#ancienttech — Public Fediverse posts

🎉 Behold the marvel of 21st-century innovation: someone finally ported ancient tech to a slightly different processor. 🤔 Developers everywhere are surely dropping everything to marvel at this #groundbreaking leap in #obsolescence. 🚀
https://github.com/rochus-keller/OberonSystem/tree/op2-rv32 #innovation #ancienttech #technews #developercommunity #HackerNews #ngated

🎉 Behold the marvel of 21st-century innovation: someone finally ported ancient tech to a slightly different processor. 🤔 Developers everywhere are surely dropping everything to marvel at this #groundbreaking leap in #obsolescence. 🚀
https://github.com/rochus-keller/OberonSystem/tree/op2-rv32 #innovation #ancienttech #technews #developercommunity #HackerNews #ngated

Ah yes, nothing screams "cutting edge" like Windows XP on an #Itanium from 2002 🤯. Because, who doesn't love resurrecting ancient tech to watch it crawl in agony on your modern machine? 🐢💨 Spoiler alert: it's about as fun as watching paint dry, but with more crashes! 💥
https://virtuallyfun.com/2026/08/03/windows-xp-2002-for-the-itanium-unbridled-rage/ #ancienttech #nostalgia #WindowsXP #techfails #HackerNews #ngated

Ah yes, nothing screams "cutting edge" like Windows XP on an #Itanium from 2002 🤯. Because, who doesn't love resurrecting ancient tech to watch it crawl in agony on your modern machine? 🐢💨 Spoiler alert: it's about as fun as watching paint dry, but with more crashes! 💥
https://virtuallyfun.com/2026/08/03/windows-xp-2002-for-the-itanium-unbridled-rage/ #ancienttech #nostalgia #WindowsXP #techfails #HackerNews #ngated

🌈 Oh, the majestic art of GIF-making! Why not summon ancient Chinese camera spirits and harness the raw power of clockwork #nostalgia to create the GIF of your dreams? Because who needs Photoshop when you can spend an eternity capturing photons with a 35-year-old toy camera? 🚀🤪
https://blog.willgrant.org/2026/07/23/the-hardest-way-to-make-gif.html #GIFmaking #CameraArt #AncientTech #CreativeProcess #HackerNews #ngated

🌈 Oh, the majestic art of GIF-making! Why not summon ancient Chinese camera spirits and harness the raw power of clockwork #nostalgia to create the GIF of your dreams? Because who needs Photoshop when you can spend an eternity capturing photons with a 35-year-old toy camera? 🚀🤪
https://blog.willgrant.org/2026/07/23/the-hardest-way-to-make-gif.html #GIFmaking #CameraArt #AncientTech #CreativeProcess #HackerNews #ngated

so apparently 3D-Con (??) is being held in #abq this year, so i decided to stop by.

it is being run by the National Stereoscopic Association ("the other NSA!") and is as esoteric and niche as you might expect.

really? a whole week of this?

https://3d-con.com/

#3dcon #3d #stereo #twoeyes #nm #depthperception #ancienttech #vr #ar

so apparently 3D-Con (??) is being held in #abq this year, so i decided to stop by.

it is being run by the National Stereoscopic Association ("the other NSA!") and is as esoteric and niche as you might expect.

really? a whole week of this?

https://3d-con.com/

#3dcon #3d #stereo #twoeyes #nm #depthperception #ancienttech #vr #ar

🚀🤓 Oh wow, Shamir's Secret Sharing from 1979! Because nothing says cutting-edge like a method older than most of the internet itself. So, split a secret into pieces to keep it safe—groundbreaking! 🤯🔐 Clearly, the core idea fits on a page because nobody could be bothered to write more than a few lines on ancient tech. 📜💤
https://ente.com/blog/how-shamirs-secret-sharing-works/ #ShamirsSecretSharing #AncientTech #CyberSecurity #DataProtection #TechHistory #HackerNews #ngated

