GragSmashDec 6, 2024
Deb Chachra
I made a quilted winter cover for the AC in my living room (in lieu of taking it out), and also a very silly joke.
Nov 28, 2024 at 12:40amWeb
Show threadDeb ChachraNov 28, 2024

Part of why this amuses me is because it’s been many years since I owned a TV.

[If you’re unsure of the relevance of that, please refer to:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SMPTE_color_bars ]

SMPTE color bars - Wikipedia

Show threadSindarina, Edge Case DetectiveNov 28, 2024
@debcha It's instantly recognisable for people above a certain age, especially if you have technical interests πŸ˜„
Show threadLeo RΓ© JorgeNov 28, 2024
@sindarina @debcha I was almost offended by the need for an explanation!
Show threadDeb ChachraNov 28, 2024
@sindarina @LeoRJorge I teach undergraduate engineering students, so I’ve long since learned not to assume that everyone just knows what I know, much less to get offended when they don’t. Besides, per this xkcd cartoon, it’s so much more fun and generative to share the explanation. https://xkcd.com/1053/
Ten Thousand

xkcd
Show threadSindarina, Edge Case DetectiveNov 28, 2024

@debcha @LeoRJorge Yes, explaining it to people who hear about it for the first time is so much fun πŸ˜„

Provided they are actually interested, that is. Which, as someone who holds many, many obscure facts in her head, is not always the case πŸ˜‚

Show threadLeo RΓ© JorgeNov 28, 2024
@debcha @sindarina sorry I wasn't more clear in my comment! I was referring to the previous comment about "people over a certain age"! It's the kind of thing we take for granted everyone has seen a thousand times before...
Show threadranjitNov 28, 2024
@debcha I made it the flag of my Animal Crossing island!
Show threadDeb ChachraDec 14, 2024
@ranjit This is absolutely adorable.
Show threadSindarina, Edge Case DetectiveNov 28, 2024
@debcha Nice πŸ˜„
Show threadMx. Aria StewartNov 28, 2024
@debcha This is utterly delightful.
Show threadHussein Rashid - islamoyankeeNov 28, 2024
@debcha definitely got me to chuckle. Thanks
Show threadInarticulateQuilterNov 28, 2024
@debcha this tickles me, great idea
Show threadWoodswalkedNov 28, 2024

@debcha
I winterize my ACs also.
Yours are far more stylish!

'I understood this reference.'-Capt. America

Show threadJoe Federer on mstdn.caNov 28, 2024
@debcha It's not a silly joke, it just shows that your air conditioner needs to be colour calibrated! The bottom left and bottom right squares should match. My first post-graduation job was in a university TV studio...
Show threadEthan MarcotteNov 28, 2024
@debcha β€”Deb this rules
Show threadJeri DanskyNov 28, 2024
@debcha That looks great!
Show threadDan YorkNov 28, 2024
@debcha That is awesome! What a fun thing to do!!
Show threadThe Zany XenomorphNov 28, 2024
@debcha that’s amazing! You know you stayed up too late when you see that. :)
Show thread8 Ball SystemNov 28, 2024
@debcha I like that! that looks really cool!
Show threadJustin DumlaoNov 28, 2024
@debcha air off…off air
Show threadsabikNov 28, 2024
@debcha @foone
... the colours of television, tuned to a dead channel
Show threadTim ChaseNov 28, 2024

@debcha

this.
is.
fantastic.

that is all. ☺

Show threadEllenInEdmonton Nov 28, 2024
@debcha
That's very pretty. My a/c is a big-ass floor model so I should find a moderately attractive way to cover it during the off-season. I have 1-100 projects in the queue at the moment so it may not be this winter!
Show threadStΓ©phane Charette πŸ‡¨πŸ‡¦Nov 28, 2024

@debcha Does it make noise? Say....at 1000 Hz?

I had to look it up again to remember the name: "SMPTE color bars." https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SMPTE_color_bars

I love the idea and it looks amazing on your AC. As a geek old enough to remember watching this on Saturday mornings while waiting for the cartoons to start, this could/should totally be a full-size bed quilt! :)

SMPTE color bars - Wikipedia

Show threadKrazyKatNov 28, 2024
@debcha 😏
Show threadTom ForsythNov 28, 2024
@debcha BUT - bonus quiz - will the white end be hotter than the dark blue end?
Show threadred_rooster Nov 28, 2024

@debcha
The really bad thing is that younger people do not now the meaning. It is just a cover with colored patches.
That this is an test image that was shown when the tv program was closed after midnight since the tv nowadays runs non stop.

So, I assume anybody that wrote a comment is probably older than 30

Show threadEvert PotNov 28, 2024
@red_rooster why is it bad?
Show threadred_rooster Nov 28, 2024
@evert
1. because the test image was a constant in my generation and that of my parents and the youth does not even know it.
2. There is non-stop television
Show threadJoan AlbrightNov 28, 2024
@debcha But do you hear the sound when you look at it?
Show threadChristian Kent   π˜Šπ˜’ :οΌΌοΉ₯Nov 28, 2024
@debcha @foone NGL, you need to adjust your primaries
Show threadMiakoda Nov 28, 2024

@debcha

@alice

I love it

Show threadFleur VervenneNov 28, 2024
@debcha I think your winter cover is busted, all i see is the test screen...
Show threadMennoNov 28, 2024
@debcha
Your next challenge πŸ˜‰
Show threadPaws 2 SpindleNov 28, 2024
@debcha Love it! That would also make a great pattern for a messenger bag.
Show threadDan Neuman πŸ‡¨πŸ‡¦Nov 28, 2024
@debcha I feel like it's time to go to bed.
Show threadKevin MarksNov 28, 2024
@debcha The BBC Engineering Slack was wondering if you sources some vantablack cloth for the PLUGE part
Show threadDeb ChachraNov 28, 2024
@KevinMarks I think I’d have to fistfight Anish Kapoor for it.
Show threadmikechislettNov 29, 2024
@debcha @KevinMarks cheat and do a Gregory's hole!
Show threadDeb ChachraDec 14, 2024
@mikechislett @KevinMarks Putting a hole in the insulated winter cover for my air conditioner might rather defeat the purpose.
Show threadGraham Sutherland / PolynomialNov 28, 2024
@debcha love it
Show threadThomas tekst-tvNov 28, 2024
@debcha Amazing idea. Where I’m from, we had a different test image. Nowadays, TV transmission never ends, and I miss seeing it.
Show threadCyberPunkBarMaidNov 29, 2024
@debcha I love it 
Show threadKernel Bob Nov 29, 2024
@debcha Never Twice the Same Cover.
Show threadJendia GammonNov 29, 2024
@debcha that’s great
Show threadTama Samus πŸ³οΈβ€βš§οΈβœ¨πŸ’–Nov 30, 2024
@debcha ahh! A test (quilting) pattern!
Show threadDeb ChachraDec 14, 2024
@Tama23 Given that it is also my first quilt, that is true in multiple senses!
Show threadSylveonDec 2, 2024
@debcha πŸ˜†πŸ˜†πŸ˜†πŸ˜†πŸ˜†πŸ˜†πŸ˜†πŸ˜†πŸ˜†πŸ˜† hee heee hehehheee heeeh eeee