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Fairphone 1 (2013)
2023-07-26 · 381 words · 2 mins read
The Fairphone 1 is a touchscreen-based, slate-sized smartphone designed and manufactured by Fairphone. It was released running Android 4.2.2 Jelly Bean, with the Fairphone OS skin. It was the first phone from the social enterprise Fairphone, announced on 14 May 2013 and shipped beginning in December 2013.
first website post
2023-07-26 · 264 words · 2 mins read
Through the magic of the Internet Archive, I was able to find one of the first versions of my personal website.
My HTML and web design skills back then were as crap as possible, as this was done using a free site builder from tripod.com, and the idea of an online personal log didn’t exist back in 2002, I wasn’t posting regular updates, but merely updating my homepage’s content. I remember I was very social back then, used IRC a lot, and even had a personal forum, along with a Downloads sections and a “Notes” page which contained virtual hosts of Unix shells and proxies I used back then, along with some links.
1 An cu Subcarpati (2022)
2023-07-25 · 137 words · 1 min read
Photographer Manole Sava spends a year with the band members and captures their dynamics, humanity, sincerity and passion. Everything through a single focus, without filters and without crop, as no one has seen the Subcarpati gang before.
HTC One (2013)
2023-07-23 · 358 words · 2 mins read
HTC One (codenamed and retroactively called M7) is a touchscreen-based Android smartphone designed, developed, and manufactured by HTC. It has been hailed by many as a revolutionary Android handset with its premium design and build quality and its emphasis on high end audio.
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Dečje Novine - Galeria Disney 1984
2023-07-23 · 155 words · 1 min read
This is an original vintage album, released in 1984 by Dečje Novine dedicated to Disney characters. This album is pretty rare, and unlikely most Dečje Novine albums, it wasn’t a Panini licence, but a standing product.
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How Back Does Backwards Compatibility Go?
2023-07-22 · 451 words · 3 mins read
God could create the world in six days because he didn’t have to make it compatible with the previous version.
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Skybox Disney Toy Story 1995
2023-07-21 · 299 words · 2 mins read
A complete set of cards published by Skybox USA dedicated to the successful cartoon Toy Story from 1995, in excellent condition. Includes all base cards, a card not included in the set with an advertisement for a game on CD, all pop-out cards, all sticker cards and all activity cards.
Nokia 8310 (2001)
2023-07-19 · 218 words · 2 mins read
The 8310 and all other phones are able to ring and message, but multimedia or internet would not work with today’s speed and data amounts. I had one in the past and it is a nice small size, but had a lot of features for it’s day – GSMArena Review
Hot Wheels Unleashed > a half-assed review
2023-07-19 · 129 words · 1 min read
“A love letter to both Hot Wheels and arcade racing fans. 10/10“ – Finger Guns
Metrorex Subway Train Names
2023-07-17 · 393 words · 2 mins read
Back in 2007 when I started to work in Bucharest, I started to make a list of the names written on each subway train operated by Metrorex. This has been a list that I’ve spent months compiling, with some fun moments while searching for some specific numbers.
Muzeul Naţional Tehnic “prof. ing. Dimitrie Leonida” Bucuresti // "Dimitrie Leonida" Technical Museum Bucharest
2023-07-17 · 362 words · 2 mins read
The Dimitrie Leonida Technical Museum was founded in 1909 by Dimitrie Leonida, inspired by the München Technical Museum he had visited during his studies in Charlottenburg Polytechnic Institute. In 1908, with the help of the first promotions of mechanics and electricians from his school, the first in Romania, Leonida collected the first objects for the museum.
F1 2022 > a half-assed review
2023-07-16 · 270 words · 2 mins read
It’s Lights out and away we go! - David Croft