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Firmware. (seemel.ink)
submitted 3 years ago by to c/technology@lemmy.world
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[–] 42 points 3 years ago (2 children)

By the way, "joystick" was kinda rude back in the day, but nobody even notices now.

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  • [–] 14 points 3 years ago (2 children)

    What was more acceptable? "Control stick"?

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  • [–] 40 points 3 years ago (2 children)

    No, "joystick" was the original term. Everyone in the past were a bunch of perverts.

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  • [–] 2 points 3 years ago (1 child)

    It could have been worse. It could have been named enjoystick...

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  • [–] 2 points 3 years ago (1 child)

    what ? why ?

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  • [–] 5 points 3 years ago (1 child)

    Wikipedia seems to suggest it was an original term, first recorded use in 1909, and mentions nothing about alternative terms or controversy. I call BS

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  • [–] 4 points 3 years ago

    He means rude as in people made a sexual innuendo out of it.

    I remember in late 90s my brother bought a joystick. The brand was ThrustMaster. Literally, that was the name. ThrustMaster Joystick.

    We still laugh about it sometimes.

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