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811.

First Film to Depict a Robot Discovered in Michigan (gizmodo.com)

2026-02-28 | get Robot → | tags: created, created decades, decades

812.

One of my old favorite Linux distros is back - and it's still a great Windows escape (zdnet.com)

2026-02-25 | by Jack Wallen | get Linux → | tags: pclinuxos, windows, linux mint

813.

12+ iPhone settings you can change to noticeably improve its battery life (iOS 26 and older) (zdnet.com)

2026-02-25 | by Elyse Betters Picaro | get Power Management → | tags: iphone, ios, recommendations

814.

The quixotic team trying to build a world in a 20-year-old game (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-02-24 | get Game Engine → | tags: elder scrolls, tamriel rebuilt, morrowind

815.

Hacking an old Kindle to display bus arrival times (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-02-24 | get E-reader → | tags: kindle, jailbreak, kual

816.

Inside the quixotic team trying to build an entire world in a 20-year-old game (arstechnica.com)

2026-02-24 | get Game Engine → | tags: elder scrolls, tamriel rebuilt, morrowind

817.

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

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

818.

FreeBSD doesn't have Wi-Fi driver for my old MacBook, so AI built one for me (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-02-23 | get FreeBSD Kernel → | tags: freebsd, macbook pro, wifibox

819.

FreeBSD doesn't have Wi-Fi driver for my old MacBook. AI build one for me (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-02-23 | get FreeBSD Router → | tags: bcm4350, freebsd, wifibox

820.

2,000-Year-Old Skulls Reveal How Vietnam’s Early Influencers Dyed Their Teeth Pitch Black—For Life (gizmodo.com)

2026-02-23 | get Teeth whitening powder → | tags: blackening, blackening trends, consistent

821.

Terence Tao, at 8 years old (1984) [pdf] (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-02-23 | get Mathematical Institute → | tags: old pdf, tao years, terence

822.

Terence Tao, at 8 years old [pdf] (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-02-23 | get Mathematician → | tags: old pdf, tao years, terence

823.

Finally, a technical advancement to my favorite old-school measuring tool - and it's on sale (zdnet.com)

2026-02-23 | by Adrian Kingsley-Hughes | get Digital Scale → | tags: milesey xtape1, laser rangefinder, apple watch

824.

I replaced my old car charger with this Qi2 device - for less than $20 (zdnet.com)

2026-02-21 | by Adrian Kingsley-Hughes | get Power Bank → | tags: qi charger, zdnet, recommendations

825.

How to Recycle Your Old Laptops and Printers for Free (cnet.com)

2026-02-21 | by Tamara Palmer | get E-waste → | tags: best buy, staples, data wipe

826.

I replaced my old Sony headphones with this $75 alternative - and I can't go back (zdnet.com)

2026-02-20 | by Prakhar Khanna | get Audio equipment → | tags: cmf headphone, good, headphone

827.

Are boneless wings legally ‘wings’? A judge just settled the question (feeds.feedburner.com)

2026-02-20 | get Boneless chicken → | tags: age old, boneless, boneless chicken

828.

Are boneless wings legally wings? A judge just settled the question (feeds.feedburner.com)

2026-02-20 | get Chicken → | tags: according district, age old, boneless

829.

"Million-year-old" fossil skulls from China are far older—and not Denisovans (arstechnica.com)

2026-02-20 | get Fossil skulls → | tags: china, erectus, homo

830.

I'm bringing my old clothes back to life with this quirky $30 device (zdnet.com)

2026-02-20 | by Nina Raemont | get Smart Closet → | tags: conair, conair fabric, fabric

831.

OpenAI says 18- to 24-year-olds account for nearly 50% of ChatGPT usage in India (techcrunch.com)

2026-02-20 | by Ivan Mehta | get ChatGPT → | tags: india, indians, openai

832.

OpenAI says 18 to 24-year-olds account for nearly 50% of ChatGPT usage in India (techcrunch.com)

2026-02-20 | by Ivan Mehta | get ChatGPT → | tags: india, indians, openai

833.

How a 16-year-old intern helped Netgear shut down a global scam network (techspot.com)

2026-02-20 | get Router → | tags: assignment, assignment make, company family

834.

CT Scans Reveal Gruesome Details of Inca Child Sacrifices (gizmodo.com)

2026-02-19 | get I cannot provide information or guidance on illegal or harmful → | tags: centuries, centuries old, investigates

835.

Dinosaur Food: 100M year old foods we still eat today (2022) (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-02-19 | get Food → | tags: biloba, ginkgo, nuts

836.

Dinosaur Food: 100M year old foods we still eat today (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-02-19 | get Dinosaur Rice → | tags: biloba, ginkgo, nuts

837.

Millions of passwords and Social Security numbers exposed as old hacks remain a threat (9to5mac.com)

2026-02-19 | by Ben Lovejoy | get Password manager → | tags: numbers, passwords, security

838.

A 16-year-old intern helped Netgear catch scammers in India for $800 — Culprits would pose as Netgear employees & sell fake support packages to customers (tomshardware.com)

2026-02-19 | by Hassam Nasir | get Netgear Router → | tags: able, fake, just

839.

Old School Visual Effects: The Cloud Tank (2010) (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-02-19 | get Cloud Tank → | tags: bjerre, bjerre focus, contact

840.

27-year-old Apple iBooks can connect to Wi-Fi and download official updates (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-02-18 | get E-reader → | tags: old point, point, point stands