not to mention all the progress traps capitalism stepped into

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      19 days ago

      Or they took a picture of another screen and the camera’s refresh rate caught the display’s scan line.

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          I don’t know if it’s the reason for this but even with modern screens you can get screen tearing, which is why stuff like vsync exists. It happens when there’s a very brief mismatch in refresh rates. Here's what it looks like.