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

submitted 17 hours ago by VirusMaster3073@lemmy.world to c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml

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[–] ByteMe@lemmy.world 16 points 17 hours ago (2 children)

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

[–] HerrHelmus@lemmy.world 7 points 17 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.

[–] memfree@lemmy.ml 5 points 15 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@lemmy.world 11 points 16 hours ago (1 children)

Awnings

[–] VirusMaster3073@lemmy.world 5 points 16 hours ago

I love Technology Connections

[–] AbouBenAdhem@lemmy.world 12 points 17 hours ago

Small phones, structuralism, and Mr. Rogers.

[–] DirigibleProtein@aussie.zone -2 points 8 hours ago

Your mom

[–] hperrin@lemmy.ca 5 points 17 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.

[–] Goldholz@lemmy.blahaj.zone 6 points 17 hours ago (3 children)

Also all of german bureaucracy still works only with fax

[–] BillTheTailor@lemmy.ml 1 points 9 hours ago

In my county (midwest America) communication between lawyers and courts is still entirely by fax. I don't know if that's the case of other counties in my state, but it wouldn't surprise me at all.

[–] Perhapsjustsniffit@lemmy.ca 2 points 15 hours ago

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

[–] Dosukoi@lemmy.world 2 points 16 hours ago (1 children)

Japan as well

[–] Goldholz@lemmy.blahaj.zone 2 points 16 hours ago

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

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[–] HubertManne@moist.catsweat.com 4 points 16 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@lemmy.world 0 points 16 hours ago

NATO according to the previous article

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