Re:Paper Map Sales Are Booming
by mmcgaha on Monday January 23, 2023 @03:31PM
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Ten years after the slide rule calculator came out, the physical slide rules had virtually disappeared. Clock with hands show no signs of disappearing. Sundials on the other hand are safe to ignore.
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Re:Paper Map Sales Are Booming
by InitialLastName on Monday January 23, 2023 @03:53PM
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> Clock with hands show no signs of disappearing.
I can't remember the last time I saw someone with a mechanical watch other than as a fashion statement.
25 years ago, my household had mechanical alarm clocks, a mechanical clock on the oven, and multiple mechanical clocks on the walls of different rooms. Today, I think I might have a broken mechanical watch in my "you should probably fix these things" piles.