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Its like seeing those high-tech pop machines for the first time (lemy.lol)
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[-] [email protected] 73 points 6 days ago

A buddy of mine was locked up from 03 - 17. He was asking me, questions like " do you have Playstation 3, what kind of phone do you have?" ...

He said " man I know I missed a lot but people are so rude now. I was talking to my cousin and instead of talking to me he was looking at his phone. That is disrespectful." I said yeah man the world changed a lot. Felt terrible for him trying to integrate back into this bull shit.

He went away for the craziest shift in society I could imagine.

[-] [email protected] 16 points 6 days ago

I miss 2003. So many bangers from that year. Ignition by R. Kelly. Picture by Kid Rock/Sheryl Crow. P. Diddy's party anthems Shake Ya Tailfeather and Bump, Bump, Bump. You could tune into The Apprentice to learn about business and enjoy Donald Trump's timeless one-liners, or The West Wing to learn about the American presidency, maybe a little Chappelle's Show for some laughs. Apparently it was also the first year we could all go hop on 4chan and Google Adsense for the first time. Anyway, it kinda makes you wonder what all those folks are up to now. I hope they're well.

[-] [email protected] 16 points 6 days ago

You just reminded me of why Y2K era nostalgia makes me ill.

I was working part time in a mall and heard all this shit on repeat, and my co-workers were quoting The Chappelle Show because it was ok to be racist if a black guy said it first.

[-] [email protected] 11 points 6 days ago

You're being downvote because you are correct. The culture in 2000s America was trashy at best. The CIA psyop was in full effect (project mockingbird) and everyone was dancing to the rhythm of the patriotic drum, and being asleep at the wheel.

[-] [email protected] 4 points 6 days ago

The cartoons of the mid to late 2000s were pretty good though, it must be said

[-] [email protected] 2 points 5 days ago

I was a roller skating rink DJ when Shake Ya Tailfeather came out. It had the place so hyped up I had security tell me to cut the song off before it finished. People jumping up amd dancing on tables and shit. It was wild. That song was definitely a banger.

[-] [email protected] 4 points 6 days ago

Wow that’s saying a lot. I would help them to stay away from those habits. May help you as well.

[-] [email protected] 19 points 6 days ago

"I remember 14 years ago when my GPU used to draw almost 400 watts. Crazy right? Anyways, how is GPU power consumption these days?"

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

"I budgeted about $500 for my GPU, that should be able to get me a high end card right?"

(That's like $750 today, adjusted for inflation, btw)

[-] [email protected] 25 points 6 days ago

I couldn't even imagine what seeing PC games for the first time in 2025 feels like, after not seeing them since 2011.

Do you think they were blown away? Or maybe disappointed that we still don't have photorealistic graphics yet? I wish I could speak with this person so I could pick their brain.

[-] [email protected] 30 points 6 days ago

Dude we're still playing classic wow and runescape, that guy hasn't missed anything

[-] [email protected] 6 points 6 days ago

Fair, but I'm mostly interested in how they feel about modern AAA games, with their path tracing and HDR support and whatnot.

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[-] [email protected] 15 points 6 days ago

Arkham City, Crysis 2, Skyrim. It really hasn't changed much. They've spent most of their time wanking over higher resolution and nicer reflections.

For comparison there was 14 years between this:

and this:

[-] [email protected] 14 points 6 days ago

Honestly, the jump from 2011 to 2025 doesn't seem nearly as steep as say 2000-2011. Sure games look better today but 2011 games still hold up. In 2000, 3d graphics were still new and most titles are considered unplayable now in terms of graphics and controls

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

And 3D was the "AI" of those times. They had to bring it to EVERYTHING. Micro Machines (a top view toy car racer)? We'll make it 3D, buy a card. Frogger? Yupp, Frogger 3D. They even tried to force 3D on poor Worms in 2003. I still prefer Worms World Party/Armageddon.

[-] [email protected] 2 points 5 days ago

Frogger 2: Swampy's Revenge was genuinely great though

[-] [email protected] 2 points 5 days ago

Don't forget all the 3d movies too.

[-] [email protected] 5 points 6 days ago

You mean the unholy drink cloaca?

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

*soda

[-] [email protected] 12 points 6 days ago

What kind of coke do you want?

[-] [email protected] 6 points 6 days ago

finally, a map with Alaska and its diverse and strong opinions

[-] [email protected] 2 points 6 days ago

This map from the 1970’s? Central to South Florida has been pure soda since 2000. Same with Cascadia and Texas.

[-] [email protected] 2 points 5 days ago* (last edited 5 days ago)

Still approaching a decade out of date but here's one from 2017

[-] [email protected] 1 points 5 days ago

Anecdotally but I think your map has coke coming up a bit too far. That really falls off by northern Tennessee unless you're in a particularly rural area.

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