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  1. Ah, Lotus Notes, the Swiss Army knife of software that everyone loved to hate... or just hated. 🛠️✨ It was the future, until it wasn't, because who needs an all-in-one tool when you can have 37 apps that don't talk to each other? 😜📧
    buttondown.com/blog/lotus-note #LotusNotes #SoftwareHistory #TechNostalgia #AllInOneTools #AppOverload #HackerNews #ngated

  2. Ah, Lotus Notes, the Swiss Army knife of software that everyone loved to hate... or just hated. 🛠️✨ It was the future, until it wasn't, because who needs an all-in-one tool when you can have 37 apps that don't talk to each other? 😜📧
    buttondown.com/blog/lotus-note #LotusNotes #SoftwareHistory #TechNostalgia #AllInOneTools #AppOverload #HackerNews #ngated

  3. Ah, Lotus Notes, the Swiss Army knife of software that everyone loved to hate... or just hated. 🛠️✨ It was the future, until it wasn't, because who needs an all-in-one tool when you can have 37 apps that don't talk to each other? 😜📧
    buttondown.com/blog/lotus-note #LotusNotes #SoftwareHistory #TechNostalgia #AllInOneTools #AppOverload #HackerNews #ngated

  4. Ah, Lotus Notes, the Swiss Army knife of software that everyone loved to hate... or just hated. 🛠️✨ It was the future, until it wasn't, because who needs an all-in-one tool when you can have 37 apps that don't talk to each other? 😜📧
    buttondown.com/blog/lotus-note #LotusNotes #SoftwareHistory #TechNostalgia #AllInOneTools #AppOverload #HackerNews #ngated

  5. Ah, Lotus Notes, the Swiss Army knife of software that everyone loved to hate... or just hated. 🛠️✨ It was the future, until it wasn't, because who needs an all-in-one tool when you can have 37 apps that don't talk to each other? 😜📧
    buttondown.com/blog/lotus-note #LotusNotes #SoftwareHistory #TechNostalgia #AllInOneTools #AppOverload #HackerNews #ngated

  6. Stumbled on a still-live AU government service that walks users through logging off with the old IE close-button screenshot.
    Done the job since the XP era (possibly earlier?), nobody's touched it.

    Why fix what isn't broken.

    #InternetExplorer #TechNostalgia #IfItAintBroke #GovTech #Y2K #WebArchaeology

  7. Stumbled on a still-live AU government service that walks users through logging off with the old IE close-button screenshot.
    Done the job since the XP era (possibly earlier?), nobody's touched it.

    Why fix what isn't broken.

    #InternetExplorer #TechNostalgia #IfItAintBroke #GovTech #Y2K #WebArchaeology

  8. Stumbled on a still-live AU government service that walks users through logging off with the old IE close-button screenshot.
    Done the job since the XP era (possibly earlier?), nobody's touched it.

    Why fix what isn't broken.

    #InternetExplorer #TechNostalgia #IfItAintBroke #GovTech #Y2K #WebArchaeology

  9. Stumbled on a still-live AU government service that walks users through logging off with the old IE close-button screenshot.
    Done the job since the XP era (possibly earlier?), nobody's touched it.

    Why fix what isn't broken.

    #InternetExplorer #TechNostalgia #IfItAintBroke #GovTech #Y2K #WebArchaeology

  10. Stumbled on a still-live AU government service that walks users through logging off with the old IE close-button screenshot.
    Done the job since the XP era (possibly earlier?), nobody's touched it.

    Why fix what isn't broken.

    #InternetExplorer #TechNostalgia #IfItAintBroke #GovTech #Y2K #WebArchaeology

  11. In the grand tradition of making medieval devices seem like cutting-edge tech, this riveting tale of SMD disks will have you on the edge of your seat—or asleep 💾😴. Marvel at how these spinning platters were the pinnacle of storage glory, before being dethroned by the slightly less archaic SCSI—because who doesn't love acronyms and the 1980s, right? 🙄📜
    miod.online.fr/software/openbs #medievaltech #storagehistory #SMDdisks #SCSI1980s #technostalgia #HackerNews #ngated

