Thought a few of you might like this a bit...
http://typosphere.com/2019/07/06/new-toy-of-the-day/
Fun toy of the day
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Re: Fun toy of the day
Well, a strange mix for me in 1959 including “Alternative energy”, “down & dirty” and “Saturday night special” lol
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Re: Fun toy of the day
Hmm. 1956 brings rockabilly, byte, gobsmacked, tract house, snooze button, Turing test, and barf.
Sounds about right ...
Sounds about right ...
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Re: Fun toy of the day
'88
A-fib
e-book
F-bomb
JPEG
MPEG
also: emo, gangster and meta
a very 2019 word in "killer app"
finally, in an funny coincidence-"mosh pit" which i just happened to use earlier this evening on this very forum.
thanks Ron.
A-fib
e-book
F-bomb
JPEG
MPEG
also: emo, gangster and meta
a very 2019 word in "killer app"
finally, in an funny coincidence-"mosh pit" which i just happened to use earlier this evening on this very forum.
thanks Ron.
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Re: Fun toy of the day
Shocked that a few of those techie terms (e-book, JPEG, MPEG) date back to the 80s.
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Re: Fun toy of the day
same. e-book especially!
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