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svachalek
23 days ago
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We’re forgetting what darkness feels like
So you're living in the opening of Neuromancer: "The sky above the port was the color of television, tuned to a dead channel."
LeoPanthera
23 days ago
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That sentence has changed meaning twice, depending on what generation you are, it's either "snow", solid blue, or a screensaver.
kulahan
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Never considered this, but what a clear example of how drifting language can cause us to lose information, even if it’s written down somewhere.
AndrewDucker
22 days ago
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Kids these days don't even know what a channel is ;-)
(Well, except for YouTube channels)
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