  12. In the grand tradition of making medieval devices seem like cutting-edge tech, this riveting tale of SMD disks will have you on the edge of your seat—or asleep 💾😴. Marvel at how these spinning platters were the pinnacle of storage glory, before being dethroned by the slightly less archaic SCSI—because who doesn't love acronyms and the 1980s, right? 🙄📜
    miod.online.fr/software/openbs #medievaltech #storagehistory #SMDdisks #SCSI1980s #technostalgia #HackerNews #ngated

  13. In the grand tradition of making medieval devices seem like cutting-edge tech, this riveting tale of SMD disks will have you on the edge of your seat—or asleep 💾😴. Marvel at how these spinning platters were the pinnacle of storage glory, before being dethroned by the slightly less archaic SCSI—because who doesn't love acronyms and the 1980s, right? 🙄📜
    miod.online.fr/software/openbs #medievaltech #storagehistory #SMDdisks #SCSI1980s #technostalgia #HackerNews #ngated

  14. In the grand tradition of making medieval devices seem like cutting-edge tech, this riveting tale of SMD disks will have you on the edge of your seat—or asleep 💾😴. Marvel at how these spinning platters were the pinnacle of storage glory, before being dethroned by the slightly less archaic SCSI—because who doesn't love acronyms and the 1980s, right? 🙄📜
    miod.online.fr/software/openbs #medievaltech #storagehistory #SMDdisks #SCSI1980s #technostalgia #HackerNews #ngated

  15. In the grand tradition of making medieval devices seem like cutting-edge tech, this riveting tale of SMD disks will have you on the edge of your seat—or asleep 💾😴. Marvel at how these spinning platters were the pinnacle of storage glory, before being dethroned by the slightly less archaic SCSI—because who doesn't love acronyms and the 1980s, right? 🙄📜
    miod.online.fr/software/openbs #medievaltech #storagehistory #SMDdisks #SCSI1980s #technostalgia #HackerNews #ngated

  16. 🎉 Wow, who wouldn't want to spend a delightful weekend trapped in the thrilling world of ancient hardware resurrection? 🤖🛠️ Let's face it, the only thing older than this #oscilloscope is your grandpa's jokes. 😂 Enjoy your retro adventure, but remember: sometimes it's better left as a relic!
    tomverbeure.github.io/2026/08/ #ancienthardware #retroadventure #weekendfun #technostalgia #HackerNews #ngated

  17. 🎉 Wow, who wouldn't want to spend a delightful weekend trapped in the thrilling world of ancient hardware resurrection? 🤖🛠️ Let's face it, the only thing older than this #oscilloscope is your grandpa's jokes. 😂 Enjoy your retro adventure, but remember: sometimes it's better left as a relic!
    tomverbeure.github.io/2026/08/ #ancienthardware #retroadventure #weekendfun #technostalgia #HackerNews #ngated

  18. 🎉 Wow, who wouldn't want to spend a delightful weekend trapped in the thrilling world of ancient hardware resurrection? 🤖🛠️ Let's face it, the only thing older than this #oscilloscope is your grandpa's jokes. 😂 Enjoy your retro adventure, but remember: sometimes it's better left as a relic!
    tomverbeure.github.io/2026/08/ #ancienthardware #retroadventure #weekendfun #technostalgia #HackerNews #ngated

  19. 🎉 Wow, who wouldn't want to spend a delightful weekend trapped in the thrilling world of ancient hardware resurrection? 🤖🛠️ Let's face it, the only thing older than this #oscilloscope is your grandpa's jokes. 😂 Enjoy your retro adventure, but remember: sometimes it's better left as a relic!
    tomverbeure.github.io/2026/08/ #ancienthardware #retroadventure #weekendfun #technostalgia #HackerNews #ngated

  20. 🎉 Wow, who wouldn't want to spend a delightful weekend trapped in the thrilling world of ancient hardware resurrection? 🤖🛠️ Let's face it, the only thing older than this #oscilloscope is your grandpa's jokes. 😂 Enjoy your retro adventure, but remember: sometimes it's better left as a relic!
    tomverbeure.github.io/2026/08/ #ancienthardware #retroadventure #weekendfun #technostalgia #HackerNews #ngated

