foone , Englisch
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Someone on tumblr asked why 3.5" floppy disks seem so much more friendly (or "pleasant and edible" to use their terminology) than 5.25" floppy disks, so I wrote about it:

https://www.tumblr.com/foone/750216135935492096/why-do-35-inch-floppy-disks-seem-so-much-more

TL;DR: It's because Sony.

1000millimeter ,
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@foone edible???

elithebearded ,
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@foone So what I am getting from this and other conversations is Sony is great for hardware but terrible at licensing / access rules for games / entertainment content

orva ,
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@foone Last time I touched 3.5" floppy is probably 25 years ago. I still occasionally remember the satisfying feel and texture of it, the satisfaction of pushing that thing into floppy drive (that "thunk" sound + physical sensation) and the soothing first sounds of read head starting its job. And the smell when you open a box of floppies. :ablobcatheart:

vxo ,
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@foone I love your descriptions here so much

corsac ,
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@foone I really want to disagree with you about IBM designers because "ThinkPad" but I guess it would just prove your point :)

pointlessone ,
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@foone I like the idea but [citation needed]. Some supporting evidence for the claim would be helpful.

blabaere ,
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@foone
Hi quality comments in there !

"They made sure that the disc still operated if the user fiddled with the clicky thing that goes pyoing, because they understand that it is impossible for actual humans not to fiddle with the clicky thing that goes pyoing".

At least some well written English (by that I mean a non-native speaker can understand it)

tirrimas ,
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@foone we used to call them "cookie disks"

derphilipp ,
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@foone never knew! Thank you for that pleasant read!

UnderTheDome ,
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@foone ahh, I see!
Also, the comments are gold!

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