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And just a few years later in 1986, the "Scotty uses a Mac" scene from Star Trek IV: https://youtu.be/LkqiDu1BQXY?t=64 https://youtu.be/LkqiDu1BQXY?t=64
by emptybits 7y ago
And just a few years later in 1986, the "Scotty uses a Mac" scene from Star Trek IV: https://youtu.be/LkqiDu1BQXY?t=64 https://youtu.be/LkqiDu1BQXY?t=64
- orionblastar 7y agoYou can say he tried to use Siri before Siri was developed. Talked into the mouse "Hello computer".
- yellowapple 7y agoFun fact: "transparent aluminum" is a reality, albeit insanely expensive: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aluminium_oxynitride https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aluminium_oxynitride
- kevin_thibedeau 7y agoCorundum is also transparent aluminum and it's insanely cheap.
- inflatableDodo 7y agoSpeaking of which, where's our sapphire phone screens already?
- vinceguidry 7y agoSapphire is too brittle to be of much use in a phone screen. It would increase scratch resistance but be more prone to breaking than chemically strengthened glass. It works for watches because they can make it thicker to compensate.
- SigmundA 7y agoDidn't anyone else wonder why they needed transparent aluminium? Wouldn't some water proof cameras have been sufficient to keep an eye on the whales?