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  1. Comment on How can I find some Brazilian mailing lists I was a part of in mid-1990s? in ~tech

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    It would not be that kind of list, but a listserve (run by Majordomo or other listserve software). No real passwords back in those times.

    It would not be that kind of list, but a listserve (run by Majordomo or other listserve software). No real passwords back in those times.

    2 votes

  2. Comment on What is the current status of MLMs? in ~life

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    There is a podcast called "The Dream", which is worth listening to, especially the first season.

    There is a podcast called "The Dream", which is worth listening to, especially the first season.

    3 votes

  3. Comment on Warner Bros. Discovery to separate into two leading media companies in ~tv

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    I wonder if this is a way to distract shareholders from coming for Zaslav?

    I wonder if this is a way to distract shareholders from coming for Zaslav?

    4 votes

  4. Comment on Tildes Minecraft Survival in ~games

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    Where is this spot? I have not logged on in a while.

    Where is this spot?
    I have not logged on in a while.

    2 votes

  5. Comment on Have a hard time letting go of old tech? in ~tech

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    I had the RTC and memory expansion card, which included a small battery. After 25+ years, I kind of worry that the battery went bad and leaked all over the expansion card :(

    I had the RTC and memory expansion card, which included a small battery. After 25+ years, I kind of worry that the battery went bad and leaked all over the expansion card :(

    1 vote

  6. Comment on Have a hard time letting go of old tech? in ~tech

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    When I moved overseas, I had a chance to clean out my house and rent multiple dumpsters. I had an old Amiga 500 that I could not sell locally, which got recycled. Tons of radio and telephony...

    When I moved overseas, I had a chance to clean out my house and rent multiple dumpsters.
    I had an old Amiga 500 that I could not sell locally, which got recycled.

    Tons of radio and telephony equipment, as well as old computers.

    Cables. I had old HP-IB/GP-IB cables. A couple spools of cat5, cat7 cable.

    DVD players. My PS2.

    Nothing like moving to motivate you to dump stuff that you've been accumulating.

    22 votes

  7. Comment on Repeatedly upvoting violent content on Reddit can now get you flagged in ~tech

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    Won’t somebody please think of the poor shareholders? /s

    Won’t somebody please think of the poor shareholders? /s

    1 vote

  8. Comment on Are most jobs not what you thought they would be? Expectations vs. reality. in ~talk

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    Ironically, I actually had a job for a year where I compiled literal TPS reports. It was the most boring job ever.

    Ironically, I actually had a job for a year where I compiled literal TPS reports. It was the most boring job ever.

    1 vote

  9. Comment on Microsoft moving from Skype to Microsoft Teams in ~tech

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    Well, there goes Skype as a tool for prank call podcasters....

    Well, there goes Skype as a tool for prank call podcasters....

  10. Comment on Tildes Minecraft Survival in ~games

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    I've slowly but surely been trying to build up the lower area.

    I've slowly but surely been trying to build up the lower area.

    4 votes

  11. Comment on Tildes Minecraft Survival in ~games

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    Aye, I need to log back on.

    Aye, I need to log back on.

    2 votes

  12. Comment on Larry Ellison wants to put all US data in one big AI system in ~tech

  13. Comment on Larry Ellison wants to put all US data in one big AI system in ~tech

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    I love you guys, and wish I could kiss both of you.

    I love you guys, and wish I could kiss both of you.

    4 votes

  14. Comment on Larry Ellison wants to put all US data in one big AI system in ~tech

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    You know what kind of database right? Fucking Oracle. One of the most obtuse and expensive RDBMS in existence. And who runs Oracle? Ellison.

    put it into a database

    You know what kind of database right? Fucking Oracle. One of the most obtuse and expensive RDBMS in existence. And who runs Oracle? Ellison.

    20 votes

  15. Comment on How would you rate adulthood? in ~life

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    I turned 50 back in October and I guess I'm having a midlife crisis now. I'm married with kids. It's mostly a happy marriage, if a bit boring. I always feel like I'm letting my wife down, though....

    I turned 50 back in October and I guess I'm having a midlife crisis now.

    I'm married with kids. It's mostly a happy marriage, if a bit boring. I always feel like I'm letting my wife down, though.

    The last few years I've come to terms that I've been in denial about my sexuality. That's sure fun! Especially when my parents are extra conservative. I haven't told anyone, and I'm looking for a therapist.

    I have a good job. Make decent money. But I hate it. The work is boring and unfulfilling. It's like there's something missing, or maybe I took a wrong path.

    I'm constantly daydreaming about what my life would be like if I had taken a different path, studied different things, made different choices.

    I can relate to much of the feeling of loneliness that everybody mentions, but I've been trying to make efforts at reconnecting with old friends. So, I suppose, that's a positive, right?

    On the bright side, I suppose having these problems is better than being dead, because that would suck. Honestly, adulthood is kind of meh.

    1 vote

  16. Comment on What games have you been playing, and what's your opinion on them? in ~games

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    For whatever reason, I've discovered Fortnite. I've been playing lots of it. Last year, it was War Thunder, which I have not touched since last August.

    For whatever reason, I've discovered Fortnite. I've been playing lots of it. Last year, it was War Thunder, which I have not touched since last August.

    7 votes

  17. Comment on What goals or ambitions do you have for 2025? in ~talk

  18. Comment on Ubuntu 20.04 LTS is reaching end of standard support soon: April 2025. Plan to upgrade soon! in ~tech

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    I've been using Pop!OS for the last few years, though I still use Ubuntu thru WSL when I have to.

    I've been using Pop!OS for the last few years, though I still use Ubuntu thru WSL when I have to.

    2 votes

  19. Comment on What did you do this week (and weekend)? in ~talk

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    Uh, I hope things get better for you.

    Uh, I hope things get better for you.

    1 vote

  20. Comment on Best new install steps for Windows 11 gaming PC? in ~tech

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    No WSL installation? This is like one of the first things I install in windows now.

    No WSL installation? This is like one of the first things I install in windows now.

    3 votes