What's something that's seen as Obsolete, but isn't?
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Those impracticaly large fragile things, failing in cars with the slightest shock?
Never cared for them.
Casettes you could throw around, tape them if necessary.
Later minidisc for a short time and digital mp3/flac...
So no thank you, like DVD's spoiling plenty of movies by giving up in the middle due to a tiny scratch these things were a mistake.minidisc still seems futuristic to me.
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I fucking hate that everyone is selling vinyls not CDs. I don't want to buy something that I do not have space for and would have to spend even more money to get a good player. My favorite bands sell vinyls but not CDs.
The first ever concert I ever went to November of last year I got super lucky. Headliner band, a local hometown Rock group, had a few different CDs for merch sales. All the other acts had vinyl if they were selling their music on physical media, which was a real bummer because I would have totally gotten a CD from one of the other acts I really liked.
I've also been seeing vinyl at walmart any time I am unfortunate enough to have to go there. It doesn't feel right. Totally agree on the space thing since I can currently fit all my CDs (for now) in a small drawer in my desk but would absolutely struggle to fit vinyl just about anywhere on/in my desk without it sticking out like a sore thumb.
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Handtools in woodworking. There are some people who refuse use a tool without a cord.
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Tape drives. They're still used for backups/archival because they offer the lowest cost per gigabyte, as long as you don't need to access the data very fast.
Tape is rad for long term storage
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minidisc still seems futuristic to me.
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IRC: simplest way of communicating online, and a bouncer can be availed for free
Forums: great store of knowledge and friendly, helpful people. If you ask a question in discord, nobody will ever see the answer again.
Forums: great store of knowledge and friendly, helpful people. If you ask a question in discord, nobody will ever see the answer again.
The search functions in forums are notoriously terrible though (although someone will inevitably ask you to try using it), so finding anything useful relies on "outside" search engines.
And the linear thread format has been terrible since it was invented (which is probably why discord uses it). You basically need to ignore half the posts to follow the one interesting side line that might end up with a solution.
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Fax machines. Government and medical offices would grind to a halt without them. That's just reality.
Came to say this. Fax just refuses to die.
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Fax machines and overhead projectors, if you live in Germany. Basically every office here still has a (frequently used) Fax machine and all schools still use overhead projectors.
It was actually quite a shock to me when my University retired their projectors in 2023. They sent an email to each and every student as a warning. Life‘s crazy here.
Projectors that use actual acetates? Wow.
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It's almost like they didn't get any training before they became drug dealers. /s
I'm sure they have a group chat, right?
"Guys, how much are you selling your yay for these days? I've had negative feedback from three people now about prices. I can handle these bad Yelp reviews."
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Wrist watches. Extremely convenient, even when your phone is buried or you don't want to be distracted.
Yep. And it doesn't need to be charged every night like apple watch or similar.
Am looking for a new one if you have any recommendations.
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Wii console: remote controler plus informatic knowledge make this a trustfull smartTV
I know, crazy right? The thing must be 20 years old now. Shows how versatile it is.
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measles..
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Wired headphones
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minidisc still seems futuristic to me.
I loved minidisc. It was just too late to the game with mp3s hot on its heels.
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Buttons, knobs, plastic bezels.
At least according to the industry those are all in the past. The future is screens that go to the very edge of the device and absolutely nothing tactile.
And it is bullshit. It is less reliable, less convenient, less cool -- To say nothing of the safety disaster that nailing a tablet computer to the dashboard of every car has been.
Absolutely hate cars with those stupid big screens on the console. Give me buttons and knobs any day.
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Darcs VCS
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Tape drives. They're still used for backups/archival because they offer the lowest cost per gigabyte, as long as you don't need to access the data very fast.
Tape itself is cheap, but buying the other equipment for it costs a fortune.
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Mediums matter. I think it's because a laptop or phone can sometimes be heavier and slower than a single post it or piece of paper. Just a thought though.
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Can a CNC not do that for just the mechanical parts?
I know way too much about bootstrapping semiconductor production, which is viable but highly impractical.
Sure, but it's not as impressive (imo) when you also need a computer control system, a bunch of circuitry and electronics, and a whole mess of software to make it work in the end. A mill just needs enough spin and it runs exactly as intended.
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Pretty much anything in a machine shop made in the last 80 years or so. So many people turn up their noses at anything that isn't computer controlled anymore. Yknow what a big old mill can do that a CNC can't? It can make every single part needed to make a new mill. It's a self replicating machine with the right know how. People don't respect that kind of quality anymore.
I don't think a mill can make the copper windings in the motor and isolate them.
Same with the power cable.
