Legendary Microsoft developer reveals the true story behind the most famous product activation key of all time — infamous Windows XP 'FCKGW' licensing key was actually 'a disastrous leak'

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[–] nymnympseudonym@piefed.social 37 points 6 days ago (5 children)

True story: ~85% of the powerful *nix Wizards I have had the honor to meet have been into stimulants and/or weed and/or microdosing.

You know. IT folk.

[–] raman_klogius@ani.social 11 points 6 days ago (1 children)

Reading the code of some people makes you convinced they must be on Adderall when writing it, and likewise you need to be on it to understand it.

[–] lengau@midwest.social 9 points 6 days ago

One of the best illustrations to me that I do actually need adderall is how much clearer my neurotypical coworkers say my code is now that I use it.

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