History

Zip drives were supposed to end the floppy era—until one design flaw destroyed everything

• History
• physical media
• Storage
• Technology
• USB

Zip drives were supposed to end the floppy era—until one design flaw destroyed everything

Sydney Butler April 1, 2026

The contagious hardware failure that turned Zip disks into data traps

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AI photo restoration is erasing your family’s real history

• AI & Machine Learning
• History
• photography
• Photoshop
• Technology

AI photo restoration is erasing your family’s real history

Sydney Butler March 27, 2026

Take a closer look.

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PHOTOS — ‘These Monuments Matter’: White House Installs Revived Christopher Columbus Statue Leftists Destroyed in 2020

• History
• leftists
• Politics
• Pre-Viral
• Statue
• White House

PHOTOS — ‘These Monuments Matter’: White House Installs Revived Christopher Columbus Statue Leftists Destroyed in 2020

Amy Furr March 23, 2026

A statue of Christopher Columbus has been erected on the WH grounds after leftists tore one down...

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Early cell phones used a dangerous file storage method that wouldn’t fly today

• History
• Storage
• Technology

Early cell phones used a dangerous file storage method that wouldn’t fly today

Bertel King March 23, 2026

Come on, storage—you have one job!

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The short, strange life of mechanical smartphone cameras

• History
• photography
• Samsung
• Technology

The short, strange life of mechanical smartphone cameras

Sydney Butler March 21, 2026

It led to some literal shutter bugs.

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5 services that used pirated content to build billion-dollar empires

• History
• Spotify
• Streaming Platforms
• Technology
• YouTube

5 services that used pirated content to build billion-dollar empires

Sydney Butler March 19, 2026

You wouldn't download a corporation...

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‘The Nation of Nelson’ is ‘Utterly Broken’ Says Farage, as He Promises a Government That Will Stand Up For The Country, Defence

• History
• Horatio Nelson
• immigration
• iran
• Israel
• London / Europe
• Nigel Farage
• Politics
• Reform UK
• Royal Navy
• United Kingdom

‘The Nation of Nelson’ is ‘Utterly Broken’ Says Farage, as He Promises a Government That Will Stand Up For The Country, Defence

Oliver JJ Lane March 18, 2026

Britain was built on seapower and is the "nation of Nelson" but has been emasculated and humiliated...

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5 myths about CDs we need to leave in the past

• History
• physical media
• Technology

5 myths about CDs we need to leave in the past

Sydney Butler March 15, 2026

Dispelling the deep magics

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Before the USB flash drive: 5 ‘floppy killers’ that lost the retro storage war

• History
• physical media
• Retro Computing
• Storage
• Technology

Before the USB flash drive: 5 ‘floppy killers’ that lost the retro storage war

Sydney Butler March 12, 2026

Why Zip disks and LS-120s couldn't defeat the 1.44MB disk

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Stop complaining: “Boring” phones are exactly what we asked for

• History
• Samsung
• Technology

Stop complaining: “Boring” phones are exactly what we asked for

Sydney Butler March 10, 2026

Eat your vegetables, they're good for you.

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