Thanks, Dr. Dystopia.

Fun fact: this feature used to be built-in to Firefox itself.

“Free, efficient, no bullshit” is kind of the default for Linux software.

I’m making a note here:

He tried his best.

I always listen to my parents’ kid.

The difference is just whether the client app gets notified of new messages/replies by asking the server “Is there anything new?” on a set schedule (pull), or if the server sends the notification “Here’s something new!” only when there is a new one (push).

Yep. I’m not sure if OP was looking for technically-pull clients specifically, though I have to imagine conventional notifications are a basic feature even on iOS.

Checking at a regular interval is “pull” (not push) though. Push means the client keeps a low-bandwidth connection to the server open so the server can notify the client as soon as something has happened.

And you have no privacy?

I don’t doubt it exists, but I’m kind of curious about workflows that still involve burning optical media in 2024.

Thank you for explaining this.

GOG say the GOG Preservation Program is currently Windows-only

they can’t really leave their car in the middle of the street to come assaulting me

I’d be careful, I’ve had this happen twice.

Yeah, I feel like what that insight “means” is in the eye of the beholder. It’s definitely not great in the context of the original song either, but it’s a bit less in-your-face.

I think these characterizations point very strongly toward nostalgic longing and away from the glorification of addiction or even that of drug use.

There’s also an extra verse, which wasn’t in the radio edit, that I think further supports what you’re saying.

For what it’s worth, that line is a sample from an Ultramagnetic MCs song.

They liked diggin’ down deep in the record bin!

https://www.alohamiscreant.com/p/beastie-boys-sample-source-collection.html

Found the Slashdotter.