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Optimus_Rhyme
Apr 15, 2007

are you that mainframe hacker guy?

Oh shiiiiiiit the yostop

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graph
Nov 22, 2006

aaag peanuts

HOLY gently caress

ChickenOfTomorrow
Nov 11, 2012

god damn it, you've got to be kind

someone snet it!!!

rotor
Jun 11, 2001

classic case of pineapple derangement syndrome
i can't believe it

Silver Alicorn
Mar 30, 2008

𝓪 𝓻𝓮𝓭 𝓹𝓪𝓷𝓭𝓪 𝓲𝓼 𝓪 𝓬𝓾𝓻𝓲𝓸𝓾𝓼 𝓼𝓸𝓻𝓽 𝓸𝓯 𝓬𝓻𝓮𝓪𝓽𝓾𝓻𝓮
how many yostops are floating around anyway

I’m responsible for at least one

syntaxrigger
Jul 7, 2011

Actually you owe me 6! But who's countin?

Silver Alicorn posted:

how many yostops are floating around anyway

I’m responsible for at least one

I have another that isn't the above.

vanilla slimfast
Dec 6, 2006

If anyone needs me, I'll be in the Angry Dome



fuckin LAFFO

Lutha Mahtin
Oct 10, 2010

Your brokebrain sin is absolved...go and shitpost no more!

and people say goon projects always fall apart

invlwhen
Jul 28, 2012

please do your best
126 holes free

graph
Nov 22, 2006

aaag peanuts
are we about done here?

Feisty-Cadaver
Jun 1, 2000
The worms crawl in,
The worms crawl out.
its not even march yet

ShadowHawk
Jun 25, 2000

CERTIFIED PRE OWNED TESLA OWNER

graph posted:

are we about done here?
Santee was vodkat and they still haven't picked up their gift from the post office or posted...

quote:

January 9, 2020, 4:43 pm
Attempted Delivery - Item being held, addressee being notified
UNITED KINGDOM
Your item could not be delivered on January 9, 2020 at 4:43 pm in UNITED KINGDOM due to the addressee not available at time of delivery. It is being held while the addressee is notified.
I addressed it to vodkat LLC as I wasn't given an actual name

r u ready to WALK
Sep 29, 2001

vodkat posted about losing their job early on in the thread, maybe they had to move to a different address?

they have some recent forum posts so maybe there's still hope but if the package has been sitting at the post office for a month it will probably be returned soon...

Silver Alicorn
Mar 30, 2008

𝓪 𝓻𝓮𝓭 𝓹𝓪𝓷𝓭𝓪 𝓲𝓼 𝓪 𝓬𝓾𝓻𝓲𝓸𝓾𝓼 𝓼𝓸𝓻𝓽 𝓸𝓯 𝓬𝓻𝓮𝓪𝓽𝓾𝓻𝓮
yosmas is ruined

Midjack
Dec 24, 2007



ShadowHawk posted:

I addressed it to vodkat LLC as I wasn't given an actual name

that might be worth stressing in the op next time: give a real name, especially if you’re not in the us, because it can be challenging to get your box if your santa uses a fake name and the post office is weird about it.

Achmed Jones
Oct 16, 2004



it is pretty funny that adults need instructions on how to properly receive mail. it's not particularly funny that vodkat didn't get their gift though :(

CrazyLittle
Sep 11, 2001





Clapping Larry
so who was vodkat's recipient ie who got stiffed

bump_fn
Apr 12, 2004

two of them

CrazyLittle posted:

so who was vodkat's recipient ie who got stiffed

pretty sure it was me before he got fired and had to bow out

Fuzzy Mammal
Aug 15, 2001

Lipstick Apathy
ya I arranged a backup

sb hermit
Dec 13, 2016





POST CAME TOO EARLY, PLEASE IGNORE (save is not preview)

sb hermit
Dec 13, 2016





Ok, after plugging in and pulling out ide drives and working with bent IDE pins and that one time that the adapter stuck a jagged piece of metal into my index finger, I finally pulled out some screenshots.

