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ClaudioM says: Nerdy Nostalgia!

RE: hpr4606::2026-03-30 My Nerdy Childhood: From Floppy Disks to Dial-Up Dreams by Trollercoaster
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Great episode, Trollercoaster! Really enjoyed this one. Had me all nostalgic for those early days of computing. I recorded hpr1541 back in 2014 (*ding* for shameless plug lol) where I covered my early days of computing and how it all led up to me coming to Linux, and I think I made mention of BSD as well, and this reminded me of that. Thanks for sharing!

Trey says: Trip down memory lane...

RE: hpr4606::2026-03-30 My Nerdy Childhood: From Floppy Disks to Dial-Up Dreams by Trollercoaster
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Thank you for the trip down memory lane. It very much reminded me of my own experiences during that time.

I believe that we developed a certain set of skills, for troubleshooting, for experimenting, and for learning because we did not have an internet to lookup everything.

This is what made us hackers! Not in the criminal sense, but like MIT and HackerOne have defined it.

Hacker: "One who enjoys the intellectual challenge of creatively overcoming limitations" HackerOne. What's in a Name. Retrieved from HackerOne: https://www.hackerone.com/blog/whats-in-a-name

Trollercoaster says: Back to you...

RE: hpr4606::2026-03-30 My Nerdy Childhood: From Floppy Disks to Dial-Up Dreams by Trollercoaster
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Hey Trey... why don't you flip out your PDP11 and show off your skilzz!

If you're into the old school definition of hackers and you're frustrated that those youngsters are spoiled... make sure to pick up next week's episode on Age Verification! It will be the best thing ever.

xmanmonk glad you liked the sound effects. I had to edit out the occasional fart - at a certain age bowel movements are a thing. But then again... luckily podcasts don't also spread the smell...

Trollercoaster says: Damn you Nerdy Nostaliga!

RE: hpr4606::2026-03-30 My Nerdy Childhood: From Floppy Disks to Dial-Up Dreams by Trollercoaster
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Now you made me listen to a decade old episode of HPR! That's nostalia over nostalgia. So Nostalgia² ... for sure that can't be negative (unless it's complex nostaliga).

Trollercoaster says: Not to janitors

RE: hpr4606::2026-03-30 My Nerdy Childhood: From Floppy Disks to Dial-Up Dreams by Trollercoaster
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Hey Janitors,

just realized that you'll have to read my previous comment out loud. May I suggest to NOT add sound effects to that comment?

xmanmonk says: Great Episode!

RE: hpr4606::2026-03-30 My Nerdy Childhood: From Floppy Disks to Dial-Up Dreams by Trollercoaster
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Ah, the memories! I'm a bit older, but I wanted to say that the sound effects in this episode brought back all kinds of memories! Thanks for a great show!

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HPR4606: My Nerdy Childhood: From Floppy Disks to Dial-Up Dreams