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[–] dankm@lemmy.ca 163 points 8 months ago (5 children)

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 8 months ago (2 children)

It's a carousel of slides, you heathen.

[–] dankm@lemmy.ca 54 points 8 months ago (1 children)
[–] GrabtharsHammer@lemmy.world 24 points 8 months 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 8 months ago

Carousels are only the round ones.

[–] someguy3@lemmy.ca 22 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago)

Chu Chu Chunk.

[–] TheFriar@lemm.ee 12 points 8 months ago (1 children)

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 8 months ago (1 children)

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 8 months 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 8 months ago

Wait until they hear about film strips.

[–] ickplant@lemmy.world 2 points 8 months ago

This is a great little fact, thanks.