GeForce 256 on my first Windows computer when I went to college. Before that, I was using motherboard graphics on a series of Macs growing up.

The idea was one computer on the LAN would hold the “talking stick” (the token) and transmit whatever data it needed to, then pass the token off to the next computer in the ring. If a computer received the token and didn’t have anything to transmit, it’d just pass on the token. The problem would be detecting when one of the computers in the loop had gone offline or crashed and taken the token with it. After some amount of time with no traffic, some system was responsible for generating a new token and an amended turn order. Similar problems existed when a new computer wanted to get added to the rotation.

Interesting use of terms. In Discworld Dwarven society, being lowborn would be a good thing and while being high born is only one step below surface dweller. The dwarves are ruled by the Low King (or Queen). The lower you are, the deeper you are in the mine, and the more rich and important you must be.

I’m guessing those names come from the very top.

Ah, yes, a few more lanes, that’ll fix traffic.

It fits, English and JavaScript are both three languages in a trench coat.

Is that DJ GabeN dropping beats on the Deck’s screen?

No one’s said pineapple yet? Hawaiian is a staple pizza variety.

It didn’t matter what the question was, Trump kept turning it back to immigration. He’s only got one talking point, and it’s based on fear of the other.

“You are the least useful steam engine I’ve ever heard of!”

“Ah, but you have heard of me.”

Usually Gwen Shotwell, SpaceX COO, is good at keeping Elon in check and not screwing up SpaceX business. I wonder what happened this time.

I swear the people in unit 402 are illegally subletting their place on AirBnB.

I love how, despite Musk’s best efforts, 3/4 of the internet still calls the site Twitter.

The way this usually works out is you loose all the good employees and you’re left with the dregs who were unable to find another remote position in time.

There’s always good old Discord, you just need WiFi.

I’d love to, but it’s the wrong way up the now one-way street.

You may think it’s a long way down the road to the chemist’s, but that’s just peanuts to space.

The various decedents of Rockefeller’s Standard Oil keep one Standard station open in each of the states they operate in so they can maintain their “Standard Oil of <State Name>” trademark.

https://youtu.be/Iga8Fd5Y4q8?si=bAs4Odq8jf22e-wM

Barbecue sauce

Collect call from Bob Wehadababy-Itsaboy?