I suppose they meant that it slows down their internet, not the internet

Obligatory

The Usenet post I linked to claims it’s originally from the 1st quarter of 1990, but who knows if that’s accurate or not. I actually can’t find a good source for whether Stumpf is the original author or just the one who posted it to rec.humor.funny.reruns, but it’s usually attributed to him at any rate.

But yeah, fairly ancient by internet standards. I remember first running into it in the 90’s

Cavemen generally didn’t have alarm clocks

This is a comment

1374. I look really good for my age

Single digit IQ reich-wing troll, business as usual

Was

Gamers aren’t persecuted anywhere near enough

Some plans less so than others.

Also, I like this framing of users as the enemy. Matches my experience, really.

Wasn’t expecting a fucking rainforest

Orders a

Meaning that he knows he’s sharing bullshit

Makes sense that it’s not a Tesla.

You sure he’s getting hoodwinked and not sharing shit he knows is fake on purpose?

Hey we don’t know how many takes his scenes needed 😀

Stalin was nominated twice

The program’s path from a CP/M app by MicroPro onward is winding, being shoved into a half-baked office suite, acquired by SoftKey, which became the Learning Company, acquired by Mattel, spun off to Houghton Mifflin Riverdeep, and is now the archival property of—well, nobody’s quite sure.

Looking forward to the eventual frivolous takedown notice and/or lawsuit – suits seem to have absolutely zero brains when it comes to this stuff. Or, well, when it comes to anything except making themselves and their buddies on the board richer, really

I am deeply saddened by the news that I won’t be seeing this in any classical music concerts.

Might as well sell those tickets I bought, then ☹️