Relevant: the actual Swedish word for "recorder" is "inspelare" = "in-player". If you wanted to specify that a player couldn't record, you'd call it an "uppspelare" = "up-player".
So, there was no huge logic leap for us to assume that a tape player would be able to both "play up" and "play in". 😁
So, there was no huge logic leap for us to assume that a tape player would be able to both "play up" and "play in". 😁
January 11, 2026 at 8:08 PM
Relevant: the actual Swedish word for "recorder" is "inspelare" = "in-player". If you wanted to specify that a player couldn't record, you'd call it an "uppspelare" = "up-player".
So, there was no huge logic leap for us to assume that a tape player would be able to both "play up" and "play in". 😁
So, there was no huge logic leap for us to assume that a tape player would be able to both "play up" and "play in". 😁
Funny thing, since the topic of Swedish came up again: we never called them recorders.
Tape recorder: "bandspelare" = "tape player"
VCR: "videobandspelare" = "video tape player" (or just "video")
Everyone still knew that they also recorded.
Tape recorder: "bandspelare" = "tape player"
VCR: "videobandspelare" = "video tape player" (or just "video")
Everyone still knew that they also recorded.
January 11, 2026 at 8:08 PM
Funny thing, since the topic of Swedish came up again: we never called them recorders.
Tape recorder: "bandspelare" = "tape player"
VCR: "videobandspelare" = "video tape player" (or just "video")
Everyone still knew that they also recorded.
Tape recorder: "bandspelare" = "tape player"
VCR: "videobandspelare" = "video tape player" (or just "video")
Everyone still knew that they also recorded.
Late '90s, I casually mentioned to an old classmate that I got a new hard drive. He was excited and wanted to see it. I was confused. What was there to see? It was just a few more gigabytes of storage, yet to be filled.
When he arrived, he looked at my computer and said "But it's the same one?"
When he arrived, he looked at my computer and said "But it's the same one?"
January 11, 2026 at 11:14 AM
Late '90s, I casually mentioned to an old classmate that I got a new hard drive. He was excited and wanted to see it. I was confused. What was there to see? It was just a few more gigabytes of storage, yet to be filled.
When he arrived, he looked at my computer and said "But it's the same one?"
When he arrived, he looked at my computer and said "But it's the same one?"
I think one big factor is that when home computers started becoming ubiquitous, lots of people would get the terminology wrong, and within groups of non-enthusiasts, misconceptions could become so ingrained that the correct terminology would eventually seem weird to them.
January 11, 2026 at 11:14 AM
I think one big factor is that when home computers started becoming ubiquitous, lots of people would get the terminology wrong, and within groups of non-enthusiasts, misconceptions could become so ingrained that the correct terminology would eventually seem weird to them.
Even though the Swedish term is "diskett", I feel like I was always aware that they were called floppy disks or floppies in English. And that was before I even learned about the existence of 5.25" and 8" floppies. (My C64 had a tape drive, and our next computer was a 486 PC with a 3.5" drive.)
January 11, 2026 at 11:14 AM
Even though the Swedish term is "diskett", I feel like I was always aware that they were called floppy disks or floppies in English. And that was before I even learned about the existence of 5.25" and 8" floppies. (My C64 had a tape drive, and our next computer was a 486 PC with a 3.5" drive.)
Anyway, I have decided that it's no longer Too Soon, so I will finally make the joke I've held in for ten years.
David Bowie: *fights cancer*
David Bowie: *fights cancer*
David Bowie: *fights cancer*
David Bowie: *turns 69*
David Bowie: "Nice."
David Bowie: *dies*
I never said it was a good joke.
David Bowie: *fights cancer*
David Bowie: *fights cancer*
David Bowie: *fights cancer*
David Bowie: *turns 69*
David Bowie: "Nice."
David Bowie: *dies*
I never said it was a good joke.
January 10, 2026 at 9:07 PM
Anyway, I have decided that it's no longer Too Soon, so I will finally make the joke I've held in for ten years.
David Bowie: *fights cancer*
David Bowie: *fights cancer*
David Bowie: *fights cancer*
David Bowie: *turns 69*
David Bowie: "Nice."
David Bowie: *dies*
I never said it was a good joke.
David Bowie: *fights cancer*
David Bowie: *fights cancer*
David Bowie: *fights cancer*
David Bowie: *turns 69*
David Bowie: "Nice."
David Bowie: *dies*
I never said it was a good joke.
Turns out that if you don't leave food on your plate, there's not much to get stuck in the filter. I wipe off sauce/fat residue with my napkin, which is often just a piece of kitchen roll. No paper that I haven't already used, no pre-rinsing. I barely need to clean the filter at all.
December 27, 2025 at 10:12 PM
Turns out that if you don't leave food on your plate, there's not much to get stuck in the filter. I wipe off sauce/fat residue with my napkin, which is often just a piece of kitchen roll. No paper that I haven't already used, no pre-rinsing. I barely need to clean the filter at all.
