'Jimmy Kimmel Live!' return draws 6.26 million viewers, ABC parent Disney says
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'Jimmy Kimmel Live!' return draws 6.26 million viewers, ABC parent Disney says
"Jimmy Kimmel Live!" returned to air Tuesday night, generating 6.26 million total viewers despite significant preemptions across 23% of U.S. TV households.Sarah Whitten (CNBC)
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Ukraine’s Plan to Starve the Russian War Machine
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Ukraine’s Plan to Starve the Russian War Machine
Negotiations have stalled. Trump keeps changing his policies. Ukrainians, backed by Europeans, are taking matters into their own hands. Anne Applebaum (The Atlantic)
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I finished a test knit got a friend. This is the schooner beanie and it releases next month. I had to make it in purple of course 💜. This is one of those fashion choice not functional beanies that sits above the ears so now I have to get a haircut before I show myself wearing it 🤣.
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Marvel's Wolverine Trailer Reveals 2026 Release Window And Very Bloody Gameplay
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Marvel's Wolverine Trailer Reveals 2026 Release Window And Very Bloody Gameplay
The State of Play showed off the new Wolverine game for the first time since its initial announcement.Jason Fanelli (GameSpot)
Taylor Swift chaos at Travis Kelce’s mansion as ex-cop arrested in deposition stunt: report
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Taylor Swift chaos at Travis Kelce’s mansion as ex-cop arrested in deposition stunt: report
A man was arrested at Travis Kelce's home while trying to serve Taylor Swift with deposition papers related to Justin Baldoni's dispute with Blake Lively.Lauryn Overhultz (Fox News)
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Battlefield 6's Story Campaign Lets You Have Fun With Destruction When It Wants To
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Battlefield 6's Story Campaign Lets You Have Fun With Destruction When It Wants To
The single-player campaign is exactly what you'd expect from Battlefield.S.E. Doster (GameSpot)
Trump’s attacks on Kimmel and ABC put him at odds with high-profile conservatives
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Trump rails against Kimmel's return to late-night show
After Disney took Kimmel off the air at ABC, some Trump allies worried the threat of regulating speech was taking it too far — and that conservatives could be next.Ana Ceballos (Los Angeles Times)
China doubles down on climate, wind and solar pledges — a day after Trump called them a 'scam'
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Mayor Brandon Johnson pushing to reorganize City Council chairs, aldermen unsure of votes
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Mayor Brandon Johnson pushing to reorganize City Council chairs, aldermen unsure of votes
Officials are lobbying aldermen to install a progressive Zoning Committee chair while winning over the council’s powerful ethnic caucuses with upgrades of their own.Jake Sheridan (Chicago Tribune)
Carlyle-Backed Orion Breweries to Debut on Tokyo Stock Exchange
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Code Vein 2 Gets A Ferocious New Trailer--And A Release Date
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Code Vein 2 Gets A Ferocious New Trailer--And A Release Date
Bandai Namco's bloody sequel showcases new story, creatures, and combat.Heidi Kemps (GameSpot)
Manga Day in der Stadtbücherei Grevenbroich - EUROPE SAYS
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Elon Musk's Favorite Game Is Getting Remastered 25 Years Later - Kotaku
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Deus Ex is coming back with an HD editionEthan Gach (Kotaku)
Does anyone have a recommendation for a repair person in the UK or Ireland for an Apple II+?
I suspect that I just need my RAM properly seated and resoldered, but my equipment only goes so far.
