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So you're living in the opening of Neuromancer: "The sky above the port was the color of television, tuned to a dead channel."

That sentence has changed meaning twice, depending on what generation you are, it's either "snow", solid blue, or a screensaver.

Never considered this, but what a clear example of how drifting language can cause us to lose information, even if it’s written down somewhere.

Kids these days don't even know what a channel is ;-)

(Well, except for YouTube channels)