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Submission + - Sounds of Tech Past (itworld.com)

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itwbennett

on Wednesday March 21, 2012 @08:16PM

itwbennett writes: "If you're of a certain generation, the screech of a modem, the stuttering song of the dot matrix printer, and the wet slap of a mimeograph machine can transport you to simpler (or at least slower) times. JR Raphael has rounded up 20 tech sounds on the brink of extinction for your listening torture. We're only sorry we don't have smell-o-vision to bring you that sweet mimeograph scent."

Submission + - Tech That Failed To Fail (itworld.com) 1

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itwbennett

on Tuesday May 03, 2011 @09:25PM

itwbennett writes: "There are tech fads that flare up quickly and then, pouf, they're gone (Tamagotchi, anyone?). And then there are technologies that industry bigwigs predict will follow that familiar pattern and instead end up standing the test of time. The Internet, for example, has famously failed to implode, despite dire predictions by Ethernet inventor Bob Metcalfe. And what about TV, the cornerstone of the American living room? Inventor Lee DeForest, known as one of the 'fathers of the electronic age,' declared TV a commercial and financial impossibility, a sentiment that was shared by 20th Century Fox exec Darryl Zanuck. And FCC engineer T.A.M. Craven was absolutely certain back in 1961 that there was 'no chance communications space satellites will be used to provide better telephone, telegraph, television, or radio service inside the United States.'"

Comment The real reasons... (Score 1) 397

by jayarr on Wednesday August 11, 2010 @04:57PM (#33220928) Attached to: Stats Show iPhone Owners Get More Sex

From "Top 10 Reasons iPhone Users Have More Sex Than Android Fans" (http://www.esarcasm.com/17069/iphone-users-sex/): #10: After getting fucked in the ass by Apple for two years, letting some random dude in for one night doesn’t seem like such a big deal. ......... #1: It turns out “I have a magical device in my pants” is actually a great pickup line.

Comment Embrace the porn! (Score 1) 909

by jayarr on Wednesday April 21, 2010 @02:41PM (#31928260) Attached to: Steve Jobs Recommends Android For Fans of Porn

If “wanting porn” is what it takes to gain freedom of choice, then damn it, I want porn. Hence the new "Yes, Steve... I Want Porn" Android badge (http://www.esarcasm.com/13639/android-porn-badge/). Wear it loud, wear it proud.

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