orionblastar

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by orionblastar 5d ago
I drained my wallet on my 401K, and I lost $150,000 during the dot-com bust.
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by orionblastar 5d ago
I think it is sarcasm.
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by orionblastar 9d ago
Stupid, isn't it? Like claiming a Chinese psyop has fooled the anti-Data Center people.
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by orionblastar 9d ago
That is why so many people stuck with Windows 2000 Pro because it didn't have activation.
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by orionblastar 10d ago
In the USA, we do that as well. 1-person small businesses, I made two of them.
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by orionblastar 10d ago
If we don't build superintelligent AI, the Chinese, etc will build it without us.
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by orionblastar 10d ago
https://www.openpgp.org/ I use PGP to communicate with my business partners using Thunderbird and Evolution. What would make it safe to use if it were modified?
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by orionblastar 12d ago
Good story.
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by orionblastar 13d ago
It is easier to run them in DOSBOX-X than vibe code them.
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by orionblastar 16d ago
Everything has a subscription now. It used to be that you subscribed to Cable and picked a bundle of channels. Now the major streaming services raise prices unless you wait for black friday to subscribe at a discount. Even TNA has its own s
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by orionblastar 16d ago
Iraq had nothing to do with 9/11; the Afghanistan war gave control back to the Taliban. SEAL Team 6 got Bin Laden, but what about the other terrorists like him out there?
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by orionblastar 21d ago
>Before later joining Apple as a senior engineer in the early 2000s, Brent claimed that, “the president of the company wrote himself a big cheque from the payroll account and took off for South America.” His claim is quoted as fact all o
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by orionblastar 23d ago
Give me an email, and I'll invite you.
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by orionblastar 23d ago
https://downforeveryoneorjustme.com/stallman.org
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by orionblastar 23d ago
In 1986, I purchased a copy of Turbo Pascal 3.0 for $35 at the university bookstore. It was the cat's pajamas.
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by orionblastar 24d ago
Thank you; it looks good so far.
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by orionblastar 24d ago
Intel Macs that are no longer supported can run Linux instead.
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by orionblastar 26d ago
So much for being anonymous and reading old.reddit.com?
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by orionblastar 27d ago
LibreOffice is good for the home user, hobbyist, and student, but lacks the advanced accounting functions of Excel.
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by orionblastar 28d ago
A C&D took down Nitter and XCancel because they used X data without the advertising, etc. I still call X Twitter. https://www.forbes.com/sites/siladityaray/2026/08/26/cease-a... Mirror without P
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by orionblastar 28d ago
I remember writing code in a paper notebook in 1986 and then having columns for each variable and simulating the computer processing the language. It can be done, but it is much harder than using a computer.
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by orionblastar 1mo ago
Mirror without paywall: https://archive.is/M9nm3
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by orionblastar 1mo ago
Let me guess: the network is called Skynet? Do you want Terminators? Because that is how you get Terminators! :)
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by orionblastar 1mo ago
It looks promising.
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by orionblastar 1mo ago
Thanks, I'll bookmark it and check it out later.
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by orionblastar 1mo ago
Mirror without Paywall: https://archive.is/hj0Lv
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by orionblastar 1mo ago
https://www.usdebtclock.org/ Bookmark that site; it has the stats on US Debt and related accounts.
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by orionblastar 1mo ago
It is good that there is a native macOS version of Quake; this is needed for more games.
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by orionblastar 1mo ago
I don't trust cloud services; I bought a 12T USB hard drive for my backups.
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by orionblastar 1mo ago
The Super Debuggers who can debug Vibe Code are in demand. I fix Vibe Code.

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