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
1916·2 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.
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Technology@lemmy.world•Meta rolls out default end-to-end encryption on Messenger, FacebookEnglish
7·2 years agoThe trick is that the ends are where they put the spying/surveillance code
ESC Z Z
Although I usually bang ESC a few times to
make sure i’m back to command mode
deleted by creator
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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
0·2 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
01·2 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.
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Technology@lemmy.world•Chinese Team Develops AI Robot Utilizing Martian Materials for Oxygen ExtractionEnglish
61·2 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.
marietta_man@yall.theatl.socialto
Technology@lemmy.world•Chinese Team Develops AI Robot Utilizing Martian Materials for Oxygen ExtractionEnglish
93·2 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.world•China launches world’s fastest internet with 1.2 terabit per second link, can transmit 150 4K movies a secondEnglish
3·2 years agoLet’s all step back and be glad we’re not in China or Russia.
marietta_man@yall.theatl.socialto
Technology@lemmy.world•China launches world’s fastest internet with 1.2 terabit per second link, can transmit 150 4K movies a secondEnglish
71·2 years agoI’m sure they’d love to come live in the US though. Lines at the US visa offices in China have been enormous.
Funny thing is, I don’t see articles that say “America launches (best AI thing / fastest chip / 5g bs)” … just the company (usually international) that did the work.
marietta_man@yall.theatl.socialto
Technology@lemmy.world•China Claims World’s Fastest Internet With 1.2 Terabit-Per-Second NetworkEnglish
25·2 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.
Also, how many times is L4s going to repost this? These repost bots make for spammy, “spectator” forums instead of community-driven content.
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Technology@lemmy.world•China launches world’s fastest internet with 1.2 terabit per second link, can transmit 150 4K movies a secondEnglish
859·2 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.