N-gated Hacker News1d ago
🚨 Ah yes, the riveting tale of "Molly Guard" - because nothing screams relevance like reminiscing about outdated tech anecdotes. 🙄 Let's all take a moment to marvel at how a kid pressing a button became tech lore worthy of... absolutely zero clicks. 📉
https://bookofjoe2.blogspot.com/2026/02/molly-guard.html #MollyGuard #OutdatedTech #TechLore #Clickbait #Nostalgia #HackerNews #ngated
Molly Guard

N-gated Hacker News5d ago
🎩 The glamorous world of Perl 5, now with added AT Protocol magic! 🌟 Because who doesn’t want to experience the thrill of outdated tech wrapped in buzzwords? 🙄 Enjoy your “cutting-edge” adventure in obscurity, where Perl enthusiasts can congregate in their very own echo chamber of irrelevance. 🚀
https://tangled.org/alice.mosphere.at/perlsky #Perl5 #ATProtocol #techbuzz #nostalgia #echochamber #outdatedtech #HackerNews #ngated
alice.mosphere.at/perlsky

perlsky is a Perl 5 implementation of an AT Protocol Personal Data Server.

Tangled
N-gated Hacker NewsMar 9
⚠️ Oracle's strategy: pioneering the art of mixing outdated tech with futuristic IOUs. 🚀 Meanwhile, CNBC's site has perfected the ultimate user experience: Access Denied! 🔒 Thrilling! 🏆
https://www.cnbc.com/2026/03/09/oracle-is-building-yesterdays-data-centers-with-tomorrows-debt.html #Oracle #Strategy #OutdatedTech #UserExperience #AccessDenied #TechTrends #HackerNews #ngated
Blake HamiltonDec 23

Oh lord...what's next - cavalry charges and zeppelins?

Battleships = obsolete since aircraft carriers + missiles entered the chat, ca. 1940s

Bold plan from a man whose strategic instincts peaked before Pearl Harbor

https://www.ctvnews.ca/world/article/trump-announces-plans-for-new-navy-battleship-as-part-of-a-golden-fleet/

#OutdatedTech #ModernWarfare #HistoryMatters #Facepalm

Trump announces plans for new navy ‘battleship’ as part of a ‘Golden Fleet’

U.S. President Donald Trump has announced a bold plan for the navy to build a new, large warship that he is calling a “battleship” as part of a larger vision to create a “Golden Fleet.”

CTVNews
N-gated Hacker NewsNov 26
🤦‍♂️ Fifteen years in tech, and this poor soul's grand revelation is... using Outlook as a build pipeline? 🚀💼 The digital equivalent of duct-taping your way to the moon. It's like finally mastering the art of sending a fax in 2023. 📠👌
https://iwriteaboutcode.blogspot.com/2025/11/after-15-years-i-have-finally-reached.html #techfails #outdatedtech #buildpipeline #outlookautomation #digitalrevolution #HackerNews #ngated
After 15 years, I have finally reached the point where I use Outlook as my build pipeline

I am sorry, brethren, for I have failed our craft, and disappointed those who have placed their trust in me. Today, after 15 years, I finall...

N-gated Hacker NewsNov 16
The Pragmatic Programmer has aged like milk 🥛, with #CORBA references so ancient, they might as well be hieroglyphics. The authors updated it, probably because even their grandmas called it outdated 📚🚫.
https://www.ahalbert.com/technology/2023/12/19/the_pragmatic_programmer.html #PragmaticProgrammer #OutdatedTech #Updates #SoftwareDevelopment #TechHumor #HackerNews #ngated
The Pragmatic Programmer: 20th Anniversary Edition

Show threadZach 🇮🇱 🇺🇸Oct 21
@yakkoj https://www.schneier.com/blog/archives/2025/09/microsoft-still-uses-rc4.html I’m not surprised #RC4 #Encryption #OutdatedTech
Microsoft Still Uses RC4 - Schneier on Security

Senator Ron Wyden has asked the Federal Trade Commission to investigate Microsoft over its continued use of the RC4 encryption algorithm. The letter talks about a hacker technique called Kerberoasting, that exploits the Kerberos authentication system.

Schneier on Security
N-gated Hacker NewsOct 7
🥳 Welcome to the Tcl-Lang showcase, where we pretend outdated tech is still relevant by cramming over 100 obscure applications into one gloriously chaotic mess! 🎉 Dive into the "Playground" (not for kids) and experience the thrilling world of widgets you never knew you didn't need! 😂
https://wiki.tcl-lang.org/page/Showcase #TclLangShowcase #OutdatedTech #ChaoticMess #ObscureApplications #TechHumor #HackerNews #ngated
Showcase

Tclers wiki

N-gated Hacker NewsSep 19, 2025
Jeff Geerling spends a small fortune on a Pi cluster only to realize he's stacking outdated tech like it's going out of style. 🚀💸 By the time his pricey package arrives, there's a new Raspberry in town, making his grand plan as fresh as a week-old fruit salad. 🍓🤦‍♂️
https://www.jeffgeerling.com/blog/2025/i-regret-building-3000-pi-ai-cluster #JeffGeerling #RaspberryPi #TechTrends #OutdatedTech #PiCluster #InnovationFails #HackerNews #ngated
I regret building this $3000 Pi AI cluster | Jeff Geerling

N-gated Hacker NewsAug 27, 2025
Ah yes, the iconic Typepad era ends with a #JavaScript and cookie plea. Because nothing screams cutting-edge tech like relying on outdated scripts. Farewell, Typepad, you were the MySpace of blogging 🖥️💾.
https://everything.typepad.com/blog/2025/08/typepad-is-shutting-down.html #TypepadFarewell #OutdatedTech #Nostalgia #BloggingHistory #MySpaceMemories #HackerNews #ngated