FCKGW-

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/42838842

Legendary Microsoft developer reveals the true story behind the most famous product activation key of all time — infamous Windows XP 'FCKGW' licensing key was actually 'a disastrous leak'

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nymnympseudonym@piefed.social · 41 pts · 205d (5 replies)

True story: ~85% of the powerful *nix Wizards I have had the honor to meet have been into stimulants and/or weed and/or microdosing.

You know. IT folk.

raman_klogius@ani.social · 15 pts · 205d (1 reply)

Reading the code of some people makes you convinced they must be on Adderall when writing it, and likewise you need to be on it to understand it.

lengau@midwest.social · 9 pts · 204d

One of the best illustrations to me that I do actually need adderall is how much clearer my neurotypical coworkers say my code is now that I use it.

DragonTypeWyvern@midwest.social · 14 pts · 204d (2 replies)

Microdosing is for cowards, real Gs macrodose making macros

HeyThisIsntTheYMCA@lemmy.world · 7 pts · 204d (1 reply)

i don't do drugs. drugs do me

NotASharkInAManSuit@lemmy.world · 5 pts · 204d

Drugs do me so hard.

markovs_gun@lemmy.world · 19 pts · 204d (2 replies)

This reminds me of a hilarious side quest in The Witcher 3 where a wizard gets locked out of his tower because he didn't know it was equipped with a Defensive Regulatory Magicon (DRM) when he bought it and the only way to fix it is with Gottfried's Omni-opening Grimoire (GOG). GOG is the game store started by CD Projekt to sell DRM free copies of old games.

MonkeMischief@lemmy.today · 8 pts · 204d

Now that's how you do in-universe self-aggrandizing lol. Love GoG.

Darkness343@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 203d

God damn, I've just started to play the Witcher trilogy and I am looking forward to this side quest. Lmao.

janus2@lemmy.zip · 17 pts · 205d (3 replies)

weed and microdosing to help open the mind and help it make connections

simulants to overclock that bitch

add a shot or two for Balmer Peak and you get the ideal amount of fucked up for coding and/or IT shit

Aqarius@lemmy.world · 13 pts · 205d (1 reply)

You must be one of the Inebriati

janus2@lemmy.zip · 5 pts · 204d

well i was, and then i turned 30 💀

bruhduh@lemmy.world · 7 pts · 205d

Too complicated, just find what single thing works for you, and hit it

MonkderVierte@lemmy.zip · 6 pts · 204d

Oldie but goodie.

raman_klogius@ani.social · 5 pts · 205d (3 replies)

Oh I thought FCKGW is part of Epstein's windows 7 activation key

GraniteM@lemmy.world · 6 pts · 204d (2 replies)

At first I thought it was FHQWHGADS.

Redkey@programming.dev · 3 pts · 204d (1 reply)

Anyone who is already familiar with HSR, imagine seeing this video and having it be the first time you've even heard of Homestar Runner.

You'd probably feel like some kind of tapeleg.

Rcklsabndn@sh.itjust.works · 2 pts · 203d

Dear Strongbad, how do you comment on Lemmy with boxing gloves on?