Side-note:
I am an old soul, which is probably apparent enough, but I've noticed a fair deal of folks express that they are only interested in novel things.
I, for one, think it's cool to look backward at least enough to see how the world *has* changed and not just how it *is* changing.
I am an old soul, which is probably apparent enough, but I've noticed a fair deal of folks express that they are only interested in novel things.
I, for one, think it's cool to look backward at least enough to see how the world *has* changed and not just how it *is* changing.
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A lot of people lately are conflating novelty with unfamiliarity.
It explains all the responses of "this isn't new" to explanatory pieces which aren't claiming to be presenting new information. They're just trying to increase awareness.
It explains all the responses of "this isn't new" to explanatory pieces which aren't claiming to be presenting new information. They're just trying to increase awareness.
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@techconnectify.bsky.social you’re a worldwide treasure, never doubt that.
Or even the opposite, to show how engeniously simple yet clever solutions to (seemingly) complicated problems can be
1) Someone once said "Those who don't learn from history are doomed to repeat it." (or closely worded to that).
2) I asked my Granny Jackson (1896-1984) what she thought the greatest invention in her lifetime was. She said the wringer washer.
I love your put downs as much as your content ❤️❤️
My car has fully digital gauges but they do not exist in my head as "TV screens"
They're information displays in the exact same way analog dials and pointers are. It's not something I'm watching as I drive.
It's not inherent in the technology - it's the way it's (mis-)applied.
I've never had a car with a touchscreen, but unless it's strobing or I have to menu for common tasks I couldn't see it being that bad.
I'm very annoyed at Hyundai for putting that in an on-screen menu rather than giving me a dedicated button.
But outside of that task, the screen is just... there and not distracting
Otherwise, i love the 5. Your videos were a definite impact in our EV decision!
I just want to press a button for station #6 or whatever, not scroll up and down through a list and then try to touch the screen in a way that doesn't tell it to scroll some more.
...but since it has not bounds and is just a rotary encoder, I can't tell what mode it has switched to without using the screen.
My mom's swapped the fan buttons for the dial and a button for modes so I *still* have to look at the screen.
Put effort into a good design, then screens aren't cheap anymore. Might as well have knobs
Car: "you have to take your gloves off to do that because buttons are yesterday's technology."
I'm glad that on my newer vehicle, the only somewhat-normal control for which I have to use the screen is the heated steering wheel. buttons/knobs for everything else.
modern vehicles are not what we who keep them for 30 or more years want..
And I wish people were much more cognizant of lock-in.
https://bsky.app/profile/thedailyshow.com/post/3lk7i4wh2ik2f
Happy Saturday!
Signed, an EV driver who does an awful lot of handknitting
It was on par with purchasing the latest Hardy Boys book or a balsa wood glider kit
(Germany, Ecuador, UK (thank you BBC), France, Netherlands).
Although many SW stations can be found on the internet, it’s not the same as capturing the signal out of the ether.
Some believe radio, analogue, hi-fi and vinyl are coming back;
others know that they never left.
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Understanding why some 'old' bit of tech works the way it does, and the tradeoffs it made, can help shed light on why we do things the way we do now, or what old challenges were solved with a new approach.
Wait, what was the context of this skeet?
Rewatching 1960's Twilight Zone "Elegy" episode, I finally noted: The caretaker talks of Roman, Egyptian, Medieval and Wild West Worlds.
Years later: 1973's WestWorld, then Jurassic Park (a retelling thereof).
"Cause I have a *burp* IQ and everyone's getting into computers."
This is especially prevalent in software because the field is relatively new but goes for pretty much everything.
You know this better than most, but so much innovation historically was time and resource efficiency rather than outright novel process.
Some folks love to think the Stone Age ended in 1850 or something!
Never discount the past.
I love how in the past things were made to work in really simple but clever ways.
Just more uneducated perspectives amassing likes and deciding culture to suggest otherwise.
Now I have a supercomputer that fits in my pocket. Amazing.
A goal isn't really more valuable than a process, but if one needs a reason to care-- the catalytic potential of education in creativity is a good one.
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The shifts from Vinyl to Cassette to CD were each revolutionary in how folks had access to music.
I got into tapes last year, just to see what it was like. It sounded warmer than I expected.
https://youtu.be/XetplHcM7aQ?si=9LVSulXBpvTTaGO2
- the simplest devices can be incredibly smart
- everything has way more going on that its main function (safety, edge-cases…)
- you can do so much with a clever use of a simple component
- so many tech are forgotten
…
It’s really great to have a look in the mirror as well as examples of when new is better
Everything needs some form of context. And context comes from the past.
Like, this is a video game example, and fairly well known, but the PS1's Alien Resurrection was one of the first FPS games to use the now-modern dual stick control/aim system for games.
There's no legitimate reason any other toaster *shouldn't* be designed to last 65+ years!
It’s an unreliable piece of garbage, I want a sunbeam, but live in a 230V country 😑
This is why only vintage tape decks are worth buying.