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New laptops don't have optical drives. I don't think there's a single manufacturer that still has them.

Hell, most new computer cases (much to my chagrin) don't even have 5 1/4" bays.

I think webrings are bigger than ever right now, they're in a pretty massive renaissance

If we have an AI that's equivalent to humanity in capability of learning and creative output/transformation, it would be immoral to just use it as a tool. At least that's how I see it.

Meanwhile the teacher was thinking, "interesting tactic you've got there, admiring your art in the middle of a test"

Forgot to add a hyfetch!

I have most certainly had OS installs (from every vendor) that worked flawlessly for a while. Why are you pretending as if those don't exist?

I think AAC is the only major music codec that's still patent encumbered though

And? Why does that matter?

Is nicotine not a drug?

Nicotine is no better of a drug than many others you probably wouldn't want kids taking. Just because it's a vape doesn't mean it's not incredibly addictive.

Where is the mail server getting incoming mail from?

I don't think "ethically touchy" mattered much to Janeway...