<p>This has been in my "blog about this" pile for years now.</p>

<p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/veganstraightedge/3348918990/" title="Screenshot of My Desktop Circa Late 2005 by veganstraightedge, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3436/3348918990_893b5503c2.jpg" alt="Screenshot of My Desktop Circa Late 2005"></a></p>

<p>I'm embarrassed by how much stuff I have on my desktop then. I now keep it under 5 things most of the time. </p>

<p>The three Star Wars icons were hard drives.</p>

<p>You can watch the whole Star Wars: A New Hope as ASCII art two ways:</p>

<p>telnet://towel.blinkenlights.nl or <a href="http://www.asciimation.co.nz/">http://www.asciimation.co.nz/</a>.</p>

<p>Simply amazing.</p>