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0 pointshinkley5y ago0 comments

There's a practically throw-away line in Ready Player One where the Bad Guy says, "And research has found that we can cover 49% of the screen before our customers begin to experience seizures."

Yep, sounds about right.

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reaperducer5y ago

Sounds like Blipverts in Max Headroom.

hinkleyOP5y ago

Given that the story is full of 80's nerd culture references, that's probably not an accident, although they may have made it a little too subtle.

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reaperducer5y ago

Sounds like Blipverts in Max Headroom.

hinkleyOP5y ago

Given that the story is full of 80's nerd culture references, that's probably not an accident, although they may have made it a little too subtle.

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