#retrocomputing #appleii #apple
How Yankees feel about push for division title, possible playoff bye
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How Yankees feel about push for division title, possible playoff bye
The Yankees still have a chance to win the division over the Blue Jays with five games remaining in the regular season.Max Goodman | NJ Advance Media for NJ.com (nj)
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Spain to join Italy in deploying naval ship to escort Gaza flotilla
A Spanish naval vessel will join the Global Sumud Flotilla for Gaza to provide assistance and conduct rescues if needed.Al Jazeera
J.J. McCarthy, Andrew Van Ginkel out of practice for Vikings
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J.J. McCarthy, Andrew Van Ginkel out of practice for Vikings
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TD Bank joins Anti-Scam Coalition, but tells customer she's responsible for $10,000 lost in phone scam
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Cowboys-Bears and Chiefs-Giants games both topped 25 million viewers on Sunday
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Cowboys-Bears and Chiefs-Giants games both topped 25 million viewers on Sunday
At a time when virtually nothing else on American television can draw 25 million viewers, the NFL had two different games top the 25 million viewer mark on Sunday.Michael David Smith (NBC Sports)
Check out the intricate, inky world of PS5 game Chronoscript: The Endless End
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Check out the intricate, inky world of PS5 game Chronoscript: The Endless End
Chronoscript: The Endless End is an action-adventure game with a very cool hand-drawn art aestheticAnna Washenko (Engadget)
Bessent Halts Argentina Crisis as US Lifeline Upends Short Bets
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Nnamdi Madubuike, Kyle Van Noy remain out of practice Wednesday
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Nnamdi Madubuike, Kyle Van Noy remain out of practice Wednesday
The Ravens rank 32nd in total defense, including 30th against the run and 31st against the pass.Charean Williams (NBC Sports)
Ready to download iOS 26? Make sure your iPhone is eligible for the free update first
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Ready to download iOS 26? Make sure your iPhone is eligible for the free update first
We'll also tell you if your iPad is compatible with iPadOS 26.Katie Teague (Engadget)
Zach Charbonnet questionable for Thursday night, Nick Emmanwori doubtful
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Zach Charbonnet questionable for Thursday night, Nick Emmanwori doubtful
Seahawks running back Zach Charbonnet could return to action against the Cardinals on Thursday night.Josh Alper (NBC Sports)
Drunk people have a hilarious tendency to climb on top of stuff and then start shouting at the top of their lungs.
I guess the inner monkey brain takes over and gates, tables, counters, cars, balconies, ledges and any other man made object start looking a lot like a tree, and we are now singing the song of our ancestors.
When I see a drunk get hurt, 80% of it was caused by this and forgetting things like they haven't worked out in 3 years and lack grip strength.
Jessica Chastain pushes back against Apple’s decision to hold ‘The Savant’ after Charlie Kirk’s death
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Jessica Chastain is against Apple delaying 'The Savant' release
Jessica Chastain, who stars in Apple TV+'s 'The Savant,' which is about domestic terrorism, publicly challenged the streamer's decision to halt the show's release.Malia Mendez (Los Angeles Times)
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Canada's population growth almost flat in second quarter of 2025
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... That I own, or that I use at work?
because my old lab had a UV-VIS spectrometer hooked up to a Windows 3.1 computer that still worked, And the lab across the hall had a TGA that was hooked up to a computer that still ran MS-DOS, the computer broke while I was there but they just hooked it up to a modern computer running dosbox and kept using it
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If vehicles count, my 1988 Ford Bronco II 4x4. It is in surprisingly good condition for all the abuse my dad and I put it through over the years. When he passed away back in 2016 my mom gave it to me and I put a new-ish engine in it and other than needing a new clutch and starter (going in this weekend) it's been pretty solid.
Apart from that, I have a hammer that is slightly older than me, from the early-mid 70s, that has never failed me. At work, we have a Black and Decker jigsaw that is also from the early 70s that still works fine as well, just needs to be oiled every now and then.
those might be the oldest electronics
arguably, there's a sewing machine and a couple typewriters from my grandparents that might belong to me in theory
I bet there's more if I look into it
i have a little push cultivator thing from probably the 1950s, so maybe that?
or a 1954 chevy 3600 pickup, but "original state" is a stretch. it's mostly authentic to period, but we did a lot of repair and replacing of components, fresh paint, new wheels, new wood in the bed, etc.
my Dad's Drummond lathe, c.1932. Nice coat of Hammerite blue paint on it now and a lot of restoration been done 🙂 Good enough for small turning jobs.
Will be off to a new home soon, sad to see it go... will be part of a larger collection that an associate is building.
I found out just recently that our furnace is probably from 1995, older than I had thought. It will soon have a new blower motor, so it won't be 'stock' anymore.
I have a bike of about the same vintage.
