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Author: nickb

Why the File System Still Matters

November 10, 2026 12 min read by nickb

When Connecting to Another Computer Was an Event

November 5, 2026 13 min read by nickb

What Webrings Got Right

November 1, 2026 12 min read by nickb

How We Found Things Before Google

October 28, 2026 12 min read by nickb

The Strange Longevity of the Command Line

October 16, 2026 10 min read by nickb

What Happened to the Desktop Metaphor?

October 12, 2026 10 min read by nickb

The Case for Boring Technology

October 8, 2026 7 min read by nickb

Why Plain Text Is Still One of the Best Technologies We Have

October 4, 2026 7 min read by nickb

What Happened to Shareware?

September 30, 2026 7 min read by nickb

When Installing Software Meant Owning It

September 26, 2026 8 min read by nickb