The sum of all fears (13 missing because of classic superstition. 4/14/24 missing because “4” sounds like “death” here in Taiwan. 2 missing because the lobby is tall.)

I’ve noticed a bunch of intercoms in Hong Kong have this animation of a cat on a loop:

I have seen so many rotary phones that it’s hard sometimes to imagine an alternative to that interface. But here’s one – a “Trommelwähler” (drum dialer) from Germany, model Fg Tist 264. (Apparently it wasn’t very successful.)

Trommelwähler – Wikipedia

Another cool retro tech aesthetic: an abandoned comms room in a Nowa Huta (Cracow) steelworks – named after Lenin originally.

eWorld > iTools > .Mac > iCloud Scanned this old eWorld brochure I had lying around.

Internet Archive

Welcome to eWorld (brochure) : Apple Computer, Inc. : Free Download, Borrow, and Streaming : Internet Archive

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A 2-pixel tall pixel font. (!)

Two Slice, a font that's only 2px tall

I just put online the chapter from my book that talks about all the myths and mysteries about QWERTY and Dvorak. You can read it here:

The primitive tortureboard

Untangling the myths and mysteries of Dvorak and QWERTY

What was the worst connector ever made? I know some people hate on the Apple 30-pin connector, but I always had a soft spot for it. SCART, on the other hand – what a nightmare. I still sometimes remember how utterly unpleasant it was just to put it in or disconnect it. The sound and the feel were all dentist-office-grade. Absolutely dreadful.

@npub1gvje...3r2z More of a permanent link:

Hypertalking Mac collection

A photo essay of checking out a cool Apple Macintosh collection

Hope the move went okay!