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[-] dankm@lemmy.ca 164 points 2 years ago

Ironically, it's a very old term for a powerpoint presentation. Presentations used to be done with actual photographic slides in a projector. They were stored in a deck of slides.

I only know this from Mad Men.

[-] GrabtharsHammer@lemmy.world 46 points 2 years ago

It's a carousel of slides, you heathen.

[-] dankm@lemmy.ca 54 points 2 years ago
[-] GrabtharsHammer@lemmy.world 24 points 2 years ago

It looks like you're right. Apparently, some dude on Madison Avenue cooked up that name to help them sell.

[-] moody@lemmings.world 7 points 2 years ago

Carousels are only the round ones.

[-] someguy3@lemmy.ca 22 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

Chu Chu Chunk.

[-] TheFriar@lemm.ee 12 points 2 years ago

So what he’s saying is everyone in his company is 90 and he was fooling them into thinking he’s 90 too

[-] RGB3x3@lemmy.world 4 points 2 years ago

The implication of the OP is that using "PowerPoint Presentation" makes the guy sound old, but "slide deck" is an older term, so is OP saying that he's younger than everyone else in the meeting? But then why would he complain about that?

It's a really confusing post.

[-] TheFriar@lemm.ee 3 points 2 years ago

Well, he didn’t say “old.” He said “now everyone knows I’m 40.” Maybe 40 is young by comparison.

But you’re definitely right, it’s confusing framing

[-] RememberTheApollo_@lemmy.world 6 points 2 years ago

Wait until they hear about film strips.

[-] ickplant@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago

This is a great little fact, thanks.

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