The outdated tech you use (and why)
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Perfection
The Great Head.
I still use my hand...
Mise
isle of lucy
One day maybe 
I wash dishes and clothes by hand but that's because I'm currently staying in a hotel. It's actually not such a hardship, I just put in a small amount each day and takes just a few minutes after i finish letting it soak. The weather is such that it dries out after just a few hours.
Man, I haven't regularly washed clothes by hand since boot camp. Funny site, man. 70+ marines all lined up with the bill of their covers loaded up with clothes pins, scrubbing away on the concrete wash areas with a bottle of wisk in one hand and a scrub brush in another. Of course, friggin' Paris Island has washing machines. East coast nancy boys...
Angst
Rambling and inconsistent
I still play music with acoustic instruments and prefer live studio recordings over trackmixing because I think there is a certain humanity to those ways.
I think maybe you guys are assuming I'm sitting there scrubbing away when really I'm mostly just letting it soak in soapy water and then wringing it out. I don't even do that so much really. It doesn't take long and the weather is so dry it dries up pretty quickly.
woody60707
Deity
Us Hollywood Marines have washing machines now too.
How sad... Do the washing areas still exist?
I haven't had a dishwasher since 1999. The only real pain is silverware. I can wash dishes and pots and pans lickety split.
I haven't had cable TV since 2002. I went microwave-less for about six years when my wife and I first moved in together--she had never owned a microwave in her entire life and our first kitchen was too small to fit one.
edit: oh I also have not had a garbage disposal in 10 years. City apartments are weird.
I haven't had cable TV since 2002. I went microwave-less for about six years when my wife and I first moved in together--she had never owned a microwave in her entire life and our first kitchen was too small to fit one.
edit: oh I also have not had a garbage disposal in 10 years. City apartments are weird.
Disgustipated
Deity
I think it's more of a question of which tech I use that isn't outdated. I can't think of any piece of up to date tech I use. My smart phone is over 2 years old (and a piece of crap 2 years ago- a Huwai piece of chinese crap).
I'm not a technophobe mind you. I do try to keep up on technology. My job depends on it. I just don't feel the need to buy it for myself. My needs in life are simple. The only reason I have a smart phone is so I can email people with it. I have only 1 app (My Tracks) downloaded. I don't need a phone for a bunch of useless apps or crappy games like Angry Birds (yes I am the only person in the U.S. who has not played this POS game).
since you are all talking about tv's, I'll mention I do not have a tv hooked up to either cable or air (not since it went digital). My tv's are only hooked up to a VCR or DVD player. They have no other use than that.
I'm not a technophobe mind you. I do try to keep up on technology. My job depends on it. I just don't feel the need to buy it for myself. My needs in life are simple. The only reason I have a smart phone is so I can email people with it. I have only 1 app (My Tracks) downloaded. I don't need a phone for a bunch of useless apps or crappy games like Angry Birds (yes I am the only person in the U.S. who has not played this POS game).
since you are all talking about tv's, I'll mention I do not have a tv hooked up to either cable or air (not since it went digital). My tv's are only hooked up to a VCR or DVD player. They have no other use than that.
AdamCrock
Polish Pirate
I have got to say this : No tech is considered outdated untill proven worthless, the others are just a case of a habit - For example - some might say that *.pdf books and audiobooks should have conquered books and obsolete them long ago yet there are many people who still cannot imagine reading a book on a computer (or worse) an i-pod screen. And what about those who are romantic - would You trade the romanticism of an intimate romantic candle-light situation to an crude but more efficient electrical light ? I don't think so 
Mail in a way is superior to an SMS/MMS too in that matter - You have a persons own words scribbled by that person , there is a charm and "the magic" that cannot be replaced by a binary code of series of digits on electronic screen As a technician I can also say that analog signal (especially in music) is far superior to digital so called "High Definition" signal Therefore I'd say that "all that glitters is not gold" and we should be mindful of the old ways when inventing a new ones
Mail in a way is superior to an SMS/MMS too in that matter - You have a persons own words scribbled by that person , there is a charm and "the magic" that cannot be replaced by a binary code of series of digits on electronic screen As a technician I can also say that analog signal (especially in music) is far superior to digital so called "High Definition" signal Therefore I'd say that "all that glitters is not gold" and we should be mindful of the old ways when inventing a new ones
Disgustipated
Deity
I have got to say this : No tech is considered outdated untill proven worthless, the others are just a case of a habit - For example - some might say that *.pdf books and audiobooks should have conquered books and obsolete them long ago yet there are many people who still cannot imagine reading a book on a computer (or worse) an i-pod screen. And what about those who are romantic - would You trade the romanticism of an intimate romantic candle-light situation to an crude but more efficient electrical light ? I don't think so
You bring up a good point. If it does what you want it to, it's never truly obsolete.
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Jewel Runner
I still use over-the-air radio when I drive. All my music is totally digital, and my car stereo can't play it. I also use cash for pretty much every offline purchase. It's much better than plastic.
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