silverchase

joined 7 months ago
 

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

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

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

[–] silverchase@sh.itjust.works 3 points 2 days ago

Damn, that's deep.

[–] silverchase@sh.itjust.works 14 points 5 days ago

Now this is the real internet funeral

[–] silverchase@sh.itjust.works 5 points 6 days ago

The mythical cat nest

 
 

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.

[–] silverchase@sh.itjust.works 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.

[–] silverchase@sh.itjust.works 3 points 1 week ago

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

[–] silverchase@sh.itjust.works 44 points 1 week ago

Path of Exile's global channels have had a glorious history of unhinged nonsense. A dev was even around to witness this one!

 
 
[–] silverchase@sh.itjust.works 3 points 1 week ago

Cone of wrath and vengeance

[–] silverchase@sh.itjust.works 28 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Is this a picture on your laptop or is it a picture showing Sencha chilling on your laptop?

Both?

[–] silverchase@sh.itjust.works 18 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Horny instances have the best names.

[–] silverchase@sh.itjust.works 3 points 1 week ago (1 children)

I'm a fan of Dubmood's Atari ST cover of Second Reality.

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