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Jedit posted:I'll see that and raise you flexidiscs. These were single-sided records printed on a thin vinyl sheet that would bend without damaging the groove. They were used in the pre-CD era as a way to include music or other audio content with books or magazines. CDs obsoleted them and they went out of production in 2000, but apparently there's recently been a resurgence of interest in them from the indie scene. I remember at one point McDonald's had a promotion where they included these in the newspaper with a song of their menu. The idea is that if you went in and sang the song to the cashier you could get a free small fries or soda. I spent so long memorizing that song, but then my parents would never drive me to McDonalds to get the reward. That song still pops into my head when I am trying to remember important things like where I parked my car.
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Jasta posted:486 FOR LIFE! 68040 FOR LIFE! 
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mng posted:Nixie tubes! Not sure if they've been mentioned yet, but they're so loving neat. If I wasn't electronically retarded, I'd love to make a set myself. April 40, 2012?
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twosideddice posted:Yeah, that made me chuckle, that quote is in the opening chapter of a book on game physics along with other classics like: Now it may be lacking context, but I see nothing wrong with these statements if they were talking about computing needs as they existed at the time they said them (they are all in present tense and so are not projecting future need).
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Captain Postal posted:What kind of hosed up country do you live in where someone goes to the police, says "my grandfather found this. We thought it was legal because it's inoperative but have since found out that it isn't. We'd like to hand it in" and they say "you're going to get 10 years in prison. Make sure you tell all your friends what will happen to them if they ever try to hand in an illegal weapon. How DARE you try to take even a single illegal machine gun off the streets!" Replace "sub-machine gun" with "kilo of heroin". Hey cops, I found this kilo of heroin in a ditch a few weeks ago. Instead of reporting it to you at the time I thought it'd be cool to take it home as a trophy. Now, weeks later, I am trying to turn it in for a reward and I am in no way a drug-smuggler. We're cool, right?
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Mister Kingdom posted:This was my first VCR, the Panasonic PV-1220. Top-load with a wired remote that only controlled fast forward, rewind, and pause functions only after you pressed play on the VCR itself. The bold part reminded me of the old cable box remotes that had 12 radio buttons, a dial to adjust the frequency, and a lever to go above channel 13.  Always tripped over this thing.
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Dick Trauma posted:Ssssssuck it, Alaska! Suck it Inland Empire (909)
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JediTalentAgent posted:The worst part: I can still probably navigate through that easier than the latest version of Office I tried out. Embrace the Ribbon. Love the Ribbon.
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MondayHotDog posted:That game was ahead of its time in every way. I remember the rage threads on this forum when Steam was unavailable/sluggish during launch. Thankfully Valve ponied up the cash and turned it in to what it is today.
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