“(S)cience tends to progress through younger people, and old ideas tend to die with the originators of those ideas. through this cynical view, science progresses one coffin at a time.”

the Sting of the wild p142, J.O. Schmidt

same - why try to decipher someone else’s often flawed attempts at translation, when the original text is available?

IDSPISPOPD … and I even remember what it abbreviates… why?

monitors are generally made to be viewed up close - if video quality is no issue, then a commercial display /digital signage is also okay.

however, a good detailed list of tv aspects would help with even that choice.

not shooting any option down - just wondering about available resources/information.

my guess: FiberOptic cable

Estradasphere and Ween pop to mind

In Dutch: ‘graftak’ is a beautiful way to indicate an annoying/terrible person. Literally: ‘grave-branch’, which sounds nowhere near as satisfying.