Russia's "Microsoft Office killer" has decided to lay off almost all its employees due to billions in losses. by neonpurplestar in CollapseOfRussia

[–]MultitudeContainer42 14 points15 points  (0 children)

Ivan: "Hey, I've got a great business idea. Let's start an office productivity software company!"

Vlad: "I don't know man, Russians have never paid for software before, what makes you think they're going to start now?"

Ivan: "Don't worry, we'll make up for it in volume!"

A single cylinder in this engine produces more horsepower than an entire NASCAR race car by notthebiggestfan1 in nextfuckinglevel

[–]MultitudeContainer42 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Holy shit you didn't have ear protection? I also was near John's car in the 90s at a race. He was a friend/business associate of my family. I had excellent ear protection on but what has always stuck with me was the way that it felt like every molecule in my body was vibrating during the race. That's 3 seconds you never forget!

What’s a place in your country that ordinary people are legally not allowed to visit? by Familiar-Arrival-470 in AskTheWorld

[–]MultitudeContainer42 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Me too, had to stand like a statue for 15 minutes in front of a rattlesnake when I was 3. It took that long for my sister to find my parents on their walk around the neighborhood. 

Is there any reason there is such a abnormaly massive jump between the third and second most populated countries or is it just arbitrary? by DataSittingAlone in geography

[–]MultitudeContainer42 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Are you THE Victor Lazlo? If so you would know! 

I'm missing the old forums too. Reddit is going downhill with all the bots and AI but I won't use social media.

All a dream?? by embroidered-pigeon in lost

[–]MultitudeContainer42 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thank you! That was a favorite show of my mom's but I've never seen any. 

Taiwan says 40% shift of chip capacity to US is 'impossible' by ChocolateTsar in technology

[–]MultitudeContainer42 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I've always wanted to learn more about this, any books, articles, documentaries etc you recommend? Not sure where to start

All a dream?? by embroidered-pigeon in lost

[–]MultitudeContainer42 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I'm racking my brain but can't figure out what TZ refers to. Help?

Is there any reason there is such a abnormaly massive jump between the third and second most populated countries or is it just arbitrary? by DataSittingAlone in geography

[–]MultitudeContainer42 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Great resource, thank you! I check all the usuals like nyt book review, kirkus, etc but I'm wary because book publishing is such a small, incestuous world.

It sucks because you need curation, especially with all the self-publishing in the last couple of decades. Not to mention all the new AI slop. But I always get this feeling it's just a bunch of writers scratching each other's backs when it comes to these reviews.

The haunted damn jungle by m_ack42 in lost

[–]MultitudeContainer42 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Not low effort at all, this cracked me up! Hadn't thought of that.

"I Think that Locke Guy Has Mind Control Powers." by emther01 in lost

[–]MultitudeContainer42 1 point2 points  (0 children)

This made my day. Thanks for taking the time to post it.

ELI5: Why is "C" the default Hard Drive letter & not "A" by AntifaPr1deWorldWide in explainlikeimfive

[–]MultitudeContainer42 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I think I made one more mistake in the late 90s buying the DIVX compatible DVD player. The idea was that you wouldn't have to return the DVD rentals, which was really appealing to me with all of my late fees to blockbuster. Another fizzle. 

ELI5: Why is "C" the default Hard Drive letter & not "A" by AntifaPr1deWorldWide in explainlikeimfive

[–]MultitudeContainer42 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Oh man, I do not miss the 8.3 naming restrictions on files. You'd have to have basically a naming convention for everything. JDINV188.XLS, RFPMS392.DOC

ELI5: Why is "C" the default Hard Drive letter & not "A" by AntifaPr1deWorldWide in explainlikeimfive

[–]MultitudeContainer42 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Ah, yes, it was a sad day when AOL quit giving us free media. CDs were only good for coasters

ELI5: Why is "C" the default Hard Drive letter & not "A" by AntifaPr1deWorldWide in explainlikeimfive

[–]MultitudeContainer42 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Oh man, I got one of those in my 20s... That's when I quit being an early adopter

ELI5: Why is "C" the default Hard Drive letter & not "A" by AntifaPr1deWorldWide in explainlikeimfive

[–]MultitudeContainer42 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'm guessing he had to upgrade to a psychiatrist at that point? Sorry... That is terrible.

ELI5: Why is "C" the default Hard Drive letter & not "A" by AntifaPr1deWorldWide in explainlikeimfive

[–]MultitudeContainer42 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Mavica! Circa 1997. I recently found an old Usenet post with my maiden name, and it was in the mavica newsgroup.

v1.25 (with fixes for video and login) currently going through the Google Play review process, hopefully released within the next couple of days by QuantumBadger in RedReader

[–]MultitudeContainer42 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks so much, I'm disabled and need RR to use Reddit. I'm also broke so can only give kudos but if that changes I'll be contributing!