2019年12月13日 星期五

inescapable, arcade, passage, arcade trailblazer, sticking point


"The bride and groom of the Eiffel Tower", Marc Chagall's iconic canvas!
This inescapable work immortalizes the artist's union with his wife Bella, and the absolute and eternal love he will cherish for almost 35 years, until Bella's death.




Another Angela Merkel-led grand coalition in Germany: What you need to know
The leaders of the conservatives and Social Democrats are set to discuss the possibility of renewing their government partnership. So what's at stake, what are the sticking points and what are the chances of success?


The Internet Is Dying. Repealing Net Neutrality Hastens That Death.

By FARHAD MANJOO

Over the last decade, a few giant corporations became an inescapable part of online life. Gutting net neutrality would cement their power.

Growing up in arcades: 1979-1989
From the DM archives.

Goddamn, do these photos bring back memories! I mean, this is exactly what it looked like in the ‘70s and ‘80s hanging out at arcades. I never really played the games back then as I wasn’t very good at them, but I did hang out with friends who did. I guess you could say I was an “arcade lurker.” T...
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Masaya Nakamura, the arcade trailblazer... - CNN International ...

https://www.facebook.com/cnninternational/posts/10154961444579641

Masaya Nakamura, the arcade trailblazer known around the world as the "Father of Pac-Man," has died. He was 91.





The Arcade, iPad-Style

By STEPHEN WILLIAMS
A simulated arcade machine houses an iPad for Atari game-play.




video game arcade cabinet, also known as a video arcade machine or video coin-op, is the housing within which a video arcade game's hardware resides. Most cabinets designed since the mid-1980s conform to the JAMMA wiring standard. Some include additional connectors for features not included in the standard.



inescapable
adjective
UK 
 
/ˌɪn.ɪˈskeɪ.pə.bəl/
 US 
 
/ˌɪn.ɪˈskeɪ.pə.bəl/
If a fact or a situation is inescapable, it cannot be ignored or avoided.

sticking point
A point, issue, or situation that causes or is likely to cause an impasse. 

trail·blaz·er

  (trāl′blā′zər)
n.
1. One that blazes a trail.
2. An innovative leader in a field; a pioneer.



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