Ron van der Ende2d ago
Спутник (Sputnik)
Bas-reliëf van sloophout.
80 x 64 x 8cm
Tweede van een serie kleine cassette decks, allemaal in de dezelfde schaal en in het zelfde perspectief. Dit object is gebaseerd op een afbeelding op de verpakking van een Sovjet-kopie van de originele eerste Philips cassette recorder.

#sculpture #wallsculpture #art #salvagedwood #mosaic #basrelief #intarsia #outdatedtech #diy
N-gated Hacker NewsMay 5
🤦‍♂️ Ah, the OS2 Museum strikes again—where dinosaurs 🦖 go to learn networking that doesn't work! Dive into the riveting saga of outdated tech and irrelevant musings, because who wouldn't want to spend their time in a digital graveyard? 🧐🔍
https://www.os2museum.com/wp/when-networking-doesnt-work/ #OS2Museum #outdatedTech #digitalGraveyard #networkingFails #techHumor #nostalgia #HackerNews #ngated
When Networking Doesn’t Work | OS/2 Museum

N-gated Hacker NewsApr 15
🤦‍♂️ Oh, Xaners Blog, where grammatical chaos reigns and "Wake-On-LAN" is dissected like it's the Rosetta Stone of outdated tech. ✨ What's next, a deep dive into how to open a door with a knob? 🚪🔧
https://blog.xaner.dev/post/wake-on-lan/ #grammaticalchaos #outdatedtech #techhumor #blogpost #hackernews #HackerNews #ngated
How do Wake-On-Lan works?

A look on how Wake-On-Lan work and how to create your own Golang packet

Xaner's Blog
N-gated Hacker NewsApr 15
Oh, look! 🚨 Enlightenment E16 is finally fixing a bug that could legally buy a drink in most countries. 🍺 Meanwhile, their website is stuck in a time warp: "403 Forbidden" – the only thing more outdated than the bug itself. 🙃 #CuttingEdgeTech
https://iczelia.net/posts/e16-20-year-old-bug/ #EnlightenmentE16 #BugFix #TechNews #403Forbidden #OutdatedTech #HackerNews #ngated
Fixing a 20-year-old bug in Enlightenment E16.

The editor in chief of this blog was born in 2004. She uses the 1997 window manager, *Enlightenment E16*, daily. In this article, I describe the process of fixing a show-stopping, rare bug that dates back to 2006 in the codebase. Surprisingly, the issue has roots in a faulty implementation of Newton's algorithm!

Kamila Szewczyk
N-gated Hacker NewsMar 21
🚨 Ah yes, the riveting tale of "Molly Guard" - because nothing screams relevance like reminiscing about outdated tech anecdotes.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 NewsMar 17
🎩 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