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El día que internet casi muere por 11 líneas de código

En 2016, un programador borró un paquete minúsculo de código llamado left-pad porque se molestó con una empresa. El resultado: colapsaron miles de proyectos gigantes, incluidos React y Node.js. Internet es un castillo de naipes mucho más frágil de lo que crees.

#TechHistory #Programming #JavaScript #OpenSource

Project Xanadu: Even More Hindsight

https://gwern.net/xanadu

Comments: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49559522

#HackerNews #ProjectXanadu #Hindsight #TechHistory #DigitalInnovation #WebHistory

Project Xanadu: Even More Hindsight

https://gwern.net/xanadu

Comments: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49559522

#HackerNews #ProjectXanadu #Hindsight #TechHistory #DigitalInnovation #WebHistory

Project Xanadu: Even More Hindsight

https://gwern.net/xanadu

Comments: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49559522

#HackerNews #ProjectXanadu #Hindsight #TechHistory #DigitalInnovation #WebHistory

Project Xanadu: Even More Hindsight

https://gwern.net/xanadu

Comments: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49559522

#HackerNews #ProjectXanadu #Hindsight #TechHistory #DigitalInnovation #WebHistory

Project Xanadu: Even More Hindsight

https://gwern.net/xanadu

Comments: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49559522

#HackerNews #ProjectXanadu #Hindsight #TechHistory #DigitalInnovation #WebHistory

Published in 2000 — before the iPod, iPhone, or iPad. But the foundation Deutschman covers is where all of that started.
#books #bookreview #SteveJobs #techhistory
https://smpl.is/amlhc

Published in 2000 — before the iPod, iPhone, or iPad. But the foundation Deutschman covers is where all of that started.
#books #bookreview #SteveJobs #techhistory
https://smpl.is/amlhc

Published in 2000 — before the iPod, iPhone, or iPad. But the foundation Deutschman covers is where all of that started.
#books #bookreview #SteveJobs #techhistory
https://smpl.is/amlhc

Published in 2000 — before the iPod, iPhone, or iPad. But the foundation Deutschman covers is where all of that started.
#books #bookreview #SteveJobs #techhistory
https://smpl.is/amlhc

Published in 2000 — before the iPod, iPhone, or iPad. But the foundation Deutschman covers is where all of that started.
#books #bookreview #SteveJobs #techhistory
https://smpl.is/amlhc

The Computer Museum of America reclamation project

https://computer-museum.org/wp/

Comments: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49511493

#HackerNews #ComputerMuseum #America #Reclamation #Project #TechHistory #Innovation #Preservation #Computing

The Computer Museum of America reclamation project

https://computer-museum.org/wp/

Comments: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49511493

#HackerNews #ComputerMuseum #America #Reclamation #Project #TechHistory #Innovation #Preservation #Computing

The Computer Museum of America reclamation project

https://computer-museum.org/wp/

Comments: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49511493

#HackerNews #ComputerMuseum #America #Reclamation #Project #TechHistory #Innovation #Preservation #Computing

The Computer Museum of America reclamation project

https://computer-museum.org/wp/

Comments: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49511493

#HackerNews #ComputerMuseum #America #Reclamation #Project #TechHistory #Innovation #Preservation #Computing

The Computer Museum of America reclamation project

https://computer-museum.org/wp/

Comments: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49511493

#HackerNews #ComputerMuseum #America #Reclamation #Project #TechHistory #Innovation #Preservation #Computing

Commodore 64 released September 1, 1982

https://dfarq.homeip.net/commodore-64-released-september-1-1982/

Comments: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49533497

#HackerNews #Commodore64 #retrogaming #vintagecomputing #techhistory #nostalgia

Commodore 64 released September 1, 1982

https://dfarq.homeip.net/commodore-64-released-september-1-1982/

Comments: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49533497

#HackerNews #Commodore64 #retrogaming #vintagecomputing #techhistory #nostalgia

Commodore 64 released September 1, 1982

https://dfarq.homeip.net/commodore-64-released-september-1-1982/

Comments: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49533497

#HackerNews #Commodore64 #retrogaming #vintagecomputing #techhistory #nostalgia

Commodore 64 released September 1, 1982

https://dfarq.homeip.net/commodore-64-released-september-1-1982/

Comments: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49533497

#HackerNews #Commodore64 #retrogaming #vintagecomputing #techhistory #nostalgia

Commodore 64 released September 1, 1982

https://dfarq.homeip.net/commodore-64-released-september-1-1982/

Comments: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49533497

#HackerNews #Commodore64 #retrogaming #vintagecomputing #techhistory #nostalgia

People keep comparing the "AI" bubble to the DotCom bubble. This is misleading.

What drove the DotCom bubble(s) was speculation on the transition from broadcast media to network media. Which was, and is, a decentralisation of media power. The emergence of #MOLE Training is exactly the opposite, a global re-centralisation of media power.

