• Miles O'Brien@startrek.website
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      1 month ago

      I first saw one in my grandpa’s shed 30 years ago. I’ve had my own sitting in my parents garage, held together by duct tape, since highschool.

      It’s crazy to me that someone slapped their name on it and parades it as original thought.

      • shalafi@lemmy.world
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        He perfected and popularized it. Given the altruistic bent of the project, I’d bet he’s the kinda guy who wouldn’t dare call it his original idea.

    • dantheclamman@lemmy.worldM
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      I previously tried to find a Wikipedia-accepted source of these early uses but can’t find one (apparently also were common decades ago in the basement punk music scene). If you know of an early reference of the box design, definitely add it to the article!

    • treadful@lemmy.zip
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      Nothing is ever new. These folks just did the work to find out the best, cheapest, and most effective way to build them. Then spread the word.