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· Föderation EN Do 27.03.2025 23:44:57 @Janeishly I saw someone say something like "Facebook is where all the boomers and Gen Xers who need help with their computers live. The fedi is where all the boomers and Gen Xers who *designed and built* the damn computers live". |
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Föderation EN Do 27.03.2025 23:48:03 @ApostateEnglishman Aint that the truth. I just wish we'd weeded out the tossers who turned it all into this *gestures* back when we could. |
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Föderation EN Do 27.03.2025 23:52:21 @Janeishly An ex partner of mine once said you could explain the whole of life in three words "coulda woulda shoulda". We were on our third date. It was in that precise moment that I fell in love with her. 😆 |
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Föderation EN Do 27.03.2025 23:52:58 @ApostateEnglishman Seems perfectly reasonable! |
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Föderation EN Sa 29.03.2025 01:50:47 @Janeishly @ApostateEnglishman The darkness is ever present. It is the job of those who choose it to strengthen the light. |
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Föderation EN Fr 28.03.2025 00:53:19 @ApostateEnglishman @Janeishly this particular boomer is here because he helped build the networks that the internet and these applications relied on. |
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Föderation EN Fr 28.03.2025 01:04:13 @leighc2 @Janeishly Late Gen Xer here (still in my 40s). I can't make such an impressive claim, but I was writing my own games in BASIC before I even hit my teens. I rewrote my version of Boulderdash in GFA for the Atari ST, then rewrote it again in QBasic on MS Dos. The Atari version worked the best, because the language had specific commands (such as BMOVE) for directly manipulating screen memory. Even uncompiled, it was playable. I also worked in IT for some years. Hated it, though... |
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Föderation EN Fr 28.03.2025 05:01:38 @ApostateEnglishman @Janeishly I used to build computers for fun. I could tell a modem's connection speed by listening to it. I used to host regular LAN parties because I had networking equipment at home and the know-how to make it work. I gave up on Facebook 13 years ago. |
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Föderation EN Fr 28.03.2025 05:08:42 These things happen. It's not a big deal. 🧐 Medien: 1 |
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Föderation EN Fr 28.03.2025 07:14:38 @ApostateEnglishman @Janeishly I am supposedly "Gen X" and I never felt ANY love for BookFace, and I certainly never had any need for help with my computer. Yes we designed and built the computers, long before the "tech bros" with their "design patterns" "CI/CD" "Agile" and "Sprints" came along |
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Föderation EN Fr 28.03.2025 19:20:32 |
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Föderation EN Fr 28.03.2025 20:02:29 @ApostateEnglishman @Janeishly nailed it |
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Föderation EN Fr 28.03.2025 20:49:14 @ApostateEnglishman @Janeishly & on Bluesky, the people who disdain both groups |
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Föderation EN Sa 29.03.2025 00:04:27 @ApostateEnglishman @Janeishly and maybe it's time we resurrect some of the original ideas and ideals. I remember saying to a colleague of mine back in the 90s that having companies on the internet was going to destroy it for everyone, because that's what capitalism leads to, and enshitification of everything. |
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