Pocket calculators provoked panic, policy fights, and a generation of confiscated devices - but did they deserve the reputation? This article dismantles common myths about calculators replacing mathematics or rotting kids' brains, and shows how, used well, pocket calculators enrich understanding, accessibility, and problem-solving.
A nostalgic, critical look at how we moved from pagers to smartphones - what conveniences we gained and what social skills and quiet were quietly surrendered. Practical rituals to reclaim conversation included.
A nostalgic look at Yahoo! Mail's early days: the playful interface, the small revolutions (address books, filters, free web access) and how a generation learned to live online through a blue-and-white inbox.
A tour through inventions that were once pure time-travel fantasy - from hoverboards and self-lacing sneakers to ‘pre-crime’ algorithms, AR time windows, and medical stasis. We trace the fiction-to-factory arc, show the real-world applications, and ask what it means when stories start to write hardware.
A provocative, legally informed, and morally candid exploration of SNES emulation: why people do it, why companies hate it, what the law actually allows, and a practical ethics checklist for gamers who care about preservation without pretending theft is virtue.
A look at how cult sci‑fi games of the 1980s-born of hardware scarcity, pulp imagination, and Cold War anxieties-left a moral and cultural footprint that still shapes modern games. From procedural freedom to problematic colonial fantasies, what remains of those ideas, and how should we reckon with them today?
Turn an old CRT terminal or dumb green screen into a polished modern HyperTerminal: a step‑by‑step, safety‑forward guide that covers hardware assessment, level shifting, USB bridging, VT100 emulation, BBS access and useful add‑ons.
A deep dive into how 1980s neon and geometric aesthetics - from Miami Vice to the Memphis Group - have been reworked by contemporary streetwear designers. Includes original interviews with three designers translating that decade’s excess into modern wardrobes.