I became a dishwasher owner seven years ago, with almost no prior experience. I must've used it for at least four years before it occurred to me that the filter might need cleaning. I dreaded what I would find in there.
It was pretty much nothing. Like a very thin layer of wet dust.
It was pretty much nothing. Like a very thin layer of wet dust.
December 27, 2025 at 10:12 PM
I became a dishwasher owner seven years ago, with almost no prior experience. I must've used it for at least four years before it occurred to me that the filter might need cleaning. I dreaded what I would find in there.
It was pretty much nothing. Like a very thin layer of wet dust.
It was pretty much nothing. Like a very thin layer of wet dust.
After all these years of dishwasher videos, casually mentioning that American dishwashers have spinny knives in them feels kind of like "Oh, by the way, Snape was a centaur. It was never mentioned in the books because it wasn't relevant to the story." except it's actually real. 😵
December 27, 2025 at 9:45 PM
After all these years of dishwasher videos, casually mentioning that American dishwashers have spinny knives in them feels kind of like "Oh, by the way, Snape was a centaur. It was never mentioned in the books because it wasn't relevant to the story." except it's actually real. 😵
Happy (belated?) birthday! This is more of an opinion, but: secundal harmony becomes a lot more interesting if you include augmented seconds and largely ignore the minor seconds.
November 30, 2025 at 7:49 PM
Happy (belated?) birthday! This is more of an opinion, but: secundal harmony becomes a lot more interesting if you include augmented seconds and largely ignore the minor seconds.
Me: Wow, that's easily on par with Schmoyoho!
*notices handle*
Oh.
*notices handle*
Oh.
November 6, 2025 at 11:04 AM
Me: Wow, that's easily on par with Schmoyoho!
*notices handle*
Oh.
*notices handle*
Oh.
When I first started using powder (after going through my big bag of Finish tablets), I just took an unmarked scoop (since determined to hold about 1.5 tablespoons), filled the detergent dispenser up to the lowest marking, and put the remainder on the inside of the door. Lowest marking was enough!
November 5, 2025 at 10:53 PM
When I first started using powder (after going through my big bag of Finish tablets), I just took an unmarked scoop (since determined to hold about 1.5 tablespoons), filled the detergent dispenser up to the lowest marking, and put the remainder on the inside of the door. Lowest marking was enough!
I fundamentally don't understand the mindset of people who ask questions online without first using a search engine. Not because I don't want to be a bother, but because finding answers on my own will almost always involve fewer steps and give equal or better results.
November 3, 2025 at 5:18 PM
I fundamentally don't understand the mindset of people who ask questions online without first using a search engine. Not because I don't want to be a bother, but because finding answers on my own will almost always involve fewer steps and give equal or better results.
What the fuck are you doing on Bluesky, you degenerate sociopaths? There's nothing here for you. Go back to Lies Antisocial and ShitteX!
October 25, 2025 at 9:04 PM
What the fuck are you doing on Bluesky, you degenerate sociopaths? There's nothing here for you. Go back to Lies Antisocial and ShitteX!
You hate America. You are destroying America. You are America's enemy. And you know it.
I will not waste my time on anyone who disagrees. If they do not already know that what I say is true, they are too stupid to ever understand it.
I will not waste my time on anyone who disagrees. If they do not already know that what I say is true, they are too stupid to ever understand it.
October 22, 2025 at 9:42 PM
You hate America. You are destroying America. You are America's enemy. And you know it.
I will not waste my time on anyone who disagrees. If they do not already know that what I say is true, they are too stupid to ever understand it.
I will not waste my time on anyone who disagrees. If they do not already know that what I say is true, they are too stupid to ever understand it.
What the actual fuck.
"The people who don't like us hate America." *starts demolishing the White House*
You could not write this to be any more insane.
"The people who don't like us hate America." *starts demolishing the White House*
You could not write this to be any more insane.
October 20, 2025 at 8:45 PM
What the actual fuck.
"The people who don't like us hate America." *starts demolishing the White House*
You could not write this to be any more insane.
"The people who don't like us hate America." *starts demolishing the White House*
You could not write this to be any more insane.
The Poker Diapémon. You look for it by the cards it is playing.
October 16, 2025 at 9:05 AM
The Poker Diapémon. You look for it by the cards it is playing.
Music (and culture at large) has constantly been suffering a sudden and unprecedented drop in quality for at least 300 years.
I hate to point out sarcasm, so I won't.
I hate to point out sarcasm, so I won't.
October 11, 2025 at 9:32 PM
Music (and culture at large) has constantly been suffering a sudden and unprecedented drop in quality for at least 300 years.
I hate to point out sarcasm, so I won't.
I hate to point out sarcasm, so I won't.
Obligatory Tim Minchin reference:
youtu.be/BL9A1BiABNg
youtu.be/BL9A1BiABNg
F Sharp (Live)
YouTube video by Tim Minchin - Topic
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October 2, 2025 at 3:23 PM
Obligatory Tim Minchin reference:
youtu.be/BL9A1BiABNg
youtu.be/BL9A1BiABNg