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How much of your writing is done by hand these days?

Shavkat @Shavkat (141906) • Philippines 3 Mar 24

Time flies so fast, and things have changed in terms of jotting down on a piece of paper. During my school days, I loved to write notes in my notebooks, and my handwriting was done beautifully. These days, I do not write that much...

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What invention do you think will be completely obsolete in the future?

AmberLynn @ScribbledAdNauseum (104615) • United States 16 Sep 21

The first thing that comes to mind might as well be considered obsolete now. That is, the home telephone. Most people use their cellphones now. I often wonder if things like a laptop and computer will become obsolete because...

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Question of the Day- Household Junk

DB @dgobucks226 (37621) 17 Mar 20

My question for today is: What items have you accumulated over the past 10 years in your home that you now consider junk? As I thought over this same question I came up with a short selection of some items myself. Take a...

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Im Not Evolving

PLETHOS @Plethos (13718) • United States 23 Jan 20

Now and then over time I have noticed things that I have used extensively in the past but because of modern tech, I have forgotten how to use. Simple things that were everyday usages. For one, a basic landline phone. If i'm told...

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Strange Jobs That No Longer Exist Today- Volume 3

DB @dgobucks226 (37621) 12 Jul 19

Here is a series on interesting/strange occupations gone due to societal and technological changes. "MUFFIN MAN" Yes, that's the correct term for this happy English chap whose job was to sell a bread product known in the...

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Jobs That No Longer Exist Today- Volume 3

DB @dgobucks226 (37621) 5 Jun 19

Here is a series on interesting/strange occupations gone due to societal and technological changes. "Breaker Boy"- a job which started during Victorian times it entailed the use of children to break coal into pieces that...

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Jobs That No Longer Exist Today- Volume 1

DB @dgobucks226 (37621) 23 Jan 19

Here is a series on interesting/strange occupations gone due to societal and technological changes. We all know switchboard operators have been replaced, but did you know about these jobs? Read on... Glad these 2 jobs are no...

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Do you still listen to the radio/broadcasters?

The Invisible Man @TheInvisibleMan (17594) 5 Jan 17

With all the technology we have available these days, radio (and their broadcasters) seems to have become obsolete, right? But of course there are still those who like to listen to you (which is definitely not my case... I don't...

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Are these things slowly disappearing?

sishy7 @sishy7 (27166) • Australia 21 Sep 16

# 37 Items that we have been familiarly using for many years may start to become obsolete with the advances of technologies… Examples are: 1. Keys - I’m talking about a piece of brass cut to a specific shape – that...

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What Obsolete Food Item Do You Truly Miss?

Vincent Summers @KuznVinny (768) • United States 9 May 16

I'm afraid there are several food items I miss. If I had a year to think about it, I could probably name 20 or more. But on the spur of the moment, I can still think of a few. Can you? Will you tell us what they were? Sunshine...

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Public notices attached to lamposts

Arthur Chappell @arthurchappell (44941) • Preston, England 1 Oct 15

I find it weird that in the UK, the government still announces proposed planning ideas, licensing changes, parking legislation and requests for compulsory purchase of land by pinning notices to lamp-posts and the walls of various...

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What's IN today- Obsolete Tomorrow

litvillegas @litvillegas (1274) • Philippines 24 Sep 12

Sometimes we are guided by newly trend fashion, new high-tech gadgets. We buy new fashionable clothes, sandals, shoes,but what will happen to these things after 2 or 3 years? For instance, new gadgets before are considered now as...

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Still Hanging on to XP

luckyelric @luckyelric (16) • United States 9 Aug 12

As technology advances we often toss aside very useful tools, and brand them "obsolete". It is common practice within our society, to move on the "next big thing." Keeping in mind, what great advancements we have seen in recent...

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making FACEBOOK obsolete!

savagecabbage @savagecabbage (1216) • Philippines 4 Aug 12

Have you ever wondered how to make facebook obsolete? I remember the time when everyone was using friendster and suddenly facebook came. A lot of people shifted to facebook immediately since it was a better version of friendster....

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Why do people unsatisfied with their old cellular phones?

kearkear @kearkear (963) • Davao, Philippines 22 Sep 11

One of the reasons would be because cellular phones now a days is very updated. Some of us unsatisfied because as days past, months or year, your unit will become obsolete or out of the market. Pride also a factor why some us not...

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New and Obsolete

advokatku @advokatku (4033) • Indonesia 4 Dec 10

Something new will be old when comes the new wich other, The new that too will be old when arrived more recently again, a more new even this will become obsolete when which the latest came again and so on, that's a life.

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What if... You woke up tomorrow and money was obsolete?

meowcow @meowcow (931) • Philippines 14 Apr 10

If I were rich I'd be pissed! But I'm not so I'd probably just laugh it off. Couldn't really imagine what that world would be like though. Any ideas? Your thoughts?

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Do people still use pens?

842484 @842484 (103) • United States 29 Aug 09

It seems like everything is done electronically. I hope technology doesn't advance to the point where pens become obsolete. Sometimes, nothing beats a pen and a piece of paper (or your hand).

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Should your computer mouse retire at 40?

henryjoe @henryjoe (249) • Malaysia 4 Jan 09

The computer mouse,arguably the single most important consumer gadget of the digital era,marked its 40th birthday recently.Some say the mouse is a simple,intuitive and cheap way to move a cursor round a screen.It can't be replaced...

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Newspapers

mom4kids @mom4kids (657) • Canada 16 Sep 08

With the internet growing, news online, blogs, and all do you think that news in the written form is in its last days? I think so, what do you think? Do you think that newspapers will become obsolete?

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