My brother's minesweeper site (minesweeper.org) has been running for 27 years
restlessforge
21 points
5 comments
April 14, 2026
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Discussion Highlights (2 comments)
rokkamokka
"has been running for 27 years" but also "went dark after a decade" and "recently revived". So how long has it actually been running?
varun_ch
This is an interesting story and the part about using LLMs to re-build the site today is cool, but the LinkedIn-esque AI writing is really disrespectful.