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Chandler & Price Pilot - Letterpress Commons
C&P Pilot In 1886, William T. Price, a mechanic, and Harrison T. Chandler, an investor, formed a company in Cleveland, Ohio for the production of floor-model jobber presses. (See the C&P Oldstyle for more details.Letterpress Commons
@prokyonid I had inherited my Grandfather's old Underwood manual that looked much like this one. Weighed a ton, and it's what I learned to type on.
Yes, I'm old.
Several-greats-grandfather clock from the early 1800s
Some Ship of Theseus to it, various wearing parts may have been replaced or resurfaced.
Next oldest would be a literal grandfather clock from about 1910, a Singer sewing machine from 1915, a brass theodolite from the 1920s, and a Telefunken Dacapo tube radio from 1952.
Various Strowger phone switching gear from ~1935-1950 that could work if wired up correctly.
Oldest thing in regular use is probably my 1977 Hammond organ.. which could use a bit of tuning if I'd ever come around to it.
A pair of needle nose vice grips I found on the side of the road in the 80s as a kid.
And the Atari 800XL I had from the same time period.
My 1951 Franka Bonafix 6x6/6x9 folder camera. I got it from a car boot sale for $40. Because it was made in the early 50s, it was branded as “Made in Germany US Zone” on the back.
I don’t use it often because there’s mould in the lens, but it does still technically work and the pictures it takes are alright.
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An original copy of Super Mario Land for the Gameboy. 1989.
Stretching the definition of 'machine' a little: a trysquare that I picked up in an antique shop. I'm not entirely sure how old it is, but I suspect at least 70 years.
I've got my nana's old box fan from Kmart, probably circa mid-80s or earlier
is the power cord questionable? yeah but I'm an electrician and I know better than to leave it unattended or use it near water 😂
what comes to mind first is my Xerox 820 with dual 8" floppy drives somehow still kicking when I fired it up within the last year. (1981 introduction, but manufactured into 1984; I haven't tried to date mine within that range).
My Model M is late 80s but it's not my daily driver anymore.
We have hundred year old furniture, a violin that I think is similarly old, and some kitchen items from the 60s but I can't think of one that counts as "machinery".
from time to time I use this phone, c. 1910s, and it still works!
No one expects it when you say "hold on, my microphone isn't working with Teams today, let me dial in by phone", and pull this guy out.
(The telegraph switchboard behind it is even older and probably still works too, but I rarely have occasion to switch telegraph lines these days.)
Alesis Monitor One speakers, recapped in 2010, purchased second hand for my home studio in the mid/late 90s. Still my main studio/computer speakers.
Probs my old PS3, one of those phat models my mom bought secondhand as an Xmas gift. This was about...18 years ago? I had to give my siblings my PS2 in exchange, which they subsequently wrecked. Just like the modded PS1 my dad got me...
But at least the PS3 is still kicking.
Alternatively, the oldest piece of machinery that fully fits the letter and spirit of this is my windows laptop, which is coming up on 4 years of me having it
(I’m not counting the devices I left at my mom’s when I moved across the country last year, both because they were not really being used anymore and also that there’s no guarantee I can get them back)
I guess the oldest "machinery" I personally own would be a 1945 or 1946 Graflex Speed Graphic camera.
I don't have a way to test how accurate the shutter timings are or anything, but seems perfectly functional, and can take photos.
In actual regular use: a pair of Hamilton Buhl "Schoolmate" headphones from perhaps the early 1980's? Crystal clear perfect sound quality -- modern speakers/headphones are too bassy and muddy sounding.
Not in use these days, but perfectly usable: three Beaugnier alto saxophones made between the early 50's and late 60's.
And occasionally read: A 1949 printing of the book "Giant Brains, or Machines That Think" by Edmund C Berkeley.
Honorable mention: Slide rule in a drawer.
I don't use it too often, but probably my dad's Aristo MultiLog slide rule.
The leather on the case is cracked in a few spots and the formerly white plastic has yellowed slightly, but it's still smooth and does math as well as the day it was made.
I have a 1939 Atlas/Craftsman lathe but it's in the midst of being dismantled, cleaned, painted, and put back together. And has been for way too long.
