dead media This month, Japan will manufacture its last VHS video cassette recorder David Pescovitz

Nintendo Online banking for Nintendo's Super NES (1998) David Pescovitz

Steampunk Steampunk nearly went mainstream, then nearly vanished Rob Beschizza

tabloids Drugs, booze and kidnappers, oh my, in this week’s dubious tabloids Peter Sheridan

class war Stop saying "robots are coming for your job"; start saying "Your boss wants to replace you with a robot" Cory Doctorow

apple New Macbooks and Imacs will brick themselves if they think they're being repaired by an independent technician Cory Doctorow

law EU resolution aims to comprehensively limit "planned obsolescence" Cory Doctorow

design Stellar collection of 1980s tech company logos (also available as a slideshow!) David Pescovitz

data A "digital rosetta stone" for translating obsolete computer files Rob Beschizza

let there be light Filament LED bulbs that mimic hipster old-school incandescence Clive Thompson

happy mutants A deep dive into the race to preserve our digital heritage Cory Doctorow

happy mutants The EU's Right to Repair proposal makes America's look weaksauce Cory Doctorow

happy mutants In 1956, Hugh Hefner gave MAD's founding editor an unlimited budget for a new satire magazine called "TRUMP" Cory Doctorow

happy mutants Independent repair guy on the planned obsolescence of Apple products Cory Doctorow

happy mutants Bruce Sterling's SXSW 2017 keynote: what should humans do? Cory Doctorow

happy mutants Folding Beijing: the 2016 Hugo-winning novelette about the obsolescence of labor and the preservation of privilege Cory Doctorow

design Industrial Strength Design profiles the most famous designer you've never hears of: Brooks Stevens Bob Knetzger

Gadgets For 90 years, lightbulbs were designed to burn out. Now that's coming to LED bulbs. Cory Doctorow

offworld How games are keeping traditional symphony orchestras in business Critical Distance