A book has a certain feel, a smell, and is an experience of its own. Coffee/tea, candle, blanket, book 💜

This, touchscreens are just a distraction in driving. In our company car, just to enter in the aircondition/heating meny, you need to go thry 2 or 3 buttons on touchscreen and it is distracting. Give me a k**b so i can regulate fan and temperature and the direction of the air ffs i dont want touchscreen

If a streaming service suddenly decides to take away your favourite movie (or fill it with ads), there's nothing you can do. Despite appearances, physical media is not obsolete.

USB keys are not great for long term storage. An external hard disk is generally a better idea. A NAS with redundant drives is even better. I don't trust "the cloud" either, at least not for anything of any value!

"As long as the battery works..." is not long enough sometimes.

Paper map any time but especially long-distance. If you zoom out on a digital map, you loose a lot of secondary roads, and those I prefer (very VERY often better for time, fuel and views)

For hiking that's absolutely necessary. In France we have really good hiking maps i'm fond of. Can't be lost with them. And i even drive around europe with real atlas maps cause i had bad experiences with GPS.

I have a collection of topograhic survey maps that are invaluable to me. They helped me locate a spring not listed on any other map to replenish my canteens.

Mom finds the maps online and print the relevant parts. I'm all in support of her.

Maps will show points of interest or spark curiosity instead of a straight drive where you only see the backs of trucks. The road less traveled, the beginning of an adventure . . .

also you can laminate your hiking maps to make them waterproof. Good luck using that phone in a drenching downpour

With a paper map you get context about where you are or where you’re going and how to get there.

1. Topographical survey maps show the contours of the terrain for more accurate calculation of distance to travel. 2. Compass to maintain direction of travel. 3. Learn to do a resection to confirm your location (draw a reverse compass bearing line from at least two visible locations, identifiable on the map, The intersection of the lines indicate you position on the map). No batteries required...

Also include nautical charts.

You don't need cell service for maps. You need GPS. so u less all the satellites fall from the sky, your phone is still all you need.

Really, you wanna scrunch up your eyes to see an itty bitty phone map, or unfold a BIG print map? I rest my case.

"As long as the battery works" doesn't do a lick of good when you suddenly enter an area where ABSOLUTELY NO ELECTRONIC DEVICES FUNCTION AT ALL!!! Yes, I have personally encountered over a dozen of these zones across the United States and not a single one of them was labeled warning of them! Part of this is because GPS doesn't work in those areas, so they can't get exact fixes on them to mark them on maps. The other part is that they're usually (although by no means always) remote enough that there's no reasonable excuse for taking electronics into those places in the first place! You want pictures of the natural places? Take a disposable film camera! You want to post those pictures to social media? YOU PROBABLY DON'T HAVE SIGNAL OUT THERE ANYWAY!

If you're relying on the online map and the towers drop out unexpectedly, having the Map book in the car is a life saver.

I like my GPS. Maps are out of date quickly with new roads being built constantly. However, everyone should be able to read a map even with a GPS since a GPS might not be up to date either.

I have local book maps for the country I live in, and get print tourist maps when on holiday. Show me how to add a post it note on a GPS device. [ ........................... ] As for maps on your phone, most cities (even small ones) offer free PDF or JPG files to download. You can put them on your phone or print them out (or both). Randomly, I picked out Lewiston, Montana (pop. 6000) and found this: https://centralmontana.com/maps/detailedmontanacitymaps.pdf

I LOVE paper maps and atlases, especially on a road-trip. Driving from Vermont to Oregon was such an amazing experience and being able to look at the surroundings and readjusting the route to see things I hadn't considered before made it that much more enjoyable.

I always use the satelite image function from Google Maps, either saved on my phone or printed out alongside a paper map - So far I never got lost

If you're on a trail, it's in one of the trail apps. Maybe not the one you use, but it's there. But yeah, always carry paper even if only as a backup.

Obviously you take your phone, with (probably obsolete) maps as backup

or dropping the map in the river, or it getting wet, torn, burned. phone is just a non digital version. neither is more reliable.

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Wonder how well a paper map works after dropping it in the river. The update button on my paper map isn't working either. The new housing estate in my town isn't showing up.

Yes. When I was studying, paper and pencil. Stuff you write down sticks better, and the soft feel on pencil on paper I find strangely soothing

I regularly carry an old Hamilton 21 jewel mechanical pocket watch. My father-in-law was a 55 year watch repairman and taught me how to regularly service and repair them too.

And then bequeath it to your descendants.

I Effing hate key fobs. Bulky in pocket. Battery issues. Expensive to replace. (My Frenchie chewed up 2) And you can't hide a spare cuz car won't lock.

Saying that manual gearbox is obsolete because of automatic is like saying tea is obsolete because of coffee

I pretty much only use a card if I'm shopping online, or in a situation where I don't have enough cash on me. It's for the same reason as OP - it's easier for me to keep track of/control my spending.

The act of writing is cathartic idk why. Helps me remember things better too.

Both have their place. With ebooks I can take a dozen on holiday with me but I can't lend a favourite one to a friend. Much prefer print and browsing in book shops but also love the immediacy of being able to instantly download when I was stuck in hospital bored out of my mind!

None electric, manual only. AND I have openers like the us army p38 folding can opener in my holiday gear and as backup in the kitchen drawer. Those types are the best by far

Saved ur bacon??

I hate smart appliances. They never work properly and they require a degree in computer science to set up

2 things I have open on every computer I use: Notepad++ and a DOS prompt.

My soul twin, I have a 2001 Corolla I call the beast cos it would survive an apocalypse.

Never be without your solar death ray

I HATE wireless earbuds; they fall out of my ears above a brisk walk.

Idiots bundle their life in a cell phone case. I use a wallet for cards. A money clip with cash in separate pocket. Chances of losing all 3 are less.

I don’t think vinyl ever became obsolete. Vinyl sales have increased 17 years straight. There was a point in the early 2000s where record players outsold guitars. And now even CDs are making a comeback. Apparently we like ownership of things after all.

I bought a 1999 Jeep Cherokee to off road in and discovered a 5 CD disc changer in it. It gets used.

Well yeah, no need to worry about a battery dying, but I've had my wireless mouse for just over 2 years now; I use it extensively 5 days a week, and literally today I changed the battery for the second time.

At least put the right picture that is related to the text...

Gel ink means less drag and tiredness in your hand than a standard biro, so I can imagine a fountain pen would help.

I still wear the pocket watch from my grand father from time to time.

Awful machines to use. Heavy, clunky, prone to jamming, slightest mistyping means getting the tippex out or redoing a whole page. Naah, no thanks.

My hubby still used his. Only real negative is, at least with big old ipod is that you can't use bluetooth with it

Thank you so much for this info! My daughter would love an espresso machine but she can't afford a good one and I can't afford to buy one for her. Just checked online and these are affordable. I plan on gifting her one for her birthday.

I am sick to death of having to sync, link, charge each and every f***ing thing I need to use. When I try to do something, I end up having to reconfigure, pay to subscribe, check for updates, wait for downloads, re-establish connection, and then restart the app. FFS I just wanna switch it on and have it work,

Looking at a black and white picture derived from Ilford HP5 400 is so much better than digital photos

Don't forget to blow into them every once in a while

I have a landline which still runs on copper. My broadband is fibre-to-cabinet and copper for the last few hundred metres. This will change before long as everybody moves to fibre-to-premises. I don't make calls, but I do receive calls regularly on it. It never runs out of charge and works in a powercut. I feel for some of my elderly neighbours who rely on theirs. If it is your only phone, when you switch to VOIP, you will need a battery backup on it.