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pelespirit@sh.itjust.worksM to People Twitter@sh.itjust.works · 6 hours ago

It was a simpler time

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It was a simpler time

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pelespirit@sh.itjust.worksM to People Twitter@sh.itjust.works · 6 hours ago
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    Floppys were the ultimate in security because if you looked at them wrong they become corrupted.

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      Stop sticking them to your fridge with a magnet

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        Stapling 5¼" disks to reports was another whoopsie.

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          If the staple is near the corner it’s perfectly fine, the disc itself is round in a square sleeve. So the corners have nothing in them

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            One person downvoted… “Don’t you DARE put a staple through a floppy disk!” Lmao

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          Or using a binder clip on 3.5" disks. Lost count how many times I saw that shit.

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            I always thought that was legend.

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        But that’s how mom shows off my rust codebase! :(

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      But the slide is so fun to fiddle with! Click clack click clack, why doesn’t Commander Keen run anymore!?!

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        TBH I fidgeted with those slides a lot and don’t recall fucking my shit up.

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          Same; amazing stim toys.

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