Ransom
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Why does Twitter seem to attract the worst of humanity, more so than other social venues?
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I watched the eclipse and now I can't see anything!
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How did all you people get inside my computer?
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We've done the research and unfortunately I have some bad news: there's only one way to rock. I surveyed literally every red rocker out there, and that was the answer.
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You're dying. You probably have no more than several decades left.
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You are strange and off-putting.
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My only regret is that I never got to see the softer side of Sears.
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Wait...where'd the chat system go?
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Subscribed for one brownie, no grey stuff (although I hear it's delicious). -
Bringing the 1027 printer back from the dead
Ransom replied to electronizer's topic in Atari 8-Bit Computers
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Still waiting for the Particle Man superhero movie.
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One of my least favorite things to hear from lunch companions: "Are you gonna eat that?"
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[Napoleon has snuck tator tots out of the lunch room and is eating them during class out of his pants pocket]
Randy: Napoleon, give me some of your tots.
Napoleon Dynamite: No, go find your own.
Randy: Come on, give me some of your tots.
Napoleon Dynamite: No, I'm freakin' starving! I didn't get to eat *anything* today.
Randy: [Kicks the pocket with the tots, crushing them]
Napoleon Dynamite: Ugh! Gross! Freakin' idiot!
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I'm downloading an ISO from Dell's support site. It hasn't topped modem speeds all morning. Says it'll be finished in 2 days!
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How many licks does it take to get to the Tootsie Roll center of a Tootsie Pop?
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You'll need one of these: http://thumbs.ebaystatic.com/images/g/aocAAOSw4DJYlVWS/s-l225.jpg
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Finally, a good Lunar Lander for the 2600. I've been wanting this for decades!
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Love, exciting and new.
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Good point about the piecemeal thing. While you could technically hook the Apple ][ to a TV and tape drive, there wasn't much support for that sort of setup. ][s were strongly disk-based systems, whereas I started with an Atari 400 w/ a 410 tape drive, then went to a 1200XL w/ that same 410 and an Okimate 10 printer, then got a 1050, then got a 1025, etc. When the //c came out, I got the //c, an external drive, an Imagewriter ][, the 9" monochrome monitor and stand. And that was considered pretty basic -- the monitor was both tiny and monochrome. Later on I upgraded to the 12" //c color monitor, but just that initial package was way more expensive than my whole 1200XL setup that was purchased piecemeal. That said, I considered the Apple //c an upgrade over the 1200XL, because it had 80 column output, the default printer had much nicer printing, AppleWorks was better than anything available for the Atari, there were a lot more programming languages for it, the documentation was much more professional and extensive (the //c-era hardbacks vs. Atari's 3-ring-binder hardware and OS manuals plus De Re Atari), etc...and the //c could connect to standard devices using just the built-in ports.
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As you alluded, not many kids had one in their bedrooms back when, so that's gonna limit it no matter what. I'm not sure how much nostalgia people get for computers they used only at school.
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5" of rain last night...and we didn't get the worst of it!
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If you listen to fools...
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Why do so many blondes die their roots brown?
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Probably because blonde hair and caucasian skin are very close in overall tonal value. By darkening their roots, it helps to increase contrast and "frame" their face better. Otherwise, to get their facial features to stand out, they would have to put on more makeup (heavier eye shadow, brighter lipstick, etc).
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