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Old Technology That is Still Better Than It's Modern Day Tech Replacement

#21
bass12 said:
Handwriting over typing. Handwriting helps greatly with the development of fine motor skills (amongst other things). Typing helps greatly with the development of carpal tunnel syndrome. :)
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Did you mean printing or cursive handwriting? My 16 year old grandson was never taught cursive in school. He is very smart ( he didn't get it from me, he's a "step grandchild") but can barely read his grandma's writing and she has great penmanship. He has no idea how to write in cursive.
 
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shadowtippy said:
Did you mean printing or cursive handwriting? My 16 year old grandson was never taught cursive in school. He is very smart ( he didn't get it from me, he's a "step grandchild") but can barely read his grandma's writing and she has great penmanship. He has no idea how to write in cursive.
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Handwriting in general - although cursive is probably even better. Just manipulating a pencil via a tripod grip does a lot to improve dexterity/develop fine motor skills. With the eradication of handwriting as part of the school curriculum here in Quebec I've seen proper pencil grip go down the drain. Now I always glance at people's pencil grips (bank tellers, wait staff, etc.) and nine times out of ten those under the age of approximately thirty have terrible pencil grips. It seems like a trivial thing until you look beneath the surface and see how many of the fine motor skill (not to mention over-all hand/arm flexibility) developing activities are no longer commonplace amongst children.
 
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#23
Pilgrim said:
Automobile manual transmissions.

I grant that they generally cause a drop in gas mileage, but you can't beat them for control of the vehicle or for mechanical longevity. It's also well within the capability of any DIY type to replace a clutch, while average Joe/Jane can't rebuild an automatic tranny or CVT.

And yes, I know they're a pain in stop and go traffic, but I don't live where that's a major concern.
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Manual transmissions only lose on mileage because the manufacturers don't put in a high enough overdrive. Of course, they do that because they are cheap, and too many people would complain about the lack of acceleration in 5th or 6th gear. My stupid car rolls around at 3500 RPM in top gear on the highway, but the engine could easily maintain speed at 2000 RPM. Sometimes, I accidentally go for reverse looking for a sixth gear.
 
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Stumbo said:
The original way of making babies. :thumbsup:
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Legit LOL over here.

Pilgrim said:
Automobile manual transmissions.

I grant that they generally cause a drop in gas mileage, but you can't beat them for control of the vehicle or for mechanical longevity. It's also well within the capability of any DIY type to replace a clutch, while average Joe/Jane can't rebuild an automatic tranny or CVT.

And yes, I know they're a pain in stop and go traffic, but I don't live where that's a major concern.
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Yep.
 
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hondo4life said:
Manual transmissions only lose on mileage because the manufacturers don't put in a high enough overdrive.
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This is exactly why I stopped insisting on manual transmissions.

I had a manual transmission that would rev pretty high on the highway & for being a small car it really didn't do so great on highway miles.
One long weekend I rented the same vehicle, but with an automatic transmission & the mileage was better, because the RPMs were only around 2k on the highway.

My old car really could have used a 6th gear :bored:
 
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Dining out :)

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Vintage analog synths and filters.

Some will say, "But today's digital ones are really close, plus the functionality is better and you get tons more sounds and features," etc.

Not buying it. Sometimes you need THAT sound - not "close"; THAT sound! All the other bells and whistles are unnecessary, for me at least. Just give me the real deal, not a glorified simulation.
 
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The other day I went to watch a streaming program and realized that as usual I was "tuning in" a good ten minutes ahead of time so that I could sign in to the provider, make sure the stream was running properly (i.e., clear cookies and the like), select the best browser for the url, and leave a pad for the inevitable "issues."
Suddenly I realized that I missed an old piece of dependable tech:

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Son of Wobble said:
The other day I went to watch a streaming program and realized that as usual I was "tuning in" a good ten minutes ahead of time so that I could sign in to the provider, make sure the stream was running properly (i.e., clear cookies and the like), select the best browser for the url, and leave a pad for the inevitable "issues."
Suddenly I realized that I missed an old piece of dependable tech:

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The gun or the TV?
 
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Pilgrim said:
Automobile manual transmissions.

I grant that they generally cause a drop in gas mileage, but you can't beat them for control of the vehicle or for mechanical longevity. It's also well within the capability of any DIY type to replace a clutch, while average Joe/Jane can't rebuild an automatic tranny or CVT.

And yes, I know they're a pain in stop and go traffic, but I don't live where that's a major concern.
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Everyone should at least learn to drive a manual. I bought my 02 Mustang GT in manual without knowing how to drive it. Figured it out. Poor clutch. And I got my brother to get his first nicer car, a WRX, in manual. I tought him in my 06 mustang GT. Again, poor clutch. But if you can deal with a heavy and long American manual with some torque, you can definitely drive a turbocharged smaller displacement engine mated with a really short and light clutch.
 
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TOOL460002 said:
Everyone should at least learn to drive a manual..... But if you can deal with a heavy and long American manual with some torque, you can definitely drive a turbocharged smaller displacement engine mated with a really short and light clutch.
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Agreed. Well, that would make MT less effective as an anti theft device if more people could drive them.

My Sonic with the 1.4T and 6MT is stupidly easy, but some newer cars have such light clutches that you don't get a good sense of what you're doing. Mine has juuuuust enough weight to give good feedback. And my old Volvo (1973 1800ES) was quite possibly the easiest ever. If you couldn't manage that combo, there was no hope for you.
 

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