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Likes old tech crap. Has barely active YouTube channel that I still need to rebrand.

[Albacore ☁️ @thebookisclosed]

If you're a fan of pre-reset Longhorn you might know the "urban legend" of builds ~4033 having broken DCE due to a Direct3D shader mishap.

Turns out that's been wrong all along and it's just poor order of operations at init. 23 years and a fair bit of ASM later, 4033 glass! 🎉🪟

[WOS @WOSArchives]

@gus33000 May God have mercy on that small little WinCE unit.

[WOS @WOSArchives]

Now AFAIK all of the modern projects to bring back Aero to Windows, including one that's meant to be a drop-in replacement for BigMuscle's old tool, are free and open source, which IMO is how it was meant to be even back then.

[WOS @WOSArchives]

I remember when the project started and a lot of people being annoyed at how it was "free" and donations were "optional"... but if you didn't donate, it kept nagging at you with that dialog and watermark (which made it crippleware IMO).

[BobPony.com @TheBobPony]

Remember the OG Aero Glass for Windows 8 to 10 version 1909 by bigmuscle?

Unfortunately due to website being long gone, it's impossible to activate, but good news it can be activated again!

Copy machine ID to get the donation.key!
https://t.co/mucLvUukWe
https://t.co/LW93TM9CZ5

Downloads for original unaltered versions of the Aero Glass for Windows installer:
- Windows 8.0: https://t.co/RaAHhXGYik
- Windows 8.1 and Windows 10 up to Build 10586 (1511, TH2): https://t.co/P4bTZqIGyh
- Windows 10 Build 14393 (1607, RS1) only: https://t.co/vrODB9Cgv2
- Windows 10 Version 1703 (RS2) to Version 1909: https://t.co/A6jROj2iRw

[Rick Brewster @rickbrewPDN]

I GOT THE DOMAIN! I FINALLY GOT IT!!!!!!!!!!1 🥳🎉

Paint​.NET is now at https://t.co/ZJTUII4bVG!

Well, it will be just as soon as I push all the buttons to migrate content and set up redirects from getpaint​.net etc. For now it's just a "hey go here" redirect page.

[Albacore ☁️ @thebookisclosed]

If you happen to be a (former) MSFTie with similar discs sitting around (doesn't have to be Win2K) and wouldn't mind sharing them I'd be over the moon. I love taking apart older builds of Windows and documenting the evolution of features.

[Scott Wozniak @ScottTheWoz]

My main goal in life is to waste 3 hours and 12 minutes of somebody's time...and if just one person watches the third and final part of the Wii U retrospective...I will have nothing left to live for.
https://t.co/oobLxBqWju

[WOS @WOSArchives]

@zacbowden Me who switched the cursor scheme to "None" thus using the Windows 2000/XP cursors :P

[WOS @WOSArchives]

@Chris123NT @zacbowden @JezCorden Like, Apple got a bit of shit for the MacBook Neo only having 8 GB at $600, and at least they have the excuses of:

A. That being a budget laptop for their standards.
B. The A18 Pro is limited to only that amount on the package.

MS has no excuses. $1,200 with 8 GB RAM is insane.

[Eden Marie @neonepiphany]

counterpoint:

[Daniel Rubino @Daniel_Rubino]

You people are sickos.

[Xeno @XenoPanther]

VMware Workstation 26H1 has been released meaning it's time for everyone's favouriate ask of navigating through Broadcom to find the download

[Web Design Museum @WebDesignMuseum]

Happy 30th Birthday Internet Archive!

On May 10, 1996, Brewster Kahle founded a non-profit organization called the Internet Archive.

#InternetHistory

[adult swim @adultswim]

RIP Captain

[WOS @WOSArchives]

Big respect for a titan who almost single-handedly reinvented core aspects of the media industry; from news with CNN to many people's childhood media with Cartoon Network to even sports via the Braves and WCW.

[CNN @CNN]

Ted Turner, the billionaire media mogul who revolutionized TV news when he founded CNN in 1980, has died. He was 87.

Read more on Turner's life: https://t.co/WLDntFqvT8

[MVG @ModernVintageG]

@PC_Focus_

[Sonic the Hedgehog @sonic_hedgehog]

Back to where it all began. In 1991, Sonic the Hedgehog joined the scene and changed the history of gaming forever. Take one final step back with us as we rewind the clock back to the 1990s.

🎨: Naoto Ohshima

[WOS @WOSArchives]

That's how you know they're being serious in terms of fixing Windows 11 :P

[phantomofearth 🌳 @phantomofearth]

What timing! Build 26300.8289 FINALLY replaces the spinning dots on the login screen and shutdown/restart/etc. screens with the newer spinning animation seen on the boot screen. 🥳

[GamersNexus @GamersNexus]

DO NOT START HOUSEFIRES TO GET FREE PCs

[NASA's Kennedy Space Center @NASAKennedy]

The planet can spell your name – literally. 🔤🌍

This Earth Day, see your name written in landscapes captured by Landsat: https://t.co/kcP12dhsI2