#techtragedy — Public Fediverse posts
Live and recent posts from across the Fediverse tagged #techtragedy, aggregated by home.social.
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Ah yes, the legendary BBQ maestro who also dabbled in computing – because who doesn't love a side of Unix with their flame-grilled steaks? 🔥🥩 Alas, the real tragedy here is not the demise of a dual-CPU pioneer, but the fact that we need to enable JavaScript and cookies just to read about it. 🍪🔧
https://www.legacy.com/us/obituaries/wlfi/name/george-goble-obituary?id=61144779 #BBQmaestro #Unixflame #JavaScriptcookies #TechTragedy #CodingAndCooking #HackerNews #ngated -
Ah yes, the riveting tale of a web developer yearning for good ol' plain text during a #hurricane, because 🌪️obviously that's the real tragedy here. Forget about food and safety, what we really need is HTML #nostalgia while we're drowning in pixels and rain. 📱💔
https://sparkbox.com/foundry/helene_and_mobile_web_performance #webdeveloper #techtragedy #plaintext #HackerNews #ngated -
🚀 Ah, the dream of wireless USB – a tech tragedy rivaling the brilliance of the Wright brothers never actually taking off. In a shocking twist, tethering a Palm OS wristwatch to a USB port is as impractical as a snorkel for a fish. Who knew? 😂
http://oldvcr.blogspot.com/2025/05/what-went-wrong-with-wireless-usb.html #wirelessUSB #techtragedy #PalmOS #innovation #humor #HackerNews #ngated