Obsolete technology Memes

Can't Remember The Last Time I Used Int 16

6 days ago 136.1K views 0 shares

A robot existential crisis in four panels. The poor mechanical fellow questions its purpose (16-bit integers), only to discover it's been completely obsoleted by UTF-16 encoding. Like finding out your job has been automated... by a more efficient version of yourself. That moment when you realize you're the legacy code nobody wants to maintain anymore. At least COBOL programmers still get calls sometimes.

Don't Forget To Recycle Your Old RAM

Hardware

20 days ago 160.1K views 0 shares

Finally found a use for those ancient DDR2 sticks collecting dust in my drawer since 2009. Turns out RAM makes excellent prison shanks for threatening the intern who suggested we rewrite everything in Rust. Look at that tape craftsmanship – I learned that in 20 years of debugging production servers at 3 AM, not some fancy CS degree.

The Weirdest Political Compass

Programming Rust Golang Ruby C++

25 days ago 307.2K views 1 shares

Finally, a political compass that makes sense! Instead of left vs. right, we've got "System Lang" vs "Toy Lang" - because nothing starts a flame war faster than calling someone's favorite language a "toy." And instead of authoritarian vs libertarian, we've got "Obsolete Lang" vs "Nu Lang" - where COBOL programmers are still making bank while the rest of us chase shiny new frameworks every six months. The placement is savage. Assembly and C sitting proudly in the "real systems" corner while Python and Ruby hang out in the "scripting for children" zone. And poor Brainfuck got exiled to the furthest corner possible - exactly where it belongs. This is basically a Rorschach test for developers. Whatever quadrant your favorite language is in tells everyone exactly what kind of programmer you are... and whether anyone wants to sit next to you at lunch.

Feel Old Yet?

Hardware Windows Programming

28 days ago 158.4K views 0 shares

Remember when "burning a CD" meant laser-etching data onto a shiny disc instead of committing arson? Nothing makes you feel like a digital fossil quite like explaining to Gen Z that we once had to wait 20 minutes to copy Linkin Park's "Hybrid Theory" onto a circular piece of plastic that would skip if you breathed on it wrong. And no, you couldn't just "AirDrop" it—you had to physically hand someone your mix like a technological caveman. Those were dark times... with progress bars.

The Flash-ish: When Your Ancient Laptop Gets Superpowers

Hardware Webdev Windows Debugging

2 months ago 131.0K views 0 shares

The Flash-ish: When Your Ancient Laptop Gets Superpowers

The ancient laptop with a new SSD is like an elderly superhero who suddenly remembers they have powers. Sure, Chrome still takes 5 minutes to load instead of 15, but that's a 66% improvement! Your decrepit machine is now slightly less embarrassing at coffee shops, where people mistake your boot-up sequence for performance art. It's the computing equivalent of putting racing stripes on your grandpa's mobility scooter—technically faster, still fundamentally slow.

Twenty Years Of Fire Wire

Hardware Apple

2 months ago 151.8K views 0 shares

The irony of technology evolution in one image. In 2005, FireWire was this sleek, compact connector that made USB look like a clumsy dinosaur. Fast forward to 2025 (in this alternate timeline), and apparently FireWire decided to transform into what looks like the power supply for a small nuclear reactor. It's giving strong "I need to connect my computer to the space station" vibes. Somewhere, a hardware engineer is looking at this and thinking, "Yes, but can we add MORE pins?" Because clearly, what we all want is a connector that requires a building permit to install.

Got A Pretty Sweet Deal On eBay For This 4090 Build

Hardware Microsoft Windows

2 months ago 150.9K views 0 shares

Got A Pretty Sweet Deal On eBay For This 4090 Build

Ah yes, the elusive "4090 build" that runs Windows 2000 Professional. When the eBay listing said "cutting edge technology," they didn't specify which edge or which century. This isn't an RTX 4090 graphics card—it's some ancient scientific equipment with "4090μ+" printed on it! Somewhere, a lab technician is wondering why their semiconductor analysis machine is missing while some gamer is trying to figure out where to plug in their monitor. The seller technically didn't lie... this machine probably cost more than your entire gaming setup when it was new in 1999. But hey, at least it can run Minesweeper at a blistering 15 FPS!

I Won't Let You Go

Windows Hardware Microsoft Programming

2 months ago 187.1K views 0 shares

That ancient Windows 98 laptop begging for sweet release while its buff owner refuses to let go is the perfect metaphor for corporate IT. Somewhere, right now, a critical banking system is running on this exact machine because "it still works fine" and "upgrading might break something." The same people who rush to buy the latest smartphone are forcing this poor machine to run another day. It's not vintage—it's technological torture.

Trying To Setup An Old 32-Bit Only Netbook As An Ultra Mobile Development Device

Linux Devops Hardware Programming Debugging

3 months ago 148.1K views 0 shares

Trying To Setup An Old 32-Bit Only Netbook As An Ultra Mobile Development Device

The expectation vs reality of reviving ancient hardware with Linux is just brutal. Top panel: "Linux will breathe new life into your Jurassic-era netbook!" Bottom panel: "Oh, you wanted to actually use software? How adorable." Every modern development tool, IDE, and even basic apps giving you the middle finger with compatibility issues. That 32-bit processor might as well be a museum piece trying to run today's 64-bit world. It's like bringing a spoon to a gunfight and wondering why you can't shoot anything.

The Circle Of Tech Life: 3D Is Dead, Long Live 3D

Hardware Gamedev Programming

4 months ago 151.1K views 0 shares

The Circle Of Tech Life: 3D Is Dead, Long Live 3D

The circle of tech life continues. Nintendo's 3DS died in 2024, only for Samsung to resurrect the glasses-free 3D concept a year later with their fancy Odyssey monitor. Ten years of developers avoiding 3D like the plague, and now we're supposed to believe it's revolutionary again? Watch us waste another decade optimizing for a feature nobody asked for while our actual code still runs on duct tape and prayers.

The Only Purpose Internet Explorer Serves

Microsoft Webdev Windows Frontend

5 months ago 139.8K views 0 shares

The Only Purpose Internet Explorer Serves

Internet Explorer's sole purpose in life has been reduced to downloading other browsers. The little blue 'e' desperately seeks validation—"Hey does anyone need me?"—only to be met with cold rejection. But then! A glimmer of hope when someone finally needs it... just to download Firefox. The circle of browser life continues. The only time IE gets any attention is when you've formatted your PC and need something—ANYTHING—to download Chrome, Firefox, or literally any other browser. It's like being the ladder that helps someone climb up, only to be kicked away immediately after.

I Didn't Hear No Bell

Windows Microsoft Programming

6 months ago 156.1K views 0 shares

The undead king of operating systems refuses to die! Windows XP, released in 2001, is somehow still commanding a higher market share (0.64%) than both Windows Vista (0.07%) and Windows 8 (0.28%) combined. That iconic blue sky and green hill background is basically the digital equivalent of a retirement home resident outliving their own children. Microsoft's engineers are somewhere crying into their keyboards while legacy systems administrators are proudly wearing their "It just works" t-shirts. The zombie OS keeps shambling along, bloody but unbowed, like Randy Marsh in South Park refusing to give up a fight. No security updates? No modern browser support? XP users: "I didn't hear no bell!"

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