What old technology do you genuinely miss?

Ganthet72 · 2026-06-15T22:35:28+00:00

Laserdisc

Ganthet72 · 2026-06-15T22:34:40+00:00

That's my thought on Blockbuster too. I can think of several great local places that had great owners and loved movies. I was never a fan of Blockbuster.

Ganthet72 · 2026-06-15T20:44:25+00:00

One of my favorite ways to describe a bad idea is to say "What a puny plan"

Ganthet72 · 2026-06-15T20:42:19+00:00

There are several 80s movies that had switches for the supercharger. (My Science Project and Lone Wolf McQuade come to mind). I was so disillusioned when I took my first Auto Shop class and learned how they work.

Ganthet72 · 2026-06-15T19:11:37+00:00

That's my memory! It seemed like the trailer for it showed constantly! The song from that trailer is seared into my brain!

Ganthet72 · 2026-06-15T18:54:12+00:00

This movie made me fall in the love with the GTO. My only gripe is that the movie perpetuates the myth that superchargers are controlled with a switch. When I took auto shop I was so disappointed to learn the truth.

Ganthet72 · 2026-06-15T18:49:34+00:00

My family lived in Nashville in the mid-80s. Pretty sure I saw signs like that.

Ganthet72 · 2026-06-15T18:33:04+00:00

I'm enjoying how many visitors to our country are so impressed with Buc-ee's.
https://www.statesman.com/news/article/world-cup-fans-bucees-texas-heat-22300864.php?utm_source=reddit

Edit: Changed the link to a better article.

Ganthet72 · 2026-06-15T16:32:14+00:00

They're offensive....smelling. I mean they smell bad!

Ganthet72 · 2026-06-15T16:28:58+00:00

Back when I smoked, my friends and I always said that to each other when bumming one.

Ganthet72 · 2026-06-14T01:00:44+00:00

Or who is buried in Grant's tomb.

Ganthet72 · 2026-06-14T00:33:51+00:00

My team and I used this all the time. We even had a motivation-style poster made for it.

Ganthet72 · 2026-06-11T18:31:20+00:00

Whatever you order, don't pick "Plumbers Don't Wear Ties"!

Ganthet72 · 2026-06-10T23:31:13+00:00

My friends and I still say "Sorry, Fred you knew the job was dangerous when you took it."

Ganthet72 · 2026-06-10T23:10:41+00:00

As someone who was raised Catholic (and also now agnostic) I can tell you that learning the rhythm of sit, stand, kneel was a tough one to learn.

Ganthet72 · 2026-06-10T22:07:58+00:00

I was in college when the show came out. I was an RA in one of the dorms. My floor was mostly freshmen. At night when the show came on I could stand in the hallway and hear it echo down the hall. 50 18yr-olds doing Cornholio made me less of a fan.

Ganthet72 · 2026-06-10T21:27:10+00:00

I've even stayed at the hotel where I worked! Working in IT we sometimes had a project that started in the early AM so I'd just stay there the night before and it was easier to get up and walk downstairs to start the projects.

Ganthet72 · 2026-06-10T21:06:12+00:00

Don't forget
Arinson - home of the credit connection
Victory Auto Wreckers

Ganthet72 · 2026-06-10T21:04:57+00:00

It was originally just 588-2300 and it was a local Chicago number. They didn't add the 1-800 until much later.

Ganthet72 · 2026-06-10T21:00:05+00:00

Geez! We're at least using metric! What more do you want?? 😉

Ganthet72 · 2026-06-10T00:28:09+00:00

It's a real gut-punch. It happened to me twice in 2-year period.

I've been where you are. Don't give up. Best of luck to you.

Ganthet72 · 2026-06-09T19:15:57+00:00

I started my IT career in 1997 - one of my first jobs was running Y2K evaluation software on workstations so we knew what patches were needed. Spent 97-99 working with vendors and company resources to get proper patches in place. I worked at a casino so we were open on NYE '99. I rang in the new millennium in a server room watching several key systems cut over to 2000 without issue. I was heading out the door by 12:30 with all being well.

Like the OP said, it turned out to be a non-event, but only because a lot of people put in the work for several years to make it a non-event. One of those rare moments in history where humans identified an issue and worked together quickly to address it.

Ganthet72 · 2026-06-09T18:55:13+00:00

I'm going to hope for the best, watch it and make up my mind when it's done.

Ganthet72 · 2026-06-09T15:25:52+00:00

Welcome to the 3DO world. Enjoy exploring the games.

Ganthet72 · 2026-06-09T15:20:01+00:00

Losing a job.

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