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Post by tosti » Sun, Sep 06, 2026, 10:30 AM UTC

embedding-shape wrote: post #25

octochamp wrote: post #22

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It's funny how frequently we point and shout at semantic drift when we see it, when it's such a natural part of how we use language https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Semantic_change

Apropos: > Fun - [...] earlier "a cheat, trick" (c. 1700), from verb fun (1680s) "to cheat, hoax," - https://www.etymonline.com/word/funny

Post by Y_Y » Sun, Sep 06, 2026, 11:14 AM UTC

octochamp wrote: post #22

embedding-shape wrote: post #7

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At one point during it's usage, words just stop accurately describing what it is, and starts communicating a vibe or something instead. Just like "DOS Games", "MIDI" which is just data in reality, but people started associating it with chiptune, so somehow some people now mix the terms and call chiptune "Midi Music", yet chiptune have nothing to do with MIDI the protocol/.mid the fileformat.

It's funny how frequently we point and shout at semantic drift when we see it, when it's such a natural part of how we use language https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Semantic_change

Post by VCFundedGenYer » Sun, Sep 06, 2026, 1:00 PM UTC

xpct wrote: post #14

Could someone shed some light on what's the legality of publishing emulated abandonware? I remember not too long ago Half-Life 2's web port got posted, is that still online?

Post by xpct » Sun, Sep 06, 2026, 1:10 PM UTC

VCFundedGenYer wrote: post #36

xpct wrote: post #14

Could someone shed some light on what's the legality of publishing emulated abandonware? I remember not too long ago Half-Life 2's web port got posted, is that still online?

Objectively illegal. I'm unsure why this was even posted here.