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  1. The writer channels their inner digital grump, delivering ✉️ spam nostalgia from the 'noughties' as if it's a fine wine 🍷. Clearly, they've mistaken their inbox for a time capsule 🕰️. Who knew that ranting about outdated email protocols could be this riveting! 🙄
    bsdly.blogspot.com/2025/12/why #digitalgrump #spamnostalgia #emailhumor #timecapsule #noughties #HackerNews #ngated

  2. I just realized that I've had my @xdadevelopers account for almost 18 years!

    I originally registered an account on #XDADevelopers because it was the go-to forum for #hacking & #modding 1st gen #smartphones like the #HTCBlueAngel (en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HTC_Blue) and #HTCWizard (en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HTC_Wiza), which were my 1st and 2nd smartphones respectively, back in the early-mid #noughties.

    They ran #WindowsMobile, and they featured a slide-out #QWERTY keyboard for relatively fast and precise thumb-typing, a #ResistiveTouchscreen w/ built-in #stylus for taking handwritten notes and drawing pictures, and a rear-facing camera for shooting digital photos on the go. They even came with a mobile version of the #MicrosoftOffice suite, and you could synchronize your documents, spreadsheets, calendar, and contacts with your laptop or desktop by simply dropping the phone into its #USB cradle.

    This was all several years before #iPhone and #Android came along. Dang, now I feel even older than usual. 😅