Obsolete stuff

[Loop Stricken]

A cross between an Ebook and a newspaper would obsolete newspapers for me.

Like a multileaf device where the content on the pages updates when your newspaper subscription pushes it down the line?

Yeah it'd be cool but I don't think it'll happen simply because the one e-ink sheet will be far more cost-effective,

 

[Nalgas D. Lemur]

If not that, music CDs, yes people still buy them. But who actually uses them? They rip the music then let it sit on a shelf.

I don't use them in their native form anymore (rip, put on shelf/in box, ignore), but for things I like enough to get the full album of, it's sometimes nice to have something collectible, and it's also nice to get a free hard copy backup, in lossless quality, no less.

 

[Dylan Greer]

manual transmissions. man those things irritate me. we don't freakin' need them. WHY do they keep making them!?

Because they're better. You don't have to hope that the machine spirit is in a good mood and will actually give you the change of gear when you want it; with a manual you make that machine spirit your ***** instead of gritting your teeth and bearing it, waiting for the shift.

Americans, tuh.

unless it's a racecar, and you're racing with it, i don't see the legitimacy of needing that much control. that's the only argument i have against it. if you can prove that having manual control is more useful than automatic control in an everyday situation, then i'll concede.

But the thing is, i just told you the best use off all
Tha manual transmission saves you money on gas and oil, therefore it will cost less to drive therefore you can use your car more, which is to go somewhere. and i think if there is an aspect to something that lets the single function it was made to do, do it more and more efficiently, thats the only function it really needs.

I personally thing you just might be too lazy to learn manual or even to drive manual, the only differnce is that you will have to use more than two limbs, even then i can still drive standard with one hand and one foot, if the road is straight mind you. (i can move my hands and feet fast enough to do this most people can with practice, i broke my left hand one time, at least i could still drive with my right hand, although it would have been a different story if i lived somewhere in erope)

 

[Merkavar]

arent manual transmissions more fuel efficient?

 

[Bloodwings]

Two things, really.

- A video tape player (You know, the one where you have to insert the black boxes.) Seriously, who has a video tape player anymore? I do. I believe mine is a VHS.
- A record player. Again, who owns one? Everyone can get music/videos on CDs now. Thank God I have an HD TV and and Xbox 360.

 

[Ninjat_126]

Two things, really.

- A video tape player (You know, the one where you have to insert the black boxes.) Seriously, who has a video tape player anymore? I do. I believe mine is a VHS.
- A record player. Again, who owns one? Everyone can get music/videos on CDs now. Thank God I have an HD TV and and Xbox 360.

Record, tape and VHS collections are good for nostalgia though.

 

[Bloodwings]

Two things, really.

- A video tape player (You know, the one where you have to insert the black boxes.) Seriously, who has a video tape player anymore? I do. I believe mine is a VHS.
- A record player. Again, who owns one? Everyone can get music/videos on CDs now. Thank God I have an HD TV and and Xbox 360.

Record, tape and VHS collections are good for nostalgia though.

I'll agree with that, damn straight. Although I never use my VHS I still sometimes bust out the record player complete with huge disk and listen to that b-tch for however long I feel like.

 

[Dylan Greer]

Two things, really.

- A video tape player (You know, the one where you have to insert the black boxes.) Seriously, who has a video tape player anymore? I do. I believe mine is a VHS.
- A record player. Again, who owns one? Everyone can get music/videos on CDs now. Thank God I have an HD TV and and Xbox 360.

Record, tape and VHS collections are good for nostalgia though.

I'll agree with that, damn straight. Although I never use my VSH I still sometimes bust out the record player complete with huge disk and listen to that b-tch for however long I feel like.

Couldn't agree more i refuse to buy a DVD version of fight club wen its always an event to but out the VHS and dig though the pile of moves looking for FC to watch with some friends. And i still got some original jimmy Hendrix (and others) LP's that are mint and sound epic.

But i still do consider my VHS obsolete, but not my record player because i know of at least 7 stores where i can buy brand new records

 

[Gaiseric]

Some people say wrist watches.

I still have a tonne of VHS tapes(100+) lying around my movie collection.

And I know some people say physical albums are obsolete but I still buy them instead of the digital version.

