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Re:The night sky is getting 10% brighter every year. We're f... by svachalek on Tuesday September 29, 2026 @07:53PM (#49902481)
So you're living in the opening of Neuromancer: "The sky above the port was the color of television, tuned to a dead channel."
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Re:The night sky is getting 10% brighter every year. We're f... by LeoPanthera on Tuesday September 29, 2026 @08:52PM (#49903006)
That sentence has changed meaning twice, depending on what generation you are, it's either "snow", solid blue, or a screensaver.
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Re:The night sky is getting 10% brighter every year. We're f... by kulahan on Tuesday September 29, 2026 @10:07PM (#49903524)
Never considered this, but what a clear example of how drifting language can cause us to lose information, even if it’s written down somewhere.
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Re:The night sky is getting 10% brighter every year. We're f... by AndrewDucker on Wednesday September 30, 2026 @07:45AM (#49907524)
Kids these days don't even know what a channel is ;-)

(Well, except for YouTube channels)

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