🚀🤓 Oh wow, Shamir's Secret Sharing from 1979! Because nothing says cutting-edge like a method older than most of the internet itself. So, split a secret into pieces to keep it safe—groundbreaking! 🤯🔐 Clearly, the core idea fits on a page because nobody could be bothered to write more than a few lines on ancient tech. 📜💤
https://ente.com/blog/how-shamirs-secret-sharing-works/ #ShamirsSecretSharing #AncientTech #CyberSecurity #DataProtection #TechHistory #HackerNews #ngated

Ah, yes, an article that promises to unravel the mysteries of ancient tech, yet delivers the digital equivalent of a closed door: "Enable #JavaScript and #cookies to continue." 😂 Because, of course, when learning about vacuum tubes, one's first task is to master cookie settings. 🍪🔌
https://www.construction-physics.com/p/the-surprisingly-long-life-of-the #ancienttech #digitalhumor #vacuumtubes #techmysteries #HackerNews #ngated

Ah, yes, an article that promises to unravel the mysteries of ancient tech, yet delivers the digital equivalent of a closed door: "Enable #JavaScript and #cookies to continue." 😂 Because, of course, when learning about vacuum tubes, one's first task is to master cookie settings. 🍪🔌
https://www.construction-physics.com/p/the-surprisingly-long-life-of-the #ancienttech #digitalhumor #vacuumtubes #techmysteries #HackerNews #ngated

🥀 Oh look, another online mausoleum for digital dinosaurs we all forgot existed. Rip.so – where ancient tech goes to die a second death because one wasn't enough! Who knew nostalgia came with cobwebs? 💀📟
https://rip.so #digitalnostalgia #onlinecrypts #techgraveyard #ancienttech #ripsoso #HackerNews #ngated

🥀 Oh look, another online mausoleum for digital dinosaurs we all forgot existed. Rip.so – where ancient tech goes to die a second death because one wasn't enough! Who knew nostalgia came with cobwebs? 💀📟
https://rip.so #digitalnostalgia #onlinecrypts #techgraveyard #ancienttech #ripsoso #HackerNews #ngated

King Tutankhamun’s dagger wasn’t made on Earth it was forged from a meteorite… when iron was rarer than gold.
#AncientEgypt #Tutankhamun #HistoryMystery #AncientTech #HiddenHistory #SpaceHistory #Archaeology
Read more:https://www.ancient-origins.net/artifacts-other-artifacts/why-did-tutankhamun-have-dagger-made-meteorite-006408

King Tutankhamun’s dagger wasn’t made on Earth it was forged from a meteorite… when iron was rarer than gold.
#AncientEgypt #Tutankhamun #HistoryMystery #AncientTech #HiddenHistory #SpaceHistory #Archaeology
Read more:https://www.ancient-origins.net/artifacts-other-artifacts/why-did-tutankhamun-have-dagger-made-meteorite-006408

Neolithic shell trumpets from Spain produced sounds over 111 decibels, acting as powerful communication tools and possibly some of Europe’s earliest musical instruments.
#AncientTech #HistoryShock #Archaeology #AncientSound #HiddenHistory #ScienceHistory #AncientMystery
Read more:https://www.ancient-origins.net/news-history-archaeology/shell-trumpets-catalonia-00102364

Neolithic shell trumpets from Spain produced sounds over 111 decibels, acting as powerful communication tools and possibly some of Europe’s earliest musical instruments.
#AncientTech #HistoryShock #Archaeology #AncientSound #HiddenHistory #ScienceHistory #AncientMystery
Read more:https://www.ancient-origins.net/news-history-archaeology/shell-trumpets-catalonia-00102364

@cas_group I'm hoping for c) . UNLESS we cause #Colonialism and #Capitalism to go extinct before the collapse. AND utilize #GiantLeap tech (which might involve #AncientTech and #OldSchoolTech).

#GiantLeapScenario #GiantLeapForward #Earth4All

@cas_group I'm hoping for c) . UNLESS we cause #Colonialism and #Capitalism to go extinct before the collapse. AND utilize #GiantLeap tech (which might involve #AncientTech and #OldSchoolTech).

