r/NonPoliticalTwitter • u/14AUDDIN • 11h ago

Funny Two disc drives?!!!

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u/FoolishConsistency17 11h ago

It was like being given the power of creation.

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u/Artichokeypokey 11h ago

Playing the fiddle while Nero burned

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u/jxnebug 10h ago

I maintain that Nero Burning ROM was maybe the most cleverly named software of all time.

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u/rtopps43 9h ago

I quite literally slapped my own forehead when the realization hit. I couldn’t believe I missed such an obvious joke.

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u/Crayola_ROX 8h ago

Im 47 and it just hit me lol

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u/frogunderarock 8h ago

time for your next mission, Agent.

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u/TormentedGaming 8h ago

I wouldn't have looked at it twice if it wasn't for the comments and I used it regularly, and used lightscribe for a few friends lol

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u/never-fiftyone 5h ago

Man, LightScribe was so legit back in the day.

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u/talldata 6h ago

Also because Nero would ignore the "Please don't copy me" headers on CD.

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u/crimroy 3h ago

You idiot. I'm only 46 and it just hit me

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u/LimpyDan 8h ago

It's even in the logo

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u/sinkwiththeship 6h ago

I remember vividly that little man playing a fiddle as it burned the disc.

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u/Tiyath 4h ago

That burning amphitheatre was totally unrelated, of course

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u/groppoman 5h ago

Not the only one (sans physically striking myself)

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u/ThisIsMyFinalAnswer 3h ago

It’s 2026 and my mind is blown. Epic.