  21. Ah, yes, because what the world desperately needs is another half-baked version of Conway’s Game of Life for Windows 3.1x. 🤦‍♂️ It's like offering a used cassette tape of 'greatest hits' when everyone else is streaming in 4K. 📼🎉
    muppetlabs.com/~breadbox/softw #ConwaysGameOfLife #Windows3x #TechNostalgia #HalfBakedIdeas #RetroGaming #StreamingCulture #HackerNews #ngated

  22. Ah, yes, because what the world desperately needs is another half-baked version of Conway’s Game of Life for Windows 3.1x. 🤦‍♂️ It's like offering a used cassette tape of 'greatest hits' when everyone else is streaming in 4K. 📼🎉
    muppetlabs.com/~breadbox/softw #ConwaysGameOfLife #Windows3x #TechNostalgia #HalfBakedIdeas #RetroGaming #StreamingCulture #HackerNews #ngated

  23. Ah, yes, because what the world desperately needs is another half-baked version of Conway’s Game of Life for Windows 3.1x. 🤦‍♂️ It's like offering a used cassette tape of 'greatest hits' when everyone else is streaming in 4K. 📼🎉
    muppetlabs.com/~breadbox/softw #ConwaysGameOfLife #Windows3x #TechNostalgia #HalfBakedIdeas #RetroGaming #StreamingCulture #HackerNews #ngated

  24. Ah, yes, because what the world desperately needs is another half-baked version of Conway’s Game of Life for Windows 3.1x. 🤦‍♂️ It's like offering a used cassette tape of 'greatest hits' when everyone else is streaming in 4K. 📼🎉
    muppetlabs.com/~breadbox/softw #ConwaysGameOfLife #Windows3x #TechNostalgia #HalfBakedIdeas #RetroGaming #StreamingCulture #HackerNews #ngated

  25. Ah, yes, because what the world desperately needs is another half-baked version of Conway’s Game of Life for Windows 3.1x. 🤦‍♂️ It's like offering a used cassette tape of 'greatest hits' when everyone else is streaming in 4K. 📼🎉
    muppetlabs.com/~breadbox/softw #ConwaysGameOfLife #Windows3x #TechNostalgia #HalfBakedIdeas #RetroGaming #StreamingCulture #HackerNews #ngated

  26. Skype is still sitting on my phone. It stopped working when Microsoft shut it down last May (2025 btw), and I am still not deleting it.

    ICQ did not survive the last phone. Moving to a new iPhone pulls everything back down from the App Store, and ICQ has not been in the store since 2024, so it just quietly never came back. No warning and nothing to confirm. On the old phone it was there, on the new one it was gone.

    So a dead app lives exactly as long as the phone it sits on.

    Who else is keeping one of these around?

    #Skype #ICQ #TechNostalgia #Fediverse #Blog #Thoughts #Nostalgia #Apps #AppStore #Apple #Microsoft

  27. Skype is still sitting on my phone. It stopped working when Microsoft shut it down last May (2025 btw), and I am still not deleting it.

    ICQ did not survive the last phone. Moving to a new iPhone pulls everything back down from the App Store, and ICQ has not been in the store since 2024, so it just quietly never came back. No warning and nothing to confirm. On the old phone it was there, on the new one it was gone.

    So a dead app lives exactly as long as the phone it sits on.

    Who else is keeping one of these around?

    #Skype #ICQ #TechNostalgia #Fediverse #Blog #Thoughts #Nostalgia #Apps #AppStore #Apple #Microsoft

  28. Skype is still sitting on my phone. It stopped working when Microsoft shut it down last May (2025 btw), and I am still not deleting it.

    ICQ did not survive the last phone. Moving to a new iPhone pulls everything back down from the App Store, and ICQ has not been in the store since 2024, so it just quietly never came back. No warning and nothing to confirm. On the old phone it was there, on the new one it was gone.

    So a dead app lives exactly as long as the phone it sits on.

    Who else is keeping one of these around?

    #Skype #ICQ #TechNostalgia #Fediverse #Blog #Thoughts #Nostalgia #Apps #AppStore #Apple #Microsoft

  29. Skype is still sitting on my phone. It stopped working when Microsoft shut it down last May (2025 btw), and I am still not deleting it.

