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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 29 points 22 hours ago

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.

[-] DragonTypeWyvern@midwest.social 5 points 9 hours ago

Microdosing is for cowards, real Gs macrodose making macros

[-] HeyThisIsntTheYMCA@lemmy.world 2 points 5 hours ago

i don't do drugs. drugs do me

[-] raman_klogius@ani.social 10 points 18 hours ago

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 4 points 12 hours ago

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.

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