▲ 523 ▼ No, really, I will! (lemmy.world) submitted 5 months ago by ickplant@lemmy.world to c/lemmyshitpost@lemmy.world 35 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[–] jaybone@lemmy.zip 5 points 5 months ago (4 children) Around that time, wasn’t there something called WindowsME, which I think stood for MicroEdition? And CE, not sure what that stood for. permalink fedilink source hideshow 8 child comments replies: [–] RiceMunk@sopuli.xyz 11 points 5 months ago* (1 child) There was a meme making rounds back then that with the combined powers of Windows ME, CE, and NT, you get Windows CEMENT. There was also a joke about it being sluggish or something there. I forget. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] toynbee@lemmy.world 8 points 5 months ago (1 child) You are the only other person I've encountered who knows of this joke, so I now declare us friends. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] RiceMunk@sopuli.xyz 3 points 5 months ago (1 child) I think we have no choice but to be friends, now. I’m frankly amazed to run into someone else online who’d heard that joke permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] toynbee@lemmy.world 2 points 5 months ago I am prepared for impending friendship. I don't recall where I originally read the joke but I spent years - unsuccessfully - trying to find it again. The version I read followed it up with something like "hard as a rock, dumb as a brick." permalink fedilink source parent [–] Diplomjodler3@lemmy.world 6 points 5 months ago (1 child) Windows CE was for embedded systems and it was the most horrific crock of shit ever. Which didn't stop them from producing a couple of billion devices with it, of course. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] AlolanYoda@mander.xyz 4 points 5 months ago (1 child) Don't talk shit about my baby the Dreamcast ever again permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Diplomjodler3@lemmy.world 2 points 5 months ago Come at me, bro! permalink fedilink source parent [–] holomorphic@lemmy.world 6 points 5 months ago (1 child) ME stood for Millenium Edition , the successor of win 98. CE was the embedded windows. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] SeductiveTortoise@piefed.social 7 points 5 months ago (2 children) ME was more like the sucks asser version to Windows 98. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] dumbass@piefed.social 4 points 5 months ago permalink fedilink source parent [–] holomorphic@lemmy.world 2 points 5 months ago Definitely not disagreeing with you there. permalink fedilink source parent [–] hemko@lemmy.dbzer0.com 6 points 5 months ago ME stands for "Millennium Edition", or sometimes more accurately "Many Errors" permalink fedilink source parent
[–] RiceMunk@sopuli.xyz 11 points 5 months ago* (1 child) There was a meme making rounds back then that with the combined powers of Windows ME, CE, and NT, you get Windows CEMENT. There was also a joke about it being sluggish or something there. I forget. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] toynbee@lemmy.world 8 points 5 months ago (1 child) You are the only other person I've encountered who knows of this joke, so I now declare us friends. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] RiceMunk@sopuli.xyz 3 points 5 months ago (1 child) I think we have no choice but to be friends, now. I’m frankly amazed to run into someone else online who’d heard that joke permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] toynbee@lemmy.world 2 points 5 months ago I am prepared for impending friendship. I don't recall where I originally read the joke but I spent years - unsuccessfully - trying to find it again. The version I read followed it up with something like "hard as a rock, dumb as a brick." permalink fedilink source parent
[–] toynbee@lemmy.world 8 points 5 months ago (1 child) You are the only other person I've encountered who knows of this joke, so I now declare us friends. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] RiceMunk@sopuli.xyz 3 points 5 months ago (1 child) I think we have no choice but to be friends, now. I’m frankly amazed to run into someone else online who’d heard that joke permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] toynbee@lemmy.world 2 points 5 months ago I am prepared for impending friendship. I don't recall where I originally read the joke but I spent years - unsuccessfully - trying to find it again. The version I read followed it up with something like "hard as a rock, dumb as a brick." permalink fedilink source parent
[–] RiceMunk@sopuli.xyz 3 points 5 months ago (1 child) I think we have no choice but to be friends, now. I’m frankly amazed to run into someone else online who’d heard that joke permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] toynbee@lemmy.world 2 points 5 months ago I am prepared for impending friendship. I don't recall where I originally read the joke but I spent years - unsuccessfully - trying to find it again. The version I read followed it up with something like "hard as a rock, dumb as a brick." permalink fedilink source parent
[–] toynbee@lemmy.world 2 points 5 months ago I am prepared for impending friendship. I don't recall where I originally read the joke but I spent years - unsuccessfully - trying to find it again. The version I read followed it up with something like "hard as a rock, dumb as a brick." permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Diplomjodler3@lemmy.world 6 points 5 months ago (1 child) Windows CE was for embedded systems and it was the most horrific crock of shit ever. Which didn't stop them from producing a couple of billion devices with it, of course. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] AlolanYoda@mander.xyz 4 points 5 months ago (1 child) Don't talk shit about my baby the Dreamcast ever again permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Diplomjodler3@lemmy.world 2 points 5 months ago Come at me, bro! permalink fedilink source parent
[–] AlolanYoda@mander.xyz 4 points 5 months ago (1 child) Don't talk shit about my baby the Dreamcast ever again permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Diplomjodler3@lemmy.world 2 points 5 months ago Come at me, bro! permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Diplomjodler3@lemmy.world 2 points 5 months ago Come at me, bro! permalink fedilink source parent
[–] holomorphic@lemmy.world 6 points 5 months ago (1 child) ME stood for Millenium Edition , the successor of win 98. CE was the embedded windows. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] SeductiveTortoise@piefed.social 7 points 5 months ago (2 children) ME was more like the sucks asser version to Windows 98. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] dumbass@piefed.social 4 points 5 months ago permalink fedilink source parent [–] holomorphic@lemmy.world 2 points 5 months ago Definitely not disagreeing with you there. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] SeductiveTortoise@piefed.social 7 points 5 months ago (2 children) ME was more like the sucks asser version to Windows 98. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] dumbass@piefed.social 4 points 5 months ago permalink fedilink source parent [–] holomorphic@lemmy.world 2 points 5 months ago Definitely not disagreeing with you there. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] holomorphic@lemmy.world 2 points 5 months ago Definitely not disagreeing with you there. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] hemko@lemmy.dbzer0.com 6 points 5 months ago ME stands for "Millennium Edition", or sometimes more accurately "Many Errors" permalink fedilink source parent
