• @Sanctus
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    3714 days ago

    Word Processor

    Her foresight is impeccable

  • @[email protected]
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    2114 days ago

    1982 was the year the video game market crashed in an endless sea of dog shit shovelware, she had a point.

    • @dustyData
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      513 days ago

      She made the common blunder of making long term hyperbolic predictions based on short term trends and immediate events.

  • ThrowawayOnLemmy
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    1114 days ago

    Mavis Beacon Teaches Typing, Oregon Trail, and Math Blaster were some of the first games I ever played. All very educational and also helped me understand computers.

  • AwkwardLookMonkeyPuppetM
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    1014 days ago

    I remember the majority of business owners in my city telling me that the Internet was a fad. People are stupid.

    • The Picard ManeuverOP
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      114 days ago

      I’m reminded of stuff like this when I see certain takes on AI.

      • AwkwardLookMonkeyPuppetM
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        Oh for sure. It’s understandable to be threatened by it. It’s not understandable to pretend it’s a worthless fad. Some of the statements I see here make me wonder how ridiculously bad some people must be at prompting the AI.

  • Mister Neon
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    914 days ago

    1982 was a banger year for video games:

    DigDug Mrs. Pacman Tron Q*bert Joust

    The list keeps going.

    • @Sidhean
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      113 days ago

      You know, I was wondering why this was posted to c/facepalm. Mystery solved!