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@ArdainianRight @NEETzsche @GrungeQueef @LittleTom @LordMordred @Kyonko802 People who remember life before the JFK assassination would probably say the same thing. Same with people who remember life before the Federal Reserve Act, if they were still alive today that is.

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@ArdainianRight @NEETzsche @GrungeQueef @LittleTom @LordMordred @Kyonko802 I do remember my 3rd birthday which was a few months before 9/11, but other than that, no.

This is how many lines of code it takes to create a sprite with a transparent background in SFML.

@truthaddict@noagendasocial.com Literally everyone should be convicted for tax fraud if barter is too be taxed. We're all agorists to some extent whether we like it or not.

@weaf Being a free software zealot probably made him adopt Stallman's personal views.

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@lordkek58 I need to start using it again. I'm tired of seeing all the unspoiled porn on here.

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@ArdainianRight @NEETzsche @GrungeQueef @LittleTom @LordMordred @Kyonko802 I'm technically a zoomer ("zillenial") and I still remember before that shit happened.

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So I finally got one of the rarest and weirdest pc98 family machines, the NEC APC III. It's a localized PC-9801f for the anglosphere, with the PC codepage instead of a kanji ROM, ttl video I need to find out how to adapt, and a us layout keyboard with the same switches as the early pc98 keyboards.

There's unfortunately some battery corrosion that seeped into the 8087 socket but these things are so rare it's worth trying to fix and repair. I might end up letting someone else finish the cleanup work if the video out works on here. There's no beep but I heard the pi-po sound didn't come until the 9801VX.

On a related note, here's the APC III keyboard next to the final pc98 keyboard layout used in the windows era rubber dome keyboards. The keyboard layout didn't change too much from the early 9801 boards (see wiki pic), while the APC III has 12 function keys and keys removed/moved around (likely sharing similar scan codes) from both.

The keyboard uses the infamous linear NEC switches that when stored in the high humidity of Japan tend to break down and quit working.
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@PhenomX6 @Mr_NutterButter yeah I feel like tracking your kids to make sure they come home on time or whatever is a breach of trust and respect. You can't do that kind of stuff to your kids and expect them to be forthcoming and respectful towards you. Usually that kind of thing doesn't come out of the blue though, it's been building up their entire childhood.

Plus, yeah, I don't want some sort of issue where someone hacks the app and uses its data to find out where my kid is or something. I can't be all for privacy/security while giving my child none.

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