I really don't want to be too much of a downer, but is this really just an HN post about someone putting something on a shelf?
Well, you know how messy most hackers are..... my mom would like this article.
You could start a giant company using some computers on shelves: https://www.computerhistory.org/collections/catalog/10266216...
If the 486es were running OpenClaw then everyone would be losing their minds.
I mean, you can probably reduce any HN article to something that doesnt sound worthy of being on here if you want
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You're not wrong.
How in gods name this article made it to the front page of HN is a mystery.