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  • Happy 25th Anniversary

    From JAB@21:1/5 to All on Tue Dec 31 16:13:05 2024
    Happy 25th Anniversary to those who remember.

    PIC <https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_fullsize/plain/did:plc:lzyp6qjpmjwpqgszkplbju53/bafkreigeep6rjveonrgq4yn5i4nbnygqkhsvw22zol3rbwgm2bphu5kfke@jpeg>

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  • From Retrograde@21:1/5 to JAB on Tue Dec 31 23:36:12 2024
    On 2024-12-31, JAB <here@is.invalid> wrote:
    Happy 25th Anniversary to those who remember.

    PIC
    <https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_fullsize/plain/did:plc:lzyp6qjpmjwpqgszkplbju53/bafkreigeep6rjveonrgq4yn5i4nbnygqkhsvw22zol3rbwgm2bphu5kfke@jpeg>


    Oh wow, great pic. On a BestBuy computer boasting both a CD-ROM *and* a
    3.5" floppy disk drive.

    I'm overwhelmed with nostalgia. Probably a Pentium II or III. My first computer was a Pentium III 550 Mhz with 128MB of RAM, which was an
    upgrade from the base 64MB. About the size of your average webpage,
    these days, sadly.

    Isn't it true some tweets are megabytes of data?

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  • From JAB@21:1/5 to fungus@amongus.com.invalid on Tue Dec 31 18:05:24 2024
    On Tue, 31 Dec 2024 23:36:12 -0000 (UTC), Retrograde <fungus@amongus.com.invalid> wrote:

    Happy 25th Anniversary

    Oh wow

    Year 2000 problem - The term year 2000 problem,[1] or simply Y2K,
    refers to potential computer errors related to the formatting and
    storage of calendar data for dates in and after the year 2000. Many
    programs represented four-digit years with only the final two digits,
    making the year 2000 indistinguishable from 1900. Computer systems'
    inability to distinguish dates correctly had the potential to bring
    down worldwide infrastructures for computer reliant industries https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Year_2000_problem

    Isn't it true some tweets are megabytes of data?

    Written tweets aren't, but posted pics can be....if the site does not
    downsize them.

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