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Post #Au45K4XIN1uWxx8O2K by [email protected] |
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Nero Burning ROM will always stay in my heart as the best product name ever. Th… |
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Post #Au45K4woq8KMF74lou by [email protected] |
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(For the younger generation: Burning ROM meant burning up to 650MB of data on a… |
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Post #Au45K678VGArrOuWXY by [email protected] |
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And finally, the real punchline for non-German speaking people: in the German l… |
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Post #Au45K6cKdH7zQ9VRAG by [email protected] |
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Addendum. Of course some psychopaths have to start a discussion in the replies,… |
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Post #Au4Fdyyhk9Qr3t5TtI by [email protected] |
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@jwildeboer I feel that it is rare that I get to reference Amanda Palmer's … |
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Post #Au4ok5wuEdVCoatd2W by [email protected] |
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@jwildeboer The icon was a burning Colosseum after all. |
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Post #Au4paVck1QSvVCSPp2 by [email protected] |
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@jwildeboer They actually updated the splash screen in case people didn't g… |
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Post #Au4paVkBZkQ7sHwMQS by [email protected] |
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@voyager @jwildeboer This was the original icon: |
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Post #Au5FBL44k0msK2tvua by [email protected] |
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@jwildeboer Great product name? Yes, absolutely.Actual, usable product? Oh fuck… |
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Post #Au5FBLBWIKk4h8NsW0 by [email protected] |
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@nuintari @jwildeboer no it wasn’t. Before native Windows cd write, Nero was … |
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Post #Au5FBLJfo1GR6QCODw by [email protected] |
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@circfruit @nuintari @jwildeboer Yup. I had Adaptec Easy CD Creator (that was l… |
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Post #Au5FBLQPOyeTRJLliq by [email protected] |
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@jernej__s @nuintari @jwildeboer Same here. I kept Nero 5 until Windows got rel… |
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Post #Au5FDGstFr8rw6ah8a by [email protected] |
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@jwildeboer I'm not a German or English native, but after years of using it… |
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Post #Au5FHgxIGVTDx6l52e by [email protected] |
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@jwildeboer Did you enjoy...fiddling with it?I'll see myself out. |
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Post #Au5FKnOYmLMcnGzZCK by [email protected] |
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@jwildeboer I would say that's why they called it Nero, it was always suppo… |
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Post #Au5FKnWiI1szCYo4uG by [email protected] |
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@pjakobs @jwildeboer English tends to use both 'burn' and 'cut'… |
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Post #Au5FKuTQSePokOK3Fo by [email protected] |
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@jwildeboer how the mighty have fallen 😠 For 2023, Nero AG launched the Nero… |
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Post #Au5FKubDzeeb8ZyHPU by [email protected] |
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@mms @jwildeboer CloneCD and CloneDVD were better anyway, simply because it was… |
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Post #Au5FNUL85AqeYzfgXI by [email protected] |
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@jwildeboer I loved Nero.I never got the reference |
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Post #Au5FNUR9ilfWrgUUvg by [email protected] |
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@LovesTha Now you know. You’re very welcome! And I am deeply satisfied I coul… |
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Post #Au5FTbp1B2x3VRZPF2 by [email protected] |
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@jwildeboer wait is Rom being one letter off from Rome part of the joke? If so … |
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Post #Au5FV1difmCZrsxcqe by [email protected] |
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@hunterking @jwildeboer it is. And since Nero is a German Company and Rome is w… |
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Post #Au5FWeCamfVzl02t5U by [email protected] |
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@jwildeboer time travel! |
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Post #Au5FYxkv3SwQysCowi by [email protected] |
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@tsia_ @hunterking @jwildeboer 🤯 |
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Post #Au5FbAfg0T9PcHo4IK by [email protected] |
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@jwildeboer it's impossible not to hear it in German accent |
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Post #Au5FbfE6P2VuNk8z7Q by [email protected] |
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@jwildeboer I liked K3B in the Linux world too. The 3B meant "Burn Baby Bu… |
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Post #Au5FdRolE9CHNI8oWu by [email protected] |
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@hunterking In the german language, Rome is spelled Rom. Nero is a German compa… |
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Post #Au5Fdjd10YUsc4mgim by [email protected] |
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@jwildeboerI'm German and live in Rom* ;-)(and of course being 2^6 I've… |
