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90's static (lemmy.nz)
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[-] Brewchin@lemmy.world 16 points 10 months ago

Good lord, I had one of these. By SoundBlaster, IIRC (May still have it in a box somewhere).

For the confused younger folk: They were a neat idea on paper, but awful in practice. Being all rigid plastic without padding on the base, they excelled at transmitting every bump/vibration of the desk, keyboard taps and (roller ball) mouse movement. 😬

Before headsets with mics or decent noise cancellation were a thing, and before online gaming was much of a thing, so most gamers had powered speakers on their desks. Which the mic was also great at picking up...

[-] jambudz@lemmy.zip 6 points 10 months ago

Hey hey hey. Not just the youths don’t know. People who didn’t talk to people also don’t know.

[-] prettybunnys@piefed.social 3 points 10 months ago

I put mine on top of my monitor and used tape to keep it there. All problems solved.

The only downside was if u got real into a match I might poke myself in the eye….

[-] Brewchin@lemmy.world 2 points 10 months ago

No leaning forward in the heat of the moment... 😄

[-] over_clox@lemmy.world 12 points 10 months ago

You can't see a fart either, what's ya point?

[-] HeyThisIsntTheYMCA@lemmy.world 6 points 10 months ago

Oh some of mine were easily visible

[-] Chozo@fedia.io 5 points 10 months ago

I've got bad news for you; those may have been sharts.

[-] HeyThisIsntTheYMCA@lemmy.world 3 points 10 months ago

that would have been nice to know beforehand! why you keeping secrets

[-] Redacted@lemmy.zip 3 points 10 months ago

Remember that one swimmer that got caught farting on thermal camera? Lmaooo

[-] tacosanonymous@mander.xyz 3 points 10 months ago

See also: winter farts

[-] grimpy@lemmy.myserv.one 6 points 10 months ago

in space no one can hear you meme

[-] gsuwosl@lemmynsfw.com 5 points 10 months ago

I have this 😂

[-] Rooty@lemmy.world 4 points 10 months ago

I had one back in the 90s and used it to record a fart and play it back, to the amusement of my friends.

[-] realitista@lemmus.org 3 points 10 months ago

I had one on my desk back in the 90s

[-] ivanafterall@lemmy.world 2 points 10 months ago

I loved Sound Recorder. I'd play things backwards, then try to duplicate the pronunciation and see how it sounded.

[-] Mist101@lemmy.world 2 points 10 months ago

I still remember that "Wheat yets third beat pa." is roughly "Happy birthday to you."

[-] pigup@lemmy.world 2 points 10 months ago

LOUD PLASTIC CLACKS

[-] Ixoid@aussie.zone 1 points 10 months ago

"Kill them"

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