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kat_angstrom ,
  1. Pick some friends that you like
  2. Download “I Am Never Going To Give You Up” by Rick Roll
  3. Put the song on the disk in very low quality .mp3
  4. Give the disks away as “fun, retro” drink coasters
  5. Watch as they use the coasters, unaware that you Rick Rollered them
superkret OP ,

this…is a great idea!
Especially since I have friends who will go to some effort to find out what’s on the disk out of curiosity.

kat_angstrom ,

Lol whoops, I meant to give a wrong answer, my bad

Blizzard ,

Make sure to name the file inconspicuously but temptingly, relating to the old days, like Bill Gates confession.mp3 or DJ Mike Llama - Llama Whippin’ Intro.mp3

blackbirdbiryani ,

They make really good coasters, will recommend.

ThePantser ,
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Poor Mr. Astley, forever known as Mr. Roll

altima_neo ,
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He had his run during the 80s. He’s enjoying a second wind with the Rick roll.

slacktoid ,
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It made me wanna listen to the rest of his music once I actually fully heard Never Gonna Give You Up

SzethFriendOfNimi ,

Make sure to use this version of the song

Floppy Disks - Never Gonna Give You Up - Rick Astley

MrGerrit ,

Rick rollercoastered.

scrubbles ,
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We use old floppies as coasters!

I have people all the time ask “these are so cute, where did you get them?”. RadioShack. 25 years ago.

AndrewZabar ,

I fuckin LOVE this!!! It’s absurd in the extreme and yet, so fuckin cool!

I humbly bow to your greatness of creativity.

kat_angstrom ,

Thanks! I was intending for it to be more of a shitpost, but I guess I’m not very good at those, it turns out

AndrewZabar ,

Nah it’s awesome. Like you can then tell them “Hah you’ve been rickrolled” haha.

snausagesinablanket ,
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6.

Baaron87 ,

Find a way to convert them into triangle shaped disks

hddsx ,

Ew. Hexagons are the bestagons

Baaron87 ,

Ha! That was a good one.

(I’ll be surprised if anyone gets the reference I made lol)

SpaceNoodle ,

Thank them for the retro-themed coaster set

superkret OP ,

“Omg, you 3D-printed a save icon!”

SpaceNoodle ,

I think we finally threw out the last of our diskettes about a decade ago - most were too corrupted to recover anything useful. I guess I could 3D print one now …

AndrewZabar ,

I actually bought some online about a year ago because I’m doing some retro stuff. I even got a usb floppy drive.

SpaceNoodle ,

I probably still have a USB floppy drive in the Bin of Peripherals. Haven’t really actively worked with floppies since 2012 though.

dustyData ,

Ok, this is a sidetrack but hear me out. Floppy disks would make awful coasters. A coaster has to be somewhat absorbent to avoid spilling condensation water on the table. This is why cork is the most popular material for coasters. The best coasters are a cloth top over a cork shape with a plastic rim and a felt bottom. This ensures total protection to the table and gives enough freedom to be creative with shapes, prints, colors and figures. The novelty printed plastic disks are the worst coasters possible, and floppy disks will only drip all over the table defeating the purpose of a coaster.

SpaceNoodle ,

Laser-cut wooden floppies

AndrewZabar ,

What a Buzz Killington.

dustyData ,

I know, I agree. It’s just, I’m tired of people using bad coasters then complaining when they stick to the bottom of their glass spilling condensation water all over their lap and shirt. This is the reason that happens. That said, I would totally love to have good floppy disk look alike coasters. But being given an actual one as a coaster won’t amuse me, it would make me groan.

mocha_lotsofmilk ,

Go play a very public and dramatic round of disc golf

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