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[–] tetris11@lemmy.ml 51 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

PS2 as a non-functional hardware that works, is... a pretty apt description lol

[–] noonels@lemmy.sdf.org 34 points 1 month ago (1 children)
[–] pmjv@lemmy.sdf.org 30 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Deb has been a regular for a while, it's only fair she gets more spotlight!

[–] lessthanluigi@lemmy.sdf.org 14 points 1 month ago

Deb-beean-awhile

[–] 56_@lemmy.ml 33 points 1 month ago (1 children)
[–] pmjv@lemmy.sdf.org 25 points 1 month ago

based based based based

[–] CsXGF8uzUAOh6fqV@lemmy.world 21 points 1 month ago

As per my benevolent leader's laws I am only allowed to make one non-functional comment.

[–] Evil_Shrubbery@lemm.ee 21 points 1 month ago

The decoration works!

(My walls are also lettered with old tech, one day it will serve the resistance!)

[–] Sergio@slrpnk.net 20 points 1 month ago

kinda reminds me of when they'd sell valueless non-functional hardware on e-bay, but you'd get a Windows OEM CD/license with it. Because they couldn't just sell the CD/license without some kind of hardware.

[–] eecobb@lemmy.sdf.org 16 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (1 children)

Does Deb sell any SGXs with liberated firmware?
...for decorative purposes...

[–] pmjv@lemmy.sdf.org 16 points 1 month ago

Only if it doesn't work.

[–] Tiger@sh.itjust.works 15 points 1 month ago (1 children)
[–] pmjv@lemmy.sdf.org 10 points 1 month ago
[–] halvar@lemy.lol 13 points 1 month ago

those goons at mata wont know what hit them

[–] mesamunefire@piefed.social 12 points 1 month ago

I recognize some of those logos!

[–] CanadaPlus@lemmy.sdf.org 7 points 1 month ago

Ha, I just got it. She has no ears. I guess maybe that should have been obvious...

So why is Mata's capital city called meta?

[–] sudo_halt@lemmygrad.ml 5 points 1 month ago

This is high art

[–] kerf@lemmy.world 4 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Is that a "the pragmatic programmer" reference?

[–] pmjv@lemmy.sdf.org 5 points 1 month ago

If you want!

[–] Deno@lemmy.world 3 points 1 month ago