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.

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.

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I always wear a watch. I love it.

I love a regular wrist watch. They can be fashionable and show your style. Smart watches rarely do that.

I've tried smart & just don't like 'em. Citizen Eco-drive for me. No battery to change (solar) and good for 10+ years. Current one also syncs to atomic, good to 200 meters, can change time zones, alarm, calendar... the works while all still being solar.

Try mechanical watches, the technology is so cool...

i forgot to wear my watch the other day and i was absolutely desperate all day. every time i wanted to know what time it was, i had to fumble around with my phone. total pain in the backside. just a single day without it and i recognized how much more dependent i am on my watch than i am on my phone. i can leave my phone at home (on purpose) and be out all day and not miss a thing. without my watch i was totally lost.

I actually want a smart watch, but one that actually looks like a watch instead of a block on your wrist. I hate that Apple has basically dictated the square look (and Fitbit followed and most others are outdated or gone now) and it's awful

I miss my old watch.

I have one.

When on a cruise, we always take/wear a regular watch. When you get off the ship you want to still be on ship time which may be different from Island (or an land) time. A smart watch pops over to whatever the local time is. I've seen people miss the time to gat back on the ship.

Just analog time in general! I work at a public middle school that provides students with a "free" digital device for school work. Each as the typical set up, with the time / battery life / etc in the corner. At least 5 times a day, I get asked what time it is - because they're unit is dead. They get an impromptu lesson in how to tell time, and never ask me again. Now, whether that's because they know how to read analog or whether they don't want to be embarrassed again, I know not - but I like to think it's because they can finally read time!

I have a mechanical watch, spring loaded with no batteries. It's not as accurate as a quartz watch for five times the price, but it will last five to ten times as long without needing repair. And if society breaks down, you can't repair things.

I had one. It was expensive and needed charging every day. My cheap s****y analog watch battery lasts about a year or more. No, not a sports person, so do not care how many paces I took today or whether I have achieved my personal best speed.

Yes, I have a lovely and dainty chain stainless steel watch from Coach that I bought for my birthday years ago. It's still in pristine condition even though I wear it everyday. It conforms perfectly to my wrist. Haven't found a watch I like better, even more expensive ones.

I must admit, I have a smart watch but I do like my Citizen & Seiko watches... Gonna mix it up a bit I think.

...are useless. I stopped wearing a watch once I started carrying a cellphone daily. They're just glorified bracelets at this point.

I refuse to have a smart watch. I just want to be able to tell the time.

Just bought my 4 year old her first watch

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.