FIRST OFF, THE STEBE DRIVE



It's a Hackintosh! Here's the desktop:



It's running OS X 10.5.6 (aka Leopard)



It's also got the last version of Chrome that runs on this version:



But other than this and the stock software, there's not much else on this installation. Nevertheless, getting this working is a ton of effort. Good job, Santa!

NEXT UP, THE MOOSE MILKIE DRIVE



Imagine that there is a bog standard ubuntu 12.04 bootup and login screen. Logging in, I see:



classic.

Soon after the login happened, vlc launched and attempted to play something. But all it did was play audio and show a single frame. I think it was https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ntPaGRoHii0 this (NSFW)

Hmm, what does the cat pictures folder have?



when looking through someone's laptop, you gotta check the bookmarks



The only other software on the desktop that was usable was the dosbox link for Windows 3.1



Extreme Tux Racer and Doom 2 ran like crap, but otherwise there's lots of cool detritus laying around.

I saw some read errors on the hard drive, so I've got my work cut out for me. Not 100% sure what I'll do next, but it'll probably involve:

  • Migrating data off of the dying hard drive, then wiping the crap out of that drive before disposing of it
  • Using the hackintosh as the primary OS or making the laptop dual-boot mac OS and something that is not ubuntu (like bunsenlabs linux). Alternatively, get another drive for Linux, but I dunno how much more abuse that laptop drive adapter can take.

KOTEX GOD OF BLOOD
Jul 7, 2012

nice! the adapter is pretty hardy. it could be the newer drive, but os x runs a lot faster than ubuntu even without support for hardware graphics acceleration

KOTEX GOD OF BLOOD
Jul 7, 2012

CrazyLittle
Sep 11, 2001





Clapping Larry
tag yourself, I'm 007 (3).jpg

Fuzzy Mammal
Aug 15, 2001

Lipstick Apathy
ok i finally went through all the shipping notices. some of you didn't send any so i had to go look up your santee and double check they posted receiving something. :sassargh:

the results:

0 flaky senders

2 flaky receivers



vodkat show everyone what you got!


samuel l acksyn post teh secret box!

Silver Alicorn
Mar 30, 2008

𝓪 𝓻𝓮𝓭 𝓹𝓪𝓷𝓭𝓪 𝓲𝓼 𝓪 𝓬𝓾𝓻𝓲𝓸𝓾𝓼 𝓼𝓸𝓻𝓽 𝓸𝓯 𝓬𝓻𝓮𝓪𝓽𝓾𝓻𝓮
sorry bout my crippling depression

KOTEX GOD OF BLOOD
Jul 7, 2012

i'm sorry about it too silver alicorn

Shaman Linavi
Apr 3, 2012

Silver Alicorn posted:

sorry bout my crippling depression

you got this panda my wife right there with you I can relate


also whiskey trip report: took it over to a coworkers place who likes whiskey and he said it was extremely good. it's also starting to grow on me. good stuff my dudes

graph
Nov 22, 2006

aaag peanuts
oh hey it is march

Wild EEPROM
Jul 29, 2011


oh, my, god. Becky, look at her bitrate.
oh hi march

CrazyLittle
Sep 11, 2001





Clapping Larry

Wild EEPROM posted:

oh hi march


i did naaaaaht

ShadowHawk
Jun 25, 2000

CERTIFIED PRE OWNED TESLA OWNER
Welp, I got vodkat's secret santa gift delivered back to me in the mail today, unopened


Remember to give real names and correct instructions for how to receive mail when participating in secret santa, people!

spankmeister
Jun 15, 2008






another yosmas success story

Kuvo
Oct 27, 2008

Blame it on the misfortune of your bark!
Fun Shoe
gently caress i wish i knew about this earlier

https://gear.xbox.com/products/windows-xp-ugly-sweater

also gently caress i need to sned the gift

mediaphage
Mar 22, 2007

Excuse me, pardon me, sheer perfection coming through
lol this is the 2019 thread y'all

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Fuzzy Mammal
Aug 15, 2001

Lipstick Apathy
lol closing

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