#GiantLeapScenario #GiantLeapForward #Earth4All

A tiny bronze fragment found in Germany may be Europe’s oldest handgun, dating to 1390. If confirmed, it rewrites how early gunpowder weapons spread across medieval Europe.
#MedievalWeapons #HiddenHistory #AncientTech #Archaeology #HistoryMystery #Gunpowder
Read more:https://www.ancient-origins.net/news-history-archaeology/oldest-handgun-europe-00102588

A tiny bronze fragment found in Germany may be Europe’s oldest handgun, dating to 1390. If confirmed, it rewrites how early gunpowder weapons spread across medieval Europe.
#MedievalWeapons #HiddenHistory #AncientTech #Archaeology #HistoryMystery #Gunpowder
Read more:https://www.ancient-origins.net/news-history-archaeology/oldest-handgun-europe-00102588

Archaeologists in Tuva discovered a 2,100-year-old jet gemstone belt buckle that looks strikingly like a modern smartphone, found in the burial of a wealthy Xiongnu-era woman.
#AncientMystery #Archaeology #AncientTech #HistoryDiscovery #Xiongnu
Read more: https://www.ancient-origins.net/news-history-archaeology/siberian-skeleton-0012558

Archaeologists in Tuva discovered a 2,100-year-old jet gemstone belt buckle that looks strikingly like a modern smartphone, found in the burial of a wealthy Xiongnu-era woman.
#AncientMystery #Archaeology #AncientTech #HistoryDiscovery #Xiongnu
Read more: https://www.ancient-origins.net/news-history-archaeology/siberian-skeleton-0012558

I want this.. #retrocomputing #ancienttech

I want this.. #retrocomputing #ancienttech

🚀🧠 "Let's spend an eternity deciphering ancient tech scrolls from the #Microsoft crypt, because who needs straightforward #documentation when you can have a wild goose chase through expired #IETF drafts? 🕵️‍♂️🔍 Saying 'the docs are incomplete' is like saying water is a bit wet. 💧"
https://download.samba.org/pub/tridge/misc/french_cafe.txt #ancienttech #wildgoosechase #drafts #techhumor #HackerNews #ngated

🚀🧠 "Let's spend an eternity deciphering ancient tech scrolls from the #Microsoft crypt, because who needs straightforward #documentation when you can have a wild goose chase through expired #IETF drafts? 🕵️‍♂️🔍 Saying 'the docs are incomplete' is like saying water is a bit wet. 💧"
https://download.samba.org/pub/tridge/misc/french_cafe.txt #ancienttech #wildgoosechase #drafts #techhumor #HackerNews #ngated

🔥 Your ancient relic from the 80s decided to go full #disco inferno, and now your server's having a #ModSecurity #meltdown because it can't find a fire extinguisher #emoji. 🤦‍♂️ Maybe try blowing on it next time? 🌀
https://c0de517e.com/026_c64fire.htm #ancienttech #humor #serverissues #HackerNews #ngated

🔥 Your ancient relic from the 80s decided to go full #disco inferno, and now your server's having a #ModSecurity #meltdown because it can't find a fire extinguisher #emoji. 🤦‍♂️ Maybe try blowing on it next time? 🌀
https://c0de517e.com/026_c64fire.htm #ancienttech #humor #serverissues #HackerNews #ngated

🌀 Behold! A daringly useless fork of Clang LLVM aiming for the 6502, because who doesn't want to waste modern resources on ancient tech? 🤔 Witness the groundbreaking achievement of "Hello World" on long-forgotten machines using your CPU's valuable cycles—because why not code like it's 1983? 🎉
https://llvm-mos.org/wiki/Welcome #ClangLLVM #AncientTech #UselessFork #RetroCoding #HelloWorld #HackerNews #ngated

