The First Internet Before the Internet
Founded in Paris in 1865, the International Telegraph Union was one of the first serious attempts to build rules for a global communications network — long before the web, but with surprisingly modern stakes.
Electric Dreams
The Futures Fair That Shipped in Pieces
From the 1939 New York World’s Fair to Jeff Geerling’s tiny 10Gb adapter and the Citroën BX, this is the story of how tomorrow only wins when it can be packaged for ordinary life.
The Citroën ZX Cyberpunk Restomod Understands Something Modern Car Design Forgot
There are plenty of restomod builds that chase performance, rarity, or nostalgia. This one chases something stranger—and, honestly, more interesting.
Windows XP, FrontPage 98, and the Machines That Refuse to Die
A live FrontPage 98 site is the cute version of a harder truth: obsolete software does not disappear when support ends. It migrates into infrastructure.
The Raspberry Pi Is the LS Swap of Dead Consumer Tech
From iPods and vintage radios to old car dashboards and dead stereos, the Raspberry Pi became the default transplant donor for obsolete consumer tech that still deserves to exist.
Spin-to-Skip: Someone Built a “Vinyl Player” for Spotify (and Touchscreens Are For Cowards)
** The Raccoon Lab’s wall-mounted digital turntable uses a Pi + ESP32, dual displays, and DJ-style scrubbing to make streaming feel physical again.
From Bell to AI: The Secret History of Communication Scams
From Bell’s first telephone call to AI deepfakes—how every communication breakthrough spawned new ways to deceive.
The Compact Disc’s Second Life: Why CDs Are Back (And What It Means for Collectors)
March 2, 2026 — Today marks the 43rd anniversary of the Compact Disc’s US launch. But this isn’t a eulogy
How AI Accidentally Made Apple the Budget King
While NVIDIA eats the world on AI chips, everyone else pays twice as much for half the RAM. Meanwhile, Apple
Your Modern TV is RUINING the Sega Genesis (and How to Fix It)
Think your 4K OLED is the ultimate way to play Sonic? Think again. We’re diving into why modern displays break the Sega Genesis’s most famous visual tricks—from ‘jailbar’ waterfalls to broken dithering—and the high-end hardware fixes like the RetroTink 4K that bring the analog magic back.