I wondered when this would reach a wider audience for news.
https://www.msnbc.com/top-stories/latest/idaho-republicans-ban-poster-classroom-rcna216773
A few years ago, at least twice a week someone posted the rotating, extending wooden table gif to the fediverse, because they saw it for the first time and were fascinated by it. It became a bit annoying, but it has recently disappeared from the fediverse, it seems. I kinda miss being annoyed by it. So. Here it is again :)
Originally known as a Jupe table, named after the inventor Robert Jupe, who patented it in 1835.
This is the Fletcher Capstan table: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UyZYQ_rhBPs
@rootnode found myself thinking it reminds me a lot about what I find distasteful about frontend web development, and then they dive in to that. Read my mind.
I dunno, we all stand on the shoulders of a giant in some way, but this does feel like the least-reliable giant we’ve stood on in a while