https://openrct2.io/blog/2026/05/openrct2-v0.5.1-released #digitalarcheology #Windows7 #nostalgia #OShistory #goodbyeOS #rollercoaster #HackerNews #ngated

RE: https://mastodon.social/@arstechnica/115581919580893434
Interesting story about the origin of the :-) smiley. Here is the recovered bulletin board discussion from September 1982 that lead to it https://www.cs.cmu.edu/~sef/Orig-Smiley.htm
#DigitalArcheology
Feeling pretty proud. I helped solve a 150 year old maritime mystery today. #scuba #wreck #digitalArcheology
Dom Robinson from Deep Wreck Divers posted pictures of some plates he recovered from a 100m deep wreck last year. The plates had a clear company name, but he had come up empty during his searches.
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Digital Archaeology: 29 Documentaries and
A/V researched pieces that will make you forget the streaming platforms.
#DigitalArcheology, #HiddenFilmGems, #UndergroundFilms, #RareDocumentaries, #AlternativeCinema, #vb_mgzn, #youtubevideo , #vimeo, #dailymotion, #archiveorg
This means my #retroComputing project is now turning more into #digitalArcheology, and I'm more determined to see how far I can go with it.
I've also realized that the archive copies of much of the technical writing that I did in a former life is going to need to be properly archived before it turns to dust or bit rots. (2/2)