Technology that refuses to die

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Well, that is your reality - not mine, where i live we have a well developed infrastructure, You cannot get less than 100 MBit in an apartment and mobile 80 MBit (4G) network is available all over the country. So in MY world - its like the other guy said, TV is for old people.

But the emphasis is this: The older generation like to be shown stuff and not to make choices of what to see. I like to decide for myself what to watch. This is why i buy series on DVD so i can watch whatever i like, when i like it and not to be a slave to the box.

Who says better technology has to be flash or capacitors?
There are better non-acid batteries being worked on but unreleased... 20 years ago they were even working on crystal as a storage medium!

What do you propose to replace battery storage? Capacitors won't do at all.

ruveyn

Okay, change the words to current mostly-acid-based battery technology. It's still pretty darned low-tech and would love to see something come along to replace it.

For example, some cool guys were working with sodium-based batteries and others using liquid metal for large-scale energy storage.

Nuts & bolts, a.k.a "threaded fasteners,"

Stream turbines (still used in coal, oil, and nuclear power plants),

Firearms (you'd think that after 1000 years we would have ray-guns),

Fire,

The wheel,

Hats ?

chemical rockets. We desperately need a new technology so we can get into space cheaper.

I was about to say, ther are also power adapters for computers that uses the cigarette lighter port.

We are using the same space vehicle technology as was invented during the Tang dynasty in China.

ruveyn

Xorg...

CRT monitors. I have several friends who still use them.

Unix-based OS. They're getting better, but still needlessly complicated with limited functionality due to preferential software development for Mac & Windows. The only reason they're in use is because they're free, and a couple of nerds like to feel superior to average users because they can rock the sudo. Thinking rationally, should really have died out from the getgo.

DOSbox. Games were not better in the 80's. I know, I get nostalgic, too... but let's get real running to the right side of the screen and jumping over pits has nothing on S.T.A.L.K.E.R.

Flash and its related technologies, heaters, air conditioners, humidifiers, etc, with imprecise controls; the Wii-U, electoral collage, and low quality MP3.

Low definition DVD's refuse to die.

You guys want to throw everything away without replacing it!! Hah.

Unless you know of another way to store electricity in a long lasting compact form, metals and electrolytes will have to do! Sheesh/


-The Imperial measurement system

-Fax machines

-Paper Coupons (Groupon does this right)

-Shopping carts (ask if you need clarification lol)

-Decorative wood paneling

-Flathead screws

-clamshell packaging

It's a kludge. Large chunky connector that only exists to work with an existing piece of technology. When the connector is removed a gaping hole appears in the dashboard that fills up with dust and crud unless it is filled with a cigarette lighter or a rubber bung. A modern dashboard power connector would be more compact and there would be several of them to power multiple devices.



I have thought about fastener heads. Are Philips heads still required nowadays? They were deliberately designed for the screwdriver tip to cam out under force in the days before automatic screwdrivers were torque limited to prevent overtightening. The exact opposite of Torx which are designed for maximum grip and power transfer between the screwdriver tip and the fastener.

I don't think the point of a phillips is to strip it out on purpose.. although they do seem to fit that use.

It was designed as a self centering fastener for assembly lines wasn't it?