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A gallery of early computers, 1940s - 1960s.
https://royal.pingdom.com/retro-delight-gallery-of-early-computers-1940s-1960s/
saved 2019-03-17

Retro Delight: Gallery of Early Computers (1940s - 1960s) - Pingdom
We often think of computers as a very modern phenomenon, but there were actually plenty of computers around 50 years ago. They just weren't an everyman commodity, instead limited to goverment and corporate use. And they certainly weren't small.

I'm digging through quite some photos of this visit of the lakeshore recently. — Just some days ago I asked myself "why do I take all those photos when I'm not _doing_ anything with them?"
I'm not posting a lot of them, nor printing them or so, I just take them, edit them ...
I felt a bit sad until it struck me again "it is my hobby - there is no *need* for any other prupose than to just make my time pleasant. And this is what the whole process of tak…

Die Zuspitzung der Angriffe auf die offene Gesellschaft durch Trump und Putin erschwert das Geschäft der rechtsextremen Parteien. Nun sehen alle, was Remigration in der Praxis bedeutet. Der seit zehn Jahren wütende Populismus von Rechts – eine mit Geld aus fossiler Energie finanzierte Bewegung alter weißer Männer, die die Öffentlichkeit mittels digitaler Kampagnen manipuliert - wird das genaue Gegenteil erreicht haben. | Nils MInkmar: Dialektik im Winter

Dialektik im Winter
Europa ist noch nicht wach, aber gähnt schon/Ford Valentinstag/ Serie “The Danish Woman”/Houellebecq im Interview/Doku “Das Mädchen mit den goldenen Haaren”/ ungesundes…

Daylight Savings Time (DST) in the twenty-first century, yay or nay?
Please consider boosting for a more statistically significant result.
#daylightsavingstime #dst #us

So far, listening while doing other work, this week's #ListeningClub has seemed like a death metal album that slowly morphed through milder and milder genres until we got to this delicate bit 🧚‍♀️

Economist Justin Wolfers: “Demolishing the East Wing of the WH before finalizing plans for what will be built above its ruins is a near-perfect metaphor for Trump’s approach to economic policy.
The only difference is the wrecking crew doesn’t claim the rubble is evidence of unprecedented growth.”

This Weekend in Politics, Bulletin 260. 11/30/25
… Ukraine’s peace negotiators met with the US delegation today, which was led by Sec of State Marco Rubio, special envoy Steve Witkoff, and Trump son-in-law Jared Kushner. After multiple recent revelations about Witkoff being owned by Putin, he looked pretty uncomfortable facing the Ukrainians he has worked so hard to sell out.

Often I miss out on the exciting things that happen here, but I'm delighted to have not been too late to the party for this week's Special Theme on Fedi: blueberries.
#blueberries #bloobs

Bar in deep red Idaho delights Trump administration by offering free beer to anyone who helps deport illegal migrants (Victoria Churchill/Daily Mail)
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-15339521/Bar-Idaho-Trump-administration-free-deport-illegal-migrants.html
http://www.memeorandum.com/251130/p34#a251130p34

#FotoVorschlag 'mein bestes Foto 2025' 'my best Foto 2025'
I was curious which photo might show up if I sort my Catalogue by my rating. Yet there are still some unprocessed folders.
But .. regarding my rating, I took my best photo close to the end of the year! Due to many reasons I didn't take as many photos this year as usual. But this one really resonate…