So it doesn't quite meet the requirements.
I have a sliderule that was my dad's, marked "Made in Occupied Japan".
I have a pretty similar lathe, a little newer, and it's been a stellar performer.
Flat. It seems to be an unusual one that doesn't get mentioned online much. I think the leadscrew diameter is uncommon.
It's a 10"/12" Craftsman-labeled.
A 1/2in drive Craftsman Microtork torque wrench from the early 1980s, made in USA and still working perfectly
A hatchet that belonged to my grandfather when he was a Boy Scout in the 1930s, holds an edge pretty well and gets used a couple times each year
Kenwood TS-440S, Kenwood ts-440 Transceiver TS440 ts440sat
Kenwood TS-440S Amateur Transceiverwww.universal-radio.com
Asahi Pentax camera. My dad got it from the PX at the US army base in Munich in 1969. Haven't pulled it out in a while but there's no reason it wouldn't work if I loaded it up with new film.
I also have a handheld light meter, same era, but I've never been able to figure out how to take a reading with it so I don't think that counts.
My great grandfather’s 18” jointer hand plane. I think it was made around 1910.
I’m using it with a shallow-angled jig holding two very thin panels for a guitar I built. The plane is being used to make the edges extremely flat do the panels can be glued edgewise.
The shallow-angle on the jig is so that the actual cutting point traverses the plane knife so that it dulls evenly.
We have a bread mixer from the 1950's still running. The dough divider I operated hasn't changed design since 1956 and the still make them exactly the same!
They cost an absolute fortune, and they're so reliable that large bakeries are known paying someone to destroy their old equipment!
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1976 Amana microwave oven
1936 Royal typewriter, dvorak layout
I have a hand-cranked drill that belonged to my great grandfather, and maybe one of his uncles before that. It's at least 100 years old, probably older than that, similar to the one in this article: instructables.com/Old-school-h…
Still works great!
Old School Hand Drill Overhaul.
Old School Hand Drill Overhaul.: This instructable hopes to inspire the voltage-heads out there to acquire a lo-tech backup for li-ion, ni-cad technology and then bring it up to a serviceable level.Instructables
Personally, it'd be the engine in my 1981 Diesel Chevette. The body and most of the parts have been changed, but the engine itself is largely the same.
I think the engine will outlast any made today.
It has a 1.8 liter Isuzu that was more commonly used for generators, forklifts, marine applications, et cetera, so it's overbuilt for a car - the head and block are cast iron, it has piston squirters, it has crazy thick bearings...
It's also 100% mechanical. The most complex circuitry in the whole car is the analog glow plug controller. No computers needed! Heck - if I really wanted, no electricity at all is needed. It'll be perfect for after the apocalypse.
Plus, it gets > 40 MPG 😁
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Attached: 1 image As far as I know, this Stanley No. 4 hand plane is the oldest human-made object that I have Online guides suggest 1885-1888, so... At least 137 years old? According to my email, I bought it merely 14 years ago for $38Hachyderm.io
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Huh. My 2013 Kawasaki KLR 650.
Bought it new off the showroom floor, still ride it
Not old,but it's always been mine
I have a Starrett combination square that my grandfather bought used during the Great Depression. Likely from the 1910's or 1920's. It's still perfectly true, and easier to work with than any new ones. The level even still works.
It's far, far better than most new combo squares they make today. Only ones that are still as good are Mitutoyo. Even contemporary Starretts aren't as good, their QC has been slipping.
If it needs to have gears and stuff though, that would be an early 1900s pocket watch
the watch my grandmother left me. Nothing fancy (probably rather cheap) and quite scratchy, but still in working condition.
And thanks for the reminder -- I don't usually wear it, but it's good to do so once in a while!
oo machinery... my Bernina 830 sewing machine.
I have several tools much older but I didn't know that they qualify as machinery.
I've got a post vice that's probably over a century old, set up in my workshop and regularly used.
I've also got a lime kiln that's visible on maps from the late 1800s, but it's now got a tree growing in the middle of it so would require some work to get going again. It's near the ironworks where the process to mass produce steel economically was discovered, so lime from it may have been used in those experiments!
