Post #1734608

2026-04-27 12:09 UTC

My hope is that what defines the next era of tech is looking to the past and deciding what was good enough and embracing it https://wheelfront.com/this-alberta-startup-sells-no-tech-tractors-for-half-price/?utm_source=hackernewsletter&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_term=fav

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@Cornellbox@a2mi.social 2026-04-27 13:15

@csalzman this is #solarpunk to its core

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@Slyence@mastodo.neoliber.al 2026-04-27 17:35

@csalzman this will be great for applications other than crops people flock to big JDs because they offer real value for money in terms of boosting yield via really precise working of the field

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@WTL@mastodon.social 2026-04-27 20:26

@csalzman @cwebber I was thinking there probably is a viable market for cars with minimal tech in them.

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@isocat@tiggi.es 2026-04-28 00:23

@csalzman Phenomenal! Now do cars. And stoves. And washers and dishwashers.

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@samvarma@fosstodon.org 2026-04-28 00:30

@csalzman @ewen I don't think we will have a choice, if we value any sort of freedom

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@beadsland@beige.party 2026-04-28 00:57

@csalzman apropos https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SNYWFS-nYS8

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@Microplastics101@mstdn.social 2026-04-28 01:48

@csalzman Awesome. I can tell you sailors want the same thing. reliable mechanical systems we can fix.

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@Kathmandu@stranger.social 2026-04-28 03:34

@csalzman I got as far as " My hope is that what defines the next era of tech is looking to the past" and went "Yay, STEAMPUNK, wooo! Let's go!" 😜 But yes, all-mechanical machines have a lot to recommend them. I miss the mechanical odometer on older cars - the decimal was a different color and it was easier to read. And the old mechanical voting machines that recorded your vote with metal gears were absolutely un-hackable. Let's bring them back.

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