and the browser doesn't crash ... feels really weird.

Seeing all the Macromedia ones (“Made with Macromedia Dreamweaver”) right next to the Adobe ones is probably intentional, but still a little jarring even all these years later.

I cut my teeth building sites with Dreamweaver back in the day and still am sore about Adobe letting it wither on the vine after the acquisition.

There are some which may be NSFW. Just FYI.

I'll wait until I switch to my private computer to dive into it more :)

One phrase caught my attention saying "No frames now!" in a few variations. Were frames a disputed feature at one time?

Previously:

2023: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=34465455 (45 comments)

2021: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=27500624 (124 comments)

I've picked my favorite: https://cyber.dabamos.de/88x31/nowebp.gif

The visual cacophony! The silent scream!

A truly marvelous collection.

Neat. However, with today's 4K screens, 88x31 is really tiny...

You may also enjoy 80x15 badges: https://web.badges.world/

Looks like www.milliondollarhomepage.com

ah man, them loading in was satisfying!