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ICQ will stop working on June 26. It's encouraging users to migrate to a messaging app from Russia-based VK, its parent company.

I stopped using ICQ in the very early 00s. I didn't know anything of it still remained.

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[–] [email protected] 58 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago) (4 children)

Uh oh!

*My favorite random icq sound finding it's way into music https://youtu.be/nZHFy3YfagU

[–] Bonesince1997 7 points 6 months ago
[–] [email protected] 5 points 6 months ago (1 children)

They probably got the sound file from the Visual C++ 4.2 CD’s samples folder. That’s where ICQ got it from.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 6 months ago

Seeing as it's not in the official song, I think it's from a bad rip or something.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 6 months ago

That's what my wife said when I told her.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 6 months ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 1 points 6 months ago

Here is an alternative Piped link(s):

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