You can support this channel on Patreon! Link below Over the years I’ve found that there are plenty of people who use captions, not just those who need them. But did you know that it took until the 1970’s for anyone to think of putting captions on TV? I can sort of understand that, since captions might be annoying if you don’t want them, but closed captioning would save the day and provide access to all, but only when needed. Here's the link for making translated captions for my videos: null Please don't feel compelled to do it, but if you'd like to give a bit of your time, I promise you'll get that imaginary badge! Technology connections on Twitter (I’m just as weird on the social Internet as I am here on YouTube): https://twitter.com/TechConnectify The TC Subreddit (warning: I’m not good at Reddit) https://www.reddit.com/r/technologyconnections Technology Connections 2 (my second channel where I upload weird stuff from time to time) https://www.youtube.com/channel/UClRwC5Vc8HrB6vGx6Ti-lhA Here’s that nifty Chicago Tribune article: https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-xpm-1989-05-05-8904100174-story.html And here’s those captioning glasses: https://www.smithsonianmag.com/innovation/teen-inventors-create-live-closed-captioning-glasses-deaf-180957155/ (sadly, it looks like the creators had started an indiegogo for this, and it failed pretty badly. Quite a shame, as this could be quite useful! However, I suppose a phone app might be good enough. Might be) Some history from the NCI: http://www.ncicap.org/about-us/history-of-closed-captioning/ You can support this channel on Patreon! It has been amazing what Patreon has done for this channel, but also for me (your dorky host) personally. Through the support of people just like you, Technology Connections has become my job and I am so excited and thankful for it! If you’d like to join the fine folks in a pledge to help the channel grow, please check out my Patreon page. Thank you for your consideration! https://www.patreon.com/technologyconnections And thank you to the following patrons! Sha Nasti, Charles Surett, Ed Green, Stephen B. Hinton, Daniel Bernard, thegeoffreak, annoying and reprehensible idiot, Piotor Kowalski, Bob Slovick, Aleksei Besogonov, Michael Sims, Recycled, Meetupvideo, Jason Burgett, Wayne Marsh, Jib Systems, Lars Kuur, Alan Nise, Matt Dancer, Andrew Rosenwinkel, Fran Rogers, Tero Janhunen, Bob B, Mike Noe, Alan Smith, Philip Cosgrove, Joshua Doades, Rob Rymarczyk, Scarfacecapwn, Andreas Lunderhage, Ennex The Fox, LEONARD PEZZANO, Steve Kralik, Νικο Σα, Hank Eskin, Kirill Polstainen, Felix Winkelnkemper, Christopher Lawhead, BoostCookie, 98abaile, JustWusky, Dan Jones, Exilis, Till Bockemühl, Owen O Byrne, Project A118, Charles, Sebastian Sparrer, timeslapsey, George Stamoulis, Sarmad Gilani, Paul Moffat, Linh Pham, Laria, Michael Greb, Max, Alessandro Robert Nilsen, Ryan Benson, fussel, Brannan Barber, Jonathan Haas, Neil Forker, Vincent Beetle, Warmo, James Pinakis, Bruce Davis, Conor Kileen, Johnni Winther, Marke Hesse, Brian M Knoblock, Sean Sandercock, Robert Wolfanger, Cannon Fodder, Andre van Soest, lululombard, Nicholas Boccio, Armando Fox, Nelson, bluegoose, Kajico, Jason Hughes, Eli Krumholz, Angelo van der Sijpt, William Evans, Philip, Martin, X39, Richard Lantz, Dustin Crain, Gideon Rigger, Oliver Lee, AJay Janschewitz, Lennart Sorensen, Mitch Radoll, Viorel, Betsy Ecklund, Reachan Kekeis, Michael Scott, Sha Nasti, Loh Phat, Vivian Pypher, Torin Zaugg, John Donaldson, Brandon Whiting, Robert Tait, Zachary Hazlett, Steven Lynch, Nathan Blubagh, Joel, Peter Stewart, Liam O’Flynn, Russell Brower, Brannan Barber, Patrick Barry, Tyler, Robin Johnsen, Brian Wolman, Deryn Rouge, Ed Green, Eric, Phia Westfall, Markus Schumacher, Besenyei Adam, Colin Grimshaw, Mats Svardal, Shannon Potter, Jeremy Hastings, Mark Wayt, Jose Miguel Castillo, Matthew Reynolds, Andrew Mertzenich, John Lavallée, Dave Howlett, Matthew E. Cooper, Sonic the Anonymous Hedgehog (nice), Guilherme Vieira Dutra, Lee Tustain, Nathan Bruer, Lauren Hahn, Scott Rowland, Will Wren, Weird shortwave listener, kalleboo, Colin Hill, William Gray, Vaughn B., Sven Slootweg, Braden McDorman, Stephen Bank, Matthew Walster, Julien Oster, Joseph Dufour, Dr. Bjoern Bieber, Anders Enger Jensen, Phil Sowers, Juan Molinari, Jake Hickman, Trae Palmer, Ray, Robert McCullough, Gary Hampson, Lennart Rosam, Chris Wallace, Matt Shea, Andrew Miller, PJ Gunasekera, Justin Teixeira, Charles Zilinski, Aaron Helton, Michael Holmes, Reto Jost, Ken Schafer, Thomas Beaver, AwesomeGuy64, John Wagner, Trey Harris, Benjamin Kier, Fredrik Grufman, Peter Pfundstein, Carlos V, Wilhelm Screamer, Jeffrey Frasure, Mat Stu, RYAN NGOGLIA, R_T, Harald E. Westlie, Charlycobra, Thomas Kolanus, Jeff Bigs, Brett Morgan, Isabell Reine, William Kisley, Daniel Johnson, Jesse Kempf, Tyler DeWitt, Reemt Rühmkorf