Don’t worry, you’re one Docker pull away from having to look up how to manually migrate Postgres databases within running containers!

(Looks at my PaperlessNGX container still down. Still irritated.)

LOL the computer monitor: “You are a bitch!” :(

Ahhh, the Internet lol.

Like others said, a lot is just nostalgia. I liked a lot of the aesthetics of the time, from 90’s to XP, to Vista/7.

Also like others said, a majority of actually-affordable peripherals use some sort of specific driver system that’s Windows only. Big example being my cool Mechland keyboard I really like, but it’s one of those where trying to give it cool effects in OpenRGB would brick it, and only their Windows software can access some of its main features.

Not the worst though, I just have a Win10 VM I fire up exclusively to update those peripherals.

WAIT, KNOW WHAT? WORKING VR. I MISS THAT. But M$ themselves killed that one so it’s kinda moot? My WMR Odyssey+ worked GREAT, and since M$ decided it’s a paperweight now, the awesome souls behind Monado are our only hope for decent VR before the Steam Frame. (Which now terrifies me thanks to RAM inflation…)

Ah nice, I use ANGRYsearch for this, but yeah you gotta run its updater on occasion. It’s VERY fast though!

Wait I’m pretty sure there’s Linux screensavers for those and a bunch of others?

I do miss some of the classic Win95 screensavers though. :D

TIL! Sweet! If I can use emojis on my desktop, I have less reason to wreck my thumbs on my phone! :D

(But hey classic emoticons are 4eva! Lol)

Wasn’t there also an incident filming this where the thickness of the suit saved him from a monkey ferociously attacking his balls? I’m remembering this story from somewhere LOL.

Do I miss the read/write speed? No. Do I miss the capacity? No.

…But I sure DO miss storage media that makes a satisfying “Kachunk” when loaded, and could be forcefully ejected like a spent artillery casing.

I’ve seen a few projects that stuff a bunch of flash memory into a floppy for crazy storage capacity, which is pretty cool. Maintains that nostalgia and commands much more respect than one of those ridiculously tiny little USBs that’s easy to lose! :p

LOL! Finding this song in the wild made my week. Thanks for that. XD

Monkey Island is such a treasure:

“You just don’t know when to quit, do you?!”

“Apparently neither did your barber.”

Plot twist: it’s a NORAD system recovery diskette.

Yeah, there’s always somebody that might learn something new by coming across it for the first time. :D

The Icon of Saving!

Sounds like something worth questing for!

(Ethereal choir singing)

☁️💾☁️

John Madden!

… Twitter?

Hey you miss 100% of the shots you don’t take, amigo!

Very good analysis, because I always wonder “Why THIS song?”

Like, is there an alternate universe where it’s like "OMG the thing you’ve been waiting for! (link)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=djV11Xbc914

…okay maybe the lead up takes a lot longer. Never Gonna Give You Up hits you immediately with those drums and a dance that can easily be repurposed as a taunt. Lol

I know! It’s the very best kind of prank… it’s a gift. :D

EDIT: The animation is hilarious:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ux0YNqhaw0I

(Link in the open to foster trust lol)

Yeah, it made me feel kinda sad. I’m trying so hard learning to code games and I’m a 3D artist still trying to learn to draw traditionally, only using “AI” for nothing more than “Hey can you explain the relationship between classes and objects” or something…

And if the constant slop-replacement of the Internet wasn’t bad enough, it’s a constant uphill battle of mockery and harassment from these chucklenuts.

It’s so discouraging. Like if we do succeed against the odds, jerks like these will be cheering on the robots ripping us off.

… I’m glad seeing this crap downvoted to oblivion though. :)