    ICQ did not survive the last phone. Moving to a new iPhone pulls everything back down from the App Store, and ICQ has not been in the store since 2024, so it just quietly never came back. No warning and nothing to confirm. On the old phone it was there, on the new one it was gone.

    So a dead app lives exactly as long as the phone it sits on.

    Who else is keeping one of these around?

    #Skype #ICQ #TechNostalgia #Fediverse #Blog #Thoughts #Nostalgia #Apps #AppStore #Apple #Microsoft

  30. Skype is still sitting on my phone. It stopped working when Microsoft shut it down last May (2025 btw), and I am still not deleting it.

    ICQ did not survive the last phone. Moving to a new iPhone pulls everything back down from the App Store, and ICQ has not been in the store since 2024, so it just quietly never came back. No warning and nothing to confirm. On the old phone it was there, on the new one it was gone.

    So a dead app lives exactly as long as the phone it sits on.

    Who else is keeping one of these around?

    #Skype #ICQ #TechNostalgia #Fediverse #Blog #Thoughts #Nostalgia #Apps #AppStore #Apple #Microsoft

  31. 🔮 Ah, the golden age of tech nostalgia where reminiscing about #VCRs is the new cool. 😴 Meanwhile, the rest of us are just trying to figure out why we need another voice-activated #lightbulb. 🚀 Keep chasing those analog dreams!
    82mhz.net/posts/2026/08/i-used #technostalgia #voiceactivated #analogdreams #goldenage #HackerNews #ngated

  32. 🔮 Ah, the golden age of tech nostalgia where reminiscing about #VCRs is the new cool. 😴 Meanwhile, the rest of us are just trying to figure out why we need another voice-activated #lightbulb. 🚀 Keep chasing those analog dreams!
    82mhz.net/posts/2026/08/i-used #technostalgia #voiceactivated #analogdreams #goldenage #HackerNews #ngated

  33. 🔮 Ah, the golden age of tech nostalgia where reminiscing about #VCRs is the new cool. 😴 Meanwhile, the rest of us are just trying to figure out why we need another voice-activated #lightbulb. 🚀 Keep chasing those analog dreams!
    82mhz.net/posts/2026/08/i-used #technostalgia #voiceactivated #analogdreams #goldenage #HackerNews #ngated

  34. 🔮 Ah, the golden age of tech nostalgia where reminiscing about #VCRs is the new cool. 😴 Meanwhile, the rest of us are just trying to figure out why we need another voice-activated #lightbulb. 🚀 Keep chasing those analog dreams!
    82mhz.net/posts/2026/08/i-used #technostalgia #voiceactivated #analogdreams #goldenage #HackerNews #ngated

  35. 🔮 Ah, the golden age of tech nostalgia where reminiscing about #VCRs is the new cool. 😴 Meanwhile, the rest of us are just trying to figure out why we need another voice-activated #lightbulb. 🚀 Keep chasing those analog dreams!
    82mhz.net/posts/2026/08/i-used #technostalgia #voiceactivated #analogdreams #goldenage #HackerNews #ngated

  36. 🕹️ Ah, the classic tale of a parent forcing their child to relive their own outdated tech nostalgia. 🎮 Because nothing screams "fun" like a text-based game in 2023. 😂 And of course, introducing a "tiny scripting language" named Cant—because who doesn't love limitations! 🚫
    tau.dev/2026/08/07/canon #technostalgia #gaming #humor #scriptinglanguage #retrogames #HackerNews #ngated

  37. 🕹️ Ah, the classic tale of a parent forcing their child to relive their own outdated tech nostalgia. 🎮 Because nothing screams "fun" like a text-based game in 2023. 😂 And of course, introducing a "tiny scripting language" named Cant—because who doesn't love limitations! 🚫
    tau.dev/2026/08/07/canon #technostalgia #gaming #humor #scriptinglanguage #retrogames #HackerNews #ngated

  38. 🕹️ Ah, the classic tale of a parent forcing their child to relive their own outdated tech nostalgia. 🎮 Because nothing screams "fun" like a text-based game in 2023. 😂 And of course, introducing a "tiny scripting language" named Cant—because who doesn't love limitations! 🚫
    tau.dev/2026/08/07/canon #technostalgia #gaming #humor #scriptinglanguage #retrogames #HackerNews #ngated

