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Devils Panties 12/15/2026
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Is this a prophecy?
it's history and ignored because it's inconvenient like most of history is
edward snowden proved in 2012 that this had already been a thing for years and that it was being abused by the likes of jealous husbands spying on their spouses and incels getting off to naked targets.
I hate to be that guy (ok not really) but consumer laptops with webcams didn’t really exist in 1998 so this seems doubtful
Thinkpad had camera already in 1995
And Microsoft Netmeeting videoconference software was released in 1996.
Technically true, but my (admittedly quick) searching tells me thinkpads with webcams were extremely rare and expensive. The first consumer laptop with a webcam seems to have been the Vaio C1, which also had a very limited release until after 1998.
So I guess the premise is plausible, but unlikely. More likely that they’re misremembering either the details or the year.
Not that any of it matters, of course. I just decided to pick a fight with a webcomic for no reason, and that’s on me.
The comic says "professor who used to work for NASA" it wouldn't be shocking if they better than average consumer hardware for their job
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