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Post #Au5FfcolIgPe4OBDm4 by [email protected] |
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@jwildeboer Speak, memory... watching my son slide the blank CD slide into the … |
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Post #Au5Fh3fcwqzJdpagOO by [email protected] |
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@jwildeboer This is so funny. I first read you follow-up and kind of anticipate… |
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Post #Au5FjUMMgmIkzojvpg by [email protected] |
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@jwildeboer Bonus Info: of course support always had to answer questions about … |
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Post #Au5FkNdz8y4mSOPHQu by [email protected] |
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@jwildeboer I did not know that last tidbit! But already agreed with you from t… |
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Post #Au5Fkijiiq8psGFemu by [email protected] |
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@jwildeboer memories :crazy: |
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Post #Au5FmFXcExuFuEJpbs by [email protected] |
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@jwildeboer I got it way back then, and found it clever and loved it, but I did… |
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Post #Au5FolbE1HUBubCutU by [email protected] |
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@jwildeboer Hah, I had never made that connection before 😄 |
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Post #Au5FqFVkIJleyFLq7s by [email protected] |
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@jwildeboer omg, I had not realized the „Rom“ part before. Great indeed! |
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Post #Au5FtWtA8o7NjeruJE by [email protected] |
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@jwildeboer I can't remember the context of why she specifically explained … |
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Post #Au5FzgLhseKmoW9aCG by [email protected] |
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@jwildeboer Yes. Together with the burning colosseum as icon, everything was cl… |
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Post #Au5G0GAyg18tvfPWTI by [email protected] |
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@hunterking @jwildeboer nearly three decades later for me! 🤦 |
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Post #Au5G3P6nvCfaVBxRXU by [email protected] |
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@pjakobs @jwildeboer In Norway we use burning as well "brenne" and Ro… |
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Post #Au5G5tUtuNRtKWPrTk by [email protected] |
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@mellow @tsia_ @hunterking @jwildeboer early versions of nero explain this in a… |
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Post #Au5G824wyQiWWYIVzk by [email protected] |
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@jwildeboer Made me smile too ☺️@LovesTha |
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Post #Au5G9fyQ8E6IXq1jyi by [email protected] |
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@frzifus @jwildeboer so many memories... |
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Post #Au5G9sQVpbhZARGLQm by [email protected] |
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@jwildeboer That is embarrassing 😬 (I now hope, I simply forgot) |
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Post #Au5GBXqzIB51wNRRUu by [email protected] |
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@jwildeboer The commitment is inspiring. |
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Post #Au5GBfOvEPNrLeN8rY by [email protected] |
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@jwildeboer OMG I just got it!!! Yeah really cool name ! |
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Post #Au5GDWLhrC8tqykhJg by [email protected] |
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@Tribear @jwildeboer And in KDE 3 it has a very enjoyable trumpet sound after f… |
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Post #Au5GEk6QCv4enaBZ2m by [email protected] |
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@[email protected] I don´t wanna discuss, just want to add one t… |
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Post #Au5GIkyYu1jqfJQIrY by [email protected] |
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@jwildeboer the original desktop & start menu icon on Windows was the collo… |
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Post #Au5GKeTo1fFZ65wPJ2 by [email protected] |
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@jwildeboer I used it back in the day but never put 2 and 2 together. It's … |
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Post #Au5GPrLTcRVaRnWofQ by [email protected] |
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@jwildeboer CD ROM was inspired by ROMan CanDles@lowqualityfacts |
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Post #Au5GQvIEQY82yqW9lw by [email protected] |
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@jwildeboer Aha! So that's why the a more Anglicised version was called NER… |
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Post #Au5GRVEanYbmRz5l68 by [email protected] |
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@jwildeboer totally agree. On the other hand I don’t miss the feeling of wait… |
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Post #Au5GXpFtH2ZAHWiKXo by [email protected] |
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@Natanox @mms @jwildeboer yeah.I'd rather get #AnyDVDHD instead...#sarcasm … |
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Post #Au5GYi9PAr3gXL6QZU by [email protected] |
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@Natanox @mms @jwildeboer yes, yes. |
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Post #Au5Gb19LVUym2ZAtpg by [email protected] |
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@jwildeboer I vaguely remember that burning CDs was a bit tricky, involving spe… |
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Post #Au5GcSSvQuWV341ICu by [email protected] |
