@LovableSidekick to ShowerthoughtsEnglish • 4 days agoCalling modern cellphones "phones" is like when old Star Trek called their little plastic data slabs "tapes".message-square66arrow-up1269arrow-down118
arrow-up1251arrow-down1message-squareCalling modern cellphones "phones" is like when old Star Trek called their little plastic data slabs "tapes".@LovableSidekick to ShowerthoughtsEnglish • 4 days agomessage-square66
minus-square@jqubedlink6•4 days agoTo jump on with this, sometime in TV, especially with sports broadcasts or recaps, I still hear hosts say something like, “let’s go to the videotape” even though basically no one is using tape anymore for these things.
To jump on with this, sometime in TV, especially with sports broadcasts or recaps, I still hear hosts say something like, “let’s go to the videotape” even though basically no one is using tape anymore for these things.