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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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[-] janus2@lemmy.zip 7 points 4 hours ago

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

[-] bruhduh@lemmy.world 4 points 3 hours ago

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

[-] nymnympseudonym@piefed.social 12 points 6 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.

[-] raman_klogius@ani.social 4 points 2 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.

[-] raman_klogius@ani.social 4 points 6 hours ago

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

this post was submitted on 09 Feb 2026
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