alt Hacker NewsTech was probably the most fun for me in the mid to late 2000s. Definitely a lot more fun than whatever the tech industry has become now in 2026.
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watermelon0 • yesterday at 5:02 PM
I'd generally agree, but 3D printer mentioned in the blog post is probably one thing that I'd wish to have back then.
acheron • yesterday at 5:27 PM
Nah things were already going to shit then. Sure it kept getting worse, but that was well on the downslope.
__loam • yesterday at 4:54 PM
Tech is being run by ignorant financiers and college dropouts who don't understand institutional knowledge or technology.
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Everything now has to be fully vetted before trying it as opposed to making something weird and quirky. Sad! I miss those days.