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The most nostalgic aspect of the old slow modems, in my mind, is how the text would appear on the screen character by character.
I recently came across a young man complaining because he was receiving pings in the 40-50 ms range, and these were apparently making his games unplayable. I wanted to tell him that back in the days of Quake 2 we'd get pings of 200 and thank our lucky stars that it was so fast. Then I realized I'm an old man. Not just any old man, but that old man.
Get the hell off my lawn.
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I wake up in the morning more tired than before I slept
I get through cryin' and I'm sadder than before I wept
I get through thinkin' now, and the thoughts have left my head
I get through speakin' and I can't remember, not a word that I said
- Ben Harper, Show Me A Little Shame
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