🌀 Behold! A daringly useless fork of Clang LLVM aiming for the 6502, because who doesn't want to waste modern resources on ancient tech? 🤔 Witness the groundbreaking achievement of "Hello World" on long-forgotten machines using your CPU's valuable cycles—because why not code like it's 1983? 🎉
https://llvm-mos.org/wiki/Welcome #ClangLLVM #AncientTech #UselessFork #RetroCoding #HelloWorld #HackerNews #ngated

"Apparently, your dusty Pentium III in the attic is now the savior of cloud storage ☁️💾, outclassing every shiny #NAS device created by companies with 'R&D departments'. Who knew #hoarding ancient tech was the path to enlightenment? 🧐✨"
https://www.howtogeek.com/turned-old-windows-pc-into-inexpensive-nas/ #ancienttech #cloudstorage #PentiumIII #enlightenment #HackerNews #ngated

"Apparently, your dusty Pentium III in the attic is now the savior of cloud storage ☁️💾, outclassing every shiny #NAS device created by companies with 'R&D departments'. Who knew #hoarding ancient tech was the path to enlightenment? 🧐✨"
https://www.howtogeek.com/turned-old-windows-pc-into-inexpensive-nas/ #ancienttech #cloudstorage #PentiumIII #enlightenment #HackerNews #ngated

Ancient tech is as lost as my will to read this article 😴. The author thinks they’ve cracked the Da Vinci Code of history, but it’s really just a #snoozefest on why we still don’t have flamethrower-wielding robots 🤖🔥. Spoiler: Nobody actually cares! 💤
https://www.hopefulmons.com/p/we-rarely-lose-technology #ancienttech #DaVinciCode #flamethrowerrobots #historyfails #HackerNews #ngated

Ancient tech is as lost as my will to read this article 😴. The author thinks they’ve cracked the Da Vinci Code of history, but it’s really just a #snoozefest on why we still don’t have flamethrower-wielding robots 🤖🔥. Spoiler: Nobody actually cares! 💤
https://www.hopefulmons.com/p/we-rarely-lose-technology #ancienttech #DaVinciCode #flamethrowerrobots #historyfails #HackerNews #ngated

🚜✨ Ah, yes, another thrilling saga from 1892 about the tractor revolution—because who doesn't love reminiscing about ancient tech while desperately trying to sound relevant in 2025? 🤖 Spoiler alert: the invisible war is still invisible, and no groundbreaking insights will be found here. 📉
https://arenamag.com/articles/the-diffusion-dilemma #tractorrevolution #ancienttech #nostalgia #techhistory #invisiblewar #HackerNews #ngated

🚜✨ Ah, yes, another thrilling saga from 1892 about the tractor revolution—because who doesn't love reminiscing about ancient tech while desperately trying to sound relevant in 2025? 🤖 Spoiler alert: the invisible war is still invisible, and no groundbreaking insights will be found here. 📉
https://arenamag.com/articles/the-diffusion-dilemma #tractorrevolution #ancienttech #nostalgia #techhistory #invisiblewar #HackerNews #ngated

🚀🎩 Oh, the audacity! Let's resurrect Windows XP and Vista with Rust—because nothing screams "cutting-edge" like supporting ancient relics! Next up: teaching a toaster to run AI. 🍞🤖
https://github.com/felixmaker/thunk #WindowsXP #Rust #Resurrection #AncientTech #AIToaster #CuttingEdge #HackerNews #ngated

🚀🎩 Oh, the audacity! Let's resurrect Windows XP and Vista with Rust—because nothing screams "cutting-edge" like supporting ancient relics! Next up: teaching a toaster to run AI. 🍞🤖
https://github.com/felixmaker/thunk #WindowsXP #Rust #Resurrection #AncientTech #AIToaster #CuttingEdge #HackerNews #ngated

Another day, another riveting tale of ancient tech for the nostalgia-induced masses 🤦‍♂️. Because who doesn't yearn for the glory days of black and white text and those downright scandalous printed manuals? 🌟 Just remember, kids: back then, "the web" was something spiders made. 🕸️
https://jpmens.net/2025/08/26/blast-from-the-past-facit-a2400-terminal/ #ancienttech #nostalgia #blackandwhitetech #printedmanuals #webhistory #HackerNews #ngated

