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Butterfly-collecting: The history of an insult (2017) (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-03-29 | tags: butterfly collecting, insult, history

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The rise and fall of IBM's 4 Pi aerospace computers: an illustrated history (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-03-29 | get IBM 4 Pi Aerospace Computer Kit → | tags: ibm, 4 pi, aerospace computers

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If you live in Georgia, there's a new exhibit you can visit celebrating Apple's 50th anniversary (engadget.com)

2026-03-27 | get Apple 50th Anniversary Mug → | tags: apple, imspire, macintosh

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Top ‘I told you so’ moments in the history of science (feeds.feedburner.com)

2026-03-27 | get Science History Timeline Book → | tags: scientists, matt kaplan, i told you so!

95.

Miscellanea: The War in Iran (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-03-25 | by Bret Devereaux | tags: iran war, military strategy, us politics

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I’m a History Buff Who Started a Unique Side Hustle. It Surpassed $1M a Year and Landed On ‘Shark Tank.’ (feeds.feedburner.com)

2026-03-24 | by Amanda Breen | get History-themed Board Game → | tags: history by mail, shark tank, uncommon goods

97.

Explore the Hidden World of Sand (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-03-23 | get Sand Art Coloring Book → | tags: sand, marine bivalves, foraminifera

98.

Sand from Different Beaches in the World (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-03-23 | get Sand Collection Kit → | tags: beaches, marine life, foraminifera

99.

In Praise of Chuck Norris Facts, Key Artifact from the Time When It Felt Great to Be Online (gizmodo.com)

2026-03-21 | get Chuck Norris Action Figure → | tags: chuck norris, meme, online

100.

Computer History Museum continues Apple’s 50th anniversary celebrations with TechFest (9to5mac.com)

2026-03-19 | by Marcus Mendes | get Apple 50th Anniversary T-Shirt → | tags: apple, apple i, apple i computer

101.

iOS 26’s new Apple Maps feature has quickly become a favorite (9to5mac.com)

2026-03-19 | by Ryan Christoffel | get Apple Maps Guidebook → | tags: apple maps, ios 26, visited places

102.

Fear and Fragility: The Glass Delusion and Its History (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-03-19 | get Glass Delusion Book → | tags: foucault, descartes, glass delusion

103.

Eniac, the First General-Purpose Digital Computer, Turns 80 (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-03-19 | by San Murugesan | get Eniac Model Replica Kit → | tags: eniac, moore school, university of pennsylvania

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How to Safeguard Real Progress for Women at Work — Even If Your Company Did Nothing For Women’s History Month (feeds.feedburner.com)

2026-03-16 | by Mita Mallick | get Women in Tech Conference Book → | tags: women's history month, gender equity, catalyst research

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IBM, sonic delay lines, and the history of the 80×24 display (2019) (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-03-15 | get Vintage 80x24 Terminal Display → | tags: ibm, sonic delay lines, 80x24 display

106.

Contextual commits – An open standard for capturing the why in Git history (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-03-12 | by Veselin Dimitrov | get Repository → | tags: git history, open standard, contextual commits

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Apple@50: How to watch tonight’s Computer History Museum panel with Apple veterans and David Pogue (9to5mac.com)

2026-03-11 | by Marcus Mendes | get Apple History Museum Book → | tags: apple, steve wozniak, jony ive

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In Ancient Peru, Feather Traders Transported Live Parrots Across Treacherous Mountains (gizmodo.com)

2026-03-10 | get Parrot → | tags: american, american history, centric

109.

The cute and cursed story of Furby (theverge.com)

2026-03-08 | by David Pierce | get Furbies → | tags: furby, version history, david pierce

110.

Dario Amodei Is Reportedly Taking One More Stab at Making Nice With the Pentagon (gizmodo.com)

2026-03-05 | get Smartwatch → | tags: bizarre, bizarre story, history

111.

Dario Amodei Is Reportedly Taking One More Stab at Making Nice with the Pentagon (gizmodo.com)

2026-03-05 | get Smartwatch → | tags: bizarre, bizarre story, history

112.

Arabic document from 17th-cent. rubbish heap confirms semi-legendary Nubian king (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-03-03 | by Sandee Oster | get Nile River → | tags: arabic, dongola, history

113.

Guido van Rossum Interviews Thomas Wouters (Python Core Dev) (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-03-01 | get Python → | tags: python core dev, youtube documentary, computer history museum

114.

The history of knocking on wood (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-02-24 | by Benjamin Breen | get Wood → | tags: gesture, history, nava

115.

Reading English from 1000 Ad (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-02-24 | get E-reader → | tags: old english, language, history

116.

Fresh File Explorer – VS Code extension for navigating recent work (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-02-22 | get File Explorer → | tags: vs code, fresh file explorer, git history

117.

WhatsApp launches one of its most requested features for groups (9to5mac.com)

2026-02-19 | by Ryan Christoffel | get Group Chats → | tags: chat, group, history

118.

I Wanted to Fit In With Hollywood’s Cool Kids. So I Made the Biggest Mistake of My Career. (feeds.content.dowjones.io)

2026-02-19 | get Smartphone → | tags: book, book excerpt, ceo sony

119.

I Wanted Hollywood to Accept Me. So I Made the Biggest Mistake of My Career. (feeds.content.dowjones.io)

2026-02-19 | get Smartwatch → | tags: book, book excerpt, ceo sony

120.

A Famous Enigma: On Alexandre Kojève (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-02-18 | by Isabel Jacobs | get Cryptology → | tags: end history, filoni, groys