2023-03-27 17:27 UTC
@48kRAM@oldbytes.space
1960s TV experience:
-Turn set on.
-Wait 30 seconds for tubes to warm up.
-Watch what is on.
-Turn set off.
2020s TV experience:
-Turn Set on.
-Wait 40 seconds for it to boot.
-Try to find things in grids of thumbnails
-Get paralysed by choice
-Realize hour has gone by and you need food
-Turn Set off
Replies (3)
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@BrideOfLinux@mastodon.opencloud.lu 2023-03-27 21:12
@RoyBrander@urbanists.social @48kRAM@oldbytes.space But, in the 2020s, you no longer have to adjust the vertical and horizontal hold.
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@andymatisz@masto.nu 2023-03-28 03:15
@RoyBrander@urbanists.social @48kRAM@oldbytes.space …(7) search for “Please Stand By”, watch it, and find yourself rooting for the underdog, and wonder how such a fun, enthralling film stayed buried for 6 years
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@gryzor@androiddev.social 2023-03-28 13:08
@RoyBrander@urbanists.social @48kRAM@oldbytes.space potential alternative: also wait for 2 or more minutes for the tv to update.