decades.tech — News from 2 decades ago.

What it does

Twenty years ago, about this time, there were signs that the current valuations of tech, or dot-Com companies, as they were known back than, might not be based on the right fundamentals. The goal of decades.tech is not to laugh of the past — but learn.

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  decades.tech – Tech industry news from exactly 20 years ago.2020 · decades.tech · ▲17
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  Ten Years Ago2017 · neal.fun · ▲336

  See what was happening on the Internet ten years ago

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  Timeless articles posted on Hacker News, written 1321 to 20212021 · hn.lindylearn.io · ▲221

  A series of experiments in applying the Lindy Effect to the internet — lessons from over 5 years of product building.

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  Surfkoll2014 · surfkoll.se · ▲88

  Insights into your browsing history

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  Ten Years Ago2018 · neal.fun · ▲38

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  A Decade Ago2019 · ▲138

  The best and the worst of investments from 2010 to now.

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  Bigwords.page – Turn any screen into a sign. The URL is the app▲728

  Turn a phone, tablet or TV into a sign. Type a message and it fills the screen: welcome signs, timers, Wi-Fi passwords and more. No app, no account, free.

  Life & fun · 17d ago · bigwords.page

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  Guitoro, a virtual guitar you strum with your keyboard▲573

  Play a free virtual guitar online with your keyboard or by touch. Slow songs down and see every chord, string and strum. Acoustic, classic, electric and bass.

  Life & fun · 10d ago · guitoro.com

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  See *almost* any carriers phone settings▲432

  Carrier settings from iPhone, Pixel and Galaxy firmware, decoded and compared: APNs, VoLTE, 5G and Wi-Fi Calling per carrier, and what each build changed.

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  The whole Solar System and every tracked satellite, live in the browser▲407

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  Email at its best, new from Basecamp

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  A fun diverse library of 3D avatars for your design mockups.

  Work · 2020 · amrit.art

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  A Reddit reader that looks like the frontpage of a print newspaper▲638

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  Life & fun · 2020 · unim.press

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  Hacker News front page in the style of a print newspaper▲627

  Hacker News front page in the style of a print newspaper

  Life & fun · 2020 · wolfgangfaust.com