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@jwildeboer Gibt es immer noch, ob es einem 50,- wert ist, steht dahin. |
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Post #Au5Gfbl5L3umjr135M by [email protected] |
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@jwildeboer What about ACDSee? :) |
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Post #Au5GfbrSxL1F3e0920 by [email protected] |
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@herrorange Never heard of it. Is it a band? ;) |
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Post #Au5Gfm9ufbiUzki1Am by [email protected] |
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@jwildeboer That was exactly the point ;) It was an image viewer back in the la… |
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Post #Au5TNX9d16xMePCw3k by [email protected] |
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@jwildeboer I was always unhappy with the implied fact that you could burn a CD… |
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Post #Au5Tf1EORerUr5m2z2 by [email protected] |
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@jwildeboer Many of the kids have not even seen a DVD let Alone CD A number of … |
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Post #Au5VAbOG9kCVvr0qsi by [email protected] |
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@jwildeboer I loved that funny yet informative guide 😜 We got the 5.5 versio… |
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Post #Au5YHyyHBHfGxN4P0i by [email protected] |
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@jwildeboer and the desktop icon was the Colosseum in flames. |
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Post #Au5xBhKCNIPLLNQM3k by [email protected] |
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@jwildeboer totally second that. Further when going international the company c… |
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Post #AuWIY9m0Qz2p5qwIfw by [email protected] |
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@jwildeboer I'm so chuffed now, because it took me only about 3 years of us… |
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Post #AuWJROpe9E21ixz4MK by [email protected] |
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@jwildeboer this was a great blast from the past! |
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Post #AuWTbgftf9hFV3y4Y4 by [email protected] |
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@jwildeboer Well, as an Italian it was quite obvious for me, even because the l… |
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Post #AuWTfmSY65wSbDg00W by [email protected] |
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@jwildeboer And the icon at some point even showed the burning city of Rome. |
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Post #AuWTge9cSgsz89Ee00 by [email protected] |
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@pjakobsThose were Brits, weren't they? I've seen many software product… |
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Post #AuWTsr8O1mhCrXTqfw by [email protected] |
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@jwildeboer🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 |
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Post #AuWTt1VRSv511wLP04 by [email protected] |
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@jwildeboer der Kontext Nero ist immer noch ein heißer Kandidat für feuriges … |
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Post #AuWTtFT7YLXeKnMkKG by [email protected] |
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@jwildeboer THAT’s why they named it Burning Rom!! 😆 |
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Post #AuWTxQ6jwIX4UNt1to by [email protected] |
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@jwildeboer I didn't know about the German part, but their icon (at least f… |
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Post #AuWTxQEXTIlqsZXG3U by [email protected] |
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@laumapret same, as a child I always read it as "Nero burning Rome". … |
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Post #AuWTygToYNKtYXHYh6 by [email protected] |
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@ScriptFanixNo, the folks behind Nero were German. That's why the pun with … |
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Post #AuWTz9cgCUetwQeY2S by [email protected] |
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@jwildeboer Pretty sure I recall taking things to 700mb. Really living life on … |
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Post #AuWUCeqnPMHUYah8kK by [email protected] |
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@jwildeboer 🤯🤯🤯 |
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@pjakobsI mean the people saying "cut a CD"@jwildeboer |
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Post #AuWUEc5WeKxYZJW70K by [email protected] |
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@ScriptFanixAh, that may be@jwildeboer |
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Post #AuWUOIQsaEYAVI7daa by [email protected] |
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@pjakobs @jwildeboer In Dutch it is burning as well (branden). |
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Post #AuWUOUvo74Q5GggVSi by [email protected] |
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@jwildeboer @ehproque as a German native, the ROM in CD-ROM is with a short ope… |
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Post #AuWUWxEil8ttN5Z0gy by [email protected] |
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@jwildeboer Nice pun, except that Nero actually SAVED the Roman people from the… |
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Post #AuWUabwpqqTOVLwQpU by [email protected] |
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@jwildeboer Coming back to this a bit late because I missed it before, but FWIW… |
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@jwildeboer I never really knew it was a German program.. 😇 |
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Post #Aucm7KAJqqrT4wC0Ia by [email protected] |
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@jwildeboer Nero reigns above all. Anti-virus PCcillin is a good one too |
