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1. Ars Technica (arstechnica@mastodon.social)'s status on Saturday, 09-Nov-2024 01:14:24 JST Ars Technica

   The voice of America Online’s “You’ve got mail” has died at age 74
   His cassette recording, made for $200 in 1989, was a sound that defined an online generation.
   https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2024/11/the-voice-of-america-onlines-youve-got-mail-has-died-at-age-74/?utm_brand=arstechnica&utm_social-type=owned&utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social

   • MugsysRapSheet 🔩🐑🐘 (mugsysrapsheet@mastodon.social)'s status on Saturday, 09-Nov-2024 02:38:05 JST MugsysRapSheet 🔩🐑🐘

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     @arstechnica
     Today would have been his 74th birthday. #YouveGotMail

   • Juho Mäntysalo (iju@mastodon.social)'s status on Saturday, 09-Nov-2024 05:19:56 JST Juho Mäntysalo

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     @arstechnica

     That a 74-year old worked as an Uber driver sounds like something out of 1990s Russia. Pensions got devalued by the system change.

     I'm going to guess he didn't do it as an hobby.

   • Max™ (maxthyme@mastodon.social)'s status on Saturday, 09-Nov-2024 06:10:02 JST Max™

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     @arstechnica I was confused for years because the voice in my head is clearly a woman saying you've got mail.

     Turns out I'm just old enough to remember the compuserve version and only ever used AOL briefly.