Yeah, “video” was common, but “VHS” wasn’t. Maybe kids who developed language as the format was expiring in the early-mid 90s didn’t have lots of examples and just thought the letters printed on the tape were a noun.
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When they were widely used, people called cassette tapes “tapes” (common) or “cassettes” (less common). I don’t recall anyone calling a VHS videotape or VCR “a VHS”.
Similarly, I have seen people recently say “a vinyl”, which wasn’t ever the way it was said. (it would be music “on vinyl” or “a record”).
Do you mean a VCR? Or A “VHS tape”?
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World News@lemmy.world•China poised to break 5nm barrier — Huawei lists 5nm processor presumably built with SMIC tech, defying U.S. sanctionsEnglish
2416·2 years agoWhen I see these pro-China pieces, I remember that Chinese citizens can’t speak freely, exercise political will, or breathe clean air. As well as China’s actions towards the annexation/militarization of surrounding waters, erasure of Tibetan and Uyghuar cultures, and propagation of destabilizing online propaganda.
OP seems to post quite a few.
Looks like a typical agitprop/anger amplifier news spammer
In what world is the Wall Street Journal “liberal media”? The same WSJ owned/run by Rupert Murdoch and his son? Or is there another one?
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Technology@lemmy.world•Meta rolls out default end-to-end encryption on Messenger, FacebookEnglish
9·2 years agoThe trick is that the ends are where they put the spying/surveillance code
In a combo meal for only $14
None of the changes matter if the restaurant employees don’t give a fuck.
ESC Z Z
Although I usually bang ESC a few times to
make sure i’m back to command mode
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politics @lemmy.world•Trump Promotes Alarming Washington Post Column Warning His Presidency Would Be a ‘Dictatorship’English
618·2 years agoDon’t imply “white, cishet, Christian man” somehow aligns with or is safe from trump. That’s false, and wanting to see rational democratic values upheld is independent of gender/racial identity.
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World News@lemmy.world•China’s new cancer drug Toripalimab is approved in the US but will cost 30 times moreEnglish
61·2 years agoSo, what DID happen in Tiananmen Square in April-June 1989?
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World News@lemmy.world•China’s new cancer drug Toripalimab is approved in the US but will cost 30 times moreEnglish
152·2 years ago3 of OPs 4 posts are pro-china pieces. Wonder if he can tell us what happened in Tiananmen Square in April 1989
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Programming@programming.dev•Time For Some Structure in Our ConcurrencyEnglish
2·2 years agoOr use ZIO. https://zio.dev
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Uplifting News@lemmy.world•Some deaf children in China can hear after gene treatmentEnglish
21·2 years agoWhen I see these pro-China pieces, I remember that Chinese citizens can’t speak freely, exercise political will, or breathe clean air. As well as China’s actions towards the annexation/militarization of surrounding waters, erasure of Tibetan and Uyghuar cultures, and propagation of destabilizing online propaganda.
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Technology@lemmy.ml•China's YMTC Preps Next-Gen Xtacking 4.0 NAND Tech | Tom's HardwareEnglish
31·2 years agoWhen I see these pro-China pieces, I remember that Chinese citizens can’t speak freely, exercise political will, or breathe clean air. As well as China’s actions towards the annexation/militarization of surrounding waters, erasure of Tibetan and Uyghuar cultures, and propagation of destabilizing online propaganda.




Plenty of actors carpet bomb malicious content and would be happy to make $1000 in BTC ransoming grandma’s computer.