Technological/practical "backward steps" we all just accept now

the poxy fule gave one time to reconsider

churning butter toned our biceps. besides, the time it took gave us time to think about all the beurre monte we were eating. was it really necessary?

All the way up your ass.

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digital picture frames

is it really necessary to rotate our favorite pictures of butter?

the number of butter holders in new cars

digital picture frames

― triple-washed (Sufjan Grafton), Tuesday, August 20, 2019 9:10 AM (three minutes ago) bookmarkflaglink

On the contrary, I got one for my mom that allows people to upload photos and videos via an app and I think she really loves it.

should upload a pic of your country crock. 'just kidding, mom'

Oh, if it were anyone but my moms you best believe I'd be trolling the shit out of that digital frame.

how when you click the red "close window" button on a mac it doesn't actually shut down the programme any more

it has never done that afaicr

it used to do it more often but whether or not it does is at the discretion of the programmer. os-bundled apps in particular often used to do it and many now don't.

interface guidelines used to be more pushy about the types of programs that ought to do it, too.

ah ok, im only a part-time mac user and its always been red button just closes the window when ive bothered to take notice

If you only need b/w get a brother hl-2350 or 2360 from Craigslist for like 40$. Duplex laser printer. WiFi works. Fast enough for the home. Replacement no brand toner is $10.

caek i just want to say - i did this and i now feel like a total don.

welcome to the brother club, brother

printing from my phone feels genuinely futuristic

it's the complete opposite experience this thread is about! it just works for me! somehow it blows my mind every time I'm at home and I can hit print on my phone and it finds the printer, there are no drivers or whatever, and a few seconds later I hear the printer whirr to life

I still want phones to have changeable batteries, especially for travelling.

Sleeper trains in general are a technology going backwards — you'd think with flygskam etc this would be a good time to introduce more, but a number of big routes have closed in the last few years.

If you claim to prefer manual transmissions for any rationale besides “fun” you are a moron.

uh, can we go back to this challop -- I live where there are steep hills and traffic, and being able to brake + downshift (vs. just brake) can be really really crucial

honestly, i feel like the increase in automatic transmission cars in the U.S. has to do with the public school system's changes to driver's ed -- teaching someone to drive an automatic is way easier.

"fun" would be the moronic reasons to like manual transmission. it's just a better way of controlling a car vs an easier way.

steep hills + traffic going uphill is far easier in an automatic though surely, so doesn't that just cancel out?

tbf I couldn't get the hang of manual gears at all, I'd still be learning to drive now if I hadn't switched to automatic

steep hills + traffic going uphill is far easier in an automatic though surely, so doesn't that just cancel out?

easier to not pay attention to one's surroundings, yes! ... which is why having a stick shift car is crucial for me.

I learned and passed my test in an automatic with start-stop and honestly love it, wouldn't have it any other way.

i also am fond of my Mr. Coffee coffeemaker

Locally, manual transmissions are theft prevention.

The appeal was much greater on my past snickity snick manual Miata than on my current FWD Hyundai.

I had my new work macbook for about 30 minutes today before I did something (resetting keychain) that required it to be completely re-imaged.

reimaging is pretty fast these days!

I remember immediately breaking a Windows 98 installation in the first few hours and trying everything I could to avoid reinstalling because it'd be too damn painful

steep hills + traffic going uphill is far easier in an automatic though surely, so doesn't that just cancel out?

My car is underpowered, so man trans is big benefit. There's hills+rocky dirt roads which I see huge trucks with V8s struggle with but I have no problem with cause I can really rev the engine in 1st gear and keep the revs up for the whole climb. Also helps a great deal w/merging & overtaking. Plus for my car one of the few negative criticisms of it was its auto trans (actually it's a Subaru so it's a CVT not traditional automatic) so I avoided that drawback.

honestly, i feel like the increase in automatic transmission cars in the U.S. has to do with the public school system's changes to driver's ed

it's cause US was 1st to make really good & reliable automatics

whos challop was that about transmission/automatics?

ridiculous statement obv

I can't believe this thread sold me a printer

ILX is Influencers Low-key Xchanging

they replaced the once ubiquitous printer ads with "friends" that have "recommendations"

I can't believe this thread sold me a printer

― maffew12, Wednesday, August 28, 2019 9:49 AM (three hours ago) bookmarkflaglink

new board descrip

s'alll good man

lol

Global 5G wireless networks threaten weather forecasts

that is just an opportunity to start a company that sells filters with high roll-off between 23.8 and 24.25 GHz to whomever makes these satellites.

probably needed to recognize the coming issue and start it years ago, though.

5G is literally going to be a step backwards for every average person, mark my words

It has no clear use case at all, it’s designed for everyone and no one

What are the issues with it? I don't really have a clear understanding of what it means.

* much more bandwidth, but on freqs that can be easily blocked by plywood doors
* any device can bounce traffic from any other local device, just what you wanted your phone battery to be used for
* intercept/spoofing is moderately harder for spies and criminals - but only if implemented correctly (governments still have free reign per local rules)

I’ve had the opportunity to be around a lot of 5G nerds in the last year or two and “the bandwidth” is all they talk about despite the fact that it doesn’t work inside, you know, buildings

Huge capital expense to buy new backhaul equipment to accommodate “the bandwidth” while almost no end users are going to be able to benefit /GAF

I already can't use my phone at home except for one corner, 5G is going to be awesome.

10 yrs ago I thought we'd be reaching the point about now where we could look back and laugh/cringe at the horrors of spotty cell coverage...

5G is WiMAX 2.0

5G has been great for streaming for me (I think), but it blocks my laptop's connection to the printer, I have to connect the two directly to print anything out