Nevermind, an album on major chords
(farina00.github.io)
Back in 1991, Nevermind become an unexpected critical and commercial sensation.
Back in 1991, Nevermind become an unexpected critical and commercial sensation.
Everyday life improvements since the 90s (2022)
(gwern.net)
It can be hard to see the gradual improvement of most goods over time, but I think one way to get a handle on them is to look at their downstream effects: all the small ordinary everyday things which nevertheless depend on obscure innovations and improving cost-performance ratios and gradually dropping costs and new material and… etc.
It can be hard to see the gradual improvement of most goods over time, but I think one way to get a handle on them is to look at their downstream effects: all the small ordinary everyday things which nevertheless depend on obscure innovations and improving cost-performance ratios and gradually dropping costs and new material and… etc.
Hunt for Red October 1990 (2016)
(modelshipsinthecinema.com)
Visual Effects Supervisor - Scott Squires Visual Effects Director of Photography - Patrick Sweeney The effects for this movie were originally being done at Richard Edlund's Boss films and nearly five months of miniature submarine construction was undertaken under the supervision of Greg Jein.
Visual Effects Supervisor - Scott Squires Visual Effects Director of Photography - Patrick Sweeney The effects for this movie were originally being done at Richard Edlund's Boss films and nearly five months of miniature submarine construction was undertaken under the supervision of Greg Jein.
Back From The Future: 1995's predictions of 2025 life
(newslttrs.com)
In 1995 three brave prognosticators set out to predict life in the 2020s. How did that work out for them?
In 1995 three brave prognosticators set out to predict life in the 2020s. How did that work out for them?
Kylie Minogue song about a typeface
(abcdinamo.com)
Kylie Minogue announces “I am a typeface” in a 1997 song she made with producer Towa Tei.
Kylie Minogue announces “I am a typeface” in a 1997 song she made with producer Towa Tei.
They're Close to My Body: A Hagiography of Nine Inch Nails and Robin Finck (2020)
(thewhitereview.org)
I was 10 years old when The Downward Spiral by Nine Inch Nails was released in 1994, and I listened to it more than any other record for the next six years, when everything I knew about myself was disintegrating and becoming unknowable.
I was 10 years old when The Downward Spiral by Nine Inch Nails was released in 1994, and I listened to it more than any other record for the next six years, when everything I knew about myself was disintegrating and becoming unknowable.
GeoCities in 1995: Building a Home Page on the Internet
(cybercultural.com)
GeoCities, known throughout most of 1995 as Beverly Hills Internet, was one of the first commercial internet services to make it easy for people to publish a home page on the World Wide Web.
GeoCities, known throughout most of 1995 as Beverly Hills Internet, was one of the first commercial internet services to make it easy for people to publish a home page on the World Wide Web.
The 88x31 GIF Collection
(dabamos.de)
A collection of 4540 classic 88x31 buttons from the 1990s, 2000s, and today in GIF format.
A collection of 4540 classic 88x31 buttons from the 1990s, 2000s, and today in GIF format.
An early social un-network
(paperstack.com)
With one thing and another I’ve recently been feeling quite nostalgic for the technology landscape of my early university days (around 1990) and so I wanted to write a little bit about that.
With one thing and another I’ve recently been feeling quite nostalgic for the technology landscape of my early university days (around 1990) and so I wanted to write a little bit about that.
The Sony Vaio PCG-XR MiniDisc Laptop
(vaiolibrary.com)
The Sony VAIO PCG-XR is a series of mid-size Pentium II-based laptops, released in 1999. It was superseded with the PCG-XG in 2000, which had the exact same design and build, but with updated specs.
The Sony VAIO PCG-XR is a series of mid-size Pentium II-based laptops, released in 1999. It was superseded with the PCG-XG in 2000, which had the exact same design and build, but with updated specs.