That's beautiful. Or taken literally, incredibly gross.
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NoiseDesign - Nov 11, 2012 4:54:12 pm PST #21485 of 25501
Our wings are not tired
§ ita § - Nov 11, 2012 5:12:26 pm PST #21486 of 25501
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
I had been only creatively naming things with operating systems, but the lines are so blurry now, and so many things need identifying. Jump drives are definitely too transient, though. I just don't buy more than one of any sort, and tell them apart that way.
NoiseDesign - Nov 11, 2012 5:58:47 pm PST #21487 of 25501
Our wings are not tired
I have dozens of jump drives and usually quite a few of each type. Names become critical.
§ ita § - Nov 11, 2012 6:12:31 pm PST #21488 of 25501
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
I am so fucking agog at storage technology. I know that shit got predicted, but still. The teeny tiny not that expensive 64GB jump drive on my key ring in a lovely colour--man. I don't use them as much as I'd expected because of cloud and actual devices, but still. Fucking AMAZING.
ST:TNG fucking PADD, man. My mind is regularly blown.
NoiseDesign - Nov 11, 2012 6:59:23 pm PST #21489 of 25501
Our wings are not tired
Yeah the amount of storage available now is staggering.
My little 11" Air astounds me. All solid state, weight of a feather, and enough power to render video. Just insane.
§ ita § - Nov 13, 2012 1:25:20 pm PST #21490 of 25501
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
You know how sometimes the diagram is what makes an explanation pop or plop? I was trying to work out how the fuck to adequately represent "virtual machine", and figured "Hey! I bet the internet already knows!" which led me to this [link] which are really pretty, and have saved my spaghetti illustration as much as it can be.
beekaytee - Nov 13, 2012 2:03:14 pm PST #21491 of 25501
Compassionately intolerant
I totally heart the naming discussion. -t, I think I may love you.
I think I might have to name my Mac mini "No'-As-Big-As-Medium-Sized-Jock-But-Bigger-than-Wee-Jock Jock" because it is smaller than the towers but more powerful than the powerbook.
tommyrot - Nov 14, 2012 4:39:37 am PST #21492 of 25501
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.
Gris - Nov 14, 2012 6:57:08 am PST #21493 of 25501
Hey. New board.
Man, i kind of love Windows 95. I remember doing that upgrade. It was terrifying and exhilarating (I was 12). I have never done a software install that changed a computer that mind-blowingly all at once (well, I installed linux, but technically I did that on a different computer first, got used to it, then switched my main computer to a dual boot, then finally dropped Win 98, so it was a slow switch.) Switching to Mac OS X after years on Linux was less dramatic. Switching to Windows 7 after Mac OS X was less dramatic. NOTHING compares to Windows 3.11->Windows 95.
Maybe Windows 8 will come close?
tommyrot - Nov 14, 2012 7:03:10 am PST #21494 of 25501
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.
NOTHING compares to Windows 3.11->Windows 95
Yeah, I remember.
eta: For me, the first time I bought a modem and got on The Well was like that too. I was all, "My computer is now a communications device!"
Also, probably the last OS I've ever installed from floppies.