this post was submitted on 22 Jun 2025
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[–] [email protected] 4 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Is that a "the pragmatic programmer" reference?

[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 weeks ago

If you want!

[–] [email protected] 7 points 2 weeks ago

Ha, I just got it. She has no ears. I guess maybe that should have been obvious...

So why is Mata's capital city called meta?

[–] [email protected] 5 points 2 weeks ago

This is high art

[–] [email protected] 31 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 23 points 2 weeks ago

based based based based

[–] [email protected] 12 points 2 weeks ago

I recognize some of those logos!

[–] [email protected] 21 points 2 weeks ago

As per my benevolent leader's laws I am only allowed to make one non-functional comment.

[–] [email protected] 21 points 2 weeks ago

The decoration works!

(My walls are also lettered with old tech, one day it will serve the resistance!)

[–] [email protected] 19 points 2 weeks ago

kinda reminds me of when they'd sell valueless non-functional hardware on e-bay, but you'd get a Windows OEM CD/license with it. Because they couldn't just sell the CD/license without some kind of hardware.

[–] [email protected] 13 points 2 weeks ago

those goons at mata wont know what hit them

[–] [email protected] 15 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)
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[–] [email protected] 16 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) (1 children)

Does Deb sell any SGXs with liberated firmware?
...for decorative purposes...

[–] [email protected] 16 points 2 weeks ago

Only if it doesn't work.

[–] [email protected] 34 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 30 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Deb has been a regular for a while, it's only fair she gets more spotlight!

[–] [email protected] 14 points 2 weeks ago

Deb-beean-awhile

[–] [email protected] 51 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

PS2 as a non-functional hardware that works, is... a pretty apt description lol