  39. 🕹️ Ah, the classic tale of a parent forcing their child to relive their own outdated tech nostalgia. 🎮 Because nothing screams "fun" like a text-based game in 2023. 😂 And of course, introducing a "tiny scripting language" named Cant—because who doesn't love limitations! 🚫
    tau.dev/2026/08/07/canon #technostalgia #gaming #humor #scriptinglanguage #retrogames #HackerNews #ngated

  40. 🕹️ Ah, the classic tale of a parent forcing their child to relive their own outdated tech nostalgia. 🎮 Because nothing screams "fun" like a text-based game in 2023. 😂 And of course, introducing a "tiny scripting language" named Cant—because who doesn't love limitations! 🚫
    tau.dev/2026/08/07/canon #technostalgia #gaming #humor #scriptinglanguage #retrogames #HackerNews #ngated

  41. 👴🤔 Ah yes, the OG "social network" from 1971—Finger—a text file that nobody under 50 remembers and somehow still gets mentioned on Hacker News. 🎩👨‍💻 Apparently, the pinnacle of tech nostalgia is writing about a primitive #messaging system that John Carmack once used to jot down his grocery list. 🚀📝
    en.andros.dev/blog/54572bc7/fi #technostalgia #Finger #socialnetwork #JohnCarmack #HackerNews #ngated

  42. 👴🤔 Ah yes, the OG "social network" from 1971—Finger—a text file that nobody under 50 remembers and somehow still gets mentioned on Hacker News. 🎩👨‍💻 Apparently, the pinnacle of tech nostalgia is writing about a primitive #messaging system that John Carmack once used to jot down his grocery list. 🚀📝
    en.andros.dev/blog/54572bc7/fi #technostalgia #Finger #socialnetwork #JohnCarmack #HackerNews #ngated

  43. 👴🤔 Ah yes, the OG "social network" from 1971—Finger—a text file that nobody under 50 remembers and somehow still gets mentioned on Hacker News. 🎩👨‍💻 Apparently, the pinnacle of tech nostalgia is writing about a primitive #messaging system that John Carmack once used to jot down his grocery list. 🚀📝
    en.andros.dev/blog/54572bc7/fi #technostalgia #Finger #socialnetwork #JohnCarmack #HackerNews #ngated

  44. 👴🤔 Ah yes, the OG "social network" from 1971—Finger—a text file that nobody under 50 remembers and somehow still gets mentioned on Hacker News. 🎩👨‍💻 Apparently, the pinnacle of tech nostalgia is writing about a primitive #messaging system that John Carmack once used to jot down his grocery list. 🚀📝
    en.andros.dev/blog/54572bc7/fi #technostalgia #Finger #socialnetwork #JohnCarmack #HackerNews #ngated

  45. 👴🤔 Ah yes, the OG "social network" from 1971—Finger—a text file that nobody under 50 remembers and somehow still gets mentioned on Hacker News. 🎩👨‍💻 Apparently, the pinnacle of tech nostalgia is writing about a primitive #messaging system that John Carmack once used to jot down his grocery list. 🚀📝
    en.andros.dev/blog/54572bc7/fi #technostalgia #Finger #socialnetwork #JohnCarmack #HackerNews #ngated

  46. Ah, the cutting-edge tech of yesteryear is back with a vengeance—floppy disks are apparently still a thing, and #recycling them is the new eco-warrior badge of honor. 🌍✨ Who knew that saving the planet involved hoarding what should have been buried in the tech graveyard of the 90s? 🦖📀 If only my grandma’s attic was as environmentally conscious! 🌱💾
    floppydisk.com/recycle #floppydisks #ecofriendly #technostalgia #environmentalconsciousness #retrotech #HackerNews #ngated

  47. Ah, the cutting-edge tech of yesteryear is back with a vengeance—floppy disks are apparently still a thing, and #recycling them is the new eco-warrior badge of honor. 🌍✨ Who knew that saving the planet involved hoarding what should have been buried in the tech graveyard of the 90s? 🦖📀 If only my grandma’s attic was as environmentally conscious! 🌱💾
    floppydisk.com/recycle #floppydisks #ecofriendly #technostalgia #environmentalconsciousness #retrotech #HackerNews #ngated

