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I remember the days of deciphering the scrambled tv channels on cable during the late hours perusing the late night adult programming as it scrolled in its warped and distorted menagerie of shapes and colors, feeling exited to spot an errant boob or something.
But it was enough! Kids these days have access to gigs of HD video... not sure if that's a good thing.