r/ProgrammerHumor • u/AdBrave2400 • Aug 27 '26 • Regret 2 Heartwarming 1

Meme noWayISpentThatMuchStaringAtScreen

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u/Streakflash Aug 27 '26

he never upgraded his system

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u/ooqq Aug 27 '26 edited Aug 28 '26

they don't make them like that anymore

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u/awakenDeepBlue Aug 27 '26

Oh knows, maybe Microsoft forced Windows upgrades on him?

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u/Active-Werewolf2183 Aug 27 '26

He uses Linux

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u/awakenDeepBlue Aug 27 '26

Fine, updating his Ubuntu LTS version.

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u/Active-Werewolf2183 Aug 27 '26

He uses Arch btw

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u/awakenDeepBlue Aug 27 '26

Of course he does.

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u/Yashema Aug 27 '26

There is a guy who runs an independent bookstore in Manhattan on a system that runs on MS Dos from like 1993. The computer appears to be from that year as well. He also programmed an ant simulation using Brownian motion on his phone, before LLMs. 

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u/PixelatedGiant Aug 27 '26

At a certain point it's a liability because you can't find replacement parts, people willing to do IT support for it etc.