Re: OT
The Natural Philosopher <[email protected]>
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On 22/08/2026 20:40, rbowman wrote: > On Sat, 22 Aug 2026 10:34:20 -0500, chrisv wrote: > >> rbowman wrote: >> >>> The meet was a bit strange. Someone on reddit was looking for an old CRT >>> TV and I had one I was happy to get rid of. No idea what they were going >>> to do with it. It did have the RCA jacks for composite video so I >>> suppose it would work with a vintage VCR or DVD player. >> >> Probably for retro gaming, with an old game console. CRT TV's work >> better than modern digital screens, for that. > > That may be it. The kid who jumped out to get it looked like a younger > teen with Mom driving the SUV. Anyway it worked out well. > > Years ago someone was looking for a Game Boy for the kid. I offered it to > her to be told the kid wanted a current model, not obsolete old crap. I've > learned over the years that beggars damn well can be choosers. > Indeed. But they can also FOAD -- There’s a mighty big difference between good, sound reasons and reasons that sound good. Burton Hillis (William Vaughn, American columnist)