And I got some old ass smoke detector thing that hasn't worked in over 25 years that no one is willing to let me take down.

 

[C_Holmes]

manual transmissions. man those things irritate me. we don't freakin' need them. WHY do they keep making them!?

Some people like them, and they get better gas mileage.

 

[Faux Furry]

House pets are obsolete, as companions,security systems and space heaters. Most of us don't hunt or need varmints run down, so they end up becoming living pieces of furniture that shed all over the other furniture in a most un-neighborly manner.
More importantly than that, we have robo-puppy.

Spoiler

Or rather,Aibo.

They don't need to be fed, given any water to drink(in fact, water can be outright fatal for these guys)or need to be taken for walkies. No fuss, no mess, no shoe box to bury in the backyard when it breaks down(one can just recycle the thing).

The only reason why flesh and blood pets are still around, besides old habits being hard to break, is that getting rid of them all would put the Humane Society, pet breeders and pet product manufacturers out of business. It would also leave billions of fleas homeless.
We've all got to think about those poor fleas.

We also don't need floors anymore when we're all walking on sunshine or have

.

 

[Blue_vision]

A cross between an Ebook and a newspaper would obsolete newspapers for me.

Like a multileaf device where the content on the pages updates when your newspaper subscription pushes it down the line?

Yeah it'd be cool but I don't think it'll happen simply because the one e-ink sheet will be far more cost-effective,

I'm really not sure what'd do it. You need to be able to keep the newspaper's ability to just casually flip/browse through topics. A single sheet would probably work well enough, but with a slight change-up of page layout, and ways of quickly browsing articles. A flexible display would be good too. I would certainly buy a device similar to that.

 

[intheweeds]

If not that, music CDs, yes people still buy them. But who actually uses them? They rip the music then let it sit on a shelf.

I don't use them in their native form anymore (rip, put on shelf/in box, ignore), but for things I like enough to get the full album of, it's sometimes nice to have something collectible, and it's also nice to get a free hard copy backup, in lossless quality, no less.

I agree, CD's themselves are not obsolete, but I would argue that portable CD players are(discman, etc.)...

 

[Smooth Operator]

manual transmissions. man those things irritate me. we don't freakin' need them. WHY do they keep making them!?

Because they're better. You don't have to hope that the machine spirit is in a good mood and will actually give you the change of gear when you want it; with a manual you make that machine spirit your ***** instead of gritting your teeth and bearing it, waiting for the shift.

Americans, tuh.

unless it's a racecar, and you're racing with it, i don't see the legitimacy of needing that much control. that's the only argument i have against it. if you can prove that having manual control is more useful than automatic control in an everyday situation, then i'll concede.

I can't see why this is an issue, you can get cars with both so just let people chose, I don't see anyone saying all food must be tofu.

The standard automatic transmissions are shoehorned for one style of driving, most people don't care as long as the car moves, but some are more anal and like a bit more flexibility.

 

[DudeistBelieve]

Newspapers.

Ironically I work for a newspaper publisher.

Really? Even with the internet 24/7 I'm an advid reader of the New York Post and Newsday.

 

[Atticus89]

Wristwatches. Personally, I love watches because I think looking at your wrist quickly is just more graceful than pulling your phone out. Also, watches are just cool! ^_^

And maybe tea kettles. I don't think I've met anyone, old or young, who uses tea kettles for tea or anything else.

 

[-Samurai-]

Apparently the phone I bought a few months ago is obsolete, because the new version of it came out 2 weeks later.

It would seem that checks are becoming obsolete. Most people pay with a credit or debit card, or just use cash.

 

[Faux Furry]

Digital clocks and pocket calculators are pretty obsolete now. Just about every piece of digital technology has a clock in it and all computers and cell phones have calculator functions.
There is no need for dedicated digital devices for time-keeping or number-crunching anymore.

 

[dyre]

I've got a cassette rewinder, but no cassettes. Also, floppy discs

 

[lord.jeff]

A VHS player that I still use on occasion, and a pocket watch. Plus A computer with a 5 inch and 3 1/2 inch floppy drives it doesn't work any more but I still haven't gotten rid of it.

And maybe tea kettles. I don't think I've met anyone, old or young, who uses tea kettles for tea or anything else.

I use a tea kettle to make tea.