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You know, this is a great idea. I've been writing slide decks since the late 80's and having a template to think about the problem first is really useful. Can't

You know, this is a great idea. I've been writing slide decks since the late 80's and having a template to think about the problem first is really useful. Can't believe this never occurred to me. Thanks! I just pulled down your tech_design template and I'm going to use it this week. [Abe Simpson Story: in the 80s/90s "Slide Decks" were called "Foils" because they were printed (by the print center) on transparencies and shown on overhead projectors.]

213322 7y ago
hi
- 213322 7y ago
  yui
chrisseaton 7y ago
> were called "Foils" because they were printed (by the print center) on transparencies and shown on overhead projectors. How does that explain them being called ‘foils’? I think you missed some part of the explanation?
- frant-hartm 7y ago
  Because the slides are made from foil? Or at least they look like the are?
  - IanCal 7y ago
    Perhaps it's a language thing, to me "foil" without a qualifier means exclusively aluminium foil. I'd never have called ohp acetate "foil".
    - CharlesW 7y ago
      I know them as "transparencies", but according to this "foils" was also common: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Transparency_(projection) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Transparency_(projection)
  - chrisseaton 7y ago
    Made from foil? As in metal foil? But metal isn’t transparent.
- maxerickson 7y ago
  The best candidate I found for the etymology is Ozalid Viewfoil, which I can't find an image, but it sounds like the transparencies came with a photosensitive coating that would fixed to the transparency during a development step. https://books.google.com/books?id=TZ3F1OYZdEcC&ppis=_e&lpg=RA5-PA30&ots=uLTLv5P3RJ&dq=OZALID%20VIEWFOIL&pg=RA5-PA30#v=onepage&q=OZALID%20VIEWFOIL&f=false https://books.google.com/books?id=TZ3F1OYZdEcC&ppis=_e&lpg=R...
- omnimus 7y ago
  Foil is a standard name for well transparent foil. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Transparency_(projection) https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Transparency_(projection)
  - chrisseaton 7y ago
    Lol that still doesn’t explain it - they’re called foils because their name is foils? That’s tautological!
    - OJFord 7y ago
      It's from French feuille, for 'leaf', so it's used for all these thin film things that are leaf-thin.
      - staplers 7y ago
        Demanded an answer to his question and didn't even say thank you.
- 0xff00ffee 7y ago
  I'm sitting here with a blank look on my face because I realize: I have no idea WHY, it's just a term we all recited without questioning. I'm somewhat disturbed by this discovery. This will be my new research project.

213322 7y ago

213322 7y ago
yui

chrisseaton 7y ago

> were called "Foils" because they were printed (by the print center) on transparencies and shown on overhead projectors. How does that explain them being called ‘foils’? I think you missed some part of the explanation?

frant-hartm 7y ago
Because the slides are made from foil? Or at least they look like the are?
- IanCal 7y ago
  Perhaps it's a language thing, to me "foil" without a qualifier means exclusively aluminium foil. I'd never have called ohp acetate "foil".
  - CharlesW 7y ago
    I know them as "transparencies", but according to this "foils" was also common: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Transparency_(projection) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Transparency_(projection)
- chrisseaton 7y ago
  Made from foil? As in metal foil? But metal isn’t transparent.
maxerickson 7y ago
The best candidate I found for the etymology is Ozalid Viewfoil, which I can't find an image, but it sounds like the transparencies came with a photosensitive coating that would fixed to the transparency during a development step. https://books.google.com/books?id=TZ3F1OYZdEcC&ppis=_e&lpg=RA5-PA30&ots=uLTLv5P3RJ&dq=OZALID%20VIEWFOIL&pg=RA5-PA30#v=onepage&q=OZALID%20VIEWFOIL&f=false https://books.google.com/books?id=TZ3F1OYZdEcC&ppis=_e&lpg=R...
omnimus 7y ago
Foil is a standard name for well transparent foil. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Transparency_(projection) https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Transparency_(projection)
- chrisseaton 7y ago
  Lol that still doesn’t explain it - they’re called foils because their name is foils? That’s tautological!
  - OJFord 7y ago
    It's from French feuille, for 'leaf', so it's used for all these thin film things that are leaf-thin.
    - staplers 7y ago
      Demanded an answer to his question and didn't even say thank you.
0xff00ffee 7y ago
I'm sitting here with a blank look on my face because I realize: I have no idea WHY, it's just a term we all recited without questioning. I'm somewhat disturbed by this discovery. This will be my new research project.