mechanab t1_jeamsc8 wrote on March 30, 2023 at 5:03 PM

I’ll DL the games I want to watch. I don’t normally approve of piracy, but I don’t want anyone to make any money off of me for this shit show. If I can’t find it, I just won’t watch.

mechanab t1_iu4lor6 wrote on October 28, 2022 at 2:44 PM

Reply to comment by SgtRamonRuiz in This was a high end laptop in 1989. It’d cost 12,000 $ in today’s prices by Read_Icculus_

The mobility was for business. My older sister needed to travel for work and had one of those suitcase Compaq luggables. She would need to dial in as well. This was around 1986 I think.

mechanab t1_iu4kie9 wrote on October 28, 2022 at 2:36 PM

Reply to comment by ramriot in This was a high end laptop in 1989. It’d cost 12,000 $ in today’s prices by Read_Icculus_

Those old Toshibas were great, but very expensive. I always ended up getting something cheaper.

mechanab t1_iu4jxk7 wrote on October 28, 2022 at 2:32 PM

Reply to comment by Careless_Rub_7996 in This was a high end laptop in 1989. It’d cost 12,000 $ in today’s prices by Read_Icculus_

Apple IIIs were very expensive (not worth it). It wasn’t for Excel, it was probably VisiCalc.

mechanab t1_iu4jkgm wrote on October 28, 2022 at 2:30 PM

Reply to comment by markedasred in This was a high end laptop in 1989. It’d cost 12,000 $ in today’s prices by Read_Icculus_

I remember something similar, but it was an 8086 and had a smaller monochrome screen.

mechanab t1_iu4j1xb wrote on October 28, 2022 at 2:26 PM

Reply to comment by SgtRamonRuiz in This was a high end laptop in 1989. It’d cost 12,000 $ in today’s prices by Read_Icculus_

There was lots to connect to. CompuServe was already pretty big by this time. Lots of BBSs and universities. Listserv was just getting started I think.

I got my first modem around 1982. It was 300 baud and my mom was always pissed because I would be using the phone line for hours.

mechanab t1_it8n9pq wrote on October 21, 2022 at 7:00 PM

Reply to comment by HighKingForthwind in Many countries have a "hidden welfare state" for incumbent homeowners, as governments subsidize homeowners through the tax system. The homeownership welfare state is strongest in the US and other Anglophone countries, but weakest in the Scandinavian countries. by smurfyjenkins

Because when the word “welfare” is used in the US, people associate that with transfer payments. Tax incentives are not considered “welfare” by most people because the government is not sending you a payment, you are just keeping more of your own money.

mechanab t1_irem5ru wrote on October 7, 2022 at 2:05 PM

Reply to “Scientific progress is thwarted by the ownership of knowledge.” How Karl Popper’s philosophy of science can overcome clinical corruption. by IAI_Admin

Old article, but is the author complaining about how clinical trials are done or the idea of intellectual property rights. Who knows, because the author doesn’t really get into the details of either. How is “knowledge” “owned”? Is he talking about parents? That is the opposite of owned knowledge, it requires disclosure of what would otherwise be kept secret. Corruption of clinical trials? Is that a common problem? If so how should it be addressed? The author is just going on some sort of rant.