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7 years later, Valve's Proton has been an incredible game-changer for Linux
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7 years feels like it's too long, but then again 1999 was only 10 years ago too. lol
Double check that math. 😜 It feels like only a few years ago, and it being a quarter century seems impossible.
how DARE you?!!! lol
I have a kid that was born in 99, every year i am reminded how's long ago it was.
have another one and give them the same name and your problem will be solved. lol
TIL that some real boomers are on this site. 😛
I was born 99.
Xenial
Not a boomer, but was in Uni in '99. The '99/00 new year was a wild time because everyone waited to see if something had its update missed that would cause mass chaos.
In the end nothing of consequence happened.
There was a lot of work done behind the scenes to make sure that all those systems still worked. Probably too much, but it did work.
i'm not a boomer, but i have several younger cousins that are grandparents several times over already. 😉