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alternative timeline where gateware is called firmware because it's something between software and hardware

“The Last Format War” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2G9n0vJiKXw

f4mi knocked it out of the park with this one (it's about HD DVD)

And on the pedestal these words appear:

MY NAME IS YAMAHA, KING OF DTM:
LOOK ON MY WORKS, YE MIGHTY, AND DESPAIR!

No thing beside remains. Round the decay
Of that colossal wreck, boundless and bare
The lone and level sands stretch far away.

(the fruits of a weekend's research, documenting the Yamaha MU series of XG/General MIDI sound modules: https://dtm.noyu.me/wiki/Yamaha_MU_series#Comparison_of_major_desktop_modules)

language lesson:

when something is exactly right, you say ｢genau｣
and when it's not right at all, you say „chigau“

it is a truth universally acknowledged that a japanese composer writing an upbeat song must be in want of a female vocalist to sing “pa-paya”

no no, he's not a “bishōnen” (美少年), he's an “american boy” (美少年)

“Quest 64 is Unfinished, and You Should Play It” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fGK9UaJnEaA

ok so like. everyone that business insider makes a video about has probably paid for coverage, right?

the thing that's very frustrating about israel is they chose to be in a state of constant war and then complain about how hard it is. their neighbours are probably never going to like them, especially with 80 years of bad blood, but they could be tolerated if they wanted to

Turning Everyday Gadgets into Bombs Is a Bad Idea [because it's too cheap and simple to pull off, so there are millions of potential actors who could do it, and it's undetectable without destroying the device, so a Pandora's box has been opened] https://www.bunniestudios.com/blog/2024/turning-everyday-gadgets-into-bombs-is-a-bad-idea/