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Valve’s new Steam Controller is so popular, you might not get one until 2027 (androidauthority.com)

2026-06-19 | get Steam Controller (2024 Model) → | tags: steam controller, valve, reservation

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‘The Closet’ Is the Next Best Thing to Actually Getting an Invite to the Criterion Collection’s Fabled Closet (gizmodo.com)

2026-06-19 | get Criterion Collection Blu-ray → | tags: criterion collection, the closet, film preservation

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“The Closet” Is the Next Best Thing to Actually Getting an Invite to the Criterion Collection’s Fabled Closet (gizmodo.com)

2026-06-19 | get Criterion Collection Blu-ray → | tags: criterion collection, the closet, film preservation

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Valve is so behind on Steam Controller orders that some won’t ship until 2027 (theverge.com)

2026-06-18 | by Jay Peters | get Steam Controller (2015) → | tags: steam controller, valve, reservation queue

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The Competitive Moat That AI Can't Replicate (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-06-17 | by Chris Hillman | get AI Ethics and Fairness Book → | tags: human connection, online booking, reservation team

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Stop Killing Games fails to secure EU law despite 1.3M signatures (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-06-17 | tags: stop killing games, european commission, video game industry

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The EU won't pursue a mandatory game preservation law (engadget.com)

2026-06-16 | by Anna Washenko | get RetroGame Preservation Kit → | tags: stop killing games, ubisoft, the crew

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This new tool might just solve the restaurant reservation chaos (feeds.feedburner.com)

2026-06-16 | get OpenTable Restaurant Reservation System → | tags: sevenrooms, channel connect, reservation platforms

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Jeffrey Epstein’s Biopreserved Sperm Is Missing (futurism.com)

2026-06-02 | by Frank Landymore | tags: jeffrey epstein, california cryobank, coopercompanies

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Stop Killing Games (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-06-01 | tags: game preservation, california ab 1921, proprietary software

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The California State Assembly Has Passed the 'Protect Our Games Act' (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-05-29 | get Gaming Privacy Protection Kit → | tags: protect our games act, california state assembly, ubisoft the crew

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Slate EV truck pre-orders will open on June 24 (engadget.com)

2026-05-28 | by Lawrence Bonk | get Slate EV Truck Model → | tags: slate ev, all-electric truck, reservation fee

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Scammers Are Using Your Real Hotel Reservations to Trick You With Spear-Phishing Attacks (wired.com)

2026-05-28 | by Matt Burgess | get RFID Blocking Travel Wallet → | tags: norton, spear-phishing, hotel reservations

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What It Takes to Preserve Floppy Disks (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-05-28 | by Gwendolyn Rak | get Floppy Disk Data Recovery Kit → | tags: floppy disks, data preservation, cambridge university

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The Group Behind the Recovered ‘Doctor Who’ Episodes Gives a Hopeful Update (gizmodo.com)

2026-05-26 | get Doctor Who DVD Collection → | tags: doctor who, film is fabulous, television preservation

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What It Takes to Preserve Floppy Disks (spectrum.ieee.org)

2026-05-26 | by Gwendolyn Rak | get USB Floppy Disk Drive → | tags: floppy disks, data preservation, cambridge university

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FiveThirtyEight articles on the Internet Archive (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-05-20 | get Internet Archive Book Scanner → | tags: five thirty eight, internet archive, web preservation

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Ben Welsh made an index of all FiveThirtyEight articles on the Internet Archive (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-05-20 | get Internet Archive Digital Library → | tags: five thirty eight, internet archive, ben welsh

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Someone Dropped This Notebook in a Medieval Toilet 700 Years Ago—and It’s Still Legible (gizmodo.com)

2026-05-19 | get Antique Leather Notebook Preservation Kit → | tags: notebook, medieval, latrine

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California lawmakers are working on a bill to preserve access to online games (engadget.com)

2026-05-15 | by Ian Carlos Campbell | get Gaming Access Preservation Kit → | tags: protect our games act, stop killing games, entertainment software association

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The Steam Controller's hidden Wilhelm scream Easter Egg is pure Valve genius (techspot.com)

2026-05-14 | get Steam Controller Emulator → | tags: steam controller, valve, wilhelm scream

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The Remains of at Least 7 Probes May Still Exist on This Hellish Planet (gizmodo.com)

2026-05-12 | get Mars Rover Model Kit → | tags: venus, space archeology, probes

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Steam Machine may launch soon as reservation system and four retail packages surface (techspot.com)

2026-05-11 | get Steam Controller → | tags: steam, steam machine, steam controller

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‘Reservation Hijacking’ Scams Target Travelers. Here’s How to Stay Safe (wired.com)

2026-05-10 | by David Nield | get Travel Insurance for Safety → | tags: booking.com, reservation hijacking, data breach

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Internet Archive Switzerland (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-05-09 | get Internet Archive Swiss Collection → | tags: internet archive, switzerland, sankt gallen

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The Steam Controller’s reservation queue is open (theverge.com)

2026-05-08 | by Cameron Faulkner | get Steam Controller Wireless Kit → | tags: steam controller, valve, reservation system

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Internet archival sites struggling to preserve the internet because of skyrocketing hard drive prices due to the AI boom — Wayback Machine and Wikimedia punished by stratospheric storage pricing and stricter anti-scraping measures blocking the wrong bots (tomshardware.com)

2026-05-08 | by Hassam Nasir | get Seagate External Hard Drive → | tags: wayback machine, wikimedia foundation, hard drive shortages

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Valve opens Steam Controller reservations today at 10 AM PT after record-breaking sell-out — reservation queue puts real fans ahead of automated bots (tomshardware.com)

2026-05-08 | by Zhiye Liu | get Steam Controller Reservation Kit → | tags: steam controller, valve, reservation system

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Here’s how technology transformed babymaking (technologyreview.com)

2026-05-08 | by Jessica Hamzelou | get Smart Baby Monitor → | tags: vitrication, ivf, embryo freezing

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Valve will open reservations on May 8 for the second wave of Steam Controllers (engadget.com)

2026-05-07 | by Anna Washenko | get Steam Controller Wireless Kit → | tags: valve, steam controller, steam machine