Popular Technologies that Won't be Around Much Longer...

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[jeast]

Owning physical media is still the best as it can always be accessed and not altered

[anthonyfamularo]

My special case is that it's currently impossible to take high-quality pics of wild birds and other wildlife with a phone, if they're more than 10 feet away and, y'know, moving.

[Boomah]

Completely, completely wrong about the desktop computer. Desktop computers aren't just slightly more powerful, they are significantly more powerful than laptops. Many daily tasks, particularly in the workforce or entertainment, are significantly better and faster when using desktop class CPUs and gpus. Plus, I work in IT, and many companies are sticking strictly to desktop computers. Why? Because they don't move. It's a requirement for physical security. They're also cheaper and easier to repair, which helps the company bottom line. When I go home at the end of the day, I sure as hell am not going to game on a laptop. Even if it's connected to an external display.

[MotherShipMedia]

Worth noting that a downside to the loss of physical media is that streaming services can remove content at will, removing it from public consumption. At least with physical media options, people still had the chance to watch something that might not be broadcast again, but if Netflix cans a Netflix-only series, people will never be able to watch it again.

If you have shows you love, I recommend looking for physical media to be SURE you always have access to it - the streaming world does NOT guarantee that.

[ignitionfrn]

1:05 - Mid roll ads
2:35 - Chapter 1 - Parking metres
3:55 - Chapter 2 - Fax machine
5:10 - Chapter 3 - Blu ray
7:00 - Chapter 4 - Desktop computers
8:45 - Chapter 5 - Petrol cars
10:35 - Chapter 6 - Disposable electric cigarettes
12:25 - Chapter 7 - Digital cameras

[FlyWithFitz]

Tech that won't be around? Hopefully video shorts. "Youtube shorts, making the world dumber in less than a minute."

[derdodo]

Dedicated cameras won't be going anywhere. Photography and videography will always be necessary as a profession, because that's how events are documented and news is spread all over the world. Also, they're still very popular as a hobby and I don't think this will change soon. And most people who are filming either professionally or for enjoyment definitely care for the better quality and functions of dedicated cameras.

[jonjohns]

Physical Media such as DVD or Blu Ray will ALWAYS be with us as long as Streaming companies have the ability to remove content from their services for whatever reason they decide. When you "buy" a movie on a streaming service, you aren't actually Owning it, just renting it for a while. Physical media is the ONLY way to truly OWN a piece of content.

[jennismith]

The main reason people went to digital photography is because you don’t have to pay to have the photos developed. That was expensive! You’d pay $10 to develop a roll of film and maybe only half of the photos were any good (if you were lucky). But with digital cameras you could take as many pics as you wanted to and evaluate them for free

[michaelc]

I’m keeping my physical media and will continue to buy it in the future. Just recently I watched two movies, on streaming, even though I owned the DVDs. The streamed movies were “updated for a modern audience“. Scenes were cut, dialogue censored. So I will continue with uncensored physical media!

[dinodinoulis]

Yes, I had the “pleasure” of parking in an area where meters have been phased out recently. Parking now involves being forced to download an App, create an account and hand over reams of personal data, reply to an email that they send you to confirm creation of your account and to accept a 20 page long terms of service agreement, except that I never received an email and had to go through the whole process about 5 times before it finally worked and I could pay the charge so they now have my debit card information on their database too. The whole process took around 45 minutes and it was almost time for me to head back home. A massive feat of technological progress!

[Immudzen]

4K blurays seem to be doing pretty well now. I would also say that streaming services seriously suck now. Content is spread among so many different services and older movies keep being removed. I gave up on streaming. Even the quality has gotten worse.

[Belgianbanshee]

Desktops will probably stay around for a long time, thanks to the gaming community.

[gastonpossel]

For casual use, yes smartphones have replaced digital cameras long ago with ever increasing image quality (with no small aid from AI image processing). But for specific/pro photography or filming, smartphones have a physical limitation that affects the raw posibilities and quality of the capture, which is sensor and lens size. Size affects the quantity of photons that enters each pixel (less photons, more gain needed, more noise), and size also affects the angle of incoming light and therefore the optical depth of field of the picture. Plus, you need space to have an optical zoom that retains the resolution if desired. So I think digital cameras without the space constraints of a smartphone will still be around for a while for specific and proffesional use.

[geoffcarroll]

I paid 10 dollars for 2 hr parking. Came back with 50mins left and had a 200$ ticket on my window. I got the lot guard fired

[dev_null]

My uncle in Japan does not have a PC, but he has a fax machine. Japan will never give up the fax machine.

[Rohirin]

With all due respect, I don't think that the desktop computer will ever truly be gone. With advancements in miniaturization, it might fully merge into something like an iMac on steroids. Having used a docking setup with my laptops, I can tell you that it made me long for the days of my simpler desktop setup.

[kevinkramer]

Wrong about digital cameras. You can not replace the physical effects of a bigger sensor and an array of lenses. Therefore digital cameras will stick around as long as phones dont get many times bigger.

[_Super_Hans_]

They have been saying the same thing about digital cameras for 20 years ever since the first camera phones started coming out. Professionals and enthusiasts will only ever use the very best equipment available on the market (within their price range). So until phone cameras become better than digital cameras which will never happen, they will never replace them.

[Jayjay-qeum]

Desktops remain a solid fixture in the commercial and educational sectors. According to the International Data Corporation (IDC), PC sales shot up 14.8% between 2020 and 2021 and desktop market grew faster than the laptop market in the second quarter of 2021.