Chapter 5
Making Things Happen
IN THIS CHAPTER
What happens when you press buttons on a device’s screen
The truth about widgets’ states
How to remain anonymous
How to move variables from one place to another
The day is October 20, 1952. In Kenya, the British colonial governor declares a state of emergency. In Philadelphia, actress Melanie Mayron (granddaughter of Frances Goodman) is born. In the US, an installment of “I Love Lucy” becomes the first TV episode ever to be broadcast more than once.
What? “I Love Lucy”? Yes, “I Love Lucy.” Until that day, television reruns (also known as “repeats”) didn’t exist. Everything on TV was brand-new.
Since then, repeat airings of TV programs have become the norm. So much of television’s content is a rehash of old video that broadcasters no longer advertise a “new episode.” Instead, they announce the airing of an “all-new episode.” The word new is no longer good enough. Common household products aren’t new; they’re “new and improved.”
Of course, hyping things as “new,” “the best,” or “the latest” can backfire. In fact, hyping of any kind can ...
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