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Madonna Rose • upvoted 20 items 3 months ago

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Wageslave645 reply

Since I work in an industrial setting - Probably Windows XP

30 'Outdated' Things People Refuse To Stop Using

I love my fountain pen. My handwriting looks better, people really READ it, because they're not used to this anachronism anymore and somehow, it feels to me that the note you write with is "more important". I like it!

Puzzleheaded-Ear202 reply

My film cameras

Queen_Euphemia reply

I have a 1947 Singer model 15. Sure I need attachments to do button holes and zig-zag stitches but, I couldn't imagine using a modern machine. Film, while I do have digital cameras as well, despite the incredible rise in cost I have still find myself shooting both 35mm and medium format film. I develop all my black and white film myself too, because the local lab charges more for it. Vernier calipers, micrometers, etc: Why add a screen to something that never needed one? Natural fabrics, I sew clothes out of wool, leather, cotton, linen, and silk. The only synthetic fabrics that ever made sense to me was nylon and kevlar, for normal clothes I just don't see the point in polyester, viscose, PU, etc. It is like we have a whole chemical industry researching worse materials to make things out of.

times_zero reply

For me, manual brooms/sweepers come to mind. Robo vacuums just don't interest me. I love advanced tech when it makes sense, but for me this feels like a case of overkill. Not everything needs to be smart/automatic. I'm a big believer the future should be one of mixed-use tech.

ptwonline reply

Corded tools and appliances. So many things I don't use enough to make it worthwhile if it only lasts as long as the battery, and then I have to decide between spending to keep using something old or to just get something new. That battery powered weed whacker I only need a few times year? The battery is done after a few years anyway. If I get a corded one that sucker will last me decades. Same with lawnmowers, snowblowers, drills, screwdrivers, vacuum cleaners, etc.