Back in the day I used to prefer amber-on-black terminals over green-on-black. But not now, it seems.
helpfulContrib•7h ago
I wanted it to work, but the font used doesn't help.
With a better font, amber-on-black is restful.
durakot•6h ago
We had amber screens in our school computer lab in Poland in the early 90s where I discovered gaming, so the look is seared into my brain.
zabzonk•3h ago
The polytechnic I worked for in the mid 80s ran a little competition to see whether we should get green or amber phosphors on a new set of terminals. Most people seemed to prefer amber, but we bought green because they were somewhat cheaper (why?). I bagged myself one of the amber ones.
myflash13•7h ago
Such a weird coincidence. I stepped out of my house a few minutes ago to buy ice cream, and I bump into a Ukrainian friend of mine whose last name is “Popov”. I come back to my computer and immediately click this link on HackerNews and see the name Popov again. Weird. I sent this link to him and he says: where did you find this? And he says: his family name is related to people who invented certain radio components in the Soviet Union. Such a strange moment of synchronicity.
macready•7h ago
Coincidence? Maybe...
kgeist•6h ago
Popov is a very common surname in Eastern Europe, something like Smith or Rodriguez. At work, we have 5 Popovs :)
vindex10•6h ago
I studied in the same school :) I can't confirm geometric tattoos, but the school definitely taught me to enjoy the art of science!
victor22•5h ago
Also the game.
durakot•4h ago
Easter egg: if you type 'camus' in the character selection screen you can play as Albert Camus in Algiers circa 1937, having premonitions about being a character in a text-based adventure game in the distant future.
This entire thing smells fictional. But, then again, as a frequent visitor to Joshua Tree during all the years mentioned, there is a fairly extreme new age culture there, kind of on their own advanced journey. Look up "The Integratron" for one such manifestation of them. Harmless, I think.
GTP•9h ago
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stavros•1h ago
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt9625672/
righthand•30m ago