Such a weird coincidence. I stepped out of my house a few minutes ago to buy ice cream, and I bump into a Ukrainian friend of mine whose last name is “Popov”. I come back to my computer and immediately click this link on HackerNews and see the name Popov again. Weird. I sent this link to him and he says: where did you find this? And he says: his family name is related to people who invented certain radio components in the Soviet Union. Such a strange moment of synchronicity.
kgeist · 12h ago
Popov is a very common surname in Eastern Europe, something like Smith or Rodriguez. At work, we have 5 Popovs :)
sudahtigabulan · 1h ago
"Pop" is the word for priest, so it translates to "priest's" (son).
(You know this, obviously. I'm posting it for the others.)
And, I happen to chat with a Popov almost every day :-)
macready · 13h ago
Coincidence? Maybe...
GTP · 15h ago
I assume this Alexander Popov is a fictional character, as a quick Google search didn't turn up anyone with a matching profile.
Yeah, I'm waiting for the SCP designation to appear.
bsenftner · 8h ago
This entire thing smells fictional. But, then again, as a frequent visitor to Joshua Tree during all the years mentioned, there is a fairly extreme new age culture there, kind of on their own advanced journey. Look up "The Integratron" for one such manifestation of them. Harmless, I think.
Easter egg: if you type 'camus' in the character selection screen you can play as Albert Camus in Algiers circa 1937, having premonitions about being a character in a text-based adventure game in the distant future.
kgwxd · 8h ago
How did you know that?
durakot · 4h ago
The director mentioned it in an email I got, apparently Camus is also a character in the film.
vindex10 · 12h ago
I studied in the same school :) I can't confirm geometric tattoos, but the school definitely taught me to enjoy the art of science!
zabzonk · 14h ago
Back in the day I used to prefer amber-on-black terminals over green-on-black. But not now, it seems.
durakot · 12h ago
We had amber screens in our school computer lab in Poland in the early 90s where I discovered gaming, so the look is seared into my brain.
zabzonk · 9h ago
The polytechnic I worked for in the mid 80s ran a little competition to see whether we should get green or amber phosphors on a new set of terminals. Most people seemed to prefer amber, but we bought green because they were somewhat cheaper (why?). I bagged myself one of the amber ones.
buildsjets · 4h ago
Super pissed I ever ditched my old amber VT-220. Still have memories of using it to dial into the North Avenue Trade School’s ancient CDC Cyber from my fleabag flophouse in Home Park.
helpfulContrib · 13h ago
I wanted it to work, but the font used doesn't help.
(You know this, obviously. I'm posting it for the others.)
And, I happen to chat with a Popov almost every day :-)
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt9625672/
EDIT: https://strangemachine.tv/safespace/
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With a better font, amber-on-black is restful.