RMP 041 — So, I Started a Bit of a Digital Purge...

Episode NotesHousekeeping* Chat thread for this episode is located here:* RM Quarterly vol. I is now available for all non-paid subscribers on itch.io for $1.50 USD* RM Quarterly vol. II is coming soon!Recent Articles* Doorbusted: the Demise of Black Friday* Let's Install Windows XP Delta Edition on a Toshiba Netbook* Daily Driving a Netbook in 2024: Better than You'd Think!* HARDWARE REVIEW: Kensington Orbit Fusion Wireless Trackball Mouse* RETRO REVIEW: Y2K The Movie (1999)* Y2K: A Retrospective of the End of TimeLatest New-Old Stock Episodes* NOS 033 — Let’s talk about the Meta Situation* NOS 034 — Year of the Linux Desktop: 9 Month UpdateThe Retro Millennial is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber.NewsApple News* Apple to pay $95 million to settle lawsuit accusing Siri of eavesdroppingLinux/FOSS News* Telegram reports spike in sharing user data with law enforcement* elementaryOS 8 now availableCreepy AI News* Meta scrambles to delete its own AI accounts after backlash intensifies* Introducing Social Profiles for Meta’s AIs (2023)Other Tech News* Everything you need to know about Florida's social media ban for minors* Adult content access in Florida is limited as new state law takes effect* Supreme Court Didn’t Rule On TikTok Ban Today—What To Know As Justices Signal They May Uphold Law* UPDATE: The US Supreme Court issued its decision to uphold the TikTok ban shortly after I recorded this episode.* Elwood Edwards, the voice of AOL's 'You've got mail' alert, dies at 74* Michael MJD video reviewing AOL Desktop Gold in January 2025:Command Line Tool of the Month: epr* https://github.com/wustho/eprWays to Join the Community This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit retropunk.substack.com/subscribe