This is the way

The difference in terminology is simple…

A legit paycheck.

Atrocious!? :)

“Yo. Check this out guys, this is insanely great, it’s got a 28.8 BPS modem!”

Sure! Even on a rainy night!

Technology and the rugged coast, side by side.

The big city on the coast.

Tiny Taco Hands makes up the rules as he goes along. He can extend as many times as he wants, who is going to stop him?

Back in my day we had to get our Internet at the village Internet well.  I remember the dialup modem noises it made as you pulled the bucket up.

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Apparently this is what ChatGPT considers it’s nightmare.

So many crusty grey beards in this thread. I love it.

Another Commodore 64 here.

I agree, this was a tough one!

I just finished the Murderbot Diaries by Martha Wells. It’s a series of books (that was recently turned into a tv series) which was pretty great.

No time travel, but plenty of robots!

Remember when we had money and it was burning a hole in your pocket?

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… And this is how you land in IT work

Douche canoe or ass hat are my top choices. Especially when talking about politics.

Shhh! Don’t give away all the trade secrets!

Back in my day we had to get our Internet at the village Internet well. I remember the dialup modem noises it made as you pulled the bucket up.

This. I just recently hung a ceiling fan with the help of YouTube and it’s still on the ceiling.

I remember my first Slackware installation from a pile of floppy disks!

I also remember that nothing worked after the installation, I had to figure out how to roll my own kernel and compile all the drivers. Kids today have it too easy.

shakes fist Now get offa ma lawn!

Dispensing elderly wisdom