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What is it about old stuff that makes us get nostalgic when we look at it? I seem to get nostalgic over lots of stuff — even stuff which was created before my time. Like this Lear-Siegler ADM-3A terminal, for example. Doesn’t just looking it at it make you miss the clickity-clackity keys of the old keyboards and the green hue of the computer terminal?

Lear Siegler ADM3A System

Or what about the classic Nintendo Entertainment System? I remember playing this machine for the first time at my uncle and aunt’s house when I was probably 6 years old. I remember being amazed at the lush 8-bit graphics and amazing beeps and boops the games made.

The pinnacle of video game console achievement.

And sometimes, I even start to miss the sumptuous computing experience that was Windows 3.1. This was the first non command line operating system I ever used. Just look at it — doesn’t it make you pine for the days gone by when the Clock application could be considered a “feature” of an operating system?

Windows 3.11 Workspace - Has Minesweeper really not changed since 1992?

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Take a closer look at the new Twitter homepage layout (Click to enlarge)

Twitter has a new layout. I just noticed it when creating a new account for my ACT study notes website. To my best knowledge, I was the first Twtter user to tweet about it, too!

Details about Twitter’s New Layout

For now, it looks like Twitter’s new design is only visible to new accounts, or it being rolled out slowly, since my personal @FreeTheFeross account still gets the old layout.

The new design is an incremental improvement for sure, but there are some notable changes which hint at what Twitter’s focus might be in the coming months and years. Here’s a quick summary of the obvious changes:

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