Still used for slicing potatoes.
1953 Rolleiflex, f/3.5 Tessar.
Works seriously great. In completely original condition. Took it out shooting yesterday and today.
My tenement flat. It was built some time in the 1820s, so it's been up and running and inhabited for a couple of centuries now. (Per Le Corbusier, "a house is a machine for living in".)
I have some books that are a bit older, though.
@cstross "But who wants to live in a machine?"
-- everyone less than impressed by Le Corbusier
Yes, but I live in a century-older implementation and it is, somehow, *much better* than a generic high rise flat.
(I have a circular garret, up a winding staircase! And an irregular septagonal kitchen! And floors that aren't flat because the joists are 200 years old and were carved from the same 500 year old oaks as Royal Navy ships of the line! Also patchy wifi because 3 foot thick stone walls between some of the rooms, but we can't have everything.)
jwz: Contrafactuals
Making a list of pros and cons of getting in a time machine and going back to 1992 to run a nightclub. Cons: Everyone smokes inside, all the time, everywhere. So disgusting.www.jwz.org
@jwz Entirely true, but also: have you noticed when someone tells you they remember their previous incarnation they always mean someone like Julius Caesar or Cleopatra—not some poor nameless grunt worked to death in a latifunda, or harvesting rice in bronze-age China?
We remember the highlights. But the pervasive homophobia of the 1980s, the ghastly death toll from AIDS extending into the 1990s, PTSD from fear of nuclear war—these all get filtered out by the rosy glow of nostalgia.
@cstross I don't think buildings count. Ours is also from 17something.
I have a motorbike from 1999 and mostly works.
Also, a collection of 90s hi-fi and my TI-30 calculator from school is from 1978, apparently.
Depends what you consider "machinery"?
I have a pair of binoculars (probably "field glasses" back then) which belonged to my great-grandfather (or maybe great-great-grandfather, I lose track) when he was a war correspondent in WW I. That makes them over a century old. His folding (!) miniature typewriter used to be in the family too; possibly my brother still has it.
I still use the Aroma rice cooker I got after breaking up with my 1st wife, 27 years ago. Works great.
an Olivetti typewriter (forgot the model, maybe one From the Lettera series), and two Solari Udine "Dator60" flip clocks (the ones with the calendar)
They *do* work, but currently in jammed state
Never been serviced, only changed the cartridge for a better one but from the same era. Still running flawlessly.
My family just bought a "new" house. It's around the corner from where I currently rent. The street was built in 1949-1851 (from the dates on some buildings.)
So I own a dwelling from ~1850. It has an original fireplace and stove in the cellar.
Does that count?
That might be this telephone
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I also own a white one but that is currently not working
I have a couple of 1950s slide rules, and a Box Brownie of indeterminate vintage (but probably at least as old). There's a 1970s HP38C (IIRC) in a box over ←there too.
I haven't tried out the camera, but it's Probably Still OK, as long as you can find suitable film for it.
not sure. I have this treadle sewing machine [1] from before 1951, and this old hand-crank grinder [2], undated, but could be 1930s. But I love both of them equally.
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Attached: 3 images Speaking of sewing machines, and Things That Just Work… got a new old tool today: Pfaff Model 30 treadle sewing machine from 1950 🥰 #Pfaff30 #AntiqueToolschaos.social
not sure if it counts as "machinery", but both my grandfather and my great-grandfather were blacksmiths. I still own and occasionally use some of the tongs and hammers my great-grandfather made himself during his apprenticeship, probably roughly 100 years ago, and passed on to my grandfather.
Sadly I couldn't rescue the old anvil, though...
Reinterpreting the question to be limited to what a modern day person would consider “technology”.
About 10 feet away from me is a LaserJet 4MP that I bought in 1994. It is hooked up vai a parallel to usb cable to an Apple Airport Express.
That makes it available to everything on the network. And, since it does postscript… all you need is a generic postscript driver.
I don’t print a lot these days, but it still works like a champ.
Not sure of the date, but 1880 give or take a fair margin of error.
I had to think about this one - likely the old Pioneer Hi-Fi stereo in my WFH office, I think from the late 70s - a roommate and I bought off Craigslist while we were in undergrad, not realizing quite what a good deal we got.
