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.
Electric Dreams
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.
The Blizzard That Built the Internet: How CBBS Invented Social Media in 1978
Before the ‘Like’ button or the infinite scroll, there was a blizzard in Chicago and two guys with an S-100 bus computer. Discover how Ward Christensen and Randy Suess built CBBS—the first-ever social network—on an Intel 8080 and 300-baud modem during the Great Blizzard of ’78.
GPS Genesis: The 1989 Valentine’s Gift the Military Purposely Broke
Happy Valentine’s Day, 1989. The US Air Force just gave you a $12 billion gift… and then they immediately broke
IBM 1924: How One Company Manifested a Global Empire (With Only One Canadian Office)
Ever wonder what “Big Tech” looked like before the silicon? Picture this: It’s 1924. You’re Thomas J. Watson, the head