Arjan BosDec 11
Jason Evangelho πŸ§πŸŽ’
My age: I get this joke 🀣
#humor #phones
Dec 9 at 3:29pmWeb
Show threadAltbotDec 9

@killyourfm The image is a 2x3 grid of cartoon panels, all drawn in a simple, flat style with a limited color palette of oranges, browns, and off-whites. The panels depict a progression of a phone evolving into a landline telephone. The top row shows a smartphone with a camera array on the back, with each successive panel adding more cameras. The bottom row continues the camera addition, and the final panel shows a person using a red rotary phone. The text at the top of the image reads: β€œWE’RE GETTING THERE”.

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Show threadPhilip BrechlerDec 9
@killyourfm I hear this joke
Show threadJason Evangelho πŸ§πŸŽ’Dec 9
@plaetzchen Absolutely! I think I first used a rotary at my grandma's house and I can still FEEL how it felt to dial my mom's number.
Show threadEmiliano SoraviaDec 10
@killyourfm @plaetzchen I got my first Nokia when I was 19. I like smartphones and love the internet, but I'm glad to have lived my youth without them.
Show threadJohnDec 9
@killyourfm @jools 🀣
Show threadloptaDec 9
@killyourfm I was a bit surprised that my son knows how to operate a rotary-dial telephone. He's ten.
Show threadM.S. Bellows, Jr.Dec 9
@lopta @killyourfm By any chance did he have a baby toy with a dial?
Show threadloptaDec 9
@msbellows @killyourfm His sister had one. I don't think he did. That wouldn't teach you to lift the handset and listen for a dial tone before dialling.
Show threadVon XylofonDec 10
@lopta @killyourfm He'll know his way around the octant in no time.
Show threadloptaDec 10
@vonxylofon @killyourfm I'll note that as a birthday present idea.
Show threadChad McCulloughDec 9
@killyourfm πŸ˜‚
Show threadDanOlaDec 9
@killyourfm soooo true βœ”οΈπŸ˜†
Show threadLucaas πŸ§œβ€β™‚οΈπŸ§­ (Utah)Dec 9
@killyourfm I think your alt text got cut short.
Show threadAl & Val's Modern HomesteadingDec 9
@killyourfm I WISH. But those old landlines will still be around when there isn't a cellular network any longer. And those old phones are indestructible. Our first home number was HU4-6901 and was a party line.
Show threadApriloq - Please Use Alt TextDec 9
@alandvalonline @killyourfm PO5-1380 😁
Show threadMichael WeissDec 9
@alandvalonline @killyourfm letters at the beginning of a US phone number is how you know it's someone older than GenX.
Show threadTrout Mask ReplicantDec 9
@mweiss @alandvalonline @killyourfm Oh yeah, they were exchanges. And if you asked an operator to help you, you used the exchange. Plaza (or PL) 3-3362. I don't even think area codes are important anymore with the advent of cell phones. We just have 10 digit phone numbers.
Show threadFarshid Hakimy / فرشیدDec 9
@killyourfm
https://www.galaxus.de/de/page/nokia-9-pureview-im-test-so-gut-knipst-das-smartphone-mit-fuenf-kameras-11709
Show threadRomanDec 9
@killyourfm Π²ΠΏΠ΅Ρ€Π²Ρ‹Π΅ Π²ΠΈΠΆΡƒ Ρ‚ΡƒΡ‚ ΡΡ‚ΠΎΠ»ΡŒΠΊΠΎ Ρ€Π΅ΠΏΠ»Π°Π΅Π²
Show threadDoodlesDec 9
@killyourfm 🀣 ✌🏾
Show threadxs4me2Dec 9
@killyourfm yup!
Show threadAlexander KnochelDec 9
@killyourfm Is this one of those "if you get the joke you should get your colonoscopy" kind of deals?
Show threadneocolapsarDec 9
@killyourfm πŸ˜‚
Show threadnixCraft 🐧Dec 9
@killyourfm it is always nice to see Jason. Do you still write about FLOSS and Linux?
Show threadPomegranate Pirate πŸ³οΈβ€πŸŒˆπŸ΄β€β˜ οΈDec 9
@killyourfm lol. We are getting there… with streaming services becoming like cable tv
Show threadOliver KennedyDec 9
@killyourfm https://justine-haupt.com/rotarycellphone/

A product clearly ahead of its time.
Open Source Rotary Cellphone

Show threadMalcontent Creator Dec 9
@killyourfm I thought the 5 and 6 lens phone were taking the piss but this exists apparently
Show threadcrimsonfallDec 9

@killyourfm

Those cameras have always looked more like electric shavers to me personally  

Show threadDominik πŸ‡¬πŸ‡±πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡¦πŸ‡ͺπŸ‡ΊπŸŸ₯🟒Dec 9

@killyourfm

which joke?

Show threadSophiaDec 9
@killyourfm Yep🀣
Show threadUn BourguignonDec 9
@killyourfm
Same. I'm old enough to have used rotary phones. πŸ‘΄πŸΌ
@nixCraft
Show threadGFIdkDec 9

@killyourfm

#TheCircleOfLife

Show threadMr. Bruno Dec 9

@killyourfm It could be worse. It could be a fingerprint sensor, requiring you to use more and more fingers.

