Hayes command set history: The tech that dialed in a million modems ~tech Article 2262 words, published Feb 18 2023 5 votes
Hampster Economics - Pondering how a meme from a quarter-century ago might have gone over in today’s much-more-mature creator economy ~tech internet Article 2606 words, published Oct 8 2021 3 votes
The history of NYC restaurant inspections: That letter grade in the window is a lot more effective than you might think ~food restaurants history Link 8 votes
Power struggle: The most quietly innovative thing that emerged from the latter half of the 1990s was the on-battery power meter. It was the subject of a complex patent battle. ~tech Link 9 votes
How Linksys’ most famous router, the WRT54G, tripped into legendary status because of an undocumented feature that slipped through during a merger ~tech Link 25 votes
Close your open tabs - Sometimes, information overload has its limits ~tech browsers Article 1983 words, published Sep 13 2018 14 votes
Subway history: How OS/2 powered the NYC subway for decades ~transport Article 2002 words, published Jun 13 2019 6 votes
The Reese’s Piece: How a series of creative ads helped Reese’s peanut butter cups—and later, candy-coated peanut butter candies—conquer the world ~food history Article 2256 words, published Feb 14 2019 9 votes
In total control - From the arcades to the living room, how the controller has evolved—and why one tech historian, Benj Edwards, started building his own ~games Article 2296 words, published Feb 7 2019 7 votes