this post was submitted on 18 Jan 2026
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Going through some old files, and found this antique gem

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[–] GreenShimada@lemmy.world 29 points 1 month ago (1 children)

From the depths, an ocean of emotions have just emerged.

[–] anomnom@sh.itjust.works 9 points 1 month ago

Trying to rip real player streams, giving up and just screencapping them on a windows 98 box ftw.

[–] waggz@programming.dev 19 points 1 month ago

wow what a throwback. i still remember getting a tip published in lockergnome in the early 2000s that explained how to play real media files without having their shitty software installed.

[–] galoisghost@aussie.zone 19 points 1 month ago

Proof that proprietary software solutions are but passing ships on night.

[–] droning_in_my_ears@lemmy.world 18 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Remember all the weird audio visuals it had?

[–] faythofdragons@slrpnk.net 21 points 1 month ago

I was so happy when I finally found out about VLC, haha

[–] TomMasz@lemmy.world 16 points 1 month ago

It solved a problem, while creating a whole bunch of other problems.