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Re:Why some apps use fake progress bars (2017) by whowouldathunk on Friday February 02, 2018 @06:32PM (#16295118)
Missed opportunity for "reticulating splines"
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Re:Why some apps use fake progress bars (2017) by DonHopkins on Saturday February 03, 2018 @10:22AM (#16297931)
The tradition of "reticulating splines" started in Maxis games:

http://sims.wikia.com/wiki/Reticulating_splines

And now lots of other games and web sites do it too, even compiling Firefox:

http://sims.wikia.com/wiki/Reticulating_splines/Usage_outsid...

The "Stage 5" evacuation completion detection timer in Austin Powers could have used a tad longer debouncing delay:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YewcrxOQNvk

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