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A Small Ode to the CRT
I used to hate Cathode Ray Tubes . As a kid in Europe, everything flickered at 50Hz, or made a loud whistle at 15.625KHz (back when I could still hear it). CRTs just seemed crude, “electro-brutalist” contraptions from the valve era. They were heavy, and delicate, and distorted, and blurry, and whistled, and gave…
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| Submitted | Title on HN | Points | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 15, 2022 | A Small Ode to the CRT by als0 | 134 | 91 |
