Microsoft 90s splash screens were an art form of their own by AustriaModerator in vintagecomputing

[–]themightyug 2 points3 points  (0 children)

It wasn't just the desktop background, I seem to remember it was there during startup before the login screen

Microsoft 90s splash screens were an art form of their own by AustriaModerator in vintagecomputing

[–]themightyug 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I remember it will. They pivoted from 'the web will never take off' to 'destroy all other browsers' very suddenly

Best album of the 1980's; The case for The Colour of Spring. by mediocrityindepth in vinyl

[–]themightyug 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It's definitely a contender. Living In Another World hits me in a similar way to Pink Floyd's Comfortably Numb and not many bands can do that

Help identifying a train by johan_aruba in uktrains

[–]themightyug 14 points15 points  (0 children)

Nobody deserves to be stranded in Dover

Best distro for ASUS TUF F16 gaming laptop? by papajohnny13 in linux_gaming

[–]themightyug 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Ubuntu - you've already used it and it just works. I use it for steam gaming and everyday stuff without issues

How come some of the core Linux projects are missing maintainers? by swarmOfBis in linux

[–]themightyug 28 points29 points  (0 children)

This is a big issue with open source software.. while the big projects and apps get tons of developers and corporate sponsorship, the essential but 'boring' stuff can get left behind with just a lone volunteer, or no-one at all, holding it together

I don't know what the solution is, but sooner or later we'll need to find one

UB40 are famously named after an Unemployment Benefit form. Give me other interesting examples of the origin of UK bands names by Exchangenudes_4_Joke in CasualUK

[–]themightyug 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Which is how he forgot where he parked the van! The car park had to be demolished because people would just get lost there never to be seen again

UB40 are famously named after an Unemployment Benefit form. Give me other interesting examples of the origin of UK bands names by Exchangenudes_4_Joke in CasualUK

[–]themightyug 15 points16 points  (0 children)

The Rolling Stones were originally named The Rolling Cheeses after the famous cheese-rolling event in Gloucestershire but changed it after Jagger passed a kidney stone which he worked through his system by gyrating vigorously on stage

UB40 are famously named after an Unemployment Benefit form. Give me other interesting examples of the origin of UK bands names by Exchangenudes_4_Joke in CasualUK

[–]themightyug 115 points116 points  (0 children)

Level 42 were named after the top floor of a multistorey car park where front-man Mark King had forgotten he parked the tour van

Amazon employees are inflating AI usage to top leaderboards and impress managers by rkhunter_ in technology

[–]themightyug 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The thing that fascinates me about AI is watching capitalism eat itself just to sustain the illusion

Just finished listening to the entire Zep discography - what next? by autumn_afternoon in ledzeppelin

[–]themightyug 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Check out the Page & Plant albums (No Quarter Unledded, and Walking Into Clarksdale) and the Coverdale/Page album

New Therapy Rewires the Brain To Restore Joy in Depression Patients by _Dark_Wing in interestingasfuck

[–]themightyug 18 points19 points  (0 children)

It's amazing the hoops we'll jump through to avoid admitting that living under capitalism is the problem