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Windows 95 chime composer Brian Eno denounces Microsoft for its ties to Israeli government (www.theverge.com)

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[-] [email protected] 11 points 3 weeks ago

Agreed. I got to see him speak once years ago, wonderful lecture on the nature of creativity, lateral thinking, and just... stuff. Hard to describe, but just excellent.

[-] [email protected] 5 points 3 weeks ago

That's so neat.

[-] [email protected] 12 points 3 weeks ago

I wonder what the “You’ve got mail” guy thinks.

[-] [email protected] 9 points 3 weeks ago

Fun fact. He composed the Windows 95 chime on a Mac, and has stated that he’s never used Windows.

[-] [email protected] 8 points 3 weeks ago

Windows 95 chime composer.

Windows 95 chime composer.

I guess Stevie Wonder was just a sunglasses enthusiast?

[-] [email protected] 6 points 3 weeks ago

Er, uh, OK?

[-] [email protected] 6 points 3 weeks ago

Brian Eno is awesome. Both in artistry and worldview.

[-] [email protected] 5 points 3 weeks ago

Retro computing?

[-] [email protected] 3 points 3 weeks ago

When you are [old / young] enough, Windows 95 feels like it would be retro. It's at just about that right age where it works both ways.

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