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A gamed a contest into a brief TV career once. A British computer TV show ran a content on their web site, but it was a fast-paced multiple-choice Flash game.

A gamed a contest into a brief TV career once. A British computer TV show ran a content on their web site, but it was a fast-paced multiple-choice Flash game. I just opened three accounts. Ran through it with the first two to figure out all the right answers, then got perfect scores on the third. The prize was to co-present the show one time, but apparently they got so much positive feedback they made me permanent, until I found a new job. I never let them know I cheated :/ This is the show. I only did it because I had a huge crush on Kate Russell: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1q6yPcUwatg https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1q6yPcUwatg

wrsh07 2y ago
In that video, Nigel pronounces www as "world wide web" and I have not heard that in decades. It's so much better than actually pronouncing the letters, I can't believe we ever stopped using it
- ASalazarMX 2y ago
  Be grateful we didn't end up with the w10b.
- treve 2y ago
  It's also way fewer syllables!
- thenickdude 2y ago
  Here "www" is read "dub dub dub", which is at least only one syllable per character instead of "double-u double-u double-u"
  - ruthmarx 2y ago
    Where is 'Here'?
    - thenickdude 2y ago
      New Zealand
qxmat 2y ago
A fellow super brain finalist on hn?
- qingcharles 2y ago
  Was that the name of the contest? I don't remember now! There are some pages about it in archive.org but very hard to find.
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dijksterhuis 2y ago
> Dear CWE > I've got a Voodoo Banshee graphics card and when I installed Win98 with the latest drivers meant I could play the new titles like Unreal Tournament and Quake III but couldn't play old titles like Rollcage Turok 2 and Quake II. I then decided to install Win98 Second Edition with my old drivers which worked so I can now play all my old games, however, I've got no Open GL so I still can't play Quake III. Please give me an answer! > Paul The nostalgia is hitting hard here.

wrsh07 2y ago

In that video, Nigel pronounces www as "world wide web" and I have not heard that in decades. It's so much better than actually pronouncing the letters, I can't believe we ever stopped using it

ASalazarMX 2y ago
Be grateful we didn't end up with the w10b.
treve 2y ago
It's also way fewer syllables!
thenickdude 2y ago
Here "www" is read "dub dub dub", which is at least only one syllable per character instead of "double-u double-u double-u"
- ruthmarx 2y ago
  Where is 'Here'?
  - thenickdude 2y ago
    New Zealand

qxmat 2y ago

A fellow super brain finalist on hn?

qingcharles 2y ago
Was that the name of the contest? I don't remember now! There are some pages about it in archive.org but very hard to find.

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dijksterhuis 2y ago

> Dear CWE > I've got a Voodoo Banshee graphics card and when I installed Win98 with the latest drivers meant I could play the new titles like Unreal Tournament and Quake III but couldn't play old titles like Rollcage Turok 2 and Quake II. I then decided to install Win98 Second Edition with my old drivers which worked so I can now play all my old games, however, I've got no Open GL so I still can't play Quake III. Please give me an answer! > Paul The nostalgia is hitting hard here.