Ariel Millennium Thornton @arielmt@computerfairi.es

The only common task I can't do in Windows 98SE is browse the modern Web (not even with Retrozilla).

The only common task I can't do in FreeDOS (updated to 1.4 just 3 months ago) is browse the modern Web.

Why do I get the feeling this is a failing of the modern Web?

I DON'T LIKE 'EM PUTTING CHEMICALS IN THE 2ND AMENDMENT THAT TURN THE FRIGGIN' GUNS GAY!

Source: Reddit, r/lgbtmemes, 2021-03-14, "The G stands for Glock": https://www.reddit.com/r/lgbtmemes/comments/m56oic/the_g_stands_for_glock/

@mavica_again I can't find anything that doesn't involve an ftdi.

Futility software.

@mavica_again Wow! Computer!

The vendor URLs trying to find anything about this disc led me to:

calm: https://www.cyberlink.com/stat/edms/bb/cms/16/18w23/enu/index_ulm.jsp?BBProductId=30&BBProdVerId=1316&BBnLangId=1&SRTYPE=OEM&DAY_LEFT=0&FIRSTLAUNCHDATE=2019%252F04%252F06&GLOBALEXPID=0&CDKey=&TypeId=4&Patch=0&Ca=Banner_MainPage&RESIZE=1

panic: https://www.cyberlink.com/stat/edms/bb/cms/16/18w23/enu/index_oem.jsp?BBProductId=30&BBProdVerId=986&BBnLangId=1&SRTYPE=OEM&DAY_LEFT=0&FIRSTLAUNCHDATE=2015%252F05%252F13&GLOBALEXPID=0&TypeId=4&Patch=0&Ca=CLUpdater_Upgrade

I let that "panic now, pay later" offer expire, and nothing happened. On reloading the page, it reset to three days but left all the other information, including the supposedly limited-time price, the same.

Also, amusingly not helping their image, each split-flap digit animation in the countdown timer is flipping up, not down like real split-flap displays.

The disc and sleeve have text and a Code 39 barcode reading "SAC35781924". Searching for it on CyberLink's website yields exactly zero results.

For a disc bundled with a hardware purchase last week and delivered today.

If their DVD didn't come free with ~~cereal~~ my new cheap DVD drive, I would swear CyberLink was either a scam or hocking some really slick spyware.

The OEM disc says it's "CyberLink Media Suite," the installer says it's version 16, the few programs it wants to install are at least 2 versions behind what the website says 16 has, & the website gives radically different upgrade prices for the same product depending on which search engine result is followed.

@chirpbirb Displayed on desktop LCD screen, tried scanning with SecScanQR: no dice. It wouldn't scan even after boosting the contrast.

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