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👴 Ah, yes, another riveting stroll down memory lane 🛣️, where nerds reminisce about the good old days when they could still remember the 'original' things they worked on. 📖 Apparently, leaving a PhD to join a fruit company 🍏 was a 'big turning point'—who would've thought? 🙄
folklore.org/Joining_Apple_Com #nostalgia #tech #journey #originalwork #PhDturningpoint #fruitcompany #HackerNews #ngated

www.folklore.orgFolklore.org: Joining Apple Computer
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@ricmac @timbl I created a "Choose Your Own Adventure" story/game in Hypercard circa 1989-90(?) It had a map that "unscrolled" and you could jump to different places and then complete puzzles and make decisions. I kept that floppy disk (which wasn't actually floppy at that point I think) for years...

Paavohtls blog takes a "hilariously" deep dive into Oblivion's AI with 92 minutes of nitpicking, because who doesn't love overanalyzing a 15-year-old game's failed promises? 😴🤖 Apparently, Radiant AI was more of a dim glow, but hey, at least it gave us entertaining bugs and forum meltdowns. 🤷‍♂️💥
blog.paavo.me/radiant-ai/ #OblivionAI #DeepDive #GamingAnalysis #RadiantAI #GameBugs #Nostalgia #HackerNews #ngated

blog.paavo.meWhat was Radiant AI, anyway?A ridiculously deep dive into Oblivion's controversial AI system and its legacy

when I was taking a university journalism course titled Navigating Cyberspace in 1995, I never imagined that I would still be using those skills decades later. But working in very small libraries where the website requires hand coding to do a lot of things, I’m using it on a daily basis.

🤖🚀 Behold the pinnacle of innovation: turning an ancient OS into a homepage because #retro is the new black. Meanwhile, the rest of us are busy leveraging #AI to write code and secure the future, but sure, let's focus on making our desktops look like they belong in a museum. 🖥️💾
github.com/ThornWalli/web-work #innovation #tech #nostalgia #coding #HackerNews #ngated

Old operating system as homepage. Contribute to ThornWalli/web-workbench development by creating an account on GitHub.
GitHubGitHub - ThornWalli/web-workbench: Old operating system as homepage.Old operating system as homepage. Contribute to ThornWalli/web-workbench development by creating an account on GitHub.

Ah, the "Not Boring Camera" app that’s totally not boring because it's *out of stock* and costs a whopping $0.00! 📸✨ It's the first camera app to simulate those nostalgic moments of disappointment when you can't even download it. 📦❌ #InnovativeScarcity
notbor.ing/product/camera #NotBoringCamera #InnovativeScarcity #AppLaunch #Nostalgia #TechHumor #OutOfStock #HackerNews #ngated

notbor.ing(Not Boring) Camera | Pro Camera AppFall in love with photography. Feels like a real camera with more natural photos that need no edits. APPx006