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autotools be like

checking for number system base ... base 2
checking for signed integer system ... twos complement
checking for galaxy ... milky way
checking for laws of the universe ... standard model

Where the #ICQ „Uh-Oh“ sound really came from: Not Worms or Lemmings, as some are telling you. Instead Windows 3.0 MultiMedia Edition from 1991 contains the exact same sample as „ohoh.wav“. #retrocomputing #windows #1990s

it's funny how modern x64 linux distros that you can't install on 32-bit x86 machines still include i386 versions of everything in their package repositories because wine sort of still needs them (well, i can't think of a strong other reason to include them)

Just found out I have a 10 year old tumblr account I didn't know about, lol

Capitalism will continue until the vibes improve

idk why but this is the funniest sequence of youtube titles/thumbnails to me

I feel like most in-house software is tacitly released under the Hot Potato Licence.

The other day I came across a website that just didn't work in firefox, Not a webapp, just an ordinary website. Kinda unnerving, tbh.

By the way, this survey from a few months ago says 66% of "experienced advertisers" run adblock, higher than the American average of 52%.

ghostery.com/blog/privacy-repo

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More and more websites have anti-adblock measures these days, some going so far as to tell you to uninstall your ad blocker altogether. I understand the impulse, but you are basically telling your users to meaningfully reduce their security for your benefit.

touchscreen this, ai that, where can i get a laptop with a real bell for \a (␇)

crime pro tip: if u get caught running a massive fraud scheme in a particular way u probably shouldnt pull the exact same scheme on an even bigger scale again with zero changes to the plan besides who you're targeting
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