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re: Technology advances where you actually miss the “old” way

Posted on 12/27/18 at 3:38 pm to
Posted by deeprig9
Unincorporated Ozora
Member since Sep 2012
76084 posts
Posted on 12/27/18 at 3:38 pm to
Cars.

Especially the AC.

Just flip this and turn that, in 1.5 seconds you can go from full blast heat to full blast cold without even looking.
Posted by Brian Wilson
Member since Mar 2012
2397 posts
Posted on 12/27/18 at 3:39 pm to
I miss not having a device/phone on me where anyone can reach me at any time.
Posted by JOHNN
Prairieville
Member since Nov 2008
4513 posts
Posted on 12/27/18 at 3:41 pm to
I miss the days of telling people you are going on vacation and it meaning there was no way to contact you unless someone knew the number to your hotel/condo.

I also miss the days of people having patience when it came to ordering items. Seems like more and more people want things immediately and they want things dirt cheap bc they saw it advertised across the world for a few bucks less.
Posted by Harry Caray
Denial
Member since Aug 2009
21045 posts
Posted on 12/27/18 at 3:41 pm to
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I miss not having a device/phone on me where anyone can reach me at any time.

T9 texting was in full swing by the time I was in high school. Can't imagine how much easier dating would be without the constant back and forth texting bullshite. Easier in the sense of some periodic peace and quiet.
Posted by windshieldman
Member since Nov 2012
12818 posts
Posted on 12/27/18 at 3:48 pm to
quote:

I miss, like hell, when phone calls came from real people who wanted to talk to me.


I still talk on the phone all the time to friends and family.

ETA: Damnit, I misunderstood what you said, my bad

quote:

Robocalls and all the advertising rubbish have ruined the sound of a phone ringing


Yea, true
This post was edited on 12/27/18 at 3:49 pm
Posted by MojoGuyPan
Intercession City, Florida
Member since Jun 2018
2797 posts
Posted on 12/27/18 at 3:48 pm to
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Video Stores being replaced by Netflix.




Cigar Lounges being replaced by Vape Shops.
Posted by idlewatcher
Planet Arium
Member since Jan 2012
98642 posts
Posted on 12/27/18 at 3:49 pm to
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there no thrill in just clearing your browser history anymore




beta move bro
Posted by midlothianlsu
Midlothian, Texas
Member since Oct 2009
1862 posts
Posted on 12/27/18 at 3:54 pm to
The world was a better place when the guy at Whataburger wrote your order on the bag and gave it to the cook rather than trying to find buttons on the register. Your order was correct a much higher percentage of the time too.
Posted by shel311
McKinney, Texas
Member since Aug 2004
112944 posts
Posted on 12/27/18 at 3:56 pm to
quote:

Land lines and memorizing everyone’s phone numbers.

One of the few old phone numbers I remember are my own home of course, my best friend, and Pizza Hut.
Posted by shel311
McKinney, Texas
Member since Aug 2004
112944 posts
Posted on 12/27/18 at 3:57 pm to
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when phones werent portable and they had to be attached to buildings with wires

My 7 year old watched The Gremlins a few days ago, and in 1 scene there's a call from a pay phone to a rotary phone, and he asked why they were talking on "those phones"
Posted by shel311
McKinney, Texas
Member since Aug 2004
112944 posts
Posted on 12/27/18 at 4:01 pm to
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What? no fricking way.
I think it should go without saying that mose of these posters are missing the nostalgia of it.

I absolutely miss being a kid and going to Blockbuster to rent a movie and video game for the weekend. But that doesn't mean I want to ever go back to that process vs clicking a button nowadays and having the same thing.
Posted by Nutriaitch
Montegut
Member since Apr 2008
11017 posts
Posted on 12/27/18 at 4:08 pm to
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But that doesn't mean I want to ever go back to that process vs clicking a button nowadays and having the same thing.


i would still donit every now and then i think

you could accidentally stumble across something decent at Blockbuster.
hard to do that online now
Posted by OldNo.7
Fort Worth
Member since Sep 2012
1520 posts
Posted on 12/27/18 at 4:23 pm to
Do you think women used to burn candles in unattended rooms?

I bet when electricity became mainstream, old school baws missed the days of candlelight so they didn’t have to chase their women around room to room turning the shite off
Posted by Jazzyjoker
SW LA
Member since Feb 2009
567 posts
Posted on 12/27/18 at 4:25 pm to
Medical paper documentation. EMR sucks
Posted by Steadyhands
Slightly above I-10
Member since May 2016
7201 posts
Posted on 12/27/18 at 4:30 pm to
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Not really technology related but I miss when we didn't have so many choices for everything.


Like when you could walk into McDonald's or a coffee shop and black coffee would actually be listed on the menu? Miss that too
Posted by medtiger
Member since Sep 2003
22013 posts
Posted on 12/27/18 at 5:49 pm to
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Medical paper documentation. EMR sucks



What I was coming to post. There is literally nothing good about it for an independent physician in private practice. Incredibly inefficient and mostly useless.
Posted by farad
Member since Dec 2013
12730 posts
Posted on 12/27/18 at 5:54 pm to
quote:

Video Stores being replaced by Netflix

movie houses being replaced by Video Stores...
Posted by BBATiger
Member since Jun 2005
16789 posts
Posted on 12/27/18 at 5:56 pm to
I liked it when a guy pumped my gas and cleaned my windshield.
Posted by fr33manator
Baton Rouge
Member since Oct 2010
135024 posts
Posted on 12/27/18 at 5:57 pm to
Actually going out and meeting women in the flesh as opposed to online
Posted by Bunk Moreland
Member since Dec 2010
70018 posts
Posted on 12/27/18 at 5:59 pm to
I actually prefer the layout from the phone book on certain things like local contractors instead of being limited to whatever an internet search provides.
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