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Re:American Airlines' Legendary Mechanic Passes Away at 100 ... by BoxOfRain on Tuesday September 01, 2026 @07:45AM (#49520646)
Black and white TV left enough of a cultural impact that despite not living through that era, when I got a black and white e-ink smartphone recently I joked that if I were to watch the snooker on it I'd have to judge the green by its proximity to the pink.

Also the BBC still issue black and white TV licences, I suspect my phone is eligible for one! Still about 3.5k of them working apparently.

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Re:American Airlines' Legendary Mechanic Passes Away at 100 ... by Towaway69 on Wednesday September 02, 2026 @09:30AM (#49535939)
B/W TVs is still the reason why football teams (the soccer kind) have two different jerseys - one light and one dark.

So when two teams play, one in their light and the other in their dark jersey. Hence also stripes are important.

Gotta ensure backward compatibility!

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