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What nostalgic thing do you think should stay in the past? (kbin.melroy.org)

submitted 3 days ago by NeoToasty@kbin.melroy.org to c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml

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Dial-Up internet. Unfortunately, it's still here because the ISPs continue to fail to deliver on the promise of expanding broadband over and over.

And because of that, it's no wonder internet isn't expanded to everywhere in the country of USA.

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[–] tiramichu@lemm.ee 29 points 3 days ago (15 children)

VCRs.

Spent my childhood merrily taping things off the TV, and thought it was the best thing ever. i love those nostalgic whirring and clicking sounds as the tape loads.

But digital media is just the best, and tapes can stay in the past where they belong.

[–] Kalkaline@leminal.space 8 points 3 days ago (11 children)

DVDs too. If I never burn another DVD again, that will be A-OK with me. I hate having to babysit those. Give me a hard drive, USB, or server to move data all day.

[–] everett@lemmy.ml 1 points 3 days ago (8 children)

I don't doubt it exists, but I'm kind of curious about workflows that still involve burning optical media in 2024.

[–] FindME@lemmy.libertarianfellowship.org 4 points 2 days ago

I still see it in the courts, both criminal and civil. It seems to make more of an impact on judges and juries, because all the lawyers love whipping out the cd and sticking it in the ancient little laptop they plug into the tv on the cart like the teacher rolled out in the 80s and 90s.

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