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What's something that's seen as Obsolete, but isn't? (self.asklemmy)

submitted 15 hours ago by VirusMaster3073 to c/[email protected]

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[–] ByteMe 14 points 14 hours ago (2 children)

I'd say vinyl. Looks like a thing from the 60s but it's still pretty relevant today

[–] HerrHelmus 7 points 14 hours ago (1 children)

I want tot go one further and say music cassettes. Love their sound and way more compact than vinyl. Sadly, there's no good new hardware being made at the moment, although I really like my We Are Rewind player, it's far from HiFi.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 12 hours ago (1 children)

Nah, gotta got vinyl because cassettes deteriorate just sitting in their cases while vinyl stays pristine ... until you actually play it, anyway -- but if you want to store an audio recording for longevity, press a gold version of a vinyl album.

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[–] CaptainBlagbird 10 points 14 hours ago (1 children)

Awnings

[–] VirusMaster3073 5 points 14 hours ago

I love Technology Connections

[–] AbouBenAdhem 12 points 15 hours ago

Small phones, structuralism, and Mr. Rogers.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 14 hours ago (5 children)

Fax machines. Phone lines are pretty private, and sending a fax is usually more secure than emailing something, especially if someone else manages your email.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 14 hours ago (3 children)

Also all of german bureaucracy still works only with fax

[–] [email protected] 2 points 13 hours ago

Parts of Canada as well. Our province is terrible for this.

[–] Dosukoi 2 points 14 hours ago (1 children)

Japan as well

[–] [email protected] 2 points 14 hours ago

It somehow suprises me but also not really thinking how traditionalist they are

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[–] [email protected] 3 points 13 hours ago

clapper. plug it in and its good to go. don't want to block it in to much though and muffle sound getting to it.

[–] uberdroog 1 points 14 hours ago

NATO according to the previous article

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