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10 Things That Are Practically Obsolete Now that We Have Smartphones
PJ Media ^ | 13 Nov 2018 | Chirs Queen

Posted on 11/14/2018 4:10:12 PM PST by Rummyfan

We’re living in an age of unprecedented technology. It’s not the future that our elders promised to us when we were kids – I mean, where are the flying cars? – but technology has made our lives exponentially easier.

Take the smartphone for example. What used to take a computer, a Walkman, an atlas, and more now fits in the palm of your hand. In fact, the advent of the smartphone has rendered obsolete some things that we used for years.

Here’s a list of ten things that our smartphones have replaced. It’s not an exhaustive list by any means, but I think you’ll get an idea of what revolutionary technology our phones have become. Enjoy!

10. Landlines and payphones

9. Flashlights

8. Calculators

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To: Rummyfan
I never wear a watch anymore since getting a smart phone.

Or own a digital camera.

Or have land phone lines in the house.

81 posted on 11/14/2018 5:22:41 PM PST by HotHunt
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To: Rummyfan

11. Smart People


82 posted on 11/14/2018 5:22:52 PM PST by dfwgator (Endut! Hoch Hech!)
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To: Rummyfan
10 Things That Are Practically Obsolete Now that We Have Smartphones.

Independent thought

Critical analysis

Memorization

Creativity in cooking for far too many

Privacy

Elementary mathematical ability

Grammar

Spelling

Memorizing one anothers' phone numbers

Three dimensional affection


83 posted on 11/14/2018 5:24:06 PM PST by golux
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To: golux

Yeah those too.


84 posted on 11/14/2018 5:25:44 PM PST by Rummyfan (In any war between the civilized man and the savage, support the civilized man. Support Israel.)
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To: Rummyfan

I won’t give up my landline. Best in emergencies. Have plenty of flashlights. I use my address book for Christmas card lists

We don’t need answering machines anymore.


85 posted on 11/14/2018 5:26:19 PM PST by gcparent (Justice Brett Kavanaugh)
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To: Rummyfan

Porn magazines and movies
... or so I’m told.


86 posted on 11/14/2018 5:26:47 PM PST by Terry Mross (On some threads it's best to go jst inraight to the comments..)
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To: Rummyfan
I keep many flashlights in the house and in the car....I still have a landline....I don't see too many pay phones anymore though....

what I hope doesn't go away completely are official mail drop boxes.....seeing fewer and fewer....

87 posted on 11/14/2018 5:27:49 PM PST by cherry (official troll)
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To: ProtectOurFreedom
There's an old saying about cameras that also applies to calculators: "The best camera is the one you have with you."

The same is said about firearms.

Thank you, FRiend. I just bought the app....It doesn't flash 'running' like the original 12C did when it calculates the IRR but otherwise it's AWESOME, TOTALLY AWESOME!!

It is also beautiful...like a piece of good modern art.

88 posted on 11/14/2018 5:32:12 PM PST by DoodleBob
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To: Rummyfan

Flashlights, my ass!


89 posted on 11/14/2018 5:32:58 PM PST by bigbob (Trust Trump. Trust the Plan.)
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To: Rummyfan

I wonder if this list could be turned into a predictive test? Could you predict a persons politics and likelihood to vote for a particular candidate based on how many of these 10 items the voter uses and which ones?


90 posted on 11/14/2018 5:36:02 PM PST by Truth29
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To: DoodleBob

Kept losing pocket calculators so I now have an HP-85 in my shop. Desktop computer and instrument controller.


91 posted on 11/14/2018 5:37:07 PM PST by bigbob (Trust Trump. Trust the Plan.)
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To: KarlInOhio

Maglites are unbeatable. Either for light or for beatings.


92 posted on 11/14/2018 5:42:46 PM PST by the OlLine Rebel (Common sense is an uncommon virtue./Federal-run medical care is as good as state-run DMVs.)
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To: Falconspeed

I am far far from 80 but have & use all those things in my house. Not everything digital is good and I have purposely not made those changes. Life is good!


93 posted on 11/14/2018 5:43:06 PM PST by thesligoduffyflynns (get off my lawn)
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To: bigbob

TMI!


94 posted on 11/14/2018 5:59:57 PM PST by null and void (Those who make change through the vote impossible make changes by force inevitable)
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To: the OlLine Rebel; KarlInOhio
...then there is the flashlight that is also a stun gun...can't do that with an iPhone (yet)


95 posted on 11/14/2018 6:02:46 PM PST by DoodleBob
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To: RedStateRocker

Rural America, “Fly over country” composes most of the land mass of the country and has the least coverage.


96 posted on 11/14/2018 6:07:12 PM PST by mountainlion (Live well for those that did not make it back.)
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To: dp0622

Good manners
Real compassion
Useful, practical knowledge


97 posted on 11/14/2018 6:17:13 PM PST by mikrofon (Humpday BUMPty)
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To: DoodleBob

I had a 28S.

THe RPN is hard to be for the simple logic of it. Once you got used to using it, it is hard to go back.

12, 3, +, 15.


98 posted on 11/14/2018 6:39:35 PM PST by Ouderkirk (Life is about ass, you're either covering, hauling, laughing, kicking, kissing, or behaving like one)
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To: PAR35

What battery do you mean?

In the old days we had corded phones, that didn’t need any power or batteries. I always kept a corded phone for that reason. Now, that phone will go out along with a power failure, and the best they give us is a battery backup, which isn’t very convenient, BTW, to our layout/furniture situation.

I’m not talking about our remote phones, just those that did not use batteries.

I’m sure it will work out fine, but the point is we’ve lost true redundancy.

E.g., we have a back-up for our sump pump. No, it is NOT battery electric, it is pressure-based purely mechanics. IOW, it will work no matter how bad the situation.


99 posted on 11/14/2018 6:47:58 PM PST by the OlLine Rebel (Common sense is an uncommon virtue./Federal-run medical care is as good as state-run DMVs.)
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To: Aevery_Freeman

Yes, nice, but disgusting how even textbooks are written specifically with TI-83/4 as their centerpiece. Talk about “product placement” and crony capitalism! Students are FORCED to buy these things even for remedial math. Absurd.


100 posted on 11/14/2018 6:50:29 PM PST by the OlLine Rebel (Common sense is an uncommon virtue./Federal-run medical care is as good as state-run DMVs.)
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