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"content": "<p>One thing some of us have been playing with on <a href=\"https://bitbang.social/tags/GlobalTalk\" class=\"mention hashtag\" rel=\"tag\">#<span>GlobalTalk</span></a> this <a href=\"https://bitbang.social/tags/MARCHintosh\" class=\"mention hashtag\" rel=\"tag\">#<span>MARCHintosh</span></a> is LACS, an AppleTalk chat system</p><p>But LACS isn't just another chat app - it's deep Apple lore. LACS started out at Apple as "RumorMonger", an experiment in decentralized chat. But this was back when Apple was heavily dysfunctional, full of project fiefdoms and yearly layoffs, so an anonymous bullhorn like this could really go crazy, leading to it spreading like wildfire.</p><p>This explains the sternly-worded dialog...</p><p><a href=\"https://bitbang.social/tags/mb\" class=\"mention hashtag\" rel=\"tag\">#<span>mb</span></a></p>",
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"ja": "<p>One thing some of us have been playing with on <a href=\"https://bitbang.social/tags/GlobalTalk\" class=\"mention hashtag\" rel=\"tag\">#<span>GlobalTalk</span></a> this <a href=\"https://bitbang.social/tags/MARCHintosh\" class=\"mention hashtag\" rel=\"tag\">#<span>MARCHintosh</span></a> is LACS, an AppleTalk chat system</p><p>But LACS isn't just another chat app - it's deep Apple lore. LACS started out at Apple as "RumorMonger", an experiment in decentralized chat. But this was back when Apple was heavily dysfunctional, full of project fiefdoms and yearly layoffs, so an anonymous bullhorn like this could really go crazy, leading to it spreading like wildfire.</p><p>This explains the sternly-worded dialog...</p><p><a href=\"https://bitbang.social/tags/mb\" class=\"mention hashtag\" rel=\"tag\">#<span>mb</span></a></p>"
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