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   Velocirooster adminensis :bc: (theropologist@beige.party)'s status on Tuesday, 31-Oct-2023 22:22:14 JST Velocirooster adminensis :bc:

   Remember when Sony came out with the Discman and they were like hey remember all the things you love about the Walkman? Well now you can have all of that but with CDs! Yeah, all shiny like cyber rainbows from the future, and now you can take em with you! And we know what you're thinking, but relax, we've got you covered. This baby's got anti-skip technology, so you can go skateboarding, ride a bus, stand in a stiff wind—no problem! You just can't clip it to your belt. And it's too wide to fit in your pocket so don't even try. That would void the warranty anyway. And don't even think about trying to wedge it in your waistband. The way you kids are these days with your baggy jeans, there's no way that's gonna work. But don't even sweat it, you can just hold it! No of course it doesn't fit comfortably in your hand, it has to be larger than a CD, but don't worry about it! Everyone's gonna think you look really cool just holding onto it, wherever you go, preferably completely level and horizontal, taking one hand completely out of commission until you can find a place to safely set it down. Just hold onto it, kid. It's not that hard. People are gonna respect you for it. You might lose your balance occasionally, but just learn to roll toward your free hand. You can do it, champ. Just think of it like one of your stupid skateboard tricks. You're gonna look so cool.

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     Matt Godden (metaning@mastodon.social)'s status on Tuesday, 31-Oct-2023 22:22:39 JST Matt Godden

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     @theropologist I lost my portable CD player for *months* thought it had been stolen. Turns out it was in the voluminous pocket of a leather jacket I hadn’t worn since a nightclub in winter. #GothProblems

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     Reticent Turnip (reticentturnip@universeodon.com)'s status on Tuesday, 31-Oct-2023 22:22:48 JST Reticent Turnip

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     @theropologist I had one and it didn't work right. No problem! Just a defect! Repaired under warranty! I swear it took six months or something.

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     RamenCatholic 🐢 🌈 (ramencatholic@mindly.social)'s status on Tuesday, 31-Oct-2023 22:22:55 JST RamenCatholic 🐢 🌈

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     @theropologist "anti-skip CD technology" was as much of a marketing lie then as "flushable wipes" is today.

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     Velocirooster adminensis :bc: (theropologist@beige.party)'s status on Tuesday, 31-Oct-2023 22:23:12 JST Velocirooster adminensis :bc:

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     • RamenCatholic 🐢 🌈

     @RamenCatholic I remember thinking oh cool and then tilting it slightly to the side and then hearing the CD immediately start grinding against the casing. Nope, I guess I can't do that.

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     RamenCatholic 🐢 🌈 (ramencatholic@mindly.social)'s status on Tuesday, 31-Oct-2023 22:23:27 JST RamenCatholic 🐢 🌈

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     @theropologist I'm still mad about not being able to listen to Bon Jovi on the ride to school because the fucking bus didn't have shocks.

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     DB Schwein (deirdrebeth@mas.to)'s status on Tuesday, 31-Oct-2023 22:23:27 JST DB Schwein

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     • RamenCatholic 🐢 🌈

     @RamenCatholic @theropologist

     I remember seeing they'd come out with a purse strap for it, and thinking "That's not going to work well!"

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     sidb (sidb@mastodon.cloud)'s status on Tuesday, 31-Oct-2023 22:23:42 JST sidb

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     • RamenCatholic 🐢 🌈

     @RamenCatholic @theropologist It eventually got good… but it took years. I had a much later Discman with, I forget, 120 sec anti-skip or something, and it really worked fine. But yeah, 3 sec was never gonna cut it.

     In hindsight, it is sort of crazy that any of that ever worked at all though.