silverchase

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Cloud physics (en.wikipedia.org)
 

Tom Wildenhain demonstrates that PowerPoint is theoretically able to do any computation a real computer could do.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 day ago

Have fun! This is how everyone reacted when it was revealed a few years ago.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 day ago

I love this kind of stuff where people bend office work programs to do things way beyond what they were designed for.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 days ago

Damn, that's deep.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 5 days ago

Odd templating

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[–] [email protected] 14 points 5 days ago

Now this is the real internet funeral

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

I smell value!

[–] [email protected] 8 points 6 days ago (1 children)

Manifest dread.

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The mythical cat nest

 
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Telharmonium (en.wikipedia.org)
 

A 19th-century synthesizer that broadcast music over telephone lines. You'd pay to listen to electronic telephone concerts. The power needed was so great that the music signal would crosstalk to nearby phone lines.

It only ran for a handful of years. As this got started, radio was becoming more widespread.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 1 week ago

These kinds of gadgets fascinate me. They were only useful for a short period of time before something else came along and obsoleted them. The Telharmonium was like this as well.

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The mythical Renardeaux, Quebec, the nation's best-kept secret

 
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subcripon (sh.itjust.works)
 
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