• fubo@lemmy.world
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    1 year ago

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

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        1 year ago

        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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          1 year 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.