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dash 2d ago

Aubrey Plaza setting up a desktop PC in a Starbucks cafe, 2008

This was for a Improv Everywhere skit, poking fun at the hipser culture of the era:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EKEeHREK2nQ

https://improveverywhere.com/2008/02/25/mobile-desktop/

I love it

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Nazo 2d ago

@flwwhtrbt Lol, I love the CRT in a lap thing. Ouch!

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dash 2d ago

@nazokiyoubinbou

I love how that monitor was not old, but her desktop tower was. And looking at the monitor now? Ancient!

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Nazo

@flwwhtrbt Lol, to be fair, many of us reused the same desktop cases forever. Heck, I have a... uh, I'll say "modern" one now, but I've had this same one for like 15 years I guess...