In similar fashion, downloaded dude where's my car, over dialup, using at the time the latest tech method - a file download system that would split the file into 2mb chunks and download them in order.
I had a 2XL that I absolutely loved. It eventually got screen burn in so bad I could barely use it.
But I held on to it till the 6 came out, and I'm still rocking a fantastic 6 pro. Love it. Have zero interest in paying twice as much for the 9 though.
My fav metric from a study done a few years back is about how much Aussies spend per capita on gambling compared to everyone else.
The graph showing every country is a nice linear line as you would expect, up to the number 2 spot, which is the USA. They spend ~$415 per capita per year gambling. And that's with Vegas, sports betting, the lot.
Number 1 spot is Australia. $2450 per capita per year.
I pirated Factorio way back when it first came out (0.72?) and I actually didn't like it. It was... Bad.
A few months later someone suggested I give it another go, so I pirated it again. It was a lot better. Like way better. I did a couple of months and was like .. this is soooo good I'm buying it.
One of the subs that was mentioning her had an update: she updated some files on GitHub in Jan. That's the last mention?