Pat_Hand

I'm trying to settle something with my dad. I say this is a sweater, he says it is a poncho and is sure of it because "iv'e been to mexico when did you go?" So, reddit, what is this thing?

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What was the best prize you got in a cereal box in the 80s or 90s?

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Pat_Hand@reddit

You could get CD rom computer games in cereal in the late 90s. Never got the chex game, that woulda been awesome. But I remember getting yhatzee as a cd rom.

He wasn't just an actor; he was our childhood. What was the first Robin Williams movie you saw in the 90s?

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Pat_Hand@reddit

Saw Hook in theatre. I can't describe what an intoxicating movie experience that was. It fundamentally altered my childhood and gave it a deep sense of wonder and imagination.

I was 14 in 1995, it feels like another lifetime

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How many of you had a typing class in school where you learned to type on a typewriter, but never once had to use a typewriter outside of that class?

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How many of y’all are resistant to using AI?

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Pat_Hand@reddit

Our forefathers couldn't use a word processor because they had no skills to operate a computer. Would they use a word processor if they could? I don't know, my grandfather was a welder, he couldn't be bothered with text. The AI right now is not bad. But, it makes a lot of mistakes just like a human would be it needs very specific prompting and will fill in the blanks with made up content to satisfy the request. Whatever is generated by AI still requires a human to check the output. The use case as a writer is to come up outlines or flesh out ideas that would otherwise take up human time. The bulk of the writing work is still done by the human writer. However, a professional writer who is maxed out on all their skills and intuition may not need it all. But I think AI is worth playing with so writers know whats happening in the world of generative text. You can play with it like a game. I often treat the AI experience as a game. Embrace something new don't be old and loose the ability to use new technology, even its use case is limited.

This definitely replaced my Nintendo. 007 for sure!

Posted by bonnygolfer82@reddit | Xennials | View on Reddit | 622 comments

This definitely replaced my Nintendo. 007 for sure!

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Midlife crisis splurge

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80s and 90s video games fundamentally rewired children's brains differently from those of Gen Z and after

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Pat_Hand@reddit

If you could get anywhere in Myst or Riven without help you were considered to be of substantially gifted. Those games made you think, but it also allowed you feel awe at a world you do not comprehend.

Holy crap! TIL https://deathgenerator.com

Posted by xenodium@reddit | Xennials | View on Reddit | 181 comments

What was the obsession with JUICE?!

Posted by no_clever_name_yet@reddit | Xennials | View on Reddit | 362 comments

Pat_Hand@reddit

Ah yes 1993, a time when everything was plentiful. These juice items are not popular cause it's too expensive in 2025. Back then they were under a dollar each, I think maybe even less in Canada. I remember buying 3 for a dollar at SaveonFoods. Anyways, they were super cheap to buy, and they tasted good. No brainer. You could mix them for new flavours too! Fridges back then were always stocked with items like this that could be kept for long periods.

To you guys think you're fast typers, and why?

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Pat_Hand@reddit

MSN in highschool made me type, then i worked in a call center and i learned to type and talk at the same time. Now I can type what I think I would say faster than I can say it.

Lab time

Posted by LoadofBarney@reddit | Xennials | View on Reddit | 521 comments

Popeye, 1980

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What's a movie that you saw once, but never need to see again?

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What was your first "grown up movie "

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Pat_Hand@reddit

If you saw RoboCop as a kid you immediately graduated to adult hood. In the 90s RoboCop was a rite of passage for kids. Everything you shouldn't see that young all in one movie.