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Ex-Microsoft engineer rebuilds Notepad in 2.5KB using nothing but stuff Windows already had (www.windowslatest.com)
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[–] FlashMobOfOne@lemmy.world 15 points 4 hours ago (1 children)

Monetizing notepad pissed me off so much.

That's like making people pay for save functionality in a video game.

[–] VitoRobles@lemmy.today 11 points 3 hours ago (1 children)

I mean there was that time the CEO of EA suggested charging a dollar to reload in a FPS game.

[–] AngryCommieKender@lemmy.world 9 points 3 hours ago (1 children)

https://www.penny-arcade.com/comic/2026/07/03/returnal-3

The latest Penny Arcade seems relevant.

[–] explodicle@sh.itjust.works 6 points 3 hours ago (2 children)

WOW that comic looks different in 2026

[–] Buddahriffic@lemmy.world 2 points 29 minutes ago

Yeah, can't say I'm a fan of the ugly cartoons style.

[–] AngryCommieKender@lemmy.world 3 points 3 hours ago

Yeah, there seem to have been 3-4 distinct styles so far. They're just doing their thing. I still read even though I have no clue what they are on about more than half the time.