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Post #AxPfR6Wes9m8b3wWJc by [email protected] |
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I had a bit of a realisation the other day. I was wondering why I'm nostalg… |
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Post #AxQ70yho7fAXWwUKqe by [email protected] |
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@guffo Companies are rent seekers by nature, it’s an efficient way to make mo… |
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Post #AxQ70yoBjwGzqjTQnI by [email protected] |
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@bjn Yeah, true, the mainframe guys were big time rent seekers, and I remember … |
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Post #AxQ71N8vGV7RJzMKRc by [email protected] |
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@guffo @jon_alper I mean, yes, but also SLA contracts tho (re old UNIX hardware… |
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Post #AxQ71NFerSVTesVhwW by [email protected] |
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@octothorpe @guffo So true! Sun were absolutely horrible. |
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Post #AxQ71NMOSPtVzlf5RQ by [email protected] |
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@jon_alper @guffo which actually could be the reason they’d basically give aw… |
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Post #AxQ71UFCrXIxLVLwi8 by [email protected] |
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@guffo Plus they had to work out of the box. Bugfixing wasn't really that e… |
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Post #AxQ728igNMeMsVS3Cy by [email protected] |
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@guffo The owners cared about their reputation and the reputation of their comp… |
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Post #AxQ72QbBtxLwKU5K1w by [email protected] |
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@SunDancer @guffo Yeah, it was nice having software that was "done" a… |
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Post #AxQ72uVYhSfn5hgFPs by [email protected] |
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@guffo The ghost of Uncle Clive is on the phone, he says your QL will *definite… |
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Post #AxQ735jQyDJ9tvFz4S by [email protected] |
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@guffo none of those were connected to the internet. |
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Post #AxQ73SffgMxr2ufnto by [email protected] |
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@guffo That lives on in open-source software. And Macs were always overpriced. … |
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Post #AxQ73qQbM3Acj7o6k4 by [email protected] |
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@khurtwilliams @guffo Yes, there was no broadband internet service available. I… |
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Post #AxQ74GbU2DK7uP6AJU by [email protected] |
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@angiebaby We had nice things! |
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Post #AxQ74WUGyn3xAfqdIO by [email protected] |
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@guffo And they probably hadn’t yet been bought by investment companies whose… |
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Post #AxQIXlgMf9OuBveRqC by [email protected] |
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@guffo Yep :)https://ar.al/talks/#free-is-a-lie |
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Post #AxQKlbw7tTtNvakhtI by [email protected] |
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@guffo The feeling of looking at a game and considering whether it will be fun … |
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Post #AxQPeTAuZPgSUx59Ky by [email protected] |
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@octothorpe @jon_alper That is true. I did like the massive collection of books… |
