Was watching a news report¹ on Comdex '96, and I've realised just how much my expectations around tech have lowered.
I know everyone supposedly remembers the technology of their 20s as the best technology, but it really feels like 90s tech was filled with so much promise, and the 90s web was so vibrant, and the 90s played synthwave unironically at tech events, and all of that is rad AF.
¹ https://archive.org/details/BestofCo
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This toot inspired by me looking for the best way to remove a particular glued laptop battery, and having to wade through a sea of AI slop before coming to a vaguely useful answer.
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@pjf does the answer include use of an artists' palette knife?
Was just using one as a better spudger this weekend
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@joncruz : Dental floss to cut through the adhesive after heating. We'll see how it goes.
Thing is, there's no compelling reason for this laptop to have a glued battery at all, given the battery is already held in place with screws.
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@pjf oh, of course there's a compelling reason: increase company profits!
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