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I honestly can't be friends with people who use beamer and public viewing in one sentence.
by marban 4y ago
I honestly can't be friends with people who use beamer and public viewing in one sentence.
- G3rn0ti 4y agoThe term „beamer“ is an interesting one. Elder east Germans use the specific GDR term „polylux“ instead to name an projector. Since Berlin was divided not long ago. You will find both terms still circulating.
- looperhacks 4y agoNote that "beamer" is usually used for a video projector. A polylux (which, for me, is "obviously" the better term, even though I was born after the unification :D) is only for overhead projectors that display slides. So beamer and polylux are two different things
- CRConrad 4y ago> overhead projectors that display slides Which is it, an overhead projector or a slide projector? They're different things.
- hulitu 4y agoBeamer is used in almost all Europe.
- netsharc 4y agoOne of my favorite anecdotes: A German was going to show the football game at his place, but had to cancel because his beamer broke, so he sent an email to the people he invited. An American who got the email wondered why they couldn't watch the game because the German's BMW broke down...