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[–] Legendsofanus@lemmy.world 13 points 1 year ago (11 children)

"Again, it required no batteries — much desired by Zenith, as the company didn’t want customers to think a TV was broken when the battery died."

Was this really that big of a concern? Did people really think that LMAO

[–] killa44@lemmy.world 11 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Layer 8 issues occur all the time.

[–] Legendsofanus@lemmy.world 4 points 1 year ago (1 children)
[–] sloppy_diffuser@sh.itjust.works 13 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

Its a play on the 7 layer OSI Model. Layer 8 would be the user, also known as an ID-10T (idiot) or PEBKAC (problem exists between keyboard and chair).

[–] Legendsofanus@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago

I love this lore!

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