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I'm still nostalgic for the times when I had to enter the bootloader using the keys on front panel of the PDP-11 to then loaded the OS from paper tape. (not to mention multi pass c…

Who can forget the CEO Francis J. Sellinger and his 'Taste My Schlitz' commercials https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1NPxny7no4c

Where will all those Meta Avatars go? Is there a retirement home in the Metaverse?

When I want to motivate myself I look at this https://www.theclimatebrink.com/p/the-scariest-climate-plot-...

more context here https://c20society.org.uk/news/if-not-now-when-c20-renews-34...

I have fond memories from my Acorn days of staying in the 'typewriter' hotel on visits to Ivrea - it became derelict, but perhaps it has been revived... https://zoningthegardenstat…

At least I will be able to visit the exhibition and count them myself: https://allthatsinteresting.com/bayeux-tapestry-penises

My mind wandered to these more interesting "undercuts" https://uk.pinterest.com/ideas/lesbian-undercut-designs/9549...

I always preferred the thinking behind the 'Conundrum' used in Operation Pluto. No big bangs but excellent logistics - see https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Operation_Pluto

Story also covered in a BBC podcast: https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m002883z