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Re:Cassette Logic: technology that never dies but is already... by 01HNNWZ0MV43FF on Tuesday September 09, 2025 @09:40PM (#45192025)
People are real quick to declare things obsolete without thinking about Pareto frontiers.

Tapes and floppies are "obsolete" if you don't have to worry about malicious controllers embedded in flash media or hard drives.

Paper is "obsolete" if you don't have to worry about cost per square inch of displaying static information, or about running without batteries.

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