I wanna find out more behind-the-scenes stuff like this
like how the joker's wild had to use a custom rig to spin and stop three slide projectors to simulate the spinning "reels" of a slot machine.
forgot a 1970s game show used a bunch of Apple IIs hooked up to an Altair computer for its gameboard.
technology on game shows are wild, y'all
https://www.museumofplay.org/blog/apple-ii-powered-game-show/
was watching an Australian game show (The New Price is Right) and that was one of the prizes on offer
I have a question for my aussie friends: why did you have a van called the Jackaroo????
@Joshi there was a similar game show from a few years ago where the grand prize was paying off student loans
surprisingly the social media reaction seemed to be "wow this has what society is now, huh? we live in hell"
I imagine Debt would've had the same had social media existed in 1997 beyond USENET and IRC
I'm making this poll because I've shown the show to a few folks who are not huge game show nerds like me, and they seem flabbergasted at the concept from the get-go
Despite it being (mostly) a mundane Jeopardy! clone.
Today I was reminded that old online chats offered context awareness for the people online: you knew you won't be a bother to a friend who has a smiley flower as a status; and you knew you might not be getting a quick reply from someone who's Away.
Today I don't even know if my friends are online or not. The messenger apps make the assumption that everyone is online, and if not, they will receive a push notification, and will reply to you as soon as possible. But this assumption is barely true. I bet it makes lives harder, especially for ND people
re: pain, rant
A bit on the mend today but the pain's still kinda there.
I think this back and body pain, despite it not being debilitating, is making me at least feel miserable and irritable, especially when talking with folks.
Apologies in advance if I feel a bit snippy at the moment.
re: pain, rant
Last night was me struggling to move as I felt a modest amount of pain around my back and upper body. A general, dull ache.
Even after resting I don't feel better.
I have an immense fear that this will become "the new normal" for me, and I am genuinely scared about that.
(aka tonya)
39/pan/trans. she/they.
writes about dumb junk about video games and music sometimes.
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