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LORD OF BOOTY posted:iirc he went pro, pretty much
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I bought the full version of Operation: Inner Space, a game from '94 that still ran natively on windows up to 7 (maybe even on 10?). It is still for sale at its original full retail price, which is sort of cool and sort of a bummer. Cool game, though the conceit of fighting through levels based on folders and filea on your computer has become a bit unmanageable.
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May 2, 2020 02:36
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I really miss slide-out keyboards. I have never gotten fully used to inferior screen typing.
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May 21, 2020 16:21
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My dad loves to point out that they worked hard to make an acronym that would be pronounced 'sexy' but everyone called it scuzzy instead.
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May 26, 2020 15:41
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That reminds me of the matchbox record they showed off in the classic movie Gizmo! It's on youtube for those who haven't seen it. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qs4p5ZjiR3s (15:40 for the record) It is mostly a compilation of old footage, but they got professional lip readers for thr silent footage and dubbed it very well, so even if you've seen some of it before in other co texts it is worth seeing. It is themed around weird inventions and inventive things, seems like it should be of interest to people in thread. Technology that was obsolete before it was even made. (I have no clue what he's saying in the 'dedication'). Scarodactyl has a new favorite as of 08:45 on Jun 5, 2020 |
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They just updated the bundle-in music app on my phone to include ads 
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Jul 4, 2020 20:15
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Lenovo fired all their computer security experts shortly after the acquisition. A few years later and they're bundling what is effectively malware in with systems.
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Jul 11, 2020 21:31
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Sell it, the movie isn't good anyway.
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Sep 23, 2020 19:12
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I wish there were a way to experience the Gamesdomain castle again, though without multiplayer it'd be deeply pointless. That was an interesting moment in internet history when weird stuff like that just existed.
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Oct 23, 2020 00:07
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Trabant posted:Quick question for you all:
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Nov 26, 2020 02:51
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I miss slide out keyboards a lot. I still type slower and typo a lot on screen keyboards.
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Apr 12, 2021 04:44
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To continue reading this file, flip the platter over to side B.
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Nov 12, 2021 21:27
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Sort of iffy since this is still a current product, but I finally got my hands on one of these babies: This is an Askania mzm1, an industrial inspection microscope made in Germany. What makes it thread relevant is that it was built using Zeiss plans and probably equipment which are essentially unchanged from the 70s/80s. Back as wwii was ending it had been decided that the Soviets would get control of the town of Jena in eastern Germany where Zeiss was based. However the US soldiers got there first and nabbed the Zeiss engineers and managers but had to leave the equipment and most of the workers. As such past that point there were two independent Zeiss companies rebuilt from those two bases, one in west and one in the east, with a lot of clashing over the trademark. When the wall fell Zeiss reunited along with the rest of the country, with the western zeiss basically taking over on the microscope front, but it turns out some of the eastern zeiss contractors just sort of never stopped. Most of this microscope is completely unchanged from one you could order from the soviet bloc 40-50 years ago. Honestly, Zeiss Jena didn't make amazing microscopes and this one isn't amazing either, but I still like it.
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Dec 27, 2021 10:34
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This one is a low magnification setup, zooming from 0.8-4x. It's actually the only 'new' design they make as far as I can tell, but it's just one half of a stereo microscope with a compound microscope head so not really new in a meaningful way. It does have a video camera, though it's mostly acting as a dust cap since it looks to be the more boring, recent kind of obsolete.
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Dec 27, 2021 17:25
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My dad got one of those at a pawn shop to add to his ryobi army. He likes it.
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Dec 29, 2021 07:24
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Not the hurdy gurdy video I was expecting tbh https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YV__C64Ni50
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How I see it playing out https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZRsWP_-dO_c&t=163s
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Jan 25, 2022 22:25
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Kwyndig posted:That's the reason why those things are empty threats. Anything that suddenly and violently destroys your property or your person is bound to be liable for the damages it causes. It's not like a VCR tape is a cop, who can just waltz into your house and break anything they want because they have a warrant.
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Apr 27, 2022 08:19
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Scarodactyl posted:Sort of iffy since this is still a current product, but I finally got my hands on one of these babies:
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May 29, 2022 07:42
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Not to mention the whole issue of all the lead in them.
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Aug 1, 2022 20:12
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AlternateAccount posted:When you go into someone’s giant amazing kitchen with all their top end appliances, 8 burner range, double oven, high dollar counter tops etc and pull one of their super expensive knives out and…. It’s dull as poo poo…..
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Jun 10, 2023 04:17
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Dungeon Siege rules
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Jul 5, 2023 03:50
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I miss physical phone keyboards. I still can't type right on a screen.
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Nov 19, 2023 21:47
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I liked my old phone that had the hinge out key board. It was much nicer to type on and nicer to hold for horizontal viewing too. The screens did keep dying unfortunately.
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Dec 13, 2023 21:42
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Kwyndig posted:Remember computer shows? All that overstock product has moved to shady auction sites now. I miss being able to buy headphones for like a dollar. Or a TV for twenty bucks, delivery up to you.
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Dec 23, 2023 06:59
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I believe that turned out to be a joke.
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By popular demand posted:E: also the old man I bought my apartment from had in addition lots of those fake USSR medals and memorabilia made for tourists.
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