Vintage computing Memes

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When You Don't Let Your 30 Year Old ThinkPad Die
Linux Hardware Programming
13 days ago 79.8K views 0 shares
When You Don't Let Your 30 Year Old ThinkPad Die
The ancient ThinkPad begging for sweet release while its obsessive owner keeps upgrading it with new SSDs and RAM modules for the 47th time. That battered keyboard has typed enough lines of Perl to deserve retirement, but no—you've installed Linux on it again and keep bragging about how "they don't make them like this anymore." Meanwhile, the poor machine's fan sounds like a jet engine and the battery lasts exactly 12 minutes, but you're still convinced it's superior to any modern ultrabook. The relationship is basically tech Stockholm syndrome at this point.

The Original Tech Support Trick From 1983
Programming Hardware Debugging
1 month ago 93.3K views 0 shares
The Original Tech Support Trick From 1983
The classic "have you tried turning it off and on again" tech support trick dates back to the Jurassic period of computing! When a developer loses their cursor in 1983, they immediately resort to the oldest trick in the book—faking a hardware problem and suggesting a reboot. The best part? It actually works, and the comic perfectly captures that smug satisfaction when your BS technical explanation saves the day. Some programmer traditions never die, they just get faster processors.

Nice Chlidhood Memories
Hardware
1 month ago 70.1K views 0 shares
Nice Chlidhood Memories
Oh snap! That "Memories" box isn't storing family photos—it's a treasure chest of ancient RAM sticks! 😂 This is peak geek nostalgia right here! Remember hoarding old computer parts because "they might be useful someday"? That box is basically a tech graveyard where DDR1 memory went to retire. The contrast between the cute floral box and the circuit boards inside is just *chef's kiss*. It's like finding dinosaur fossils except they're only from 2005 and cost $200 back then!

After Obtaning A Cs Degree And 16 Years Of Experience In Industry, I Feel Somewhat Confident That I Can Answer Your Programming Questions Correctly. Ask Me Anything
StackOverflow Hardware Programming Linux Debugging
1 month ago 97.4K views 0 shares
After Obtaning A Cs Degree And 16 Years Of Experience In Industry, I Feel Somewhat Confident That I Can Answer Your Programming Questions Correctly. Ask Me Anything
Oh look, it's the final boss of Stack Overflow! This guy's "somewhat confident" after a CS degree and 16 years of experience is like saying the Titanic was "somewhat damp." The retro setup with vintage computers and that hacker aesthetic screams "I was writing code when your IDE was still a twinkle in Microsoft's eye." He's holding that ancient computer like it's a sacred text while silently judging your for-loop efficiency. This is the guy who closes your question as "duplicate" before you finish typing it. His confidence level? Just enough to tell you your perfectly working code is "technically wrong."

Start Them Young
Programming Hardware Debugging Databases
2 months ago 120.1K views 1 shares
Start Them Young
Nothing says "responsible parenting" quite like abandoning your child with a mainframe computer from the 1970s and a COBOL manual! This is basically the programming equivalent of leaving your kid with dinosaurs as babysitters. That poor child is about to learn that semicolons aren't just for English class and that punch cards were the original "swipe right." The ultimate character-building exercise: debug COBOL or no dinner tonight! Honestly, this might explain why so many banking systems still run on ancient code - those traumatized children grew up and refused to ever touch the code again.