  48. Ah, the cutting-edge tech of yesteryear is back with a vengeance—floppy disks are apparently still a thing, and #recycling them is the new eco-warrior badge of honor. 🌍✨ Who knew that saving the planet involved hoarding what should have been buried in the tech graveyard of the 90s? 🦖📀 If only my grandma’s attic was as environmentally conscious! 🌱💾
    floppydisk.com/recycle #floppydisks #ecofriendly #technostalgia #environmentalconsciousness #retrotech #HackerNews #ngated

  49. Ah, the cutting-edge tech of yesteryear is back with a vengeance—floppy disks are apparently still a thing, and #recycling them is the new eco-warrior badge of honor. 🌍✨ Who knew that saving the planet involved hoarding what should have been buried in the tech graveyard of the 90s? 🦖📀 If only my grandma’s attic was as environmentally conscious! 🌱💾
    floppydisk.com/recycle #floppydisks #ecofriendly #technostalgia #environmentalconsciousness #retrotech #HackerNews #ngated

  50. Ah, the cutting-edge tech of yesteryear is back with a vengeance—floppy disks are apparently still a thing, and #recycling them is the new eco-warrior badge of honor. 🌍✨ Who knew that saving the planet involved hoarding what should have been buried in the tech graveyard of the 90s? 🦖📀 If only my grandma’s attic was as environmentally conscious! 🌱💾
    floppydisk.com/recycle #floppydisks #ecofriendly #technostalgia #environmentalconsciousness #retrotech #HackerNews #ngated

  51. 🚀 Hold on to your socks, folks! The tech world is taking a trip down memory lane with a 2026 "hot take" about a bygone login method that was as ahead of its time as your grandma's VCR was ahead of Netflix. 🤦‍♂️ Apparently, anticipating tech trends is as easy as predicting the weather with a 10-year-old almanac. 🌧️🔑
    sjg.io/writing/sqrl-wasnt-wron #technostalgia #retrologin #trends2026 #memorylane #predictionfails #HackerNews #ngated

  52. 🚀 Hold on to your socks, folks! The tech world is taking a trip down memory lane with a 2026 "hot take" about a bygone login method that was as ahead of its time as your grandma's VCR was ahead of Netflix. 🤦‍♂️ Apparently, anticipating tech trends is as easy as predicting the weather with a 10-year-old almanac. 🌧️🔑
    sjg.io/writing/sqrl-wasnt-wron #technostalgia #retrologin #trends2026 #memorylane #predictionfails #HackerNews #ngated

  53. 🚀 Hold on to your socks, folks! The tech world is taking a trip down memory lane with a 2026 "hot take" about a bygone login method that was as ahead of its time as your grandma's VCR was ahead of Netflix. 🤦‍♂️ Apparently, anticipating tech trends is as easy as predicting the weather with a 10-year-old almanac. 🌧️🔑
    sjg.io/writing/sqrl-wasnt-wron #technostalgia #retrologin #trends2026 #memorylane #predictionfails #HackerNews #ngated

  54. 🚀 Hold on to your socks, folks! The tech world is taking a trip down memory lane with a 2026 "hot take" about a bygone login method that was as ahead of its time as your grandma's VCR was ahead of Netflix. 🤦‍♂️ Apparently, anticipating tech trends is as easy as predicting the weather with a 10-year-old almanac. 🌧️🔑
    sjg.io/writing/sqrl-wasnt-wron #technostalgia #retrologin #trends2026 #memorylane #predictionfails #HackerNews #ngated

  55. 🚀 Hold on to your socks, folks! The tech world is taking a trip down memory lane with a 2026 "hot take" about a bygone login method that was as ahead of its time as your grandma's VCR was ahead of Netflix. 🤦‍♂️ Apparently, anticipating tech trends is as easy as predicting the weather with a 10-year-old almanac. 🌧️🔑
    sjg.io/writing/sqrl-wasnt-wron #technostalgia #retrologin #trends2026 #memorylane #predictionfails #HackerNews #ngated