{"id":493,"date":"2012-04-09T14:40:41","date_gmt":"2012-04-09T21:40:41","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.oregonstate.edu\/freechoicelab\/?p=493"},"modified":"2012-04-09T14:40:41","modified_gmt":"2012-04-09T21:40:41","slug":"projectors","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dev.blogs.oregonstate.edu\/freechoicelab\/2012\/04\/09\/projectors\/","title":{"rendered":"Projectors"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Source: flickr.com<\/a> via Free-Choice<\/a> on Pinterest<\/a><\/p>\n

Mark and I cleaned out the A\/V closet in the auditorium this morning. \u00a0We uncovered a stash of broken slide projectors dating back several decades. \u00a0The picture above shows a partial sample of what we found, which included bulbs, lenses, carousels, carrying cases and at least one IR remote.<\/p>\n

I suspect that the State of Oregon maintains a secret Bureau of Antiquated Projectors (BAP), which is dedicated to filling every available storage space with 1970s hardware (with fake wood paneling, when available). \u00a0There’s one in the closet, just in case. \u00a0There are a few upstairs awaiting surplus inventory. \u00a0Maureen requisitioned one for office use. \u00a0There’s probably a stack of them hiding in that first bathroom stall that nobody ever uses because everybody thinks it’s the one everybody else<\/em> uses.<\/p>\n

I actually like slides, film and paper because they have a permanence that digital formats cannot yet replace. \u00a0We can still see, touch and read documents (preserved in stone, paper or rope) from thousands of years ago. \u00a0Sumerian government memos. \u00a0Inca agricultural inventories. \u00a0Personal correspondence from the Roman Empire. \u00a0Ancient Egyptian jokes.<\/p>\n

Will future generations know us by our projectors? \u00a0Call the BAP.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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