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#KakaoTalk #Korea #TechHistory #MobileMessaging #DigitalCulture #Ryan #KakaoRyan #AsianTech #AppDesign
November 2, 2026 at 8:31 AM
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#KakaoTalk #Korea #TechHistory #MobileMessaging #DigitalCulture #Ryan #KakaoRyan #AsianTech #AppDesign
November 2, 2026 at 8:31 AM
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Five decades of Emacs is a remarkable testament to extensibility and a passionate user community. Tools that adapt to how people work can stay useful across generations. #OpenSource #TechHistory
October 29, 2026 at 10:11 AM
ekimellnea.bsky.social
Can stubborn confidence build something great and still sink it? Jobs proved both at once.
#books #bookreview #Leadership #TechHistory
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Steve Jobs NeXT Book Review: Pride, Ego, and Failure
This Steve Jobs NeXT book review explains how ego and pride destroyed a promising computer company.
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October 31, 2026 at 11:15 PM
chrispirillo.bsky.social
Fourteen years ago today I unboxed my very first Chromebook, live, with 122 of you watching. Google had priced it at 250 bucks, and I said that "kind of put it into impulse buy territory for me." Did you ever own one? https://youtu.be/A1jVlRzJFZM #Chromebook #TechHistory
A still from Chris Pirillo's 2012 video “Google Chromebook Unboxing & Initial Impressions”
November 1, 2026 at 10:02 PM
milanyankees.bsky.social
ototipos quedaron en la historia como demostraciones experimentales fascinantes que se adelantaron por completo a su época. 🚀📜
#Telecomunicaciones #Telecom #HistoriaURSS #TechHistory
November 2, 2026 at 5:48 PM
formbit24.bsky.social
COME FUNZIONA L’INTELLIGENZA ARTIFICIALE?
L'intelligenza artificiale è ormai entrata nella nostra vita quotidiana.

#IntelligenzaArtificiale #AI #ChatGPT #Tecnologia #Informatica #ComputerScience #InnovazioneDigitale #DigitalCulture #TechHistory #Geek #FormBit24
November 2, 2026 at 8:09 PM
minoco86.bsky.social
Take a look! 📌 pin.it/7jA4pEXjb
Data Storage Evolution: From Punch Cards to DNA #TechHistory #DataStorage
2026 Oct 10 — Data Storage Evolution: From Punch Cards to DNA #TechHistory #DataStorage #TechEvolution #CloudStorage
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October 29, 2026 at 1:54 PM
spyfreespiderman.bsky.social
"On the internet, no one knows you're a dog." Anonymity without accountability is a structural flaw. Secure your network with human Authentors. 🔑

#DigitalIdentity #TechHistory #Authentor #AccountabilityByDesign #ZeroTrust
November 2, 2026 at 4:26 PM
chrispirillo.bsky.social
On this day in 1983, IBM announced the PCjr in New York: $669 for the 64 KB model, and a wireless infrared keyboard with chiclet keys that people did not like. It shipped in March 1984 and was discontinued in 1985. (Sources: Wikipedia, Polsson's Chronology) #TechHistory #IBM
Illustration of Chris Pirillo in context for November 1, 1983: IBM announced the PCjr in New York
November 1, 2026 at 10:02 PM
chrispirillo.bsky.social
Fourteen years ago today I reviewed the first Surface tablet, Microsoft's $499 Windows RT slate. My verdict back then: "Not There, Not Yet!" Did you buy one? https://youtu.be/gQhhtvuZwVg #TechHistory #Microsoft
A still from Chris Pirillo's 2012 video “Microsoft Surface Review (with Windows RT)”
October 30, 2026 at 11:15 PM
chrispirillo.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy
Fourteen years ago today I unboxed my very first Chromebook, live, with 122 of you watching. Google had priced it at 250 bucks, and I said that "kind of put it into impulse buy territory for me." Did you ever own one? https://youtu.be/A1jVlRzJFZM #chromebook #google #techhistory
A still from Chris Pirillo's 2012 video “Google Chromebook Unboxing & Initial Impressions”
November 1, 2026 at 10:02 PM
chrispirillo.bsky.social
Five years ago today I unboxed the Pixel 6 Pro, six months after I'd last used a Pixel as my go-to phone. https://youtu.be/et9sH97TnYs #TechHistory #GooglePixel
A still from Chris Pirillo's 2021 video “Pixel 6 Pro Unboxing”
October 29, 2026 at 5:43 PM
siliconundergro.bsky.social
Dotcom bust Etoys dot com was founded 30 years ago this week. What was up with the name? Read this analysis from the former DNS administrator of evacationbibleschoolstudies dotcom. (yes, I knew it was an awful idea.) dfarq.homeip.net/etoys-com-an... #dotcomboom #techhistory
Etoys.com and its rapid rise and fall
The litigation around its demise took more than 13 years to settle
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November 2, 2026 at 3:42 PM
formbit24.bsky.social
QUANDO INTERNET OCCUPAVA IL TELEFONO DI CASA: IL MONDO ERA ONLINE, MA NON POTEVI TELEFONARE!
Ti ricordi quel rumore inconfondibile?
#formbit24 #InternetHistory #ItaliaDigital #Nostalgia90s #Pisa1986 #DialUp #TechHistory #VintageTech #ComputerScience #Geek #InnovazioneDigitale
October 31, 2026 at 6:12 PM
geekinfos.bsky.social
📢 Archived 20/02/2019: Xiaomi Mi 9 (AMOLED 6.39 Snapdragon 855, triple cam 48/12/16 W) – DxO 107, 3e mondial. Thoughts? #TechHistory
Xiaomi Mi 9 : le nouveau haut de gamme en détails
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October 31, 2026 at 6:19 AM
chrispirillo.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy
IBM's Werner Buchholz Coined "Byte" in a 1956 Memo, When a Byte Could Be One to Six Bits

