Megawatts by Microwave(computer.rip)

70 points by eternauta3k 3 months ago | 5 comments

Telephones Caught in Between(computer.rip)

30 points by speckx 2 months ago | 4 comments

RuBee(computer.rip)

322 points by Sniffnoy 11 months ago | 56 comments

A Computers Are Bad newsletter post by J. B. Crawford about RuBee, an obscure low-frequency wireless tag technology used in DOE facilities to detect phones.

Cash issuing terminals(computer.rip)

91 points by zdw 8 months ago | 15 comments

LotusNotes(computer.rip)

167 points by TMWNN 7 months ago | 93 comments

History of Telecommunications T-Carrier(computer.rip)

31 points by aberoham 1 year ago | 11 comments

Just disconnect the internet(computer.rip)

364 points by bathtub365 2 years ago | 193 comments

A Computers Are Bad newsletter essay by J. B. Crawford arguing against the common refrain that critical systems should simply be disconnected from the internet.

Minuteman missile communications(computer.rip)

351 points by sklargh 2 years ago | 59 comments

A Computers Are Bad newsletter article by J. B. Crawford on the communications systems, including HICS, used for Minuteman missile sites.

What Boeing did to all the guys who remember how to build a plane(prospect.org)

735 points by doom2 2 years ago | 446 comments

American Prospect article by Maureen Tkacik on how Boeing's management drove out experienced engineers and workers who knew how to build planes.

US airlines are pushing to remove protections for passengers and add more fees(travelandtourworld.com)

589 points by duxup 1 year ago | 555 comments

Travel and Tour World news article on American, Delta, Southwest, United and other US airlines lobbying to roll back passenger protections and add fees.

Missiles are now the biggest killer of airline passengers(wsj.com)

496 points by JumpCrisscross 1 year ago | 352 comments

Wall Street Journal article reporting that missile shootdowns have become the leading cause of airline passenger deaths; the page loaded a captcha instead.

I'm Tired of Talking to AI(orchidfiles.com)

1753 points by theorchid 5 months ago | 850 comments

A personal essay recounting frustration with people replying using copy-pasted AI answers, including on GitHub discussions and from an employer sharing ChatGPT screenshots.