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Silicon Valley's idealism was real, not a con
A clash between tech pioneers reveals how the Valley genuinely shifted from defense to counterculture, before today's War Bros hijacked its values.
WIRED · 3m
The iPhone Was Panned. Then It Ate the Industry
In 2007 the iPhone lost on every spec sheet, and PCMag still called it the 128K Mac of its century.
PCMAG · 2m · 6 views
How Windows XP Picked Your Initial Profile Picture
A peek inside the clever single-pass algorithm that chose your default Windows XP user picture without slowing down your system.
The Old New Thing · 1m · 5 views
The long history of Duo devices before the foldable iPhone
Apple's new foldable phone shares its Duo name with decades of obscure, ambitious, and failed gadgets.
The Verge · 2m