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At almost 100, Dick Van Dyke is not ready to retire

KilowattKat

KilowattKat

I watched him on the 98th birthday show that CBS put on. For a near-centurion, the man is still sharp as a tack, still throwing out one-liners like it was the 1970s, and has an incredibly kind heart. He has been so blessed. Hard to believe at 99.75 years, he is still going to the gym!!!
 
kevtronics said:
Fun fact: The "TV Guardian foul language filter" has a special exception for his name coded into its ROM.
hackaday.com

The Story Behind The TVGuardian Curse Catcher

The recent flurry of videos and posts about the TVGuardian foul language filter brought back some fond memories. I was the chief engineer on this project for most of its lifespan. You’ve watc…
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For a brief period of time, I was unable to mention Charlie Van Dyke on the earliest versions of this site.






















They fixed it after I wrote "Famed KLIF/CKLW/KFRC/KHJ jock Charlie Van Lesbian...".
 
kevtronics said:
Fun fact: The "TV Guardian foul language filter" has a special exception for his name coded into its ROM.
hackaday.com

The Story Behind The TVGuardian Curse Catcher

The recent flurry of videos and posts about the TVGuardian foul language filter brought back some fond memories. I was the chief engineer on this project for most of its lifespan. You’ve watc…
hackaday.com hackaday.com
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If I'm reading the web article correctly, this equipment was designed to keep deaf people (those who primarily use closed-captioning) from reading profanities uttered on air. As a person with a totally different disability (I'm totally blind), I see absolutely no reason why words that are deemed to be acceptable in shows for the hearing are considered to be unacceptable in closed captioning aimed at the deaf community.
 
ted chittenden said:
If I'm reading the web article correctly, this equipment was designed to keep deaf people (those who primarily use closed-captioning) from reading profanities uttered on air. As a person with a totally different disability (I'm totally blind), I see absolutely no reason why words that are deemed to be acceptable in shows for the hearing are considered to be unacceptable in closed captioning aimed at the deaf community.
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No, it uses the closed captioning data to temporarily mute the audio when it detects profanities, and then pops up a G-rated substitute on the screen, like "crud" instead of "s***". It's a hack of a system that doesn't work very well, and today still relies on old-fashioned analog Line 21 closed caption data, even when you connect it via HDMI.

This video gives a demonstration and critique of the TV Guardian:

You can skip to 6:20 if you already know how closed captioning works.
 
crainbebo said:
I watched him on the 98th birthday show that CBS put on. For a near-centurion, the man is still sharp as a tack, still throwing out one-liners like it was the 1970s, and has an incredibly kind heart. He has been so blessed. Hard to believe at 99.75 years, he is still going to the gym!!!
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They should have waited 2 years. but after what happened to Betty White, I can't blame them for not doing it.
 
xkxrx said:
There's a really good American Masters episode that premiered this week on PBS. It spans his entire career starting with a radio job he got as a teenager.
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American Masters

Discover insightful profiles of important figures in America's artistic and cultural life.
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Since this is 'radio' discussions, I'll add that he also owned radio stations at one time, including the long gone KXIV in Phoenix
 
What a joyous occasion! He continues to be a huge blessing to Americans of all ages. Dick is a special man with incredible talent.

Happy birthday Dick!!! I won't insert 100 balloons but he deserves every single one! 🎂🎈
 


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