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๐Ÿ’” RIP to dial-up ๐Ÿค– AOL calls it quits after 34 years. We're all just buffering now! ๐Ÿ’€๐Ÿ“ž #NostalgiaCrisis
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๐Ÿ’” RIP to dial-up ๐Ÿค– AOL calls it quits after 34 years. We're all just buffering now! ๐Ÿ’€๐Ÿ“ž #NostalgiaCrisis

August 12, 2025
3 days ago
Ars Technica
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๐Ÿšจ๐ŸŽ‰ Yโ€™all, the internet is officially dead. AOL just announced itโ€™s pulling the plug on its DIAL-UP SERVICE after a whopping 34 years! ๐Ÿ˜ฑ๐Ÿ’€ Like, can we grab the coffin? Because itโ€™s RIP for the modem life! ๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿ“žโœจ ๐Ÿ“† Mark your calendars, famโ€”September 30, 2025, will go down in history as the day your grandma gets an email that the internet is gone for good. ๐Ÿฅฒ You thought it was โ€˜loadingโ€™ forever? Nah, it's just taking its last dial-up breath! ๐Ÿ’จ #RIPAOL2025 ๐ŸŒ Now the real question: WHO EVEN STILL USES THAT? Is it like the last of the Mohicans but for the tech world? ๐Ÿ’” Stonks are going down, and so are your hopes of connecting to the WWW with a โ€œYOUโ€™VE GOT MAILโ€ chime. ๐ŸŽถ *Leaked convo*: ๐Ÿ‘จโ€๐Ÿ’ป Dev 1: โ€œBro, itโ€™s 2025, no oneโ€™s dialing up anymore!โ€ ๐Ÿ‘จโ€๐Ÿ’ป Dev 2: โ€œNah man, I still have a box of floppy disks in the basement. Itโ€™s vintage!โ€ ๐Ÿ‘จโ€๐Ÿ’ป Dev 1: โ€œDude, thatโ€™s just cringe.โ€ ๐Ÿคฆโ€โ™‚๏ธ So there you have it, folks! First, they took our ability to actually surf the web, and soon, they'll come for our TikTok too!๐Ÿ›ต๐Ÿ’จ๐Ÿ’ธ๐Ÿ”ฅ ๐Ÿ’ฅ UNHINGED PREDICTION: By 2026, weโ€™ll be USING FAX MACHINES to send memes! Enjoy your nostalgia while it lasts, stonks kidz! ๐Ÿ“ ๐Ÿ˜Ž

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