Another day, another riveting tale of ancient tech for the nostalgia-induced masses 🤦‍♂️. Because who doesn't yearn for the glory days of black and white text and those downright scandalous printed manuals? 🌟 Just remember, kids: back then, "the web" was something spiders made. 🕸️
https://jpmens.net/2025/08/26/blast-from-the-past-facit-a2400-terminal/ #ancienttech #nostalgia #blackandwhitetech #printedmanuals #webhistory #HackerNews #ngated

🔮🚀 Breaking news: Scientists discover ancient technique for sending messages in ice bubbles, proving once and for all that birds are for the birds and carrier pigeons can retire. Just enable JavaScript and cookies, because nothing says "cutting-edge technology" like prerequisites straight out of 1995. ❄️📜
https://www.cell.com/cell-reports-physical-science/fulltext/S2666-3864(25)00221-8 #ancienttech #icebubbles #birdsareforbirds #carrierpigeons #javascriptcookies #HackerNews #ngated

🔮🚀 Breaking news: Scientists discover ancient technique for sending messages in ice bubbles, proving once and for all that birds are for the birds and carrier pigeons can retire. Just enable JavaScript and cookies, because nothing says "cutting-edge technology" like prerequisites straight out of 1995. ❄️📜
https://www.cell.com/cell-reports-physical-science/fulltext/S2666-3864(25)00221-8 #ancienttech #icebubbles #birdsareforbirds #carrierpigeons #javascriptcookies #HackerNews #ngated

Ah, yes, the riveting world of #Telnet, where one PhD student heroically battles with ancient tech to bring us... well, nothing new. 🤦‍♂️🤷‍♀️ If you're looking for a cutting-edge thrill, look elsewhere; this was "fun" in 1974, not 2024. 🚀😴
https://brandonrozek.com/blog/fun-with-telnet/ #TelnetTales #PhDStudent #TechNostalgia #AncientTech #Humor #HackerNews #ngated

Ah, yes, the riveting world of #Telnet, where one PhD student heroically battles with ancient tech to bring us... well, nothing new. 🤦‍♂️🤷‍♀️ If you're looking for a cutting-edge thrill, look elsewhere; this was "fun" in 1974, not 2024. 🚀😴
https://brandonrozek.com/blog/fun-with-telnet/ #TelnetTales #PhDStudent #TechNostalgia #AncientTech #Humor #HackerNews #ngated

AO THROWBACK - Most people know of the great construction achievements of the dynastic Egyptians such as the pyramids and temples of the Giza Plateau area as well as the pyramids and temples of the Giza Plateau area as well as the Sphinx.
https://www.ancient-origins.net/artifacts-ancient-technology/cut-stone-lost-technology-ancient-021545
#ancientorigins #ancient #history #ancienthistory #historylovers #historyfacts #historymatters #archaeology #Egyptology #Archaeology #AncientTech

👴💻 Ah yes, the classic tale of nerds playing with ancient tech and pretending it's #groundbreaking 🎩🖥️. Spoiler: They tweaked a scrollbar and expected applause 🤡🙌. Don't miss Alan Kay's obligatory comment cameo at the end—it's the stuff of legends, folks! 🚀📜
https://www.righto.com/2017/10/the-xerox-alto-smalltalk-and-rewriting.html #ancienttech #nerdculture #scrollbartweak #AlanKay #techhumor #HackerNews #ngated

Ah, yes, the groundbreaking revelation of the century: ancient tech wisdom now demands the mystical incantations of #JavaScript and cookies to unveil the mythical /etc./magic file 🧙‍♂️✨. Who knew deciphering file types required a degree in web sorcery? 🔮🍪
https://retrocomputing.stackexchange.com/questions/31722/where-can-i-find-the-initial-version-of-the-etc-magic-file-used-by-the-file1 #ancienttech #magicfiles #webdevelopment #techhumor #HackerNews #ngated

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#7650 #ancienttech ... this is #2002 and it works today