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Subscribe didn’t do anything for me until I created an account.

I have a private matrix server for a few friends. Whenever someone logs on with a new device or client it lists them as being unverified. Eventually it goes away. I really have no idea at what point verification occurs.

When did you pay for it? There was a time when its limits were very generous. If you bought an annual plan at that time then you will continue with that until renewal. Or, alternatively, you’re using the Auto model which is still apparently unlimited. That’s going away.

It’s very easy to run into limits if you choose more expensive models and aren’t grandfathered.

Unsurprising. I tried it probably a year ago. I asked it what meetings were in my calendar for the day and it couldn’t even tell me that. To add insult to injury, they wanted an annual commitment with up front payment at the time.

There were plans for a Bob Ross Wii game that sadly never came to fruition. Maybe it can be revisited in AR/VR.

You describe in plain English what you want and it writes the software. If you are a programmer then you may not be satisfied with what is written. If you aren’t a programmer then you will probably feel empowered, provided you can coax it to write something that works.

So we should expect the US to cancel aid to Israel?

I had a similar experience. I ordered four EXOS drives three years ago and one of them came DOA. They had to send me three more drives before I got a working one. I’m amazed they’re all still happily humming away in a Synology.

Some do very well, though I don’t know if any single person is consistently getting 10 per day. I used to follow the 90 Day Fiance subreddit and folks were always linking to videos from the more well-liked cast members. Several have over $100,000 in revenue if the sites tracking these sort of things can be believed.

Yes, absolutely. 5,000 sounds low. This includes reality TV “stars.” All sorts of niche celebrities are (or were) on there.

My father was in his late seventies when he underwent surgery for back pain. Unfortunately, they discovered that the cause of the pain was that his multiple myeloma had spread and that there was really no turning back. When he woke from surgery he couldn’t remember who his children were. He was a completely different person.

Modern windows performance is bizarre. Even the “new” task manager seems to be bloated and can take forever to render. Windows Explorer is useless if OneDrive syncs a lot of files.

The HP 48 was an absolute joy to use. It’s a shame that TI dominated the educational market.

They should try to cash in on the lucrative custom keycap market. When my last Unicomp model died years ago, I replaced it with a modular board and Box Navy switches to simulate the buckling spring feel. It’s close, but not exactly the same. I’d switch back to a Model M if there were custom keycaps.

Rich folks with their 56k.

It’s surprising how much of this era has just disappeared. I recently searched around to see if I could find a few of the door games from my youth (Legends and Virtual SysOp) and there really isn’t much out there. Some games like Tradewars live on, but software for TBBS/TDBS is basically forgotten.

I don’t really have anything to contribute, but feel compelled to express how depressing it is to see IBM today.

My first computer was an IBM PS/2 Model 25. It came with a budget version of the Model M keyboard, but without the number pad. It’s still the gold standard for how a keyboard should feel. If it wasn’t an IBM computer then it was a cheap clone.

Later in life, I was inspired to go to law school because of the SCO vs IBM case, and the excellent lawyering by IBM’s counsel.

Now, it’s like watching a zombie movie. I don’t even know what they do anymore.

And yet here we are with a result that not only runs counter to your premise but will taught as an example of what not to do in business.