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> I was not inspired enough to make it to the ten-minute mark. That's too bad. I personally found the second half quite interesting. > even more precious to
by portLAN 19y ago
> I was not inspired enough to make it to the ten-minute mark.
That's too bad. I personally found the second half quite interesting.
> even more precious to hear him refer to the telephone as the first virtual reality technology. What the hell is that supposed to mean?!
Being able to have a conversation with someone miles away. That is revolutionary. They are "virtually" there.
- zach 19y ago> Being able to have a conversation with someone miles away. That is revolutionary. They are "virtually" there. Well, why not the daguerrotype? But my real question is, what value is there in making that distinction?
- portLAN 19y ago> Well, why not the daguerrotype? It doesn't update in real time. To go back to your Starcraft example, that is why Starcraft is a game, and the screenshots on the box are not. > what value is there in making that distinction? To most people it's a novel way of thinking about it.