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       2026-01-26T17:38:11Z
       
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       @freakazoid I think you're exactly right. And the relationship is complex; there's nostalgia involved, and nostalgia too easily becomes a retrograde reaction. But for me, there were "sweet spots" in my history with computing machines, when hardware and software adequacy synergistically combined to make things flow well and satisfyingly with minimal to modest but overcomeable pain and expense. Old computers sucked. But our relationships with them were mostly benign if often frustrating and limited. But we knew those limitations to be inherent, and not imposed from without. That's key.