#carrierpigeons — Public Fediverse posts

🚨 Breaking news: People rediscover old tech to escape the almighty algorithm overlords! 🎶🕺 Who knew hoarding shiny discs could be the latest rebellion against the evil AI empire? 🙄 Next up, we'll all be communicating via carrier pigeons to escape email spam. 🐦✉️
https://www.theguardian.com/media/2026/oct/02/physical-media-fans-streaming-algorithms-cds-dvds-vinyl #oldtech #rediscovery #algorithmrebellion #antiAI #carrierpigeons #digitaldetox #HackerNews #ngated

I think we should bring back carroer pigeons

I'm 100% serious

#carrierpigeons #communication

New York Times: Sick of Constant Pings, They’re Sending Texts at the Speed of Carrier Pigeon. This link goes to a gift article. “A lot of time has gone into speeding up human communication, from the telegram to the Pony Express to shouting loudly from a rooftop. Lately, at least two apps have asked: Was a carrier pigeon the pinnacle?”

How a German pigeon named ‘Kaiser’ became one of the longest-held POWs in American history

https://web.brid.gy/r/https://www.upworthy.com/how-a-german-pigeon-named-kaiser-became-one-of-the-longest-held-pows-in-american-history/

How a German pigeon named ‘Kaiser’ became one of the longest-held POWs in American history

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://www.upworthy.com/how-a-german-pigeon-named-kaiser-became-one-of-the-longest-held-pows-in-american-history/

🚀 Wow, groundbreaking news: self-hosted email is as relevant as carrier pigeons 🕊️. Apparently, a stubborn plateau is way more exciting than watching paint dry 🎨. Another thrilling email saga brought to you by the riveting world of RIPE Labs. 📉✉️
https://labs.ripe.net/author/artem-berezin/two-providers-a-stubborn-plateau-and-a-very-long-tail-email-in-the-tranco-top-1m/ #selfhostedemail #carrierpigeons #RIPELabs #technews #emailtrends #innovation #HackerNews #ngated

📬✨ Oh, joy! Another deep dive into the mystical arts of postal privatization - because who doesn't want to turn a public service into a corporate circus? 🤹‍♂️ With the #USPS on the brink, let's swap snail mail for carrier pigeons and hope Amazon Prime drones will save us all. 🚀📦
https://phenomenalworld.org/analysis/unstitching-america/ #postalprivatization #corporatecircus #crisis #carrierpigeons #AmazonPrime #HackerNews #ngated

The implementation of the Carrier Pigeon Internet Protocol, RFC1149, 25 years later https://nxdomain.no/~peter/rfc1149_implementation_25_years_later.html #rfc1149 #networking #tcpip #carrierpigeons #pigeons #networkpigeons #ping

🔇 Behold, the riveting tale of a "silent scientist" who mumbles in binary, leaving their groundbreaking research to gather digital dust in the ACM archives while the world spins obliviously on TikTok and Instagram 📱. Perhaps they should've tried carrier pigeons for better reach? 🐦✨
https://cacm.acm.org/opinion/the-silent-scientist-when-software-research-fails-to-reach-its-audience/ #silentScientist #mumblingInBinary #digitalDust #ACMarchives #socialMediaImpact #carrierPigeons #HackerNews #ngated

Ah, Nepal's bold strategy to achieve world peace: #ban the #internet and hope everyone goes back to carrier pigeons. 🕊️📵 Meanwhile, #NYTimes, always at the forefront of user experience, reminds us that reading news requires a PhD in enabling #JavaScript. 🙄🖥️
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/09/07/world/asia/nepal-bans-social-media-platforms.html #Nepal #WorldPeace #CarrierPigeons #HackerNews #ngated

🚨 Alert: Panic! Stop the digital mail carriers! Apparently, in 2023, sharing files is still a death-defying stunt worthy of a spy thriller. 📂🔍 Let's all just go back to carrier pigeons because, clearly, managing a spreadsheet is the Everest of our times. 🐦📈
https://shkspr.mobi/blog/2025/07/weve-got-to-stop-sending-files-to-each-other/ #PanicFileSharing #SpyThriller #DigitalMail #CarrierPigeons #SpreadsheetStruggles #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: Twitter is down! Quick, someone alert the carrier pigeons! 🐦💥 Meanwhile, we're stuck in an endless loop of "is it just me or is it down?" like existential philosophers of the digital age. 🤔📉
https://www.isitdownrightnow.com/twitter.com.html #TwitterDown #CarrierPigeons #DigitalExistentialism #SocialMediaDrama #TechNews #HackerNews #ngated

🚀 Oh, the wonders of a world without TCP or UDP! 🌐 Apparently, GitHub imagines a utopia where our data packets are delivered by carrier pigeons, and latency is measured in sundials. 🤔 Forget about protocols; let's just vibe with the cosmos and hope our bits find their way! 😂
https://github.com/Hawzen/hdp #wondersoftechnology #carrierpigeons #datadelivery #protocolhumor #cosmicvibes #HackerNews #ngated

USPS Replaces Mail Trucks with Carrier Pigeons to Cut Costs #carrierpigeons #Humor #maildelivery #Satire #USPS

Retrotechtacular: Air Mail for the Birds https://hackaday.com/2024/03/14/retrotechtacular-air-mail-for-the-birds/ #Retrotechtacular #HackadayColumns #carrierpigeons #homingpigeons #signalcorps #History #pigeon

Retrotechtacular: Air Mail for the Birds - Today, if you want to send a message to a distant location, you’ll probably send a... - https://hackaday.com/2024/03/14/retrotechtacular-air-mail-for-the-birds/ #retrotechtacular #hackadaycolumns #carrierpigeons #homingpigeons #signalcorps #history #pigeon

Winkie the Pigeon Honoured with Broughty Ferry Sculpture https://www.dundeecity.gov.uk/news/article?article_ref=4572 #Dundee #BroughtyFerry #Sculpture #Art #PublicArt #WW2 #WWII #HomingPigeons #Pigeons #Birds #BirdArt #Scotland #ScottishHistory #Tayside #CarrierPigeons