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i feel like lemmy skews older than the rest of the internet

i also made an anonymous poll because data is cool
https://cryptpad.fr/form/#/2/form/view/fGestKFfPddlgaPA4zOONy4GGq9DBUXoDfS-cqUsaPE/

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My first 7" single was Slade-Far far away

[–] gregor@gregtech.eu 2 points 1 year ago (2 children)

I started using computers on windows 10 (I am now a proud Kubuntu user)

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[–] Uncle_Abbie@lemmy.today 2 points 1 year ago

I saw this on Tumblr and thought of this thread. 😃

[–] RestrictedAccount@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago

I knew about Warren Robinnet before Ready Player One

First computer only had a teletype, no screen. Oh and paper tape memory.

[–] boaratio@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago

I owned computers before this, but I remember buying my first PC, a 286, at a flea market for $20 with a coffee can full of pennies, nickels, dimes, and quarters.

[–] whotookkarl@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago

First video card upgrade was a 3dfx voodoo 2

[–] Mandy@sh.itjust.works 2 points 1 year ago

you are in idiot, ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha haaa

Grif:

It's one of life's great mysteries isn't it? Why are we here? I mean, are we the product of some cosmic coincidence, or is there really a God watching everything? You know, with a plan for us and stuff. I don't know, man, but it keeps me up at night.

Simmons:

...What?! I mean why are we out here, in this canyon?

[–] shinigamiookamiryuu@lemm.ee 2 points 1 year ago (2 children)

I was sixteen days old when the world ended and we were all thrown back into the stone age.

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[–] Limfjorden@feddit.dk 2 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

I tried to make a portal to Aether.

[–] AlphaOmega@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago

My first game console was an Atari 2600

[–] Navarian@lemm.ee 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I was born the year that the first version of Google was also born.

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[–] lemmyalope@lemmy.zip 1 points 1 year ago

I got an NES, because I thought the robot was cool.

[–] TheHotze@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I was born the same year Pizza Hut introduced Stuffed Crust pizza!

[–] otter@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 points 1 year ago

Back when kale was only used to line their salad bars? Crazy times.

[–] Asphalt@lemmy.ml 1 points 1 year ago
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