I wanted to find a simple "That hurts worse than the uniform" gif... I'll have to settle for this short clip.

https://clip.cafe/star-trek-1966/how-does-vulcan-salute-go/

Watch 'How does that Vulcan salute go? That hurts worse than the uniform.' | Star Trek Clip

Watch the clip 'How does that Vulcan salute go? That hurts worse than the uniform.' from the movie Star Trek on Clip.Cafe. How does that Vulcan salute go? That hurts worse than the uniform.

Clip.Cafe
Show threadMr. Bruno Dec 9
@killyourfm I've never had trouble with the salute. πŸ––πŸ»
Show threaddasdomDec 9
@killyourfm https://b2c-contenthub.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/ipod-phone-steve-jobs.jpg?quality=50&strip=all&w=1200
Show threadFlipper πŸ¬πŸ³οΈβ€πŸŒˆDec 9
@killyourfm Is it bad that my current phone looks like the second picture? My phone feels old now.
Show threadTrout Mask ReplicantDec 9
@killyourfm I remember them and have used them. I remember our first push button phone and annoying my parents by endlessly playing Mary Had A Little Lamb on it. And my first touchscreen phone, the IBM Simon, which I beta tested when I worked there (bad implementation of a good idea...Apple did a better job of it 😊)
Show threadWolfgang PalloksDec 9
@killyourfm
That's a very cool and thought- provoking ideaπŸ€—
Show thread_maleficentgirlDec 9

@killyourfm

bruh 🀣

Show threadYrrsinnDec 9
@killyourfm https://www.justine-haupt.com/rotarycellphone/index.html
Open Source Rotary Cellphone

Show threadHoracioDosDec 9
@killyourfm Mmm, impressive. The rotary dial served us well for years. Authentication becomes delightfully simple: no unlock screen, no passcodes. The number is just needed to be stored in your mind. Brilliantly low-tech security.
Show threadBill HookerDec 9
@killyourfm *shoves other foot into grave*
Show threadAllie_AlternativaDec 9
@killyourfm …uh, yeah.i get it too
Show threadDavid NashDec 9

@killyourfm In order, the section of your phone with the extra circular doodads is for a(n):

Camera
Pair of Miniature Binoculars
Electric Shaver
Spare Button
Miniature Spare Tire
Revolver
Nothing. Your phone is back to just being a phone.

Show threadDavid NashDec 11
@killyourfm James Bond probably uses all seven phones (and their unique extra functionalities) over the course of a movie. Possibly even in that order.
Show threadMicrofractal πŸ«–Dec 9
@killyourfm It's a classic!
Show threadVerΔ‘andi K SoldustyDec 10
@killyourfm
#Alt4You Caption reads: We're getting there
πŸ‘
Show threadJason Evangelho πŸ§πŸŽ’Dec 10
@Soldusty Hey thanks! Didn't notice it was cut off.
Show threadVerΔ‘andi K SoldustyDec 10
@killyourfm
It happens πŸ™‚.
Show threadutopia_conspiracyDec 10
@killyourfm I still remember that callous I used to get on my pointer finger. And how I would have to keep switching fingers, and finally when my pinky gave out, use an unsharpened pencil.
Show threadCharles in SZCDec 10
@killyourfm every touch including sincerely fingerprint security verification process LoL πŸ˜„
Show threadπŸ₯‘ Yours Truly! Unruly πŸ‡¨πŸ‡¦πŸ‡ͺπŸ‡ΊπŸ‡ΊπŸ‡¦πŸŒ»Dec 10

@killyourfm

First social medium, the party line, seems like yesterday.

https://www.numberbarn.com/blog/phone-history-party-lines/

Phone History: All About Party Lines - NumberBarn Blog

Imagine picking up your phone to call a friend and you hear the voice someone else on the line. You must wait for them to end their call before yours can be placed. Yes, you have to wait to place a call. And yes, you just heard their whole conversation. Today, we hardly think twice...

NumberBarn Blog
Show threadJoel VanderWerfDec 10
@killyourfm biblically accurate phone
Show threadMichael Eggers πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡¦πŸ‡ͺπŸ‡ΊDec 10
@killyourfm Remember calling my friend in italy and miss-dialed one of the last numbers. Great fun. It made this nice crackling sound when the dial went back to its resting position.
Show threadSoftwarewolfDec 10

@killyourfm This does exist already:

https://skysedge.com/telecom/RUSP/index.html

Rotary Un-Smartphone

Rotary Cell Phone Kit

Show threadPeter  Dec 10
@killyourfm
πŸ˜‚πŸ€£πŸ˜‚πŸ‘Me too. But the younger ones won't understand.
Show threadLinkyKatsumiVTDec 11
@killyourfm Can't wait for phone to evolve into a revolver
Show threadnicolas ⁂Dec 12

@killyourfm Original by Anton Gudim:

https://www.instagram.com/gudim_public/p/DFGVI2cNbpD/

And an animated version 😊

https://www.instagram.com/gudim_public/reel/DP9NJirDJcl/

AntΠΎn Gudim on Instagram: "Evolution"

58K likes, 215 comments - gudim_public on January 21, 2025: "Evolution".

Instagram
Show threadAlfredo FlitcshDec 12
@killyourfm