SerenityOS (github) is "a love letter to '90s user interfaces with a custom Unix-like core", wedding the simplicity and style of Windows 9x with all the features (and security) you'd expect from a modern distribution. It's not intended to be accessible to normals ("this project does not cater to non-technical users") and I wouldn't hold out for amenities such as more legible fonts, etc. For lovers of ａｅｓｔｈｅｔｉｃｓ something like Chicago95 or the Redmond Project might be more approchable.
A refined 90s-style operating system you can actually use
Judge orders Intuit to stop lying about TurboTax being "free"
Among America's obscenities is the existence of its "tax-filing industry," wherein normal everyday folks pay through the nose to file their taxes. The corporate circus of rent-seeking and regulatory capture… READ THE REST
Windows 11 now has pop ups straight-up telling users to get rid of Google
Described by The Verge's Tom Warren as "malware-like popups," Windows 11 now instructs users to switch to Bing. The browser wars–and the monopoly-exploiting shenanigans that got Microsoft in legal trouble… READ THE REST
The Japanese factory that uses 40-year-old software to design its traditional textiles
This is fascinating. Miyata Textile Co. is a Japanese company that's been making fabric for a hundred years, and since the 1980s they've been using the same software. They use… READ THE REST
This refurbished Lenovo Tab 4 is great tech for under $80
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No more sad puppy dog eyes! DOGTV and Wicked Ball can keep your doggo happy and entertained
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Got Apple fever? You can get this refurbished MacBook Air for under $350 through September 30!
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