The aux input is a bit scratchy, and it's missing one of the feet, but the rest works fine.
coffee grinder. One big one and electric and a smaller one for manual operation.
They are both at least 60 years old.
Also a side board at least 70s old, but that's not a tool. And some bed sheets that are at least 100 years old linen sheets.
An RG-28 electric mixer. Made in summer 1979 in GDR its even older than myself and still kneads the toughest gingerbread doughs around christmas.
Took it apart to give it a thorough cleaning after covid hit and looking at the brushes, this thing probably has another 50 years in it.
A screwdriver from my Dad that could be more than 40.
I think that would be my 50's Husqvarna sewing machine 👉 youtu.be/wxj_Wr8awlE - I think the only non-original part in it is the top thread guide, which broke so I 3D printed a replacement.
I recently acquired another (free, thrown away) 50's sewing machine, by the way, see picture. I love them. 😁
TLC: My 50's Husqvarna Sewing Machine - Dub'ya Makes
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have a lathe from the 1990s but things like hammers and saws which are likely much older.
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Lathe Arrival and Testing - Workshopshed
The new/old lathe arrived yesterday and I did a test run of it today to find it's quirks and nuances. I faced off and turned down a piece of scrap metalAndy from Workshopshed (Workshopshed)
Does my floating DeArmond "Guitar Mike" pickup from 1949 count as machinery?
(see: norden.social/@schluff/1149162…)
If not, probably my Mixi 700 blender from the 1950s.
Or, if amplifiers count, maybe one of my 1950s tube amplifiers. I don't really know whether the blender or my Loewe Opta Meteor 1781W radio (see: norden.social/@schluff/1152097…) is older.
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(*)-Two ‘great’s confirmed. More probable. Handed down over at least four generations.
a calculator manufactured c1820. It is a little battered but functions like a little champion
(Little is relative, it weighs around 5kg with the workings made out of brass and it is encased in oak)
My family have been into computers for a very long time 😂
Not my freezer, as of yesterday.....
But my laptop is still going strong:
CPU: dual core Intel Core i5-2520M (-MT MCP-) speed/min/max: 3200/800/3200 MHz
Kernel: 6.16.7+deb14-amd64 x86_64 Up: 2d 15h 10m Mem: 5.01/7.64 GiB (65.6%)
Storage: 476.85 GiB (14.6% used) Procs: 296 Shell: Bash inxi: 3.3.39
But my drill from 1998 is probably the oldest.
Fun fact: nowadays sewing machine needles are still the same.
I have a couple of stone tools: Axe-heads along with some arrow- and spear heads. They are between 3500 and 5000 years old. And still sharp.
If you mean mechanical machines, I have my great great grandfathers pocket watch. The exact year it was made is unknown, but the clockwork is not made after 1905. We believe it is mid to late 1890's. It still works and I still use it when I'm in a three piece suit.
Then, I have a first edition of the His Masters Voice Model 102 from 1936. Still in working condition, even though it could use some tightening, cleaning and a bit of oil...
My mother in law inherited a desk fan from her brother that, by my guess, was made in the 20’s or 30’s. The mechanism by which the top sawed back and forth is broke , but it otherwise purrs like a kitten.
After that, probably my 2005 PBG4.
I only had to replace the dried up rubber parts (the driving belt and the bobbin winder) and give it a good oiling and it works great.
I don't know how old the attached engine is though, I think this was originally a treadle machine that got modified.
God Of War 20th Anniversary DualSense Controller Revealed
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God Of War 20th Anniversary DualSense Controller Revealed
Fresh off the release of a 20th Anniversary Retrospective, PlayStation is continuing the celebration with a limited-edition PS5 controller.Steven Petite (GameSpot)
X-ray scans reveal the hidden risks of cheap batteries
Lumafield scanned 1,054 lithium-ion batteries using X-rays and found serious manufacturing defects in cells from low-cost and counterfeit brands.Andrew Liszewski (The Verge)
Hillary Clinton slams RFK Jr. and the spread of 'crackpot ideas,' saying they are costing lives
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