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I was rebuilding an old music studio environment using Windows XP late last year and was able to activate it the old fashioned way: The toll free number on the disc jacket still works after all these years!  Read more

There was a period of time when, if you bought enough keys for Windows XP, they’d just issue you a volume license # and ask you really nicely not to use it more than the number of times you paid for. My personal XP Pro volume key is right next to my childhood phone number and social security number already. Read more

I could actually see some real value to this though. Instead of the assumption that many of the article writers are making — that people are going to use this to put XP on modern machines (most of which won’t work due to lack of driver support anyway!) — I think its real value is probably ultimately going to be for… Read more

I think you’re missing a key factor here: activation. Yes keygens existed. They always existed. I think what you’re forgetting here is that Windows XP wanted “activation.” After 30 days it would basically stop working if you didn’t activate it. (Far worse than what Windows does these days, you basically couldn’t do… Read more

So this development may be one of the few ways those with ancient hardware can actually use older machines that simply will not work on any modern OS software. Read more

Oh boy, can’t wait for Slaughterbots to become a reality. Read more

I wonder when the theater list on their website was compiled - there’s several I see that have been closed for at least three or four months in my area alone, so I can only imagine how inflated the “4000+” claim is. I also see a lot of arthouse theaters on there too - something about using a service like this to see a… Read more

I wish the bosses of these companies weren’t so online. Makes it real hard to use a product when you’ve mucked up your consumer’s goodwill with nonsense like this. Read more

While Twitter is worse now, it’s like people forgot that Twitter was always bad. Read more

All I want is for iOS 17 to make Siri less useless. Maybe also improve the voice to text transcriptions which are awful compared to Android. Read more

Welcome to the party, congratz! only took 17 whole hearted tries.  Read more

About GD time. Read more

Oh my God... A rotating bezel, I MUST have one!!!  Read more

My G5 works very nicely on its own but some things are better done on the phone.  But I can do calls on the watch.  I see notifications.  It can control music playback from the phone over BT.  But I wouldn’t mind a movable bezel.  And yes, I have to pay for LTE, but I bought at a good time and got a good deal on price… Read more

I love my Galaxy Watch4 Classic, and probably would have opted for a completely different company if not for the rotating bezel, it’s just so satisfying. The only problem with it is that it’s a little slow, so an upgrade would be nice, but would never even consider the Watch5 Pro.  Read more

Not many people here talking about Musk’s angle. To keep Twitter relevant, he needs it to continue to be the place where news can break. Twitter has to keep on being the “de facto town square,” but Musk has turned it into a stinking pit. If DeSantis announces his campaign on Twitter, it might turn that image around. Read more

Is this going to be a new Netflix show, ‘Welcome to Wrexham’ meets ‘Succession’ 😁 Read more

The worst part is RD's brainwashed supporters will be head over heels for this loser. They'll vote for him even though he's going to ruin our country even more than T Read more

Musk showing some genius level four dimension thinking by making sure that Trump voters hate him as much as Democrats and liberals. Read more

I recommend starting with forced perspective....it worked for Tom Cruise. Read more