The Picard ManeuverM to memes · 26 days agoNever let it connect, btw... no matter how nicely it asks.imagemessage-square232linkfedilinkarrow-up1986arrow-down118
arrow-up1968arrow-down1imageNever let it connect, btw... no matter how nicely it asks.The Picard ManeuverM to memes · 26 days agomessage-square232linkfedilink
minus-squareBeMoreCarefullinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up16·25 days agoThe way CRTs work is absolutely amazing. You’re basically watching a ray gun shoot you and it’s so quick it looks like a picture. It’s an absolutely wild marvel of engineering. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cathode_ray_tube
minus-squaref4f4f4f4f4f4f4f4@sopuli.xyzlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·25 days agoI repair arcade games and often mention to curious onlookers: “Fifty years of putting miniature particle accelerators in every home and business!”
The way CRTs work is absolutely amazing. You’re basically watching a ray gun shoot you and it’s so quick it looks like a picture. It’s an absolutely wild marvel of engineering.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cathode_ray_tube
I repair arcade games and often mention to curious onlookers: “Fifty years of putting miniature particle accelerators in every home and business!”