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Hidden Wiki
[edit | edit source]The Hidden Wiki is LTI's concealed secret—a legendary stash of digital lore so "hidden" it’s basically shouting its existence from the rooftops of 1990s Usenet. Think of it as a floppy disk full of forbidden knowledge, except the disk is scratched and the label just says "COOL STUFF" in Sharpie.
History
[edit | edit source]The Hidden Wiki supposedly booted up in the ancient days of dial-up (around 1995, when people still bragged about compiling their own kernels). Rumor has it a bunch of caffeine-jacked Linux nerds, armed with Pentium IIs and a love for vi over emacs, slapped together a directory of the web’s geekiest corners. Spoiler: It’s as hidden as a "rm -rf /" joke at a sysadmin meetup.
What’s Inside
[edit | edit source]Curious about the treasures of the Hidden Wiki? Here’s the rundown:
- Obscure Tarball Recipes – How to untar a file so old it’s fossilized in gzip.
- Slackware Install Tips – Because 300 floppies wasn’t enough back in ’93.
- Bash Scripts of Doom – One-liners that accidentally wipe your home directory.
- Pine Email Hacks – For when you want to relive the glory of 56k modem life.
How to Find It
[edit | edit source]Getting to the Hidden Wiki is a breeze:
- Fire up your 386 with a CRT monitor.
- Telnet into something sketchy.
- Type "Hidden Wiki" into Lynx and hit enter. (Shh, it’s totally secret!)
Pro tip: Mutter "I’m root" under your breath to feel like a true wizard.
Why It’s Not Really Hidden
[edit | edit source]The Hidden Wiki’s name is a lie bigger than "this distro is user-friendly." It’s about as concealed as a neon-green Tux sticker on a beige tower case. Theories why:
- Old-school Linux geeks can’t stop posting about it on mailing lists.
- The internet loves a good "chmod 777" gag.
- Someone keeps yelling the URL at LUG meetings.
Fun Facts
[edit | edit source]- The Hidden Wiki once tried to go incognito as "Obvious Wiki," but the tar command crashed during rebranding.
- It’s said to host a guide for installing XFree86 that’s longer than the GNU manifesto.
- 90% of its visitors are just trying to figure out why their grep regex broke again.