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571.

EEVblog: The 555 Timer is 55 years old (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-05-05 | get 555 Timer IC Kit → | tags: eevblog, 555 timer, integrated circuit

572.

Here’s The Cheapest ‘EV’ in America, but You Can Only Drive It Until You’re 5-Years-Old (gizmodo.com)

2026-05-05 | get Kids Electric Ride-On Car → | tags: aa batteries, america, lights

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Does Employment Slow Cognitive Decline? Evidence from Labor Market Shocks (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-05-04 | by Noah Arman Kouchekinia | get Cognitive Training Brain Games → | tags: labor market shocks, cognitive decline, us workforce

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16% of Parents Help Their Children Bypass Online Age Checks, Study Finds. One 15-Year-Old Just Uses a Fake Moustache (slashdot.org)

2026-05-04 | by Posted | get Fake Mustache Costume → | tags: online age checks, parents, children

575.

Flock repeatedly flags 76-year old Grandmother for arrest, erroring zero for "O" (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-05-03 | by Olivia Richman | get Flock Safety License Plate Reader → | tags: flock safety, license plate readers, colorado

576.

Nvidia accelerates end-of-life for some Jetson AI processors due to memory shortages — RAMpocalypse sends older DDR4-based modules to the great scrapheap in the sky (tomshardware.com)

2026-05-03 | by Zak Killian | get Nvidia Jetson Developer Kit → | tags: nvidia, jetson, tx2

577.

Premier League Soccer: Stream Man United vs. Liverpool From Anywhere Live (cnet.com)

2026-05-03 | by See Full Bio | get Soccer Streaming Device → | tags: man united, liverpool, premier league

578.

An Amateur Just Solved a 60-Year-Old Math Problem - by Asking AI (slashdot.org)

2026-05-02 | by Posted | get AI Math Problem Solver Kit → | tags: erdos problems, chatgpt, mathematics

579.

45 years later, earliest DOS source code transcribed from a stack of old printouts found in a garage — code was open-sourced to mark 86-DOS 1.00’s anniversary (tomshardware.com)

2026-05-02 | by Mark Tyson | get MS-DOS 1.0 Collector's Edition → | tags: dos, microsoft, tim paterson

580.

New AI Trained Only on Pre-1930 Data Speaks Like the Most Old-Timey Guy Imaginable (futurism.com)

2026-05-02 | by Frank Landymore | get Vintage Typewriter Keyboard → | tags: talkie, university of toronto, vintage model

581.

The Old Republic Reigns Supreme in Hasbro’s New ‘Star Wars’ Figures (gizmodo.com)

2026-05-01 | get Star Wars The Black Series → | tags: hasbro, star wars, old republic

582.

15-year-old detained over French govt agency data breach (bleepingcomputer.com)

2026-05-01 | get Cybersecurity Starter Kit → | tags: ants.gouv.fr, france titres, breach3d

583.

‘Not worth the investment’: Why bosses push older workers to retire—and how to fight back (feeds.feedburner.com)

2026-05-01 | get Retirement Planning Book → | tags: ageism, older workers, companies

584.

Another AI-Assisted Software Scan Yields 9-Year-Old Linux Bug (darkreading.com)

2026-04-30 | by Nate Nelson | get Linux Kernel Security Patch → | tags: linux kernel, cve-2026-31431, xint

585.

OpenAI’s New Image Generator Is Trying to Take Your 6-Year-Old’s Job (gizmodo.com)

2026-04-30 | get AI Art Generator Tool → | tags: openai, image generator, 1985

586.

Trashing Your Old Tech Hurts the Environment and Your Wallet. Some Still Do It Anyways (cnet.com)

2026-04-30 | by See Full Bio | get Tech Recycling Bin → | tags: apple, ipad, best buy

587.

Lost Copy of the Oldest-Known English Poem Discovered in a Rome Library (gizmodo.com)

2026-04-30 | get Ancient Manuscript Replica Kit → | tags: english language, rome library, old english poem

588.

Crucial Taiwan undersea cable severed by old shipwreck — backup microwave communications activated to keep population connected (tomshardware.com)

2026-04-30 | by Jowi Morales | get Satellite Internet Router → | tags: cables, china, internet

589.

Getting Rid of Your Old Tech Soon? Here's How to Get Paid for It (cnet.com)

2026-04-30 | by See Full Bio | get Tech Recycling Kit → | tags: apple, samsung, trade-in

590.

The analog edge: 8 old-fashioned habits to stay sharp and fit at work (feeds.feedburner.com)

2026-04-30 | get Ergonomic Desk Chair → | tags: smartphones, digitalization, research institutions

591.

Hack your old Google Home Mini into a Home Assistant-ready offline smart speaker with this DIY kit (androidauthority.com)

2026-04-29 | get Google Home Mini Hack Kit → | tags: google home mini, home assistant, crowd supply

592.

FastCGI: 30 years old and still the better protocol for reverse proxies (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-04-29 | by Andrew Ayer | get FastCGI Server Management Tool → | tags: fastcgi, nginx, apache

593.

FastCGI: 30 Years Old and Still the Better Protocol for Reverse Proxies (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-04-29 | by Andrew Ayer | get FastCGI Server Module → | tags: fastcgi, reverse proxies, nginx

594.

New copy of earliest poem in English, written 1,3k years ago, discovered in Rome (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-04-29 | by Trinity College Dublin | get Old English Poetry Book → | tags: caedmon’s hymn, trinity college, old english

595.

The Google Pixel 11 will reportedly feature a 5-year-old GPU (techspot.com)

2026-04-29 | get Google Pixel 11 Smartphone → | tags: google pixel, tensor g6, powervr cxpt-48-1536

596.

At his OpenAI trial, Musk relitigates an old friendship (techcrunch.com)

2026-04-29 | by Connie Loizos | get OpenAI Logo Mug → | tags: openai, elon musk, google

597.

The Silent Frequency That Makes Old Buildings Feel Haunted (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-04-28 | get EMF Meter for Ghost Hunting → | tags: frequency, old buildings, haunted

598.

Decades-old pre-Stuxnet cyber sabotage tool breaks cover, NSA listed it as 'nothing to see here' — fast16 targeted nuclear reactors, dam design, and other high-precision civil engineering software years before Stuxnet broke cover (tomshardware.com)

2026-04-28 | by Mark Tyson | get Cybersecurity Software Suite → | tags: stuxnet, nsa, fast16

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EXPO 1.2 only brings partial CUDIMM support due to lack of native IMC compatibility — Asus also working on updating older B650 and X670 boards with EXPO 1.2 (tomshardware.com)

2026-04-28 | by Hassam Nasir | get ASUS B650/X670 Memory Upgrade → | tags: expo 1.2, asus, x870

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The Silent Frequency That Makes Old Buildings Feel Haunted (slashdot.org)

2026-04-28 | get EMF Meter for Ghost Hunting → | tags: infrasound, macewan, hvac systems