It's more comparable to the emergence of proprietary software, DataFarms and "the cloud";

https://www.gnu.org/philosophy/who-does-that-server-really-serve.html

#AI #DotComBubble #Speculation #TechHistory

🎉 RISC OS Open celebrates 20 years of impressively maintaining a niche OS that nobody asked for but everyone is now free to ignore! 🖥️🌱 Sure, it’s in "better health" — like a dinosaur that’s mastered yoga and kale smoothies. 💪🥬 Keep safeguarding that past, guys! 🙄
https://www.riscosopen.org/news/articles/2026/06/20/twenty-years-of-risc-os-open #RISCOSOpen #20Years #NicheOS #TechHistory #OpenSource #HackerNews #ngated

🚫 Forbidden nostalgia alert! 🚫 The groundbreaking revelation that Commodore's Amiga 1000 was a decade ahead of its time is so top-secret, even your browser can't handle it. 🌐🔒 Who knew history was this exclusive? 😏
https://dfarq.homeip.net/amiga-1000-ten-years-ahead-of-its-time/ #ForbiddenNostalgia #Commodore #Amiga1000 #TechHistory #GroundbreakingRevelation #SecretTech #HackerNews #ngated

July 23 1985, Commodore introduced its Amiga 1000: 10 years ahead of its time

https://dfarq.homeip.net/amiga-1000-ten-years-ahead-of-its-time/

Comments: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49017265

#HackerNews #Commodore #Amiga #Amiga1000 #RetroComputing #TechHistory #GamingPioneer

Examining circuit boards from the Space Shuttle's I/O Processor

https://www.righto.com/2026/06/space-shuttle-io-processor-boards.html

#HackerNews #SpaceShuttle #I/OProcessor #CircuitBoards #TechHistory #NASA

Fixing a 20-year-old bug in Enlightenment E16

https://iczelia.net/posts/e16-20-year-old-bug/

#HackerNews #Fixing #Bugs #Enlightenment #E16 #TechHistory #SoftwareDevelopment

Franklin's bad ads for Apple ][ clones and the beloved impersonator they depict

https://buttondown.com/suchbadtechads/archive/franklin-ace-1000/

#HackerNews #Franklin #AppleClones #BadAds #TechHistory #RetroComputing

Microsoft Bob 🙂 was Microsoft’s ambitious 1995 attempt to simplify computing with a virtual house interface, but its cutesy design and poor performance led to its swift downfall. Despite its failure, Bob’s influence lingered in Clippy, Comic Sans, and even anti-piracy tactics, cementing its place in tech history.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Etj3swGwZJw

#MicrosoftBob #Microsoft #RetroTech #GUI #ComicSans #Clippy #Windows95 #TechHistory #RetroComputing

La bulle Dot-Com (1995-2000) a vu des valorisations folles avant l'éclatement. Aujourd'hui, l'IA générative suscite un engouement similaire. L'histoire se répète-t-elle? Analyse des leçons passées pour naviguer l'avenir de l'IA.

⏩️ https://linkeaz.net/fr/posts/bulle-dot-com-1995-2000-lecons-ia

#HistoireDuWeb #Tech #DotComBubble #IA #TechHistory

"Hội chứng sống sót thời Dotcom": Thành công ban đầu của Perl đã gieo mầm cho sự suy tàn của nó. Bài viết phân tích lý do nhiều kỹ sư vẫn ác cảm với Perl: môi trường phát triển hỗn loạn thời dot-com và sự nhầm lẫn về phiên bản (Perl 6/Raku). Dù Perl 5 hiện đại đã tiến bộ đáng kể, định kiến lịch sử vẫn bủa vây.
#Perl #Programming #TechHistory #LegacyCode #DotcomBubble #LậpTrình #LịchSửCôngNghệ #CodeKếThừa #BongBóngDotcom

https://dev.to/davorg/dotcom-survivor-syndrome-how-perls-early-success-crea

🎩✨ Mr. TIFF, the self-proclaimed Indiana Jones of tech history, embarks on a heroic quest to email boomers about their inventions from the disco era. 🤖💌 Armed with a keyboard and a thirst for truth, he bravely sets up chats to determine who really invented the toaster. 🍞🔥
https://inventingthefuture.ghost.io/mr-tiff/ #MrTIFF #IndianaJones #TechHistory #EmailBoomers #ToasterQuest #DiscoEra #HackerNews #ngated

Phone Phreaking:
https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/b08hlnjq
#PhonePhreak #PhonePhreaking #2600 #BBC #Radio4Extra #telephone #telephones #TelephoneExchange #TechHistory #RetroTech

Phone Phreaking:
https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/b08hlnjq
#PhonePhreak #PhonePhreaking #2600 #BBC #Radio4Extra #telephone #telephones #TelephoneExchange #TechHistory #RetroTech

Phone Phreaking:
https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/b08hlnjq
#PhonePhreak #PhonePhreaking #2600 #BBC #Radio4Extra #telephone #telephones #TelephoneExchange #TechHistory #RetroTech

Phone Phreaking:
https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/b08hlnjq
#PhonePhreak #PhonePhreaking #2600 #BBC #Radio4Extra #telephone #telephones #TelephoneExchange #TechHistory #RetroTech

When the Dotcom Bubble Burst

https://dfarq.homeip.net/when-the-dotcom-bubble-burst/

#HackerNews #DotcomBubble #DotcomBust #TechHistory #InternetCrisis #EconomicCrash

🆕 We have some great news:

the journals #Aniki: Revista Portuguesa da Imagem em Movimento and #HoST - Journal of History of Science and Technology, both published with the support of the IHC, have been accepted for indexing by the #Scopus platform! 🥳🎊

👉 https://ihc.fcsh.unl.pt/en/aniki-host-scopus/

@histodons
@filmstudies
@historyofmedicine

#Histodons #OpenAccess #SciHist #FilmStudies #TechHistory #MedHist #HistoryOfScience #MovingImages #HistoryOfMedicine #HistoryOfTechnology

Interested in Quake tech background?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0KxRXZhQuY8

#Quake #games #retro #fps #tech #technology #OpenGL #GLQuake #VQuake #DigitalFoundry #history #techhistory