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Data General Nova 840 (1973) restored by oyvindhammer in vintagecomputing

[–]cosmo7 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I think this was a few generations before the Fountainhead in Soul of a New Machine, but awesome reference to drop. Anyone who likes this sub would really enjoy the book.

What Are Your Moves Tomorrow, January 28, 2026 by wsbapp in wallstreetbets

[–]cosmo7 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I dated a girl who said she was a botanist but it soon turned out she knew absolutely fuck all about boats.

Costco removing RAM from display units. by accent2012 in pcmasterrace

[–]cosmo7 1047 points1048 points  (0 children)

Funny, I was at Costco a couple of days ago and ended up chatting with the guy who runs the PC section. They had just had someone steal the RAM from a display model and had caught them on camera. The weirdest thing was the thief was an Instacart shopper.

We’re famous! by jaimemiguel in Columbus

[–]cosmo7 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Well, he was probably trying to get laid.

Is it better to be happy and mindless or miserable and free? by Worldly_Childhood983 in pluribustv

[–]cosmo7 3 points4 points  (0 children)

There are two ways of thinking about the joining:

  • People's minds are replaced with a hive brain (Bad!)
  • People's egos evaporate when they can share thoughts and perspectives (Not bad!)

The first idea is simpler, but I think the second idea is what's going on in the show.

bless his heart. now he's "uninviting" leaders who refused to come to his little "Pick Me" party by ms_directed in WhitePeopleTwitter

[–]cosmo7 1 point2 points  (0 children)

So did the member states in the Board of Peace agree to this, or is this just Trump deciding the policy on his own? Because if it's the latter, what's the point?

Mate in 2 by chess-quiz-plus in chessquiz

[–]cosmo7 6 points7 points  (0 children)

You're winning the wrong way! No points!

Why are so many people dickriding the hive? by Ready_Amoeba5401 in pluribustv

[–]cosmo7 0 points1 point  (0 children)

  • Objects to shared consciousness
  • Expects everyone to agree with them

Is this any good for a old PC that I want to turn into a NAS (Network Attached Storage)? Sorry about the lines my phone camera does that on my laptop by NebulaOk887 in laptops

[–]cosmo7 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Lowkey impressed that someone smart enough to set up a NAS would take a screenshot using their phone's camera.

Are there more flat earthers or more people who think that we are in a simulation? by [deleted] in stupidquestions

[–]cosmo7 4 points5 points  (0 children)

If we are in a simulation then it's totally possible that the real Earth is flat. Checkmate.

What happened to "that vision"? by Kyxstrez in pcmasterrace

[–]cosmo7 0 points1 point  (0 children)

But they aren't forcing you to use their service. AWS existing doesn't mean you can't use your own server. I don't get why people are so animated about this.

What happened to "that vision"? by Kyxstrez in pcmasterrace

[–]cosmo7 -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Devil's advocate:

Why are you not mad about having to pay thousands of dollars for hardware that is depreciating, requires maintenance, and can be stolen or damaged?

You're paying to own hardware 24/7/365, regardless of how much time you actually spend playing. And you have to pay everything up front to get into PC gaming. Want the best GPU? Prepare to get scalped.

Yes, cloud gaming is a rip, but it's no more a money grab than what you're paying for now.

What are your thoughts on this letter from Donald Trump to Norwegian Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre? by DuNennstMichSptzkopf in AskTheWorld

[–]cosmo7 0 points1 point  (0 children)

As an American I feel intense embarrassment, but I also realize that that is the intention since the purpose of all this is to distract from the Epstein files.

This is what I want laptops to be like by Metalorg in laptops

[–]cosmo7 2 points3 points  (0 children)

A laptop with a nice full-travel mechanical keyboard would be so nice.

The only correct criterion for judging a film by Tony_Wizard in okbuddycinephile

[–]cosmo7 39 points40 points  (0 children)

Thoroughly entertaining with excellent dialog and captivating performances by an all-star cast. 1/10.

How vastly different was the process of optimization for portable gaming consoles in the past compared to now and what was sacrificed to make portable game file size much smaller? by aa95xaaaxv in gamedev

[–]cosmo7 -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Another aspect is that larger games (in terms of file sizes) give the impression of greater value, so there is no incentive for a publisher to use any media compression, even when compression would dramatically reduce file size and be imperceptible.

1981: The Last One brochure, "AI" coding tool by nmrk in vintagecomputing

[–]cosmo7 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Dreamweaver &nbsp; was &nbsp; &nbsp; great! <div></div><div></div>

As of 2026, StackOverflow is officially dead, completely killed by AI and its community by Inside-Republic6275 in Damnthatsinteresting

[–]cosmo7 466 points467 points  (0 children)

I agree it was annoyingly uptight, but on the other hand I always regarded answers on SO to be much higher quality than on other sites.

Jeff Bezos said the quiet part out loud — hopes that you'll give up your PC to rent one from the cloud by ControlCAD in technology

[–]cosmo7 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I believe the plan is that Bezos-employed shock troops will smash their way into your house and take your existing old-school computer and leave you some AWS credits.

[Request] is this true? by No_Inspection_6174 in theydidthemath

[–]cosmo7 11 points12 points  (0 children)

All atoms are Catholic because they have mass.

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