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Microblog Memes

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A place to share screenshots of Microblog posts, whether from Mastodon, tumblr, ~~Twitter~~ X, KBin, Threads or elsewhere.

Created as an evolution of White People Twitter and other tweet-capture subreddits.

RULES:

  1. Your post must be a screen capture of a microblog-type post that includes the UI of the site it came from, preferably also including the avatar and username of the original poster. Including relevant comments made to the original post is encouraged.
  2. Your post, included comments, or your title/comment should include some kind of commentary or remark on the subject of the screen capture. Your title must include at least one word relevant to your post.
  3. You are encouraged to provide a link back to the source of your screen capture in the body of your post.
  4. Current politics and news are allowed, but discouraged. There MUST be some kind of human commentary/reaction included (either by the original poster or you). Just news articles or headlines will be deleted.
  5. Doctored posts/images and AI are allowed, but discouraged. You MUST indicate this in your post (even if you didn't originally know). If an image is found to be fabricated or edited in any way and it is not properly labeled, it will be deleted.
  6. Absolutely no NSFL content.
  7. Be nice. Don't take anything personally. Take political debates to the appropriate communities. Take personal disagreements & arguments to private messages.
  8. No advertising, brand promotion, or guerrilla marketing.

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[–] solstice@lemmy.world 0 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

I used to have a graveyard of old computer parts and cables and finally got rid of most of it..But I still lug around hard drives laptops and phones from 10+ years ago whenever I move. I'm way too paranoid to trash them with all their unencrypted data sitting there, way too lazy to properly wipe them with DBAN or whatever, and way too scared to try and melt them with thermite, which is really the only way to be sure. I don't really know what to do so I'll probably just hold onto them for fifty years or so and let someone else deal with it one way or another.

[–] ada@lemmy.blahaj.zone 0 points 2 years ago

I lost my box of support cables in a flood last year :(

[–] HexesofVexes@lemmy.world 0 points 2 years ago

That was way more relatable than it should have been...

[–] agent_flounder@lemmy.one 0 points 2 years ago (3 children)

B-but ... I might need that ADB cable some day!!

[–] Mandarbmax@lemmy.world 0 points 2 years ago

I actually use an Adb cable semi regularly for plugging old apple compatable mechanical keyboards into a converter for my PC.

Nothing like playing doom 2016 on OG doom era hardware.

[–] ElderWendigo@sh.itjust.works 0 points 2 years ago

Way too many times I have need a specific "obsolete" cable or connector not commonly sold anywhere only after having decided that I don't need it and can throw it away. I've then been forced to buy a replacement at a ridiculous markup from some random eBay seller. Now I tend to keep those cables bagged up with the obsolete tech they belong to if I can. Now I have a tub of functional, well organized, emotional support obsolete tech. I refuse to give up my last floppy disk drive, cassette deck, VCR, or PlayStation.

[–] directive0@lemmy.world 0 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

Did you know SVIDEO and ADB share the same connector?

Saved my ass trying to revive an old PowerMac the other day! (as if I dont have a box of ADB cables, I was just being lazy)

[–] cordlesslamp@lemmy.today 0 points 2 years ago

I showed this to my wife, "see! I'm not the only one".

[–] Rekonok@sh.itjust.works 0 points 2 years ago

Going into my place my mom was happy to see a plant in the box

I was sorry to admit that they are in a bigger box now