For me it was this
this post was submitted on 21 Dec 2025
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Has anyone seen the rat?
Oh hell yeah dude
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Lemmy is so dependable
Microsoft… laying pipe 😎
I was so fucking proud of myself for downloading the Matrix code screen saver.
I want my flying toasters back.
Better than any fireplace
I'll still partake of the Galaxy screensaver on X11 from time to time.
Satori on Mac System 8.
This kid is probably 30 now
It's me, I'm that kid
I have fond memories walking through the engineering/office staff area of the production facility my dad worked at on weekends. Every single one of the computers in that massive 90's cube farm had the pipes screensaver going, but the lights would all be off, and it was just so quiet and peaceful compared to the controlled chaos of the production floor.
I meant the kid pictured, not the fictional one in the meme
I feel like I remember his picture becoming a meme in the 2010s, so probably not? Its not a 90s or 00s photo at least. Also tangentially, he is definitely not 10 years old there
I feel seen.
I always liked the classic Flying Toasters
I wonder if this is what led to the 'internet is a series of tubes'.
The Geiss plugin for Winamp.
Milkdrop.
You can still get this. I have it on my desktop with dual monitors and each monitor has a separate configuration or pipes.