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[–] [email protected] 23 points 1 year ago (1 children)

No, it's a tuning fork that produces 4 seperate tones, one for each "button." The TV had a microphone listening for tones and would respond accordingly. You didn't actually have to point the remote at the TV, which later became a problem, as the mic on the TV was technically always listening for a tone.

[–] [email protected] 10 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Neat. I knew I could Cunningham Law this instead of doing research.

[–] [email protected] 14 points 1 year ago (1 children)

You can always count on fucking nerds to get excited about explaining something.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Cool. Now, where can we go to talk about CBB?

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

heynong.social? probably nowhere. or some weird earwolf forum.

[–] [email protected] 11 points 1 year ago

Unfortunately, you violated the law slightly by asking a question!

Cunningham's Law states "the best way to get the right answer on the internet is not to ask a question; it's to post the wrong answer."