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Tag: the matrix

  • Framegrab from The Matrix. In the foreground is the silhouette of Morpheus, who is about to be interrogated by Agent Smith, a man in a suit at the windowed far end of an office.

    rejecting convenience

    RNottรฉ shares a manifesto to seek out inconvenience in order to seek greater human connection and authentic experiences. And you know what their post reminds me of? The Matrix!

    Read more - about 3 minutes (561 words)

    • Repost
    • of this original
    • 1 comment
    • posted 30 April, 2026
  • Photo of Dan, smiling, in front of a row of monitors showing falling green code in the style of The Matrix. Overlaid, in a Matrix font, green text reads 'Dan Has Too Many Monitors'.

    Dan Has Too Many Monitors

    My new employer sent me a laptop and a monitor, which I immediately added to my already pretty-heavily-loaded desk. Wanna see?

    Read more (31 words)

    • Video
    • 9 comments
    • posted 15 July, 2025
  • Image representing post: On This Day In 1999

    On This Day In 1999

    It's 12 years to the day since Dan first downloaded a copy of The Matrix, whose massive 1.4GB bulk ate up virtually all of his spare hard drive space. How quickly these things become obsolete.

    Read more - about 3 minutes (535 words)

    • Article
    • 5 comments
    • posted 8 October, 2011
  • Image representing post: Team CompSci's "The Matrix" (Aberystwyth University Student Skills Competition 2001)

    Team CompSci's "The Matrix" (Aberystwyth University Student Skills Competition 2001)


    Until 2006, Aberystwyth University (then The University of Wales, Aberystwyth) ran an interdisciplinary competition for 2nd year undergraduate students to showcase the skills offered by their degree, by producing an educational stand and a presentation. Employers from various industries were invited as judges, and prizes were offered for the best stand, best presentation, and best โ€ฆ

    Read more (205 words)

    • Video
    • posted 9 March, 2001
  • Cool Thing Of The Day

    Cool And Interesting Thing Of The Day To Do At The University Of Wales, Aberystwyth, #12:

    Download the entirety of that fantastic film, The Matrix, on to your hard drive, and watch it, wondering why your PC is running so slow until you realise that the film is occupying 1.4GB of the remaining 1.5GB of your โ€ฆ

    Read more (114 words)

    • Article
    • posted 8 October, 1999

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