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ickplant@lemmy.world to Science Memes@mander.xyzEnglish · 1 year ago

Is this a 16th-century smartphone?

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Is this a 16th-century smartphone?

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  • lugal@lemmy.ml
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    You can’t use it as a phone, so yes

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    OpenSource, no ads, nor tracking or logging, anonymous. no account needed, but not a Phone

  • 🇰 🌀 🇱 🇦 🇳 🇦 🇰 🇮 🏆@yiffit.net
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    Looks like a flip book made of gold. Flip those pages fast enough and it animates the stars moving across the sky!

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      I suspect it’s brass or just gold plated. Gold on it’s own would not be particularly durable. Unless this was meant to be like those spinny clocks grandpa had on his window sill- purely decorative.

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        I suspect it’s a steampunk necronomicon.

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      50kg flip book

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        If a page comes loose it could chip your spectacles.

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    I think the term “PDA” dates back to about then.

    • NeatNit@discuss.tchncs.de
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      Personal …Dubious(…?) Assistant?

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        Position determinating assistant

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    I thought I had volvelles in high school, but it just turned out to be a cold.

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    How big is this thing? I have no sense of scale here.

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      • RBG@discuss.tchncs.de
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        Your browser does not support playing HTML5 video. You can download a copy of the video file instead.

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        “Perhaps we could re-choreograph the dance so it wouldn’t be in danger of being knocked over?”

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        For others that also didn’t know what this means: https://norselandsrock.com/stonehenge-spinal-tap/

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    What are the blank pages for? Are you supposed to engrave your notes on them?

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      My guess would be to add area specific star patterns to make local traveling easier.

      Like having a detail specific map for each specific point of interest.

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      I was wondering that myself!

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    I wonder how the lunar volvelles worked

    Sounds like it’s based on the moon obviously, so what happens if it’s below the horizon or in the new moon phase?

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    even if it folds up a bit it still looks really bulky.

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      Dude, it’s technology from 500+ years ago. Give 'em a break

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