I remember BBSing on my XT w/ CGA graphics and piezo sound in my youth, jealous AF on what kinds of downloads these two had available.

I used to work with a guy who grew up in the rural American Midwest, used chew, knew how to drive a tractor. He was crazy about Scrooge McDuck and Huey, Louie and Dewie comics. I guess I just assumed there were people who were fans here?

“POV Centrist”

I have enjoyed Gaiman’s writing, also the Sandman show was excellent, but I am glad that in this era that I’m not the type of person to be a fan of anybody. I guess it is natural to ascribe virtue and look up to people who create thing you resonate with, but there’s no reason to think someone who wrote a book is worth praising or emulating other than in the book you liked.

Thrn you realize that alien invasion stories are a (often unconscious) metaphor for colonialism from the point of view of the colonized…

Oh, darn, I guess my social cred in Lemmy has taken a real hit.

Ah, obscure reference humor , definitely not my thing.

How is this a joke? It’s literally just a weak book/movie reference.

I miss Jimmy :(

;)

It was the late 80’s, I saw Robotech which used to play after school on a local UHF channel, and also Speed Racer. Probably the first more typical Anime was renting the Super Space Force Macross movie on VHS

C64 Basic, Yggdrasil Linux. I wanted to install Minix, in the pre-Linux times, but it was beyond my abilities

I just bought my first EV and he’s precisely why I didn’t even consider a Tesla when it came down to it. Also it helps that I want buttons on my dash and not all screen. Ended up with a Hyundai Ioniq5, it’s boss.

You mean Cal Weathers who played Carl Weathers from Arrested Development