The "I Didn't Comment in Another Thread" Thread

[prabe]

Not entirely this site: Before I trust someone's review/recommendation of a game, I should look closely at what they think of related games. I bought something yesterday I'll probably never look at again. Oops.

 

[prabe]

It would be wrong to have a betting pool for how long it'll take a poster to get banned, right?

If that's wrong I dunno that I ever wanna be right.

 

[Staffan]

My parents' house has a digital clock from the 1970s that displays the time with numbered tiles that flip as the minutes and hours pass rather than on a display screen.

That is technically an analog clock with weird hands.

 

[Thomas Shey]

OK but the poster said 'likely' twice and 'I bet they're mostly' once. Wasn't it clear that the post was a generalisation?

Its a valid point. Perhaps I focused on the first sentence overly much.

 

[Scribe]

None Forum

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Just once, consider the impact on others. Especially when they bend over backwards for you multiple times a week.

 

[soviet]

Its a valid point. Perhaps I focused on the first sentence overly much.

No worries.

 

[Gradine]

Which generalisation doesn't have exceptions?

 

[Wofano Wotanto]

That is technically an analog clock with weird hands.

No. You are being misled by youtube. The definition of "digital clock" refers to how the time is displayed. It has nothing to do with the drive mechanism of the clock. Analog clocks by definition have hands indicating the time. For once wiki actually has it right:

Some clocks, called 'flip clocks', have digital displays that work mechanically. The digits are painted on sheets of material which are mounted like the pages of a book. Once a minute, a page is turned over to reveal the next digit. These displays are usually easier to read in brightly lit conditions than LCDs or LEDs. Also, they do not go back to 12:00 after a power interruption. Flip clocks generally do not have electronic mechanisms. Usually, they are driven by AC-synchronous motors.

Weirdly, the wiki description of a hybrid clock is the exact opposite of the ones I've seen in a few professional kitchens, which displayed seconds with a single analog arm and hours and minutes digitally. Well, they did say "usually" there. Guess I've only seen the weirdos.

Hybrid (analog-digital)​

Clocks with analog quadrants, with a digital component, usually minutes and hours displayed analogously and seconds displayed in digital mode.

 

[MarkB]

My bedside clock-radio is a red LED digital one that I've owned since around 1990. It has a built-in cassette tape player in case you want to customise your wake-up call, and has to be the single most durable and reliable electronic device I've owned.

 

[Wofano Wotanto]

I bought something yesterday I'll probably never look at again.

What did you buy? Maybe someone here will spare you the storage space (assuming it's a physical object, that is). One man's trash and all that.