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- Comment on Brother accused of locking down third-party printer ink cartridges via forced firmware updates, removing older firmware versions from support portals 4 days ago:
Most relatable comment ever.
- Comment on Anyone remember this? 1 week ago:
Ok, going to scream into the abyss here…
I had Netscape on my 486DX2-66 with a 33.6 modem. Win 95, along with ICQ, mIRC, some NNTP reader I can’t recall… You get the picture.
Everyone I’ve told this to thinks I must have been out of my mind. But for a period of time that I recall as months I had some sort of phenomenon where Netscape would stop loading a web page (could take 10s of seconds, you know) unless you MOVED THE MOUSE. Continuously. The animated “N” on would freeze and if you didn’t move the mouse the page would just be blank, or partially loaded. Move the mouse, it resumes. Stop moving the mouse, it stops. I used to have to move my mouse in figure-eights, cajoling the machine to not give up and keep downloading.
You’ll think I’m crazy, too. But when I share this story I keep hoping someone, somewhere had the same experience. And maybe, someone who knows what was going on will chime in on some obscure IRQ conflict in Windows along with some optimization used by Netscape in one iteration caused this bug for a brief moment in time.
- Comment on BlackBerry's iconic keyboard patent has expired 2 weeks ago:
I want the Palm Pre form factor back. Sooo satisfying to slide that thing open or snapping it closed.
Keyboard was ok but not as good as the BB, IMO.
- Comment on What's the game you play when nothing else sounds good? 2 months ago:
Your are correct. As far as I’m concerned, the original release was an early beta.
- Comment on What's the game you play when nothing else sounds good? 2 months ago:
StarCraft. The original. My brain and body is hardwired to play that game. “SCV ready” triggers something. I have a fantasy of retiring in an old folks home and me and a few of my fellow geriatrics fire that shit up and play LAN games until the DNR kicks in.
- Comment on Tough Shit 4 months ago:
Excuse me. I have to go take care of something.
- Comment on Drake 5 months ago:
Best ride of the day.
Um, this thread. This thread was a ride. Not whatever the thread, um, was about. Damn.
- Comment on What? 5 months ago:
And this is the high quality and thoughtful Internet comment I’m going to end my night with. Thank you Internet stranger. There is good in the world, after all.
- Comment on unzip 5 months ago:
Happy, even.
- Comment on Just for a moment 5 months ago:
Just left the same comment. It was surreal for the few moments you were on the bridge.
The other thing I remember vividly is the poor guy who ran up to one of the actors who was in full Klingon costume. The guy belted out some phrase in Klingon you know he had been rehearsing for weeks and stood there, proud and expectant. The actor glared down at him and in forceful English said, “I do not speak that dialect, human.”
I’ve never seen someone’s dreams be shattered so visibly and thoroughly in so short a time.
- Comment on Just for a moment 5 months ago:
I had the opportunity many years ago visit the Star Trek TNG experience in Vegas. There was a point where they rush you through the bridge of NCC-1701D. I had that same feeling in that moment.
Which was the point of the experience, of course, and I know if I had stayed for more than a quick walk across the deck the sensation would have fallen apart. But in that moment I was in the place I had seen so many times before. It felt familiar and registered as the same.
- Comment on I'm so sorry 6 months ago:
This one image justifies all the research and investment in AI. Well done, OP. I didn’t think it possible.
- Comment on If you bought a 3D printer for personal use, was it worth it? 6 months ago:
Yes, in the same way a kayak, PS5, or e-reader are worth it. I learned so much and had a great time learning to use it with my kids. We occasionally made useful items, but never turned a profit or saved a life.
Still totally worth it.
Though, to be fair, we bought a basic Anet machine on Ali followed by a second hand knock-off so it wasn’t the thousands you can spend today.
- Comment on Too easy! 6 months ago:
Fucking hell. I am the monkey.
- Comment on What if? 6 months ago:
You will address Henry by his rightful title of Emperor. Surely, he hath earned it righteously, not pulled it from the ether at the behest of a website.
- Comment on What if? 6 months ago:
Probably its own kind of red flag.
- Comment on xkcd #2963: House Inputs and Outputs 7 months ago:
Two biggest worries as a homeowner: water where it shouldn’t be and no water where it should be.
- Comment on Most consumers hate the idea of AI-generated customer service 7 months ago:
See: Rufus, Amazon’s chatbot. I’ve never seen a more useless application of electrons. If it isn’t already in the description then it can’t help you.
If it is already in the description I don’t need your shitty chatbot, Jeffrey.
- Comment on Most consumers hate the idea of AI-generated customer service 7 months ago:
My guess is you’re one of the 10% or so who didn’t give up in frustration. My % assumption might be off, but assuming any percentage of people gave up and walked away without costing Amazon a dime the system was working perfectly.
- Comment on Pioneering internet messenger ICQ shuts after 28 years - CNA 8 months ago:
9787393
- Comment on Reddit faces new reality after cashing in on its IPO 11 months ago:
“while you still can”
That is ominous. Creating my own instance has been a “someday” project for me. Is there something to be worried about?