https://lockergnome.com/byte-coined-werner-buchholz-ibm-stretch-1956/

#byte #techhistory #ibm #tech
Chris, built from copper wire and beads, uses tweezers to set the last bead into a row of eight on a woven core-memory frame.
October 29, 2026 at 2:21 PM
metrogeekmsp.bsky.social
Happy International Internet Day! 🌐 Celebrating the baseline tech that makes modern communication possible. Stay secure online with METROGEEK. #TechHistory #Networking
October 29, 2026 at 12:51 PM
spine01.bsky.social
What does your morning tea have to do with Japanese car factories?

That QR code you scan to pay was originally developed to track automotive parts in 1994.

A factory problem became part of your daily life.

What everyday technology has an even stranger origin?

#Engineering #TechHistory
October 28, 2026 at 6:33 AM
spyfreespiderman.bsky.social
Nortel's sudden collapse left its intellectual property exposed. Protecting enterprise assets and data integrity requires structural security and human Authentors. 🔑

#WesKussmaul #Nortel #TechHistory #CyberSecurity #Authentor #AccountabilityByDesign #ZeroTrust
October 29, 2026 at 9:29 PM
chrispirillo.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy
Mavis Beacon Teaches Typing Was Taught by Nobody: The Software Toolworks Invented Her and Paid a Model $500 for the Face

https://lockergnome.com/mavis-beacon-was-never-real/

#techhistory #software #marketing #tech
Chris holds an empty picture frame above a keyboard where a typing teacher's face would be
October 29, 2026 at 4:40 AM
bufigol.bsky.social
30 years of DVD at home: Toshiba's SD-3000 went on sale in Japan on Nov 1, 1996, powered by a dedicated MPEG-2 decoder chip. A disc from 2003 still plays — no license server required. #DVD #TechHistory
www.global.toshiba/ww/news/corp...
October 31, 2026 at 12:01 PM
chrispirillo.bsky.social
Rob Pike Says Unix's Hidden Dot Files Came From an ls Shortcut That Skipped Every Name Starting With a Period

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#unix #Plan9 #TechHistory #retro #linux
Cut-paper collage made from green-bar computer printout and punched cards: Chris Pirillo in a cardigan lifts the corner of a rug and finds a heap of small round dots swept underneath it.
October 30, 2026 at 1:20 PM
chrispirillo.bsky.social
IBM's Werner Buchholz Coined "Byte" in a 1956 Memo, When a Byte Could Be One to Six Bits

lockergnome.com/byte-coined-werner-buch…

#byte #TechHistory #ibm #tech
Chris, built from copper wire and beads, uses tweezers to set the last bead into a row of eight on a woven core-memory frame.
October 29, 2026 at 10:40 AM
chrispirillo.bsky.social
On this day in 1955, Bill Gates was born in Seattle. Fifty years of arguments about software run through him. (Sources: EDN, Britannica) #TechHistory
October 28, 2026 at 10:59 PM