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BlushedPotatoPlayersto Ask Lemmy@lemmy.world•What old technology are you surprised is still in use today?28·17 days agoI’m surprised nobody mentioned jack plugs yet. Basically unchanged since 1877 when it was invented for phone switchboards, roughly as old as safety pins or modern hairpins (give or take a few decades)
BlushedPotatoPlayersto Ask Lemmy@lemmy.world•What old technology are you surprised is still in use today?5·17 days agoFor the uninitiated, Ikarus was a Hungarian bus factory that produced buses to the Eastern block, some of those are probably still running somewhere in Mongolia. The Ikarus 256 was produced between 1974-2002, so in the best case that thing was at least 23 years old.
But even better, someone got to travel on an Ikarus 55 on the same day (1954-1974), which used to be great in their time, but definitely weren’t made for 36C summers, the lack of air conditioning combined with the sunshine roof that used to increase the feel of comfort in 1958 created a living hell for the passengers packed into that rolling museum with barely openable windows.
What I never got about this theory is, fine, you run after the Ptadgedrwgydon for 87kms, when it gives up due to exhaustion and you kill it with a stone. What now? You’re 87kms away with a carcass that weighs 500kg, how do you get back the food to the tribe?
BlushedPotatoPlayersto Ask Lemmy@lemmy.world•What computer life hacks are your most used?2·20 days agoI had to read the post twice, is the arrow keys the life hack? zu the fold, }} two paragraph and 3) to jump three sentences is. And we haven’t mentioned macros yet
BlushedPotatoPlayersto RetroGaming@lemmy.world•What are some great retro games that I can play with my 5yo?English3·28 days agoA c64 emulator? Then basically anything, LOCO maybe?
BlushedPotatoPlayersto Technology@lemmy.world•Apple just proved AI "reasoning" models like Claude, DeepSeek-R1, and o3-mini don't actually reason at all. They just memorize patterns really well.English26·2 months agoFor me it kinda went the other way, I’m almost convinced that human intelligence is the same pattern repeating, just more general (yet)
BlushedPotatoPlayersto pics@lemmy.world•Paramount, California 2025-06-07 (Eric Thayer/Associated Press)2·2 months agoI guessed so, but what’s the context?
BlushedPotatoPlayersto pics@lemmy.world•Paramount, California 2025-06-07 (Eric Thayer/Associated Press)10·2 months agoUmm… What are we seeing in the picture?
One thing I learned from Kerbal space program is that anything flies with enough boosters
BlushedPotatoPlayersto Games@lemmy.world•What games are just objective masterpieces?English2·2 months agoIndeed!
Interesting, I thought Hungary had more. You get paid until the end of the third year, but in the last it’s minimal, people usually return after 2. Maybe the source is different
BlushedPotatoPlayersto News@lemmy.world•Ye song glorifying Hitler gets millions of views on X while other platforms struggle to remove it1·2 months agoI did it very carefully. I was in Austria, and there’s a non zero chance there could be legal issues
BlushedPotatoPlayersto You Should Know@lemmy.world•YSK if you have a library card or are a student, there's a free streaming service called Kanopy2·2 months agoWhoa, thanks for that. I’m looking for years for a book that had a single edition in our country, it’s impossible to find and they have it. I will try my poor Spanish on it.
BlushedPotatoPlayersto Today I Learned@lemmy.world•TIL that in 1975, after Gillette introduced a two-blade cartridge razor, Saturday Night Live aired a fake commercial for a three-blade razor. Gillette introduced one in 1998. In 2004, a satirical ...English1·3 months agoOne just noticed in a shop that Merkur has a travel razor, so if you prefer something compact instead of adjustable that’s an option to consider
BlushedPotatoPlayersto Today I Learned@lemmy.world•TIL that in 1975, after Gillette introduced a two-blade cartridge razor, Saturday Night Live aired a fake commercial for a three-blade razor. Gillette introduced one in 1998. In 2004, a satirical ...English3·3 months agoThe handling is not complicated. Once you feel confident you’ll surely cut yourself though:) But the blade needs more care, you need to leather and occasionally hone it - but you might probably need a single one for life
BlushedPotatoPlayersto Today I Learned@lemmy.world•TIL that in 1975, after Gillette introduced a two-blade cartridge razor, Saturday Night Live aired a fake commercial for a three-blade razor. Gillette introduced one in 1998. In 2004, a satirical ...English1·3 months agoCheck out the adjustables as well!
BlushedPotatoPlayersto Today I Learned@lemmy.world•TIL that in 1975, after Gillette introduced a two-blade cartridge razor, Saturday Night Live aired a fake commercial for a three-blade razor. Gillette introduced one in 1998. In 2004, a satirical ...English3·3 months agoGet a Merkur adjustable, they are a bit pricey, but you have to buy it once. Alternatively you can get an old Gillette from ebay. From there, blades are cheap. You can go all the way and get a cutthroat, but it needs technique and care. DE is a good compromise.
Looks like a secret fatality move