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A retrospective look at how old computer magazines from 1984–2004 envisioned the future, from smart-home controllers and online services to AI-powered software, illustrated with vintage ads and reviews.
A former Google designer recounts building the 2010 Pac-Man doodle in HTML and CSS, and the launch-day bug caused by autoplaying the game with sound on Google's homepage.
A retrospective essay examining why 1990s-2000s home network AV standards like DLNA failed and how consumer audio ended up dominated by Sonos, AirPlay, and Chromecast vendor-locked cast protocols.
该文讲述了等离子显示屏从1960年代伊利诺伊大学PLATO教学系统需求中诞生，到最终衰落的技术发展史。文章追溯了Donald Bitzer团队如何为解决CRT带宽与存储问题而发明等离子显示技术的历程。
A first-person account from an ex-Autodesk researcher clarifying the long-circulated rumor that Autodesk trademarked 'cyberspace' and William Gibson retaliated by trademarking 'Eric Gullichsen'—confirming the trademark dispute was real while the counter-trademark was a prank by Timothy Leary.
作者回顾1999年时市场普遍看衰亚马逊的论调，并指出如今对 Anthropic 和 OpenAI 也有类似的悲观声音。
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A retrospective on the history of portable MP3 players, tracing their origins with the MPMan F10 and Diamond Rio PMP300, the iPod's dominance in the 2000s, and their recent resurgence among niche audiences.
Bob Cringely (real name Mark Stevens), an early Apple employee best known for his PBS documentary "Triumph of the Nerds," passed away in his sleep. The tech journalism community mourns his passing.
The article traces the origins and attribution of the quote 'The only intuitive interface is the nipple,' which critiques the overuse of 'intuitive' in tech interfaces by highlighting that only innate experiences like breastfeeding are truly intuitive, with all else being learned.
An early advisor to Nvidia claims to be owed a billion dollars in stock due to a vesting schedule misunderstanding and is pursuing legal action against the company.
This podcast episode from The Verge debates the history and failure of the One Laptop Per Child initiative and its XO-1 laptop, exploring whether it was innovative hardware or a flawed idea.
The article recounts the origin story of Apple's Cards app, highlighting it as Steve Jobs' vision and detailing significant project mismanagement and operational challenges from an insider's perspective.
The article argues against the idea that Silicon Valley's values have always been profit-driven and militaristic, highlighting its countercultural roots in the 1970s and 80s that fostered innovation and later shaped the industry's wealth and military ties.
A tweet shares a 1982 quote by James Martin, predicting that application development will evolve with computers working without programmers, potentially facing resistance from programmers.
This keynote speech explores the profound impact of AI on programming through historical analogies of the photography technology revolution, and looks ahead to the new opportunities and challenges for the Rails community in the AI era.
The article reflects on the failures of Sun Microsystems, highlighting its operational disinterest that led to losing customers like a startup to Dell, despite technological achievements like OpenSolaris.
Peter Thiel recounts PayPal's initial failure as a worst business idea and its pivot to email payments, leading to a $1.5 billion exit, highlighting team resilience and multiple attempts.
A tweet referencing Elon Musk with his first Tesla Roadster from 2008, highlighting a historical moment in electric vehicle development.
The article explains the algorithm Windows XP used to randomly select initial user profile pictures, which is based on reservoir sampling and uses the RtlRandomEx function seeded with GetTickCount().