Rebooting an Abandoned Car Wash in the Ozarks
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Rebooting an Abandoned Car Wash in the Ozarks
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Re: Rebooting an Abandoned Car Wash in the Ozarks
#2What’s the point of this article?
Re: Rebooting an Abandoned Car Wash in the Ozarks
#3What’s the point of this article?
Life-among-the-ruins of old technology. Accretion, aggregation, accrual. The lifecycle of systems. The author has their own pretty direct answer for you:
> if only because I thought it'd be interesting to watch such a legacy, time-worn piece of automation come back to life.
> ...and it was [ed: coming back to life]! I got to see the terminal boot from a quite sophisticated script and the sound of everything settling into place was enchanting, pitifully.
Being perceptive & interested in the world is what hackers do & are.
Re: Rebooting an Abandoned Car Wash in the Ozarks
#4What’s the point of this article?
Life-among-the-ruins of old technology. Accretion, aggregation, accrual. The lifecycle of systems. The author has their own pretty direct answer for you: > if only because I thought it'd be interesting to watch such a legacy, time-worn piece of automation come back to life. > ...and it was [ed: coming back to life]! I got to see the terminal boot from a quite sophisticated script and the sound of everything settling…
The very next line, which you elided:
>Unfortunately, though this did clear the error, it landed on (and got stuck) the exact same error when I tried my card lol
He didn't actually fix anything. It's still broken.
Re: Rebooting an Abandoned Car Wash in the Ozarks
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Re: Rebooting an Abandoned Car Wash in the Ozarks
#6This is the shittiest post I've seen on HN.
Re: Rebooting an Abandoned Car Wash in the Ozarks
#7What’s the point of this article?
Life-among-the-ruins of old technology. Accretion, aggregation, accrual. The lifecycle of systems. The author has their own pretty direct answer for you: > if only because I thought it'd be interesting to watch such a legacy, time-worn piece of automation come back to life. > ...and it was [ed: coming back to life]! I got to see the terminal boot from a quite sophisticated script and the sound of everything settling…
There wasn't so much as a screen shot, nor was the system explored or restored.
This post is way below any reasonable standards for a site like this and should have been buried, not promoted to the front page.
Re: Rebooting an Abandoned Car Wash in the Ozarks
#8My first thought was, "I wonder whether a car wash is good for laundering money."
Re: Rebooting an Abandoned Car Wash in the Ozarks
#9My first thought was, "I wonder whether a car wash is good for laundering money."
Probably not.
Re: Rebooting an Abandoned Car Wash in the Ozarks
#10This is the shittiest post I've seen on HN.
There are others that are shittier, eg: