nixCraft 🐧What's the most outdated piece of tech you own and still use regularly? 🤔
Osfast@nixCraft my (customized)
Nintendo GameBoy advance
Luna Dragofelis ΘΔ 🏳️⚧️
Sparrow 🎄🎁@nixCraft : A Nokia phone based on Symbian OS... 🙃
Frank Nord@nixCraft Nokia N900, sometimes as phone, often the FM transmitter.
madopal@nixCraft My whole home audio system still uses the Squeezebox/Slimserver system (with both hardware and a server).
Although one might argue my propensity to listen to baseball on an AM radio also qualifies.
Médecine Libre Jérôme Pinguet@nixCraft
Why would you call something useful "outdated"?
Why would you call something useful "outdated"?
Stephen Greenham@medecinelibre @nixCraft There's a replacement for the piece of tech that does the task better or more efficiently... but you cling to the old version for some reason...
Charlie@solarisfire @medecinelibre @nixCraft “cling” is kind of a negatively biased way to describe not buying something new because what you have is doing the job. I would ask - why spend money you don’t have to because something is slightly better? Seems wasteful to me.
@BoscoZebra @medecinelibre @nixCraft How is "cling" negatively biased? It's just a word... Financial reasons are perfectly valid (whether you have the money or not is irrelevant), as are not wanting to waste the planets resources and human time in the creation of the new thing. Everyone has their own reasons for keeping outdated tech, or replacing it with new tech. Sometimes it's just nostalgia or not wanting to learn a new way to do something. But I don't see how "cling" is negative...
@solarisfire @medecinelibre @nixCraft I’m not sure when or where it became pejorative, but cling definitely is - people whip it out to emphasize a emotional immaturity/insecurity. For example “cling to the past” or a child “clinging to their mother” in the context of child-like fearfulness, there are many more examples but those two immediately spring to mind. The word is absolutely loaded with negative connotation.
@BoscoZebra @medecinelibre @nixCraft "Clingy" is... But what's wrong with clinging onto the past? How is that negative?? That's just nostalgia, and I love nostalgia! "Clinging" to a mother, yeah sure... "Clinging onto hope..." to me seems to be wishing for a positive outcome. To "cling to your dreams" gives me a sense of perseverance and determination. "Cling to life" portrays a powerful will to survive. Saying someone "clings to their passion" highlights intense involvement and commitment.
@solarisfire @medecinelibre @nixCraft see, but you do it subconsciously - “nostalgia” has a different subtext - which one you choose reflects how you want someone to feel about the subject. For example- a boyfriend or girlfriend being “clingy”. I don’t have time to talk explain it to you in painful detail. I do encourage you to be mindful of the subtext of what you read- I’m sure you’ll notice lots of examples, Baader-Meinhof has a name for a reason.
@BoscoZebra @medecinelibre @nixCraft Sure, but I didn't imply any subtext at all by using the word... You've chosen to introduce that subtext yourself through your own interpretation, which isn't entirely fair...
@BoscoZebra @medecinelibre @nixCraft Meh, even ChatGPT agrees with you... I never meant it like that at all but I guess that is how it comes across... I'll try and be more mindful in future.
@solarisfire @medecinelibre @nixCraft
I like to visualize it as more of a cultural bias than personal, but I'm sure my own feelings do sneak in there - its hard to avoid. Regardless, I'm glad we got to have the exchange! It was fun and interesting to hear from your perspective. You have a great rest of your day!
I like to visualize it as more of a cultural bias than personal, but I'm sure my own feelings do sneak in there - its hard to avoid. Regardless, I'm glad we got to have the exchange! It was fun and interesting to hear from your perspective. You have a great rest of your day!
the hatter@medecinelibre @nixCraft There are probably better and more efficient ways to achieve the same result. But as the saying goes, if it ain't broke, you aren't trying hard enough - and obviously we've not quite found the motivation to try and do it better.
Andrey Bondarenko
Goblin@nixCraft
A USB Stick from 2010 witg 2GB storage space.
I also own an electric Samowar from the 90s, that I got from my Grandparents, but I rarely use it.
grepe
Peter Sefton 🇪🇺🇺🇦@nixCraft ancient Humax PVR
girl who fucks
Ozzy@nixCraft my brain
desperatly needs an upgrade
desperatly needs an upgrade
Oliver Vanderb
The ol' tealeg 🐡
mercurial yapper (now in plasmatrap.com)@nixCraft regularly?
uhm, probably my scientific calculator from 2015 whose design isn't that widespread anymore?
if not regularly, the oldest thing I own that still works is a GameBoy Advance from around the time I was born
HCJ@nixCraft My Echo Dot (Gen 2)
Daniele Pantaleo 🦥
@nixCraft own but don't use because in need of repairs beforehand: an Olivetti typewriter, and two Solari Udine Dator 60 clocks.
gary@nixCraft cacti are getting steamrolled and then should as they are prickly bastards
synlogic
Artur@nixCraft 2006 Chevrolet Celta does count? The only computer that thing has is the electronic injection and the aftermarket radio installed by myself...
EK@nixCraft A bicycle.
vandys
Kevin McAllister@nixCraft my daughter uses chopsticks for ramen daily. That tech was invented circa 1200 BC
Yesterday's Rose@nixCraft My Commodore 64! I keep it handy and love to use them occasionally. Have had a bunch of fun with modern add-ons (SD2IEC, EasyFlash3, and a not-prone-to-blow-everything-uppy power supply).
IPmonger@nixCraft my brain..
@nixCraft Kyocera FS-1020D laser printer. Bought in 2003. In regular home use until recently in 2024. That's better lifetime than most cars. Only had to fix it twice.
Oh, and an LG CD-R/W IDE drive from around 2007, attached to my current PC via an IDE->SATA converter.
*sigh*Ber nard@nixCraft Polar RS800cx. Last heart-rate monitor that is not "smart".
IRda is a bit of an issue, and the accompanying Polar ProTrainer software is clearly not built for modern Windows versions. Works!
https://www.wired.com/2009/01/polar-rs800cx/
IRda is a bit of an issue, and the accompanying Polar ProTrainer software is clearly not built for modern Windows versions. Works!
https://www.wired.com/2009/01/polar-rs800cx/
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Jörn Bredereck@nixCraft My electronic radio clock from 1986 still wakes me up every morning… for more than 38 years now.
Jago Nissi@nixCraft 1st gen 2011 Nissan LEAF with original traction battery. As electric cars go, it's hilariously outdated.
9Lukas5 🚂 🐧@nixCraft Does my car count? 👀
Duncan Blues@nixCraft I still got an Adaptec 2940 SCSI controller in one of my PCs (from around 1997ish). Got a Minolta 35mm film scanner hooked up to it.
Not exactly using it regularly but it's still working.
Also still got a Sony CD player from around 1992 in my hifi rack that I use every now and then.
Not exactly using it regularly but it's still working.
Also still got a Sony CD player from around 1992 in my hifi rack that I use every now and then.
chris@nixCraft my main PC has a a cpu from 2009, pretty sure this thing will hold longer than linux supports x64-v2 (which is an ecological shame)
Inverse ATASCII@nixCraft Atari 800XL
Sven-Ola Tücke ✌
rustybikes 🐧@nixCraft iPod classic
chfkch 
@nixCraft
A Krups Blender ("Handmixer") which is older than me. It is almost 50 years old.
A Krups Blender ("Handmixer") which is older than me. It is almost 50 years old.
Eric Vitiello
Slaíne
GoatsLive@nixCraft My Morse Code key 😁
Jigen Daisuke, Jr@nixCraft Sansui 771 accompanied with 20+ years old speakers.
Ralph de Rijke@nixCraft 2007 hp Compaq laptops - I have 4 with identical setups; only one has ever failed me (video).
kulmoss@nixCraft playstation 2
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How do I decide? I have things made with old tech, but not necessarily outdated.
I'll go for my USB drive. It had 32 GB storage and takes minutes to transfer a few GB worth of files (with random slowdowns in between). If not that, then my TI 32 that I need for courses.
OldGeek@nixCraft
Recently used a nut chopper on some walnuts for the wife that I first used in 1964 to chop walnuts for my mom.
Recently used a nut chopper on some walnuts for the wife that I first used in 1964 to chop walnuts for my mom.
Radio Azureus
Miroslav Franc@nixCraft I'm not sure what qualifies as "tech", but I certainly use some photo lenses from 70s and 80s and a coffee grinder from 80s. Some of those things are older than me, but I'm not sure about their exact ages.
T Alex Beamish@nixCraft I have a Kenwood Chef -- a mixer from the mid-60's (I'm guessing) that has a mixing bowl, a blender, and a meat grinder attachment. It was old when I got it in the late 80's, and still has the original two pronged plug.
Still does an excellent job kneading dough with the dough hook attachment. Just wish I could find a pasta machine that fits it.