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The 667MHz Machine

https://www.0xsid.com/blog/667mhz-machine

#HackerNews #The #667MHz #Machine #technology #innovation #computing #hardware #retro #computing

The 667MHz Machine | Sid's Blog

Netscape Navigator for browsing. Mama for searching. Eudora for emailing. ICQ for chatting. The Palace for palling around with pals. Amazon operating in the red. Actually owning Photoshop. No A.I.

I miss the good ol' pre-enshittification days.

#Enshittification
#Computing

Negative PID SL 16h ago

Marc Andreessen and the web browser
https://negativepid.blog/marc-andreessen-and-the-web-browser/

#marcAndreessen #webBrowsers #mosaic #netscapeNavigator #internetBrowsers #Internet #tech #IT #science #STEM #computing #inventions #innovation #negativepid

Marc Andreessen and the web browser - Negative PID

In the early 1990s, only a small number of researchers and enthusiasts used the Internet. Navigation relied on text-driven interfaces. Until Marc Andreessen,

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TechRadar 17h ago

#TechRadar Quordle hints and answers for Sunday, March 29 (game #1525) https://techrad.ar/aoEZ #Websites&Apps #Computing #Internet

Quordle hints and answers for Sunday, March 29 (game #1525)

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Homepage 18h ago

Google Warns That Quantum Armageddon Is Drawing Closer

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://futurism.com/robots-and-machines/google-quantum-armageddon

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Allpoints 20h ago

@neil <snark>that's because you're not on board with the new business model. You don't own that computer or phone. You've only paid for it. The company still owns it.</snark>

#Computing #BigTech

World news | The Guardian 21h ago

‘Our assumptions are broken’: how fraudulent church data revealed AI’s threat to polling https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2026/mar/28/how-fraudulent-church-data-revealed-ais-threat-to-polling #AiArtificialIntelligence #SocialTrends #Computing #Technology #Religion #UkNews

‘Our assumptions are broken’: how fraudulent church data revealed AI’s threat to polling

Experts say paid participants are using automated tools to generate unreliable survey responses at scale

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Negative PID SL 22h ago

A quick-start guide to Unix commands

https://negativepid.blog/a-quick-start-guide-to-unix-commands/

#UNIX #linux #linuxCommands #cli #bash #admin #administrators #OS #tech #IT #science #STEM #computing #negativepid

A quick-start guide to Unix commands - Negative PID

Unix is a powerful, multiuser operating system that serves as the foundation for Linux and MacOS. The Unix command-line interface (CLI) allows you to control

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Marcus The Board Gamer 22h ago

Back at the dawn of time (Late 1970’s to mid 1990’s) you got a computer. You then did whatever the heck you wanted with it. You were encouraged to do so with included books on programming.

You purchased the computer, and it was yours to do with as you wished. Now computers* are ways to sell you adverts, steal your data , & rent services you’ll never own.

* Yes, I know about (& use) Linux. But how long before that’s locked out at a firmware level? Eh? #Computing @neil https://mastodon.neilzone.co.uk/@neil/116305379440903499