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2007: remember when software came on 3½-inch floppy disks? Or 5¼″? Just for fun, someone split the Firefox installer across 5 disks, complete with appropriate labels… and even took it a step farther.

2007 article on the then-state-of-the art of photorealistic computer animation, from Final Fantasy through Polar Express to Pirates of the Caribbean and Beowulf. As pointed out, one reason that Davy Jones worked so well is that he doesn’t look human.

"Eight years later, you still can’t beat a Pebble"

"DeepSeek is making waves in AI and the stock market."

"The OG smartwatch is getting a second life."

"A new Chinese AI app is sparking existential panic in American AI companies and investors."

"Technical debt isn’t just for software engineers—it’s baked into the very foundation of American democracy."

"Jules Feiffer, the cartoonist and playwright whose syndicated comic strip ran for four decades, has died. The Pulitzer Prize and Tony Award winner was 95."