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x64 port of Microsoft Word for Windows 1.1a arrives — you can now run this seminal 1990 word processor natively in Windows 11 (tomshardware.com)

2026-08-09 | by Mark Tyson | tags: code, github, microsoft

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The Alpha 21264 CPU: NT's Greatest RISC (1998) (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-08-09 | tags: alpha, cache, chip

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Hardware researcher spins up 'CPU deoptimization' project to find the slowest single x86 instruction, creates hall of shame — worst offender takes 198 billion cycles spanning 62 seconds to execute (tomshardware.com)

2026-08-08 | by Jake Roach | tags: cycles, domas, hardware

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Upcoming Hack to Keep NASA’s Voyager 1 Alive Exploits a Quirk in Its 1970s Hardware (gizmodo.com)

2026-08-07 | tags: bang, bang power, big bang

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Andrew Wiles on proving Fermat’s Last Theorem (1995) [video] (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-08-06 | tags: comments

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Deals: AirPods Pro 3 now even lower at 25% off, M5 MacBook Air $190 off, iPhone Air $150+ off, more (9to5mac.com)

2026-08-06 | by Justin Kahn | tags: amazon, apple, best

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Unemployment benefits filings rose to 199,000 last week, says the Department of Labor (feeds.feedburner.com)

2026-08-06 | tags: benefits, previous, range

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Andreessen Horowitz Partner Boasts That the Company’s New Tech Can Fabricate Fake History Like in “1984” (futurism.com)

2026-08-06 | by Victor Tangermann | tags: clip, moore, slop

129.

Hoka Coupon Codes: 30% Off in August 2026 (wired.com)

2026-08-05 | by Gear Team | tags: hoka, cliftons, speedgoat

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Virus reactivation in acute and long COVID-19 (feeds.nature.com)

2026-08-05 | by Maguire | tags: mathrm, nasal, samples

131.

Pluto’s Atmosphere May Finally Be Starting to Collapse (gizmodo.com)

2026-08-04 | tags: pluto, solar system, atmosphere

132.

Gilead Sciences Swings to Loss on R&D Costs as HIV-Drug Sales Lift Revenue (feeds.content.dowjones.io)

2026-08-04 | tags: gilead sciences, veklury, covid-19

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Everything I Know (1975) (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-08-04 | tags: dymaxion, geodesic domes, buckminster fuller

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Buckminster Fuller: everything I know (1975) (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-08-04 | tags: dymaxion, geodesic domes, synergetics

135.

The Delicate Art of Making a 1907 House Smarter (wired.com)

2026-08-03 | by Jordan Michelman | tags: ecobee, portland, craftsman

136.

Games at the press of a button: The Rip-O-Bot (1989) (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-08-02 | tags: bubble bobble, fukio mitsuji, game design

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der8auer tests PC chimney effect, dropping CPU temps by 19°C with a 110cm 3D-printed tower (techspot.com)

2026-08-02 | by Zo Ahmed | tags: pc chimney effect, der8auer, ryzen 7 9800x3d

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Gem Mint signed 1983 Steve Jobs business card opens at $70,000 — second signed card from that era after $180,000 record sale (tomshardware.com)

2026-08-02 | by Jowi Morales | tags: steve jobs, apple, psa/dna

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The Prospects for 128 Bit Processors ( John Mashey SGI 1995) (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-08-02 | tags: sgi, 128-bit, drams

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Looking inside a 1970s PROM chip that stores data in microscopic fuses (2019) (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-08-01 | tags: prom chip, data storage, microscopic fuses

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Can Republicans Actually Send Anthony Fauci to Jail? (wired.com)

2026-07-31 | by David Gilbert | tags: fauci, covid-19, republicans

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Clockwise/Spiral Rule (1994) (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-07-31 | tags: c programming, c declaration, spiral rule

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Streaming QR codes at 60 FPS achieves nearly 190 KB/s data rate in phone-to-phone tests — browser-based method requires no app, no networking, no pairing, and no permissions beyond camera access (tomshardware.com)

2026-07-31 | by Mark Tyson | tags: qr codes, browser-based transfer, decimen optical transfer

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Modder der8auer builds 110cm 3D-printed chimney to passively cool Ryzen 7 9800X3D without fans, cuts temps by 19C — radically simple PC mod uses the 'stack effect' (tomshardware.com)

2026-07-31 | by Hassam Nasir | tags: der8auer, ryzen 7 9800x3d, chimney cooling

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Why you need a macro pad, even if you have a mouse with 19 buttons — from $10 mechanical numpads to multi-screen window management (tomshardware.com)

2026-07-30 | by Sarah Jacobsson Purewal | tags: macro pad, gaming peripheral software, stream deck

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How Old Is Ann? (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-07-30 | by Arthur O Dwyer | tags: crossword puzzles, ann, new york times

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3D Pinball for Windows (1995) (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-07-30 | tags: 3d pinball, windows, 1995

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Grab a great-value gaming laptop with a generous amount of memory for only $1,199 — save $100 on Gigabyte's Aero X16 gaming laptop with 32GB of DDR5 and RTX 5060 graphics (tomshardware.com)

2026-07-30 | by Stewart Bendle | tags: gigabyte, aero x16, rtx 5060

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Man and the Computer by John G. Kemeny (1972 book by the co-creator of BASIC) (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-07-29 | tags: john kemeny, basic, internet archive

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Fauci invokes Fifth Amendment and declines to answer questions at Senate COVID-19 hearing (feeds.feedburner.com)

2026-07-29 | tags: fauci, fifth amendment, covid-19