# Party like it's 1989

By [samyules](https://paragraph.com/@samyules) · 2022-11-17

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Back to the Future!
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**Woohoo** I'm here! I made it to the future of the internet. This is my first post on `mirror.xyz`. I really didn’t understand the draw of Web3 until this week. If I’m honest, I probably still don’t understand it.

### Inter-planetary, man!

I find the InterPlanetary File System (IPFS) to be the most intriguing aspect of current Web3 technologies. A standardized, distributed file system – not managed by some cloud-giant company – that uses peer-to-peer distribution of files. That should make it easy to use and extremely resilient. For some reason, the thought of it makes me _excited_!

### Handshakes 🤝

Handshake domains from [namebase.io](https://namebase.io) also get me a little excited. I wish the process for aquiring them were a little more straitforward, but the possibilies are great! A top-level-domain for everybody! Pretty soon you could just type `http://samyules/` and go to my site!

I started the auction process yesterday to aquire a few domains for myself. The auctions require $HNS coins, which currently must be purchased with $BTC. I had to re-download coinbase, but it did give me a way of burning up $25 worth of BTC I had laying around. It takes about 5 days to get through the auction process. Then I should be the proud owner of a handful of handshake domains. Cool!

### My journey begins!

I am excited to start learning, and to hopefully take advantage of all that Web3 has to offer. I hope it wins!

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*Originally published on [samyules](https://paragraph.com/@samyules/party-like-it-s-1989)*